Evening star., 1901-08-26
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
WORK OF DREDGING ssA1TAwOMAN
FLATS COssPLEFED.
Depth Of Twenty-FOur Feet at Low
Fide AssurS rSd-vS.sels
In andfO Out.


at the ordinary low tides. The dredge Ala
bama, which has been working on the Mat
tawoman flats has. with its scows, been
sent by Rntenhouse, Moore & Co.. the con-
tractors, to the Smiths Point shoals. off
Somerset Beach, to aid the big dredge
Pugh in deepening the water over the flats
there. With the two dredges at work 1t is,
expected the greater portion of the channel
over the MARYLAND Point fats will be COM
pleted this season.
The four-masted schooner James w. Ell
well for whose arrival the officials of the
American Ice Company have been anxious
ly waiting for over week, and for whose
safety some fear was beginning to be felt.
came into port Saturday evening in tow of
the tug Peerless of Baltimore. She brings
a cargo of COZ tons OF ice.
The fish market this morning was fairly
well supplied with saltwater fish from the
fisheries about norfolk ana oio Point but
the supply from the river nets was very
light The demand this morning was light
and prices were: Spanish mackerel, y to I'D
cents per pound; boiling rock, 12R to Is
cents per pound; pan rock, to 10 cents
per pound: white perch. 5 to II cents per
pound; large trout to D cents per pound:
croaker 2 to 21a cents per pound; blues,
to 3 cents per pound: founders, cents per
pound; sea bass, to q cents per pound;
gray trout, 81 to 81 per barrel; butter fish.
81 to 81 per barrel; porgies, Is to 20 cents
each drums, 25 to 80 cents each; carp, ~
cents each: catfish, 20 to 30 cents per
bunch, and cells, 25 to 30 cents per bunch.
Hard crabs are in demand and are selling
at $150 to 81 per barrel, slight advance
over last week.
The supply of watermelons on hand at
the oyster wharf this morning was large,
there being about twenty vessels lying
there. with 5000 melons aboard. In con-
sequence of the large supply and a very
light demand prices this morning are still
low. selected melons selling at $40 to SIS:
primes at s4 to Sc. and culls from 40 cents
to s.. 80 per hundred.
General Port News.
The handsome little steam launch lola.
belonging to parties here, is at Deans
boatyard at Alexandria, hauled out for
general overhauling. Her hull and decks
have been caull1ed and she will be repaint-
ed before being put overheard again.
The hull Of the little side wheel steamer
c. ]. Seufferle of this city. now out on the
big railway at the Alexandria shlpyard, is
being thoroughly rebuilt.
The schooners Francis NJ. and ]. H. But
terick have been chartered to load car
goes of ice for this port. They are now
loading on the Kennebec river
The naphtha power launch Alert with
it's owner DR.. Rauterberg, aboard, has
sailed for Blackistones Island. where the
doctor has his summer home.
l.
a party aboard, sailed, Saturday evening
for cruise.
The tug Eva Belle CAIN. Which had been
on the marine railway at Alexandria for
several days. has been sput overheard and
is ready for service IL is stated she will
go into commission the river in few
days. ~
The pungy Eliza Ann Ballard is hauled
out at Alexandria for a general eXamina-
ton and repair work
removed
pungy VIM. Washington, now at Alexan-
dria and it is stated the hull will be con-
verted into small barge. II
The launch Doc Rehr is berthed in the
dock at the burnt wharf foot of 1914 street
southwest. Il
The last Of the week-daysexcursions to
Chapel Point Md. was made today by
the steamer Harry Randall
The sloop Grace, belonging to Messrs.
Ruebsam and Braitmeyer, sailed Saturday
evening with pleasure party aboard for
a cruise on the river.
The longboat Lotte Carter will be hauled
out al Benefits boat yard tomorrow for a
general overhauling.
There is at sea bound for this port 1881
tons of ice. on four vessels, from the Ken
nebec river.
The schooner Cora McKenney is laid up
at Alexandria, but will fit out for the
oyster trade. which will soon begin.
The Moving Craft.
The schooner Henry S. Little. with a
cargo of 1.411 tons of ice for the American
Ice Company, came into port yesterday in
tow of the tug Camilla.
The schooner Henry L. Beckham, with
/ .232 tons OF ice, is due here within the
next day or two
The Longboat Gilman Dove sailed Satur-
day evening for a lower river point and
will load for this port.
The schooner John w. Linnell Is at sea,
bound for this city with cargo II Ice.
The steamer E. James Tuil, with a cargo
Of about 6ooo0 feet of Virginia pine lum-
ber, has arrived from Acquia Creek for
Johnson & Wimsatt.
The two-masted schooner Sidonia Curley,
with a cargo of about 100000 feet of Vir-
gina pine lumber, Is in port for II. l.. Bis
coe.
The schooner Helen n. Benedict, which
unloaded a cargo of ice for the Purity COM
pany. has sailed in tow of the tug Peerless
for Norfolk to load coal for New England
port.
The schooner Charles II. Dagger. having
discharged cargo of white sand here. has
sailed for the lower Potomac.
The schooner Ada Ballinger has sailed for
lower river point with a small cargo Of
hard coal.
The sloop Annie Gertrude came into port
Saturday evening with a cargo Of cordwood
for Carter & Clark.
The bug-eye Agnes is at Alexandria and
will load general cargo for lower river
port.
The A. ]. Tubman and Sally Ann have
both gone to lower river point and will
load watermelons for this port
A little three-masted schooner, with a
cargo of hard coal from Philadelphia, was
anchored off Alexandria yesterday evening.
The schooner Estelle Phinney, laden with
soft coal from this port. has arrived at
Boston, her port of destination.
Mr.. VIM. H. Yerkes Of the American Ice
Company spent yesterday aboard the
schooner Malcolm FL. Seavey at Alexandria,
the guest Of Captain Atkins
Captain James Marmaduke Of the steam
er Belle Haven has gone to currioman Va,
to see his father, who is quite Ill.
Mr.. VIM. e. Mothershead and wife Of this
city are visiting Mrs. E.B. Hall at Ethel,
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