The Portland daily press., 1899-11-14

they will declare that they cannoi sgre
as the price Is TIE same as that viii CHI
they II emseives have paid the fishermen.
Then tier sili go among the other deal
ers and get ;neir ptics and generally
m image to get this price which they
asked. You can see the result. The deal
ers have been simply injuring them
selves"
"will this estab ished rate be an ad-
vantage to the dealers onlyy'
"Oh no. the smaokmen will also fnd
that they will profit by the meeting
which we have held today. In fact one Of
the objects of our conference today was
to try to make the smackmen pay ono
price east for lobstsrs. Some Of the
smackmen have for the last few days and
weeks been coming to Us and saying that
they could not sell lobs ers for eleven
cents apiece for the reason that thsy have
had to pay that price to the fishermen.
thus the smackmen have tried to create
dissatisfaction among the dealers. As We
have liked the regulations price now. the
smaokmen can govern themselves accord
ingly 10 their dealings with the fisher
men. They can pay the fishermen nine
cents apiece for the, Holsters and then
make a charge Of two cents for freight or
they can pay the fishermen ten cents
apiece and charge one cent for freight
or course II SO ne of the susokmen want
to go tn the dealers and pay them eleven
cents apiece Tor Holsters and make no
charge at all for freight, they can do go.
1hsre has tsen no regularity at all among
the smackmen in the matter of paying
prices to the fishermen. The smackmen
should now come together and agree not
TO bother each others boats.
"what will be the result of this combi-
Bation?"
sit will have a tendency to keep tho
prices down to point where they belong.
Already this dealers in Rockland who had
heard of the move that we were to make
today, Rave sent word to US that they
we're very anxious for US to kesp on In
this course"
"what will be the effect In Boston and
the other large citiesr"
"Ihis can not be told as yet The deal
ers OF Boston have not yet been ap-
preached In regard to 1t. The dealers In
Boston have to pay one cent more for
freight than do the dealers In Portland,
and II they would agree to pay uniform
rate there they would soon see the advan.
tags OF such a STEP"
"It the dealers in Boston should, on
tie regulation price Of eleven cents estab-
l'shed here would the smaekmen sell to
the Boston markets"
"The smackmen might do this, al
though don't think that many of them
would care to. Years ago the smackmen
who cruised alcng the coast Of our state
used to go right through 10 Boston, not
stopping here. But they haze not done
this OF recent years. They don't care to
make u trip which Is 80 much longer
than Que to Portland. Even If they
should get cent a piece more for their
lobs ters, they must also reckon the extra
care needed In taxing their cargo, there
and the time going and coming from Bos-
ton. Several Boston dealers have for
long time owned pounds In Boothbay.
pay twelve cents apiece for the lobsters
anu tdAc tucin ON1 VI
nver they want ID. Portland dealers also
own pOun DIS along the coast
"Do any short Holsters go into the large
marketsr"
"YeI, 1t will room be time for some of
these kind to 60 into the New York
markets. From the first day Of December
until the fist day of the following July.
Holsters of all measures may bs shipped
TO the New York market. or course IA
large nun Der Of Holsters are sent from
Nova Scotia at this time aud this hunts
cur prices slong the coast. The bulk of
the Holsters that we get here In Portland
are shipped to Bo.ton and from there
many are forwarded TO the market In
New York"
"How have the Holsters been comm In
during the last few days?"
every well, indeed. There will pe
ichsters enough. never fear, for this city.
We expect that the rule which the com BIZ
nation has made today will hold good un-
I'll a change In the market demands that
thar rate ha n xah -