Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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Page 46
... hundred . Gurnard , 4s . or 5s . a basket of 24 . Whiting , 2d . to 3d . each . Pickled , Red , and Fresh Herrings , 4s . per hundred . Lampreys . Oysters , 128. per bushel . Eels , 4d . to 6d . per lb. Holibut , 10s . to 20s . each ...
... hundred . Gurnard , 4s . or 5s . a basket of 24 . Whiting , 2d . to 3d . each . Pickled , Red , and Fresh Herrings , 4s . per hundred . Lampreys . Oysters , 128. per bushel . Eels , 4d . to 6d . per lb. Holibut , 10s . to 20s . each ...
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... hundred and fifty Ships and eight thousand persons at Newfoundland for six months in the year , and the value of the Fish and Oil was then computed at three hundred eighty - six thousand four hundred pounds . The increase of Shipping ...
... hundred and fifty Ships and eight thousand persons at Newfoundland for six months in the year , and the value of the Fish and Oil was then computed at three hundred eighty - six thousand four hundred pounds . The increase of Shipping ...
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... hundred and forty fathoms . By reason of its depth the water of this Lake never freezes , and during cold weather a violent steam rises from it as from a furnace . Ice brought from other parts , and put into it , instantly thaws ; but ...
... hundred and forty fathoms . By reason of its depth the water of this Lake never freezes , and during cold weather a violent steam rises from it as from a furnace . Ice brought from other parts , and put into it , instantly thaws ; but ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 37 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 77 |
Angling | 219 |
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