Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-10
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
OYSTER AND FISH MARKETS AF-
FECTED BY THE WEATHER.
Supplies Plentiful and Prices Low
The Freight Carriers-Gen-
eral River News.

thirty-one vessels were there with cargoes
ranging from go to 500 bushels each.
Prices this morning We're about as low
as they can be to keep the vessel own
ers from losing money, the small oys-
tiers selling at from 40 to Coo. per bushel
and the large ones from 10 to Wc. per
bGshel The recent arrivals are the Noiun-
teer, Benz. Franklin, Silver Spray, W. ii.
Bixler. Little Dorett ard Rafting joe Ihey
brought an average of 300 bushels each
and come from the Blackstone Island ana
Wicomico oyster grounds. The Norfolk line
steamer and the river boats also brought
uy sters in barrels for the dealers.
The Norfolk and Washington line steamer
this morning brought up ten packages
of fish from the fisheries about Old folnt
and Virginia Beach for the dealers at the
wharf and the river steamers brought up
II barrels from the nets along the lower
river. About ten boxes of frozen fish from
the northern coasts have also been received
by express since yesterday. Inc market
this morning was again slow. and prices
are about the same those of the last ten
days. This morning trout sold at cents
per pound: bass. s to 10 cents per pound
jumping mullets, 4 cents per pound; blue
fish, s to 10 cents per pound; perch, 10 III
cents per pound; green pike. cents per
pound; blue pike. cents per pound; smelts.
cents per pound; pollock, cents per
pound: Goldfish cents per pound; carp,
cents per pound; catfish Is to % cents per
bunch: cells. cents each, and winter shad,
s.. 30 per hundred.
The hull of the new sand-digger being
built on the Eastern branch. at the foot of
9Th street southeast, for Mr.. Louis Smoot.
is completed. and the work on Its deck
house is being pushed rapidly to completion.
1t is expected the dredge Will be put into
the water this week, but will not be ready
for service until the spring The dredge Is
eighty feet long and twenty-four feet SIX
inches wide. and will be filled with the
construction is under the charge of Mr..
VIM. Stephenson.
Freight-Lnden Craft.
The steamer E. James Tull has gone to
Kinsale to load a large cargo Of cord wood
for Carter & Clark.
The schooner American Eagle has sailed
for the Blackstone Island neighborhood to
load oysters back to this market.
The barge George B. Roberts Is at the
wharf of d. E. w. Aitcheson, at Alexan-
dria, discharging a cargo of hard coal.
The light house tender Holly has returned
to Baltimore after cruise of several days
on the bay and Potomac river.
The revenue cutter Window. on a cruise
on her station. was at Norfolk Tuesday.
The Earl Biscoe and the Lottie Carter
have arrived in port with cargoes of cord
wood for Carter & Clark.
The three-masted schooner Ellen Martin
finished discharging her cargo Of lumber
Reads for orders. The tug Camilla towed
her to the mouth of the river.
The schooner John F. kranz sailed from
Pensacola for this port with cargo of lum-
Der on the Sth instant.
The schooner John B. Coyle. from this
port, has arrived in Baltimore and will load
coal for a New England port
The schooner Julia and Annie has ar
rived at Alexandria with a cargo of poplar
wood. to be shipped from there to Phila-
delpha.
The barge Kent has arrived at the wharf
of William A. Smoot & Co, at Alexandria,
with cargo of about 400 tons of hard coal.
The steamer Harry Randall brought up a
fairly large cargo of country produce yes
terday evening from the wharves along the
lower river. Steamboat freights at this
season are generally light.
The schooner Murray Nandiver has ar
rived in port with a cargo of lumber for
Johnson & Wimsatt.
The sloop Lizzie Luce has sailed from
Alexandria with cargo Of fifty barrels of
tar for the Great Yeocomico river
The new harbor dredge, which was yes
terday taken to the navy yard to have
some of her heavy machinery placed in
her. has been taken back to her old berth
at the foot OF 14th street.
The schooner Clara NJ Leonard is in port
from Nomini, having on board about $500
feet of pine lumber for H. L. Biscoe.
The steam yacht Greatchen was out for
a short trip the river yesterday evening
The schooner Lily w. Owing, having fin
lSneO the QlSCndTSluS VI ieI Cal 81 VI luIA-
ber has sailed for the lower river to re-
load.
The schooner Dougherty sailed yesterday
evening in tow of the tug Camilla for the
lower river to load oysters back to this
market.
The Weems line steamer Northumberland
arrived in port from Baltimore last night.
General Matters.
The handsome white sloop Lizzie Luce,
while on her way to Alexandria from this
port Tuesday evening, went ashore on the
flats near the United States naval maya
zine between this city and Shepherds land
ing All the efforts of her crew to nOat her
proved unavailing The tug Juno, which
was passing, got line to her and succeed
ed in pulling her into deep water again.
The mud on the flats being soft, the snip
was not injured by lying on the bottom.
After getting afoat she went into AleXan-
dria and discharged about 800 bushels Of
oysters for a dealer there.
The schooner James Royce, Jr, has been
brought into Savannah in a badly damaged
condition, having been ashore on the coast
near that port. The Boyce is we'll known
on the Potomac, having been one of the
last big vessels built at the Alexandria
shipyard.
The big United States collier Leonidas,
having completed the discharging of her
cargo of coal at the navy yard, sailed light
Tuesday evening for Norfolk. She was in
charge of Pilot H. Kendrck Of the Norfolk
and Washington line. who brought her into
port several days ago. The Leondas is the
largest vessel that has come into port here
for several years.
Two large barges and a force of hands
have gone from Alexandria for the purpose
of raising the oyster laden schooner Maggie
and Elizabeth. which lies sunken in the
channel off Mt Vernon. When raised to
the surface she Will be pumped out, and
between the two barges will be fioated to
Alexandria for repairs.
A number of the largest tugboat COM
panfes Of Baltimore have formed a combi-
nation under the title OF the American
Towing and Tightening Company. The
companies in the combine are the American
Towing Company, Edward Hoffman and
the r. NJ. Spedden Company. The new
concern will control the tugs Samson, Her
cules, Sandow. Jupiter, Emma. Anita,
Maude H. George S. Pieman, Success, Ber-
ba r. II. Cook, Dispatch and Runaway.
The repairs to the machinery of the tug
Juno having been completed, the boat has
gone into commission again and will engage
in towing oyster-laden vessels.
The plankng on the wharf OF the WASH
ington Steamboat Company and the ferry
line at Alexandria is being renewed.
The overhauling Of the naval tug Tecum-
sch at the navy yard is rapidly approaching
completion. and the boat will go into serv-
ice again in short time.
Personal Mention.
Mr. A. C. L. Roeth Of the coast survey