Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-26
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
MERCHANTS WANT NEW
CATTLE MARKET.
Business Briak Today ut the Fish and
Oyster WharvesA-Gen-
eral News.

The commission merchants and others
| who have to handle cattle on the hoof at
| this market have been complaining greatly
of the condition of the cattle pens and
market on 18th and B streets northwest, and
several of them have talked with the man
ayers OF the steamboat lines relative to the
establishment of cattle market at one OF
the wharves. AS much of the stock sold at
| the pen comes from the river boats, the
esta blishment of a market at the wharf. II
| Is claimed, would be a great convenience,
and 1t is understood the matter will be
brought to the attention of the District
Commissioners and an effort made to have
| the location of the market changed.
Business at the fish market at the 18th
street wharves was quite brisk this morn
| ing, nearly all the fish received being dis
| posed of at fair prices. No fish were
| brought up by the Norfolk line steamer yes
| terday. and only twelve packages were
] brought up this morning. This, with few
| frozen fish received by express from the
northern shores and what was left over from
| Thursday. was the entire supply. the bad
| weather of yesterday prevented the river
| fishermen from fishing their nets, and not
| a fish was brought up on the river boats.
Today black bass sold at to 10 cents per
| pound; green pike, Sc. per pound; blue pike,
&c. to 10c per pound; trout, TIC. to sc. per
pound: southern mulets, DC. per pound;
rock, 15c. to 25c. per pound; haddock, 4c.
to &c. per pound smelt, &c. per pound; cod,
| &c. pound; sheepshead, &c. to 1c per pound;
| white perch, 4c. to sc. per pound; yellow
perch, 15c. to 40c. per bunch; catfish, loo. to
25c. bunch, and cells and catfish, 1oc to 2oc.
| per bunch.
There was slight increase in the volume
| of business being done at the oyster Wharf
| this morning, in consequence OF the colder
| weather, but prices remain about the same
as they have been for several days past,
| the oysters selling at prices ranging from
| so to 90 cents for the smaller ones to 40 and
| 80 cents for the larger stock. Though put
one boat has arrived at the wharf since
yesterday, the supply still continues large,
| the twenty-six boats in port having ABOUT
| 5000 bushels on board. With colder and
| freezing weather, a good market Is booked
| for the vessel owners, as 1t Will Keep yes
| sells from loading, and will decrease the
| supply here.
| Going and Coming.
| The E. P. Evans, Lizzie Ballard, Agnes,
E. L. Bowen, Benz. Franklin and Centen-
NAL are expected to sail today for the lower
river to load oysters back to this port.
| The barges Kate, Lolita and Easton have
gone to Aqua creek and the barge Provost
| to OccoQuan to load poplar wood from
| Carter & Clarke to Philadelphia.
| The barge J. s. Wilson is loading poplar
| wood on Upper Machodoc creek for Phila-
| delphia.
The officers of the steamer Harry Ran
| dali, which arrived up from the lower river
| yesterday evening, report the storm on the
| river Thursday night and yesterday as haV-
| ing been extremely heavy. In consequence
| of the very low water she was unable to
| make her usual creek landings
The Baltimore tug Hercules has arrived
| with tow of four coal-laden barges. Last
| night the barges were tied up at AleXan
dria and were brought up to this city this
| morning.
l Tl,o
river to take barge into Occoquan and
| WILL it is thought, cruise for vessels bound
| to this port or Baltimore.
The tug JOS. o. Carter arrived in port
| last night, having the sloop Volunteer in
| tow.
The United States launch Santa Barbara
/ which has been undergoing an oyerhanling
at the navy yard, was taken out for trial
| trip Thursday, but leak was found in
one of her tubes and she was taken back to
7 the yard. The Santa Barbara is the dis
! patch boat between the naval proving
grounds at Indian Head and this city.
T.! The schooner Dexter. which started down
! the river on Thursday, is anchored at the
| forks of the channel opposite the south end
| of the arsenal, being unable to sail in con-
| sequence of the high winds.
+ The pungy Ella Hill is the only oyster
| laden vessel at the Alexandria wharves.
| The steamer Estelle Randall this morn
| ing took down large quantity of commits
| sary stores and other supplies to Fort Hunt.
| The steamer Wakefield sailed with a gen.
eral cargo for lower river points this morn
| ing Owing to the low water she had con-
| siderable difficulty in getting out of her
! dock and it was $3.50 o'clock before she
General and Personal.
The following notice to mariners is Of in
terest here to the steamboat men:
/ :. Elizabeth river. Va.-Brush Bluff gas
| buoy, Elizabeth river, Va, which re-
ported extinguished on January u, was re-
lighted January %, 1901.
/ Quantities of drift ice from the Susque
| hanna river is reported coming down Chesa-
/ peake bay. The ice Is about three inches
| In thickness.
It is stated that Mr.. DIETRICH, the owner of
| a large tract of land in Westmoreland
| mi creek, will build a steamboat wharf and
| will make shipping point there.
| The town wharf at Colonial Beach Is
being overhauled and put in good repair
for service next summer. 1t Is said that
/ new wharf is also to be built at Colonial
Beach.
Mr.. w. p. Taylor has started large
I oyster shocking plant on Monroe creek
near Colonial Beach and is giving employ
ment to number of hands. All the shuck-
| ing and packing houses on the river are
4 very busy putting up oysters for the inland
| western trade.
| The District of Columbia naval battalion
i practice boat Fern and the Randall line
steamer Kent were both ashore in their
| docks at the foot Of 7th street yesterday
| evening. The Ferns water line was two
| feet, out of the water.
The steam pile driver of Mr.. Thomas
Banks was lying at the south end Of the
| Potomac Park wall all yesterday, with
tow Of pine piling.
| Mr.. ]. @. Stiff, well-known merchant Of
Mort cumberland county, is in the city
business.
Mr.. Andrew Cheshire, engineer of the
steamer Juno, continues quite i'll at his
home in alexandria.
! Messrs. John Perry and 'tSr' Lewis of the
I harbor police force are recovering from
| their recent severe attack Of the grip.
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Unique Swindling Scheme.
From the Minneapolis Times.