Evening star., 1902-03-14
ON THE RIVER FRONT
CHANGES MADE IN BUOYS AND
AT LIGHT STATIONS.
Chesapeake Bay and Potomac Stations
Fish and Oyster Supplies
General Matters.

The following changes have been made In
the buoys and at the light stations on
Chesaneake bay and the Potomac river:
The Coan river gas buoy. No. >, Is re-
ported adrift, and will be replaced as soon
"a practicable The Four-mile Run flats
buoy and the Travers spit buoy. in Coan
river are both reported adrift and will be
replaced by the first buoy tender that takes
UP work on the Potomac. The machinery
of the fog bell in the Cedar Point light sta
tion has been repaired and signals by the
bell resumed. At the Sharp's Island light
house the fog bell machinery is disabled
and the bell will be struck by hand until
repairs are made. A fog bell signal has
been established at the Cape Charles City
light station. and during foggy and thick
weather it will sound every ten seconds.
The dealers at the 11th street fish mar
ket this morning received an ample supply
OF fish, both from the nets in the river and
from the fishing shores at Virginia Beach
and about Norfolk. The demand today was
excellent. particularly for shad and herring
from Chesapeake bay and the lower Poto-
mac. Prices today are about the same as
yesterday and follows: For black
bass. 10 to lac. per pound; white perch. >
to Sc per pound, carp, 3 to 4c. per pound .
pan rock. 10 to 12c. per pound: boiling rock.
12fs to 15c. per pound: hickory jacks. to
15c. each: river mullets. 10 to 15c. per
bunch: white catfish. 15 to 25c. per bunch
black catfish. to 15c per bunch: yellow
perch. y to 35c. per bunch; Chesapeake roe
shad. - to SOC. each; Chesapeake buck
shad. 81 to 49c. each: southern shad.
A. to .'Sc each: buck shad, - to :a'c. each,
and herring. 81 10 to I'D per hundred.
There have been no arrivals of oyster
laden boats at the wharf for the past two
or three days. but there is still about three
thousand bushels on hand to meet the de-
mand which has been quite light for sew
eral days past. Prices are steady and in
consequence of the cooler weather some
what higher. the small oysters selling at
tn h,IS h.l nd ha hot tt.Ar 81 tnclS
as high as 1oc. per buShel
The experiments with the vertical search
light. which it is proposed to install the
Hghtship on Diamond Shoal. are being
made Norfolk with and larger pro-
jcctors. Should the result of the expert
me nj warrant it. it is understood the light
ships generally will be equipped with the
apparatus.
Captain F.. s. Randall president and man
ager of the Randall line and River View.
returned Yesterday from an extended trip
Throughout Florida.
Of General Interest.
The steamers coming Up from down river
points are bringing quantities of eggs, fish
and oysters, and some poultry to the mar
ket here.
The steamer Potomac of the Weems line
du. here Wednesday night. did not arrive
until nearly noon yesterday. having been
detained at her landings. She sailed for
Baltimore last night.
The steam launch DOckay. now at .AeXan-
dria. has been chartered by Mr.. John Miller
to g" 70 the Mattaponi river. Va. TO tow
mud-laden scows for the dredges at work
there.
large volume of water IS again COM
ing down from the upper river. and heavy
current has been running for several days.
The tides have been extra high in conse-
Quence of the current and the southerly
winds.
The two-masted schooner Sidonia Curley,
laden with about 10000 feet of pine lim-
Der from Norfolk, has arrived in port for
The schooner Sarah f. Tyler has IN
loaded cargo of lumber at the wharf of
Forsberg & Murray. and Is now lying an
chored in the stream awaiting orders.
The schooner Isaac Solomon has been
chartered by Carter & Clark to go to the
lower river for a cargo Of cord wood.
A lighter loaded with cord wood came
into port yesterday evening in tow OF the
tug George w. Pride for the local dealers.
The sailing scow Laniel has arrived in
port with a full cargo Of cord wood from
the lower river for the dealers.
The United States army engineers launch
Neva returned to port yesterday from an
investigating tour on the river about Forts
Washington and Hunt.
The schooner Charles Y. Dagger, loaded
with fertilizer by T. w. Riley, sailed today
for the Norfolk neighborhood.
The steam yacht Mamma is lying at the
wharf foot of Duke street. Alexandria, to
have her machinery and boiler overhauled
at Moores machine shop. The yacht is to
De put III tnOTOuSn OTueT IOT cruising on the
bay and the Potomac river during the early
spring
The new pile driver Of Carter & Clark
which was recently built at Alexandria,
will perform its first work driving piles for
the new Long bridge work.
Messrs Johnson & Wimsatt are having
their lumber wharf at the foot of 18th
street rebuilt. The planking of the wharf
was somewhat damaged by the high water
and heavy current the river about two
weeks ago.
OF erection at Mr.. Sonny Reagan's boat
house at the foot of 1872 street southwest,
for the lola Boat Club of the government
printing office, Is nearly completed. and will
be put overheard early next week The
boat viii be ready for service by the end Of
April.
The transport Sheridan has arrived at