Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-24
ON THE RIVER FRONT
TUG CAMILLA OUT OF COMMITS
SION FOR REPAIRS.
Rebuilding Wharf at Glymont-Fish
and Oyster Markets-Personal and
General Mention.


towboats is lying out of commission at the
9th street wharf of the American Ice Com
pany having her boiler and other machin-
cry repaired. The boiler is to be retubed
and other work is to be done. When ready
for service again, which will be in about
ten days, the tug will resume towing on
the Potomac and on Chesapeake bay. The
tug M. NJ. Davis, the flagship OF Taylor
Bros fleet, will not be taken to Solomons
Island to have masts put in her and to mt
her for ocean towing until after the busy fall
season on the bay is over. She Is to be pre-
pared for towing laden vessels on the At
lantic coast from Florida to the Maine sea-
ports IL necessary.
The sand-digging machine of one OF the
local sand and gravel companies has been
in Pohick creek, below Mount Vernon, for
several days past, prospecting for a good
quality Of building sand, but. not finding 1t,
the dredge has returned to Grenway mats
and has resumed operations there.
The work of rebuilding the wharf at ely
mont, Md, has been started by Contractor
Wakefield and will be rapidly pushed to
completion. The wharf is quite long one,
and as it Is to be almost entirely rebuilt
ten days or two weeks will be required TO
complete the work Glymont is about tWen-
ty-two miles below this city and Is one OF
the most important shipping points on the
river all the lines of river steamers stop
ping there.
The cooler weather naQ an dWdheHlHS Ell
feet on the fish market at the 18th street
oyster wharf this morning. Prices We're as
follows: For pan rock, to 10c. per pound;
boiling rock, u to 15c. per pound; medium
rcck, 10 to 12c. per pound; sturgeon, TO
lie. per pound; founders, to bc. per
pound salmon trout, lie. per pound; Po-
tcmac black bass, 10 to 15c. per pound;
North Carolina black bass. 8 to 1oc. pound; ;
green pike, to &c. per pound; tailors, to
1Oc per pound; bluefish, 9 to 10c. per
pound; white perch. to 12c. per pound;
white perch, small, 10 to 15c. per bunch;
yellow perch, 10 to 40c. per bunch; mullets
10 to 25c. per bunch; catfish, large, ~ to
35c per bunch; catfish small, 10 to 15c per
bunch; carp. 10 to 40c. each; cells. &C. each
and gray trout. $11 per box.
Game is scarce and is selling at the fol-
lowing prices at the wharf: Partrldges, IL
to 15c each; woodcock, SOC. each; Mailard
pair: shuttle duck. SOC. per pair; rock 4Oc
per pair; whistlewing duck, SOC. per pair,
and geese. SOC. each.
The decided change to cooler weather has
caused quite an increase in the demand for
oysters in the shell at the 11th street wharf,
and today the market has been quite brisk.
Prices are about the same as last week.
ranging from so to 90 cents per bushel, &C
cording to grade Of stock.
General and Personal.
The revenue cutter Window has had her
hull painted and has been fitted for winter
cruising at the revenue service station at
Curtis bay, near Baltimore. The Window
will leave Baltimore for a cruise shortly
and is expected to pay this city visit.
Capt. Lewis Steelman Of Pensacola, Fla,
is to take command of the four-masted
schooner Orland Y. Wootten, succeeding
Capt. E. Quillin, who takes command of the
schooner Mary Lee Patten.
Mr.. Edw. A. Weiss Of the Randall line.
who has been confined to his home by i'll
ness, is now rapidly recovering.
Capt. Tally Fewkes, commander of the
ferry steamer Columbia. has returned from
cunning trip in Virginia. During his alb
sence Capt. AL. Richards was in command
of the steamer Columbia.
passing steamer collided with the an
chorage buoy off the United States naval
+ magazine between this city and Shepherd s
Landing Of the Baltimore and Ohio railway
and badly damaged the buoy, breaking a
| heavy iron eye bolt and some of the tim
Der.
The two-masted schooner A. H. Quinby
| Is in port with a large cargo OF cord wood
from a river point for the dealers.
The steamer Dennis Simmons will conf
plete the unloading Of her cargo Of lumber
at one Of the wharves on the Eastern
branch.
The Edna and Nellie has arrived at Alex
andria with a full load Of cord wood for
the dealers.
The Ada Ballinger, Benz Franklin, Liz
zie Hunt, Farmers Friend, Sidney Jones,
Spray, Eta H. B. beverly. Fancy Daniel
| Lizzie Burton and VIM. Donnelly have all
| taken advantage Of the favorable winds
and sailed.
The Robert Knott, George B. Faunce. z.
| r. s. Dougherty and VIM. Turner have ar
rived In port with cargoes of Potomac river
oysters.
The Belmont. Father and Son, Gilman
| Dove and Peri have arrived from the lower
river with cargoes Of wood for Carter &
Clark