An enactment of the sale of fish at the Boston Fish Pier in Boston, Massachusetts. A man reads from a paper describing the species and weights of various fish in his catch. Buyers bid and the fisherman accepts the highest bids. Men sitting in front of him bid for the fish. The purchase quantities of each buyer and seller are recorded on a pad in duplicate (one a carbon copy).
A man writes in chalk on a large blackboard. He lists the names of fishing boats and the types and quantities of their respective catches. Buyers scrutinize the board and negotiate with sellers for the fish.
Auctioning fish at the Boston Fish Pier in Boston, Massachusetts. Buyers bid for fish. They call out bid prices. A fisherman auctions his catch. Competing buyers bid for the fish.
Auctioning catches of fish at the Boston Fish Pier in Boston, Massachusetts. A man records names of boats and their catches on a blackboard. Men watch the board. Buyers call out their bids. An auctioneer handles the bidding. He declares the winning bids.
Men in a club in Boston, Massachusetts. They play cards. They sit in groups at different tables. Coats hung in the background. Pictures of fish and fishing on a wall suggest this club may involve commercial fishermen. Camera focuses on one table of four men, as they play. A small wooden board with several pegs in it sits on the table next to the dealer. But he doesn't use it during the filming. In the final part of the clip, the men seem to be playing a different game, than earlier. The dealer deals each player two cards, and then each player three cards. Following that, he seems to deal two more cards into the middle..
The Captain of a commercial fishing trawler reports his catch on radio to agents in Boston Massachusetts..He reports 80 thousand pounds of haddock; 25 thousand pounds of scrod; 22 thousand pounds of red fish; and 20 thousand pounds of live cod.
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