Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-09
THE RIVER FRONT
NOTICE TO MARINERS ISSUED BY
LIGHT HOUSE BOARD.
Demolition of Old ShiphOuse at Wash
ingtOn Navy Yard-Oysters and
Fish General News.

The following notice to mariners has been
Issued by the light house board and is OF
interest: Smith Point light station, Vir-
ginia-Notice is given that the second-class
Dabou trumpet at Smith Point light sta
ton, west side Of Chesapeake bay and
southerly side of the entrance to the Po-
tomac river, Virginia, which was reported
disabled on January 26 last was repaired
and again put in operation on February 4,
1901.
James river. Virginia-Newport News mid
die ground (east end) buoy. first-class
num- red and black horizontal stripes, was
changed to spar buoy for the winter sea-
son, on February 4, 1901
Newport News middle ground (west end)
buoy, first-class nun, red and black hori
Zontal stripes, was changed to a spar buoy
for the winter season February 4. 1901.
The tearing down Of the old shiphouse
at the Washington naval ordnance works
Is going on and soon the last vestige of the
old navy yard, where ships were built, will
have disappeared. This building was erect
ed long before the civil war, and covered
the marine railway. On this railway many
of the best known ships OF the old navy
were hauled out and repaired.
The old building is being removed to
make room for additional shops for the
manufacture of guns, large and small, to
be used on the modern war vessels now
building for the navy. It ia understood
the railway will not be disturbed for the
present
The stormy weather on the coast about
Norfolk and the ice in the river have pre-
vented the fishermen from using their nets
and in consequence Of this but few fish
from this neighborhood are arriving for
the dealers at the 18th street wharf. This
morning the Norfolk line steamer brought
up but two packages. and one came up
on the river boats from the neighborhood
Of Alexandria. Nine packages Of frozen
fish came by rail from the northern shores
and the first shipment of one barrel of
shad was received from Savannah. They
sold at 81 each for roe shad and SOC.
each for bucks Prices this morning were:
For mullets, 1-2c per pound; bass, II 1-2
to 15c. per pound; trout, 1-2 to &c. per
pound; blue pike, &c. per pound; frozen
yellow perch. 4c. per pound; paddock, &c.
per pound; sand perch. 40c. per bunch: yell
low perch. Is to 4Oc. per bunch; black cat
fish, 20 to 25c. per bunch.
Business was dull on the oyster wharf
this morning, though 1t Is stated the car
goes of several vessels have been engaged
and they will be unloaded this afternoon
There are now but nine vessels at the wharf
with oysters aboard, and with the river
full of floating ice the outlook for arrivals
is poor. Prices this morning had, in con-
sequence of the prospect of freeze, adj
vanced considerably, the lowest asked be-
ing 60c. per bushel and running from that
up to 81 per bushel. The steamers arriving
brought about twenty-eight barrels from
the river and from the Norfolk neighbor-
hood.
Passing In and Ont.
The steamer Estelle Randall was detained
for over two hours at Fort Washington on
her down trip yesterday by some disar-
rangement Of her machinery. The trouble
was corrected, however, and the steamer
continued on her trip arriving here about
o'clock yesterday evening.
The tug Hiskins of Baltimore brought an
oil barge to Alexandria from Baltimore yes
terday. A part of her cargo was discharged
Georgetown.
The naval tug with a gun barge In tow
started from Indian Head for this city yes