boatkeepers

boat nIt is in the memory of several persons when the trade at St. John's was in the hands of five or six merchants; these persons brought out sufficient supplies for the people they employed either as servants or boat- keepers to catch fish for freighting their own ships...At present the number of persons who can furnish supplies in the town of St. John's is so increased, that all monopoly is broken, and a very active competition is come in its place. All the consequences of competition have followed;the prices of supplies are lowered, and boatkeepers less dependent, having more persons to take their fish and supply them with necessaries.PRINTED ITEM DNE-citGMS July 7 6Used I and SupUsed I and Sup3Used