Show gotham is oyster center breaks records for consumption of bivalves by eating a billion of them in one season now york new york undoubtedly la Is the greatest grei teet ouster consuming city in the country and with tho the last m month anth which contains an 11 II it under w way ay and 1 the season drawing to a a new record for the ean consumption sump of these bivalve bivalves Is indicated one billion oysters it Is estimated wah have been eaten in various forma forms in this city when hay may I 1 ends the sea son or an cV of at tor for every man woman and anti child there are more tan places in this lity where the consumption of oysters av averages aTe rages at least IS a day tiny another places that aarre rye from to dally anil anti several bun dred more which u a sk few thousand thoua and each A good gow day at st the boight of the season may see the consumption of at least and the dally aver avera will pretty elo close to 5 00 00 in to of course hoarding houses and mailer eating place not only for consumption h has the current season set a new record but also tn in t th berving of oysters at the hotel astor in a single day the largest number eier served in one place in 24 21 holers in this connection still another record was established when one of the oyster men opened 2500 as bis his days work |