The New York herald., 1874-09-01

u claimed by Gil IN the trade. Some dealers, how
ever rrumole little that the srade seems 70 be
nv eaeaveI now that " was before the war; but
snese gehtlemen forget that there are a great
many more persons now engaged in 1t than there
were 'hen' 30 that the pronts must be dinused.
PRICES.
Every kind or oyster-that N. each upder its
peculiar appellatiCn-has dineren, degrees of size
which the trade designates as bushels mot sold bv
nrst class deaers,. cunums. box single ex,rs
double extra, treble extra. The relative prices Of
shese are e:mc9iiums SOC per 100; box, 81 per 100;
100; treble extra, So per 100. About 200 treble
extra oy sters would All barrel. while it Would
price Is increased according to the size OF the
oyster.
Most people are not aware that there Ia no such
oyster nowadays as the Saddle Rock. Every large
oyster may be called q Saddle Rock, but
peared The origin Of the name arose forty ory ysars
ago and the desiRpatlou has since been Kept up
Al Little Neck. situated ABOUT eighteen miles up
oysters used to be taken from q cove In that
vicinity. 10 which was q large rock called the
saade w1s 70 ss 5ss hon. rae
lound to be OF the most delicious flavor and
OF the largest size. so grea. was the demand for
or, and no amount O. plating" else where could
keep the supply equai 70 the demand. Within few
years from that lime the saddle Rocks had oeen
al Qobbled up and no more were 10 be found either
on the land or In the sea, nor have they dwet
anywhere. so far as since known. except In the
ANATOMICAL
scientists say that ,he oyster is marine aceph-
a.ous mOliusk OF the lamellioranchiate order OF
the genus ostrea. The shells are inequivalve,
lamelated, the upper shell being the smaller and
moving forward with age. leaving groove for the
hgsmens along me nees adnsrng yaye the oyster
united only near the hinge Respiration is car.
RED on with the vascular g1ils. Without Jaws or
means OF short iabiai processes and is therefore,
unable TO Iced upon any resistive SUD-
the rectum. Oysters have no power OF l0como-
ton and move only In respiration or when sperm
aud Ova are expelled by the sudden closing OF the
valves. The authorities dirrer on the question OF
sex, some holding that the oyster is q hermaph-
rodite, others that the female sex predominates.
The eggs OF the oyster are expelled In a white,
greasy, viscd uid, which rises to the surface and
which are called spats. Being held IN solution by
OF the bay and soon develop, formulation arising
through the medium OF water, which con-
veys the sperm to the oya. The tides,
to to be considered in the multi ipiIcation Of the
the aRes pace % a % tne tbS
the general belief that oysters are not 1T to eat
during these months Is popular error, started
ana supported by the oystermen themselves u
order to produce cessation In the demand. The
oysterman must have good knowledge of the
tides and OF the anatomy ol the oysters order to
serve that he take the oysters from the bed when
the tide Is running out, so that the fresh water
the beds and supply the fish with drink, for too
salt water makes the oyster lean and unhealthy.
In planting, however, the breeders are
put in high water; but when the
water is too salt 1t becomes necessary to
remove the plantation for immersion In fresh
water, the latter impartng. according to the ju-
dicousness exercised In It's use, deliciousness IN
flavor and largeness in size. The moon Is the oys-
terman's guide. Opinions differ as to whether
rocky bottoms are best for oyster BEDS Many ex.
perienced oystermen believe that soft, sandy
loan, like the bed OF the East River, Is the most
fruitful. Experience is said to show that in trans
planting the oyster must be returned to q soil al
most similar to that upon which 1t was bred In the
natural bed. Contrary practice has nor q result An
excessive mortality.