Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-03-10
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Tor nig catch tess aas0n Of shs shaa
and herring indastry reeansly opened
ri always has bAen saying shas !
hard winter brings i gOod aprins Gsh-
Ing season rensarksd IOcaF nsh
dealar. one ar the older dealera ok the
Annap0las Ash industry
Last spring. following s hard win
ter. be added. there va good nah-
ing. bgat labor was scarce. and what
the past open winter win bring re-
mains 10 be a6en
faa said the number nf shad and
herrgmg being caught 1t this time 81
about the same ga as the same period
last ysaR. but last year there had bean
ice IL the river several weeks and 4
was just leaving about khia tine ok the
year. Only few skAad End herring ARE
being caught Id the nets, he said, but
the catch should increase almost daily
ThGnk Prices VIII se Hsgh
Dealers, generally. say they FEAR
there viii be no cheap prices for shad
and herring prevail this season, and
I'D All probability their sale by the
pound viii continue throughout the.
season. Should they become plenti
ful, however. the old method OF SELL
ing them By the hundred will be re-
stored
Owners or nets say II ~ expensive
| to equip crew Of men enough to-
handle the big nets and keep the men
Ion the river waiting Tor the flsh to-
Eappear III numbers sufficiently large to-
make the catch profitable. It Is more
Tor less d gamble, they state. for II
some times happens that the fish are.
so scarce they tall to net money
enough ID pay Tor the outlay and trOu-
bic.
Fish are not vet being caught IN
large enough quantities % give the
FISH market an appearance Of activity.
Plentiful supplies oE yellow perch,
pike aud catfish and few eels and
carp are being received from men who
operate small selnes and trap near
this city, bat only d few shad and her
ring are being received
Frozen Fish PientifuL
Numerous largs consignmesats of
frozen fish are bang rAcelyed ID the.
local market from cold storage plants
| in the north, where, Ii ii reported,
packers this year lost millions of dol
lars. Fish were put away at twelve
cents pound, saad one dealer, and
some of them can be bought for Ave
cents today He paid many cases Of
the ash had bsen condeHA ned last
week The dealer suggested that these
Ash we're put Ia storage because II
Was believed the war would continue
another year, and the sudden termi-
nation of hostIlities and withdrawal
Of government orders meant losses for
the packers
One dealer III the fish market has
al attractive display Of live fish ia his
establishment including bass, pike.
cells. yellow perch and carp, He said
The kept them alave merely for display
purposes Ind because of his interest ii
nshing, explaining that many live Ash
are received from nearby nets early ID
the season He said veFy FEW bass
and white perch have been received.
Wasning y Consumers
Dealers nay consumers should be-
warned against buying hickory Jacks
for shad Some Of the lacks AZ
they are called. are usually large
this year, II Is stated. and may easily
BE- disposed Ok Tor lie av0rite va
riety. There "a decided difference
between them, however, satd Z dealer.
the Jacks lacking he aayOr Or the.
shad and containing naany more bones.
Reports from northern waters quote
the older fisherman ~ believing the
outlook Tor an early gnn ok ahad IS
Ipagg iCnIarly bright They expect q
revival Of the industry. which showed
B rapid decline the paat few yaars,
hearing that many persona who start
ed the season d FloFiaa are working
i their way north, foi1cnaag the nsh u
colder waters.
ishsTnnan gay kheY Axa noz feeling
TIA scarcity of labor this year that
sas felt year ago. many fishermen
having returned from the army Is
renew their wark Ia some sections.
where government regulations last
ysar haperad fhe fishermen. gsss ban
las been lifted and normal conditions
Will prevail.