New-York tribune., 1874-08-27

DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY
even then IN limited quantity the price sshed vouia
be very high In seasons Of plenty and limited demAn
the rates would Of course be comparatively low os
the morning in question, the supply consisscd o'
fish. of very fne quality. blue hsh, sea BASS po''o
spanish msckere round msckere, halibut herrlns' o
Goldfish, haddock. bonitoes, NAT nsn' &c LAen - "A
had his various consignments displayed 70 the pes
yaptare and shortly before the market opened ior ~
general trade the fish presented tempting appearAn
their scales shining brightly under the rays o' 'A
lets At this time it comparatively Que'' 'ne u
ers almost silently walking along their assshea
overlooking their displayed stock ana arrangnS "'
thing that might seem be out OF place The ony &c
markable feature at this particular time WAS '"e 80
tume of most of the dealers and their assistants 'n
former were generally attred in long overAn sos"s
having on the head battered hat ana on thei iee
rough boots The assistants wore blue OF reu h""u'
shrts pautaloons OF material and color not 10 DC '
tpruishe and high To Judge from the eio'nius
of any one epgnged in the sh trade, CASUAL ooseo
xould never have thought the wearers to DE worm
dolIar and vet many the principals OF nrms aos
an extensive business daily throughout tae "5ant.
were those who were earliest in the market me cary
habits OF their youth not having been worn on W 1
while this comparative quiet existed the s1unus 30 ~
wheels heard from the OUTSIDE OF tne n marEet
glance showed that number or retaii deaers @ ne
wagons were ranged along South-st ana aIsv
pier north 81 the a the in order to
purchases BY rule among the wholesale uealers, suo
,"n Of the early morning in order that each shall nave
sufficient time TO examine and arrange ms .uv .uch
eram,naton Soon afterwards large trucks ar
rived bringing 60 boxes OF nsh rom tne @ ate3
charge OF by the the contents were also eA
amined ana placed on the stands Tor sale. hall ~ere
struck the instant the quiet was chansra l
one unusual number OF men ana boys s ;h
various statesmen the clerks 10 the ttle ofces Sere
deafenng The latter never looked up from ther aesn
although 70 the right and left o! them men were cry
as bluefish TO-" .25 eels, H." as halibut &c Inc
first figures indicate weight aud the last the price Pes
either being throw into the Large scoop suapeu so
shot out of them into basket oarre hr OK a
Fish, some of immense slze were thus tnro"n us us
of several feet into the scae anu sI S nnery
precision smfS S nO shs scoop
neither opportunity for courtesy anu ay ,b
mishaps some OF the sh going to Sharon Springs or
elsewhere by the early morning Train were weSleo o1.
cred with ice and covered with system re-
quired barrel fresh fish. and the men III tn nsn
placed at bottom OF the barrel then the next IN sI
layers of Ice being laid between and hnay tue @ Sc
the whole being covered with Ice In TINS worA ovg. ~
tons Of used daily even IN SLACK tlmes snu "nen
there is large shipping trade even double naI 9ud
which have TO be broken with q maui aud tue usine
pieces of ice Clipped of in the process and the
place very uncomfortable for those NOT engaseu
IN the business So daubed did the ,as;ness dealers
began on the morning that the reporter was present
that the peeularty Of their costume was clearly ae
counted for necessity. In less tnan quarler VI az az
hour the floor was slippery with fish slime broken ice
and water while barrels and baskets were suddeny aP
pearing through the hatchways IN the roo loWereu,
true by rope, but with rapidty that would land IL
iders mead be were not on the Lookout or tucl
sudden appearances. Meanwhile the porers and assist
ants busy engaged carrying nsh out 10 the arket
wagons through the various doors and ten coson
occurred between them and some one entering tne
ket resulting damage TO the strangers clothing ne
had not provided for such contingency. while thus
moving around, the men would utter caiI-cas anu
other curious sounds which added thegenera clamor
few amusing incidents occurred during these rapid
movements OF the porters one man was aoorng unaer
weight of hahbut Of about 100 pounds turning
rapidly his foot slipped on some nsn slime M or
top of hun, and completely hiding nun from view. view
The OF laughter when greeted hln a. ne :. a. oes
assisted up improve his temper In another case
a colored man was carrying lot OF small nsh ~
basket His foot slipped, and as he partially e 70 tne
ground contents OF the basket were empted on DIS
head and shoulders this the cOlored man,
While picking up the scattered fish, laughed as hear
those who witnessed the mshap An OLD market man
said such accidents occur a dozen tunes every uay
the sn tSese eeed the finest sh they
could get As they generally purchase 10 large luan
they usually obtain all the advantages OF the mar
ket Later the morning after the retail dealers pur
chsses had been made, the market was open 10 the
licensed venders who are thus enabled TO buy at low
price when the market is overstocKed. On the morning
question, there was comparatively small STOCK Oh
fish and many venders had 10 seek other markets,
where more profitable articles could be purchased,
leaving fish alone for that day.
By O'Clock IN the morning tue ueheTr
those of the surrounding neighhornood had all been
supplied, and the market then changed Its character
very large country business daily done IN the ns mar
ket and the spaces between the stands at that
hour led with barrels and boxes which fish and Ice
were being packed with great rapidly THIS portion OF
the trade occupied several hours very often on busy
days not being completed until after o'clock p. u.
SOME curious brought in this part OF the
The StODngton boat brought large quantity
OF fish from Boston, Mass done up with ice IN boxes,
&C. OF the contents or which was transferred
Immediately arrival. to other barrels and boxes
Other kinds OF fish, from New-Jersey aud elsewhere
were added boxes that were being newly filled,
and after having had fresh added ~ tue contents the
lids were nailed Upon looking at the address that
was being marked with crush OF the nds, the
reporter saw the destination Worcester, Mass.
An inquiry made why Boston did not supply W0r-
had come 10 a common center. where small quantities
of kinds could be placed together III the same
could afford TO pay for large box from New
purchase Jersey and Long Island hsh mere
and fish III Boston. New-York." added he, IN the
fish trade, becomes something IKE the dlstrlDuilng
Offices the postal department"
large quantity OF hsh Is brought daily 20 the New
York market by the railroads on Long Island and during
lakes reach this city By means OF the Diamond Re
frgeraor In the latter the fish has tue ap-
pearance OF having been caught within short distance
SewYork and during the season realizes nlgh price,
suifcient all expenses OF transportation, ana
yield handsome prof. 20 the fishermen The Lake hsh
generally consigned TO special dealer- and rarely ap
pears as a general article OF trade III the market.
To the north OF the regular fish market number or
lobster fishing smacks are usually moored aud the
dealers this OF shell purchase direct from the
vessel A stand has been erected however the pier
at the Of Bee kmanst, and the small dealers may
buy they from the owner OF the stand This
trade considered outside OF the regular fish business
and scarcely into consideration by those having
the market On this per- III the rear OF
market building Is Also the special Ice depot Of tue
supply of Ice 10 the d IA market.