76 MR. T. J. WIGG ON THE HERRING FISHERY. 
47,000 and 48,000 crans ahead of last year at the corresponding 
date. 
November 6th. With an improvement in the weather 
a good start was made this week. On Wednesday three 
hundred boats landed 11,500 crans, and by noon on 
Thursday sixty boats had landed two thousand crans. 
November 13th. The catches at both Yarmouth and 
Lowestoft were disappointingly light during the first two 
days of the week, but later on good catches were brought in. 
and the total for the week was over 99,000 crans. Prices 
eased considerably, as the average catch of 300 boats on 
Friday was 52 crans or about 40 lasts, making a total for the 
day of 15,810 crans or 12,000 lasts. Saturday was another 
good day. The boats fishing out of Lowestoft and Southwold 
had also made satisfactory catches which sold well. 
November 20th. The catch this week was a comparatively 
light one, both at Yarmouth and Lowestoft, although two 
Scotch boats landed 120 crans each as the result of one 
night’s fishing. 
November 27 th. Although the quantity of Herrings 
landed at the two ports during the past week was less than 
in the corresponding period of last year, there was a good 
demand at prices which were very satisfactory. 
December 4th. The fishing business during the past week 
showed signs of the approaching end of the season, and, 
taking advantage of the full moon, many of the North 
Country craft sailed for their home ports. Several special 
trains left Yarmouth and Lowestoft with many hundreds 
of male and female fish workers, leaving a few to deal with 
the decreasing deliveries of fish during the remainder of the 
season. 
December nth. Although it was fully expected that the 
steam drifters would continue the fishing right on to Christmas, 
and make the most of the high prices, the catches were so 
light that it was found unprofitable to continue, and most of 
the Scottish and North of England boats left for home, and 
the boats fishing from Yarmouth and Lowestoft were chiefly 
