Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-05
ON THE RIVER FRONT
OYSTER DREDGERS LEAVE FOR
NEW FIELDS.
Coast Survey Launch Restless in Ser
vice-Large Fleet Leaves Port
General News.

About four-ffths OF the large fleet of
vessels which have been dredging for oys-
tiers In the Potomac have taken up their
anchors and sailed for points on Chesapeake
bay, where they will work the oyster beds.
The oyster dredging season in the bay
opened November 1.
1t Is apparent the men are having trou-
Bile Early last week three men, Il Is stated
came ashore at Colonial Beach for repairs
having received knife wounds In fights on
board vessels A few days ago a body OF an
unknown man came ashore near the Beach
and was thought to be that of an oyster
dredger.
Fresh fish of all kinds brought good prices
today. and while the market in consequence
OF the warm weather is rot as brisk as It
has been, good business Is still being done
Few changes are shown from prices quoted
yesterday. and are as follows: For Spanish
mackerel, 121s to 15c. per pound; pan rock,
to &c per pound; medium rock 10 to 12c
per pound; boiling rock, 12Is to 15c. per
pound: Potomac black bass, 10c. per pound:
North Carolina black bass, to 1oc. per
pound; sturgeon 10 to 12c per pound; foun-
ders, &c per pound; salmon trout to Sc.
per pound; green pike. @ to &c. per pound;
white perch, 1oc. per pound: white perch,
small, 10 to 15c. per pound; mullets. 5 to
2oc. per bunch; catfish, large 20 to 35c per
bunch; catfish small. 10 to I5c per bunch;
winter shad, to 10c. per bunch: carp 10 to
25c. each; cells, 3 to sc. each; gray trout SIS
barrel
The demand for oysters in the shell, while
not as heavy as 1t has been for the past two
or three days, still continues quite good at
the 1lth street wharf and prices are firm
The stock on hand will amount to about
o00 bushels and several vessels with oysters
aboard are expected to arrive today The
small oysters are selling at so cents per
bushel and the better stock at 80 to GO cents
per bushel. All the oysters now on the
market are from the beds in the Potomac
One of the large sand scows belonging to
Mr. Louis Smoot is hauled out on the big
repair work. 1t Is to be caulked from stem
to stern and all unsound timber will be
taken out and replaced with new.
Along the Wharves.
The coast survey steamer launch Restless,
which has been lying at Benefits boat yard
for general overhauing. has been taken
to the steamer Endeavor. The launch will
be used by surveying parties in the shoal
creeks emptying into the Potomac
The Weems Line steamer Sue. which has
been making extra trips on the route be-
tween this city and Baltimore in order to
handle the very heavy freight business. has
been withdrawn and is now laid up at Bal
timore
The tug Maryland Is employed in towing
mud-laden scows from the dredge at work
deepening the dock at Bryant's wharf at
Alexandria. When the work is completed
at this dock work will be taken up In other
docks there which are to be deepened to
correspond with the increased depth of the
river channel
A large fleet Of vessels which completed
the unloading of their cargoes here yester-
day took advantage of the favorable breezes
to sail. In the feet were the Avalon, Isa-
bel, ]. c. Cunningham Sidney Jones' Shin
ing Light, Eta. E. P Evans and the
steamer Dennis Simmons
Capt. Dan French has returned from Phil
adelphia, where his eyes were successfully
operated upon for cataracts. Capt. French
will return to the command of one of the
Clyde line steamers in a few weeks.
Mr. Hubert Bohanon. who has been in
command of the Weems line steamer Sue
while she was making her extra trips to
steamer Potomac.
Chief Engineer White of the steamer Es-
telle Randall is temporarily In charge of
the engine room of the steamer Arrow
smith.
The schooner J. c. Cunningham was the
schooner ashore near Mann's fertilizer fac
tory Monday evening" and not the Daniel,
as reported. The schooner fioated I'M
harmed and continued her trip down the
!iver.
The steam launch Doc Reh, with lighter
In tow. has gone 10 Gunston wharf and will
bring back cord wood.
The schooner Belmont Is In port. with
a full cargo of cord wood from Occoouan
for Carter & Clark.
The tug j. H. Richards, with two scows
laden with brick-makng clay in tow, has
arrived in port from Broad creek Nd.
The schooner Althea is in port with
cargo Of Virginia pine lumber consigned to
Johnson & Wimsatt.
The Miami, laden with cord wood, Is at
Alexandria unloading her cargo for De Will
ton Aitcheson.
The w. H. II. Bix1er, with fun load OF
groceries and supplies, has sailed for q
lower lIver point.
The tug NJ. NJ. Davis OF this city Is cruis-
ing in Chesapeake bay, on the lookout for
vessels bound to this city and Baltimore.