Evening star., 1900-10-04
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
PLANS BEING PREPARED FOR TAY-
LOR BROTHERS TUG.
Addition VIII Increase Fleet to Five
The Fish and Oyster Trade
Personal.

feet beam and feet depth of hold. Her
engine will be OF the steeple compound type,
with cylinders Is and - inches, and will
have 20-inch stroke. She will be next to
the largest tug on the river. being but five
feet shorter than the NJ. NJ. Davis.
The new boat will be completed and ready
Tor service in the early spring. The Tay-
loT Brothers fleet will then consist of five
tUgs-the new one. the NJ. NJ. Davis Ca
mina. JOS o. Carter and ID. NJ. Key.
Ihere was a bountiful supply of oysters
at the wharf this morning, ten vessels with
l922 bushels on board having arrived since
yesterday. and four vessels with about 800
bushels remaining over from the Wednes-
day arrivals. The dealers this morning
were laying in supplies and numbers OF
wagons crowded the wharf waiting loads.
The Ruth and Ella had on board 125
bushels, the Prohibition 100 bushels the
Raymond Oliver 80 bushels the Winnie
Windsor 300 bushels, all from Blackistone's
Island; the Addie, with 81 bushels, the
Lucille Western, with 40 bushels and the
Emmett Arthur. with 325 bushels all from
the Wicomico river; the Harry Brown, with
100 bushels, from lower Machodoc; the w.
ii. Bixler. with 400 bushels from Currio-
men. and the Maggie L. with $50 bushels
from st. Georges Island. The Norfolk line
steamer brought up 15 barrels of oysters,
and the river steamers - barrels. Oysters
are selling today at 80 TO % cents per
bushe
But twenty-five barrels of fish from the
shores on the bay and Atlantic coast about
Norfolk and Fort Monroe were brought up
for the dealers on the wharf this morning.
and last night the steamer Harry Randall
brought up ten barrels of river fish for the
local market Prices advanced in conse-
quence Of the small supply and a heavy
demand. Trout this morning sold at 81 per
barrel. an advance of s. since last week;
mackerel at II cents to 15 cents per pound,
porgies, cents per pound; sheepshead.
cents to cents per pound; bluefsh and
tailors. g cents per pound. spot, cents
per pound; founder, cents to cents per
pound; southern mullets. 4 cents per pound;
carp, cents per pound; rock ) cents to
cents per pound. white perch, cents to
cents per pound; catfish. 20 cents to %
cents per bunch: eels 10 cents to 20 cents
per bunch, and river mullet. Is cents per
bunch.
Grabs are scarce, but four barrels hav-
ing been received since yesterday. They
are selling at 81 per barrel.
The United States lighthouse tSder Ma
pie arrived IT. port yesterday with an empty
gas-tank buoy. which was taken TO the
Pintsch gas works here to be filled. The
buoy is one OF those kept in reserve at the
lighthouse service station at Point Lookout
to replace such may burn out When fill
ed ii contains a supply of gas enough to
last three months.
The Maple will leave here with the buoy
today. She has just finished four days
cruise on the river, supplying the light
houses with coal and wood for winter use.
Every lighthouse from Point Lookout to
Jones Point visited and supplied.
The fine mist-like rain OF the past day or
two has made ii very thick the river
and given the rivermen much trouble.
hherman Tuesday caught two large
German carp from the stern Of the steamer
Saml j. Pentz, one weighing about twelve
pound and the other tWenty-two Yesterday
morning a leather back, a species Of carp.
weighing about ten pounds, was caught in
the same place
The Passing Craft.
The schooner Sidonia Curley has COM
pleted the discharging of her cargo of lum-
ber at Fields & Co 5, Alexandria, and yes
terday evening sailed light for Norfolk for
another cargo.
The schooner Lulu s. Lowe has completed
the iisCharging Of her cargo Of lumber and
has sailed for Norfolk
The schooner f. r. Hunt. with cargo Of
ice for the American Ice Company, Is ex-
pected 10 enter the capes OF the Chesapeake
about the end OF the week. She should ar
rive here about Monday next
The tug Emma OF Baltimore arrived In
port last night, light. Today she will take
tow Of light coal barges to Chesapeake
City. en- route to Philadelphia. through the
Chesapeake and Delaware canal.
The schooner Jas. +. Teal is at Reardons
wharf, Alexandria with cargo Of canned
tomatoes and peaches from Cambridge,
Md, for A D. Bracket & Co.
The schooner Zephyr has completed the
dscharging Of her cargo of white sand and
has sailed for bay landing to reload
The steamer Northumberland, which ar
rived up last night, brought a large passen-
ger boat from Baltimore and river landings
The Mayfiower has sailed light for the
lower river U load cargo Of cord wood for
Carter & Clark of this city.
The schooner X. B. Spedden, with a cargo
of about 6O,0OO feet of Virginia pine Ium-
Der. is at Riley's wharf discharging her
cargo.
Another large scow loaded with lumber
sailed yesterday evening for Sheridans
Point with lumber for the building improve
meEts at Fort Hunt.
The Kate and Ella, Fannie Shepherd
and Sea Belle sailed yesterday evening
Tor Wicomico and other oyster grounds
for cargoes Of oysters for this port.
The Randall line steamer Harry Randall
arrived in port last night from the lower
river with a large cargo of livestock, coun-
try produce, fish and oysters.
The bugeye Pinta. with 900 cases Of
canned goods for the Emerich Company
arrived in port this morning and is dis
charging her cargo at Johnson & Wimsatt's
wharf.
The George B. Faunce sailed this morning
for the lower river 10 load oysters for this
market.
The schooner Samuel Hart from this port
called yesterday from Baltimore with a
cargo for Portland
The schooner Grace Bennett has been
taken 10 the wharf OF T. r. Riley, foot Of
9th street, 10 complete the diScharging of
her cargo OF shingles.
The steamer Harry Randall last night
brought up thirteen barrels OF fish for ship
ment TO Philadelphia.
The schooner Frank Vanderherchen has
completed the discharging of her cargo
OF lumber and sailed yesterday evening for
Baltimore TO load
The tug Peerless Of Dougherty's feet
which had her port coal bunker badly dam
aged BY fire in the coal while towing a
feet Of barges to this port, has gone into
commission again
MIR. George Cook Of the steamer Pentz
successfully passed his examr alton before
the steamboat inspectors at Baltimore on
Saturday for his masters license and his
papers allowing him 10 take command of
river and bay steamers We're given him.
Mr.. Nat Berry, chief carpenter of the
Randall line steamers who operate
on some days ago for cataract, is much
better, and his physicians believe he will
recover the of his eye.
Mr.. Augustus Dean, the well-known ship
and boat builder of Alexandria, is confined
10 his home in that city by an attack of
Inalaria fever.
Capt. and Mrs. f. 8. Randall have re-
turned home from a two weeks trip to New
York and Atlantic City.
Capt. James Marmaduke, commander of
the steamer Belle Haven Of the Washington
and Alexandria ferry line. has recovered
from his recent illness and is again in COM
mand OF his boat.
Capt. Theodore Keene has resigned the
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