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quintals of fish. To these may be added the towns of Newbury- 
port, Lynn Falmouth, Holmes Hole, and Sandwich, (in which I 
have not been able to learn the number of vessels exclusively em- 
ployed in this fishery,) which furnished in 1836, 16,265 quintals. 
Thus exhibiting 279,718 quintals of cod fish, taken by the enter- 
prise of the citizens of 15 towns. When it is observed, that about 
3500 of the cod fish from the Grand Bank, (which are generally 
much larger than those from the Straits of Bellisle,) constitute a 
single quintals,some conception may be formed of the immense num- 
ber taken, At the usual price of these prepared fish, the above 
mentioned number of quintals would sell for $839,154. 
Besides these fishing vessels, a great number of boats are constant- 
ly employed in supplying the markets with fresh fish. Thus, at 
Duxbury in 1886, there were 10 market boats, having 40 men on 
board, which took from 38,000 to 40,000 fish. At Provincetown, 
there were fen boats thus engaged. Boston market is supplied with 
cod fish by about 15 or 20 small schooners, and a large number of 
boats. By the kindness of Capt. Nathaniel Blanchard of Lynn, 
master of one of these smacks, I am enabled to furnish the following 
table, by which some idea may be formed of the amount of fresh cod 
fish, brought to our market. He has presented me the result of his 
labors with a vessel of 25 tons, and a crew of 6 men, for nearly 
5 months, commencing October 24, 1836, and terminating March 
20, 1837. His account exhibits the number of fish taken, and the 
price obtained for the same for each day during that period. From 
this minute statement, I am able to ascertain, that the largest quantity 
taken any one day, was 7124 pounds—December 13th—which sold 
for 5 shillings per hundred=$59.39. 
The smallest quantity taken any one day, was 387 pounds—Jan- 
uary 16th—which sold for 12 shillngs=$6.67. 
The smallest receipts were March 20th, when 359 pounds taken, 
sold for 10 shillings 6 pence—=$5.92. 
The whole number of pounds taken during the period mentioned, 
were 194,125. 
The entire receipts for the same, were $3,026.14. 
Besides the value of the fishes themselves in a fresh and dried 
