Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-09
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
SAILING YACHT ISABELLE EN-
LARGED AND, STRENGTHENED.
Dull Market for Oysters and Fish-The
Freight Carriers-Gen-
eral Matters.

The sailing yacht Seabelle, which has been
on the railway ar Benefits boat yard, foot
of 18th street, for several weeks, was yes
terday put overheard. Last spring the Sea-
belle was cut in two, and twelve feet were
added to her length. When she was put
overheard 1t was found that she was not
stiff enough to stand the strain of her tall
masts and press of sail, and there was
danger of her breaking in half. Early last
fall she was taken to Benefits and hauled
out, while strengthening timbers were put
in the entire length of the vessel and she
was braced in other ways. The tall spars
are also to be shortened several feet, so
that when she goes into commission again
she will be in thorough order and strong
enough to stand any strain.
The market at the oyster wharf was ex-
tremely dull today. the bivalves selling but
slowly and at low prices. Inc supply Is
still ample. there being twenty-three boats
at the wharf, with cargoes amounting In all
to about $500 bushels. The shipment OF
shucked oysters from Norfolk and river
points to the dealers here has had much to
do with causing the poor market for oysters
in the shell, as they can, 1t Is stated, be
purchased cheaper than they can De
shucked here, and the trouble of shocking
Is done away with. This morning prices
were, for the smaller grades, from 10 to W
cents per bushei, and from that up 10 w
cents for the larger and more choice stock
The only arrival since yesterday Is the Fair
American with about 800 bushels of oysters
from the Wicomico river.
There was a general decline In the price
of fish at the 18th street wharf marker
this morning caused by the arrival of shad
and herring in plenty and by the warm
weather. The market this morning was
brisk, many of the dealers d1sposlng OF
almost their entire stock on. hand. This
morning the Norfolk line steamer brought
up about ten packages of sea and bay
fish from Norfolk and vicinity, and hve
packages were brought up by the river
steamers from the nets in the Potomac.
About forty large boxes of fresh fish, most
Iy shad and herring, were also received
by express from the fisheries on the coast
of North Carolina.
81 15 per hundred roe shad, 80 to % cents
each; buck shad, - cents each; black bass,
S to 10 cents per pound; jumping mullets
8 cents per pound; rock, 10 to ~ cents per
pound channel bass, 3 cents per pound;
spotted trout, cents per pound; croaker,
21a cents per pound; yellow perch. 10 to
p cents per pound, and catfish, ~ to 70
cents per pound.
Frozen fish from the northern Shores
which was almost the entire supply of this
market two or three weeks ago. are not
now on the market.
Passing In and Out.
The two-masted schooner Richard TALL
is lying in the stream with a cargo Of lum-
Der from Coan river for Johnson and VIM
satt.
The yacht St. Charles has left port with
her owner and party on board for
cruise on the river She was at anchor off
Fort Foot on Friday.
The schooner John a. II. Dixon having
discharged her cargo of lumber; has sailed
light for the lower Potomac to load back
to this port.
The NJ a. Jones' having finished unload
ing her cargo of fish, sailed yesterday
cargo
The Edith Muir and the Kathleen have
sailed for the lower river to load oysters
back to this market.
The schooner John E. KrautZ, from this
port, has sailed from Baltimore for jack
sonyilIe, Fla, with a cargo of soft coal
She will there load lumber for this port
or Baltimore.
The steamer Samuel J. Pentz will leave
here tomorrow night for Baltimore, where
shipyard for a general overhauling. She
will be in. charge OF Captain Theodore
Keene while there.
The sooner Daylight is at Rockport,
Me-, loading cargo OF Ice for this port .
The steamer Lily and Howard has arrived
in port with full cargo of Virginia pine
lumber from Aqua creek for Messrs. john
son & Wimsatt. This is the first -trip of
this steamer to this port for several weeks.
The schooner Belmont is at H K Fields
wharf, at Alexandria, loading cargo of
bricks and building material for Occouuar
The George b. Faunce, Centennial and
Ruth and Ella. having unloaded their car
goes OF oysters, have gone to the Black
istone's Island neighborhood TO load fresh
Cargoes.
The pungy Shining Light is at Alexan-
dria, being fitted out for the purpose of