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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
107. Oysters. “Blue Points.” Great South Bay, Long Island. Furnished by 
Dorlon & Shaffer, New York. Thirty oysters in shell. 
108. Oysters. “East Rivers.” Oyster Bay, Long Island. Furnished by Dorlon 
& Shaffer, New York. Twenty-five oysters in the shell. 
109. Oysters. “ Sounds.” Princess Bay, Staten Island, New York. Furnished by 
Dorlon & Shaffer, New York. Thirty oysters in the shell. 
112. Oysters. “Rockaways.” Far Rockaway, Long Island. Furnished by Dorlon 
& Shaffer, New York. Thirty oysters in the shell. 
118. Oysters. Norwalk, Connecticut. Furnished by Dorlon & Shaffer, New York. 
Thirty oysters in the shell. 
120. Canned oysters. Furnished by Thurber &Co., New York. One “one pound” 
can containing fifty oysters. 
151. Oysters. Norwalk, Connecticut. Long Island Sound. Furnished by Dorlon 
& Shaffer, New York. Thirty oysters in the shell. 
180. Oysters. Oyster Bay, New York. Furnished by Dorlon & Shaffer, New 
York. Thirty-two oysters in the shell. 
181. Oysters. Shrewsbury, New Jersey. Furnished by Dorlon & Shaffer, New 
York. Thirty oysters in the shell. 
182. Oysters. Furnished by Dorlon & Shaffer, New York. Thirty oysters in 
the shell. The so-called “ Blue Points,” a favorite kind of oyster stated to come 
from sundry places on the coast of Long Island. 
202. Oysters. “Solids.” Virginia. Purchased in Middletown. The specimen con- 
sisted of one quart of the shell contents as ordinarily sold, containing 118 oysters and 
weighing 970.5 grammes. The dealer from whom they were purchased stated that they 
were received from F. T. Lane, of New Haven, where they “were taken from a vessel 
just in from Virginia.” The amount of liquid was so small that no attempt was made 
to separate it from the flesh. 
203. Oysters. Stony Creek, Connecticut. Long Island Sound. Purchased in 
Middletown. The specimen consisted of one peck of oysters in the shell, containing 
90 oysters, weighing 6,585 grammes. Price, 50 cents per peck. Said to be from the 
Stony Creek Oyster Company, Connecticut, and called “Offshore oysters.” 
204. Oysters. “ Solids.” Fair Haven, Connecticut. Long Island Sound. Purchased 
in Middletown. The specimen consisted of one pint of the shell contents, the portion 
ordinarily sold, and contained 61 oysters, weighing 522.5 grammes. Price, 35 cents 
per quart. The amount of liquid was so small that no attempt was made to separate 
it from the flesh. 
210. Oysters. Fair Haven, Connecticut. Long Island Sound. Purchased in Mid- 
dletown. The specimen consisted of one-half peck of Fair Haven natives in the 
shell and contained 20 oysters weighing 3,371 grammes. Price, 50 cents per peck. 
51 and 63. Scallops. Furnished by Mr. Blackford. The specimens consisted of 
the adductor muscle only, the portion commonly eaten, and were in the form usually 
found for sale in the market. 
65. “ Long ” Clams. Napaug, Long Island. Purchased in Middletown. The 
specimen consisted of 20 clams in the shell. 
67. “Long” Clams. Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. Purchased in Newton, 
Massachusetts. The specimen consisted of 20 clams in the shell. 
102. “Long” Clams. Clinton, Connecticut. Long Island Sound. Purchased in 
Middletown. Twenty-five clams in the shell. Price, 50 cents per peck. 
122. Canned clams. “Long Clams.” Penobscot Bay, Maine. Furnished by Thur- 
ber & Company, New York. One “ one pound” can. The can bore the brand “Pe- 
nobscot Bay, Little Neck Clams, Castine Packing Company, Maine.” 
201. Long Clams. Clinton, Connecticut. Long Island Sound. Purchased in Mid- 
dletown. The specimen consisted of one peck, containing 145 clams. Price per 
peck, 45 cents. Forty-five clams were taken for analysis. 
