Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-09
ON THE RIVER FRONT
CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP OF
SCHOONER r. AND S. CoRSON.
Herring on Sale at 18th Street Wharf
Work at the Boat
yards.

The three-masted bay schooner r. and s..
Corson has been sold by her owner. Capt.
"A. T. Lawson Of Crisf1eld, Nd, to Capt. W..
j. MARITIME of West Point, Va, who will as
sumo command of the vessel at once and
will continue her in the Chesapeake bay
lumber trade. The schooner is a frequent
visitor to this port during the summer
months with various cargoes. She Is a
schooner of 233 tons register and is 40 feet
long, % feet wide and Sla feet Deep She
was built at Wilmington, Del, in 1886, and
now halls from Crisfeld Md. Captain Law
son will. 1t is understood, purchase another
vessel and will continue in the bay and
North Carolina sound trade where he is
we'll known.
The first lot Of herring to arrive at the
fish market here was received by a dealer
at the 18th street wharf Wednesday and
sold at cents each. They came from
South Carolina waters. The supply Of fish
on hand this morning was small and the
demand fair. Prices show but few changes
from yesterday, and are as follows: Span
ish mackerel, II cents per pound; pan rock,
10 to II cents per pound; medium rock, IA
cents per pound; boiling rock, Is to 20 cents
per pound; salmon trout. to 8 cents per
pound: Sheepshead, to 10 cents per pound :;
Potomac black bass, to 10 cents per
pound; North Carolina black bass, to 8
cents per pound; blueiish and tailors, to 8
cents per pound; founders, to + cents per
pound; green pike, to 10 cents per pound :;
white perch, 10 to II cents per pound white
perch, small 20 to 30 cents per bunch; cat
fish. large. 20 to 30 cents per bunch; catfish,
small, 10 to 10 cents per bunch; hickory
jacks, 10 to 30 cents each; carp, 10 to 40
cents each; cells. cents each; roe shad, 81
cents each. and buck shad 80 cents EACH
The stock Of oysters on hand at the 18th
street oyster wharf this morning was not
large but were Of excellent quality and
md fni Vt -.
the same as those of yesterday, ranging
from 6Oc. per bushel for poor oysters up to
81 20 per bushel for larger stock.
The demand for ducks continues excellent
and they are selling at good prices. The
supply is very small and canvas backs are
selling at "a to 50 per pair; red heads, 81 80
per pair; mallard, 81 per pair; whistle
wings, 80 to 60c. per pair; shuttle ducks, 5Oc
per pair, and smaller ducks from 25c. to
4Oc. per pair.
About the Wharves.
The large houseboat of Mr.. Frank Raw
l:ngs has been brought into the dock at
Capt. Sonny" Reagan's boat house and
will lay up there for the winter. She will
be given thorough overhauling and will
be put in order for next summer.
The repairs to the schooner Lerry have
been completed at Benefits boat building
yard at foot Of 18th street and the vessel
has been put overheard. While on the rail-
way her hull was caulked and overhauled
and other repair work was done. The YES
sci will continue in the wood carrying trade
The James H. Beach and Cora Mcken-
ney are at the oyster grounds in the lower
river trying to obtain a cargo of oysters for
this market.
The steamer Dennis Simmons and the
schooners Belmont, Lottie Carter and Sill
YER Spray have discharged cargoes and
sailed for river points.
The tug Camilla came into port yesterday
with tow of loaded oyster boats and sail
ed with tow of light vessels.
The schooner Lily w. Owens will unload
her cargo of lumber at the wharf foot of
10Th street southwest.
Mr. w. w. Blackstone of Bushwood st.
Mary's county, Md, who has been in this
city on business for several days, left for
home yesterday.
Mr. Ernest Germond, assistant engineer
of the steamer Wakefield is suffering from
a severe attack of rheumatism.
The steamer Northumberland of the
Weems line, which ran on the route be-
tween this city and Baltimore during the
past season, Is out of commission at a Bal
timore shipyard being overhauled and pre-
pared for next seasons work.
The tug George w. Pride, belonging to
Capt. AL Fair. which has been hauled out
on the big marine railway at Alexandria,
has been completed and put overheard. She
will be ready for service in a few days.
A fleet Of ten or fifteen pleasure craft
have been hauled out for the winter at the
boat houses at the foot of It'll street south
west