Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-09
NEW YORK CITY
MAY LOOK FOR
CHEAPER FISH
SeaIer Hartigan Likes Newark
Plan of Obtaining Supply
from Pound Nets.

The success of NcwarlS's city adj
ministration in establishing munich
pal fish markets sent Joseph Harti-
gan. New York's sealer of weights
and measures, down the New Jersey
coast in search of fresh fish which
might be sold at reasonable prices
in New York.
1t has long been known that fish
ermen, not in the combination, have
complained that they shipped COM
paratively little to New York because
of the treatment they received at the
hands of the commission men, as a
result of which much cold storage
fish, instead of fresh fish, is sold at
stores and from pushcarts.
In his talks with fishermen WHO
cast their nets in New Jersey waters
from Bayhead to Belmar, Mr.. Harti-
gan has learned that they are will
ing to deliver here fish not twenty
four hours out of the water if stands
are provided for them IN the open
markets. Furthermore, the fisher
men are willing, he says, to pay for
the erection of the stands and will
dispose of fish at the following prices:
Weakfish, 8 cents a pound; blue
fish, II cents; fluke and founders, s
StlllSt bdllCl O CtlliS, SGdDdSSs ~
cents; strawberry bass, 5 cents; snap
pers, cents; bonita, 8 cents All
fish uncleaned will be a cent less.
Plenty of Fish.
Mr.. Hartigan says that these sum-
mer fish are running strong and the
best catches will be made in Septem-
Der, October ano November. Then
the cold weather fish-cod, whiting,
haddock, halSe, herring, ling, etc.-will
come along and the fishermen guar
antee that the prices will be about
the same as those of the summer fish.
Farmers In Monmouth county,
Commissioner Hartigan also said,
'say that they are willing to enter
into any practical project where they
can have their own selling agents and
dispose of their products direct to re-
taller or consumer The present
process through which the products
pass is as follows At the nearest
village or county seat to the commits
sion man, to retailer, to consumer.
The Monmouth county farmers say
they would go to New York direct if
the city authorities had supervision
as to accounts, sales, etc, in order
that adequate return be made upon
products shipped in.
This could be done by a live city
department on the theory of encour-
aging foodstuff supplies to the con-
sumner in great quantities at low
prices, through retailers either at
open market or closed retail or
closed retail @ wholesale makets, dis
tribution to be made by farmers and
producers representatives, whose ac-
counts are to be overseen by city
authorities and checked up to farm
ers mouthly. the city to handle no
money. They are to act merely as
supervisors on prices made by the
producer, to aid in providing new or
better transportati ton and to advise
the purchasing public daily of what
is in the market, what is plentiful,
what scarce, and the nutritive value
of fresh produce; in short, to main
tain permanent fresh foodstuffs ex-
change and to keep the public in
formed as to what price the farmer
or producer is charging and what
percentage of increase should be
charged in the different localities.
"All foodstuffs fresh in character
should operate through a vast ex-
change, not an exchange for specula-
ton in prices. but an exchange to
bring in supplies and regulate prices
and destroy evils alleged to exist,
such as holding back goods, permit
ting produce to waste and the farmer
to be without full compensation for
his shipments"