Evening star., 1901-04-22
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
THE SCARCITY OF STURGEON IN THE
POTOMAC.
Suggestion That the Stream Be Re.
stOcked-Vesse1s Passing In and
Out-General News.

| below this city was but a few years ago
| filled with sturgeon weighing from 20
| 70 900 no,,,as e.ob hut ,ou, thew are
49,, ao,+ l.,
very soaiee' hol DIS iiiany Dshe -,
week as We're formerly captured III d
day. When they were so common the
| 6sbarmar did NOT troubIa to catch them
-, 49,, -. l., .bo
as theS brought Out ii''i. nones III wv
market, sturgeon cuts selling 1or cent
a pound Now. when they have become
! scarce there is big money to be made in
-.'l-oo, sa,s;e. IT,. er, so,,i,. +oda,- in
tbo ,,,,rl,a+ bo,. ar & cents ner no,nd
The flesh is canned and is said by some
TO be as good as salmon.
1t has been suggested that move
should be made by the hshermen 10 nave
.le iii.eu Sla'es lLsl ooihi,iissioi oane
for the Poton,ac Tha stockine Of the
river with this fish and the establishment
of sturgeon catching plants it is claimed
would give employment to many men in a
season when they are now idle and would
add much to the wealth of the Potomac
The receipts of fish by dealers at the
wharf this morning were not large. The
market this morning was fairly brisk and
prices were: For roe shad. s25 to $50 per
hundred: buck shad. S12 per hundred: her
ring $50 to s. per hundred; sturgeon,
cents per pound: flounder, cents per
pound: carp. 3 cents per pound; white
perch 6 to 10 cents per pound: pan rock
S cents per pound; boiling rock 10 to 1917
cents per pound; catfish 10 to Is cents
per bunch: cells s to 10 cents per bunch; (;
yellow perch. : to 10 cents per bunch, and
muIlets 10 to Il cents per bunch
The oyster snpplv at the wharf foot of
nth street was small this morning, there
being in all less than 800 bushels on hand
and but one vessel the Iottie Thomas has
arrived in port since Saturday The mar
ket this morning was fairly good Prices
today are slightly higher than those of
Saturday the cheapest selling at 40 cents
per bushel, and from that up to SO cents
per bushel for the large stock.
Movements of Vessels.
l.,
me h"l'lliiole Jug Noi"ilteer alii'eu Al
port Saturday with an oil barge In tow
for the Standard Oil Company and two
coal-laden barees The oil barge was taken
To C.eoroato,,, .,,a tbo cool bor,,ss hro,,,bt
mere sunday she sailed with the OIL barge
for Baltimore
The schooner A. H Qulnby Is unloading
her cargo of lumber at the wharf of Fors-
peFg d Murray on the river front between
sth ana "th streets.
Inc steamer T.. James run is IN port
WITH cargo OF lumber from the lower
river @ lot Johnson * ihlsai. ~
Inc j. D. tnaefhll Is AT Alekahdrla loau-
ing miscellaneous cargo Tor a river
point.
at.n ~ wa, MatS rt"nces s
wood for Carter & Clark.
The bugeye Westmoreland has arrived at
AIeNahofla WIN cargo OIL oysters
,rtar,d to 10 ,t rao ot i. ias uee,t
Hillsboro'. New Brunswick. for Alexandria
The pungy Carpenter loaded a cargo of
Iuhper AT AleAailurla' ana mas salled 1or a
Tbo pHi,. ,ar,, ,breo-,,,osted scboo,or po,u.
r, - So disnfarrad - ] iSeosi.
-. - -, - " 20 y, " io'
- r. W II ,as pTeli 1
t"r Posto,, 80 Wv 'o' '"-- ~ Ao"u Tics
~, s'I'ou 1,,,o,,or. ,o, suo, s
.l - -; ttF ~ ~ 90 ~ - 10, ~.
, ~ ;T, i, - 80 . -. % t,; r. i'e'
'i1u ~, VIM ioSu y! D'oN " ,ii' p'i,.
ille tus niIiei d !iaS al ilNeu WIN llite
nai go Iioiii 'iie iotoiii'o ls'-eii Will i"i'-
"aH teS; 80
Inc schooner ALBERTA Is IN port with q
cargo OF pine lamper from the Rappahan-
rock for the local dealers
Inc steamers occoquan ana Lily ana
howard are IN port with carSoes OF luH-
Ter from upper river points Tor johnson
d Nnnsatt
The schooner D. +. Headley is IN port
With full cargo of lumber from the Coan
river for II. l.. BiScOe.
The schooner Virginia Wiley has arrived
at the wharf of I. w. Smith in the East
ern branch with cargo of lumber
The schooner yacht Delta, which has
been In port for a week with a party of
school boys aboard sailed Saturday morn
ing, in tow of the tug NJ. NJ. Davis.
Matters of General Intercst
Inc remains OF MI L. IL. Massey Oh
Westmoreland county, Va, who died In this
CITY Yesterday were this morning taken
.. ,,.o., ha,f bi rorn,.r bow. Tow
~ -. ,., ...,,.. .-
intermeht MI Massey death Was from
heart disease
Ship carpenters are renewing the guards
Since Friday four large barses, with ma
terial for the new buildings being erected
at Fort Washington, have been unloaded
at the fort wharf
her annual inspection ednesdaF. Aprll IL,
.ti, anu t,ie 81" ,t 1nt Siii''ii was