New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-30
The. FIRST OYSTER MONTH.
PROSPECTS FOR THE COMING SEASON.
THE FULTON MARKET oYsrERMEN HAVE BEES a
WORK FOR SONY TIVE.


THE FULTON MARKET oYsrERMEs HAVE BEES At
WORK FOR SOME TIME.
September. the month with the magic 81"
close at hand the din OF preparation is heard through
out the land, and the oysterkniie grown rusty during
its summsr dleness has been shxrpensd for It's deadly
work The feet pungies that make their home ct the
foot OF West Tsnthst taken air Of bustle "a
the last few days that bodies III for the modest and retr
ing shefsh that have boon dreaming away the summer
In ancisd security the bottom Of tho numerous nles
and eoves adj accent New-York SO far the feet 81
West TenhsL have observed she propretes Of oyster
catching and have absssinsd from voyage after the
precious freight, but their deadly rivals whose hsins
port Is Fulton Market, in their pursuit Of the nmbe
psnny have discarded all recognized rules Of Oyster
fishing aud totally dsregaroed tho ancient superstition
about the letter r"
In other words the Fulton Marke. oyssrmen have for
two weeks been making active campaign
against the neisnborins oyster peds directing their
Efforts to the succulent Shrewsbury This
North River handlers of the tongs and drsiEes de-
clare be little better than an act OF piracy on the part
OF Fulton Market feet Oyster ethics the aggrieved
North River fishermen say, require that the beds
should be left undisturbod until September / i;
whereas, for two weeks IN the early fray
of the morning thero has been rafting
oyster trade progress Fulton Market Some OF the
outraged North River pungy owners have laid their
grievances before Fish Commissioner Baokford. who 10
demanded that "tieup" of all the often ding Fulton
Market boats be ordered but so FAR MI backford mas
not moved In the matter
people don't wait for the letter ar" any
more" SAID Mr.. Blacktori yesterday 10 q
TR.sgE reporter ou When So0s the leather SHo
public has been buying oystsrs rirht along until Two
day. when the hot spell struck em. and they fell
| back the popular clam" ar
what s the prospect for the coming oyster season r
| Tho prospect 10 eIcellent replied Mr. BLACK
| Indications
year will be unusually large ana ist od dns
tTyins oysters viii retail al ST 50 hundred and
ing oysters at rs cents hundred Buepolnts are NOT
ihsy viii retail for rs cents hundred. They are the
bvslves which must be eaten OF the haltshsl TO re
term for any large, dno oy.tsr.nSS
C %stss nunGTed rhs . 70 arrive her, are
the Shrewsbury they can be tod By the reddish 5nse
on shs tho. y .d They ar. ns
point excellence come the ROckawsys their flavor IS
applied to ali the oysters tn grow on the north OF
Long Island beginning st Cow Bay and reaching as iar
There a great oyster industry about City Island.
Until lately oysters taken from the neghoorhood OF tne
the fertilizer factories and oil enneries 10 Tue
neigh Oorhood. and 10 tue habit OF the scow cap
oyster BEDS in direct VIC alton OF the law Why,
those mpudent ssow captains 1e gts Ss
recently five OF them arrested by state oyster
rarpsse luther down the sound row. The quality OF
East Rivers has immensely improved snce they have
When does the expectation OF oysters begin 7"
mot until about September 90 The Connecticut
stand the voyage better than any others"
In the Fulton Market Institute OF Biology the reporter
found Biologist Bsshford Dean young man wih klnay
eyes, engaging manners and coming mussache' ana ex
AssemOly@an Doyle Of Staten I P.;5". who Pa,
Oystermsn aud statesman renowned from
Doyle making study Of oyster llfs and they cheer
fully the result OF their observations Professor
stations around Long Isand oyster food. It's amount
variations and conditions. Toe stations are at Port
North shore and Bar RocEaway, Baldwin's and Patch
ogue the South shore.
OF weather the microscopic oyster food s great II
damp or cloudy weather this food sinks to the bottom
OF the sea, and the oyster IN short cine will airlI
burst fairness. In sunny weather the food rises
aOd the are pIGr n spa
and bays in the neishborhood Oh the city 10
south Bay, for the reason that ali the bottom o
the Great South Bay fresh-water springs aud IN
speDed resdns ground for oyster Experiment
show tina. the water OF this bay con
Of ef'n' water dtI at Far Rockaway the proportion
$500 grains OF salt to gallon OF water Eresn wats
food peculiar effect on the oyster 1t makes II "a
and fine" o,...,,, ., .r,.o oc,l
alsov sad Mr. DOYLE, land when the september Grand
Jury meets In Brooklyn there will be howl from somt
persons who have bushes. enterprise; Oh "s Evil
which the oyster cultivstor has to zeal WIN. ~ ma
driven al the oysters out of the Bay me ume wHs
have heard old staten Islanders say when the Indian
used al tide get all the oysters they wanted OF
Great and Little Is snds, called Bedlows and Eli
Islands. Now would ike you to find al
oyster there and even down as Tar a
Princes Bay the bad effect mas been ielt Tor Prince
Raw oysters now have little sale In the city Thei
nfer9rty In size and nav ia due TO sudge acid Al
the Princes Bays sent inlsnd to hnd market !
the bill introducei last winter 10 the Assembly 1
aver passed, | believe It will work wonders Tor IN
oyster Industry OF the STATE The prlnclpis OF ny
XII ia TO give the oysterman fee simple in his beds
Now be is only squstter. Under a similar law ID
acreage planted with oysters In Rhode Island has In
creased from 100 10 1900 acresi 10 Connection
from 10000 TO 100000; and withoutit The splendh
oyster oeds OF Maryland the greatest state ID IN
Union would be now exterminstcd X the nsn auInori
tles of that state to Dc believed"