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and prepared for market. Recognizing the necessity of 

 reliable information at the earliest moment, the Bureau 

 has, in all eastern cities, correspondents who telegraph 

 the moment a cargo is loaded, stating the nature and 

 quantity. This enables the trade to know, twenty-four 

 hours previous to the arrival of the goods, what may be 

 expected, all of which has proved of great value. 



The fishermen find the reports of the Bureau are an 

 aid to them in locating schools of fish. It also informs 

 them of places along the coast where they can obtain 

 bait. 



The New England Fish Exchange was organized in the 

 year 1905 and has large and commodious quarters at the 

 end of T Wharf, convenient for the dealers and fisher- 

 men. The purpose of the Exchange is to maintain a 

 room for the purchase and sale of fish. The sales which 

 were formerly made on the wharf are now all made in 

 the room of the Exchange. It guarantees the consumma- 

 tion of all sales and purchases registered on the exchange, 

 and is a sort of clearing house for the fresh fish trade. 



The Exchange has improved the condition of the fresh 

 fish industry, and a better feeling exists between the 

 captains and the dealers. It aims to improve the sanitary 

 conditions of the fresh fish trade of Boston. A credit 

 association maintained by the Exchange has proven a 

 valuable adjunct to the trade. 



The Exchange has recently published a book entitled, 

 "Recipes for Sea Food," which contains valuable infor- 

 mation on how to preserve, prepare and serve fish; ex- 

 tracts from the fish and game laws, and other valuable 

 information. The distribution of this book in the homes 

 of the people and in the libraries ought to be a great 

 benefit to the fishing industry. 



The Boston Fish Market Corporation is a business or- 

 ganization that has charge of the leasing of wharf prop- 

 erty occupied by the fresh fish trade. They are lessees 

 of the new Commonwealth dock in South Boston, which 

 is made entirely of cement, brick and glazed tile, thor- 

 oughly hygienic and fireproof. It provides dock berths 



