The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-10
Boatmen Waste Food as Market
 Sets Losing Figure.
REFUSE TO SELL AT PRICE
Fisherman Explains That He Would Have to Pay Out Money if He Sold His Cargo at Figure offered-New York Pays Fancy Price for Storage Fish While Fresh Fish Are Being Thrown Away.

If dealer were to take fish and tHow 1t into South street, New York, and repeat the performance twenty or thirty times in a minute, and were to keep it up for fifteen or more minutes without even an attempt at rest, there would be something doing. The dealer would be held as a maniac. Thousands of freshly caught fish are thrown away at Block island each sea thing horrifying about the perform ance. To the islander 1t Is simply mo- notonous Ever since he can remem- Der he has seen fish thrown away. He , expects to see them thrown away.
 The fisherman always knows New dealer is much lower than New York prices the fisherman will decide to ship his fish to New York.
 Sometimes he makes money by ship ping to New York; but again he will lose by so doing. Fulton market prices <have way of rising and falling that is beyond the calculation of the wisest fisherman.
 The schooner Susan tied up with a cargo in the main butterfish.
 Refuses to Sell at Price. AS the price for the Susan's cargo of butterfsh was too low, the captain re- fused the dealers offer and made de- mand for barrels.
 The sorting of the fish was done with almost incredible speed. The sorter held a short baton, on the end of which was sharp, curved hook. He stuck this hook into everything but butterfish. He made only two notions With one motion he jabbed a fish With another motion he flung 1t into far corner or overheard. The fish flung into a far corner were whiting, bone less fish that makes good eating. The fish flung overheard were hake, and not bad eating either. The SOrter made no mistakes, though he jabbed into solid pile of fish, and his motions were swift as thought
 When large part of the surface of the New harbor was covered with hake thrown overheard from the Susan an onlooker said to the captain:
 Are not these hake good fish and good eatin'?'
 "They be-" he answered.
 "Then why throw them overboard?" he asked.
 "Well," replied the captain, "what else is there to don with them? I'm of fered cents a pound for them. After I've paid for barrels and ice and pack ing and freight and commissions, what do you suppose I'd get?"
 What would you get?" asked the inquisitive one.
 'I'd get a bill and request to remit at once."
 Fish as a Fertilizer.
 'But fish," it was suggested, "is a fine fertilizer, and the farmers would be glad to have that fish"
 "I don't doubt it" answered the cap- tain, "but I'm a fisherman and I don't own a cart, and I wouldn't be allowed to leave this fish on the dock"
 "What will become of these fish?" asked.
 Most Of them will sink" said the captain, "and the rest will be cast ashore"
 "What will you do with the whiting?'
 "Not sure," said the captain. "If l can get any kind of a price, price that will pay expenses, I'll sell. If not, overheard they go"
 New York is about one hundred and twenty miles by boat from Block island. A fast boat will cover the dis tance in daylight A slow sailer will make the trip in less than twenty-one hours.
 In New York people are paying all sorts of prices for storage fish. They are throwing away freshly caught fish at Block island. There is certainly something out of gear in the fish busi- hess.
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