Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
WEATHER RETARDs DREDGING AND
AFFECTS THE FISH MARKET.
Result of the High Winds of Yester-
day-NOvements of Vessels
Personal Mention.

| The high winds and rough water of the
| past two or three days has greatly inter-
| fered with the dredging operations in the
! harbor. and has given the men on the
l dredge at the forks of the channel much
| trouble. Several of the pontoons, on which
| the discharge pipes are carried, were sunk
| by the heavy swells, and sections OF pipe
which were run out upon the wall about
! the Potomac Park were pulled overheard.
| A force of hands was kept busy the greater
| part of yesterday recovering these pipes
and repairing the other damage done by
| the wind and waves As soon as the wealth
er Gains down operations will be resumed
Yesterday afternoon about 10000 herring
and 5000 shad were received by the deal
ers at the 18th street wharf, from the fish
ing shores, but they were quickly sold al
the figures quoted yesterday. Cntll the
weather will permit the hauling OF seine
the market will be but scantily supplied
Roe shad sold this morning at $40 per hum
dred; buck shad, S25 per hundred; herring,
81 to s. per thousand; pan rock, lec. per
pound: boiling rock, 10c. to 1oc. per pound;
white perch, &c. to 15c. per pound; fioun-
ders &c. per pound; carp, 4c. per pound;
yellow perch. 15c. to pc. per bunch; cat
fish. 15c. to 2Oc. per bunch; cells, 1oc to loc
per bunch, and croakers, So per barrel.
The Merl from St. Jerome's, was the
only oyster-laden craft to arrive at the
oyster wharf in the past twenty-four hours
and there was less than a hundred bushels
on sale this morning. Unless there should
be an arrival of boats there will be no
oysters at the wharf this evening. Prices
this morning are ranging from 6Oc. per
bushel for the small oysters up to zoe. for
the finer stock.
Movements of Vessels.
The three-masted bugeye Beulah Land
has arrived in port in tow Of the tug Juno.
She was taken up to Georgetown to dis
charge her cargo.
The schooner j. B. Travers is in port with
a cargo of lumber. She is unloading at
the wharf of Thomas K. Riley at the 1oot
of y street.
The tug Stella, Capt. Jones. having in
tow an oil barge for the Standard Oh
Company and the barge Mary A Brady:
with coal for ]. Maury Dove, has arrived
here. Both barges are unloading at
Georgetown.
The schooner John A. Dixon arrived in
port yesterday evening with cargo Oh
pine lumber for the local dealers.
The schooner ]. ]. Underhill has arrived
with a cargo of cord wood for Carter d
Clark,
The three-masted schooner Childe Harold.
from Rockport, Me-. with cargo OF about
900 tons of ice for the Mutual Ice Com
pany. has arrived at Alexandria
A large scow laden with railway ties mas
arrived in the James creek canal on the
Eastern branch and is discharg1ng cargo
for Carter & Clark.
The pungy Jas H. Beach came into port
yesterday afternoon with cargo of cord
wood.
The Ruth Price has arrived at Alexan-
dria with a cargo of ferterizing materials
for Herbert Bryant.
The schooner Belmont which had been
aground on Holland Point for several days,
fioated on the high tide of Tuesday night
and came up to this market with her cargo.
The schooner James b. Anderson is In
port with about 10000 feet of pine boards
from the Rappahannock river for johnson
& WimSatt.
The two-masted schooner A. H. Qunby
is in port with a cargo of about 100000 feet
of Virginia pine lumber from the Kappa
hammock river for II. L. Biscoe.
The schooner Martha T. Dean has arrived
from the lower river with a full cargo OF
cordwoOd for Carter & Clark.
The steamer Z. James Tull is in port with
a cargo of wood and timber.
General Matters.
The packing of shad and herring at the
large packing houses near Wilkerson's
wharf not far from Colonial Beach, has
been begun.
Machinists are at work on the steamer
River Queen overhauling the machinery of
the boat and getting her in trim for the
opening of the excursion season. The
steamer has been reprinted and fitted up
for the trade.
The launch Blue Wing of the United
states nSh commission mas arrived at the
Bryan'S Point station from the Massa chu-
sets coast and has gone into service there.
The first boat load of coal from Cumber-
land via the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
for Alexandria was received at the AleXan-
dria and Washington ferry wharf yester-
day.
Painters are at work on the River View
excursion steamer Samuel ]. Pentz, fitting
her up for the coming summer excursion
seaSo
Assistant Engineer S. NJ. Rock has been
detached from the revenue cutter Window,
at Baltimore, and ordered to the Fessen-
den. on the great lakes.
Captain f. s. Randall, manager Of the
Randall line steamers, has gone to New
port News on business for his line.
Captain Matt. Kersey is in command of
the tug Rosalie, belonging to Mr.. Louis
Smoot of this city.
Captain George Cook has been placed in
charge of the steamer T. V. Arrowsmith,
at the Alexandria ferry wharf.