[255] HISTORY OP THE MACKEREL FISHERY. 



1853. — Mackerel in Gloucester harbor. 



A large school of mackerel has been in our harbor this week, which 

 has given our shore fishermen a good benefit, and many of them have 

 improved it. The fish are larger than those here a week or ten days 

 previous. — (Gloucester Telegraph, July 30, 1853.) 



1853. — Successful purse-seining on new England shoke. 



The Newburyport Union states that the schooner "Ada" ("arrived] at 

 that port on Wednesday with 320 barrels of mackerel. This is her second 

 trip in our bay, in both of which she has taken 5G0 barrels ; most of 

 them have been caught with a seine. What other mackerel vessel has 

 done as well as that this year ? — (Gloucester Telegraph, August 3, 1853.) 



The Newburyport Union states that the schooner "Ada" has completed 

 her third trip in eleven days, with 300 barrels, making a total of 850 

 barrels in less than two mouths. We do not recollect that any vessel 

 from this place has ever done so well before ; and at the present prices 

 of mackerel she will pay a handsome profits to her owners. — (Gloucester 

 Telegraph, August 13, 1853.) 



1853. — Arrivals and reports from the pay. 



There were several arrivals yesterday from the Bay of Saint Lawrence. 

 * * * In some parts of the bay mackerel were plenty, in others 

 they were scarce. — (Gloucester Telegraph, August 17, 1853.) 



1853. — Success of the swampscott mackerel seiners. 



The schooner "Koinp" and the schooner "Van guard" of Swampscott 

 arrived home last week, having been engaged in mackerel fishing oft 

 Boone Island a few .days past with remarkable suceess. One of the 

 boats took at one haul of the seine ninety-four wash-barrels of mackerel. 

 In one day she took 155 barrels. — Lynn Bay State. — (Gloucester Tele- 

 graph, August 31, 1853.) 



1853. — Receipts and prices. 



Mackerel remain without change. The arrivals continue moderate 

 for the seasen. Sales of large for $13.00, $11.50, and $8. 12 J, and shore 

 at $11.75, $9.72, and $7.50 per barrel.— {lb.) 



1853. — Extreme high prices consequent upon the scarcity of 



mackerel. 



The scarcity of this article (mackerel), and the poor prospect, both 

 in the bay aud off our coast, has caused the prices to reach a higher point 

 this season than ever before known. A trip which arrived on Saturday 

 morning, was taken up at $15£ per barrel for No. l's, and other num- 

 bers in proportion. — (Gloucester Telegraph, September 11, 1853.) 



