The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-21
THE NEW ORPHANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY, JULY q, 1878
Is unuanally GOOD. but thls season sg tl...., !.

Mr. F,-They sell for from az to cents a
smal that ID Wholesale, Now we sell our re-.
tail customers at the rate OF las to Is cents a
pound.
there is to tell, and ! am under many obliga-
Mr. j tsmilingl- I believe you know all /
to give you any information In my power.
The Ice.
In the reporters endeavors TO ascertain the
many detrimental results consequent upon the
high price OF ice. the reporter this morning
Bartholomew, Talon d o. FISH dealers and
importers at the French Market. Mr.. Bartho-
lomeW
READILY VOLUNTEERED
his experience, and the following conversation
Rep.-Mr. Bartholomew In what condition In
the fish trade o. the present timer
limited. variety little. and profits gone
Rep.-How do you account for tSat9
Mr. B r.. must must be entirely Attributed to the
Rep What you pay for ice?
Mr.. Bone dollar and quarter the hundred
pounds.
Rep, How does the price Of Ice affect the fish
trader
Mr., B.-smacks going into our interior lakes
and baVous are obliged TO carry with them a
supply of lee averaging three tons each. Many
have TO wait from five to six days for their sup
ply to be delivered, their expenses going on
Just the same. Fish received by rail ts packed
in Ice to keep y fresh. and Is again placed on
fresh Ice when stored.
.Rep-.Are the smacks you speak Of enabled to
obtain their supply. of fish promptly
Mr.. B.-Ro, sir. Smacks visiting
INTERIOR WATERS
for fish buy from class Of men natives of the
the Philippine Islands. These men only catch
fish in small quantities. and the smaeks are
Obliged t2 go from camR. to camp to get their
Is melting. which is dead loss.
II p.-Will you explain, please. the nature OF
contracts usually made to obtain your supply
Mr., B.--0ur company pays the owner Of the
smaoks 81 for every bunch Of snappers weigh
ing twenty pounds. F9ncy fish are paid for &C.
Rep.-What are. your other expenses attend
ing the delivery of fish TO your
Mr.. B.-They deliver the fish in Pensacola or
Mobile. From these points we have to stand
and freight, which. in the whole. would bring
the e 81 per 6qpgh Of e
to ten cents pound, leaving forty cents q
bunch to cover all our expenses here, such as
owbg q e RgR pes es bo bers anG u
Rep should Ice be higher whdt will RESULT
Mr.. B.-NeGt month If ice even continues rs
high the supply will be less; Snapper can be
obtained ut all times and kept In the market for
sale. unless We are unable to obtain Ice here.
Rep.-Has the eost-priee-of small fish varied
mueh2
Mr.. B.-Yes. sir. Take
PAN FIsH
for instance. We used TO pay 80 cents a bunch
for 1t; now We pay 40 cents and sell ut so cents,
taking our chances OF loss by the fish spelling.
Add to this our general expenses and sec the
resnlt.
Rep.-How about croakers, sheephead and
Mr.. 3. Crackers sheephead and trout are
expensive, as coming from our interior waters
they have to be kept on ICE. When, Ice was at
n font hGun fab mn sol lass FCflu
We are selling them now at so cents per bunch,
averaging five pounds. When Ice was at half
the present prices We sold these fish for the
same.
Hep.--Do you not make profit on them2
Mr.. B.-No. sir. We considered the pTopnety
hat s were Too poor opt to stand fl
frgnl2
western coast OF Florida. from March to. Au-
gust but this month none have been received
We pay for this
ACCORDING TO THE DEMAND
and size. They are shipped at our expense
from Pensacola on Ice BY express. We paying
two cents pound reight,.
Rep.--How do you class Spanish mackerel and
blue tsh2
Mr.. B.-They come uuder the head of fancy
fish also, and cost according to the weight and
quality, the freight being the same from Pen5a-
cola. This year the supply has been poor.
fish fresh on the route2
Mr.. Bone cask of fish takes 400 pounds of
Ice, shipped from Pensacola by rail nr steamer.
Rep What freight do you pay by rail
Mr.. B.-We pay s. 60 to IS rs from Pensacola.
The railroad charges us at the rate of so cents
hundred gross weight. They will not make
any deduct on for meltage.
Rep.-What are the gross expenses on ship
ments Of snapper2
Mr.. B.-FiftY cents 10 every twenty pounds,
besides cost OF purchase, 81. and expenses
here.
Rep-How much does ice cost In Mobie2
Mr.. B.--ThirtY dollars ton.
Rsp,-And In Pensacola
Mr.. B.-Twenty Ave dollars.
Rep.-At what season of the year do bass
come 10 market2
Mr.. B. In the winter.
Rep. What arrangements do owners Of fish
ing smacks make when about TO ship q crew.
Mr.. B. Crews are shipped on share. Out of
the price paid for snapper, say 81 per bunch OF
twenty pounds. the owner reserves 40 per cent
and the balance Is divided. Only the cock Is
salaried,
Rep.-Then You consiGer this to be very
disastrous season In the fish trader
Mr., b Yes, sir. AS long as ice is high the
condition Of affairs will remain unchanged.
Not more than so per cent of the feet of fishing
smacks are now at work. The balance have
laid up In disgust