The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-05 00:00:00

THE HERRING FISHING IN
SCOTLAND. ,

(From the Banfshire Journal.)

The fishing during the past week has been
scanty, particularly at Wick, where it has been
almost a blank. As the fishing terminates this
week, the probability is that it will be far below an
average, probably some 30,000 crans less than last
year. This will b 3 an awkward circumstance for
most of the curers, who paid heavy bounties long
before the season commenced, and who will there-
fore find that they pay very dearly for their
fish. It will be a good service to the trade ge-
nerally if it induce the fish curers to unite and
come to an understanding to pay no bounties at
all. We fear, however, that no such arrangement
is likely to be gone into ;
,it has been often
talked about, but it has never got beyond a talk.
Indeed, while the fishermen have every confidence
in each other, and won't take below a certain figure
per cran, the curers seem to have little confidence in
their brethren along the coast, and without some

general understanding we fear that the arrange-
ment suggested and spoken about is not likely to
be realised.

The appearance presented by the previous week
of a good catch, induced some curers to part with
their fish, crown-branded, for 265. 6d. A scanty
fishing since, however, has considerably raised the
market, and no fish can now be bought under 275.
4d., while on the Wick side, some seek so high as
28s. 4d. The price for lanks is scarcely quotable, as
it is feared this quality will be quite a drug in
the market.

The following are our reports from the different
stations :

PETERHEAD, Aug. 27.—The fishing at Peterhead
continues very poor. The average for the season is
only 224. crans. At Boddam the total catch for the
week is 64t crans over 31 boats.
FRASERBURGH, Aug. 27.--Ilere the average for
the season over the district has very nearly reached
that of last year, being 28 crans, while at the same
date of 1858 it was 301 crans. The average for
Fraserburgh is 27 crans ; Pitulli, 18 ; Roseberry,
48 ; Pennan, 20.

GARDENSTOWN, Aug. 27.—Here very fair success
has been met with during the past week, the average
being 16 crans, raising the average for the season to
53 crans over a fleet of 54 boats, and thus giving a
total catch of 2,862 crans. The best fishings were
on Thursday and Friday, when the average was
5 crans each morning, the average being 2 crans on
the other mornings of the week.
MACDUFF.—The week's average here is 9 crans,
raising the average for the season to 331- crans.
About the half of the boats were out yesterday
(Monday) morning, and returned with from 4 to 10
crans each—the best shot they have made this

season.
BANFF.—Here the average for the week is only
22 crans, raising the season's average to 241 crans.
WHITEHILL, Aug. 27.—Here the week's catch
amounts to an average of 4/ crans over 28 boats. The
best take was on Tuesday morning, when the highest
catch was 23, and the average 3 crans.
PORTSOY, Aug. 27.—Our fishing is still unfavour-
able. The average to this date is about 20 crans.
CULLEN, Aug. 27. The fishing has fallen _ off
greatly during the week, and both fishcurers and
fishermen are of opinion that anything like an aver-
age fishing cannot now be looked for. There has
not been such a poor fishing on this part of the
coast for many a year, and the consequence must
be serious to the fishermen and those having deal-
ings witji them. The average at Cullen for the
week is only 101 crane, and for the season 46 crane.
At Portmockie the average for the week is 13 crane,
and for the season 761 crane, which, although behind
other seasons here, is high, compared with many
other fishings on the coast.
BUCKLE, Aug. 27.—Notwithstanding of our Mon-
day morning shot, the fishing has not been very
successful this week. The total catch does not
exceed 480 crans, or about six crans per boat. Seve-
ral boats, however, now exceed 150 crans for the
season, but none as yet in Buckie have their com-
plement. In Portessie, again, one boat has about
300 crans for the season, and several are near to
their complement; while the average may be said to
be somewhere about double what Buckie is, or
about 120 crane,
LOSSIEMOUTH, , Aug. 27.—Here the fishermen
have met with fair success duting the week. The
average over the fleet of 105 boats is 28/ crans,
raising the average for the season to 87-1,- crane.
BURGHEAD, Aug. 27.—Here the fishing has been
pretty successful during the week, the average
being 24 crans over the fleet of 45 boats. The best
catch was on Wednesday morning, when the ave-
rage was 14, and the highest catch 50 crans.
Appearances are still good, and something is ex-
pected to be done next week. Dogs, however, are
very numerous.
HOPEMAN, Aug. 27.—Here there has been an
excellent week's fishing, the average over 41 boats
being 361, crans. On Tuesday morning the ave-
rage was seven crans. On Saturday the average
was only 2t, crans, and the fish were nearly
spent; but on the rest of the week the herrings
were all fine fish. The produce of the fishing has
been sold at 275. to 275. 4d. per barrel.
LYBSTER, Aug. 27—There has been little or
nothing added to our fishing during the last fort-
night, and the few herrings caught were for the
most part spent. Our average in the district may
be about 32 crans per boat the season.
HELMSDALE, Aug. 27.--Here the fishing has
this week been again a complete failure. Curers
and fishermen are much cast down, and indeed no
wonder. Never in our remembrance have we seen
Helmsdale with 'such a low average at so late a
date. There is one week yet of the time, and un-
less something be done, our fishing will be certainly
a most miserable one. The entire to this date is
321 crans ; at same date last year it was 54 crans.
There are no sales this week. Curers are stiff to
sell under 275. 4d. or 28s. full brand.
WICK, Aug. 27.—The fishing here during the'
week has been all but a blank, the total catch being
1,210 crans, raising the total average for the season
to about 70 crans over a fleet of 1,080 boats. This
is considerably below last year, but there are hopes
that something may yet be done during next week.
At Berwick a heavy catch has been got during
the past week, and the fishing is being prosecuted
very hopefully. On Tuesday morning the takes
ranged from 40 to 60 barrels per boat. The highest
price was 17s-, while some herrings, were sold as
low as 155., and even 135., per barrel. Losses of
nets have occurred, through coming into contact
with the heavier tackle of French fishermen,'who
fish on the coast under the protection of a gunboat.
At Eyemouth the fishing has been partial, a few
boats having good takes, but the average is not
high. Prices for full fink range from 14s. to 165.,
spent being 10s. per barrel.
At North Sunderland there has been a fair fish-
ing. Many nets have been lost here from the same
cause as at Berwick.
On the West Coast the fishing has been far
below an average, and the quality of the herrings
is also low.
The exports for the week consist of the follow-
ing :—From Fraserburgh there were 374 barrels to
Stettin. From Lossiemouth, 125 barrels to Dant-
zic, and 247 to Altona. From Lybster, 740 to
Harburg, and 420 to Bristol. From Wick, 308
and 311 barrels to Londonderry ;, 462 and 450 to
Cork ; 348 to Drogheda ; 560 to Rotterdam ; 295
and 350 to Harburg ; 680 to Dantzic ; 262 and 840
to Elsinore'; 650 to Limerick ; 640 to Waterford, ;
and 491 to New Ross.
Latest advices from the Continental market are
under date, Stettin, 23d August, from, Messrs.
Metzenthen and Co., as follows:—" The supplies of
new Scotch unbranded herrings during the past
week have been extremely small, and amount only
to 1,140 barrels, which have been quickly sold at
111 dols. per barrel ex ship. Four cargoes are re-
ported to-day to have arrived at Swinemunde, and
as the demand has much improved, we have no
doubt that the price of 11 dols. will be further ob-
tained for real full fish. If the supplies continue
to arrive by degrees, as they have done hitherto,
the prices will surely keep their ground, and they
would doubtless be already much higher if the trade
in general had a more solid foundation.
The trade in Scotch herrings of last year's catch
is quite unaltered."

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