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buildings in this part of Boston that comprise the Boston 

 Fish Pier constitute a city by itself. 



Groundfish: — The catch by the fleet that makes this 

 port its headquarters shows an increase. In the spring 

 and summer the fleet landed good catches of haddock. 

 Codfish, however, have been in comparatively light sup- 

 ply. Receipts were decreased in the fall by a strike of 

 the fishermen of the steam trawlers. 



The fishing fleet numbered about the same as in the 

 previous year, 330, of which 167 were sailing vessels, 13 

 steam otter-trawlers, and 150 boats of various kinds. 



The catch of the Gloucester gill netters, that is largely 

 received here, amounted to 7,400,000 lbs. compared with 

 8,500,000 in the previous year. 



Prices of haddock, by months, ex vessel, have ranged 

 about as follows: (Dollars per 100 lbs.) 



High Low High Low 



Mackerel: — The southern mackerel fleet got an early 

 start, the first vessel sailing sixteen days earlier than the 

 previous year. 



The first trip of mackerel was landed April 9, schooner 

 Rob Roy, at Lewes, Del., 3,240 mixed mackerel, caught 

 100 miles east by south from Cape Henlopen in 40 fath- 

 oms. First arrival at Chincoteague April 16 ; first catch 

 at Chatham, April 20 ; at Seaconnet, April 20 ; near Yar- 

 mouth, N. S., May 14 ; at New York, from Carolina trap, 

 March 24. 



