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and G4bbls. at 38^c., all to arrive; on spotto dayG3bbls.soklat38c.; mostof 

 these last were sold as they run, not selected. Fishing advices are as 

 follows: "Fish are quite plenty and fat, but are very wild and hard to 

 get." Another report to hand to-day, dated June 1 9, says : " The catch 

 of menhaden last week was the smallest catch of any week thus far 

 this season in Long Island Sound. The few caught were better quality 

 than for the preceding fortnight." 



June 28. 



Menhaden oil has come to hand more freely, and the fishing has also 

 improved ; consequently prices are again lower and tending down. The 

 sales are 42 bbls. at 38c., 27 bbls., the first from Barren Island, at 38c., 

 98 bbls. at 37c. and 75 bbls. at 35 © 3Cc., closing with buyers at these 

 lowest prices. 



July 5. 



Menhaden oil has come to hand more freely, and the fishing has also 

 improved ; consequently prices are again lower, and tending down. The 

 sales are 42 bbls. at 38c., 27 bbls., the first from Barren Island, at 38c., 

 98 bbls. at 37c., and 75 bbls. at 35 ® 3Gc., closing with buyers at these 

 lowest prices. 



July 12. 



Menhaden oil has not come to hand since our last report, except 93 

 bbls., which sold at 36c. for light and 35c. for brown, and 50 bbls. yes- 

 terday, which sold at 35c. as it run. The market is steady, and there 

 are buyers at 36c. for good oil. We hear that while the fish are quite 

 plenty they are very poor, yielding only one gallon per thousand, and 

 that there is not much oil at the factories. Reports from Maine are 

 that the fishing is not very good, and the stock on hand about 1,000 

 bbls. Tliey are reported to have made some sales to Boston at 37c., and 

 one parcel of 250 bbls. sold at 38c., delivered in New Bedford. 



July 19. 

 Menhaden oil has come to hand pretty freely of late, the Sound fish- 

 ing having improved very much the past two weeks. The Maine fish- 

 ing is also reported better, and their prices have been lowered to make 

 sales. During the latter part of last week there were large arrivals 

 from the Sound catch, in all some 1,200 bbls., and been placed, as 

 nearly as we can trace them, as follows : 130 bbls. at 35c., 100 bbls. at 

 35c., 93 bbls. at 35^c., 60 bbls. at 35.^c., 80 bbls. at 35ic., and 100 

 bbls. on private terms, all on spot ; and to arrive here 200 bbls. at 35c., 

 and in New Bedford 600 Maine, delivered there at 35c., the buyer's price 

 and 36c. the seller's price. 



July 28. 



Menhaden oil became weaker following our last, as sellers continued 

 to offer and buyers had a supply, and the market went down to 34c., 

 with a sale at this price ; but, though other goods were offered at this, 

 buyers would not take them, and there was a lot placed at 33c., and to- 

 day we hear that 32ic. was accepted for good brown oil. The sales 

 made foot up 600 bbls. 



