The New York herald., 1877-02-04
EXPLOITATION OF FISH.

AMERICAN FISH IN THE ENGLISH xAIKErK
few days since the HERALD called attention 20 au
experiment that being made TO convey live loo
stcrs across the Atlantic. A lrm in Portland, Ne.
has been the first TO make the attempt aud a yet The
feasibility OF the plan Is involved in considerable
doubt In conversation with some OF the prominent
dealers In fish In Fulton Market YESTERDAY
many important facts relation TO the Iobsses
trade were Cleaned. Regarding the conveyancs Of
Holsters in q 1--we state anu in a perfectly sound
and healthy condition opinions differ Somc OF the
dealers contend that tho plan 10 practicable whiIa
number arc OF opinion that IS exceedingly
doubtful A large amount OF canned and picked lob.
stors 10 now sent to the other side and highly
reished there but not until Marston Sons or Port
land took the matter IN hand had tho shipment of the
nsh live state been attempted. The only feai
expressed by the Portland projectors of this now bust
ness Is that the change from the excessively cold
which The lobsers inhabit to the COM
parativcly water Of tho Gulf stream
with winch they would have to DC supplied
during the voyage would have injurious effect upou
them To meet this dificulty u suggestion has been
made. should the present attempt result IN failure TO
regulate the temperature Of the to be used IN
supplying the nsh by forcing II through tank or
cooler packed With ice. by this the heat of ho
could De assniIated to that which tho fsh 10
accustomed to live. No vc Holsters have rs yot bcen
exported from the New York market, and very little
thought has been given TO the subject up hs timo
by those engaged In the fish business. Even n a
Is found practicable 70 export Holsters to
"the other side' there Is no likclthooi that
the ;radc will ever become extensive There ara
several for this, the principal being that
the supply OF Holsters Of the best quality
diminishing. Every season this highly priced FISH 70
becoming sca-cer. or late years the supply has
greatly exceeded the demand and good prices ara
always obtainable at home there will be necessity
explain why the business oi expectation has never
been attempted from thus city An interest in tho ven
turo nauguratcd by the Marstons iet by tho market
here. 1t sprngs Is, ever, moro from curiosity
than from any business anxiety, and while thcy hopc
may prove successful they have thor doubts as to s
result
ruE EXPLOITATION or OYSTERS
Quite large trade has sprung up OF lato years be-
tween this country aud England the expectation OF
oysters. The business has increased steadily Tor tho
last ten ycnrs until has assumed extensive pro-
PORTIONS. The largest shippers in this city the
hrms OF Mcssrs. DorIon shaner, In Fulton Market
and Joe Ellsworth and Hcusenan Tenth street. on
the North River. There other eslablis hments who
small trade, but the great bulk OF the business
Is donc by these firms over 1000 barrels u week
OF oysters In tho shell sent 10 England on
the fastest steamers. Each barrel contains about
1000 oysters. About cght years ago attcmpS
was made TO plant American oysters IN English
waters, but 1t proved failure Two schooncrs in the
middle Of winter were laden with seed oysters In the
Chesapeake and sent across the ocean: BY the time
they arrived there ully twenty pcr cent them were
found TO be unit for the they intended the
balance planted In the Medway, whcro tho star
hsh preyed upon aud destroyed them. This dIsus.
termination TO the enterprise did discourage
another attempt and second cargo across
planting but with no better result though an en-.
trcIy neren cause. rhe second lot planted on
the bottom OF river with shifting sands, which, IN
short time covered up the oysters destroy cd them
1t must DO borne In mind that In each the sccd
carried in sailing ships, occupying twenty days
aud the passage and In bad tho year.
Those who have studied tho cultivation Of tho nsh saw
that II tho proper time is observed tor taking them from
the water here and Is exercised tho shipmcnt.
that, with quick passage and good locality for
ing there tlc doubt that tho American oyster will
live and thrive In English waters In March and April
next Mr.. Ellsworth means TO make another attempt
TO plant American oysters abroad, and the greatcst
care Will be exercised 10 render tho enterprise
full As an evidence OF tho growth OF the rado IN tho
exporting ofAmerican oysters the following facts will be
interesting About eight wears since Messrs l,orou
X Smaller inauguratcd the business small
by sending pvcr weekly about five barrels From this
comparatively insignificant CONNIE tho trade
has steaaiy increased until the present time They
now export average about 400 barrels u wcck.
with every prospect OF trade increasing. Ellsworth
ships about 800 sarrels weekly aud Houseman almost
like numoer. Witn Ordinary caro- ~ handling aud
shipping little difficulty ia experienced being able
when they placed board ship hero
Tho old prejudice aud antpathy 10 Americas
oysters on the part OF English consumers gradually
wearing out Not only do they Hnd ready sale the
FISH markets abroad. but the hawkors in tho large
make good living by tho trade. The large number Of
Americans who travel abroad help 10 popularize and
increase this traihc To-day American oysters. su.
pcrior IN quality and sze. are sold In tho Liverpool
London markets Tor less tnan half tho prco asked
the bvavcs obtained In the wa,ers OF Great BritaA
and Ireland.
TnE SALMON TRADE
The success attendant the enterprise OF tho cx.
portation Of American fish and meat into gland
suggested the expectation OF another important
Gle OF fish diet. salmon, markets .
lew years since be considered luxury, has now
become almost "a drug in tho market" Vast quaint.
ties OF the fish this slowed away the
icchouscs Of tho large Dealers ard they see an op.
pOrtunty to get rid OF the overplus they will not be
slow to take advantage OF IT,. From Mr. Lamphcer, OF
Fulton Market many important facts were Cleaned IN
this connection. II the English fishery laws do not Ia.
tcricre with tho sale Of salmon during the winter
months, when tho FISH IS out OF season. IN all probabl.y
American salmon, salmon exported from hcre. will
be found as common in tho English markets as Texan
beet or Shrewsbury and Chesapeake oysters Most oi
the salmon in markets como from the British prov.
inces They taken IN proper season. submitted 10
the freezing process and here tor markeL The
California salmon Is not esteemed as highly as tho
Canadian The fish Is not as hnc or good IN flavor.
Objections hayo been made that the salmon, whom
lrozcn dctcrioatcs in quality but white this s
small extent the fact remains tna between the fish
frozen and those submitted 10 the frocz,ng process
the difference Is slight that only experts detect
H. II the English laws do not Interfere the Gxp0rA-
tion OF this delicious fish will, doubt be added to
articles OF diet this country svrplylnR