Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-08
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
WINDS INTERFERE WITH WORK ON
NEW DREDGE. @s -
Ample Supply of Oysters and Fish at
the Wharf-General and
Personal.

The northwest wind or the past two DAYS
has prevented the workmen on the new
dredge from connecting up the pontoon pipe
line between the dredge and the shore. Sew
eral efforts were made to do So but SO
heavy was the wind that It broke the pipe
connections and sank two of the pontoons.
With the caimer weather of today the con-
nections will be made.
The engineers in charge of the harbor
dredging operations about two weeks ago
put up a line of stakes as digging marks
for the dredgers. When the ice made by
the recent freeze began to run it knocked
down and carried away all these marks.
The engineers are now busy replacing them.
TIE fish market at the 18th street wharf
was we'll supplied with fish of all kinds this
morning, the river boats from the shores
on the river bringing UP a quantity of
bunch f1sh, and the Norfolk line steamer
having on board thirty packages from about
Norfolk and from the coast of North Caro-
lima.
Six packages were also brought up by
the steamers from the river nets and seven
came by express from the Jersey and north
ern shores. The market this morning was
We'll attended and the sales were brisk.
Prices show a slight decline from the fig
ureS of early in the week Shad this morn
roe; herring brought to PFC. each; croak-
er, 4c- per pound; black bass, 70 to lac
per pound; jumping mullets, 3 to DC. per
pound; rock. IA to 15c. per pound; white
perch, 12k to 15c. per pound; channel bass,
oc per pound; trout, frozen, SIC. per pound;
trout, salmon, SC. per pound; haddock &c.
per pound; smelt, &c. per pound: yellow
perch, 10 to 25c. per bunch, and catfish, 20
TO &c. per pound.
Several shipments of fish from Passpa-
tanzy, Windmill Point and Plum Tree fish
Ing shores have been received In the past
two days
TWENTY vacSaI~ having n, boor5
about 5000 bushels of oysters were lying
at the 11th street wharf oyster docks this
morning: The market today was rather
poor and prices keep down in spite of the
cool weather. A number Of the vessels
which reached port before the inaugural
ceremonies have sold out their cargoes and
sailed for the lower river oyster grounds
to reload for this port. The recent arrivals
at the oyster wharf are the American Eagle,
Addie, Maggie Smith, Robinson Amanda
t. Lewis and Water Lily. They all bring
cargoes from the Colonial Beach and WI
comico river neighborhoods. The Norfolk
and river boats also brought up a quantity
of oysters in barrels for the local dealers.
Schooners and Other Craft
The schooner Bowen is at Alexandra
taking on supplies before sailing for Wind
mill Point fishing shore.
The steamer Potomac sailed yesterday
evening with a large cargo for the lower
river landings and Baltimore.
The Ada Ballinger is lying at the wharf
foot of Prince street, Alexandria. 1t is UNI
derstood she will shortly begin the running
of fish for Neitzey & Ballinger.
The schooner Jennie c. May now dis
charging cargo of ice for the Mutual Ice
Company at Alexandria, will complete I'M
loading in day or two and will then sail
for Baltimore or Newport News to load
coal for northern port
The steamer Occoquan, having finished
unloading a cargo of cord wood, sailed for
a river port to reload.
The tug Camilla arrived in port yester-
day evening with tow of laden oyster YES
sells from the neighborhood of Backistone's
Island.
Dougherty's tug Stella having Standard
Oil Company barge, laden with oil, in tow,
has arrived in port.
The schooner katherine D. Perry, which
Is discharging a cargo of ice at the wharf
foot Of 9th street, has been chartered to
load coal at Baltimore for Boston. at Is
cents per ton. She will leave for Baltimore
as soon she Is unloaded.
The revenue cutter Window has sailed
from Baltimore on cruise on Chesapeake
bay.
The schooner James Judge has cleared
from Jacksonville, Fla, with a cargo of
The schooner John P. Robinson is in port
with a cargo of cord wood for Carter &
Clark.
The bugeye Edna and Nellie, after I'M
loading a cargo of junk at Alexandria,
sailed for the lower Potomac.
The steamer E. James Tull is at Alexan-
dria loading a cargo of grain for the mills
at Occoquan.
Matters Of General Intere.<