New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-02
THE OYSTER SEASON HERE.
GLOON IN THE BEDS AND JOY IN THE
SHOPS
THEY ARE SUFFERING FROM THE DRY WEATHER
MILLIONS OF THEM USED HERE-How

THEY ARE SUFFERING FROM THE DRY WEATHER
MILLIONS OF THEM USED HERE-HOw
THEY ARE RAISED.
"Oystcrs. and walk with u.s."
The Walrus did bescech.
And all the little oysters stood
waited in n
"a loaf Of bread" the Walrus said.
us what chiefly need.
Now. II you're ready. oysters dear.
We begin TO feed.
1t kind OF you come
And You very NICE
The Carpenter SAID nothing. but.
cut another sli e.'
This is apropos Of September the opening OF the
oyster season The oystermen Of New-York are not
polite the walrus but they would not treat an
oyster In so deceiiful way he did. They 90
stragh; to the point. and yank the inonensive
oyster Of bed in the most uncercmonious way.
september l ls a day Of s.oom in the oyster beds.
From on great Will be the troubles Of The
oyster ana when April comes there Will be few
abe bodied oysters left New York - tel. OF
The ravages committed by the unsympa,hec
dredger
l. seems hardly probable that l010co oysters are
eaten in New York every day during the season.
does IL? Yet tha, is what the oys;er-dealers say.
The orders not heavy yesterday. and ar" not
likely be un; the air gets cooler and there Is
more rain Dry weather affects oysters: they pine
dusty that they suffer from fever. 1t Is said ana hs
Injuries their quality. one OF the dealers ;o.d n
Tribune reporter yesterday tina; In dry weather
oysters had rot good taste. AMI peop.e were waiting
until he close lnouthed she.iAsh reformed In this
respect; Oysters ne ssld. promised 10 be good when
they had plenty Of fresh water
At east 5000 men are waging A bloodess but de-
siruc,lve war against the helpless oyster In and
around this city. and there are about 'oo s!oops In
the trade The dealer sail tina; the yield this year
was good. The number OF oysters shipped 70 the
West every day in the season vas about l.'nVD.
making the daily demand upon the Ne"-iork mar
ket 2GO@o oysters were Tow being taken from
Keyport and Princes Bay. staten Island In a week
they would begin TO come from Rockaway: .ater.
from the Sound. AM In about ;wo weeks Blue
Points would arrive. lie declared that fo' one Blue
Point five Keyport or staten Island oysters were
sold. Large oysters were calcl counts. The next
size smaller "culls" and the l,;e bushels" or
"cuentlEes"
Oysters are got out OF bed with tongs or rakes
and II they sleep with great soundness dredges are
used. Few oysters can resist the pressing Invita-
ton of a pair OF tongs come and walk with
US" they are used more than rakes. Oysters
prefer the East River and the Sound for sleeping
apartments and are more tractahlc when chained
there for their nap. Some oysters with extremely
low tastes say that Ncwtown Creek is nice place.
but Is noisy at times. The oysters in Newark Bay;
Rarltan River and staten Island Sound
and Sound, Rockaway. etc, and not hony
make their beds. but propagate Them
selves. The other oysters insist upon having
carefully prepared beds made OF clean shells. and
when about year old. although most insignificant
looking things get FESTIVE and nervous that they
all move about May !. and on reaching their new
quarters Immediately go to 81 eep for three years
Then tney have rude awakening. and pay for
their Ong-used and desirable lodgings with death
Did you think you assisted oyster on
his dark way the grave how much he had been
through. Well dealer said yesterday that seed
oysters raised In this way. Many thousand
bushels of clean oyster shells were dumped in
place selected for a bed In the spring early
mer. oysters began 10 spawn In the first part OF
July. The spawn. which white and sticky.
noatel about for "A while and then settled TO the
bottom and stuck to the shell. 1t began 10 take
shape oysters In three months The next spring
they taken up and transplantcd TO another
bed and three years later were marketable. They
were taken from the beds with tongs rakes.
loaded on the sloops and were there sorted. When
they reached one OF the floating shops along West
ST.. the oysters intended for shipment to the West
were opened by men the spot and packed Into
tubs holding 1850 each. with big lump OF ice.
They were then transferred soon possible to
refrigerator cars. good man. he said. could open
1000 oysters In day. The openers got 10 cents for
every hundred More "culls were sold than
counts" 'bushels.'