Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-07
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
sUPPLY OF FISH AND OYSTERS
Equal TO DEMANDS.
steam Yacht May Departs for Phila-
deIphia-The Passing Craft
General News.


street wharf this morning was fair, and the
cold weather is keeping up prices. The Nor
folk and Washington line steamer this
morning brought UP $50 packages of
bay and sea fish, mostly shad from the
fisheries on the coast of North Caro-
lima, for the local dealers. Three bar
rels of river fish have also been
brought up by the river steamers from the
nets in the Potomac, and four pack
ages of frozen stock came by express from
the shores on the northern Atlantic coast
The market this morning was fair, and
prices were: For rockfish, II to 10 cents
per pound; white perch, II to 10 cents per
pound. black bass IL to IA cents per pound;
humping mulIetS, to cents per pound
yellow perch ~ TO ~ cents per bunch; cat
fish. ~ TO % cents per bunch; channel bass,
> to Is cents per pound trout. Ole cents per
pound; smelts. cents per pound: haddock,
4 cents per pound shad, 81 each; buck
shad 81 cents each, and herring, $50 to
81 per hundred
The demand for oysters at the wharf was
very light this morning, the cold weather
keeping purchasers away The supply on
hand today was ample to meet an De
mandS for several days. the tWenty-Slx yes
sells lying at the wharf having on board
fully 4.OO0 bushels Prices this morning
were about the same as yesterday ranging
from 40 cents 10 60 cents per buShel for the
smaller varieties, up to 10 cents per buShei
for the large. and more select stock
The Norfolk line steamer and the steamers
from down the river brought up quantity
of oysters in barrels for the local mer-
chants. The ]. NJ. Gyther is the only ar
rival since yesterday.
The handsome steam yacht May of Phil
adeIphia, which brought party here to see
the inauguration. sailed Tuesday evening
The MAY is one of the largt st private yachts
that has ever visited this port. This is
the second visit here. she having come up
the Potomac to this city about three years
ago
The schooner Emma F. Angel, we'll known
at this port, which arrived at Vineyard Ha-
ven last week on a trip from Baltimore TO
Boston, reports having had trying expert
erce at sea. On February T. off Hog
Island. she ran into heavy gale and was
blown off shore. She lost several sails and
was badly strained by the seas, and her
engines and one seaman were hurt the
use of oil bags saved the schooner.
The Passing Craft.
The little sidewheel steamer Harry Loder,
which has been laid up in Piscataway
creek Nd the entire winter, has resumed
her route between Alexandria and Farming
ton, Md She made her first trip of the
season on Tuesday
The schooner Murray Vandiver has sail
ed light for a lumber port on the pay TO
load for this port or Baltimore.
The schooner Gen. E. s. Merwin, which
was lost off the coast of North Carolina
las week, is well known at this port, hav-
ing brought cargoes of ice here last sum-
mer.
The Isabel is in port with cargo of
cord wood for Robert Murphy. She Will
discharge cargo on the James Creek canal.
The steamer Occoquan is at Alexandria
with full cargo of cord wood.
The schooner NJ. A. Jones is lying at the
fish wharf at Alexandria. She will run
fs41 between the shores in Occoquan and
this market.
The steamer River Queen has been run
ming as an extra boat the route between
ICrin NJ hE
steamer Charles Manchester.
The light house engineers steamer Jessa-
mine has sailed from Baltimore a
pair tour among the light houses on Chesa-
peake bay and the Potomac river.
The tender Maple has returned TO Balu-
more from Delaware bay. with ightship,
No. 40. in tow. The lightship is to be
placed the tail of the horse shoe, near
Old Point
The schooner Huida will today complete
the discharging of her cargo of shingles
ard VIII sail for Norfolk with a load of
empty barrels.
The schooner Dexter is loading cargo of
fertilizing material from T. w Riley for
a point near Norfolk.
The Sunny South and Fannie Shepherd
have sailed for the lower river for cargoes
of oysters.
The schooner A. H. Quinby has sailed for
Dividing creek. on Chesapeake bay. to load
a cargo of lumber for Major II. l.. Biscoe.
The schooner John b. Anderson has COM
pleted the dscharging of her cargo of
lumber for the Pocahontas Lumber Com
pany of Norfolk.
The steamer E. James Tull has arrived
in port with a full cargo of cord wood for
the local dealers
The schooner Sidonia Curley Captain
Curley, has completed the unloading of her
cargo of lumber and has sailed light for
the Rappahannock river to load cargo of
lumber for H. L. Biscoe.
The pungy Benjamin Franklin is loading
miscellaneous cargo at Alexandria for
a c &C Ina1 LODI
The United States lighthouse tender Holly
has sailed from this port on tour of in
spsction among the light stations on the
Potomac river.
The schooner Julia and Annie is at Alex
andria loading cargo of bricks and build
Ing material for a lower river point
The schooner Ethan Allen which has been
chartered 10 load phosphate at Trinidad
for this port. is looked for here about the
first of April.
General Matters.
The yawi yacht ST. Charles, which has
been laid up for some months at the wharf
OF Forsberg & Murray, foot of 9th street
has been taken out in the stream and an
chored ready for service
The schooner barge Rattlesnake now IN
port d.scharging a cargo of lumber was
formerly, it is said. a steamer. which was
cut down to barge She is an IRON YES
sci. 40 feet long. and was built in IStg
Her hail ng port is Philadelphia
The new w!eel and bronze shaft for DR.
Rauterberg's yacht Alert arrived here from
the factory early n the week, and as soon
as il is put in place the yacht will be ready
Tor service. The Aert IS the best fitted-out
boat OF her class on the Potomac.
The steamer Estelle Randall. on her trip
down the river Tuesday. had over 2OD pas
sengers for Marshall Hall. GunstOn ana
Glymont She also had a heavy passenger
list down yesterday.
Quantities of fine bass and white and yell
low perch are being caught with nets III
Hunting creek'and other streams near Alex
andr.a.
The work Of overhauling the steam launch
belonging TO the Fort Washington artiI cry
stat on has been begun at Benefits BOAT
yard. at the foot of 18th street.
MI w. h Callahan. general passenger
agent of the Norfolk and Washington
steamboat line. has gone to New Haven on
a visit.
Mr.. Lew Ballenger of the harbor police
force, who has been very i'll of pneumonia
Is recovering.
Capt. Bailey Reed will be in command OF
the steamer River Queen during the coming
excursion season