Evening star., 1901-12-18
ALONG THE, RIVER FRONT
WINTER SCHEDULE GOES INTO Eff
Feet ON wEEMs LINE.
The Freight Handlers and Their Car
goes-Fish and Oyster Market
-General News.

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The three-tripsper4week schedule of the
Weems line between this city. river land
ings and Baltimore has been abandoned
and the new winter schedule will go into
effect Tuesday next Under this schedule
but one round trip will be made each week
between this city and Baltimore, the
steamer leaving here every Thursday
evening. and leaving Baltimore every
Tuesday evening. Stops will be made at
Alexandria, Glymont, Liverpool Point. Riv-
erside, Bushwood, Lancasters. Stones,
Howard's. Coburn's, Leonardtown, Abelrs,
Piney Point, Adams, Lodge, Mundy's
Point, Kinsale, Coan, Walnut Point. Cow
arts, Bundicks, Lewisetta, Grasons, Ba-
cons, Brownies and Miller's.
The recent cold and stormy weather
greatly interfered with the catch OF fish,
and as a consequence the supply is limited.
Prices are about the same as they were
last week, and are as follows: For Spanish
mackerel, 1O1zc. to 12c. per pound; jump
ing mullets, 21ac. to &c. per pound; boiling
rock, 2Oc. to 23c per pound; medium rock,
l21ac. to 14c per pound; pan rock, &c. TO
1Oc. per pound; salmon trout, &c. to &c. per
pound; black bass, &c. to 1Oc. per pound;
carp, 4c to &c. per pound; green pike 5c.
to SC. per pound; yellow perch, 1Oc. to 30c.
per bunch; catfish, 15c. to 4Oc. per bunch;
eels, 15c. to &c. per bunch, and river null
lets, 1Oc. to ,35c. per bunch. The demand
today was fair and the market was quite
brisk this morning.
The demand for oysters in the shell at
the 11th street wharf continues and busi-
ness was quite brisk this morning. The
supply on hand is not large, and as a con-
sequence prices have advanced considera-
bly, over Saturdays figures Today the
small oysters are selling from soc. to 6Oc.
per bushel and the, larger ones from 65c.
to 81 per bushel. The recent arrivals at
10 lf,,, LNv,o,, +
Arthur. Reba Sterling, Burke and Volun-
teer, all with Potomac river oysters, aboard.
The Freight Handlers.
The schooner Gilman Dove Is in port,
with a cargo Of cord wood from Aqua
creek for Carter & Clark.
The schooner A.; H. Quinby is at the
wharf of Thomas r. Riley, foot of o street
southwest, to unload her cargo Of lumber.
The large schooner Linnell unloaded the
remainder of her cargo of lumber at the
wharf foot of 9th street southwest
The barge W. E. Kirby has been taken
to Baltimore to load a cargo Of coal for
this port.
The scow Black Giant is at Alexandria
with load of railway ties for VIM. A.
Smoot & Co.
The Grace Bennett unloaded a cargo of
lumber at the wharf Of johnson & VIM
Satt.
The schooner Oakland has arrived in
poEl III LOW OI inc lug James ~. carter,
with load of oak wood from Mattawoman
creek. s4,T-t ,..r
The schooner Annie Coward is In port
with a load of lumber for the dealers here.
The barge j. F. MCLEAN has been taken
to Baltimore, and Will load coal for this
market.
The two-mastsd schooner Samuel L. Rus
sell, loaded with fertilizer by T. w. Riley.
has sailed in tow Of the tug Yerkes for
Norfolk.
The ]. B. Anderson has discharged her
cargo and will sail flight today for the
James river to load lumber.
The Lucille Western has gone to the
lower river and will, load a cargo for this
market.
The Cora MeKenney is reported ashore in
Quantico creek! where she sought shelter
from the storm of Saturday last.
The Santa Barbara, the tender Of the In
dian Head proving grounds, was in port for
several hours yesterday.
The Belmont has arrived In port with a
cargo of cord wood for Carter & Clark.
The sailing barge Daniel Is lying at the
Glymont wharf and will there load a cargo
of pine wood for this city.
The slOop Carpinter has sailed for a river
port and will load general cargo for this
market we,
The Alice Carlisle has unloaded her car
go on the James Creek canal and sailed.
The Mary and Rebecca sailed yesterday v
for the Blackstone Island neighborhood
and will load cargo of oysters for this
market.
The steamer Dennis Simmons has sailed
from Newbern. N. c., for this port, with
a cargo Of lumber and shingles. She
should arrive here today.
General Port News.
The small two-masted schooner Irene is
hard and fast ashore in the mud flats in the
mouth Of the James creek canal just west
Of the arsenal grounds. The vessel went
ashore in the heavy blow Saturday night
and as she did not succeed in getting off
on the extremely high tides of Saturday
night she is likely to remain aground for
several days longer. The Irene Is owned by
parties in this city and has been bringing
wood to this market for Robert Murphy.
One of the large sand scows belonging to
Mr.. Louis Smoot, which was moored near
the Long bridge. broke loose from her
moorings and in the heavy current running
went down the Georgetown channel and
made the turn safely at the Buena Vista
wharf. and was finally caught by the
steamer E. James Tull off Alexandria and
taken to the wharf Of Wm A. Smoot & Co.
The pile driver of w. H. Winston has
been taken by the tug George w Pride to
Stewards wharf on the Potomac, which is
to be rebuilt and put in order for the win
ter.
A large steam yacht, said to belong to
parties in this city. Is reported to have
gone ashore in Occoquan in the storm of
Saturday night and to have been badly
damaged.
The wash Of the heavy seas during the
past two OF three days undermined sec
ner of the Washington barracks grounds.
causing about forty feet of the wall to
cave in and fall into the river.
BELL OF MONITOR Nantucket.
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