Tue Datty EXAMINER JANUARY 26, 1883. Exports of Prince County. Wr publish, to day, the export statis- es of Pidice County for 1882. These statisties sre as nearly accurate as they can be. Of course they neces- sarily ioelude some commodities which were ptoduced in Queen's County; but to off set these a large quantity of Prince County produce, such as pickled mack- erel, canned lobsters, canned meat, eggs, etc., shipped at Charlottetown, will necessarily be eredited to the other Counties, So that Prince County may fairly receive credit for the full sum of | the export given in the statement. We congratulate that splendid County | THe DAT 2 Bostoo Fish Bureau. A cory of the “Eighth Annual Report of the Boston Fish Bureau,’’ has been received; and from it may be gather- ed much valuable information respecting the Fisheries for the past year, 1882. To the fishermen and fish dealers of the United States the past season has been a prosperous one. At the opening, the leading varieties of fish appeared in large bodies. and the catch bid fair to be upprecedentedly large, asthe number of vessels and men eugaged in the business, with increased aud improved apparatus, had been considerably augmented. But, as the season advanced, the catch fell off, and as the supply from the British Provinces was the smallest for many years, prices advanced as the season passed, until the prices of some of the priucip'e varieties reached a height—cod on the improvement which is thus made fish iu particular—not attained for years evident. Our readers will note with| previous. The price in June for mackerel satisfaction the very respectable propor- | W#s, for un! tions of the trade with the West Indies ; | and it is pleasing to learn from a good | Inspec authority that the shippers have realized | $9 00, and $1 * : | Spectiv ely ; in “eptember, $7.00, $10.00. remunerative prices, It is satisfactory too, to note that ex- an nspected, $4.00; in July, $6 $7.00; in August, $8.00 to $9.00; ‘ted selling in August for $6.00 to 2.00 for 3’s, 2's, and 1's, re- to 1$13.00 ; and in October and later, ports to the other Provinces of Canada | $8.00, $11.00, aud $14.00. : ; or) are ou the increase. The Dominion} The total eateh of the New Eng'and shipments, especia'ly to New Brunswick, | fleet for the year amounted to 378,863 are much in excess of those of last year. | inspected making| been exceeded on] Prince County is evidently very satisfactory progress. The peop'e do not now depend for a living upon the | It is quite! barrels. sale of one or two articles. barrels, This quantity has y eight times io fifty years past. The catch in 1880 war 349- 674 barrels; that of 1881, 391.657 The receipts of mackerel from evident that oats will soon cease to be| the British Provinces in 1882, were only the most prominent article of export ;|37 616 barrels, »gaiust 61.850, in 1881 ; and our covtributions to the trade of the’ 105.730 io world will comprise many things which | our fathers never dreamed of. Business in Summerside is, we are informed,—as it is io Charlottetown—on a firmer—a better—basis than it has been for some years. Merchants—at least those who are active and prudent—seem to be pretty well satisfied with the past year’s trade; and the prospect of the future is encouraging. Better times are confidently expected ; and it is believed that real estate in Summerside will rise in value as a resulc of the return of con fidence in the resources, activity and enterprise of Prince County. TO GREAT BRITAIN. Quantity. Value. Oats, bush... 160,614 $69, 166 Pork, bbls. . 5 100 Ree. O08. Ye OP 495 Total. $69,761 TO UNITLD STATES; Potatoes, bush... 86,151 23,490 oni n tt an'ae ald 77,430 Batter, Ibs...... 1962 395 ap gl al pg “- 87 Horned cattle No. 4 70 Herses, No...... 400 40 075 Sheemiets. i.: i. 596 1,273 Sheep pelts, No. 571 343 Pou try and Game aigdod 272 Oysters, bbls.... 44 64 Canned Lobsters, CO ae cms 5255 21,957 Mackerel, pickled, DASTGMs << .!k--- 999 8051 Do canned, cases, 396 1,4*9 Codfish, dry.,qtls. 1,123 5,062 Ns acocss co oo kk 4 530 Tete? . Pe. $180,579 BRITISH WEST INDIES. Oats, bush....... 110,327 57,016 Potatoes......... 118 7 Rae, . 02. Sa. 8 * ain 200 Canned Lobsters, OROCRl 006656 +i o's 16 73 Canned Meat cases 10 60 Total... $307,736 SPANISH WEST INDIES, 1880 ; 84.213 in 1879; and 78.689 in 1878. It will thus be seer | that our fishermen must have suffered considerable loss last year—the high 'sea-bass, Spanish mackerel, spot or Lafayette fish. | |p } avaye fish, | now so much in use, Oats, bush ...... 6,374 2,9%6 Potatoes, bush... 6, 206 2,799 Total oe me 66 co's $5,705 NRWFOUN DLAND, Oa’s, bush ...i..; 6,938 2,656 Potatoes, bush .. 2,556 517 Sy eee ee 5 Oysters barrels .. 7 ll a ep 388 7eeel...- 4. $3,577 FRANCE, Oats, bush ..... 24,224 12,112 Lumber ooo OS 69 NS bal ee $12,181 BRITISH GUIANA, Oats, bush. . ‘ 38,099 19,059 Canved Lobsters CI aks ne 98 44] ery 64 256 ee 33. ‘ $19,756 OTHER PROVINCES IN DOMINION, Gate, besh...... 245,208 95,255 Poratces, bush... 15,085 5,900 Evgs, cases... i6 70 Butter, Ibe...... 28,464 5,493 Pork, bbls. 457 8,475 ee 2. it OF See 6,395 Heroed eattle No 564 23 374 Horses, No...... 642 63,462 Weolj:the. ..3.. 33,320 11,044 Sheep Peits...... fe ras 11,596 Ta.low, lle.:.... 18,212 1,612 Bame@iwsiaci. 4.610 461 Lari .. 7,660 872 RNR i cone 67,265 929 704 Pee oe Cee i 291 Cheese... ia 12,486 1,497 Cauned Lobsters Cases ee a 3,933 18,018 Oysters, bbls... . 15,515 21,053 Mackerel pickled, Barrels, 6 54 Mackerel canned, 6 aah 1,742 5,386 Fish Sounds.... vie oe 10 694 Codfish dry, qtls 69 305 Stesck tS. o.’. 1,451,000 116,080 Farming Imple- mame OT is 3 °F a4. Hs 5,885 Woolen cloth yds 6,245 4,785 BUEN. 6 his bP? B01 98. 7,096 | eee $466,415 RECAPITULATION. To Great Britain $ 69,761 To United States 180,579 To Briti:-h West ie 57,396 To “panish West Indiés....... 5.705 | To British Guiana 19,756 To rance, we «ik 12,181 To Newfounland 3,577 To other Prov- inces in Dom. | principalyN & 466,415 | Great Teal... BiFa7 \tawtog, terrapin, black bass, blue-fish porgivs, vravilley groupers, grunts by pig Ub’tbwn, van 8, 1883,—1m ebu | prices obtained for what was forwarded, mitigated this state of things somewhat The Southern mackerel fleet was much larger in numbers than for some years. Many vessels made large catches South, taking the first fish March 31st. Two vessels evugaged in the mackerel cateh made large vet stocks. The ** Edward E. Webster’ of Gloucester, sailed March llth, aud hauled up November I1th, made a gross stock of $39,750 00, or a net one of $34,329.00, with a crew of seventeen men. ‘The *Nellie N. Rowe,” stocked nearly the same. The total num- ber of vesse!s composing the New England Mackerel fleet the past season was 342, the number in 1881 was 298, an increase of 44. Thenumber of men, 5.083. Inu 1881 the crews numbered 4,258. During the past year eighty-one vessels were built for the fisheries. The number of vessels engaged in the cod, halibut, and other ground fisheries was 692, against 604 in 1881. The number of men engaged in the business in 1882 was 7719 to 6402 in 1881. The total number of quiatals of all kinds of ground fish tak- en in 1882 was 898,904, against 775,027 in 1881. Gloucester still maintains her suprem- acy as a great fish-catching community, having sent out last year 151 sail of mackerelmen, the total crews numbering 2325, and the catch of mackerel reported was 127,222 barrels. Boston ranks next. with a fleet of 29 sail, 485 men, with a pack of 83.175 barrels. Wellfleet is third in the list, having a fleet of 28 sail, 475 men, with a catch of 28,570 barrels. The reason that Boston reporis so many barrels, with so few vessels is, that many of the vessels of other ports pack oft there 'n the ground fishery, Gloucester is also atthe fore-front. Last year she sent out tothe Grand and Western Banks, 159 sail; on the New. England shore and Georges Bank she had 125 vessels engaged in the eateh of ccd, halibut, ete., making in all a fleet of 284 sail in that line of the business. The crews num- bered 3442 men; and the total catch of the Gloucester ground fish fleet was 479,.- 000 quintals. More than one-halt of the whole catch tor the season by the combined fleets. The report says: “The dark side of the business must yearly be noticed, the losses of life and property the past year have been with the exception of 1876, 1879, the largest for many years. Seventeen vessels and 117 men have been lost during the year all of which were in the cod or ground fishery, and nearly all from the single port of Gloucester; not avy vessels or lives were lost in the mackerel fishery.’’ The whole fleet of cod and mackerel vessels sailing out of Gloucester number 441 sail—a very respectable fleet to belong to one part, and is indicative of the business capacity of the people, and the thrift and prosperity of the whole commupity. The report gives an ivteresting sum- mary of the fishing industry of the Atlantic avd Pacific coasts, and the great lakes of the United States, compiled from the advance Bulletins of the United States census for 1880, the statistics having been ccllected by Prof. Spencer F. Baird U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries. The summary gives the kinds of fixh taken, the quantities and values. The total value for 1880 was $41.603,659, and the number of persons engaged in the industry was 120,703. Thinking that perhaps our readers may be interested in the food fi-hes wherewith our wveighbors of the Repnblic regale the inner man, we copy the following list of varieties :— Ale-wives, drum, bonito, butter-fish, cat-fish, cod, clams, (soft), clams, (quahaugs), crabs, _croakers, eels, flounders, mackerel, lob- sters, menhaden, tom-cod, trout, waite, }moon fish, mullet, oysters, perch, scup, | shad, sheepshead, smelt. squeteaguec, stiiped bass, sturgeon, | black | ‘stemnatiantiihadiniieees fish, pompano, red drum, sailors choice, shrimp, spotted sea trout, star fish, turtle, of various fresh and salt water species. Before closing we must observe that the report is singularly sileut on a sub- ject which last summer agitated the whole fishing world of the New England States. We refer to the syndicate, or ‘‘fish-ring,” as its enemies designated it, organized to control and regula‘e the fish business and prices. The orgaviza- tion met with much opposition and even vituperation, and the project was finally abandoned. We looked for a history of the affair ia the report, but have been disappointed at the omission. _—<e- + on —The Rev. Alfred Osborne, in the letter we publish to-day, touches ov the prospects of the farmers in the North- west, the supply of water and fuel and the wonderful progress resulting from the railway poliey of the present Govern- ment. “CGRRESPONDENCE, We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions or statements of our correspondents. Bay Fortune Debating Society. T’o the Editor of the Examiner, Deak Srr,— The first regular Debating Society in Bay Fortune, was organized in the Bridge School-room, on Friday even ing, 19th inst. The officers elected for quarter were as follows, viz: President—W. R. Dingwell. Vice-President—J. R. Coffin. Secretary--L. H Needham. Financial Secretary and Treasurer—J. E. Morson. After the usual business in eonnection with the Society had been disposed of, the fpllowirg subject was proposed for dis- cussion : “‘ Which is the most injurious to humanity, war or intemperance. Mr. J. E. Morson, in opening the subject, on the side that intemperance waa the most injurious, gave evider.ce of having given the subject careful study. His arguments were convincing, and every point brought forward was concisive. Mr. J. R. Cameron, respondent, then rose and witha ‘‘wait till I demolish yon” look at his opponent, proceeded to review and demolish the arguments and deductions of his predecessor. After an animated discussion on both sides, it was decided, upon division of the house, that Intemper- ance was the most injurious. Judging from the very able speeches and the interest taken by each of the members, the meetings promise to be both pleasant and profitable to the members of the Society. the ensuing Yours, &e., L. H. Nexwpuam. Secretary. Personai—Gossip. Iglesias has beeu declared President of Peru. The Toronto World announces that it has the best authority for stating that General Wolseley will succeed Lord Lorne as Governor-General. Mr. E. J. Langevin has been appointed elerk of the Senate, vice Mr. Lemoine, superannuated. Mr. Grant Powell, chief clerk of the Department of the Secretary of State, to be Under-Secretary of State, vice Langevin. Mr. C. J. Brydges has conveyed to the secretary-treasurer of the Winnipeg General Hospital the pleasing intelligence that the governor and committee of the Hudson’s Bay company authorized him while in Eng- land to subscribe $2,000 to the building fund of the hospital. A man named Collison, of Seaton, in Holderness, died last week from the effects of the kick of acow. He was admitted to the Hull Infirmary on Sunday, when he was suffering from a compound fracture of the left leg, caused by the kick. Mortifica- tion ultimately set in, and death was the result. Mr. Conklin, who wasa Grit candidate in Winnipeg in last June, denounced the Canadian Pacific Railway while the cam- paign was in progress, after the orthodox Retorm fashion. Daring the past six months the gentleman has reconsidered his opinions regarding the enterprise, and he now says:—‘ After two years’ experience under the Canadian Pacific contract, I am of the opinion that the railway policy of the Dominion Government, in the main, is calculated to promote the best interests of the city of Winnipeg.” This is what is a as sober, second thought.—Toronto saab, NOTICE! THE DIAMOND GROCERY —Is Now— OPENED In the stand lately occupied by Mr Theo. L. Chappelle, as the Diamond Bookstore; and, by strict attention to business, and offering a line of CROCERIES THAT — Cannot be Surpassed in the City, we ask the moving community to smile " MAGEACHERN & C0,, DIAMOND GROCERY. Jan. 26, ’83. Coke. Coke. | fish, whiting or kivg-fish, green turtle, | ( YOKE is considered to be one of the beat and che*pest kinds ot tuel for BASE | BURNER STOVES and particularly suited | for the DENMARK SOFT COAL STOVE, A first-class quality ot Coke can now be had at the Gag Works, for len cents per bushel, mx A MINER ee JANUARY Charlottetown Boot and Shoe Factory. 0:0 BE SURE AND ASK YOUR STOREKEEPER FOR DORSEY, GOFF & CO0.’S OWN MAKE ollie BOOTS AND SHOES. io. —-———— EVERY PAIR WARRANTED. a), :0: DORSEY, GOFF & CO. Ch'town, Jan, 26, 1583,—2aw wkly WINTER GOODS —AT— REDUCED PRICES. JOHN MACPHEE & CO. Are offering the following GOODS at greatly Reduced Prices. Dress Goods, Knit Wool Goods and Winceys; a lot Mantle and Ulster Cloths, Men’s all wooi Pants, $1.90, $2 25, $2.45; Boys’ Ulsters and Overcoats, $3.50, $4.00, $4.50; a lot of ladies’ Shawls and Sacques at cost; Winceys, 7 cents; Grey Cotton, 6 cents; Prints, 6 cents; President, Beaver and Nap C oths at cost; Men’s Ulstera and Overcoats, $3 50, $4 50, $5.50; Scotch, English and Canadian T weeds, at 10 p. c. discount; Fur Caps, Kid Mitts and Gloves, Linders and Drawers, Scarfs, |aced and knit Shirts, white Shirts, &c.; a lot of Men’s colored Shirts at 60 cents. Our customers and the pablic generally can depend on getting REAL BARGAINS in every department. WHOLESALE & RETAIL. JOHN McPHEE & CO. Jan. 25. 1883 —2aw, wkly ee W. & A. BROWN W WOOLLEN GOODS, Including Shawls, Squares, Clouds, Scarfs, Children’s Hoods, Ulsters and Underwear, Ladies’ Vests, Mitts, Cuffs, Hosiery, Gents’ Cardigan Jackets, Gloves, ete. & CO. ILL close out (during the. month of January and February) the balance of their large Stock of ‘ur Goods, Dolmans, Mantles, Ulsters. and Millinery Goods. , Also, the remainder of their Choice Stock of Scotch, Brussels, and Tapestry Carpets and Hearth Rugs, DISCOUNT. AD A LARGE GREAT BARGAINS MAY BE EXPECTED. Ch’ town, Jan, 18, 1883. SS eee See ee ee EE JANUARY ANNUAL GLEARANCE SALE BEFORE STOCK TAKING. — —0:0——.—_— J. B. MACDONALD will, during this month, clear out lots of Goods in every Department: A Lot of Ladies’ Dress Goods A Lot of Clouds and scarfs, A Lotof Mews Scarfs, A Lot of Tweeds and Heavy Cloths, A Lot of Mantle and Uister Cloths, A Lot. f Fur Caps Mitts and Gloves, A Lot of Men’s and Boys’ Ulsters, A Lotof Winceys and Flannels. J. B. MACDONALD. —-———— :0: ——- — Also, 100 Chests of Fine Congou Tea, very cheap, by the Chest or Package. J. B. MACDONALD, , Jan. 10, 1883—wkly pat, pres ne 9 Ch town. Queen Srrerr. — — TO THE TRADE. —:0:— r a Tee would beg to ea!l the attention of the WHOLESALE TRADE 0 his Large Stock of Greceries, cte., WHICH CONSISTS IN PART: 5,000 Bris. Sup. Extra FLOUR, 50 Boxes STARCH, 135 Puns. MOLASSES, 50 do. Spe JAN 30 Hhds, Porto Rico SUGAR, 50 do. i. a 50 Bris. SUGAR (Brow n Extra), 100 do. PIPES (assorted) 15 do. White Wine VINEGAR, 150 do, BISCUITS (assorted) 15 do. Cider VINEGAR, 50 Doz. BROOMS ; 500 Half-Chests TEA, 20 do. PAILS, ° $0 Bags RICE, 50 Boxes Layers RAISINS, 50 do. Valencia do. 12 tons Manilla ROPE (assorted), 50 Caddies TOBACCO, 100 Bris. KEROSENE OIL, 500 Reams WRAPPING PAPER, 70 Cases MATCHES, 100 Kegs BAKING SUDA, 200 Boxes TOILET SOAP (assorted), 400 do. SOAP (assorted), 10 Bris. SALTPETRE, 250 Kegs NAILS, 10 do. MIXED PICKLES 10,000 “IGARS, 10 do. WASHING SODA, 80 Bris. No. 1 Labrador HERRING, 40 do. No. 1 PILOT BREAD | 50 Boxes CHEESE, —ALSO— Tubs, Paints, Paint Oils, Window Glass, Whi Ginger, Cinnamon, Allspice, Indigo, Nutmegs, “7 Nixey’s Black Lead, Red Wood, Yellow Wood, ps, Coffee, Pepper, Cream of Tartar, Greund Sago, Cudbear, shoe Blacking, Mixed Spice, Licorice, Senna. OWEN CONNOLLY. 26, 1883. PRCCR EARLE'S CONCEem —IN THE—~ Y.M.C. A. HALLE — ON— Friday Eveniog, 25th ml L. Chorus—England......_. GLER Cie, Piano Duet—From Lucretia B 2. Mrs. Hoge anp Me. . Vocal Solo—Phabe Dearest, , Mr. MayNaRp, . Tenor and Soprano Duet—F, Miss AND Mk. Kytoup . Duet and Chorus —Oar Land ig From Moses in Egypi.....,, GLEE CLUB, o . Vocal Solo—Roses und Mr. H. Brows. = a . Piano Solo—From Torguate . Mr. Earwe, . Vocal Sclo—Down the sh goes—With Violin Obligate, by . teur. ' Miss M. McLeop, 9. Vocal Trio—The Mariners, Miss Knicut, Messrs. K ston? gy, Davison, } . Chorus from Ernani—O, Hail (by request) °**eeeeecm GLEE CLUB, ll. Instrumental Duet—Grand ¥, THe Misses Hout. 12 . Song—Wind of the Winter's Nj Mr, F, H. Beer, , Piano and Violin Duet—k Hunting Galop (with gentler * . Mr. EsRLE AND AN AmaterE . Vocal Solo—When Sparrows Bui Miss GertRope DrsBrisay, Song—The British Lion,...,.. Mr. Rep. Song—The Intense Young Patiemos... ...ssisccsdse cee Mr Earue. Chorus— When Life in its B La Donna Dei Lago.......... GLEE CLUB. : Chorus—Pour out your Sparkling Tim —From Robert Le Diable..... Mew GLEE CLUB, 15. sone 16. 17. 18. Admission to all parts of the five cents. Jan. 24, 1883. -_ 2.20 ORCHESTRAL GRAND CONCERT WILL TAKE PLACE ON ‘a FRIDAY, FeBUARY 2 iT <0 Y.M.C. A. Hal pear in this Ha a= Programme will a shortly. Jan. 20, 1832. GRAND § CARNIVAL f | HE Directors of the Citizens’ & Rink have pleasure in anpouncilf Annual Skating C AT THE R Thursday, ist Feb AT EIGHT O'CLOCK, REGULATIOSR All parties intending to take part! enter their names with the Com : later than Friday, 26th inst. Each person in costume must be pi with a legible card bearing pa *‘ character,’ such card to be handed! person in waiting, upon entering the Room. The Committee reserve the right # any objectionable character. os Admission—Ticket-holders in costumé non-ticket-holders in costume, Spectators to promenade, 35 cents; 25 cents. ‘Tickets to be had et Apotht Hall. W. ©, HOBKIRE Jan. 19.—4i Dec! OB PRINTING of every dettt executed with Neatness and P at the EXAMINER JOB PR ROOMS. aar Water and Groct tien WANTS, 16 ST, POUND. * OUND—In the Rink, « Scarf Pin, # at this Office. ' | om, f—On Tuesday Evening, 23m0) along Fur Glove, with smallet within. The finder will be re 7 ing the same at the kxauiner Orrrcm | ‘yO LET—A Dwelling House siiuated on Prince S&treet. Peake Bros, & Co. z all O LET—Immediate possession PY & desirable residence, situate OB Hillsborough Sireet, Rent low t® tenant. Apply atthe Merchants Bae E. I. to Mr, F. &. Moore. Sy (i LET—The Brick House 03 9a Street, at present occupied by We = Ch’tewn, Jan. 9, 1889.— via wkly Im Irving, Erquire. Possession, Apply t¢ Thvures W, Doitth