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Click Here To Edit Frigidarium August 1800
Report of the House
of Commons on the
Fish Trade Augst 1800
Times 1800 Aug.st19th.
It also appears
by the evidence of MR..
Selby, a Salmon Factor
that in consequence
of the mode introduced
a few years ago of
packing Salmon in
Ice, the Metropolis is
now supplied with
that species of Fish
from much greater
distances than formerly,
as well as in a
much better state of
preservation, and during
a Season of the
year in which it was
before thought impracticable
to bring them.
Times August 22d 1800
Examination of M<hi rend="superscript">R</hi> ..
Tho.s Peete Supervisor
of Billingsgate Market.
Examination of M<hi rend="underline">R</hi>.. Ja<hi rend="superscript">s</hi>. Saunders Salesman
of Billingsgate.
What quantity of
fish forms a Cargo
in general?- That
depends upon the
Wind and Weather;
we victual out for
five weeks; sometimes
we complete much
sooner, and sometimes
come back for want
of provisions without
catching 1 cwt of fish.
How much do you
call a good cargo?-
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About five Tons; we
often catch a great
deal more; but we
are often obliged to
throw away fish
for want of salt to
preserve them.-
Can you judge
what proportion of
fish caught is thrown
away for that reason.
It often happens in
Summer that the
whole Cargo is
thrown away; it
has often happened
that the outfit of
the boat has cost
£50 and the Cargo
has not been worth
1s. although great
quantities of fish
has been caught.
The fish that Swallow
the Hook die in consequence
of it. and
must be thrown
away, except that
in Winter it may
answer to salt the
largest and finest
fish.-
How much does a Cargo of five Tons sell for on its arrival at Billingsgate Market?- Sometimes as much as £200 and sometimes as low as £20 in a better; it depends entirely on the supply of the Market; on Monday, when the cod fish was not so good, it sold for d6 per pound and yesterday for only 2d. Can you judge how much the price would be reduced if no fish was obliged to be thrown away? The quantity now preserved in salt is small, and may sell for about 2d per lb in Billingsgate Market; it is chiefly Haddoock salted for about a fortnight, and I think it might be sold for a a penny a pound if we could have salt duty free; they are very good food with potatoes; it takes fifteen bushels to cure a Ton of fish, they are cured in Bulk or large Vats. Times Aug.st 23rd.. 1800 State of the Fish Trade. Examination of Mr.. Jas..E. Saunders. Do the Salesman before the MArket opens, enter into a concert respecting the price?- No; every man follows his own judgment, when there is a glut of fish in the market. it is impossible to offer to keep up the price.- In the internal consumption of Salt fish, such as it is, is the preference given to the wet or dry fish?- To the pickled or wet fish.
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