Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-23
ON THE RIVER FRONT
WINTER SCHEDULES OF POTOMAC
RIVER BOATS.
Christmas Travel to River Points
Heavy-Preparing for Fishing
Season-River News.

The winter schedule Of the Weems Line
between this city and Baltimore goes into
effect today, and the tri-weekly trips Of the
steamer will be abandoned until next
spring. But one trip will be made each
week The steamer Calvert, which left here
this afternoon for Baltimore, will be with
drawn from the route. Under the new
schedule the steamer Potomac will leave
here every Thursday afternoon, and will
leave Baltimore for this city Tuesday after
noon. All the regular landings will be made
on this trip
Commencing January 1 one Of the steam
ers Of the Randall Line will be withdrawn
from the lower Potomac route for the win
ter. and a steamer will leave here Monday
and Wednesday at p. m. and Saturdays
at a. m, and not six times each week as
under the present schedule.
The demand for fish of all kinds was more
active at the wharf fish market this morn
ing. and prices were steady, gray trout sell
Ing at to &c. per pound; Spanish mackerel
III to 12c per pound; founders, to &c. per
pound; Potomac and North Carolina black
bass, &c. per pound; salmon trout, to 1Oc
per pound; sheepshead, 8 to &c. per pound
bluef1sh and tailors, to 1Oc. per pound
gray trout, z to Sc. per pound: pan rock, s
to 1Oc. per pound; medium rock IL to 14c
per pound; boiling rock, 10 to zoe. pei
pound; founders. to &c. per pound; green
PIKE, q TO &c. per pound; white perch, 10 to
nc. per pound; white perch, small, 10 to
15c. per bunch; catfish large, 20 to 35c. per
ounch; catfish, small, 10 to 15c. per bunch;
yellow perch, 10 to 4Oc. per bunch; cells, &C.
each; and carp. Is to 35c. each.
tame OF all kinde is in demand and the
dealers at the 18th street wharf find Diff
Guilty In obtaining the stock to fill orders.
Ducks and other game are bringing good
prices, as follows: For cartridges, Is to
tic. each; woodcock Soc each: canyas-bacL
Qir. oil ord
pair; red-neck, $1.5O to 81 per pair; shuttle
ducks, soc. per pair; whistle wings, 50 to tOc
per pair; small ducks, SOC. pair; fisher
ducks, 10 to 15c each. and wild geese. 5Oc.
each.
Ihe stock Of oysters on hand at the wharf
this morning was small and the demand
good Prices ranged from 60 to zoe. per
buehel for the smaller grades up to 81 25 per
bushel for the large stock.
OF General Interest.
The little steamer G. ]. Seufferle, which
arrived here Sunday from Baltimore has
been taken to Alexandria and will go INTO
winter quarters there. 1t is understood the
steamer will be put in order for charter for
outings on the river during the summer
months.
Christmas travel from this city has been
very heavy this year. Many persons whose
homes are in Maryland and Virginia on the
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The steamers which sailed last night and
this morning carried away many passen-
gers and the state room reservations Tor
the steamers this afternoon and tomorrow
show that the passenger list will also be
heavy. Christmas freights to river points
have been very large for the past two days.
The Santa Barbara, the tender at the ma
val proving grounds at Indian Head, Md,
was in port yesterday for short time with
officers from the naval station aboard.
The schooner Harlan w. Huston, with a
full load of lumber from Newbern, N. c.. is
expected to arrive here within the next day
or two. Two other large schooners are at
sea bound to this port, one laden with Ium-
Der and the other with phosphate rock.
Early in next month the owners of the
begin preparations for the shad and herring
season, which will begin early in April.
Boats are to be oVerhauled Seines put in
order, living quarters for the crews re-
paired and all this will require two or three
months preparation.
The schooner R. B. Spedden, laden with
Virginia pine lumber from the Rappahan-
mock river, arrived in port yesterday even
ing.
The NJ J. Stevenson and Earl Biscoe are
in port with cargoes of cord wood for Car
ter &, Clark
The Shining Light and American Eagle
came into port last night with loads Of Po-
tomac river oysters for the dealers.
The tug James o. Carter, having in tow a
lighter laden with poplar logs. has arrived.
ing at the wharf of T. r. Riley unloading a
cargo of lumber.
The Edith Verrill has been taken to the
James Creek canal to unload a cargo of
wood.
arrived at Alexandria with cargoes.
The Lottie Carter and Israel are in port
laden with cord wood from river points.