Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-12
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PLEASURE CRAFT TO BE PLACED
IN WINTER QUARTERS.
Building Operations along Potomac
Quantities of Menhaden Being
Caught-other River News.

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The masts and sailsao Of the sloop yacht
Greyhound, belonging to|Dr. Arthur Rau-
terburg, have been removed preparatory to
laying up for the winter. The power launch
lola, belonging to Mr.. E. Hagenbuckner, is
at Cumberland's boat house in Georgetown
to be hauled out for the winter. Prepare
lions are being made by the other boat
owners to lay up their! boats until next
spring, and in a short time all the boats or
the Capital Yacht Club, together with the
large house boat the headquarters OF the
club in the harbor, will be taken to their
winter anchorage in the tidal basin near the
bathing beach. While laid up most of the
boats will be given thorough overhaulfng,
in preparation for the next spring season.
Since yesterday morning about 600 bushels
of good oysters have been brought to the
wharf here in four boats, and while the
demand is not as heavy as it has been, 1t
is still good. Prices show but few changes
from those Of last week. the small oysters
selling at from 45c. to soc. per bushel. and
the larger and better stock at soc. to 60c.
per buShel
There was quite an increase In the re-
celpts of fish of all kinds by the dealers at
the 18th street wharf this morning, partlc-
ularly from the nets in the river, all the
river boats bringing up good quantities OF
tinues fair. and prices. which are about
the same as yesterday, are as follows: For
Potomac black bass. 10 10 15c. per pound;
North Carolina black bass, q to 1Oc. per
pound green pike, 6 to Sc. per pound; sal
mon trout, to Sc. per pound; pan rock, Z
to &c. per pound; medium rock, 10 to 12c.
per pound: boiling rock, 1215 to 1oc. per
pound; sturgeon, 10 to 12c. per pound ;
founders. Sc. per pound = white perch, 10 to
lie. per pound; white perch, small, 10 to
15c. per bunch; yellow perch, 10 to 4oc. per
bunch; mullets, 10 to 25e. per bunch; eatnsh,
large 90 to 35c. per bunch; catfish, small, 10
bunch carp, 10 to 25c. each; cells. to &c.
each; gray trout, So to so per barrel, ana
butterfish. So to SO per barrel.
Capt. James Smith, commander Of the
a vacation, which he will spend at his home
near Leedstown, Va. During his absence
Capt. Herbert Bohannon is in command of
the steamer and Second Mate Jos. Raleigh
Is acting as it's first officer
OF General Interest.
A handsome frame residence is In pro-
cess of erection at Matthias Point wharf,
in King George county, Va, for Mr.. John
Green. New buildings are going up all
through the country on the lower river the
past summer having been quite a prosper
GUS one for the far1nersi Q5mEsG1
The menhaden being caught in Chesapeake
bay are the largest seen, for years many
Of them being aa large as 1yeung chad
They are also very snupaeroHs. $4,000 hav-
ing been brought into eReedville, Va, a
short time ago in tive fishing steamers.
Menhaden are used in the manufacture of oil
and for fertilizer, and theresaEe several fac
tories for the purpose aiongIthe lower end
Of the Rapahapnock river
The pungy James Beach, which has been
lying at Alexandria forEseseral days past,
being fitted with new i0ut6t OF sails, has
been completed and thei vessel has sailed
for the oyster beds in theelower river to
load oysters for this markets.
Quite number Of faiuiifesufrom this city
are moving to the lowenrivsr counties and
on every trip OF the river steamers guam
titles Of household fnrnitufe are taken
down. On the last tEiptaoz the steamer
Harry Randall the personal effects OF three
families were taken to Wflkerson's wharf
and Colonial Beach II
The steamer Lily and Howard Is in port,
with a cargo Of lumber from the lower Po-
tomac for. the dealers.
The schooner Sarah s. Tyler will COM
plete the loading of her cargo of fertilizer
at the wharf Of T. w. Riley today and will
sail for Norfolk.
The Lizzie Burt. Emmet Arthur. Kate
Muller ard E. p Evans completed unload
ing cargoes YESTERDAY and sailed. !. -
The Edith H. Verrill, Seabrfgm, Isaac
solomon and H. Brown sare IN port, with
eargoes of cord wood for eCarter & CLARK
The w. H. H. Bixler Mary and Rebecca.
B.; II. Lambert and Marie have arrived
with oysters.
The tug Minerva, having the covered
barge of the Alexandria Fertilizer Com
pany in tow. has sailed for Quantico to load
sulphur rock.
The three-masted schooner Annie NJ. Allen
has arrived in port from st. JohE's. ~. b,
with large cargo OF iaths for johnson q
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