Evening star., 1901-12-05
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
LIGHT HoUSE STEAMER -JEssANINE
To RE WITHDRAWN FROM SERVICE.
Vessel TO Re Supplied With New steel
Bofler-Fish and Oyster
Market.

The United States light house engineers
| steamer Jessamine, which has been ON q
cruise on the bay and Potomac river maxi
ing necessary alterations and repairs in the
/ light houses. is at Baltimore and will be
| withdrawn from service in a short time. to
be supplied with a new steel boiler. which
will add greatly TO the efficiency OF the
| steamer. While she is now regarded as a
good. servieeable craft. her officers believe
| that when the new boiler is put In her she
| will be considerably faster and will be
| able to move from point to point in much
| less time than she can now.
The cooler weather has increased some
what the demand for both fresh and salt
| water fish. The supply from the river
continues quite small most of the fish now
on sale coming by express from the south.
Prices this morning were as follows: For
bluefish, &C. to SC. per pound: pan rock. Sc.
to 10c. per pound: medium rock. 12l,c. to
14c. per pound; boiling rock. lie. TO 20c. per
pound; black bass. &C. to 1oc. per pound;
green pike, &c. to SC. per pound: carp. DC
to SC. per pound; Spanish mackerel. l2lac.
per pound: gray trout. &c. per pound: sal
mon trout, &c. to 1c- per pound; river null
lets, 10c. to SOC. per bunch: cells 15c. to &c.
per bunch; catfish, 15c. to SOC. per bunch,
and yellow perch. 10c. to 4oc. per bunch.
The oyster supply at the llth street wharf
is stin quite large and is greatly in excess
| Of the demand, but the cool weather keeps
up the prices. The demand this morning
was fair but not as heavy as the dealers
expected. Prices are about the same as
they were yesterday. the small oysters sell
ing at 40 to SOC. per bushel and the larger
and selected stock at 60 to 65c per bushel.
But one vessel has arrived In port since
yesterday morning-the bugeye Carroll.
In and Out Of Port.
The schooner VIM. j. billiard has arrived
In port with a full cargo Of Virginia pine
lumber from the James river for Frank
Libby
The Benjamin Franklin has gone to Al
exandria and will there load general
cargo for a river point
The tug Peerless came into port yester-
day evening with a tow of FIVE coal laden
barges for the dealers at Alexandria and
this city.
The two-masted schooner Eugie is in
port with a cargo of boards from the James
river for Johnson & Wimsatt.
The schooner Hester A. Waters is un-
loading its cargo at the 11th street wharf
of T. w. Riley, for the local dealers
The tug Emma is in port with tow OF
two coal laden barges from Perryyille. Md,
for the Georgetown dealers. The barges
were anchored at the bridge and were taken
through the draw this morning.
The Five Sisters has finished unloading
its cargo of cord wood and will sail today
for a lower river point to reload
The schooner II. ]. James is In port with
load of about 10000 feet Of pine lumber
for the dealers. '.T'
The tug Favorite with a tank barge lad
with oil in bulk for the Standard Oil
Company. is in port from Baltimore. Part
of the barge's cargo WIS taken out at
Georgetown and the remainder will be 1n-
loaded at the tanks on the Eastern branch.
The Annie Ellen is in port with a cargo
of lumber for Thomas r. Riley.
The Shining Light has gone to the lower
river and will load for this market.
The Ethel May has loaded a cargo of coal
at Alexandria and will sail for a lower Po-
tomac point .... -.,-a-...H..
The Murray Vandiver is unloading a car
go of lumber at the street wharf OF L. W.
Riley.
The steamer Dennis Simmons has finished
unloading her cargo at Alexandria and will
sail for WILLIAMSON, n. c., to reload.
The Rebecca Smith will sail today for
Jackson's Creek, and will load a cargo OF
oysters.
The schooner John w. Bell, has sailed
with a cargo of fertilizer from T W. Riley
for the Nansemond river.
The large barge Chesapeake. has sailed
from Baltimore for Alexandria with a cargo
of coal.
Matters of General Interest.
The large Baltimore tug Peerless came
up the river yesterday evening with a tow
of four barges. the Virginia, c. b. Rosselle,
Isaac E. McLain and w. s. w. Kirby. all
coal-laden, from Baltimore for this port.
Off River View the coal of the tug ran
come up to this city for supply. The
barges, strung out one behind the other.
made long tow, and the westerly winds
swung them across the river, taking up the
greater part of the channel After coaling
up the Peerless. with the tug Favorite. re-
turned for the barges and brought them
into port
Coal charters from Baltimore to Boston
have advanced S123 per ton. The shipping
of coal from this port to the north closed
several weeks ago.
A dangerous obstruction is reported to ex-
list at the mouth of Jackson's creek, at the
entrance to the Piankitank river, Va, I'm
the sh1ke of a number OF large logs. which
have Sf6ken loose from tow and have
sunk. The logs lay in such a position
across the mouth of the river as to make
1t dangerous for vessels to attempt to get
in and out. The matter has been brought
to the attention of the light house board.
The tug Spray, which has been engaged
In towing stone laden scows between this
city and Occoquan for several months, is
hauled out on the marine railway at the
Alexandria shipyard for minor repairs.
The United States naval tug Tecumseh
took one OF the small guns built at the
naval ordnance foundry here to the Indian
Head proving grounds yesterday to be
tested.
A small scow laden with railroad ties
from the Occoquan neighborhood is at the
Alexandria shipyard and will. It is stated,
unload there.
BOYD'S AND VICINITY