Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-01
ON THE RIVER FRONT
LIGHTSHIPS CHANGE STATIONS
ON DIAMOND sHoAL.
Diana Returns From Cruise-Ffsh and
Oyster Market-Other News
From the River.

Lightship No. Y, which is to be the
beacon warning mariners away from the
dangerous Diamond shoal on the coast Of
North Carolina, near Cape Hatteras, will
be conveyed to her station early in next
week. and lightship No. II, which is now
on the station. will be withdrawn for the
winter and viii be taken to Portsmouth or
Baltimore for her annual overhauling. No
e shows her number in big white letters
on her sides and quarters. and has the
warning lights and fog bell and whistle
usual on lightships. A popularity Of her
equipment, however. is big search light.
which throws a strong ray Of light toward
the clouds This ray Of light can be seen
many miles away, and is a warning of a
dangerous spot
The supply Of fish of all kinds on hand at
the 18th street wharf this morning was
fair, particularly in fish from Chesapeake
bay. though the varieties Of river fish were
also on sale. The demand was good and
prices. which were firm, were as follows:
For Spanish mackerel Is to Is cents per
pound; bluefsh and tailors, to cents per
pound: black bass, Is to 20 cents per
pound; salmon trout, to Z cents per pound:
pan rock, to cents per pound; medium
rock, 10 cents per pound; boiling rock, Is
cents per pound: sturgeon, 10 to IL cents
per pound; green pike to 10 cents per
pound; founders, to cents per pound;
white perch, large. = to 10 cents per pound;
white perch, small 10 to Is cents per
bunch; catfish. large, Is to 40 cents per
bunch; catfish. small. 10 to 25 cents per
bunch; eels. to 5 cents each; carp, 10 to
40 cents each; gray trout. $3.50 to "a per
barrel, and butter fish. "a per barrel.
The demand for oysters in the shell at
the 11th street wharf continues extremely
light. though the market is somewhat bet
ter this morning than it has been for sew
eral days. One small boat. having aboard
a hnssf h,,oh Ale hAS L1~a civ
yesterday. Prices range from 25 cents
for the smaller grades up to 40 cents for
the larger and better stock. Good oysters
ara reported very scarce in the river, and
are commanding good prices on the tong
ing grounds.
The power launch Diana, Capt. George
Davis, has returned from a cruise in the
upper waters Of Chesapeake bay with her
owner and a party of friends aboard The
Diana will shortly be berthed at Cumber-
lands boat house, in Georgetown for the
winter
General Port News.
Water witches, species Of wild duck.
have made their appearance on the river
and are the forerunner of mallard, blue
wing and other more valuable species of
the duck family. With the first heavy
| northwest wind we have ducks are expect
ed to arrive in large numbers.
Three cars, laden with material for the
were taken to that point yesterday on a
barge by the tug Tecumseh.
Mr.. Frank Guest, wharf clerk for the
Randall Line Company, has resigned to &C.
cept position with the Pennsylvania Rail-
| way Company in its freight office.
Mr.. Thornton Smoot has gone to lower
Maryland on visit to his relatives there
Mr.. VIM. M. Reardon, agent of the
Weems and Randall line steamers at Alex
andria, is rapidly recovering from an at
tack of pneumonia.
Mr.. VIM A. Moore, chief engineer of the
steamer Pentz, is in Baltimore on business
for his@company.
Mr.. sThos. Ballenger is confined to his
home by attack Of malarial fever.
The yacht Elenora with a pleasure party
aboard. came into port yesterday evening
for a few days visit
The schooner Uriah Horner is in port
with a full cargo of cord wood from the
Aqua creek neighborhood for Carter &
Clark. She Is lying in the stream.
The large barge Kate A. Brady has ar
rived at Shoots wharf at Alexandria with
a cargo of fertilizer material for the Chem
icaI and Fertilizer Company.
The two masted schooner Murray Van
| diver has been chartered to load lumber on
the James river by H. l.. Biscoe
The schooner Magic, Capt. Geddes. has
7 arrived in port from Baltimore with a
cargo of fertilizer.