The morning call., 1892-06-29

allegations concerning the Illegal fishing in
San Pablo Bay were true
As he meant business he discarded the
nRphtha launch used by the Fish Commits
sioners and employed a vessel Of which the
Chinese were not suspicious. To use the
launch. be knew, would be To advertise his
coming and place every camp on its guard.
His TuSe was successful. Every Junk
boarded contained a large percentage of
young fish, and, in all 10 MongolianS were
arrested and taken TO San Rafael where
the charge Of Illegal fishing was made
against them and bonds fixed at 500 each.
The evidence against them Is thought to
be conclusive and II seems quite likely that
they viii have 10 ray the tine Of $50 each.
This activity of Deputy McCrlmmon is
certainly 10 be commended. The same kind
OF activity on the part Of all the deputies
continued without cessation for a few
months would soon drive the Chinese from
their Illegal business.
As Clay-street fish merchant puts il, the
Chinese do not believe the Fish Commits
sion Is In earnest IN its periodical arrests
and agitation, and the inference is that
they have valid reasons for their unbelef.
Should the word go out that Illicit fishing
must stop, the MougOiians would DC the
first to haul In their nets and desert the
camps.
Il Is to be hoped that San Franchises
deputies viii follow the example set by Nc
Crlmmon and that the latter will not cease
his activity until the San PEDRO camps are
deserted AID illegal fishing in San Pablo
Bay thing Of the past.
4 PROFITABLE BUSINESS.
Estimated Income Of the Chinese Shrimp
Merchants.
A correspondent has sent in some inter
esting figures with relation to the profit de-
rived by the Chinese fishermen from the
shrimp industry. He says:
Gas printed in The CALL, the estimated
amount of dried shrimps exported annually
to China is 1000, 600 pounds. Dried shrimps,
or ha-nai,' IS the Chinese call them, is a
favorite dish Of John Chinaman. There are
many ways Of preparing them, and they are
largely consumed by travellers and sea-
faring people At retail the best quality
can hardly be purchased at % cents a
pound. Those Of the middle kind are read
ily sold at - cents a pound, and the small
est kind find eager purchasers at 10 cents
pound.
''0f the million pounds sent annually to
China here is proximate computation:
10000 pounds Il extra dried shrimpS, at
100000 pounds Of middle dried shrimps
100000 pounds Of small dried sarimps at SLOW
~ cents pound ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000
Total. 90 900
Discount OF 1913 Per cent for wholesale
pay 10000
SIuUuOO
$50 100000, deducting expenses, IS the
pT0Ximate amount that the Chinese fisher
men Of San Francisco annually reap from
the dTled-shTimp business"
1t should be remembered that the above
figures are only for the shrimps exported by
the Chinese. Aside from this, there are the
local and Eastern Caucasian and Monaghan
markets for shTimps, both Of which net
handsome profits.
And tie same fishermen who catch
shrimps each. also, many tons of small,
young fish, which they dry for shipment TO
China and the Hawaiian Islands, besides
selling in large quantities to the local Chi
nese fsh-dealers.
From all this, it is readily seen that
shrimp-fshing rs carried on by the Chinese
pirates Is very profitable business, and
the wonder is small that the companies
engaged in this traffic are rich and all
powerful.