Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-30
ON THE RIVER FRONT
OYSTERS UNDER SIZE COMING TO
THIS MARKET.
Wood Receipts Now Light-Some Gas
Coal Coming-Personal and
General Mention.

| Notwithstanding the stringent oyster laws
| OF Maryland and Virginia quantities Of oys
| ters under the size allowed to be taken
from the beds. are coming to this city daily
| py steamer and vessel. The shells Of some
OF the oysters are less than two inches long
ana are only big enough for plants and not
MT Tor the market. 1t is stated there are
but few large oysters In the river and the
| little ones have to be shipped In order to
| NIL the demand The longer or dredger who
| may be discovered taking oysters as small
| as those now coming to this market is liable
10 nave his vessel confscated and be HIM
self fined and Imprisoned
There was an active demand for salt
water tailors. bass. trout. Spanish mack
erel and other fish at the 18th street wharf
market this morning Prices were quoted
as follows: For Spanish mackerel Is to ISc
per pound; bluefish or tailors. to &c. per
pound; black bass 10 to Doc per pound.
salmon trout. &C. per pound; pan rock 5 to
&c. per pound: medium rock 8 to loo per
pound; boiling rock. 15c per pound; stur-
geon. 10 to lie per pound: founders. to
Sc. per pound; white perch large q To loo
per pound; white perch. small 10 to l5c
per bunch; catfish, large, % to 4Oc per
bunch: catfish small 10 to 25c. per bunch;
cells. 8 to &c: each: carp. 10 to 40c. each;
gray trout. so to 81 per barrel and butter
fish, "a per barrel.
There was but little demand for oysters
In the shell at the 18th street oyster wharf
this morning, and as a consequence prices
were very low, from % to 40c. per bushel.
Several vessels will leave port this even
Ing for the lower river. where the oysters
they have aboard will be planted.
The steamer Estelle Randall which has
been laid up for the past two weeks under
going a general overhaulng. resumed her
place on the mail route between this city
and Glymont, Md, today.
since being laid up the engine and boiler
OF the boat have been put in thorough or
DER and other work has been done to fit her
for hard service II necessary, in the ice
during the coming winter. The steamer
Samuel j. PentZ, which has been running
on the Glymont route in place of the Es-
telle Randall. will go into her dock to have
her wheels overhauled in preparation for
trips on the river during the Grand Army
encampment.
General Matters.
All the fish fertilizer and oll-making fac
tories on the lower Potomac and on the
Rappahannock rivers are now receiving all
the fish they can handle, and are working
night and day to fill orders.
Capt Russell Dean of the harbor police
boat Vigilaa1t has returned from a visit to
New York in the interest of the local or
ganization of masters and pilots of steam
vessels. While in New York he visited the
police and fire boats dock. and was given a
cordial welcome by the New York officers
He returned to duty on the Nigilant yester-
day.
The United States navy training shin
Lancaster, which is at anchor in the har-
Dor, was piloted from the capes and up the
Potomac by Capt. William Luckett of this
city.
Mr.. M. S. Parker has returned from a
visit to friends in Westmoreland county,
Virginia, near Wirt's wharf.
Surgeon Handy has been detached from
the revenue cutter Chase and ordered to the
cutter Algonquin, about to sail for duty in
Porto Rican waters
Coal for gas-making purposes is arriving
at Shepherds landing of the Baltimore and
Ohio railway, between this city and Alex
andria, and is being transferred to the
barges and brought to the gas-making
works here.
Commander Hawley. inspector of the
lighthouse service, has recently returned
from tour of inspection among the light
houses on the tender Maple.
The schooner Eugie is in port, laden with
canned goods from the lower river for the
dealers.
The schooner Bunker, laden with lumber
from H. K. Field & Co.. has sailed for
Coan river.
lumber from Piankatank, Va, for H. l..
Biscoe, will arrive in port this afternoon or
tomorrow
The steamer Dennis Simmons laden with
lumber and shingles from Edenton N c.
for H. K. Field & Co, has arrived at Alex
andria and is unloading.
The schooner Isabelle has arrived In port
with a cargo of canned goods from Nomni
for the wholesale grocers.
The schooner John P. Robinson, loaded
with a cargo of building material, has sailed
for a lower river point.