New-York tribune., 1899-11-21
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INTERESTING FACTS ABOrT FISH


THE New-York market" said one Of the oldest
and best known fish merchants in this country
yesterday 10 a Tribune reporter has the largest
variety Of fish of any market in the world I
have been in Bhlingsgate Market, the French
Hales and the great markets OF Germany and
Italy, and in all I have found great quantities
OF food but have never seen anything ap-
preaching the variety have in New-York espe-
cialy OF choice fish.
"On my price list there are AT least sixty kinds Of
fish and kindred foods New-York is a cosmopol-
itan city and caters to the tastes Of people from
all parts Of the world. We have too. the entire
continent Of North America from which obtain
supply. You see right here before you salmon
from Puget Sound. on the northwest coast. smelts
from Nova Scotia and New-Brunswick on the
northeast coast, red snappers and pOmpano from
the Gulf OF Mexico. and We are drawing supplies
OF salmon. trout and whtefsh from the Great
Lakes. Nearly all the varieties found in the mar
kets Of New-York obtained in these waters,
which have been continually replenshed by the
New-York State Fish Commission.
Zone OF the most conspicuous results OF the work
Of this Commission is the great quantity OF shad
now found in the Sacramento River. California.
Shad from the North River were hatched and put
into that for the first time twenty-five years
ago. They had at that time been seen on
the western coast. Now they abundant
that they are cheaper there than here. Seven
years ago l saw large roe shad selling IN San
Francisco for 10 cents apiece and was told that
the previous week they had been cents.
Eight or ten kinds of FISH which were thrown
away thirty years ago are now OF mercantile
Importance. Among these the skate, or rayhsn'
the squd. octopus sometimes caIed me Tt TtSl-
fish,, the funny. sea robins ana sWoIolsnc ~, liteG
by Americans The squfd IS cut into pieces and
used as stew In,,iIs AsTeas taste for Il and oc-
casonally visit the Italian restaurants IN Ne"-
"Eels are the favorte Ash Of the Italians, and at
Christmas time they buy them. entirely regaTd.ess
Of price the demand sometimes raising the price nee
10 70 and 60 cents and even 81 a pound II i one one
Of the curious sights Of that season 70 see
from the tank and dropping them awe ave INTO 'He
open mouths Of the Italian women aes 5 that tank
now Eels goldfish sea bass Holsters and green
ing smacks we keep them in sunken cars in the
river back Of the wholesale market until they are
Sass or an eei unless it is dressed alive and they
often insist seeing the operation.
A MAMMOTH OCTOPUS.
The largest octopus ever caught on the shores
OF this continent forty feet from the end OF the
tentacles to the tip Of his tail He was obtained on
the shore OF Newfoundland. Fragments OF another
nearly as large were found in the same neghoor-
hood several years ago. Those caught here seldom
weigh pound. They are useful as oaiI Dne 49,
is tough. but it is highly esteemed by most EURO
The Jews have preference, for fresh water
fish. Their favorites are buffalo hsh' or suGk, SUCK
erS
mscckereI and salmon and striped bass. Salmon
and striped bass the finest FISH in the market our
ing their holidays are usea r9 tasn E no as mucb Of
custom among Polish and Bohemian jews as u ~ Is
among Roman Catholics. II IS usually stunea
and boiled. but never cooked in or with animal rat
Dy TIE rbe RnInns want bacash or Goldfish dressed
alive More cod! haddock and herring are Gough5 @
by the Irish than any other varieties. CaInsh anu
time honored Philadelphia menu. ,,- al.
The striped bass s the most popular diBneT Td6Td in IN
Maw.y6Tk NerS. Iat prefer Salt water nsb
->"Imone he FISH which are native in our waters,
but which are not used for food the blow. or
balloon fish. the ribbon fsh and the moss bunker,
or menhaden, which IN Maine Is known as b 5he
hayor 1t belongs TO the herring family and sell
doms exceeds pound and half in weight Great
55uaiy. and the waste is utilized a fertilizer
This season has been peculiar because nus "Si
which are usually plentiful have oeen scarce
MIGRATION OF SUMNER FISH.
"It is about time for the summer FISH to seek
warmer waters. although the waters here are too
80, %, for the cod and its winter companions II
&c thought that the summer fish go TO the Gun
stream for the winter end lie dormant there. Ihey
leave here I'm the fall fat and sleek ana return III
the spring looking II they had had lImi'eu rare
The principal winter FISH are COO. r,ns ns eeI
haddock pollock. ling or hake ana Isl slg,S ,ce Inc
and the sInet obtained unaer tne lec sr naomi.
Green turtle steaks are wanted Dy a le" PeoPl'e,
II is not commonly known that me 4es. ~ SouP =
made from the turtles shell whlch WI WisH ri1e IN ~
greer ar Fat When lying his back the turtle eXi
cites great sympathy ron freopentlv draws long
90 90 ~ NJ nraaih LAR ike sigh. He does exactly the
same thing when he is in the water ESefg w NJ
Mre , deem breatb His hippers are tied. so that ne
w7 not injure himself by beating mem asats' M my t
boarG IN III niS soon get bloody at the ends The string
tive" II e""' '''' ''-