Show Massachusetts Short of Codfish This is indeed disquieting news from 1 wharf Unless the shortage can be relievced 1 the near future a codsh famine Is Imminent The price of cod has rcncnod the highest point touched since t1 < Civil war and dealers are careful about parting with very large lots as they look for even better or worse figures At present the receipts are only onefourth o the regular supply sup-ply it ia said and there are smclll prospects of Improvement t In thin situation situa-tion The reasons for this shortage in the catch are various but It If said to be due principally to changes In the currents cur-rents of the Atlantic ocean the cod being be-ing driven from their usual haunts by Arctic currents The price of cod liver oil much of which comes from the Norwegian Nor-wegian fishing grounds has gone from 22 to SIM per barrel for raw material Boston Transcript |