Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

| Ten vessels laden with oysters from
the beds in the lower Potomac and from
those on the eastern shore of Chesa-
peake bay have arrived in port since
yesterday morning and are off the 18th
street wharf market with cargoeS on
sale.
| This fleet had aboard in all about
4. 600 bushels Of excellent stock, that is
selling at prices ranging from 40c to
S1.25 per bushel, according to the size
and quality of the stock wanted. 1t is
the purpose of most of the masters Of
vessels now here to discharge cargoes,
return down the river to loading points.
take aboard another cargo and get hack
to this city in time for the Christmas
| market.
Those who want oysters for Christmas
dinner need have no fear Of shortage
in the supply unless a freeze should
come and prevent the boats getting
here This is improbable. however. and
the outlook is for an excellent supply
for the week before Christmas at prices
ranging about the figures given above.
Prices are largely contingent on wealth
er. Ice-making weather will send values
UP. warm weather reduce them, particu
larly on the higher grades.
The ly1ng-up of a large proportion of
the fleet of small vessels employed in
bringing wood and lumber to this city
is having the effect of making the river
front dull in the vicinity of the wood
business is looked for until all danger
Of freeze is over.
The few boats now in port here with
lumber and wood aboard. after discharg-
ing their carGOeS Will go to points down
the river to seek harbor until the open
ing of the boating season in the spring
of next year.
Arrived-Schooner John P. Robinson at
Alexandria with corn from Upper Macho-
doc creek: schooner Matilda lumber from
a Virginia port to local dealers: bugeyes
Lola Taylor. w. F. Villas. Edith Muir.
Winnie Windsor and j. II. Whiting. sloops
Eola and Oyster Bay and hattie DeWdrOp.
oysters in the shell from river and bay
points for this market: schooner Earl Bis
coe. cord wood from a river point for
the dealers: tug James o. Carter. with
tow from a doWn-river point: schooner
Mary Francis, cord wood from Wades
bay for the dealers.
Sailed-Tug Southern. with tow of
light barges for bay points: s. o. Co.. tug
No H. towing tank barge, No a light.
for Baltimore to load back to this city:
schooner Cunningham, light, from George
town for n river point to load: schooner
Rafting Joe. light. for the Potomac oys-
ter beds to load back to this city. scow
Fannie from Alexandria for a river point
to load
Memoranda Schooners Kimball and
tiers for this city: schooner Henry l..
Peckham has been chartered to load
coal at Norfolk for a New England port:
schooner Sdonia Curley is reported on
her way to this city with cargo of
lumber from Virginia point; schooner
Isabelle is at river point loading for
this city.
The ram schooner J. Dallas Marvel.
which left here about three weeks ago
to 20 to the Nansemond river with car
go Of street sweepings. and from there
to Tylers on the Pomonkey river Va,
to load lumber back to this city has not,
according to advices received by her con-
signees here, yet arrived at the latter
point 1t is supposed that she has been
detained by low tides and unfavorable
winds and will report at her loading
point within the next day or two.
The signal letters X w NJ have
been assigned to the new steamer South
land, building at the Newport News ship
ward for the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company of this city. by the
Department of Commerce and Labor. The
records of the department rate the South
land as Of 2.OSl gross tons register. 1t
Is stated that the new vessel Will he
ready for her official trial trip in short
time.