The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-01
THE OYSTER IS KING TO-DAY.
Season Opened by the Arrival of
the Good sloop Betsey Jane.
Fanciers viii Introduce New
Breed, the Compo- NIL Pond"

with Jim SCOTS other shirt flying
from the peak and all hands at quarters
hooraying like mad. and the cook stand
ing hard by the frying pan. the Betsy
Jane dropped anchor and snugged down
everything at f. c. Strong's float In the
East River this morning with the first
load OF Rockaway's for 1875.
And thus the oyster season opens.
with the advent of September the
last OF the four dread months without
the "R" has passed, and the oyster,
from beng Stunned and noxious
thing, becomes in night, as by the
stroke OF an enchanter's wand, the
flower OF the feast.
with the succulent oyster
| could revei and royster;
But for the tough clam. sir,
! don't care a rap. sir.
Sang Joe Proutt as he proceeded to
open his first bushel In Fulton Market
All hands in Fulton and the other
markets of the city were hailing the
return OF the king OF mollusks. Dealers
everywhere report an abundant and ex-
cellent crop, and say that already the
demand exceeds the supply.
Il. c. Strong. the veteran who raises
w ana 5sSs oms that
lucky horse fancier deyotes to his stable
said this morning that the present sea
son was going to be one OF the best from
He has beds at Rockaway, Glenwood,
Blue Point and Bayyille, and has been
over them all within he past week. He
Of them ali are better than ever before,
and as for the market. he declares that
he IL scarcely able to meet the orders
that are pouring In upon him;
ket. says that he is going to Introduce
| a new oyster that he is sure Will become
the fashionable substitute for Blue
Points; He calls It the rcomP9 ri, MI u
It's first year. He says that II Is large,
fat and white. with a particularly deli
Along the North River 'front.' about
Christopher, Tenth and Perry streets,
there were hundreds of oyster boats ad-
vancing upon the numerous floats there
It is said that New York City is the
greatest oyster consumer in the world
and devours 10000 900 oysters every day
Many times that number are daily
| shipped to the West About twenty-five
thousand men are employed In neighbor-
ing waters in collecting and handling
the product.
The oyster beds are conducted by pri-
waite concerns. under State lease, and are
protected by law from poaching and en-;
croachment. The lessees are obligated
to plant and care for their beds under
penalty of forfeit II they are found
Before the State took hold OF the
beds. some years ago. the oyster In these
parts was in danger Of annihila tior
through the reckless and unscientifit
methods OF free lance fishermen.
Beds are planted with $50 bushels o.
seed oysters to the acre. and yield II
three years an average Of 1000 bushels
a careful grower can thus gain profit
allie returns from his investment anC
labor, and a number OF dealers are mer
of substantial fortune.
Many New York oysters are shippeet
to Europe; They are t very .o papui sysr II
seasons, as with all American innova
lions, to break down British prejudices
The frat load sent to England wa!
dumped into the sea by the Board o
Health. The English are now very glat
to get our great American oyster.
Joe Proutt ia responsible for the state
ment that there Is an unusual run o
pearls In oysters this season. He say
that he found three in hundred yes
teriay. and. although they were small
q they were perfectly formed and of fin
lustre. He expects to fall In forum
! In a pearl this season.
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