Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-19
ON THE RIVER FRONT
OYSTER VESSELS BLOWN ASHORE
IN HEAVY GALE.
Arranging for the Alexandria Celebra-
tton-Powder for Fort Washington
Guns - Other News,

| Two oyster boats, one a new bugeye ana
| the other small schooner, are reported to
| be aground on the sand bar at the entrance
| to Dukeharts channel, near Colton's wharf,
| Md. The vessels were lying in such a posi-
! ton that their names could not be made out
| when the steamer Randall passed They
| are supposed to belong to the oyster fleet
| from this city, and went ashore when going
into Colton's to load They are lying in an
exposed position, and it is feared they have
been greatly damaged by the heavy north
! erly gales Of the past two days. as the tide
| has not been high enough to allow them to
| float and seek harbor.
The storms of the past day or two have
| made the receipts of fish at the wholesale
| fish market. at the 18th street wharf quite
light, while the demand has been rather
| heavy, and the dealers have had trouble to
| meet It, Prices today are firm and are
| Iolows: For pan rock, 10 to 12c. per pound;
| medium rock. Is to Ice. per pound; boiling
| rock, ~ to 20c. per pound; jumping mulet,
TO DC. per pound; Spanish mackerel, to
| 1Oc. per pound: salmon trout, 9 to lie per
pound sheepshead, 4 to &c. per pound:
! 1ounders, to &c. per pound: Potomac black
bass, ID to lie. per pound; green pike, 10
| to &c per pound; white perch, 10 TO 15c.
| per pound; white perch, small so TO JOc
per bunch; catfish, large, 35 to 4Oc. per
| bunch; catfish. small. 20 to 25c per bunch;
yellow perch, 10 to 4Cc per bunch; carp. Is
| TO 4oc. each; cells, &c. each; Florida roe
shad, ~ to Toe each; buck shad, 60 to 4Oc.
| each, and herring, 3 to 4c. each.
There have been no arrivals of OYSTER
| laden boats in the past twenty-four hours.
but the stock on hand is ample to meet all
| demands. There is but little change in
prices. small oysters selling at 80 cents per
| bushel and selected stock at $1.25 per
| bushel.
! little fattie which was lying at anchor
| in the mouth of Four Mile run was blown
| from her anchorage by the heavy winds
| yesterday evening and drifted with the tide
and wind off Alexandria. where she was
| caught and taken into Alexandria for safe
| ty. The boat is said to be owned by a fish
| ing club at Alexandria.
| The gale of yesterday evening was partic-
| ularly heavy on the river off the mouth of
| Occoquan bay, and the tug Dallis. bound
| for the dairy farm wharf at High Point
was unable to get into the wharf. and was
| forced to stop at GUnston.
Powder for Target Practice.
The steamer Wakefield, which is running
! upon the Glymont mail route, made a spe-
| cial trip to Fort Washington yesterday
evening with a small cargo of powder from
the United States army powder station in
| New Jersey, consigned to the ordnance OFF,
Ger at Fort Washington, Md. The powder
is to be used in target work with the big
guns at the fort.
| Workmen are aboard the Norfolk line
| steamer Washington laying a new type OF
l
| and alley ways the main deck of the
| steamer. The rubber is laid in small blocks
and has a mosaic effect when completed.
The officials of the different excursion
| lines running trips to the river resorts dur
ing the summer months are busy making
| bookings for summer excursion parties. The
| outlook for a busy season on the river Is
excellent.
! The steamers Sue and Westmoreland OF
! the Potomac river fleet Of the Weems line.
which are out of service for the winter
| months, are lying at ship yards at Balti-
more to be overhauled and put in thorough
| order for service.
| Capt Jack Taylor Of Taylor Bros. tug
| boat owners here, Is at Solomon's Island,
| Nd, looking after the repair work on the
| tug D. NJ. Key.
| Chief Engineer White of the steamer Es-
| telle Randall, who has been i'll at Provi-
dence Hospital, has been discharged and
| days.
| Capt Theo. Keene, mate of the steamer
Belle Haven, is i'll at his home in Alex
/ andria. Capt. William Buck is acting mate
during Capt. Keene's absence.
| The schooner Isabelle, laden with cord
| wood from Nomini, has arrived in port for
| Robert Murphy.
| The schooner Earl Biscoe was brought
| into port yesterday evening by the tug Car
| ter to unload.
| The Peri, having aboard cargo Of pine
| wood, came into port yesterday, consigned
| to Garter & Clark.
The Weems line steamer Potomac, which
| arrived here this morning from the lower
| river, brought up load of good freight and
| had large passenger list.