Evening star., 1901-10-31
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
HULL OF TUG POTOMAC LYING IN
THE nsp.
vessel Once welI-KAewn in Potomac
Trade-Fish and Oyster
Market.


Market.
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The hull of the old Dug Potomac is lying
in the mud near the Alexandria end of the
Baltimore and Ohio car ferry line between
Alexandria and Shepherds landing. About
quarter of a century ago the Potomac
was one of the best known tow boats on
the Potomac. One night while down the
river she caught fire and was so badly dam
aged that she was brought to Alexandria
and wrecked her machinery being put on a
new boat and the old hull left lying near
the Alexandria shipyard In a heavy gale
about four years ago the hull was blown
to the point where it now lies. The old L o.
tomac was finely built boat and the hull
is still in an excellent state of preserva-
tion.
The light house tender Violet is in port
from a cruise among the light stations on
Chesapeake bay and the Potomac river
She brought up the gas tank buoy No. 5
from off Hog island in the mouth of the
Coan river, and will have 1t filled with gas
here. 1t will then be taken to the supply
station at Point Lookout and will be held in
reserve to replace the first buoy whose
supply of gas becomes exhausted.
The demand for fresh and salt water fish
at the 18th street wharf fish market today
were as follows: For black bass, to II
cents per pound; sea bass, cents per
pound; croakers 2 cents per pound; stur-
geon, 10 cents per pound; salmon trout,
to cents per pound; large trout, 3 to
cents per pound; bluefish or tailors, to 9
cents per pound; pan rock, to cents per
pound; medium rock, cents per pound;
boiling rock, 121a cents per pound: Sleeps
head, 8 to 10 cents per pound: white perch,
5 to IL cents per pound, or % to 30 cents
per bunch; spot, $3 per barrel; gray trout,
$3.5 to 81 per barrel; carp. 10 to % cents
each; yellow perch 5 to 10 cents per bunch;
catfish, 5 to 30 cents per bunch; eels, 15 to
25 cents per bunch, and mullets, 10 to 10
cents per bunch.
There is very decided glut in the oyster
market at the 11th street wharf today, the
supply on hand being greatly in excess of
the demand. Today oysters could be bought
as low 30 cents per bushel in large lots.
and from that to 60 and 10 cents per bushel
was asked. The arrivals since yesterday
the Waunita, Lottfe Thomas and Vol
unteer.
Passing In and Ont.
The tug Emma, with a tow of barges
from this city, has reached Fredericks-
burg, where they will load poplar wood for
Philadelphia.
The schooner Lizzie A Williams has sail
ed from Baltimore with a cargo for this
port.
The schooner Edwin G. Hight, which un-
loaded cargo of lumber here for Johnson
& Wimsatt and others has sailed in tow Of
the tug Camilla for Baltimore, where she
will load for southern port,
The Randall line steamer Wakefield came
up from the lower river yesterday evening
with a cargo of stock, Ash and country
produce for the local market.
The E. P. Evans having unloaded car
go Of oysters, has sailed light for the
Blackstone Island neighborhood.
The schooner Agnes Monson, with cargo
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Ice Company, arrived in port this morning.
and is unloading at the wharf foot of 9th
street. e
The schooner Lily May. with a cargo of
cord wood for Carter G. Clark, has arrived
in port and is discharging. her cargo.
The Baltimore tug Maud H., with a tow
of coal barges from Perryville. Md,
arrived in port yesterday. The barges We're
taken to Georgetown to unload.
The Father and Son has been sent to the
Aqua creek neighborhood to load cargo
of pine wood for the dealers in this city.
The fattie Stewart left port yesterday
evening for the lower river and via load
oysters for this market r ~
The schooner A. H, Quinby, having un-
loaded her cargo of coal on the James
Creek canal. has sailed for lower river
port, and will load lumber.
The Martin Wagner has gone to the
lower Potomac and will load a cargo for
this port
The Belmont, after unloading at Alexap-
dr1a, took on general cargo and sailed for
Occoquan.
The pungy Cora L. McKenney has gone
to the Colonial Beach neighborhood and
Will load oysters for this market
The barge Cooper has unloaded her car
go of hickory wood at the wharf Of Ste A
phenson & Bro, foot of 7th street.
Of General Interest.
scow laden with pine lumber from Aquia
creek for this city was at anchor off Alex
andria yesterday evening awaiting a favor
able wind and tide to bring her to this CITY,
The steam hoisting machine of Littlefeld
d Alvord, which has been at Alexandria,
was taken to Georgetown in tow of the tug
Winship yesterday evening
The captain of the bugeye R. H Stuart,
not finding favorable market for his cargo
of oysters here, sailed yesterday for his
home on Curriomen bay where the oysters
will be planted and will be allowed to re-
main overheard until another trip is made
to this city.
Many of the oyster dealers are now buy
ing small oysters and planting them to let
them grow for the next seasons market.
The schooner John ]. Hanson has been
chartered to load railway ties here and at
Alexandria for Boston. She will come light
from Boston for her cargo
The United States naval yacht Oneida. the
practice snip of the Naval Battalion D. c.
N. e., made trip downsthe river yester-
day evening to test her engines and ma
chinery The test was satisfactory.
The steam launch Samuel w. Sutton
owned by parties in Alexandria, is laid up
at the Usage Manufacturing Company's
Wharf, loot or Wolfe street, Alexandria.
and will remain there for the winter The
launch will be given an oyerhauling before
the next boating season opens.
Mr. Chap Sly of St. Mary's county,
Marviano' mas been appointed second Off
Ger of the steamer Harry Randall, and has
entered upon the discharge of his duties.
Ihe naphtha power launch Agnes of this
CITY, with party aboard. sailed yesterday
on hunting and fishing trip down the
Potomac.
me barge Pugh has been launched from
.ne marine railway at Alexandria. and in
It's place one of Mr.. Louis Smoot,s large
ing.
Mr. ). L. Carter, a weIl-known old resi-
aent OF Whitewater, Stafford county, Va,
died few days ago He was seventy-six
years of age
Mr. Norman Pruitt returned yesterday
from hunting trip to Charles county.
Maryland, in the neigbfSnrtso oo5 -of cI,S,, 80.