Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-25
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
NOTICES OF INTEREST ISSUED BY
LIGHT HOUSE BOARD.
had Weather Has Depressing Effect
at Oyster Wharves-COmfng and
Going of Vessels.

The following notices have been issued
by the light house board and are Of inter-
est to the masters and pilots on the Po-
tomac river:
Notice is hereby given that on January
10, 1901. the structure on the northwes s'rly
side of the channel of Elizabeth river. Va,
at the entrance to the cut into the western
branch was damaged by collision. The
usual fixed red light will be shown as long
as practicable, though the structure is la
BILE to be carried away and the light extin-
guished. Repairs will be made as soon as
practicable Of which due notice will be
given.
Notice is also given that on the night
of January o. 1901 the three-pile beacon,
painted black, in ten feet OF water on the
point of the shoal making out about one
eighth mile from Lower Green Spring
Point, westerly side of the channel Of the
Mouse river, North Carolina, was destroyed
by collision of a passing vessel and the
fixed white light has been discontinued.
The structure will be rebuilt and the light
re~es ablished as soon as practicable
The bad weather Is having very de-
pressing effect on the oyster market at the
18th street wharves no buyers being visi-
BILE this morning, and only few orders be-
ing filled. There are still oysters In plenty
at the wharf, though several vessels nave
sold out and will leave for the lower river
as soon as tow can be made up. There
are still in port, however, about twenty-five
boats with cargoes Of oysters aboard, In all
about 5000 bushels. Prices this morning
are about the same as the early part of the
week. the larger and finer grades Of oysters
selling at from 60 to so cents per bushel,
while the smaller ones bring from 90 to
60 cents per bushel. There have been no
new arrivals since yesterday.
The supply of river fish at the wharf
market this morning was good, the steamer
Estelle Randall bringing up twenty-five
and Glymont, and the steamer Wakefield
brought up about ten packages from the
nets in the lower river. The heavy snow
storm on Chesapeake bay and the river last
night delayed the Norfolk line steamer SO
that fish she brought did not reach here in
time for market Prices this morning were
somewhat higher, and will continue to adj
vance. Black bass sold at 10 to IL cents
per pound: white perch 8 to 121a cents per
pound; trout, 6 to cents per pound; south
ern mullets, 3 cents per pound; haddock,
to cents per pound; smelt, cents per
pound: Goldfish, cents per pound: sheep
head, to cents per pound; yellow perch,
Is to 40 cents per bunch: river mullets. Is
to % cents per bunch, and catfish and eels,
Is to rs cents per bunch.
The Passing Frefghters.
The tug Stella has sailed from this port
with a tow Of light barges for Chesapeake
City. en- route to Philadelphia
The schooner Dexter sailed yesterday
evening for Norfolk with a cargo of fer
tilizing material from T. w. Riley.
The pungy James Beach has completed
the unloading of her cargo of oysters at
Re ardon's wharf in Alexandria and will
sail for the lower river to reload
The little sidewheel steamer Harry Lodor,
which runs up the route between AleXan-
dria and Piscataway creek landings, has
when the creek froze up several weeks ago.
The steamer E. James Tull has sailed for
Occoquan creek, with miscellaneous cargo
for the merchants there.
The bugeye r. H. Stuart has sailed from
Alexandria with cargo of seed corn for
points on Curriomen bay.
The longboat Mary Ann Shea has sailed
for the lower river to load wood for this
port On her way down she stopped at
Alexandria for cargo down.
The tug James o. Carter sailed yesterday
evening with tow of light coal barges for |
a river point to load poplar wood or rail-
way ties for Philadelphia.
When the repairs to the schooner Curley
are completed at the Alexandria marine
railway she will sail for Norfolk for q
cargo of Virginia pine lumber.
The repairs to the sloop B. II. Lambert !
having been completed, she has been |
from the railway at the Alexan-
The scow Bush, with cargo of railway |
ties, belonging to Messrs. Carter & Clark, |
sprang a leak a few days ago and sank in
the Eastern branch not far from the ST. |
Asylum wharf.
The Weems line steamer Potomac, and |
not the Northumberland. will run upon the |
route between this city, the river landings |
and Baltimore this winter.
During the winter the launch Alert is to /
be fitted with a bronze propeller shaft in |
place Of the steel one now in use. |
General Items of Interest. |
The reports Of the Virginia oyster in |
spectors show that 5.s46 persons have been |
granted licenses to take oysters from the |
natural oyster rocks with the ordinary |
tongs. and that the privilege of using a |
patent tong has been granted to 246 per- |
sons The oyster industry in the past two |
years has given the state of Virginia for |
licenses a net revenue of $80,777.
The officials of the American Ice Com
pany at the wharves are now overhauling |
their ice houses and getting everything in
shape for the reception Of ice in the spring
Il Is expected that the first cargo Of the