New-York tribune., 1877-03-10
EOV S1BDINES ARE PREPARED.

MxHIIADEN USED IN THIS CoUSTRY-How THE
FISH Is GOT READY FOR MARKET-GREAT IN.
CREASE IN THE TRADE DURING TIE LAST SEVEN
YEARS.
The American Sardine Company started the
business Of preparing sardne for sale about seven years
ago. at Port Monmouth y. j. Some idea Of the extent
of these works may be gained from the fact that ia 1873
the company manufactured and sold 10000 cans,a
quantity which was nearly equal to the total mpor'a-
ton OF foreign sardnes in 1S70 the when the CON-
pany was started. In 1874 the production was equally
large during the last two seasons the eaten has been
small owing the scarcity OF the fish which the CON-
pany selected as substitute for the sadne-the NEIL
hadcn or ocean trout, commonly called the moss
bunser" lis color : syery, spotted with dark proWh'
These fish abound In the bays and deep rivers which IN
dentthe coasts Of Brunswick, Newfoundland, and
Nova Scotia and in the Spring and Fall appear also IN
great numbers along the NewEngGnd coast and IN tEo
Rartan Bay. Here during the season they are caught
by the employees OF the Sardne Company, who begin
operations about May l and continue the work until
Nov l. The flesh of the menhaden is sweet ard Iutr-
ous and Is by many preferred to that OF the imported
sardue the only defect being the unusual number OF
bones. These, however are now removed by mcchal-
cal process for which the company secured patent In
1872.
Mr. Beals the President Of the company, recently gave
TRIBuNE reporter the following information a3 20 tho
tIre: The mcHhaden Is timidiish and sWmS upon lbc
surface Wien al early dawn school j. deserted ~ ms
riupes on the surface the small boat, are lowered nom
the slC0ps which have been yinS OF the ground sAey
nitneht, and n long net about 700 feet IN length and
descending l3 feet into the water i carried Op on
both sides until the school Is surrounded Inc s alJ
then adlcd out by (. fishermen win scoops palet
On beard the sIoOps and brought 10 The factory DOCKS
Port 3ionmouth In the factory they are Ist DiOus1s
to the "scacr." long shaft win IL revolving Nhes5
Hct with long blunt teeth which remove nc scales Ie
heads are cut or The cntTallS removed anu he
fishes are placed IN washing trCughs, above Whlcl ~
circd!ar revolving brushes BY contact WIN "hlch lA'
fishes arc thoroughly cleaned and the bones removed
They are then put in picking yats foI several aous
unu we.l salted from these they arc tIarel.'d 20
cooking cans, which placed ID ne steamhs ans
seven IN number cach capable OF holding l;VVy DOAss
From the ste aiming tanks they pass - Ion- tJi' al
arc hnaly packed ~ permanent cana. Aiter OIL ana
spices nave been placed u the cans, they e s'aieu
Inc time occupied tic WAcc process is aDOa Hioo
days. ~, ..~
Prior 10 1874 the sales were confined TO TINS COUNTY,
but during tDr iasC year, ARE quantities lave
exported To Russia Germany, Auslriiia, lu-lh' '.u
south America. Last year applications iof aktAeIsiit i
France were received, but OWING 10 tnc ohaI s0'
last season the existing demand could not De suppA5
IL was deemed inadvisaDe To undertake new contracts
The cOmpary now employ about $50 men. IN eAlgAii
siyc caiCh = expected during the coming sdeO' '-N
preparations making to enlarge tie WORKS