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rels, which were all that her crew could handle, besides giving away 

 110 barrels to the crew of a Boston sehoouer, and losing several hun- 

 dred barrels through a break in the seine. She had already landed 

 2,200 barrels, stocking $11,000 net (the crew sharing $13<i.90 each), up 

 to September 22, and the next week landed two fares, one of 200 or 300 

 barrels; during the past week she has made two trips into Boston. 

 Her stock for the season is probably double that of the schooner 

 "Alice." — (Cape Ann Advertiser, October 6, 1876.) 



1877. — The spring fishery. — arrivals of fresh mackerel in 



NEW YORK. 



The early arrivals at New York the middle of last week landed good 

 fares, and prices were good considering the almost simultaneous arri- 

 vals of nine vessels on Thursday and Friday. The schooner "Mary 

 Odell " was the first to arrive, followed closely by the schooner " Seth 

 Stockbridge" with 35,000 mackerel in number. The schooner "Mada- 

 waska Maid" came next with 180 barrels, and the rest of the fleet had 

 from 100 to 150 barrels each. The market opened with sales of large 

 mackerel at 12 to 15 cents, but soon fell to 10 cents for extra large, 8 

 cents for large, 5 cents for tinkers, and 3} cents for flinks. — (Cape Ann 

 Advertiser, May 4, 1877.) 



1877. — A NOVA SCOTIA SCHOONER BOUND SOUTH FOR MACKEREL. — 



THE TABLES TURNED. 



Now that our Bay of Saint Lawrence fleet has dwindled to compara- 

 tive insignificance, and no longer throw the bait that keep the waters 

 swarming with mackerel, it looks as if the 2s ova Scotia fishermen would 

 have to resort to American waters for a catch. One provincial vessel 

 was in port a few weeks since bound south in pursuit of mackerel. — 

 (Cape Ann Advertiser, May 25, 1877.) 



1877. — A GOOD CATCH IN NOVA SCOTIA WEIRS. 



A good mackerel catch is reported along the western shore of Shel- 

 burne County, 1ST. S. Some traps have taken over 1,000 barrels, and all 

 others are doing well. — (Cape Ann Advertiser, June 29, 1877.) 



1877. — A LUCKY HAUL AT PROVINCETOWN. 



The keeper of Wood End Light, with the assistance of his wife, seined 

 4,500 mackerel the other day, which sold for $150. — (lb.) 



1877. — A LARGE CATCH IN A CAPE COD WEI. 



The Yarmouth Herald reports that upwards of 1,400 barrels of mack- 

 erel have been taken from the Sandford fish-trap this season ; value not 

 far from $7.000.— (Cape Ann Advertiser. July 20. 1877.) 



