Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-24
FACTS REFUTE
TRUST TALES
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market by three beam trawlers and
three schooners. This shows that
there is no scarcity of food fish. one
boat the Sylvania, had a cargo OF
fish that was valued at $4,000, coming
pretty near to the record catch OF
$1,000, made not long ago by the
schooner Aspinet. On this occasion
the Sylvania brought in $4,000 had
dock, 1000 Goldfish and 1,500 bake. The
catch of the Spray amounted to IA
700 haddock, 700 Goldfish and 100 pol
lock. The Breaker had $4,000 had
dock, 900 Goldfish, 100 hake and 100 pol
lock. The Heroine had 1000 paddock,
575 Goldfish, and the Teaser 10000 cod
fish and 1000 halSe.
No shortage in supply.
a considerable portion of this sup
ply VIII be sent to this city for con-
sumption The figures show conclu-
sively that there is no shortage in
the supply especially when the boats
coming in are carrying almost record
-atches. When one of the boat mas
ters was asked about the fishing, he
stated that if the weather held good
there vii be tons and tons of fish
coming into the Boston markets, as
everything was favorable. Even the
fog on the banks had not interfered
with the fishing to any great extent
But what good does all of this
amount to when 1t comes to the
consumer? He pays for the fish &C
cording to the figures agreed upon by
the combination, whose representa-
lives are scattered about wherever
fish is landed What good does ii
90 the man that is forced TO pay ex-
orbitant prices for the fish, as well as
meat? The catch reported in this
article did not cost one penny tc
raise, either for feed or care. The
fishermen that caught them did moi
have to worry over disease killing of
the stock. They did not have t.
worry because of the nigh cost Of
freight and labor. The labor end Of
the game cuts very little figure, as
the men get but very small wages ant
their food.
Prices Remain High.
Still, with no care or responsible
ity attached to the work. the fresl
fish brought into the Boston marke
and sold to Wholesale dealers from
the big cities will cost as much, anC
did cost as much on Friday, as tn,
best of Western beef that was fee
4
were born until they We're killed il
the slaughter houses.
Roast beef of an excellent grad
was retailed for twenty cents
pound, with only a very small per
ccntage of bone, which Is neve
wasted if the people care to carry
home to make soup, while Goldfish wa
retailing at from fifteen cents t.
eighteen cents q pound. Pound 70
pound, the beef is far superior t.
the fish. A pound of beef is equal t.
two pounds of fish in nutriment i
two pounds of beef are PLACED on thu
scales after 1t Is cooked there is al
most a pound and quarters lief
! for consumption, but two pounds o
| fish dwindles down to a pound during
1 the cooking process.
/ This is not said for the purpose 0
discouraging the people against tn
use of fish, but to show the man
( friends that when they intercede TO
| the combination they must conside
| that The Star Is only trying to SHOW
where the public is getting the wors
| of bargain that is within thei
power TO change about so that the,
/ can get the best of it,