30,000 TONS OF FISH.
In the last two weeks of January 4120 and 3770 tons of fish passed through Billingsgate Market, but in the first week of February the number of tons rose to 4590. Through Lent, given normal supplies, over 30,000 tonis of fish are dealt with at the market. "Lent does not make a great deal of differenco to tho market," said a fish j Falesman on Bth February. "Friday is our busiest day, and to-morrow, Ash i Wednesday, is like n very heavy Friday. Each following Wednesday during Lent will bo like an ordinary Friday. Extra supplies of salted cod will como in mainly from the north of Scotland during the forty days." "It is a mistake to think that the eating of salted cod during the Lenten fast it being discontinued," said the manager of the fish department at a large London stores. "To-day we have sold considerably more than 10001b. It sells at 6d, Bd, and lOd a pound. Fresh cod for Lent is from 5d to 6d a pound. Soles, which are eaten a great deal during the fast, only lens so than cod, are dear, being 2s 4d, 2s 6d, and 2s 8d a pound."
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Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 77, 2 April 1910, Page 10
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20230,000 TONS OF FISH. Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 77, 2 April 1910, Page 10
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