Northwest History. Fishing Commercial. Halibut.
HALIBUT LIVERS CASH TO FISHERMEN. Halibut will come out of the ocean with a silver lining this year, but the "silver lining" will be extracted before the consumer gets the fish, the Associated Press reports from Ketchikan, Alaska. The silver lining, the dispatch explains, is for the Alaska...
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ftwashstatelib:oai:content.libraries.wsu.edu:clipping/114052 2023-05-15T17:02:22+02:00 Northwest History. Fishing Commercial. Halibut. The Spokane Chronicle 1933-01-27 HALIBUT LIVERS CASH TO FISHERMEN. 1933-01-27 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/114052 English eng nwh-sh-118-11-05 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/114052 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0 Copyright not evaluated. Contact original newspaper publisher for copyright information. Halibut come out ocean silver lining extracted consumer fish Associated Press Ketchikan Alaska dispatch fishermen figuratively fish's liver low fish prices season cheered halibut livers developed pharmaceutical preparations per pound fishing vessel owners Parke Davis company Detroit highest offer halibut fishing season fresh halibut market middle of February Ernest Larson Pritchard's market fairly high small lots received down pretty good-sized owner profit Northwest,Pacific -- History -- 20th Century United States -- Fishing Commercial -- 20th Century Text Clippings 1933 ftwashstatelib 2021-07-26T19:28:45Z HALIBUT LIVERS CASH TO FISHERMEN. Halibut will come out of the ocean with a silver lining this year, but the "silver lining" will be extracted before the consumer gets the fish, the Associated Press reports from Ketchikan, Alaska. The silver lining, the dispatch explains, is for the Alaska fishermen. Anyway, it's only figuratively, for "silver" is the fish's liver. Despite the low fish prices expected this season, fishermen were cheered by the announcement that halibut livers, used in newly developed pharmaceutical preparations, will bring 15 cents per pound, a 3-cent increase over last year, the Associated Press reported. The fishing vessel owners called for bids on the livers, and Parke Davis company of Detroit made the highest offer. The halibut fishing season will get under way soon and fresh halibut, minus the valuable livers, will be on the market here by the middle of February, Ernest Larson of Pritchard's market said today. "Prices at the start will be fairly high," he continued. "There will be only small lots received the first week or so. Later prices will be down. Halibuts have pretty good-sized livers and the price the fishermen receive should help the fishing vessel owners make a profits." Text Ketchikan Alaska Washington State University: WSU Libraries Digital Collections Detroit ENVELOPE(-60.000,-60.000,-64.167,-64.167) Pacific |
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Halibut come out ocean silver lining extracted consumer fish Associated Press Ketchikan Alaska dispatch fishermen figuratively fish's liver low fish prices season cheered halibut livers developed pharmaceutical preparations per pound fishing vessel owners Parke Davis company Detroit highest offer halibut fishing season fresh halibut market middle of February Ernest Larson Pritchard's market fairly high small lots received down pretty good-sized owner profit Northwest,Pacific -- History -- 20th Century United States -- Fishing Commercial -- 20th Century Northwest History. Fishing Commercial. Halibut. |
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Halibut come out ocean silver lining extracted consumer fish Associated Press Ketchikan Alaska dispatch fishermen figuratively fish's liver low fish prices season cheered halibut livers developed pharmaceutical preparations per pound fishing vessel owners Parke Davis company Detroit highest offer halibut fishing season fresh halibut market middle of February Ernest Larson Pritchard's market fairly high small lots received down pretty good-sized owner profit Northwest,Pacific -- History -- 20th Century United States -- Fishing Commercial -- 20th Century |
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HALIBUT LIVERS CASH TO FISHERMEN. Halibut will come out of the ocean with a silver lining this year, but the "silver lining" will be extracted before the consumer gets the fish, the Associated Press reports from Ketchikan, Alaska. The silver lining, the dispatch explains, is for the Alaska fishermen. Anyway, it's only figuratively, for "silver" is the fish's liver. Despite the low fish prices expected this season, fishermen were cheered by the announcement that halibut livers, used in newly developed pharmaceutical preparations, will bring 15 cents per pound, a 3-cent increase over last year, the Associated Press reported. The fishing vessel owners called for bids on the livers, and Parke Davis company of Detroit made the highest offer. The halibut fishing season will get under way soon and fresh halibut, minus the valuable livers, will be on the market here by the middle of February, Ernest Larson of Pritchard's market said today. "Prices at the start will be fairly high," he continued. "There will be only small lots received the first week or so. Later prices will be down. Halibuts have pretty good-sized livers and the price the fishermen receive should help the fishing vessel owners make a profits." |
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