The New York herald., 1876-10-14

factory results; but probably early vet 10 form
correct opinion upon the sablcct and wo must wait
a lew years longer before the value OF their labors
can be definitely accurately determined A remark.
able circumstance connected win the salmon nsherles
during the past year Observing of notice The Large
rum which commences on the lst Of June should
continue Till the LIST OF Sepiember but TO the great
surprise OF the dealers and all Interested suddenly
anu most unexpected y terminated on the 25th OF
juno Perhaps those vcrsed in pisciculture and ich
thyoogy can gyc satisfactory explanation OF this
phenomenon IL Is certainly deserving OF their invss.
tigaion.
very important item in the trade is the
SUPPLY HALIBuT.
OF the finest and dcscrvea,y OF the most o
teemed OF all tho Dish caught OF There ara
As many as forty vessels engaged In halbut nshinR
each ycsse taking 200 400 single trip anc
The Ash varying in weight from 20 10 200 pounds they
have teen known TO attain weigh. Of 800 po.nds
OF New York is with Gloucester, Mass
from which they are sent both by steamboat
aud railroad swordiish is occasionally seen in
markets. but the taste OF our people has besn
educated up to an appreciation Of this prodaoious
customer and the people OF Boston have thus been
eil to the almost exclusive enjoyment thereof Large
quantities OF the swordus, which caught with the
SPORT are sold Boston, where they are regarded with
much favor the halbut Is In New York Hnlibut
sells as from six to eighteen cents wholesale. and u
rarely, ii ever, q drug on tie market
TIM DLuKFisH.
which may bo regarded AS u comparatively recent
TO lsl, is in season IN the early spring. q
which time but lew be found in our inArketa
Twenty y-nye years age they were almost unknown In
our waters and like the spanish mackerel they were
confined wholly to southern a,itudes They run from
March till the latter part OF October aad are taken
mostly from tho waters OF Long Island, the Jersey
coast and Sandy Hook. The price ranges from tour
TO eight cents, sometimes higher and sometimes lower,
according 10 the supply, which IL very iactu.
experience OF fishermen. ior OF all fish perhaps the
most unreliable is this powerful and pugnacious men,
In market at the same time with his congcner and AZ
times tho dealers are overstocked with the supply
that they are glad 20 get rid Of them at the lowest
prices TO the licensed venaera In the earv spring the
irst catch makes its appearance in New York. after
which they come in at irregular intervals and In
comparatively limited Quantities In the fali there
generally a superabundxnce, and prices range IRON
i've to twenty cents for each fish, according to tha
size the rates occasionally ruling lower, when the
peders become the princpa purchasers me spanish
mackcrel, which, despite the constantly increasing
supply, stil keeps lis place in public estimation.
comes to us IN July from The coast OF North Csroins
and sells AT twenty-five cents per pound Wholesale Il
has long been formidable rival OF tho samon and In
tho judgment OF some epcures is regarded both In
flavor and quality as the superior Of that nsh How
1t may divide the honors with The Atlantic
superiority su over the salmOn Of 's the Pacific
which Professor Baird has done SO much
year Spanish mackerel sold low eighteen cents
per pound 10 the retail dealer, but the an
exceptional one and Afforded no indication Of perms-
mont prices. Should, however, the catch continue
increase as seems most probable from the experience
the past ten years what ls now regarded luxury
may eventually be placed within the reach Of the
poorer classeA
YrYTEEx YEARS AGO
this nsh unknown In waters, but like the blue
Ash whose habitat was confined to the Southern coast
and which is now abundant IN markets. the
numbers caught have exhibited steady and marked
increase after season until from 81 they
have been reduced t. twenty nve cents pound From
tho 1st Of August till about the middle OF september
Jersey, the catch during the present having
reached aggregate OF 40 600 poundR The pompano
Of the and dearest OF all the priced sh
sold IN Now York. is Of the mackerel specics II Is
OF the Cult OF Mexico and the rst catch ID dis
posed OF In the New Orleans market for 81 pound y
superior oven to tho Spanish mackerel which. from
late indications, IL appears 70 10 following 20 oar
Northern waters Specimens have been occasionally
brought from North Carolina to Fulton Market where
as varieties, they have sold high 50 = pound
Last year considerable number were taken on Lonl
Island and New Jersey In nets with Spanish mackerol
and large quantities were caught on the coast OF VN
dealers In excellent condition. The supply from out
fisheries weighed about l50 pounds and from the
South at least 1000 pounds were received.
THE STRIPED BASS
known on tho Southern the rock nsh, may bs
said 10 be in season all the year round. Florida
Georgia. North Carolina and Virginia contributing eaci
their proportionate supply to our markets. In iack
the bass Is found over longer coast than almost
any other OF our food fishes being taken as far north
largest portion Of our supply of this substantial and
lavorte hsh comes from tho waters OF Rhode Island,
Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Connecti-
At times they literally swarm in the inles and
bays OF Long Island and In tho vicinity OF Norfolk,
regarded as IN event In that locality were taken
twelve hours. The nets were 80 iult that IL was
found impossible to draw them ashore The average
weight OF each fish was fifty pounds and one monster
had reached tho unprecedented weight OF ninetyfouf
pounds
limits or a newspaper article TO enumerate all the
different branches OF fish which form important q
those tho consumption OF which has been almosi
wholly confined to the wealthier classes OF the mer0p
oils and which have until recently been regarded q
luxuricS mention
GRxES TURTLE,
which is now to be had In Inc second and third
class restaurants and at prices which place withia
reach OF the means OF the general public. Indeed,
green turtle, from being luxury, has become
necessity, and the trade of this. city amounts 70
America, Florida and the West Indies where turtle
fishing carried on In connection with the collection
OF sponge, both turtle and sponge beng found In the
same waters.
The great improvement which has taken place within
the past eight ten Id the general appearance
of the nsh market IS deserving OF special mention
Little care or attention was gwen TO the stands, which
were certainly not calculated TO commend them %
public appreciation; but within tho time stated q
luton has been effected In this particular, that the
portion oil the market set apart Tor the sale OF nsh 70
now one OF the most attractive features 10 the
general visitor One dealer, who combines with
ms practical knowledge Of the busness an
interest in tho science oi ichthy yooRy, has
entered with such zeal into the subject that he
has furnished TO Professor Baird, Unitod States Com.
missioner OF Fsneres plaster casts Of several varie
OF nsh In which not only tho form but the coors
are reproduced with lilcikc accuracy. His oficos
which is museum on small scale, 10 decorated With
admirably executed paintings Of the salmon the oass
the Spanish mackere the rod bass and other fish, The
dealers In nsh have kept pace with the progress IN
other branches OF the general business OF markets,
and much, II must be admitted, has beon accomplished
in this direction by the
YisH cuLrugrsrs' ASSOCIATION,
whose display the Centennial Exhibition, although
not complete aud varied AZ they desired, st orms
ono Of the most conspicuous and interesting features
the whole collection The members otthe Associa.
tion, We may add In conclusion, propose 10 have
grand gathering Of their society from oil parts Of the
country next Friday at tho Centennial grounds, on
which occasion they wilt sit down unique and
cherch< dinner composed exclusively OF food from the
ocean On the menu viii be all the principal varisties
comprising IN this particular the rarost productions
tho cuisneclIics made OF seaweed, potasss bsqus
ado OF crawfsh, entrees OF picked sharks' tongues
from China caviar Russia, squd In OIL from Por
tugaI. biscuits mnds oi hsh meal from Norway.
picked funny from spain, stcrlitz acompositon Of
sturgeons, sinrws; dugong oil from Australia, dried
seaweed Japan and long list Of other varictica
MUNICIPAL NOTES.
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