Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
ON THE RIVER FRONT
BRITISH SCHOONER THETA AR
RIVES AT ALEXANDRIA.
Wood for Fort Hunt-Schooner Alice
Carlisle Floats and Sails
Other Matters.

The three-masted schooner Theta, flying
the flag of Great Britain and hailng from
Windsor, Nova Scotia. has arrived at Alex
andria with a cargo of Nova Scotia plaster
for the Alexandria Chemical and Fertilizer
Company. This is the first vessel of foreign
register that has been up the Potomac in
good many years, and the English flag at
her masthead attracted much attention. The
Theta is a handsome vessel, and brings
about 1000 tons Of cargo. She will unload
at the wharf of William A. Smoot & Co.,
foot of Queen street, at Alexandria. There
are now at sea several vessels bound from
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, bound to
the Potomac with lath and plaster cargoes.
The fish market at the wharf is reported
to be duller this morning than it has been
in several days. The supply of fish par
ticularly from the nets in the upper river,
was light. The market shows but few
changes in prices, which are follows:
For pan rock, to SC. per pound medium
rock, 10 to 12c. per pound; boiling rock,
121a to 15c. per pound; salmon trout to
Sc per pound; Potomac black bass, 10 to
15c. per pound; North Carolina black bass,
u to 1Oc. per pound; sturgeon, 10 to 12c. per
pound founders, &c. per pound; green pike,
to SC. per pound; white perch, 10 to lie.
per pound: white perch, small, 10 to 15c.
per bunch; mullets, 10 to 25c. per bunch;
catfish, large 20 to 35c. per bunch; cat
fish,, small, 10 to 15c. per bunch; winter
shad, to Zoe. per bunch; carp 10 to 25c.
each; cells, 5 to &c. each; gray trout Sc to
50 per barrel. and butterfish, S. to Sc per
barrel.
The cooler weather has had a beneficial
effect on the oyster market al the 18th street
wharf, and the demand today was quite
good. oysters sold at prices ranging from
80 to 55c. per bushel, according to grade.
Among the recent arrivals with oyster
cargoes are the Silver Spray NJ. J. Steven
son, Mary Elvis. Shining Light, Oyster Boy
Lily May and Eva Laurence.
The soldiers stationed at the Fort Hunt
va, artillery station have determined not
to suffer from the cold this winter, no mat
ter how high the price for coal Piled on
the wharf at Sheridan's Point, the landing
pace OF the fort, are several hundred cords
of wood, oak and pine, and as much more
Is still to be delivered
The schooner Alice Carlisle. which was
ashore in the Eastern branch. foated Sat
urday, and the schooner continued her trip
down the river. She was not harmed to
any extent by going ashore in the mud
Along the Wharves.
The little dredge Gray Eagle, which was
built for the work at the Washington bar
racks front went to Chesapeake
Beach to do some work there, and not to
Norfolk, as reported. After completing her
work at the Beach the iredge will be taken
to Philadelphia.
Ihe barges Marjorie, VIM Turner. Chase
fannle, Amanda F. Lewis Fair American
Mary Francis and Annie Croswell and r a
stuart have all sailed for river points 10
load. p'--' ~
The schooner yacht Mist, with a pleasure
party aboard. came into port Saturday from
cruise on the river
one OF the large scoHs used bv the dredge
fugh 10 transport mud from the dredging
operations on Mattawoman flats to The
dumping grounds is at the Alexandria shin
yard being sheathed with boards and pre-
pared for her winter work
The shipkeepers on the United States
steamer Fern, the large practice ship of the
Naval Battalion. D. c. N. G.. are busilv
employed In scrapins down the masts of
the snip In preparation for vanishing them
Inc coast survey steamer Endeavor, now
engaged In survey work In the lower Poto-
mac, came up to Alexandria Saturday even
ing and remained there until TODAY. The
EndeaVor has for several weeks past been
spending Saturday and Sunday either in
port here or at Shoots wharf at Alexan-
dria
The big barge S. A. Souder has arrived IN
port, IN tow of the tug Peerless, with a full
cargo of lumber for the dealers
The schooner c. w. Stevenson is in mort
with cargo Of cord wood for Carter 4,
Clark.
The ram schooner Maud and Ruth has
arrived and is unloading a cargo of North
Carolina pine lumber at the wharf of Thos
r. Riley.
The tug Rosalie has arrived with q tow
of two loaded sand scows for Mr.. Iouis
Smoot