BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 275 



Trade lias improved during the month, large quantities of fish being 

 daily distributed and going into immediate consumption. With the ex- 

 ception of mackerel, prices have ruled very low on all the leading 

 varieties. 



Mackerel landed iy the New England fleet, in sea-packed barrels, at all ports. 



Time. 



Up to September 



September 1 to 8 



September 9 to 15 



September IG to 22.... 

 September 23 to 30 



Total to October 



1883. 



91, 299 

 10, 904 

 13,193 

 13, 566 

 18, 074 



147, 036 



18S4. 



221,440 

 42, 319 



27, 331 



28, 608 

 34, 327 



354, 025 



1885. 



223, 152 



29, 454 



6,435 



9,235 



13, 072 



281, 348 



1886. 



37, 303 

 5,502 

 5,507 

 8,267 

 2,460 



59, 039 



Numier and location of fishing vessels from New England ports on September 30, 1886, 



Location. 



•Grand "Banks 



Grand Banks 



Banquereau 



East of Sable Island , 



Between George's and Brown's Banks . 



George's and Brown's Banks 



Sable Island Bank 



Otf the New England coast 



On the way home from trips to Iceland . 



Gulf of Saint Lawrence 



OS the New England coast 



Total 



Object. 



Codfish 



Halibut 



...do 



...do 



....do 



Codfish 



....do 



Ground fish. 



Halibut 



Mackerel . . . 

 ....do 



No. of 

 sail. 



25 

 20 

 10 

 10 

 15 



195 

 40 



250 



2 



90 



125 



782 



Beceipts offish at Gloucester, Mass., in September, 1886. 



September, 1886, additional from small shore boats : 38,000 pounds of hake; 12,000 pounds of cod. 



Gloucester, Mass., October 14, 1886. 



