| Show Gotham is Oyster Center Breaks Records for Consumption of Bivalves by Eating a Billion of Them In One Season New York New York undoubtedly is tho greatest oysterconsuming city In the country and with tho last month which contains an It underway under-way and the season drawing to a I clos6 a now record for the consumption consump-tion of these bivalves is Indicated One billion ostors It Is estimated will have been oaten in various forms In this city when May 1 ends the season sea-son or an average of 250 for everyman every-man woman and child There aro more than 100 places In this city where tho consumption of oysters averages at least 15000 a day another 100 places that servo from 5000 to 10000 dally and several hundred hun-dred more which use a few thousand each A good day at the height of the season may see the consumption of at least 7000000 and the dally average will come pretty Hose to 5000000 In cludiug of comic boardln houses and smaller eating pi fees Not only for consumption has tho t current season set a new record but also in the serving of 52112 oysters at the Hotel Astor in a single day tho largest numhor oer served In ono placo in 21 hours In this connection still another record was established when ono of the oyster men opened 2500 as his days work |
