The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-21
I'll QUESTION.
ms INTERVIEW WITH THE
dsMNT FISH DEALERS
4 ON THE SUBJECT.

Tho
6vdraa Market yesterday to investigate the
Mafter. He found the stand closed for the day
IN aftar some inquiries discovered the agent
# Mrs psttgrew. Mr.. Edward Frank. taking o
aiaata on the other side Of the street. The re-
Porter expressed his regrets for being compelled
10 awaken him. but MIR. Frank assured him that
h was matter of no consequence.
Reporter-I called TO see II you could give me
any Information In regard to the
FISH BUSINESS.
Mr.. F.-Well, hardly know; there is very lit
Reps-buppose you answer the questions ]
put, md then by that time you may think OF
MI. III am perfectly willing to give you all
the information have on the subject. Take
Rap1eTo Commence with, then. give me the
names of the largest Arms dealing In fish.
Mr.. r.. There is the firm Of Bartholomew.
Talon IL Co, who do business In the French
Market, and the firm of Pettlgrew u Go of
which am the agent Bin 9 John 7. PettigreW
died bis widow runs the business. and am her
agent. We are the only large firms In the city.
Rep.- Are here many varieties OF fish brought
Mr. "A great many, We have the red
erol, purnpano. blackfsh and founder. OF the
smaller fish there are trout, mulet, croakers,
perch, ste. These are the principal fish brought
Rsp.--Of all these Hsb which Is In the greatest
denani2 :.
MIR. F.-The
RED SNAPPER.
nepI .s, th9 pnd SUPPLY good and enough to
MT. F--The supply Is very good, although not
a. large 4, II former seaso1s. .,,.,
Rep What is tho reason for thisH
Mr.. F.---The high price OF ice Is one Of the
principal reasons. You see, ice y 50 high that
eo grss hat dmns6es hs supny uO
Hep.-Is the fish business as lucrative In the
summer IS In the. winteri
Mr., F.--No, sir, Ii LIZ not: but this summer II
is little better than last soason..
Rep.- Then you have demand for all the fish
Mr. F.-Yes, there is very good demand for
Rep; How do. prices compare this season
with those Of last season. ,,,.
Mr. Five charge little higher price this
Eep.-Have you any objection to stating II the
price you pay for ,hsh thls year is any higher
Mr.. F.-The price We pay on the fishing
grounds u the kame this war as last, but owing
charge greater rate TO consumers than what
We ehHrRPd before,
Rep From what section do you procure your
red sngpper and D0mpanof
Mr.. 2 We get our rcd snapper and pompano
from the eastern 0Oast OF
FLORIDA.
where they are found in great abundance They
Gre shipped to Mobile by rail, and then brought
Rep.-WRere do the other varieties come fromP
DR. F.-From the lakes and MississiDIi
III Lake pontcharIIaln. and OF the Chandeleu
and Cat Island. Then some are brought from
tbe vicinity Of Grand Isle. where the fsh are
Rep what Is the average price charged con-
sumera for the large fish. such as pompano, etc
Mr. Eve sell All the large fish at the rate OF
], Rep.- How 90 you arrange about the price of
the smalleT olaseI a.,
OF about five pounds weight and are sold for
flifF cents o bunch.
Hep What do you have to pay for small fish.
such es trout croakers. etc., on the fishing
Mr.. 1--WE pay for small fish at the rate of
TWENTY GENTS BUNCH,
Rep.-fhen YOU make q profit Of thirty cents
1 syeFy ye P q n t q zen s Of
Ice. etc, brings the price up to about thirty Eve
cents bunch when delivered to us. SO you see
VI e eo Wba axg % y tho mgSn sh costP
Mr.. F--Ihe large fl h are bought by us In
punches, Of twenty pounds, and cost us, when
delivered here, about Oh rs q bunch.
Rep How many firms are there engaged In
Me-. f. Bartholomew, Talon & Co. and our
In fact we do all the fish business done In this
city There may be one or two small firms In
the city, but ! know nothipg Of them: ..,.,,
other Routhern ports az 0 fish market2
Mr.. i. Beautifully. II Is the best fish market
III the South.
Rep do you supply any othor section OF the
Mr.. F.--Yes. sir. We ship fish to all sections
Louis and Chicago. II II was not ior The high f
prices charged by the express companies we
could do avery large business and very profit
Rep-You said j1st now that It was owing to
the high price OF Ice that the quantity of fish
was smaller this year than last, VIII you ex-
Mr.. Eyes; when the boats leave here to
bring back load Of say 500 bunohes OF fish. they
hsse K aES out 0Sd Of goo POUNDS Of cs t
this article great many II the boats are com.
PEELED
Rep.-What price do they have to pay for their
Mr.. r They pay s92 for Louisiana Ice and
e2sior Boston loo, which is very high.
kep--Then this LIS higher price than you
Mr.. F.-Oh. yes. We never paid such high
nv. what was The price paid in former
MI FIN former years. Ice was not used to
fors the nnet 6arro cPeyasae took pIaee e
water In the lake and eound was salt. and the
fish was brought here In fish boats. made with
sats and towed behind the fishing smacks. The
CAME TO THE CITY
alive, remaining In their native element all the
time, Now when they are caught they have to
be placed Immediately en- the ice. to keep them
fresh.
Rep.--why can't they be brought In the fish
boate, "a formerly2
Mr. F. Because IL they were to remain In the
water now. which is fresh, they would die. and
then IL would be- impnssibl' to keep them, even
on the Ice after death has been caused by water
they are not accustomed to, 1t would be impos-
sible TO keep them,
Rep, is the average amount OF fish
brought to the oity2
Mr. Fin the summer there are about 10 900
punches brought here every week.
Rep.-Is this amount increased any In the
winter2
Mr.. F.-Yes. indeed; in the winter The amount
ss $4,000 punches, more than double These
punches average FIVE pounds for the smaller and
twenty-five pounds for the larger fl4h.
. RAp.-What Is the number OF fishing smacks
aiuW employed In the trade
Mr. F.-There are at preeent from sixteen to
twenty boats employed
IN TEE TRADE.
Al Pensacola we have six amaeks engaged In
natehinp red-snappers for iris market alone
Pom Do " N get any fEh from the coast