received from the fleet direct and from the Cape Cod weirs. There were 6,848 barrels forwarded by rail and boat from New York, and 2,964 barrels imported from the vicinity of Yarmouth and Barrington, Nova Scotia. There are now about thirty-five vessels hailing from Boston which are engaged in the fresh cod, haddock, and halibut fisheries. These thirty-five, however, form but a very small proportion of the whole number of vessels actively engaged in supplying Boston market with fresh fish, a great many vessels from Gloucester and other ports landing fish here as well, the amount of fresh cod, haddock, and halibut landed at T Wharf alone during the year 1885 being 25,510,000 pounds, according to oflicial figures given our agent. There are no reliable statistics which can be given of the large quantities of bluefish, salmon, smelts, etc., with which our market is supplied during their respective seasons. We tender the result of the year's business with our best wishes, and return to our many correspondents and friends our sincere thanks for the assistance which has been so readily given us in the past, and of which we would ask a continuance. F. F. BURGESS, Secretary. Fish received by Boston dealers from foreign and domestic ports, 1885. Mackerel barrels.. 2, 218 2, 210 5,502 2,497 5,885 3, 409 5,701 604 6,102 22 4,815' 9,450 Mackerel fleet, inspected, barrels Herrings.. .barrels.. 252 1,594 161 4,535 289 2.742 110 1,558 125 502 72 2, 167 Herrings, frozen ....do... 3,596 2,01411,828 1,361 7,100 2,015 Salmon. do. 357 80 53 Alewives do... 516 573 3,231 Alewives, smoked ..do... 103 113 Trout. do. 6 Shad do.. 20 38 Herrings ..boxes. . 11,218 13, 169 20, 050 38,000 13, 871 41, 835 42,926 68,212 41,180 31,700 33, 300 61, 40 Bloaters do... 4,603 60 11,315 255 1,170 6S Boneless. do.... 1,830 1,576 788 498 Mackerel do... 13 46 2,10 692 Lobsters do. 10 103 617 716 5,755 Codfish .quintals.. 15, 445 1,658 11,802 1,428 19,583 1,919 3,731 826 3,891 78 6,622 5,269 Hake .do.... 313 201 602 26 Pollock .do... 200 130 431 374 100 90 Cusk 85 20 2, 440 doi a do.. Mackerel barrels.. 7,572 1,225 13, 471 1,029 14, 362 3,912 7,633 10,174 5,780 5,650 1,737 1,427 Mackerel fleet, inspectul, barrels Herrings. .barrels.. 66 650 21 41 2,254 9,502 7,168 6,674 2,859 5,382 897 1,765 Herrings, frozen ....o.. 1,676 50 Salmon. .do... 170 17 Alewives do.. 4 351 Alewives, smoked ..do.... Trout. do... 21 56 15 2733 Herrings ..boxes.. 5,763 45,988 16, 25513,61551,296 20,490 61, 286 26,912 9,150 19,185 Bloaters .do.... 1,619 2,855 Boneless. do... 7:3 685 Mackerel do.... 848 313 97 Lobsters. .do.... 5:33 1,780 25 4,570 30 2,832 373 109 Codfish .quintals. . 5,879 144 9,592 5,260 26,828 15,018 19,509 9,311 7,513 12, 103 11,969 3,788 Hake .do.... 120 45 3, 281 26 390 487 190 Pollock.. do... 24 17 290 167 256 153 52 20 116 Cusk 145 60 20 2,358 1,503 20 do... 280 Fish received by Boston dealers from foreign and domestic ports—Continued. 164, 977 149, 459 do.. Mackerel barrels.. 73,653 61,850 Mackerel, Boston fleet, bar (44, 186 37,6161 129, 80275, 226 205, 172 rels 69, 669 183, 175 ||44, 431 10,578 41,978 52, 556 9, 129 84,650 9,699 10, 828 2, 125 10,650 980 1,997 2, 977 2, 144 1,690 Trout 3,834 1,200 3, 216 1, 815 1,584 24, 911 3, 196 56, 852 182, 302 89, 297 50,578 139, 875 101, 182 59, 367 Hake ..do.... 41,021 7, 901 48, 922 29, 625 Haddock. 9,434 .do... 39,05924, 669 2, 076 5,792 1,631 7, 123 2, 288 Pollock 1,981 4,269 1,902 1,077 3, 076 1, 341 1, 108 1,698 626 50 1, 152 1, 152 Boneless.. 1,245 1,271 50 645 ..boxes. . 14, 293 316 14, 606 11,333 197 11,530 20,068 1,586 26 676 595 21,654 1 Mackerel barrels.. .do.... .do.... .do... .do.... do.... ..boxes.. do. ..quintals.. do... do. 391,276 32,083 122,221 7, 4.13 1,290 1,314 722 60, 426 994 4, 490 77,201 2,017 1,312 3, 191 15 820 150 62,918 994 36,573 199, 155 9, 190 2,632 4,535 737 320 16, 431 412, 313 32, 171 142, 364 14, 101 1,082 1, 405 610 46 16, 114 41, 609) 031 1,039 56, 861 88 52 1,035 189, 001 51, 386 8, 761 2, 104 631 749,931 33, 509 192, 225 14, 489 1, 134 2,440 610 461 16,114 418 16, 281 Statement showing the number and tonnage of vessels of the United States employed in the cod and mackerel fisheries June 30, 1885. Amount of inspected barrels New England mackerel catch packed at each port as reported to the Boston fish bureau, 1885. 1 Mackerel cured at Beverly were taken in traps. : Whole or part of catch packed at other poris. Amount credited to each port is the amount packed there, regardless of amount of catch of vessels hailing irom there, which in many instances packed at other ports. Total mackerel catch of New England fleet for five years, as reported to the Boston fish bureau. In the above the southern catch and number of vessels are included in the shore catch. Total catch of cod and other ground fish for five years, as reported to the Boston fish bureau. New England fleet cutch of cod and other ground fish, landed at home ports, as reported to the Boston fish bureau, 1885. 1 Includes 1 sail that fished off Greenland and landed 400 quintals halibut. 6 Browns Bank vessels and amount of catch (about 91,700 quintals) are included with Georges and Shore. About 25,000 quintals included, which were landed by vessels from other porta Bank fish cured at Bucksport. |
