The Republican journal., 1882-11-30
Ten Angry Shippers.


THEY TAKE 100000 POUNDS OF Goldfish FROM
BOSTON TO GLOUCESTER.
Monday morning. for the first time since the
fish exchange went into operation there was a
full market, there being on hand about 800 900
lbs. of fresh cod and haddock on Commercial
wharf. 1t was a large quantity. but no larger
than was disposed of at :! c. per ID. at the
same wharf about year ago, under fair com
petition. The market was not what is termed
stuck beforehand, since the one or two firms
doing business independent of the ring Were
actually short of fish. The captains waited
long and anXiously for buyers. and word soon
GOT round that the exchange dealers We're
stuck" they could not agree upon price to
offer. Finally buyer or tWo-it was drawing
toward nVon-appeared. and, with the greatest
amount Of Indifference possible, offered the
captains 81 per 100 for their fish. The toilers
Of the sea wanted -, price which the eX-
change buyers laughed at. The captains held
consultations The exchange dealers bid
81 - per 100. The captains laughed this time,
and put the price up to $500 The exchange
buyers would not pay it, At the price the eX
change had already ofered-S1.25, plus the
Poe. to 20 to the eXchangc-the fish would cost
the dealers Sl.5O, and that price discouraged
them. The captains were memorable They
would 90 to Gloucester, the home of the YES
sells, and sell their fish for splitting at Sl.25
before they would let the exchange have them
lc. less than 500, though that body had at
last made a bid of $50. one captain. well
hIiph IL at tlt Vial ttclftltu llldI lie W as 10
ing TO Gloucester never to bring another
pound Of fish to such id monopoly. and
called upon others TO follow him. The word
was given to weigh anchors, and, with a
sturdy ''yeVe no." ''yeve ho,' mingled with
loud curses. 10 vessels. holding nearly every
pound of Georges Goldfish at Commercial wharf
hoi>ted sail and departed for Gloucester, where
they sold their haddock for s. and the Goldfish
for - per 100 TO George }. Tarr & Co., who
put on an extra force Of men, and had it ready
L. y - Il.
this morning. only three or four small trips
Of shore fish We're left, but the captains of
those vessels were firm not to sell less than
500 per 100. The dissatisfied captains threat
en never to bring another pound of fish TO Bos
ton while the monopoly is in existence, and
they are being encouraged in their resolve at
Gloucester. This Withdrawing of 10 fishing
vessels means good deal to the fresh fish
trade of Boston. 1t means the turning away
of at least 25.000000 lbs. of fish per annum to
other markets. This fish is well worth at
least 100000 probably nearer $1,000,000.
The vessels took along with them Monday
$4,000 or $1,000 worth. Will the exchange or
the vessel owners break? Time alone can tell,
but one thing is certain-the fresh fish trade of
Boston has cut its own fingers. The Boston
fish dealers own shares in Il few small fishing
Grant. but these are on y small fraction of the
winter fleet, and but few of them are lit to go
upon Georges bank in winter. Further de-
veopments will be watched with interest.
WV ntlA III 1OiIiIltlCldl Nlldil property are
anxious. The agent of the trustees of that
property is understood to be anxious to make
peace. The withdrawal of 10 or II vessels in
the habit of paving wharfage there is Il matter
not to be lost sight Of There is much excite
ment at Gloucester over the subject. Tarr &
Co., vino purchased the fish, have an office in
Boston, and have been among the foremost OPP
ponents of the fish exchange. People at Glou-
cester claim that, if the other shippers had
kept their word not to sell in Boston, but
sailed to Gloucester, the so-called ''ring' would
not have had any fish Monday, which would
have seriously crippled it. An Indignation
meeting is called at City Hall, Gloucester. for
Thursday evening. to protest against the meth
DDS of the fish exchange. Advces from Phila-
delphia report that the fish trade there refuses
TO join Boston and New York dealers in the
movement to control the market, and will pat
roniZe parties outside of the ring. Boston
Herald
THE FISHERMEN TRIUMPH.
Boston, Nov. u. A unanimous vote for
dissolution was adopted this afternoon by the
Boston Fish Exchange. Each of the thirty-siX
firms belonging to the Exchange was repre-
sented at the meeting Things are now re-
stored to the old basis. Dealers are free to buy
and fishermen are free to sell where they
choose. Great opposition has been manifested
toward the Exchange and although fishermen
were to-day offered good prices here they abso-
lutely refused to sell to members of the ''rng"
upon any terms. Members of the Exchange
claim that the Exchange was for the advantage
of fishermen bv assuring regularity in prices