FRESH-HALIBUT FISHERY. 25 
Gloucester fleet 12,367,218 pounds, gross, valued at $312,802.13. The market weight is found by 
deducting 14 per cent. for the heads. 
HALIBUT PURCHASED, BY THE New ENGLAND FisH Company, 1873 To 1878.—The fol- 
lowing statement of the amount of fresh halibut bought, during a series of years, at Gloucester, 
Mazss., by one firm, the New England Fish Company, from vessels engaged in the fishery from that 
place, is of interest in this connection: 
Net weight, 
after deduct-| Average 
Year. Gross weight.| ing 14 per value Total value. 
cent. for per pound. 
heads. 
Pounds. Pounds. : 
1873 ....2ecceeee------| 8, 647,142 8, 136, 542 0612 | $192,141 94 
1874.....--.---- vémnees 3, 473, 995 2, 987, 636 - 059 176, 226 19 
: Wi vessawwacemaere nese 3, 368, 696 2 897,079 «0512 148, 519 59 
1816 ecnenw encoun conics 3, 988, 811 8, 430, 378 044 152,148 27 
W877 ..eee-.eeeeeeeeeee-| 3,302,112 2, 839, 817 0415 | 117, 906 70 
W818 seacsseccasseeceers 6, 216, 492 5, 346, 184 0302 | 161, 514 60 
Each year ends March 1. This firm represented seventeen wholesale Boston firms and seven 
at New York in the year ending March 1, 1878; previously Boston firms alone. Seventy-five per 
cent. of the above shipments from Gloucester in 1877~’78 were to Boston and 25 per cent. to New 
York. The shipments in fhe preceding year were mostly to Boston. In 1878, 2,112,581 pounds of 
fresh halibut were sold by the New England Company to “cutters” in Gloucester for smoking. 
LARGEST STOCK.—The Cape Ann Advertiser of March 24, 1882, contains the following account 
of the largest halibut trip ever made, so far as financial results are concerned. It says: “The best 
halibut fare received at this port for several years was landed Wednesday (March 22) by schooner 
Grace L. Fears, Capt. Nathaniel Greenleaf. Her fare was taken by the Atlantic Halibut Company, 
and she weighed off 98,825 pounds halibut and 3,000 pounds codfish, 101,825 pounds in all, stock- 
ing $6,016.60. Her crew shared $206.30. The cook’s share was $253.94. She was gone five weeks 
and one day, during which time she was frozen up for eight days at Canso. This is the largest 
stock ever made on a halibut trip, although larger fares have been received several years ago.” 
SUCCESSFUL TRIPS IN 1874~’75.—We are indebted to Messrs. Clark & Somes, of Gloucester, 
for the following detailed account of some of the most successful years’ work accomplished by, 
schooners employed by them in the Bank halibut fishery: 
° SCHOONER F. W. HOMANS. 
Gross Gross Gross Gross 
1874. weight. | stock. 1874. weight. | stock. 
Pounds. | Dollars. Pounds. | Dollars. 
PADOEEY Bh cn cee nnnreesenenesenieenenanieens® 20,364.) 1,845 60 |) September 23 sine smcriwiwed.cccrnnnnesennvesns 21, 982 1,456 94 
MaGChS wwienaccemusansndinns wuanactiorennesies ovens 61,859 | 2,846 90 || November 6 ..s.ccciswexsusnwis ewewenaennne ads 50, 998 2,589 19 
MATCH 27 icaecae citindsie dansiaiaieiat-sicimin areca sinsinsatss 73, 820 2,856 82 || December 12 .............eeee eee eee e ne cen ees 22, 475 1, 802 37 
55,023 | 2, 836.72 
62,500 |- 1,225 06 
39,603 | 1,293 28 
Total. 0 cc occcsussuwseveessiwenveseeenens 399, 214 18, 702 88 
SCHOONER LIZZIE K. CLARK. 
SONUALY 22) < nesses seme sieeyeaiswrineneeeeaneanines 23, 551 DOC -18 || AMSUBE WD cca ncrsmarein cawtrnsnccmncnescee swans 41, 786 1,187 91 
PODLWALY 27 cis sicicinis ts ccia ve cece swccoececsee cece 55, 087 8,493 74 || September 15 ---| 40,199 3,340 20 
PASEO TE, con cdcacienn Kona opanees eaaaadtaeee 85, 810 4,726 50 || November 3 .icsicwicicseccnwvsedasastarseniasna 26, 363 1,414 70 
AW Tl oon ceenarena vices cavGensunkicrnece reds 53, 733 2,259 05 || November 28 11, 809 379 93 
MOY: 20 eso iaia'sicisie's srcteiirereisteistansiaaicie sinteeleaisiaecroree aaisie 4 
y slid (seed AD dacs ncnacenea ciara matoaastdcesnne 418,111 | 19, 088 82 
FURS BOs. sasardniicacurtdasiessebacivarwcoamutcicd 50,364 | 1,623 99 
