134 



THE FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Since writing tlie above I have been favored by Cortis & Freeborn, freight brokers, New Tork, with a 

 statement of the exports for 1880-81, as follows. It will be seen that it shows a slight increase over the previous 

 season : 



Statement op amount of oysters exported to Europe prom New York, between October 9, 1880, 



AND May 14, 1881 — one season. 



Date. 



October 9. 

 16. 

 23 

 30 



November 6 

 13 

 20 

 27 



December 4. 

 11. 

 18 

 25 



January 1 . 

 8. 

 15 

 22 



To Liver- 

 pool. 



Barrels. 

 298 

 652 

 1,288 

 1,930 

 2,420 

 2 622 

 2,444 

 1,817 

 2,454 

 2,932 

 2,001 

 2,380 

 1,601 

 2,120 

 2,740 

 2,322 

 1,937 



Varioas 

 ports. 



4 



20 

 C 



78 



100 



140 



76 



431 



250 



194 



219 



184 



9 



77 



36 



99 



132 



TotaL 



302 

 672 

 1,294 

 2,008 

 2,520 

 2,762 

 2,520 

 2,248 

 2,704 

 3,126 

 2,220 

 2,564 

 1,610 

 2,197 

 2,776 

 2,421 

 2,069 



Date. 



February 5 



12 



19 



26 



March 5 



12 



19 



26 



April 2 



9 



16 



23 



30 



May 9 



14 



Total 



To Liver- 

 pool. 



Barrels. 



838 

 1,012 

 1,087 

 1,179 



915 

 1,601 

 2,183 

 4,172 

 4,056 

 3,368 

 3,967 

 4^216 

 4,094 

 1,441 

 53 



Various 

 ports. 



25 

 46 

 131 



54 

 25 

 100 

 64 



68, 140 



2,628 



Tot,Tl. 



848 

 1,055 

 1,127 

 1,214 



915 

 1,626 

 2,229 

 4,303 

 4,056 

 3,422 

 3,992 

 4,316 

 4,158 

 1,441 

 53 



70, 768 



L. COAST OF NEW JEESEY. 



42. OYSTER-INDUSTRIES OF THE NEW JERSEY "BAYS". 



Topography.— The coast of New Jersey, south of Sandy Hook, like that of Long Island, and for similar 

 reasons, forms a favorable region for oyster-growth. Long, desolate beaches stand without, and between them and 

 the mainland stret(;h great salt lagoons, protected from the sea and receiving a constant supply of fresh water into 

 their sliallow and marshy basins. These " bays " extend in almost unbroken continuance from the southern line of 

 Monmouth county to Cape May, while in Monmouth county itself there are several indentations of the otherwise 

 abrupt coast-line, which afford the oyster-grower an opportunity to practice his profession. 



Oyster-legislation in New Jersey.— But before proceeding to a particular description of these points, a 

 recapitulation of the statutes of New Jersey (already alluded to under the heading "New York Bay"), which are of 

 general application to the oyster-interests of the state, may prove of interest. They are substantially as appended, 

 according to the revision of 1847, the latest authorized, "Title XVI, Fisheries, Chapter 8": 



I. Forbids raking on any oyster-bed, or gathering any oysters or shells, or offering any oysters for sale, between 

 May 1 and September 1, in Bergen, Essex, Middlesex, Monmouth, Cape May, Salem, and Gloucester counties; 

 between July 1 and September 1, in Hudson, Union, and Cumberland counties ; and between May 1 and October 

 1, in Burlington, Atlantic, Ocean, and Cape May counties. In case of violation, whether oysters be taken or not, 

 the offender shall pay $10 for each offense; but persons may at any time take and sell oysters from their private 

 planted beds. In Cumberland county, moreover, it is forbidden any person to take oysters in any manner on 

 Sunday, or between 8 p. m. and 4 a. m., under liability to imprisonment and a fine of from $50 to $500. 



II. No person, residing within or without the state, shall rake for or gather oysters in any waters of the state, 

 ■with a dredge or any sort of instrument answering the purposes of a dredge, under penalty of $50 fine; provided 

 that this and tlie sixth section shall not apply, so far as regards persons residing in the state, to the Delaware bay, 

 except within Burlington county. 



III. Justices of the peace shall issue warrants, and constables arrest those violating the preceding sections. 



IV. Forbids selling or offering for sale oysters in this state, between IMay 1 and September 1, except that in 

 Cape May county the time is extended to October 1 ; provided, that owners of planted oysters may take up and 

 sell at any time. Penalty, $5 fine. 



[There seems to be an inconsistency between this and § I.] 



V. Forbids gathering oysters in this state to be made into lime or to be used in the manufacture of iron. 

 Penalty, $50 fine. 



VI. No vessel or craft of any sort permitted even to carry an oyster-dredge, or anything to be used for that 

 purpose, under penalty of $50 fine. 



