Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-18
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
LARGE SUPPLY OF OYSTERS At THE
WHARF.
Cold Weather Slightly Initiates the
Prtces-Coming and Going of
Freight Carriers.

The glut at the oyster market is still I'M
broken and will remain so indefinitely, I'M
less the boats get frozen up in the river and
ars thus prevented from being towed to
market. The colder weather of today has
had the effect of making the market more
brisk than it has been for some time. and
prices are advancing slightly. This morn
ing the large and selected stock sod at from
Co to 80 cents per bushel, while the smaller
oysters brought from 30 to - cents per
busheI AT the wharf this morning thirty
vessels were lying. and their cargoes in all
will amount to about $500 bushes. The re-
cent arrivals the NJ. j. Stephenson. the
Kathleen and little flattie from the east
ern shore. They bring up in all about 700
bushels of oysters
The fish market at the wharf was today
better supplied with river fish than it has
been for some time, and there was also
slight increase in the receipts of salt water
fish from the neghb1rhJod Of Norfolk and
from the northern shores. The Norfolk line
steamer this morning brought up twenty
packages and about tn -rty five barrels were
received from the Potomac river boats Sew
eral packages of frozen fish were also re-
Ceived from the north. Prices this morning
were: For rock, l. to - cents per pound;
bass. to cents per pound; white perch,
= to 10 cents per pound: aamon trout, u TO
Z cents per pound: pollock cents per
pound: smells, cents per pound; haddock.
cents per poundi pike, I to s cents per
pound: Goldfish, ) to s. cents per pound; yell
low perch, 10 to 81 Gems per bunch catfish.
l. cents per bunch; river muilets. IL cents
per bunch. and winter shad, 81 per hundred.
The boiler has been placed in position in
the new sand digger of Mr.. Louis SnOot
and it has been returned to the Eastern
branch to have the rest of Its machinery
Installed.
DR. Arthur Rauterberg today removed
the engine from his yacht Greyhound. at
the Randall line wharf. 1t will be thor
oughly overhauled and repaired before
being put back In the boat in the early
spring.
A large supply of railway ties is at the
Glymont wharf awaiting shipment to the
north.
The Passing Craft.
The Lotte Garter having finished the I'M
leading OF her cargo at Sheridan Point
has sailed for a river point
The tug Peerless is in port with trio of
five barges laden with coal from Philadel-
phia. -Four were taken to Georgetown and
on was locked here. They came from
Philadelphia by the inland route, through
the Delaware and Chesapeake canal the
Chesapeake bay and the Potomac river To
The schooner sidonia Curey has sailed,
l. understood. for the James river 10 load
a cargo of Virginia pine lumber Tor TINS
city.
The schooner Annie Martz sailed from the
James Creek canal for a river point yester-
day evening.
The tinted States naval tug Triton took
the gun barge with supplies for The naval
proving grounds to Indian Head, Md, yes
terday.
The barge Katie I.atta will complete the
,iischarging of her cargo of hard coal al
Tort Washington wharf today and Will
then leave in tow of a tug for Phiiadeiphla.
The tug Emma has arrived in port Wi n
Il tuw of three coal-laden barges for par
Ties here and in Georgetown
The steamer Occoquan has sailed for DC
cnquan and will load a cargo of lumber or
CurIi wood back to this port.
The Avalon has sailed for Blackistone's
Island aud will load oysters for this mar
The schooner Isabella. having completed
the diScharging of her cargo of cord wood.
has sailed for the lower river to load back
10 this port.
The steamer Wakefield. which arrived up
from the lower river this morning, brought
mp Il fair cargo of oyS ers. fish and coun-
try produce for the local dealers.
The schooner Ray. when she completes
the discharginG OF her cargo at George
town. viii so 10 Alexandria and take
CarS" Of railway ties for New York or
Boston.
The steamer Potomac has taken the place
of the steamer Northumberland on the
route between this CITY and baltimore. She
sailed yesterday evening with fair freight
and large passenger list to points on the
The schooner Murray vandiver has
sailed for Norfolk and will load lumber
there Tor Baltimore or this port.
The Agnes sailed yesterday evening for
the lower river and will load oysters back
+" this market.
The tug NJ. NJ. Davis will return to Ches-
Hpeakc bay on the lookout for vessels
bound to this port or to Baltimore
The United States lighthouse tender
Maple is in port from cruise on Chesa-
reake bay and the RIVER.
The tug Vulcan sailed yesterday evening
with tow of two light coal-laden barges
for Norfolk
General and Personal Matters.
The hauling of seine at Plum Tree Gut
Shore in Occoquan bay. operated by Mr..
Frank Price of Alexandria, will be begun
Tuesday next, and will continue through
out the winter. unless the ice prevents.
Mr.. Price has had a fishing crew at the
shore for some weeks.
The tug Stella came into port yesterday
morning with one of the big barges of the
Standard Oil Company. lauen with oil. in
tow. 1t was taken to the Georgetown sta
ton of the Standard company and was
pumped out before o'clock yesterday
evening. The Stella then started for BATH
more with the light barge in tow. II is
understood she will get several barges
laden with poplar wood at points the
river for Philadelphia. via Chesapeake
City.
The harbnr today is bare of vessels of
large size. for the first time in several
weeks One more large vessel. three
In&stcd schooner. is bound To this port with
cargo of lumber.
IL is stated that the little steamer Chas.
W. Seufferle, now laid up at Alexandra.
will be fitted up during the winter and will
be used for excursion parties in the spring.
The Seufferle formerly ran between Wash
ington and Buena Vista.
During the absence of Purser George
Guest Mr.. George j. Stafford is filling mis-
place aboard the steamer Harry Randall
MIR. Charles Marmaduke has been APP
pointed quartermaster on the Norfolk and
Washington line steamer Norfolk.
Mr.. Alexander Beale purser of the
Weems line steamer Northumberland. who
has been quite i'll, has improved and hopes
10 be able TO return to duty very short. y
Mr.. George o. .Carpinter. general agent
of the Randall line, has recovered from his
recent attack of the grip and has returned