Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-10
FISH SUPPLY IS
AGAIN SOLD OUT
IN SHORT TIME
Three-Ton Supply Disappears
from Municipal Stands in
Three Hours.
NEW CARGO OF FISH
READY FOR TOMORROW
City SeaIer Arranges tc Have
Several Tons More--Per-
marent Market Planned.

| Newark's municipal fish market to-
day again proved that it is sue
cess. AS a result City Sealer John
/ II. Sullivan, who has been in charge,
made the announcement that he
would recommend to Mayor Hauss-
f, ling that the municipal fish market
be made a permanent institution.
| Less than three hours after the
hsh was placed on sale today at the
fish depots in the city every pound
of it had been sold at six cents a
pound. .
Another boatload of 5000 pounds
will reach Newark this afternoon
and will be put on sale tonight and
tomorrow at so Ferry street, 800 Bank
street and 40 Belleville avenue, the
i three local depots.
The fish boat from Raritan bay
reached Newark yesterday, hurriedly
unloaded, and Immediately went back
for another load. The boat is due
back late this afternoon.
Policemen on Guard.
The crowds at all three places were
so great this morning that it became
! necessary to have policemen care for
the women and children, in order to
prevent them from getting hurt. This
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store. Fully 100 people were turned
away without fish at this place. The
last pound was sold at Ferry street
at 9:45 o'clock, and the Bank street
and Belleville avenue stores had to
lock their doors at 10 o'clock.
For hours later Mr.. Sullivan was
kept busy telling the people that he
had sent for another supply of fish
| and that all patrons would be taken
care of tomorrow. However, many
women pleaded for an opportunity to
make a purchase today, and Mr.
Sullivan decided that IL the boat re-
turns in time he will open the Ferry
street store early tonight. There is
a possibility that the boat may be
delayed, as it has to back-beat head
wind and tide the entire length of the
thirty-mile sail from Belford.
1t was plain to be seen today that
each of the three municipal stores
could have handled the total shipment
of 6,0sS pounds, had It been available.
| This means that at least nine tons of
{, Dish ooiid have been sold. The de-
mand for the fish has been surprising.
| In the crowds could be seen men.
women and children, of nearly all
| classes.
Many came from Jersey City and
Elizabeth, but few of them made pur-
chaSes, as they arrived TOO late 1or
the sale. There was disappointed
looks on their faces and one said
that was a shame that their own Of
ficials didn't do as Mayor Haussling
is doing in Newark. Two women
from Elizabeth who were fortunate
enough to arrive early bought ten
pounds each, and remarked that their
families would live on fish for few
days at least, and that it would be
welcome, as beef is extremely high in
their home town and it is now lux
ury on their table instead of a neces-
sity.
The Newark shipment consisted Of
weakfish, porgies, butter fish, fiuke
and few small bluefish, but the peo-
pie didn't stop to ask the names, all
they cared about was to get the fish.
The statesmen would place the num-
Der of fish asked for on the scale and
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