Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24
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by the chairman of the committee to
extend his remarks further in the
record.
Another strong point that was
brought out by one of The Star rep
resentatives at the hearing was the
cost of food fish in this vicinity COM
pared with that in the District of Co
lumb where no trust of combina-
ton of fish dealers exists or would
dare to do business because Of the
proximity of the path tina. leads to
Jail via the attorney generals office.
The wharf at Eleventh street,
Washington, is the headquarters of
the fishermen. who bring their catch
direct to it from the nets of the Pc
tomac river and Chesapeake Bay and
offer it for sale to anybody who cares
to purchase it. These men also han
die cold storage fish that IS sent to
Washington direct from New York
and Philadelphia.
Prices in Washington.
Owing to the great quantity of ice
in the bay and rivers, fish was sore
what scarce last week, but the mar
ket carried a great quantity of South
ern shad and herring that was in
great demand. TIL eprices quoted
were:
Roe shad. 50 each; buck shad, 70
cents each herring, 50 barrett
str. ped bass, 20 cents q pourd Span
ish nackerel. Il cents a pound; VIII te
perch. IS cents a pound; yellow perch,
Is cents a pound; carp, cents d
pound; catfish, S. cents a bunch; ca
trout Cfrozen). cents a pound; crccus
(frozena. cents a pound; blue sh
Cfrozen), 10 cents pound; FOUNDERS
(frozen), 5 cents a pound; butter hsh
(frozen), cents a pound; nan Ut
(fresh), 10 cents q pound. whi ing
(fresh), cents d pound; pollock
fresh. cents pound.
New Jersey Prices.
New Jersey prices for same fsh
Roe shad. 81 each; buck shad, 81
each; herring. 10 cents "onno'
striped bass, % cents q pound; Span
ish mackerel, IS cents 20 nd; WI te
perch, % cents a pound; yellow peNch'
Is cents a pound; carp. no auotati n;
catfish, Is cents a pound; sea trout
Cfrozen), 1920 cents a pound; crCcus
Cfrozen), 10 cents a pound; blu hsh
Gro-en). 1920 cents a pound; no no
ers (frozen). 10 cents a p0un1: butter
esh (erozen). u cents a pc nd. hall
but, 1920 cents a pound; viii ing Il
cents a pound; pollock. 12-15 cents q
In order to get a true insight into
the dierence in the price of food ttsh
between Washington and the entire
District of Columbia and the cities or
New Jersey, il was necessary for the
Star representative to look Into the
cost OF freight and handling. This
investigation resulted in disclosing
the fact that where there was shown
to be an increast in New Jersey over
that OF the city of Washington the
increase was exactly the amount that
the first trust Of New York city ex-
;lcte from the people Of New Jersey
for their share.
This fact is clear. as a study Of the
figures will show. The figures will
be submitted to the congressional
committee when it holds further
hearing as a proof of the conditions
as they exist in the crowded cities OF
tie East, where the high cost of living
has every bread Garner on the anxious
scat.
Constitutional Questions.
The figures also show that If the
State of New Jersey took control OF
the State fisheries and sold the fish
direct to the retail dealer or the con-
sumner ii would be able to derive an
immense yearly revenue from its
work, but everybody seems to think
that the State constitution would pre-
vent that very thing. The constitu-
tional question was also brought uI
at the Washington hearing by 9