Evening star., 1901-08-30
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
TAYLOR BROS. TO HAVE A NEW TUG
BUILT.
VIII BE the Largest Ever Employed
on Potomac-PO1ice Boat Ready
for Service.

Mo-, TO arrange Tor the DuuQlnS OF q new
tugboat for the firm, to replace the tug
NJ Mitchell Davis. which was recently
sold. 1t is stated the new boat will be the
largest tug that has ever been on the Poto-
mac river. She will be so equipped as to
be able to go to sea in rough weather
while on the lookout for incoming vessels.
1t is expected her keel will be laid in a
short time and that she will be ready for
service early next summer.
The fish market at the 11th street wharf
was fairly busy place this morning, as
usual Fridays, and the demand was good
for all varieties Of fish. Prices show a
slight advance in many varieties of fish
and were. For Spanish mackerel, 10 to 12h
cents per pound; rock, pan. to 10 cents
per pound; rock, boiling, 12h to 10 cents
per pound; white perch, 5 to ID cents per
pound: large trout, to cents per pound;
croaker, 1k to cents per pound; bluef1sh.
to cents per pound; sea bass, to q
cents per pound; founders, 4 cents per
pound; gray trout, $3.50 to 81 per barrel:
spot, 81 per barrel; butterf1sh, 81 to $2oO
per barrel; porgies, 15 to 20 cents each;
drum, 25 to 40 cents each; carp, ~ cents
each, and catfish and eels. 20 to 30 cents
per bunch. Crabs sold this morning at 81
to $1.50 per barrel.
The low prices at which fine watermelons
are selling at the oyster wharf created a
considerable demand for them yesterday,
and a large number were sold. There is
this morning are very low, selected melons
selling at SO to SIS per hundred; primes. a
to $6 per hundred, and culls as low as 40
cents per hundred.
abeth river. Virginia. which was out of po-
sition, has been replaced.
The new four-masted schooner which is
building at one of the Maine shipyards, and
which is to be named the VIM. II. Yerkes,
for Mr.. w. H. Yerkes of the American Ice
Company, will be launched tomorrow. AS
soon as completed it is expected she will
load a cargo Of ice and will make her
maiden trip to this port. She Is to be one
OF the largest fOur-masted vessels af1oat,
and will engage in the ice and coal freight
Ing business between coast points.
Capt E. 8. Randall has returned home
from short stay at Atlantic City.
Capt James Marmaduke has returned
from visit to his father in Westmoreland
county. Virginia. and has again taken COM
mand of the ferry steamer Belle Haven.
Vigilant Ready for Service.
The harbor police boat vigilant, which
has been recently equipped with a new and
larger engine and boiler, is now ready for
service and Commodore Sutton, the har-
botmaster, will take her out on her trial
trip tomorrow. The Vigilant has been
handsomely repainted and grained. She
presents very handsome appearance and
is the pride Of Commodore Sutton's heart.
The barge McGinnis, which brought
Philadelphia about ten days ago, sprung
a leak while unloading her cargo at Zim-
merman's wharf Her pumps kept her free
of water while she was being unloaded,
and when her cargo was out yesterday
evening she was taken to the marine rail-
way at Alexandria to be caulked. AS soon
as the work is completed she will leave
here for Philadelphia.
The steam launch Neva, the dispatch
boat of the United States army engineers
in charge Of the Potomac river improve
from the Smiths Point work. 1t Is stated
that the dredge Alabama Is to be with
drawn from service on the Potomac river
shoals.
to Mr.. III. s. Seymour, is back in port from
cruise Of about two months to the New
England coast. While away New London,
Conn. was the headauarters Of the yacht:
She made the trip from New York to this
city by the inside route" She will re-
main here during the fall and winter.
The local yacht clubs will not have their
usual Labor day races this year, so many
of the yachts belonging here being away
on cruises.
Mr.. Augustus Dean, the Alexandria boat
builder, is now arranging to move his plant
to a new location on the Alexandria river
front. He has several sites in view
The repairing of the little side-wheel
steamer George ]. Seufferle has been COM
pleted, and she was launched from the
Alexandria marine railway yesterday.
The two-masted schooner William and
James, with a cargo of about 100 tons Of
plaster from Philadelphia, came into port
yesterday evening, in tow Of the tug Spray,
for the Keystone Plaster Company.
The large bugeye Kathleen, having Un-
loaded cargo Of cord wood, has sailed for
the lower river and will load for Carter &
Clark.
The fattie Rosie Shelton is at Alexandria
and will load a general cargo for lower
river point.
The steamer Dennis Simmons completed
the unloading Of her cargo of shingles at
Alexandria yesterday and sailed.
The schooner Isaac Solomon came into
port yesterday evening with load of Po-
tomac river melons.
The longboat Five Sisters came into port
yesterday evening with full cargo of Vir-
ginia pine lumber for Johnson & Wimsatt.
The schooner Carrie G. Pinto Is discharg-
ing her cargo of lumber at the wharf Of
Thos. r. Riley foot Of 0 street.
The schooner William Daniels is at the
Alexandria fish wharf with full cargo Of
cordwood for the dealers there.
The E. F. Marsh. Silver Wave and Mary
Parker all left port yesterday evening and
will return with cargoes Of watermelons.
The Baltimore tug Emma sailed from
Alexandria last night with tow of four
light barges for Philadelphia via Chesa-
peake City to load hard coal.
The schooner Susan E. Porter Is on her
way to this city from Newbern, N. c., with
a cargo of lumber for the dealers here.
The Leroy has sailed for q lower river
point and will load cordwood back to this
market.
The schooner Magic from this port has
arrived at Newbern, N. c., and will load a
cargo Of shingles for Johnson & Wimsatt.
The schooner e. E. Briery, laden with
Ice for the American Ice Company here Is
at sea and should reach the capes in a day
or two.
The schooner Augustus Welt laden with
Ice for the Purity Ice Company Of this city,
is reported ashore near Colonial Beach
The tugs Rescue and the Camilla are trying
to get her of.
The schooner Belmont came into port this
morning with a full cargo Of cordwood from
a river point for Carter & Clark
The William R., Advocate. and Buelah
and Pearl have all sailed for the lower
river. having discharged cargoes Of water
melons.
The Randall line steamer Wakefield.
which came into port early this morning
brought up a large cargo Of peaches, ap-
Piles and other fruit for the local commits
sion houses.
The Clarence and Eva and the ]. T. Smith
are In port with large cargoes Of Virginia
and Maryland matermelons for the dealers
at the 11th street wharf.
The bugeye Regulator. laden with cord
wood, came into port last night.
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