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Vol. Ill, TCo. 12. Washington, ©. C. Aug. 31, 1883. 



I inclose a couple of newspaper slips relating to the fisheries : 



"Wednesday morning, July 18, the menhaden steamer Annie L. Wil- 

 cox, of the Wilcox Company, Mystic, made an immense haul of edible 

 fish. The seine was set off Amagansett, about 15 miles to westward of 

 Montauk light, and the haul resulted in the capture of about 30 tons of 

 weakfish, that would average three pounds apieoe. It took about an 

 hour and a half to get the fish on board the steamer, and the haul was 

 without any difficulty. It was the largest cargo of fish ever taken to 

 New London." 



"The report of W. Z. King, surveyor of customs at Greenport, L. I., 

 shows that for the quarter ending June 30, 44,000,000 menhaden were 

 rendered at the fish factories, 1,375 barrels of oil made, 4,400 tons of 

 fish-scrap made, and 230 tons of edible fish marketed. The number of 

 menhaden rendered does not include several millions taken in pounds 

 and shore seines and not taken to the factories. The yield of oil is the 

 smallest ever known for the quantity of fish rendered, averaging but 

 1.12 gallons per 1,000." 



Gloucester, Mass., July 24, 1883. 



During the month of July 123 vessels arrived in Gloucester with salt 

 mackerel, amounting to 14,566 barrels, 1,853 barrels of small mackerel, 

 and 124 barrels of large mackerel were caught in traps. The mackerel 

 catchers also landed 300 barrels of small mackerel. One hundred and 

 forty barrels of large herring, caught with seines on the Seal Island 

 grounds, were landed at Gloucester. One hundred and thirteen ves- 

 sels from George's brought 2,1-18,000 pounds of cod and 35,710 pounds of 

 halibut. Twenty-six vessels from the Western Banks brought 1,321,000 

 pounds of cod, 13,850 pounds of salt halibut, and 1,000 pounds of iresh 

 halibut. Twenty-five vessels from the Grand Banks landed 2,762,000 

 pounds of salt cod and 37,000 pounds of salt halibut ; 21 vessels from 

 Grand Banks landed 487,000 pounds of fresh halibut; 32 ghore fishing 

 vessels landed 180,000 pounds of salt cod, 99,000 pounds of salt cusk, 

 50,000 pounds of salt hake, and 800 pounds of salt pollock. Five hun- 

 dred quintals of dried fish (mixed) were brought from Maine by freight. 

 The papers report that very large catches of menhaden were made by 

 the Long Island fish steamers last week. " The fish were along the 

 coast covering hundreds of acres. The factories at the east end of the 

 island were choked with fish and have been running day and night. 

 The bay fishermen have also done better than any previous time this 

 season. At the Newport factory 2,000,000 fish were received and ren- 

 dered in three days. The menhaden were never before known to be so 

 plentiful." 



Gloucester, Mass., August 2, 1883. 



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