The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-18
THE FISH TRADE

TIE FISH TRADE
Ua5rr his had include the bushes, transacted
IN fresh ssl' and shell FISH for the sale OF which there
are fr'yfcur stands in the market These are insult
hci~ni 10 accommodate al who desire to engage in IL
aud ~e might judge from the number Of applicants
4 mn~s ~ = very lucrative occupation There Is but
cue stand for the sale u salt f-h. and that has been
e-tzhshsd twenty -four years and six for the sale of
oyster. ard CLANS. The hsh trade IL divided into
firre distinct depstments each OF which must he
treated q srpsrsiely.
rwssu risu
There ar thrty-~~sen stands which sell this kind
81 BIB exclusively. aud the owners Of some OF them
rwslife prnt ~ nse and SIX thousand dollars year
each. large proportion u the hsh sold by them il
shRhs ai"ng the coast &c in the rivers and lakes Of
th.s s,s'e = considerable amount. particularly OF
sainon, = taken m the hennebcc and other Eastern
-ser., and -ome l. sen, rom Canada aud Nova SEQ
TIA ~ this hsb there were about thirty thousand dol.
lar worth sold ls-t season. When scarce II brings
| tso dollars q pound. and II IL sometimes "A
loo q. too -biling~ The salmon season begins about
the latter part II February aud ends in June and
ssnetimes A. early the middle u May. The
amount on fresh water ish -oii during the year does
not exceed ten thousand dollars
Du1ng the chad season which commences and
ends Nth The spring there about forty thousand
dollars worth ~ That .h sold by wholesale and retail
In and around he market. The frat shai sells for
two three dosr- pair bu, in the course Of few
week. they may he had for two or three shlngs and
-,metim-- lc-r
Msckerrl generally begins 10 come into market at
the cnd ~ the shsd season The sales DO not ex.
coed t~en,y thousand dollars in q single season.
The ssie- OF all yarctie, Of FISH during the year
y estimated at little les~ than i've hundred thosn
dollar which allows about forty dollars a. the amour
| 81 tae average daily sales OF eacb dealer.
| susLLrisa
there ARE f,ur regular stands in the market for
oysters and clans ~ which one hunfrcI and forty
thousand dollars worth are cold annually The man
/ ner of taking the oysters and prcpariny them for
~ b,tb mt ~tinp In his
state and Virginia. whence the most abundant sup
plts obtained. there are q large number Of ex
tcnsye beds ~ the bays inlcls and rivers. Before
Planting. lls u Calcd.) bed OF oysters the size
OF the led IL marked out with stakes. This il al
ways done in the simmer when the oysters con
vesed IN isDats, and thrown overheard. within the
/ prescribed limits. La the following winter they are
taken up, "cullcd' or separated into four SIZES
dcnomnatcd extras. large. cuttings and bushels"
and laid the shore IN the waters of some creek
Tor the purpose of removing the spawn with which
portion 81 the shell N covered. When they are
freed from the spawn, they are considered hi for
market, and ar brought nv schooners and Scoops 20
this city. The oysters receive their name from
the river or hay from which they arc taken. tine on
two Of the dealcr- transact large business with the
western part OF New York % which they end the
oysters in The total sales Of clans In year
docs not exceed twenty thousand dollars and the
| greatest quantity IL obtained from jersey.
Although Holsters and crabs are termed shell.
| fish. II would he q great error 10 classify them
with oysters. clans. and other mousca. which come
The nice distinctions Of natural history however are
Of little account with fish alers the majority Of whom
probably never heard 81 such men Culver or gas-ix
Their only solcitue Is to sell their fish and make
the most az their profits, IN which essential business
qualities they are Ear ahead ~ either Of the great
French Swans. As are therefore giving account
merely OF the business In she'll fish and not writing
natural history. we must be guided by The dealers
thcnscyc. in our Classification.
The trade in both HOLSTERS and crabs - very limited
not exceeding eight Thousand dollars yearly u which
between six aud thousand paid for Holsters
alone. Crabs are more generally u-sd Tor bait than
for eating and there j. only stand thai deals in
them 10 any extent. Lol-terS the contrary. nav
lie bought Of any ~ the iis dealers. The principal
supply comes from Cape Cod AMI Massachusetts
BAY, and some taken in the waters ~ New York.
Formerly lobster fishing sas more extensively pur-
sued by New York shenacn. but II has turnej GU a.
abandoned. ''e . saaa ! has been anoa entirely
10 revive H. but II was attended With -uch poor -,c
cess that !, was given up ~ a losing speculation.
THE HGG TRADE.
This il a business tina, lasts the ,hole year: hul
during the spring there j. greater abundance than
in any other season Abou, thirty thousand barrel-.
each containing from seyeutyiiyc 10 eighty dozen
are received during this period; and during the
whole year the supply j. estimated AT eighty thou.
sand barrels. The market ia supplied from Phlajcl
phia, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan. and considerable
amount comes from Montreal. There two kinds
OF cggs-thc preserved and fresh. The latter come
during the spring. and the former M other seasons.
1 The eggs intended for storage are preserved by
sleeping in lime water; but il l. said by some that
momentary immersion in boiling water il much
better method. Either process DESTROYS the vital
| principle in the egg Fresh eggs win bring three
cents more per dozen: the average Is about eighteen
1 cents per dozen; but last season. on account OF
the great scarcity they sold at the rate Of two and
half for shilling. Thrcefourths ~ the supply re-
| ceived in this market are consumed in New York.
the remainder are shipped for other places. In the
winter when the supply in the Philadelphia market
is deficient, considerable shipments made for
/ that city,
The number OF regular dealers IN this art, le
doing business in and about the market. Is
| fifteen; but when there is great abundance
this number is increased 10 seventy or eighty. The
sales Of the most extensive dealer In the market
RACES five hundred dollars per day About one bird
of the quantity sold il disposed Of commission OF
six per cent, but greater profit is realised bv those
dealers why buy and sell on their own account. The
eggs are packed with oats in barrels each barrel re-
quirng from two to three bushels OF oats. The cost
of packing to the dealer il from one doliar 10
dollar and half, but he sells the oats at advance
of about ten cents on the bishel. Estimating the
number Of barrels sent annually TO Washington mar
ket at eighty thousand. and the number ~ eggs in
| each barrel at nine hundred and sixty, We have
grand total OF scyenty-six millions eighl hundred
| thousand eggs.
! THE NUT TRADE
| This is an inSgnican. business. II, comparison
with otherstha aggregate sales OF hickory nuts and
ches.nuts not exceeding fifteen Thousand dollar.
yearly. There are other kinds sold l'y retail dealers.
such filbefts, cocoanuts peanuts. aud others: lo
these no strictly speaking. market articles, anl
must therefore he excluded from the list. Hickory
nuts and cbestnuts a,e generally sold wholesale In
Washington market 10 retail dealers who vend them
| in the straets carts and stands sell them in
stores. The propc. FOR chcstnnis Is from DC
tober to Dccembcy, hut they may be found in markc,
during great potion Of the year. The same may
he said also Of hickory nuts. Tha average price of
the former is swelvc slliilnes bu-be. aud of the
latter one dOllsr An abundant supply OF both kinos
| is obtained lv3m this State and New jersey.
ECAPITULAriON.
| gtBi.s ExHlBlTiNC rBE AG.BfGA rE WEAKLY -safs
| OF ALI. KINDS OF rlvopUCk.
Meat tra Re .......... ........ g. 900 900
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