96 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. . 



Boston averaging 45,000 pounds to a vessel. The price is low, only 1 

 cent a pound to-day. 

 Glouces'ier, Mass., March 17, 1884. 



Cod. — The vessels from George's Bank brought in good fares last 

 week, aggregating 1,142,000 pounds. Most of these fish were caught 

 in shoal water from 15 to 18 fathoms deep. The fish are of medium 

 size, and full of spawn. Vessels that went to the Western Bank report 

 the water very rough and fish scarce. 



Prices. — There were no fresh halibut landed last week. The price 

 was 20 cents a pound. On Thursday fresh halibut sold for 22^ cents 

 per pound. The codfish from gill-nets sold for 1^ cents per pound, and 

 haddo<;k foi- three-fourths of a cent per i>ouud. 



SouTHEEN MACKEREL. — Duriug the weck 35 mackerel-catchers 

 sailed for the south, and 10 more will sail next week. There will be 75 

 vessels in this fishery this spring. Two more vessels have been lost on 

 George's Bank, one fisliing for haddock and one for cod. The loss oc- 

 curred in the gale of February 28-29. The George's vessels find some 

 squid in the stomach of the cod, and also small mackerel 7 inches in 

 length. 



Gloucester, Mass., March 23, 1884. 



Summary. — Duriug the ])ast week there have been 25 arrivals from 

 George's with good fares. There has been no fresh halibut landed for 

 14 days, though some of the vessels have been gone 7 weeks. 



Herring. — There have been 6 arrivals from Western Bank mostly 

 with slim fares. There has also been 5 arrivals from Grand Man an 

 with frozen herring, the last being the schooner Marg'ie Smith, which 

 arrived March 27. That closed the frozen-herring trade. 



There are now 54 vessels in the south after mackerel. Last night we 

 had a hurricane which drove some vessels ashore. The snow in some 

 places is a foot deep, aud the thermometer went down to 30° F. 



Gloucester, Mass., March 30, 1884. 



Monthly summary. — The total amount of fish lauded at Gloucester 

 during tlie month of March was as follows: Codfish from George's Bank, 

 3,408,000 pounds ; halibut from George's Bank, 09,370 pounds ; cod from 

 Western Bank, 286,000 pounds; halibut from the Western Bank, 48,900 

 pounds; fresh halibut from the Banks, 70,000 pounds; haddock from 

 George's Bank, sold to be split on the wharf, 305,000 jjounds; frozen 

 herring from Grand Mauau, 2,203,000 by count. There was also re- 

 ceived by freight from Maine 600 quintals of dried mixed fish. The 

 schoouer Eeaper also brought from ]\Iaine 1,000 boxes of smoked her- 

 ring. The cod gill nets have taken in March 1,137,000 pounds of cod. 

 The boats, 18 in number, engaged in this fishery are doing well. Those 

 that have used up their nets are fitting out for the spring fishing. There 

 will probably be good fishing in I^^swich Bay all this mouth. 



Gloucester, Mass., Aiml 3, 1884. 



