Evening star., 1901-03-26
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
LAUNCH BLUE WING TO SERVE AS A
TENDER.
Will BE in Service at Fish Commits
siOn's Wharf, Bryan's Point,
the Coming Season.

The United States fish commission launch
Blue Wing, which is to be the tender at
the Bryan's Point fishing station during
the summer, has left Woodshole, Mass. for
this port. Though the Blue Wing is but
a small craft, she will make the entire trip
under her own steam and will come by sea
from the Massachusetts coast to New York.
From New York she will come through the
canals and the Delaware river to the Chesa-
peake bay and then up the Potomac Mr..
William Owens of the fish commission sta
ton here will join the Blue Wing In New
York and will take command Of her on
her passage.
The officers of the river steamer Harry
Randall report the burning of a large fish
house belonging to Mr.. George l.. Smoot
at Wirts wharf in Maddux creek recently.
In the house was stored a large quantity
of net and other fishing paraphernalia
which was being made ready for the fish
ing season now about to open. This was
also burned. The fire is said to nave peen
caused by the boiling over of Kettle OF
pitch which was being heated for the pur-
pose of tarring some nets, and this p1tch
caught fire. Mr.. SmOot had no insurance.
Shad and herring have begun to arrive
in large numbers at the fish wharf, 1oot OF
11th street, from the river fishing shores.
This morning there was sharp decnne
in the price of shad and herring at the
wharf. Shad that Saturday sold Tor ~
cents eaCh are SellnS tOudS lol oo SOiIs,
and herring have fallen to 60 cents per 100
from 81. so and $175. The receipts OF her
ring since yesterday amounted TO over
75 600 and about LOCO shad and quant1tles
of bunch fish were also received. Prices
this morning were, for roe shad, % to ~
cents each; buck shad, 25 to 30 cents each;
pan rock to cents per pound; polllns
rock, to 10 cents per pound; pike, cents
per pound; founder 5 cents per pound;
carp, 3 cents per pound; croakers, cents
per pound; white perch, to 20 cents per
bunch; river mullets, to 10 cents per
bunch; eels 10 cents per bunch; catfish,
to Is cents per bunch and yellow perch,
5 to % cents per bunch
The oyster market at the 11th street
wharf was quite dull this morning, and
prices in consequence of the warm wealth
er, have dropped about &c. per bushel, the
smaller oysters selling as low as 35c per
bushel and the larger cnes at 75c. or Soc
The Freight Carriers.
A barge fleet of wood-laden vessels were
brought into port Sunday and yesterday by
the favorable winds. They came from all
parts of the Potomac and are consigned to
the local dealers. In the fleet were the
Mayfiower, Charles H Dagger, Ida May,
Thomas r. Carroll, ]. r. Dixon, Fox, Kate
Mueller Earl Biscoe, Mary A. Shea and
Clara Leonard.
The schooner VIM. Turner has sailed for
the lower river and will load a cargo of
Wicomico oysters for this port.
The bugeye Silver Spray arrived at the
Alexandria fish wharf Sunday evening,
with large cargo of bunch fish for Theo.
Ballinger.
The steamer Randall brought up an un-
usually heavy freight from the lower river
for the local dealers yesterday evening.
The barkentine Kremlin has arrived at
Baltimore from this port in tow of the
tug M. NJ. Davis.
The fattie Martha A. Watson, from a
lower river point. is at Alexandria with a
car Of for DrfuSa e co
The Isaac Solomon is in port with full
cargo of cord wood from the Nomini neigh
borhood for Carter & Clark.
The schooner Alice Carlyle has sailed
from Alexandria with cargo Of fertilizer
for the lower Potomac.
The sloop Marcus has sailed for a river
point with small cargo of coal.
The steamer Estelle Randall made an
extra trip to Fort Washington last night
to carry down a large quantity of cement
and plaster to be used in the improvements
there.
A barge laden with oil for the Standard
Oil Company and one laden with hard
coal have arrived in port in tow of a Bal
timore tug.
The Eva G. Stiles. having completed the
unloading of her cargo of oysters at Alex
andria, will sail for the lower river.
The schooner John Francis, having
loaded her cargo of ice at Colonial Beach.
has sailed for the Paumonkey run to load
lumber for New York.
The schooner Lizzie Burt has been char
tered by Cogswell & Bro. to run fish this
season.
General Matters.
Captain George Chiffon has sold the
schooner Emily c. Burton to T. c. Eaton
& Sons Of Cambridge, Nd The Burton Is
a two-master schooner of SO tons, and is
So feet inches long, "a feet beam and
feet inches deep. She was built in Lewis
vile, Del, in 1871. Her present owners
will, it is understood, continue her in the
bay trade.
The bugeye Kathleen has been fitted out
to run fish this season. She arrived in
port Saturday.
The large canning factory at Nomini will
be operated during the coming season by
Mr.. Lewis Edwards. 1t will give employ
ment to about hundred hands.
The river is again full of ducks. Hun
dreds were seen between this city and
Alexandria Sunday and yesterday.
The tug Selectman, which has been out
on the railway at Alexandria for an over
hauling has been launched.
DIR. L. E. Rauterberg sailed aboard the
launch Alert for Blackistone's Island Sat
urday.
Captain William Geoghegan will COM
mand the steamer Northumberland when
she resumes her place upon the Balti-
more-Washington route this week. Mr..
VIII Jones will, it is understood, be her