Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-29
ALONG THE 7RlvER FRONT
LIGHTHOUSE BOKFD GIVES NOTICE
OF CHANGFxIN BUOYs.
State of the Fish sand Oyster Markets
boats ON TIT Move-Gen-
eral Notes.

OF the following changes IN the DuoyaSe OF
Of the fifth lighthouse sdistrict: s.
Baltimore harbor. TCraighill channel
Craighill channel buoy, No. IL, a spar,
was reported adrift on March %, and will
be replaced as soon as practicable, of which
due notice will be given.
Baltimore harbor dredged channel to
Martin Wagner Co. wharf-Dredged chan
mel buoy, black spar, which was found
out of position, was replaced March ID,
1901.
Chesapeake bay, main ship channel-Wor-
ton Point shoal buoy, No. 2, a red spar in
winter, was reported adrift March % and
will be replaced as soon as practicable, OF
which due notice will be given.
Elizabeth River, Va.-Wreck Of Merrimac
buoy, No. %, a red second-class nun. was
replaced March %, 1901, having been found
adrift.
Potomac River Md.-First mid-channel
buoy and tenth mid-channel buoy, black
and white p. S. f1rst-class cans, which were
found out Of position, We're replaced March
3. 1901.
oysters are scarce at the 18th street
wharf this morning and the market is
fairly good, the small purchasers being
quite numerous Prices today were about
the same as yesterday, ranging from 30 to
Coo per bushel for the smaller grades, up
to so and s5c. per bushel for the larger
stock.
The blustery and rough weather Of yes
terday prev ented the hauling OF seine at
the fishing shores, and no herring or shad
have been received by the dealers here
from the river boats. The supply this
morning only amounted to about 10000
herring and 1000 shad., Bunch fish are
also scarce and are in demand. This
morning roe shad sold at $50 per hundred
and buck shad at SIS per hundred. Her
ring brought 81 to IS per thousand; pan
rock, to 8 cents per pound; boiling rock,
10 to II cents per pound; pike, g cents per
pound; sheepshead, 5 cents per pound;
sturgeon 8 cents per pound; carp, 3 cents
per pound, and bunch fish, from s to %
cents per bunch.
Passing In and Ont.
The Thomas X. Carroll has left port for
a lower river landing and will load cord
wood back to this market.
The tug Stella, has sailed for Baltimore.
having light oil barge of the Standard
Oil Company in tow.
The tug Sarah, belonging to Woodall &
Co., in Baltimore, has gone to the assist
ance of the schooner Daylight, which is
ashore near Mt Vernon, and will endeavor
to pull her into deep water today.
The steamer Potomac sailed yesterday
evening for the river landings and Balti-
more with heavy cargo for the down.
river merchants
The schooner Kate A. vickery, which
was discharging cargo Of salt at Alex
The steamer E. James Tull is at the
wharf of William A. Smoot & Co. at Alex
andria loading cargo Of hay for Janney
q Son of Occoquan, Va.
The schooner James Judge will finish
the unloading Of her cargo of lumber at
the wharf Of Forsbergx& Murray this even
ing.
The tug Emma of Baltimore is in port
with two barges laden with hard coal from
Philadelphia for the local dealers.
The schooner Hattie Stark is at A1exan-
dria discharging portion of her cargo of
lumber for Atcheson & Bro.
The steamer Wakefield arrived from the
lower river landings this morning with a
cargo of over hundred barrels of fish
and quantities of eggs and country pro-
duce for the dealers Of this city,
The schooner Frank 7. Stinson, from
this port has arrived at Baltimore in tow
of the tug Sandow. rri ~
General Matters.
The wharf of the,American Ice Company
at the foot of 10th street Is being over
hauled and put in order for the reception
of ice during the coming summer
The War Department steam launch Mer-
cedes is to be overhauled and made ready
for cruising in the river during the coming
summer.
1t is stated that the Messrs Graham of
fated tug Templar, which blew up in Bal
timore harbor, are negotiating in New
York for the purchase of a large sea-going
tug for service on the Potomac river and
Chesapeake bay.
The new schooner Belmont, loaded with
wood from Occoquan, is ashore on the
flats near Holland Point about twenty
miles down the river. She got out of her
course in the heavy fog on Tuesday last
and went ashore, and has stuck there hard