Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-05
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Virginia presents the anomalous coadi.
ton OF q State overburdened With debt.
yet having within her borders . scource3
OF revenue, which. ifsiighsly managed.
would fn to overlooking her exhausted
treasury. Our old Commonwealth re-.
soinds@1szo the =adventufes Fremont.
Who. while the lawful owner Of the rich
and boundless fields Of Msriposa, was
ssatinusliy hsyirg his paper protested.
! Tide water Virginia contains in its bay o.
rivsrs and creeks not less than 1000
square miles-or 1880. 600 acres OF oyster
Ssds.7 Allowing one tenth OF a'bushsl 20
every sqosrs yard We have upon the jas
PEA!irsIN of oar SIats 6i9. 69o. 900 bushels
Of oysters. Those who are ignorant OF
the subject have no conception Of the
trade in these bivslvss.-ths sxtensivs
-6sst Of vessels aud army Of persona en-
,gsRed In their taking transporting. De-
Not less than 100 1000 toms Of shipping
ere annually employed In the trade and
at che lowest estimate twenty millions Of
;hsshslh are taxed every year from the
szoets aud beds. eighteen millions Of
which are carried outside the boundaries
ofouT State. =
i IL known that ELS vessels. varying
il capacity from 900 % 1000 bushels and
employing 735 men ara employed In. the
oyster trSds, Of Baltimore. In Fair Ha.
Tsa &C vessels varying in espseisy from
1000 to 1000 bushels were owned IN 1855.
which we're exolusivsly employed 10 this
.ssds. besides large number which
we're clustered by its inhsbitsns during
che busy season. II Is estimated shat
saaTly . huudrad vessels In Ihis trade
: ere HoW Owned st that port. The very
large number Of vessels owned in Boston.
Nav York snd Philadelphia for this
captain iufoTms ns that he knew Of sixty
In Gss York city. Boston is known 10
have At least 90 vessels. Providence.
New LoAdon. Bridgeport and New Bed.
ford seeh owns ten sail At least OF large
Vssaslr. and other smaller plaosA on Long
leland and slsEwhe own many others.
We nay assert without fear OF eontrsdic
sion that 600. 900 tons OF shipping are
now employed in the oyster trade. ~
1t 10 exceeding difficult to get at the
qusntity OF oysters IAken' 10 the different
ports from Virginia butfEo numerous
SrqriTisa in every direction. We are iusti-
fed 10 affirming land NO speak within
bounds) that 4, 0uO: 900 bushels are CARR
sd annually from our State 10 Fair Ha
ven; 5000, 600 10 New Y4rk city and vi.
,oinity: 5000 900 10 Boston; e, Ooo. o0o to
Phi lelphia: 5000 0OO mot including
those from Maryland beds 20 Baltimore:
; 600. OO0-to Providence. Bridgeport.
Nav London. New Bedford and else.
where. and .oO0. 900 to the Sou'h. max
bog grand aggregate OF $4,000 ,OoO.
To give our readers al idea Of tho oys-
ter trade. We will give some statistics Of
the trade in Baltimore. aud Fair Haven
(GOnnecticct) the Two largest ensrepote
OF the trs!s 10 the country. .
TIE BALTIMORE OYSTER TRADE.
During the summer months 900 men
are ENGAGED 10 taking the young oysters
from the hard. aud transplAnting them in
the soft bottoms. There are 275 vessels
employed. varying in capacity from 400 to
1000 aushel each. These vessels requi
ring 796 men. In the rivers. bays and
creeks. 1900 hands are employed in get.
ting the Orsters and loading the vessels.
3725 pe1sons in all are engaged in the
out door part OF the trade. Besides these.
in the twenty establishments in the city
engaged in the preparation Of the oyster
OF the southern and western markets.
there are 500 shucker5 aud $50 packers.
shaking q total of 4.475 Individuals
During the season. these establishments
prepare and ship about 10000 bushels
per day, ons establishment alone ship
ping 1000 bushels. which are scattered
all over the West as far as Nebraska Ter
STORY. Besides the men employed. there
% - 9uantity Of machinery. In c,nnec'
ton with this trade is the conversion Of
tas shells into lime. Of which about 900.
900 bushels are annually made and used
fcE agricultural and other purposes.
TIE TA1R HAVEN TRADE.
Wo have b.sn unable to obtain the sta
.iatics Of thIs place. We know that near
y one hundred vessels varying in capao-
iI3 from 1000 to 7. 900 bushels. are own
I'D there. and constantly engaged In the
l1Ads-besidos 10 tho busy season the
numbsT of vsssels 10 Largely increased by
chartered crafts. We we're informed by
the hssI authorities thHt in 1855 the cap
ital engaged 10 toe oyster trade 10 this
place Was 1000. 900. ...-.
An idsa OF the s1iuG Of the trade may
Be obssinsd By multiplying the ls.ooo.-
600 bushels carried out Of the State BY
30 cts. (ths average worth Of the oysters
81 their beds. which gives as. the Inn
Esnse sun1 oil SIS. Soo. 600.
II Il we'll known that four 6fths OF the
5e.oGss Of the sTads go TO persons residing
out OF che State. Who do not pay one far
Cling towards ths support OF our Com
soonHaAlsh.. While few Virginians have
made more than bare suhEistsnes from
ths oystes hsds Of !hsir State. Northern
men have Aaasssd prinosly fortunes
Not to speak OF aumbsrlOss individual in