New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-01
THE OYSTER SEASON At HAND.

eAKouINE HoPEs OF TIRE oYsrERMEN-REPoRIs
PROM THE PRINCIPAL GRowING-GRoUNDs.
There is every indication OF good supply
OF oysters tns II Ia the UNANIMOUS OPINION Oh
the largest the city that the Oysters VIII pc Oh
far bet quality than they have been during the last
two ysar The cr3p last year was large one put tne
bivAiyes were Of not especially good quality ana
were In poor condition, being thin and watery.
Tasy have already appeared In the marke the shrews.
Snr Deag earliest Blue Points 40 not appear
until seps.mber 15 Those fetched from Rockaway and
eafen Island this year very TAT ana In good con-
dion In Long Island Sound over one million bushels
Of sy.fessels have been planted this season oy the
pyuersrswers In the vicinity Of Fair Haven alone. Ore
coppany planted s90o00 bashels 1t Is chiefly during
the ater part July an the early part OF August that
ths oyslers kpaHn, bat recent dredgiugs IN the
b.ds along the Sound have allowed that the
oysters are still spawning, fact which points 10 very
large crop
Faon long been the head and centre of the
retail oyster trade in this city inquiry among the differ
ant dealers there found them confident OF large crop OF
unusually fat oysters Their jddg nent Is formed partly
On the oysters already received in the market OF winch
there great many and also upon the Investigations
sad observations CT oystergrowers. Tho large whole
szle oyster business In this city 10 carried
"a almost wholly at the foot of West feminist and the
foot of Broome The large shipments of oysters TO
Europe every year made for the most part from
tAosc localities the Wholesale dealers here ali predict
great crop OF fnefayoreG oysters The prospect Tor
tho xport trads they consider better than 1t has been
tor msny years. Large orders have already been re-
eeiyed from Europe and from States as far West as
California
in the vicinity of New York have suffered
greatly from the saage-acid nuisance On
Rocksway Bay many oyster-beds have been
wholly destroyed by the acid from
Barren Island. The owners of oYsterbeds In Hemp
waaess navs suffered great damage BY the refuse from
nan and drill snais, the weIlknown enemies OF the
oyster have been seen among the oysters 70 the
same this heretofore The destruction OF
young ays;.ts is alss caused Dy mud deposits sac
sbitng sand with which ths voters around New YORK
have been long affected East River oysters last year
were very poor and were not taken ..d IN
viii DC much better asa the supply
greater KeypOrts those from Princes Bay, Will DO
SaLy good they were Last year They are ALREADY
il the MARKET together vita many BocsawayA VIZ.
eina aud Des oysGers 1t lie said, viii 10 OF The same
onzfy quantity as last year now Kind ~ oyster
vm PeQusnuic Bridge Conn.,, has recently appeared 10
Euitsa Market IL Is ANAL, round, plump mite
creature, resembling greatly the Enensh OYSTER IL
xro.s on stakes The stakes are pulled mp ana the
bivasye brushed Of Aooot half peek adnere 10
a1ugss stake. They arc al present scsrce.
oyster scaeOn. when extenns from ocptem-
bar April 80, the daily supply TOR this city Is aDoui
&J.0oO,00 oystera