Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-17
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
VERY DULL MARKET AT THE
OYSTER WHARF.
Masters of Vessels to Return CargOes
for Replanting-Genera
and Personal Items.

Messrs. Neitzey e. BalIenger have d fish
ing crew at work at the PassapaIauzy
fishing shore about thirty miles down the
river. getting ready for the regular hauling
of winter seine there. The sloop Amer.cus
will, 1t Is understood, be the river boat be-
tween the shore and this city. Already
several test halls have been made, and the
results have been so good that the fisher
men are greatly pleased at the outlook.
Small seines are being hauled in Four
Mile run and below Alexandria, and large
quantities of yellow perch, bass and cat
fish are being caught. Much of this fish
is shipped to Philadelphia and New York,
where high prices are obtained for Po-
tomac fish.
The receipts of fish from the lower river
and from the fisheries about Norfolk and
Old Point are still quite small, though with
the supply of frozen fish from the northern
shores are more than ample to meet all
demands. The Norfolk line steamer this
morning brought eight packages and
twelve barrels were brought up by the
steamers from down the river. Four bar
reis were also received from the James
river shores. Prices this morning we're:
For black bass, Sc. per pound; white perch,
&c. to Zoe. per pound; rock. 12c. to 25c. per
pound trout, &C. per pound; pollock, &c.
&c. per pound; pike, &c. to Sc. per pound;
cod. &C to &c. per pound; yellow perch, 10c.
to 40c. per bunch; catfish. 15c. per bunch.
and winter shad s. per hundred.
business has become so extremely dull at
the oyster market that a number of the
vessel masters are arranging to take their
cargoeS back home and plant them again.
there seeming to be but little chance to sell
them. The glut of oysters at the wharf
continues unbroken, there being about 5000
bushels in and new cargoes coming daily.
This morning but little business was being
done, and the warmer weather will surely
rn6n nxyCf
could be bought low 30 cents per
bushel but 40 cents was about the average
price. The larger ones sold high as 10
cents per bushel. The recent arrivals at
the wharf are the G. H. Bunker, E. =.
Evans, Maggie l.. and l.. J. Stewart.
Going and Coming.
The steamer Occoquan is in port with
cargo of cord wood from the lower river
for Carter & Clark.
The Lotte Carter is at the Fort Hunt
wharf dscharging a cargo of grain and
feed.
The schooner Belmont has sailed for the
lower river and will load cord wood back
to this port.
The schooner ]. w. Marsh has arrived at
Alexandra from Popes creek with a cargo
of poplar wood, which will be shipped to
Philadelphia.
The Agnes has sailed for the lower river
to load oysters back to this market.
The barge Kate n. Latta is at the wharf
at Fort Washington discharging cargo
of hard coal.
The punSy Shining Light has sailed from
Alexandria for the lower river, and will
load oysters back to this port.
The steamer Harry Randall brought up
large quantity of country produce, oysters
and fish from the lower river yesterday.
The schooner Alice Carlyle has arrived
in port with a cargo of cord wood for Rob-
/ ert Murphy on the Eastern branch.
The tug James |. Brady, on her last trip,
left with three light barges for Phi adel-
phia, via Chesapeake City.
The longbOat Harry and Charley is in
port with a cargo of cord wood for the
local dealers
The Gilman Dove is laid up at the wharf
of Garter d Clark at the foot of 10th street
The schooner Ida l.. Ray, which brought
the statue of Gen. Logan here from New
York, had a cargo Of building stone on
board from East Blue Hill, Me. for l.. L..
Leach. She has been taken to Georgetown
and is discharging cargo at the wharf of
Littlefeld & Alvord. The Ray was for
| nerly a brig, and was in the East Indian
trade.
The United States revenue cutter Window
has left Baltimore for n cruise her sta
ton, Chesapeake bay and the Potomac
river.
General News.