Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-28
ON THE RIVER FRONT
YACHT CLUB BOATS GO INTO
WINTER QUARTERS.
Winding Up Work at Mattawoman-
Decorating Harbor Police Station
Other River News.

The launches and sailing craft in the
fleet of the Capital Yacht Club, which have
their summer anchorage in the harbor off
the foot of 9th street southwest; have been
taken to the tidal basin, not far from the
old bathing beach, and have there been put
into winter quarters. This is "a safe an
chorage for the small boats. and one where
the ice cannot harm them. The large
houseboat used by the yacht club as it's
| headquarters during the summer is also
in winter quarters with the yachts in the
basin. During the winter many of the
yachts will be given a thorough overhaul
ing and will be put in order for the next
yachting season. In the fleet are the st.
Charles, Widgeon, Bess, Mist Blossom and
the new boat built by Mr.. G. j. Fisher
Fish of all kinds are still in demand at
the 18th street wharf market, and prices to-
day are as follows: For salmon trout, lie.
per pound; green pike, &c. to &c. per pound;
Potomac black bass Zoe. to 15c. per pound;
North Carolina black bass, &C. to Zoe. per
pound; sturgeon, Sc. to lie. per pound
founders, sc. to &c. per pound; medium
rock, 10c. to 12c. per pound; bluefish and
tailors, lie. per pound; white perch, 10c. to
lie. per pound; white perch, small. 10c. to
15c. per bunch; yellow perch, 10c. to 40c.
per bunch; mullets, 10c. to 25c per bunch
catfish, large, 20c. to Boo. per bunch; cat
fish, small, 10c. to 15c. per bunch; carp, 15c.
to 40c. EACH eels &c. each, and gray trout,
S11 per box.
While the demand for game of all kinds
continues excellent and ready sale Is
found for all coming to this market, the
supply is scant, the dealers at the wharf re-
ceiving but light shipments from the river.
Prices are: For patridges ID to Is cents
each; geese, 90 cents each; wOodcock, 90
cents per pair; mallard ducks, ST per pair;
redneck ducks, $3.50 per pair; shuttle ducks
and whistle wings, 90 cents per pair, and
rock, 40 cents per pair.
Oysters were in fair demand att the wharf
this morning, and while the SUPPLY was
equal to the demand, it was mot large.
Prices are ranging from A. to SO cents per
bushel for the small stock up to 80 cents
per bushel for the finer grades.
General Port News.
The harbor police station, the headquar-
tiers of Harbor Master John R.,!Sutton, at
the foot of 18th street southwest, is being
artistically repainted inside and outside and
is being made very handsome. The work is
being done by the employees of the station
under the personal direction of the harbor
master.
The officers of the river line steamers re-
port geese and ducks very plentiful in Port
Tobacco creek near Chapel Point. They
have been hunted so much, however, that
they have become very shy and it is difficult
to get within gunshot of them.
The pungy Silver Spray, belonging to Mr.
Theo. Ballenger of Alexandria, has been
fitted with a new suit of sails and left port
yesterday evening for the lower Potomac to
load oysters for the local market
The steamer Lily and Howard, laden with
cord wood from river point, has arrived
and is discharging her cargo at the Wash
ingtOn barracks wharf.
The Five Sisters loaded a general cargo
of flour, hay, groceries and general stores
at Alexandria yesterday and sailed
The George B. Faunce, w. H. II. Bixler,
Fannie Shepherd. Belmont and NJ. J. Ste
venson sailed yesterday for points along
the lower Potomac.
The tug NJ. Mitchell Davis of this city
is towing on Chesapeake bay to and from
Baltimore.
The steam barge Daniel X Jackson has
loaded full cargo of cedar posts and lum
Der for the improvements at the naval prov
ing grounds at Indian Head.
The schooner Edith H Verrill loaded a
cargo of building material at Alexandria
yesterday and sailed.
The bugeye Goldie c., laden with oysters,
came into port last night for the local
market.