of the first shad in the harbor of New York is 
one of the events of the season, a harbinger 
of spring. The first Hudson river shad, 
weighing 4 3 4 pounds, was caught on Friday 
Inst, the 28th, and was sold for $3.00 to a 
Fulton Market dealer, who soon was offered 
$5.00 for his prize. Hudson river shad Will 
command a high price for several days, hut will 
come down to a low figure after a few days, 
when they will ho abundant. They have 
been in the market for several weeks, being 
brought ou from tho South. They usually 
appear at Charleston.some time in January, 
at Norfolk in February, in New York about 
the 20th or 25th of March, at Boston by the 
end of April, and in the Bay of Fuudy in the 
middle of May. They are caught in Massa¬ 
chusetts rivers in the early part of May, 
when the apple orchards are in full bloom.. 
