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price being three shillings and sixpence ; they were occasionally 

 as low as one shilling per score. The large import of Dutch 

 Smelts into London greatly influenced the English supplies, 

 although the latter always command the higher prices. Very 

 few Grey Mullet or Salmon-Trout were netted with the Smelts, 

 owing undoubtedly to the wretched summer. Drawing for 

 Trout along the coast was also a failure. My largest lot at any 

 one time this year was 80 lb. My largest Trout was 10^ lb., an 

 example 16£ lb. being my record fish. Very few Salmon-Trout 

 and Eed Mullet were taken in the Mackerel -nets this year ; 

 last year I purchased Eed Mullet by the trunkful ! Numbers 

 of what we call ' Eed Trout ' [Bull Trout ?] , running from 6 oz. 

 to 10 oz. each, were captured. Fishermen aver that when these 

 are about ' you may whistle for fine Trout.' Those landed 

 fetched good prices." 



Amongst the Crustaceans my most interesting " finds " were 

 two aged M sop's Prawns (Pandalus annulicornis) with barnacles 

 growing on the carapace, and a Grangon vulgaris, the posterior 

 half of which was ivory-white. 



