Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-18
FISH MARKETS
UNABLE TO KEEP
Up WITH DEMAND
City Officials Find Supply Has
Been Lessened by New
York Buyers.

Three thousand pounds of fish. all
that was caught in the Bedford pound
nets Thursday night, is on its way
to this city in a large powerboat and
should it arrive in time it will be
placed in the municipal market at 30
Ferry street tonight.
The shipment is low and will not
come near meeting the demand. but
IL is the best that can be done at
this time City Sealer John II. Sui
Ivan was sent along the coast yes
terday by Mayor Haussling in search
of an additional supply to meet the
demand.
There is disappointment because of
the inability to secure a large enough
supply of fish to last more than one
day ct the municipal markets. That
there is a shortage in the supply IN
Raritan bay is an assured fact. The
menhaden, or "mossbunkers," now
ON their southern migration, fill the
nets so that no other fish can get in
them. In addition, there has been n
succession of east winds. which af
feet the bay Now comes the re-
port that the fish trust has agents
along the shore giving more for the
fish than agreed upon by the NUM-
cipal authorities.
Taken to New York.
In view of all these things, the
New York Globe sold fully 10000
pounds of fish at different stations
provided by it one day this week.
This fish was gathered at different
places and held until enough was
on hand to assure a large sale, but
every pound was taken so fast, 1t
astonished even the experts on that
paper that were in charge of the
markets.
Four thousand pounds of fish ar
rived here last evening, and as soon
as the news spread In the section east
OF the railroad the women folks
ffocked to the Ferry street headquar-
tiers and demanded that the city
sealer open up and sell them the fish.
Mr. Sullivan secured several lamps
and lanterns and several men who
were standing near, and in few
hours time every pound of the fish
was bought. along with thousands of
clans. This consumed the supply
that was intenoed for today, and the
city sealer left the city to try to
purchase more, so that at least a
part of the demand could be supplied,
and until he returns there will be no
definite statement made as to when
the next sale will take place.
The unprecedented demand for New
jersey fish, caused by the constant
advocating by The Star of city-con-
trolled markets, has put the net fish
erInen on their mettle. and it would
not be surprising If the prices were
boosted for future supplies Fisher
men along the shore claim that
revolution is taking place in the fish
Ing industry and that thousands of
pounds OF fish that formerly went to
the oil factories are now being pur
chased by cities or their representa-
tives. 1t is one case where the power
of the grasping commission men of
New York and Philadelphia has been
broken without the aid of the courts.
They are beginning to realize that
n one State administration refuses to
recognize the rights of the people in
the control Of the States fish, another
administration will take 1t up and
pass remedial laws, The courts of
the country have decided that 1t is
the right OF State to prohibit the
taking of fish on the part of all per-
their own waters, and such being the
case it Is surely up to the State of
New Jersey to protect it's people by
protecting the fish both before being
caught and afterward.
Legislation Is Urged.
During the sale last night, one
woman who has raised four sons in
this city, remarked that II there was
asshortage in the supply of fish for
the Newark markets. because of the
actions Of the fish trust or through
papers securing 100000 pounds for
sale in New York, then it was time
for the Governor of New Jersey to
call a special session of the Legisla-
ture to remedy the conditions.
To those experienced In the matter
OF fish protection, this woman voiced
the sentiment of thousands of others
who have had an opportunity to pur-
chase fish at a low price, but New
Nork has handled the New Jersey
supply so long it will take hard
fight to end the practice.
Every night a train, consisting OF
from forty to fifty cars, loaded with
fish caught along the coast of New
Jersey. passes through Newark for
New York, giving Jersey City the 60
BY at the same time. If the people
fish, they have to pay the fish trust
a profit and then pay local dealer
to go to New York and cart Ii back
here, paying the freight both ways.
The people of Jersey City are be.
ginning to protest against this meth
cd, as they are today paying three
times the price for fish that is palo
in the local municipal markets. They
are interested In the selling plan here
but if the representative of the fisf
trust, with a residence in Hudson
county, can be as successful in stop
ping municipal markets over there
as he was in preventing the State
legislature from acting on the Eve
ming Stars bill to make the State tht
sole purchaser of all the fish caught
at the salt water fisheries, the people
of Hudson county Will never see 9
municipal fish market
Though fish is scarce this week
the clam supply is large. and Is de-
clared unlimited. Mr.. Sullivan vii
have an abundance of this KIND o.
sea food at the public markets TINS
afternoon and tomorrow.
The fishermen at Bedford, Raritar
bay, told Mr.. Sullivan early in the
week that unfavorable winds hac
caused the fish supply to drop. H'
accepted this information in gooc
faith until yesterday when Captain
Raynor of the schooner Ida Hol'
combe, told him that New York in
terests weer buying up the fish prom
Used to the Newark markets.
Mr.. Sullivan will go to Belford to-
morrow to make a personal investi
CATION. Jacob Schnoor, Albert Run
yon and A. f. Jones, Belford fisher
men, have promised their entire sup
ply of fish and CLAIMS to Mr. Sulli'
van. If they are selling out theil
-a4oL A.. .-A1.o.. IL nrn.4r. Mr. Ca1llinn I