Evening star., 1901-04-16
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
SALE OF YACHT CRAWLING TO NEW
YORK PARTIES.
Receipts of Fish and Oysters at the
Wharf-MOvements of Vessels
Briefs.

The handsome, large naphtha power
yacht, Grayling, belonging to Mr.. H. X.
Bliss of this city, has, it is understood,
been sold by Mr.. Bliss to parties in New
York The Grayling was purchased last
spring by Mr.. Bliss and was one Of the
largest and handsomest boats of her class
on the river. Mr.. Bliss will replace her
with a larger and more powerful yacht,
and will use it for extended cruises The
Crawling left here day or two ago for
New York.
The steamer Northumberland Of the
Washingt on Baltimore line, after having
received her spring overhauling and been
repainted has resumed her place on the
route The steamer Potomac has been
withdrawn for her spring painting and
cleaning up.
nth street wharf this morning was up to
the average, the river boats having brought
up about 125 900 herring and about 1000
shad since yesterday morning. The re-
ceipts Of bunch fish are very small today.
The market at the wharf was fairly brisk
and prices were, for roe shad, $25 to $50
per hundred; buck shad $12 to $14 per
hundred; herring, $3.50 to $3.50 per thou
sand pan rock, to 10c. per pound; boil
ing rock, 121h to 15c. per pound; white
perch. to 10c. per pound; sturgeon, Sc.
per pound; founders, to &c. per pound !;
carp, &c. per pound; catfish, 10 to 2Oc.
per Dunch cells, ~ 10 lOC. per punch, ana
river mullets, 10c. per bunch
The market at the oyster wharf was
dull this morning, the buyers being few
and the sales small. The arrivals at the
wharf are the J. J. Dougherty and Lucille
Western, with about 200 bushels each.
There were at the wharf this morning
about 800 bushels. They show a slight
decline in prices, selling at from so to 65c.
per bushel for the smaller stock, to Soc. for
the larger.
Passing In and Out.
The schooner H. J. Jones is in port with
a full cargo Of lumber for H. L. Biscoe.
The three-masted schooner Robert G.
Dun, with a cargo Of about 800 tons Of ice
for the Purity Ice Company, has arrived
in tow of the tug NJ. NJ. Davis. She is dis
charging cargo at the ice house foot Of
18th street.
The bark Kremlin. which unloaded
cargo of asphalt here short time ago,
has sailed from Baltimore for Buenos
Ayres with a large cargo of spruce lumber.
The tug Nettie Toler, having the barge
Rappahannock in tow, has sailed from
Newberne N. c., for this port.
The longboat Mayfiower, laden with cord
wood for this port, Is reported anchored
off Sheridan's Point.
The United States light house tender
Holly is in port from buoy replacing
cruise on the river.
The schooner J. ]. Underhill, bound to
this port from a Virginia lumber point
with cargo OF DOaruS, went ashore on
the Broad creek fats yesterday morning
Later in the day she foated and came up
to this city,.
The schooner C. G. Wheeler is in port
with a cargo Of about $1,000 feet Of Vir-
ginia pine lumber for H. L. Biscoe
The schooner Matte Dean has arrived
with cargo Of pine wood for Carter &
Clark.
The H. Russell, with full cargo Of pine
boards from Virginia lumber port for
Johnson Wimsatt, arrived in port yester-
day evening.
The Juno has gone to the mouth OF the
river on the lookout for vessels bound to
this port.
The steamer e. James Tull loaded mis-
cellaneous cargo at VIM. A. Shoots wharf,
Alexandria, yesterday for points on Occo-
guam bay and sailed.
The schooner Thomas J. Seward. with
cargo Of lumber, has arrived in port for
the local dealers
The schooner Cooper, with q cargo Of
lumber and building material from this
port, has sailed for Fort Washington The
lumber will be used in the improvements
at the fort.
The schooner Mary v. Duncan, having
finished the unloading of her cargo of salt
at Zimmerman's wharf at Alexandria, has
sailed.
The yacht Greyhound was out Saturday