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morning, August 25, with 350 barrels of mackerel, worth at least $2,500 

 — a good day's work. — (Cape Ann Advertiser, August 28, 1874.) 



ONE OF THE LUCKY VESSELS. 



Schooner " Daniel Masey," of Portsmouth, N. H., has landed 1,800* 

 barrels of mackerel up to August 25, and claims to be high line of the 

 fleet. — (Cape Ann Advertiser, September 11, 1874.) 



1875. — The first appearance of mackerel. 



One of the first mackerel fares caught by the mackerel fleet was taken 

 April 29, 1875, by the schooner " Cora B. Smith," of Gloucester, and sold 

 at New York for $15 per 100. 



On June 6 a Newburyport vessel arrived at New York with 25,000 

 mackerel. 



1875. — American vessels in the gulf of saint lawrence. 



The following statement of the number of fishing vessels in the Gulf 

 of Saint Lawrence mackerel fishery and the American shore mackerel 

 fishery was submitted by David W. Low to the Halifax Commission: 



Mackerel inspected in Gloucester , 93, 126 



58 vessels in Gulf, average catch 191 barrels 11,078 



117 vessels American shore, average catch 409 barrels 47, 853 



58, 931 



The average catch is based on the average catch of 84 vessels from 



17 firms in 1869, and 28 vessels in bay and 62 vessels off American, 



shore from 20 firms in 1875. These firms have done better than the 



rest.— (Docs, and Proc. Halifax Com., 1877, U. S. edition, p. 2595.) 



1875. — First mackerel of the season. 



The first catch of mackerel was brought to New York last week. The 

 fish were of good size, but had not yet acquired that primeness and ex- 

 cellence of savor which mackerel only acquire in colder waters. The 

 fish were struck south of Cape Henry, and now some twenty smacks are 

 in search of the coming shoals. — (B. Phillips, in New York Times, May 

 9, 1875.) 



1875. — Fishing in the gulf of maine. 



One vessel took 250 barrels of mackerel off the point at Province- 

 town, Saturday afternoon. — (Provincetown Advocate, October 6, 1875. 



1875. — Sailing of the southern fleet. 



A large part of the George's fleet have fitted out to go south, mack- 

 ereling. 



Several of the south mackerel fleet have sailed, and the balance will 

 follow in a few days. They will tend New York market, selliug their 

 fish fresh. — (Gloucester Telegraph, April 21. 1875.) 



