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day. On Tuesday she took 125,000 menliaden in the ocean off Quogue, 

 and reports immense bodies of the fish at that place. It is also reported 

 that the shore seines along the Hamptons have been taking great quan- 

 tities of the fish lately. The advantage of employing steamers is shown 

 strongly in the fact that the Newius on her Tuesday trip out and back 

 traveled about 150 miles, a distance quite out of the question for sailing 

 vessels." — Long Island Journal, June 30, 1877. 



July 11. 



Menhaden oil is not coming on the market in large lots, as a good 

 deal of the arrivals are going on shipboard. The different sales for 

 home use that we hear of are 78 bbls. at o2^c., 00 bbls. at 32Jc., 80 

 bbls. at 32Jc., 46 bbls. at 32Jc., and 71 bbls. at 32^c. 



July 18, 1877. 



Menhaden oil came to hand sparingly last week, the fishingboth in the 

 Sound and on the coast of Maine having been poor for some time past. 

 The reports to-day are, however, more favorable. The market has been 

 steady, but not active ; no export orders at the moment. The sales 

 reported are 150 bbls. at 324c., 58 bbls. at 33c. ; and a lot of 100 bbls. 

 good, fair quality was offering to-day at the latter price. 



The total exports from the United States, from January to June 30th, 

 were 11,010 bbls. 



July 25. 



Menhaden is in small demand for home use. The arrivals are light, 

 but fully up to the wants of the trade. Prices are steady, with sales of 

 110 bbls. at 324c., and C4 bbls. at 33c. 



August 1. 



Menhaden oil has not come to hand since our last, and the receipts 

 during Jul}' are probably as small as we ever knew them. The demand 

 here is not large, however, and we do not know that better than 32J <S) 

 33c. would be paid. The catch in the Sound is only fair, and the Maine 

 fishing thus far quite poor. The Boston market is poorly supplied, and 

 are bidding 34c., delivered, with sales of several lots at the Connecticut 

 factories at 32.^ ® 33c. 



August 8. 



Menhaden oil is very much stronger here, though not much higher on 

 actual business. The Maine catch being light, ]Sew Bedford and Boston 

 dealers have had to go direct to the Long Island and Sound factories 

 and buy, and we hear that they have bought at 32J ® 334c. at the fac- 

 tory, equal to 35c. delivered. In consequence of these sales we have had 

 very little oil here, and these lots are promptly taken on arrival. The 

 sales reported are 200 bbls. Barren Island at So^c, and two lots of 50 



bbls. each at 33c. 



August 15. 

 Menhaden oil has not come to this market to any extent of late, and 

 the price is higher. There have been few sales for want of stock. We 

 beard that 175 bbls. were placed at 34 © 344c., with 35c. now bid, and 

 l)OSsibly 30c. will be paid. Sales are reported in the East as high as 40c. 

 Bleached oil is higher also, as well as all the other gra'^es. 



