Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-04-18
Oyster. Fish. Total.
$3.Sss,S1l 0oI$T4, 1928 Dol 81, o97, 134 90
1,2s2, 146 DOL 617, 449 al i,849, 80 524
263, 500 90 1882 0Q 438, 9A 90
l,0e4| 1,22s 2,246
lb3l 264l w

More specific details arc as follows: The
total number engaged in oyster cultivation is
2,OSS. This includes owners, employees and
persons working on the natural beds, who
are called "natural growers"
New Haven shows the largest business. It
has q capital of 81, So, 405. with 2O1 owners.
648 employees, and $164 ,548 paid in wages.
It's vessels number 162, and it has a total
acreage Of 86,476.6. Its loss by starfish
alone was $427 $50, and by storm and mud
$24, 900.
Norwalk comes next with $1,040, 900
capital, next Stratford with $183, 800 invert-
ed, Greenwich next, with $183, al capital,
and next Bridgepcrt with $154 800 capital.
The value of the 1883 acres of grounds in
town jurisdiction is $254, 1913 and of the "a, -
574.4 in state jurisdiction 1856, 900. The
lands. buildings and dock property aggregate
1924, 100 and the oysters on the grounds
81 1924 500. The 453 vessels are valued at
$40, 97s and the horses, wagons, tubs, etc.,
at $12S, 750. All these aggregates appear in
the summary as part of the total capital.
| The greatest expense is for plants-$97,-
600. and the least exclusive Of state taxes
which are 6,761.8O for seed $21 1878. Shells
for planting cost $42,s16; operating vessels,
penses aggregate $68, S21, including town
taxes.
The largest receipt Is from opened oysters,
1885,, 070. Shell oysters for export brought
1894 ,474, and shell oysters for domestic
market, $241. 227. From seed oysters the
planters realized 1914, 02O; from plants, $e4,-
TO; from shells, 81, sos, with $13, O4O from
other souroes-rent of steamers and other
property.
Tho presentation by vessels shows fifty
eight steamers owned In the state with q
gross tonnage of &, 092. 81, carrying capacity
of ID. $50 bushels, and value of $685., 300.
In addition nine steamers oyster in the Sound
but are owned in New York. The schooners
number seven, with q tonnage Of 81
including seven owned in Portchester, num-
Der ninety-three, With tonnage of 826 and
are valued at $54, 200. There are 173 shar-
pies with total tonnage of 615 and value
of $50, 900. Sailboats number forty-two,
with tonnage of 104, and q value of
81, 1853. There are fourteen scows valued at
$500, and sixty.six canoes and skiffs valued
The table of employees shows q total of
1,02A, divided a. follows: Men on vessels,
POI; on shore, ia; openers, 1874. Women
(openers), 275. The vessel and shore hands
worked 09, 029 days for $185, 584, and the
openers. who are paid by the gallon. $500
days, for 81, 1918.
of oysters to the value of $ss8, $50 by star
6sh, 81, 500 by drills and wrinkles, and $685.
100 by storm and mud, . total of $685.
76O.
The presentation of the natural catch rep-
resents 301 men % catching oysters and CLAIMS
and taking shells, with total days worked of
81 ,763, and total earnings equal to the mar
ket value of the catchy Of $685. The
II, 600 of plants. 20, 400 for market, 5,152
of CLAIMS and 800, 900 of shells.
Tho shipping of oysters to Europe began
about 1879. The following table gives the
| shipment of oysters from the port of New
York to Europe from 1883 4 to 1889: