200 ox THE econo:mical uses of fishes. 



scarcely know the taste of fish," although all are 

 agreed in regarding that article of food as of the 

 highest importance, not only from its quality, hut 

 also from the low rate at which it might be supphed. 

 The metropolis, moreover, absorbs a great part of 

 what might otherwise be sold elsewhere, as may be 

 seen from the following table, which shows the 

 quantity sent to the London market in six days, 

 from the 19th to the 24th of June inclusive. 



Salmon 253^ boxes. 



Turbot 3,153 individuals. 



Mackarel 131,700 do. 



Whitings 31,175 do. 



Soles 1 64 bushels. 



Maids and Plaice 1,045 do. 



Besides fresh codfish, skate, haddock, and other fish 

 in smaller quantities. 



There are many species of fish, of common 

 occurrence in this country, which, although not of 

 sufficient importance to be regarded as objects of 

 commercial interest, yet deserve some mention here 

 as furnishing amusement to anglers, many of them 

 requiring considerable skill in order to effect their 

 capture. 



At the head of these has always stood the salmon, 

 whose economical history, however, we have already 

 considered at length, and shall merely observe, that 

 to such a degree of perfection has the capture of this 



