Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08
The . 7srtER SEASON.
l.ineass Bssiasss Dsas In New
Ysrk 4 ~ Ssyalvea
4. =



/ u taiiss 3oo. 900. 600 oysters . week to
satsly Ne xsquirements of he Nsw
kssk 1as1s4. 1his ysss he supply
sonises - beyeela1c. O1aus tor sAip,
nep4te western towns 80 already con-
he u 1Astse tAan ehey can b Allsa.
esause ~ 0A3ostty q New yerkezs
ill aet 90 oysters until esptsnbw !
- does AoS 9olluw that The oyssesmsu
90 Als until then. People = WESTERN
ea0 0ouths11 sities want 20 oag11 Esp
teubss ! also. and ~ % nsesssazy d
Save New York oyssszs there for shsa
@ tine. The esa and barrel shlps.snA
J y Ne west during Ne latter part q
August = ysey large On bllls q 1ass
u ths west you VIII sss under The W
- eystssD New York 'eennts."
I; xAsw. thsn, thst y 4hsee - ass
eeystsss q ths shell. hue a1e shippeA
,6e0 Asfe b. sefsigs1aSe1 earn IN cana
dspsslslly Eads Tor tAs purpose and q.
e ahss Of Asldins Aem |. 900 % 1000 oys-
sItssA o. q barrels that Win AolA II
laaft1F quantity. Til . quite spae9
1 lton ths city trade. and . usually n
An swing long bs3uzs New Yes1ssS
I l4sW tAat tAs oystsF ssssaD isia again.
ii 6AAlsmsa N The west put tAsss sys.
Ases into smaller cans aad saU thea By
Ahs Quast q pint Properly preserved
thsy WA kssD 9sssA . long tims.
J ~ sns North river oyster duck 50
1Auekera Aevo been at work 0hipplnR
eystere 'for the western trade. They b.
~ work . wsok earlier than usual
his year. What these men do IN he
}Aonth1 without the n" no one seeens
y know. But thsy always turn up .
wsGk 6s1ors the oyster seasoa epens
ard mako thsir contrasts Tor the Win.
~. Thay ass class b. thsmselvsA @
A1s1ane1 a1a olannish o. the longShoeo.
Ds1 1oe ocean liners.
1hsss 90 % many ways Of opening
- eystse % thsrs are Of carving Q duck,
andeAch shueksr thinks that his wayis
ths bssA Il dspends ppon where . na1
~ hss4 bpop9ht up 70 the husinssA
aesn who hsss been breugAt up IN New
&os8 enA hsFsahout use nothing but
- kpitA but they uss II n different
Mayv. Hot ene man II . hundred 10 .
1ooA dc knits openes; and if no 10 he
popn quits ths doata for . hetsl OF oys-
tsr shop q . steady salary. It q only
ths expert side knife opener that can
peupszay cpsn an oyster on the deep
otAsv ansn who use nothing but The
knifs simply stab the oyster. Epicurss
Aselass that this spells Il, but oyster
men saH that for the general trade n
malsss little difference, IN England the
4 sANeksr knows NO other way Of getting
- oystsr out of IL shell than 70 stab
20. But thea, who ever wants the
'Mquld ef IN EngAsh oystsr1 Il .
shpeleer hes bssn brought up n The
,eouth. Baltimero OF Norfolk, for In
!stAnes. - uses . hammer - veil % Z
nifs IN opsning an oyster. Despite the
SAet that b has 70 handle two tools,
dsopping tie hammer when h takes
fp IL mifs. he = very handy III. sad
IL make shout % much Uenay - Q
~ whessss only the knife.
HA& lnssds uf one Of these Oyster
Ats = . curious sight. The shucksru
!pge tAssheslvse ereund the ddss Of
\ h ipaa heek q the wall and sum
:eysnsay fae apart % give ffee Play 70 thu
ibewt u mont Of each man y : stout
little 14ototy bsoeAs With . dxed ehisel
y the esntsr. 4 shuekef sats With en-
fIsg on elthsc sade Of the block and :
ieadkst q oystess Containing . thousand
- hls do. - eas!!y y : cook hsse =.
- 80 % scoops We o1sss1 uo@ "
!soe1 ma asope - snso p9. Waea
- % una.0so aAs soOussuo :. no -
~ nlose. 1ne ms1 - .. ny s1.se sos
goa eod yo0 heef S0y Assse Voa1nes
80. A.. :. ~ -. A.. $50 .,,.1
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