Evening star., 1900-10-18
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
SEWELL POINT BEACON CARRIED
AWAY BY HEAVY GALE.
Fair Demand for Oysters and Fish
Movements OF the Freighters
-PersOnaI Notes.

During heavy gale on Chesapeake bay
Saturday last the beacon on the four pile
structure on Sewell Point Spit at the east
erly section Of the Hampton Roads entrance
In Willoughby bay was carried away. The
light will be discontinued until the beacon
can be rebuilt. Notice will be given when
II is ready to be relighted.
The light house tender Waple has towed
light ship No. II to the new station on the
Tail of the Horseshoe. and the light was
lighted for the first time Monday night
last This new light will be of great serv-
ice.
The steamer Harry Randall last night
brought up thirty-two barrels of river fish
from the nets in the river. and this morn
ing the Norfolk and Washington line
steamer brought up eighteen barrels from
the shores about Norfolk for the dealers
about the wharf.
Prices this morning are steady, and with
a continuation Of the cool weather Will ad-
vance. Trout are selling at S6 per Darrei,
mackerel, 10 cents per pound; porgies, D 10
cents per pound; blue fish and tallors, {
cents per pound; carp, 3 cents per pound;
white perch, to 10 cents per pound; spot
6 cents per pound; bass, to cents per
pound; pan rock, . TO 10 cents per pouho
boiling rock 10 to IS cents per pound; null
let Is cents per bunch; eels, 10 cents per
bunch: catfish, 20 to % cents per bunch.
and winter shad. Is cents per bunch Nine
barrels of river fish were also brought up
by the Harry Randall Tor the fhiidueit'hio
and New York markets.
The oyster market at the l1tn street
wharf was fairly brisk this morning, ana
the vessels there We're selllng out lheir car ,, !,
goes of oysters quite rapidly. Prices Still!
have an upward tendency In consequence OF
the cool weather, small oysters today sen
ing at from 40 to so cents per bushei, While
the large and better grades sold at 60 to
IS cents per bushel. Since yesterday Z'Loo
bushels have arrived at the wharf the
| Wanita bringing 2l0 bushels from Lower
| Machadoc, the Emmett Arthur. 800; the
Mary and Rebecca 40; Ruth and Ella, $50.
and the Winnie Windsor, 400 from blackis- M
| tones Island; the I4ottie Thomas. ZOO; tne M
| Fair American, 200. and the AIexine, 500 o
from Herring run. Thirty-four barrels
+ were also brought up by the steamer Harry
Randall and the Norfolk and Washington
| steamer had forty-two barrels or Norfolks
on board this morning.
Coming and Going.
The schooner Augustus Hunt. which has
just completed the discharging Of her cargo
| of ice here has been chartered to load coal
| at Baltimore for Boston at 95 cents per ton.
| The tug Emma has sailed from Aquia
| creek, Va, with a tow of five barges for
! Chesapeake City. en- route to Philadelphia.
| The schooner Edwin c. is at the 9th street
/ wharf discharging a cargo Of canned goods.
The tug Mitchell Davis sailed yesterday
| evening, having In tow a light barge for
| a river point to load poplar wood.
| The VIM. Turner, Lizzie Burt, katieen
| The VIM. Turner, Lizzie Burt, Kathleen
| George B. Faunce have all sailed for the
oyster grounds in the lower river to load
oysters for this market.
/ The steamer Occoquan has sailed with
| cargo OF miscellaneous supplies for tht
| stores en- OccoQuan bay and creek.
The pungy Ella Hill has arrived at Alex
| andria with q cargo of about 500 bushels o.
oysters from the Wicomico river.
The A. H. Quinty Ii at the wharf foot o.
Prince street. Alexandria, discharg1ng
| cargo OF pine lumber.
The steamer =. James Tuil u 1t Alexan