The Penn's Grove record., 1889-06-15
TO THE OF
SALEM COUNTY.
Look To N0ur Interest.

Nonr business is in danger OF becon'
ing an Improbable one, not so much
from legislative restriction, as itisirom
other sources. | will endeayor to pre-
sent The facts in a clear aud concise
amer
The propagation of shad is adding
greatly-to their numbers in all Of the
rivers along the Atlantic coast. 1t has
been clearly proven that the propaga-
tion of shao Is a complete success, from
the fact that the catch of shad from the
ST. Johns river. III Floida, to the Hud-
son river, New York, has been greater
the present year than ever before. AS
a result Of the great numbers OF shad
caught in these rivers, the price has
been lower this year than any yeaT since
! have been fishing. l have been fish
ing over thirty wears.
The first in order TO notice viii he
the number OF shad some Of the Bay
nets have caught and the cast of get
Ting their shad carried and sold i'll the
Philadelphia market. quite a large
number of nets have caught six tAou-
sand shad, and upwards, the present
spring. The first imprrssiomone would
have in reading this article is, what il
good season these have made who have
caught such a large number of sliad .
Let us look at the expenses and see
whether the hard toiling lisharman
get sufficient to pay him for the many
sleepless nights. and the exposure 10
the many storms and cold, and other
hardships which he has 10 endure. We
think from many years experience III
fishing, that he does not get his rights.
1t has been reported by those who have
charge of the United States steamer
Fish Hawk, that they intended to stock
the rivers with shad so they could BE-
bought IN the market for three dollars
per hundred, wholesale. No doubt
but that shad will sell low in the years
to come, while they continue to propa-
gate shad as they are doing now. Who
does the propagation of shad benefit
1t may benefit the consumer, but this
IN not sure of. Those who reap the
richest harvest when so many shad are
caught are those who sell the shad and
those who carry them to the Philadel-
phia markets. The fisherman are the
ones who suffer loss.
let us do "a little figuring and see
what it cost to get II shad carried and
sold in the Philadelphia markets, a dis
lance of but IA few miles from u fish
ing ground. l have caught the present
spring sixty-iive hundred shad. The
freight is two dollars per hundred max
ing one hundred and thirty dollars.
The commission is the same, one hun
dred and thirty dollars. Total, two
hundred and sixty Dollars. Isn't it an
outrage to pay such a sum a this to
get the fish Of one net carried and sold.
There are others who have paid much
more than this, as they have caught
many more fish than what | have.
Let us look at the imposition of this
thing IN another shape. The farmers
get their truck carried from our shore
to Philadelphia Tor three cents per
basket, and sold On live per cent. com
mission. Truck selling for fifty cents
per basket would cost the farmer -
cents per basket to have it carried and
sold in Philadelphia Now a truck
basket will hold II shad. The freight
and commission being four cents a shad
the cost OF having a basket of shad car.
ried and sold is forty.eight cent. One
barrel will hold 80 shad. The freight
and commission on the same at fouI
cents cents Il shad makes the cost OF
getting a barrel of shad carried and
sold in Philadelphia, two dollars. The
reader will bear in mind that these
expenses are figured for the bay shad.
The expenses on shad from Ptnn's
Grove to Philadelphia are but half a
dollar per hundred less than what they
are from the bay and this is taken of
of the freight. Ihave heard fishermen
say they would no longer submit to pay.
ing such heavy expenses OF their shad
will give some more facts whicl
will present the matter in a better light
| The number of shad which | havt
caught the present spring is siXty-Gy,
hundred. Average selling price, 81
per hundred.
Total amount of selling price 500 N
Freight and commission 40 q,
Clean of freight and commission $500 On
EXPENSES OF NET.
Cost Of Irvine, $40 u
Lines, leds and corks, y "
Boat rent, 80 N
r.,.l fSn an An