Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-01
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
b. AND o. COMPANY REPAIRING
TRESTLEs AT SHEPHERDS.
Preparing to Ship Soft Coal From the
LandinY-Winter Fishing
Season Opens.

It Is stated that the Baltimore and Ohio
Railway Company contemplates shipping
sof. coal from its landing at Shepherds,
opposite Alexandria, and with this object in
view it has large force Of hands at work
there rebuilding and strengthening its long
coal trestle on the wharf. New top timbers
are being put into the trestle and other
work is being done so that heavily laden
trains Of coal cars can be pushed upon it
and cargoes of coal quickly dumped into
the waiting vessels alongside the wharf be-
low. Considerable Of the coal used here,
particularly that from the southwest Vir-
ginia fields. comes by way of Shepherds.
Mr.. R. A. Golden yesterday sent a fish
ins crew on the tug James o. Carter to
his shore at Windmill Point to prepare
the nets and other paraphernalia for winter
fishing. The party was In charge of Capt.
p p. Faunce, who will have control of the
preliminary work, but the hauling OF the
seine will be under the command OF Capt
Dent. The fishing will be begun as soon as
possible 1t is expected that the owners of
the other fishing shores will at once follow
Mr.. Goden's example. Mr.. Frank Price
has already a portion of his crew at Plum
Tree Gap and he will begin to haul seine
there shortly This is unusually early for
the fishing shores to begin business
The fish market at the 18th street wharf
vas poorly supplied with bay and sea
fish from the shores about Old Point and
Virginia Beach, the Norfolk line steamer
having brought up four packages OF
fish for the local dealers since Saturday.
The supply Of river fish. however, con-
tinues very small. only four barrels and one
box having been received from the lower
river. The demand this morning was fair
and prices remain about the same as last
week. Spotted trout were selling at to
cents per pound; sheepshead, cents per
pound yellow perch. 8 cents per pound;
pike, 7 to 8 cents per pound; muliet, cents
per pound; bass, to 10 cents per pound
arp. to cents per pound, and catfish,
cents per bunch. Though the creeks are
III open, the fishermen will not put their
cts overheard for fear Of a sudden freeze
The supply Of oysters at the 18th street
<harf shows no decrease. AS fast as one
Sessel sells its cargo of oysters and gets
sway another comes In to take its place.
the market continues dull and the vessels
.ell out but slowly. Prices today are about
ne same as those quoted at the end of last
eek. the smaller oysters selling at from
IS to IS cents per bushel and the larger
Snes at 60 to SO cents per bushel. Since
Saturday last about 300 bushels Of oysters
have arrived at the wharf from W1comico.
Blackstone and their neighborhoods in
the Centennial. Nettie May Fair View,
Lizzie Burt. Eva Gibson, Bertha and Pearl
The schooner Ida L. Ray has sailed from
East Blue Hill for this port with a cargo
of building stone
The schooner w. H. ohler, from this
| port and Alexandria with a cargo Of rail-
way ties. arrived at Boston on Monday.
The schooner Helen L. Martin, with
| lumber for Dill & Co., after discharging
| portion Of her cargo at Georgetown, was
| brought to the wharf, foot Of 9th street. to
| complete discharging.
The tug Stella has arrived with q barge
loaded with oil for the Standard OIL Com
pany.
The Volunteer. M. E. Smith, Susan Par
| ker. Little Dora and Cornelia have sailed
| for the lower river for oysters.
The Passing Craft.
The sloop Ella Treadwell and the Maggie
! L have both sailed from the oyster wharf