Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-22
The Shebley Fish Hatchery.

Fish Commissioner Buckingham yester-
day, says the Grass Valley Union of Thurs
day, visited the State Hatchery at Shebley's
with view to its future operations. AL
though during the past season much diff
Guilty was experienced in obtaining spawn.
yet there have been Matched 100000 young
fish, embracing land-locked salmon and
Modoc and Tahoe trout. Of these, 125,000
have been distributed to different lakes
and streams, and there are yet on hand TO-
600. OF these, about 10000 are Modoc
trout, and the remainder Tahoe trout The
former have attained n good size, being
Matched early III the season, while the lat
ter. being the last Matching, are smaller,
but all are healthy and vigorous, and but
very few have been lost. The Youngest fish
are yet kept in the spawning troug CHS, but
the others about 10000 in number have
been placed in artificial ponds, which are
supplied constantly with large streams of
pure, cold water. The fish in the ponds
are fed regularly, and are doing finely. All
these fish are sooa To be distributed in the
counties contiguous to the Bay of San Fran
cisco-Santa Cruz, Monterey, Marin, etc
The Commissioners feel that their efforts in
the culture of these excellent fish have
been quite successful with the limited
means at their command, which have been
wholly Inadequate to the wants and de-
mands of the various sections of the State,
as there is such general interest now felt
in stocking the streams with good fish that
the Commissioners are constantly impor-
tuned to do more than they have had the
ability TO accomplish. The means at their
command have been in large part used for
the protection of the salmon fishery, and
yet more is required in that direction.
To make the labors of the Commission
completely effective larger appropriations
will be necessary, and it is to be hoped that
the incoming Legislature will give such
assistance as TO reach the object designed
when the Board of Commissioners was first
established. The bill passed by the Assem-
bly, al the late extra session of the Legisla-
ture, but failed in the Senate for want of
time, was designed to place the work of the
Commission on a good footing without
drawing to any great extent upon the State
treasury, and would have been very ac-
ceptable to those engaged directly in the
fishing interests. To keep up the supply of
salmon the State must own Il hatchery, as
that belonging to the Federal Government
is about to 90 into disuSe, and besides it is
not properly located to suit the purposes of
the State. The STATE must spend more
money than heretofore If the best results
are TO be obtained from the Matching of
fish. As it is now, for want of proper IA
cilities the young fish are distributed too
soon, and a considerable percentage of loss
cnsues from their destruction by larger
fish when they are placed in the lakes and
streams. The hatcherieS belonging 10 the
State should be on scale large enough by
the construction of permanent ponds, that
the young fish could be kept until they are
a year old, when they reach an age and size
that would make them comparatively free
from the dangers that young fish but few
months old encounter by their distribution
in the streams.
HoPs.-Wells' New York Hop Circular of
November 18th says The cable continues
20 bring US discouraging news from Lon
don, yet we cannot discover that it has
caused any special change here. The ey-
ports for the week fall short only eighty-one
bales from last week, but we may expect
lighter shipments from this time out, or
until the London market RECEIVERS, for, in
the absence of fresh orders from there, our
dealers will not care to venture consign-
ments ON their own account. especially
while so much uncertainty as TO
the future market prevails. No doubt
there are dealers here who claim that the
market is off this week, in sympathy with
the decline in London; yet we would like
to see those m erchants go on the market
and buy strictly choice hops below % cents.
On the other hand, we admit it might be
equally as difficult to sell choice article at
% cents The fact is, exporters have been
about the only buyers, and they do not,
generally speaking, bubble over cent or
half cent, so long as they get the quality
wanted Should London keep on declining
we may, by the time of next issue of the
Circular, be called upon to reduce our quo
tations for it would hardly be reasonable
TO expect New York to hold out for present
asking prices in the face of declining mar
kets in Europe. Such course would stop
exports at once and bring business at
complete standstill. The ball must be
kept rolling, otherwise we shall not be able
to get rid of our large surplus. Twenty
two cents is the asking price to-day for
choice hops in the interior of the State, but
to effect sales not over 20 cents could be
realized.
AUCTION SALEs.-Bell & Co. will sell at
10 A. N. to-day, at their salesroom, Eighth
and X streets, one No. medallion range,
with fixtures complete; bed lounge, cottage
bedroom set. walnut bedstead. spring mat
tresses, wardrobe, walnut extension table