The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-02-09

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a4RTHERN FISH-hOW TAKEN &C.
The New York Herald has an article on the
Markets Of that city, in the course of which is
t.s following, in regard to the fish of the
N,r;berr waters thatare sold in that city:
MACKEREL.
These hsh are caught OFF Sandy Hook, and
are brouca; TO market alive. They will not
live longer than fifteen or twenty minutes out
Of t.s water, and when dead they do not
.seep' so long as other fish. The manner in
which mackere fishing is pursued is sing ular
a.i interesting. When the boat arrives
NEAR the Eshing ground the hands commence
Throwing large quantities OF bait 0Terbourd in
her waAe. After disposlng OF d sufficient
amount ia ihis way, they come 20 an anchor
arI commence fishing. As the mackeFel is
y3racious fish, swaTms OF them are attracted
shout the vessel by the scattered bait, and the
6sEeTmeE capture them with very little GSfi-
c.ltv hen taken they are Immediately
t.l0Rn into the rs! wells
Tn inGckarel season begins in May, and
continues throughout the whole of that month.
-ney commence their migratons eastward
AFTER they leave the waters OF New York, TO-
w3fds the Bay of Fundy; but a very few of
OuI fishermen pursue them up TO that point
They arrive in the Bay OF Fundy about Sep
ten.ber, aad when caught there they are salt
e. and packed i'll barrels, according TO their
sZs ana quality. The vessels fishing in those
waters are larger than those engaged in our
coast fisheries.
GOLDFISH.
The amount of Goldfish sold yearly in Full.
ton market by the wholesale aud retail dea-
lsrS, exceeds that OF any other fish, and forms
ABOUT OnefOuTlh of the total sales. All the
commission dealers sell il, and there is not q
retail stand in the market at which il cannot
be purchased, except when there is an IN
Usual scarcity. The great cOdfsheries are on
tie banks of Newfoundland, and along the
coast Of British North America; but large
quantities are taken during the summer in the
waters about Nantucket, and in the winter
t.ey are also caught in great abundance off
TIE coast Of New York and New jersey
Those taken in our own waters are generally
brought 10 market alive, while The FISH caught
o7 the Banks are sailed and packed in bar.
Tels.
There are two varieties of this isti-the sea
bass and the striped bass. The principal sup
ply is obtained from Long Island, and a large
qgantity is also brought from Rhode Island.
he total sales of both kinds of bass during
Tue year do not exceed eighty thousand dollars.
SALMON.
IL our article on Washington Market, we
gave the leading particulars Of the business in
tG!s FISH, and il IL therefore only necessary TO
state few facts in relation 10 the trade in this
market. Nearly all the dealers sell salmon
acd the aggregate sales during the year amount
to abou, 100000. A great proportion of the
salmon sold IN Fulton market Is bought from
the people of ST. John, n. B.. q considerable
n-uher o! whom are dependent upon the fishe
rie5 for subsistence. Our dealers are obliged
by the colonial government to pay an ad ca.
tJrcnt duty OF twenty per cent, but for which
oar market might be more peniltally supplied
with this favorite fish, and at much cheaper
prices.
HALIBUT.
During the summer large quantities of this
fsh are taken on the St. Georges banks, which
lie about one hundred miles 10 the eastward
OF Boston. Halibut are caught in about forty
tathoms water, and the tackle with which they
are taken must be Of the very best description.
Iney grow TO an immense size, and some
have been known TO weigh near 400 pounds.
tEey are brought to market alive, and are
Considered by fshermea generally a very
Profitable fish. In III. months Of September,
October and November, they taken on the
coast OF Nova Scotia, about Sable Island
/ lie yearly sales of Halibut in this market
aone exceeds 100000. The season begins
about the FIRST of April, and ends about the
last Of October; but considerable supply is
received during the TWO succeeding months.
When there is a great abundance in the mar
k7t the dallv sales average $1,000; but there
are some weeks, when the weather is untavo-
F4sle, tha the sales are not sufficient 70 deiray
t1e expenses OF the dealers.
LoRsTERs.
The extensive sales OF this fish entitle it TO
particular notice. II is sold by nearly all the
deaers in the market, and with the exception
o. the monlhs of December, January and Feb
cuafy, there is always an abundant supply in
iae market during the whole year. In those
months, however, there Is very lImred guam
tlIy, and that is obtained from Boston, in box
es. The season Tor HOLSTERS commences about
TIA lst OF March, and ends in the beginning Of
December. During this period the average
daily sales are estimated at ten thousand lbs,
winch, al tour cents pound, gives total of
5000 as the receipts for nine months. If to
this we add $4,000, low estimate of the
amount OF sales Tor the other three months. we
haTe the large sum of 500 900. II must, how
ever, be borne In mind in this calculation, that
more than nine-tenlhs OF all the Holsters re.
celyed IN this mHrket are sold by the whole.
sale TO dealers ia other ma! kets and 6sh.
stands throug heut the city. In fact, nearly
oil The Holsters consumed in New York have
topass through the hands u the dealers in
0lton market.
Lobsters are caught off ;he coast of Maine.
by Citizens Of that State, who make business
os IT. They are taken by means of contr.
vance something similar to some rat traps we
have seen. The trap or "lobster pot as it is
called, ls constructed of wire, and rs provided
with IN 1srance barely large enough TO admit
OF good sized lobster IL is easy for the
c'it'eI" TO get adnitance, but once in, all the
ingenuity Of which il is capable could never
fsiease II. iaside the door Of the pot is spa
rious apartment, containing the bait by which
a'ey arsllared. bat when they attempt to re-