Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-08
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
LAUNCH TO BE SENT BY RAIL TO
TAMPA.
Oyster and Fish Market DredSe
Potomac Reported Sunk
General and Personal.

Captain Carpenter and Engineer James
Nash Of the War Department launch Mer-
cedes have prepared the launch Pleasanton,
formerly used by the War Department off,
Gals, for shipment to the army post at
Tampa Fla. The Pleasanton was hauled out
at Benefits boat yard at the foot OF 18th
street. but has been put overheard and
taFen to the navy yard, where 1t will
be again taken from the water and placed
on the cars for its trip south. The Pleas
anton is a splendidly equipped and speedy
little craft. and will be used by the quar-
termaster's department at Tampa. Before
she can be shipped much of the outside pip
Ing of the launch will have to be removed.
There was at the oyster wharf this morn
ing about twelve vessels. having on board
2i0O bushels of fine oysters from the beds
in the lower river and Chesapeake bay.
The supply was fair and prices still keep
up. the small grades bringing today from
% to to cents per bushel. and the larger
ones selling 80 to 80 cents per bushel.
Since Tuesday nine vessels have arrived at
teh wharf bringing UP about 1,S0O bushels
from the Wicomico. The steamer Randall
brought up fourteen barrels OF river oysters
and the Norfolk steamer twenty barrels
from Norfolk.
The Norfolk and Washington line steam
er Norfolk this morning brought up but
ten packages of salt water fish from
and the steamers brought up but twelve
barrels from the lower river. The catch OF
fish at the bay and coast shores are now
small, and the fishermen are preparing to
cut out. The fishermen on the river are
also preparing to take up their nets before
| the ice comes and cuts them up. The mar
ket this morning was fair and prices were:
For trout, 81 to so per barrel, white
perch. to 12c per pound; pan rock to
10c per pound; boiling rock. Is to 2Oc per
pound; bass, 3 to lOc. per pound; pike T. to
Sc per pound; bluetish and taiors. 7c. per
pound: spotted trout &c. per pound: south
err mullet, 4c. per pound: sheepshead.
to &c. per pound; croaker. &c. per pound:
founder, 3 to DC. per pound: cells and cat
fish, 10 to 25c. per bunch; river mulet, 1Oc.
per bunch, and winter Shad. 1oc. per bunch.
The Baltimore tug Favorite arrived In port
Tuesday night with tow Of seven barges.
one loaded with lumber. one with oil and
the remainder with hard coal. In stopping
them at the forks Of the channel to bring
the undertaken barge up into the harbor.
the wind scattered the six barges about in
| the channel so as to almost block 1t. Much
trouble was had In getting them back in
shape. Several Of the coal-laden barges
were taken to Georgetown. They came
from Philadelphia through the Delaware
and Chesapeake canal, down the bay, up
the Potomac to this port. The barge laden
| with oil in the tow Is consigned to the
Standard OIL Company of this city.
Carriers of Freight.
The schooner Kate Muller having COM
pleted the discharging Of her cargo Of cord
wood on James Creek canal sailed down to
Alexandria and will load a miscellaneous
cargo there.
The sloop yacht Surprise has been brought
up to this city from Alexandria and Is
chored in the stream off the foot Of 9th
street.
| ly left port yesterday evening for cruise
| on the river and Chesapeake bay.
The schooner Lewis H. Coward has been
chartered to load wheat from Baltimore to
New York at * cents per bushel.
The schooner r. H. Pitts having COM
pleted the discharging Of it's cargo of lum-
| Der at T. r. Riley's wharf. has sailed for
Norfolk to reload.
| The schooner Emmett Arthur brought up
| in addition to it's cargo of oysters 251
| lunches Of fine rock from the lower river
The Charles H. Dagger and Mary Fran
! els have sailed for the lower river to re-
| load wood back to this port.
| The Raymond Oliver. Lucille Western and
]. j. Underhill have sailed for the lower
| river.
| The tug Emma arrived in port yesterday
| evening with two barges laden with hard
| coal from Chesapeake City in tow.
The steamer Estelle Randall made a spe-
cial trip to Fort Washington Wednesday
| night to take down a large quantity Of
structural iron, used in the work on the
| new buildings being erected there.
| The schooner VIM. Oliver Is at Reardon' s
| wharf In ALEXANDRIA. with cargo OF white
| sand for the dealers there, from the eastern
| shore.
| The tug Eva Bell Cain is towing sand in
| place of the tug Selectman between the
| diggers on the river and this port.
The schooner VIM. g. Kirby. having hn-
| ished discharging her cargo Of shingles, has
| sailed light for Norfolk to reload.
| The schooner John j. Hanson, we'll known
| at this port, has arrived at Boston. She is
reported to have lost her foretopmast in
| a gale.
The schooner w. H. Ohler has gone to
Georgetown to load railway ties for Bos-
| ton.
| General Matters. g
1t is reported from Atlantic City that q
big dredge. believed to have been the Po-
tomac. which was employed in the harbor
work here for several years. has sunk OF
tho Delaware breakwater. The Potomac.
after she closed her work here this spring,
j was taken To the Alexandrta shinxard and