Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-11
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
CHANGES IN BUOYs ANNOUNCED BY
LIGHT HOUSE BOARD.
Prevalence of Northwest Winds the
Past SeasOn-The Moving Freight
ers General Matters.

Notice has been given by the light house
inspector of the following changes in the
buoyage of the fifth light house district:
Chesapeake bay, main ship channel
Tangier Island shoal lump buoy, red
first-class nun, was reported adrift on
April 10, and will be replaced as soon as
practicable Of which due notice will be
given.
Elizabeth river Ea.-Larlbert Point shoal
northwest end) buoy, No. 8, black first
class can, found adrift, was replaced Apru
4, 1901.
James river Va.-The following buoys
were changed for the summer season on
April 5, 1901: Naseway shoal (upper) buoy,
No. g. from a spar to f1rst-class can;
Glover Bluff shoai buoy, No. {, from
spar buoy to a tirSt-class can; Hardin Bun
shoal buoy, No. 9, spar marker removed
Hog Island Point shoal buoy, No. IL, from
a spar buoy to a first-clasS can; Lower
Point shoal buoy, No. 6, from spar to
frst-class nun; Swan Point shoal buoy, No.
%, from a spar to a frst-class cam
Browns shoal buoy, No. o. from a spar
to a first-cIaSs can: Bailey creek hats
Qower) buoy, No. 80. from a spar to a sec
ond-class can: Eppes Island fats buoy, No.
"a from a spar to a Second-clasS num-
Eppes Island shoal buoy. No. 26, from
spar to a second-class nun; Eppes Island
shoal (weSt side) buoy, No. 50, from spar
to a first-class nun.
Hog Island (swash) channel, Va.-Turn-
ing Point buoy, No. 2, was changed from
a spar to a second-class nun for the sum-
mer season on April ., by order OF the
light house board.
Steamboat men who have been travelling
the waters of the Potomac for twenty
five or more years say they nave seen
more heavy northwest winds this spring
than ever before in their recollection. In
The past two months there have been
half dozen gales which blew the water
out of the river and greatly interfered
with navigation. Since the latter part OF
March heavy northwest winds have been
blowing, and, with the exception Of those
on two days, the tides have been extreme
ly low.
There are at present down the river ten
or twelve lumber and wood-laden YES
sells bound here or trying to get into land
ings to load, but they have SO far been
unable to do so.
The catch of fish at the river shores
continues light, and the fishermen are be-
coming very much discouraged over the
outlook. Since yesterday morning but
1000 shad and about $1,000 herring have
been brought up by the river boats, and the
receipts of bunch fish have also been small.
The market this morning was quite brisk,
and there has been slight advance in
prices, roe shad selling at $50 to S35 per
hundred; buck shad, So to SIG per hun
dred herring SIS to Sc per thousand; pan
rock 10 cents per pound; boiling rock, 12l2
cents per pound; white perch, 8 to 10 cents
bunch; yellow perch, 10 to % cents per
bunch; carp, cents per pound; founder.
5 cents per pound; sturgeon, cents per
pound; cells, 10 to 10 cents per bunch; river
muIlets, 15 cents per bunch, and croakers,
81 per barrel.
Three vessels. the Mary and Rehecca,
Fannie Shepherd and Ruth and Ella, have
arrived at the oyster wharf at the foot of
11th street, since yesterday evening with
cargoes, amounting in all to about COO
bushels of oysters, from the Potomac river.
This supply is quite small and the demand
Is fairly brisk. Prices this morning were
the same as yesterday, ranging from 90
| to 50 cents per bushel, according to size.
Movements of the Craft.
The Lottie Carter has arrived in port
with cargo of cord wood for Carter &
Clark.
The schooner Childe Harold before re-
ported ashore, aoated on the high tide of
Wednesday and continued her trip down
the river in tow of the tug Juno.
The schooner Margaret and F. Moore,
having unloaded a cargo of shingles for II.
K Field at Alexandria, started from her
saock yesterday evening bound down the
river In coming out she ran upon a mud
bar and lay there until a slight raise In
the tide released her.
The bugeye Pendegrast, which went
ashore on Buzzards Point, in the Eastern
branch, early in the week, was still aground
this morning and is likely to remain there
until a change in the wind causes full
tides. She is lying on a bed of mud and
is resting easily, and will not be damaged.
The schooner Lewis Lowe, with cargo
of cordwood, is anchored in the stream
here. She will unload at the wharf of
Carter & Clark.
The Weems line steamer Potomac and the
Randall line steamer Wakefield. which
came into port last night, brought good
cargoes from the lower river
The schooner Murray Vandiver. having
finished unloading a cargo Of Virginia pine