New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-28

The OYSTER SEAsoN.-September is the first
month of the oyster seasOn which continues I'D TINS
latitude, until the holidays and to the end OF April
In Virginia waters They say the season lasts during
every month with an ia it, but oystermen assert that
the bivaves are good In other months, if people only
knew it; that, in fact, they are apt to be better IN
Summer than in the Fall. 1t lie certain, however,
that oy slers spawn during May, June, Jafy' and
August aud their watery msipess during that season
can only be overcome by transplanling the Spring
before they ara brought to market. One reason why
oysters are not TO be bad in Summer IS because they
are not easily kept Naturally, the oyster will retain
great quantity OF water within its SHE'LL and can live
out of water a long time without injury but the heat
Of Summer soon overcomes its respiratory abilities
The oyster trade hereabouis may be estimated this
Fall as two.thirds reduced from ordinary times. AT
sprng-sreet dock Of morning, there were, last year
at this lime frequently not lees than forty vessels a
once unloading this shell fish This year there are not
more than half dozen. Last Fall there were three
or tour men constantly employed, in each one OF the
Coating markets where stermeD congregate carrying
eut baskets for the saloon keepers this year they have
time to lounge and the receipts per day are likely 10
be less Il an $l00, instead Of $500 to $500 Those
soops that are called into service lie anchored IN
eoyes and creeks while the men formerly accustomed
sO man them have, IN many cases, gone to the war.
Our local supply of oysters from the following
places: York Bay the fats off JerBey City, Newark
Bay, the Kills, Princes Bay, south of Staten Island,
Keyport, called the "Chingaroras;" from Shrews-
bury R,ckaway, and the East River, the latter
embracing o. ster Island, Oyster Bay, Cow Bay Sad
die Rock, &c. These localities twohirds planted
with the Ostrea loealis-yOung oysters tie size Of
Hnger-na, requiring four years to msture-which
taken fronn Newark Raw the calm shallow waters of
which suit exactly the temperament of the oyster.
TIE same species formerly found alsQ in Boston
Bay, but have there become extinct. II Q remaining
third is from Virginia teed--the ostrea Virg,aiana-
planted early in the Spring and of three years growth
which become fit for market in one season. They
grow % per cent after transplsntng, the change
checks this spawning and they are greatly improved
otherwise by their removal into cooler water.
After December the supply of oysters will be scarce,
In consequence Of the embargo the Chesapeake Our
ZOuaves will reap all the benefit Of thousands of dol
Lars invested by Northern well as Southern oyster.
men, painting of vast fields. If the war lasts
there %ray be panic about oysters. But everybody
hopes with the depressed oysterman, that therebeion
will not last long.
Sping-stIeet Market and Catharine Market monopo-
lie the oyster trade In this city. Canada and the
West supplied from Spring street. At Fairhayen on
the Sound lively business is carried ON in supply ing
Canada East, Boston, and The Eastern States 1t is
difficult to make estimate, at present, of the exact
dimensions Of the oyster-trade The annual value of
oysters caught and eaten in and about New-York is
said be from five 10 Fix millions of dollars Oysters
are sold at an average of 81 per bushe The poorer
quality sells at four five shilDgs bushel and the
best at twelve shillings.