latter part of the month a few fish are received from Nova Scotia, weigh- ing about eight pounds each, and are called Kennebec salmon by the tradesmen, although no salmon are caught either in the Penobscot or Kennebec rivers, Maine, until about the ist of May. Large flounders [Pseudopleuronectes Americanus], suitable for making fillet of sole. Spanish- mackerel. Pompano. Sheep's-head. Red-snapper. Grouper. Shad are abundant this month from North Carolina, and about the 25th or 3Oth of March they make their first appearance in the North or Hudson River. Herring. Skate, or ray-fish. Sturgeon \Acipencer sturio\. Salmon-trout. Whitefish. Yellow perch. Pickerel. C\sco[Coregonus artedi]. Catfish. Wall- eyed pike. Green turtle. Terrapin. With the month of March closes the terrapin season, as after the ist of April it seems to be univerally con- ceded that the weather is too warm, and terrapin are not relished, nor does the palate crave them. Soft shell clams are still excellent this month. Prawns. Scallops. Oysters. Those known as East Rivers, caught on the north shore of Long Island, are considered best in this month. Crab- meat, fresh picked. Smoked haddock. Smoked salmon. Smoked halibut. Smoked mackerel. APRIL. Live codfish. Haddock. Halibut. Striped bass. Chicken halibut. Eels. Live lobsters. Tomcods. Salmon, fresh from the Columbia River. Salmon, fresh from Nova Scotia. Flounders. White perch. Fresh mack- erel. About the first part of April mackerel make their appearance on our coast, oftentimes in enormous numbers, and are sold in the markets at prices so low as to make them the cheapest food of the season. Span- ish-mackerel and pompano are occasionally in the market from Pensacola, Florida. Kingfish [Mentidrrus nebulosus\ ; a few come into market from North Carolina. Sheep's-head, from North Carolina. Smelts ; with the close of this month the fish goes out of season. Red-snapper are to be found in market up to the isth of April. Sea bass [Serranus atrarius] ; a few occasionally come into market from Charleston, S. C. Shad increase in abundance from the North and Hudson rivers. Skate, or ray-fish. Bluefish \Pomatomus saltatrix] ; a few make their appearance, caught on the Florida coast. Brook-trout [Salvelinus fontinalis]. The open season for this fish commences April i. Salmon-trout. Whitefish. Pickerel. Cisco. Wall-eyed pike. Catfish. Green turtle. Prawns. Crayfish [As- tacus fluviatilus~\ are found during this month in the markets ; they are caught in the Potomac River. Scallops ; with the close of this month they are out of season. Oysters are generally better during the month of April than at any other time of the year, but, according to custom, with the close of this month the oyster season ends. Fresh frogs' legs during the latter part of this month are taken, and begin to make their appear- ance in market at prices of about sixty to seventy-five cents per pound. Codfish tongues. Hard crabs. Crab-meat. Whitebait. Smoked had- dock. Smoked salmon. Smoked halibut. VARIETIES OF FISH. \ \ MAY.

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latter part of the month a few fish are received from Nova Scotia, weighing about eight pounds each, and are called Kennebec salmon by the tradesmen, although no salmon are caught either in the Penobscot or Kennebec rivers, Maine, until about the ist of May. Large flounders [Pseudopleuronectes Americanus], suitable for making fillet of sole. Spanishmackerel. Pompano. Sheep's-head. Red-snapper. Grouper. Shad are abundant this month from North Carolina, and about the 25th or 3Oth of March they make their first appearance in the North or Hudson River. Herring. Skate, or ray-fish. Sturgeon \Acipencer sturio\. Salmon-trout. Whitefish. Yellow perch. Pickerel. C\sco[Coregonus artedi]. Catfish. Walleyed pike. Green turtle. Terrapin. With the month of March closes the terrapin season, as after the ist of April it seems to be univerally conceded that the weather is too warm, and terrapin are not relished, nor does the palate crave them. Soft shell clams are still excellent this month. Prawns. Scallops. Oysters. Those known as East Rivers, caught on the north shore of Long Island, are considered best in this month. Crabmeat, fresh picked. Smoked haddock. Smoked salmon. Smoked halibut. Smoked mackerel. APRIL. Live codfish. Haddock. Halibut. Striped bass. Chicken halibut. Eels. Live lobsters. Tomcods. Salmon, fresh from the Columbia River. Salmon, fresh from Nova Scotia. Flounders. White perch. Fresh mackerel. About the first part of April mackerel make their appearance on our coast, oftentimes in enormous numbers, and are sold in the markets at prices so low as to make them the cheapest food of the season. Spanish-mackerel and pompano are occasionally in the market from Pensacola, Florida. Kingfish [Mentidrrus nebulosus\ ; a few come into market from North Carolina. Sheep's-head, from North Carolina. Smelts ; with the close of this month the fish goes out of season. Red-snapper are to be found in market up to the isth of April. Sea bass [Serranus atrarius] ; a few occasionally come into market from Charleston, S. C. Shad increase in abundance from the North and Hudson rivers. Skate, or ray-fish. Bluefish \Pomatomus saltatrix] ; a few make their appearance, caught on the Florida coast. Brook-trout [Salvelinus fontinalis]. The open season for this fish commences April i. Salmon-trout. Whitefish. Pickerel. Cisco. Wall-eyed pike. Catfish. Green turtle. Prawns. Crayfish [Astacus fluviatilus~\ are found during this month in the markets ; they are caught in the Potomac River. Scallops ; with the close of this month they are out of season. Oysters are generally better during the month of April than at any other time of the year, but, according to custom, with the close of this month the oyster season ends. Fresh frogs' legs during the latter part of this month are taken, and begin to make their appearance in market at prices of about sixty to seventy-five cents per pound. Codfish tongues. Hard crabs. Crab-meat. Whitebait. Smoked haddock. Smoked salmon. Smoked halibut. VARIETIES OF FISH. \ \ MAY.

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