Evening star., 1901-10-04
ALONG IHEa RIVER FRONT
THE STEAMER 4RRGygsaITE,s HULL
THOROUGHLY REPAIRED.
The Vessel at Wharf for the winter
Fish aid Oyster
Mark0a.

Fish and Oyster
Market.
The Randall linessteamer T. V. Arrow
smith returned home from Baltimore, where
she went to have her null repaired. The
vessel was taken out IN the dry dock and
an examination Of her hull showed 1t to be
in fine condition, only one small place need
ing caufking- The steamer made quick
trip from Baltimore, coming around in
about twelve and a half hours. AS her route
to the lower river has been discontinued
she will be laid up at the River View line
wharf for the winter. Carpenters and
painters will be put aboard of her and she
will be given thorough overhauling and
renovating in preparation for resuming
business in the spring
The supply of fish of both fresh and salt
water varieties was quite small today at
the nth street fish market the fishermen
along the coast above Norfolk having in
consequence of the storm been unable to
set their nets. Prices were as follows: For
Dlach oass, TO 1O cents per pound; blue
1ish, !. to cents per pound; large trout,
cents per pound; medium rock, 6 to s
cents per pound; pan rock. 5 to s cents per
pound; hounders, cents per pound butter
nsn, to cents per pound; gray trout, 5
cents per pound; catfish, 10 to 40 cents per
punch' eels, ~ to 80 cents per bunch; yei-
low perch, 10 to 20 cents per bunch; white
perch, to 10 cents per pound, or 10 to 30
cents per punch, and carp, 40 cents each.
Ihe demand for hard crabs Is very light
and there are but few on the market. No
prices are quoted for them
Inc demand for oysters at the 11th street
oyster wharf is more brisk today than it
was yesterday. The supply on hand con-
tlnues to be ample. Prices this morning
ranged from 45c. to 5Oc for the small
oysters, up to 6Oc- and 75c. for the larger
ones.
The little steamer Harry Lodor which
makes trips between Alexandria and Farm
lngton and other landings ON Piscataway
creek, Maryland. is bringing quantities of
tobacco in hogsheads to Alexandria for
Shipment to the tobacco warehousemen in
Baltimore
Freishters and Their Cargoes.
The large barge Maryland, with a cargo
of about 500 tons of fertilizer material for
Norfolk, has arrived at. the Duke street
Wharf, Alexandria, for Capt. Herbert Bry-
ant.
The Hiawatha and E. r. s. Dougherty
nave left port for the oyster beds in the
lower river. and will load for this market
The schooner Ruth and Ella has un-
loaded cargo of lumber at the wharf of
Thomas R.~Riley
The Mary A. Shea has sailed for Aqua
creek, and will load a full cargo of nine
lumber there for johnson & Wimsatt.
me Amanda F. Lewis has gone to the
vicinity OF Blackistone's Island to take on
a cargo of oysters.
The longboat Lottie Carter has arrived
in port with cargo of cord wood and is
unloading at the wharf of Stephenson &
Bro, foot 7th street.
The Fannie has sailed for the neighbor-
hood of Marshall Hall ato load a cargo of
white sand for the Georgetown merchants
The schooner Belmont sailed from Alex
andria yesterday with a general cargo and
VIII load cordwood in Occoquan for Carter
& Clark.
The I. j. Halleck,. having loaded a mis-
cellaneous cargo at Alexandria, has sailed
for river point
The J. A. Holland, having finished un-
Loading her cargo of pine lumber at the
wharf of T. r. Riley, has sailed.
The schooner Lottie Thomas, with load
OF Potomac river oysters, came into port
The British schooner Aroma, having un-
loaded laths, sailed today for Baltimore
in tow of the tug Camilla and will load
cargo of soft coal for Boston.
The sloop DaEntless, with a hunting. par
ty aboard, sailed yesterday evening from
this port for cruise .'-'.
The steamer Harry Randall, which came
up from the lower river landings this
morning, brought a cargo of eggs, poultry,
fruit and country produce for the commits
sion merchants.
The barge. William Washington. with a
cargo Of lumber and building material,
sailed from Alexandria for Piscataway
creek landing yesterday evening.
The Silver Star unloadedi her cargo Of
cord wood at the wharf of johnson Bros,
foot of 18th street southwest. e.>
The. schooner ram Grace Bennett, heavily
laden With North Carolina lumber. is ex--
pected to arrive in port here within the
next tWenty-four hours.
The schooner William H. Yerkes, jr., has
arrived at Baltimore from this port and is
loading soft coal for New England port.
OF General Interest.
The deepening of the water in the docks
at the Alexandria marine railway shipyard
has been completed and the small ways,
which have not been operated for a year
or more, in consequence of the shoal water,
are again In service.
Taylor Bros tug, VIM. H. Yerkes, jr.,
has gone into dry dock at one of the Bal
timore shipyards to receive new pro-
peller of new design. which it is believed
will make her much faster.
The little steam launch Jennie Irene
anchored off Townshend's boat house, near
the arsenal grounds, caught on a sunken
log yesterday evening, and as the tide fell
she dropped over on her side and partially
filed with water. She was pumped out and
righted today, and it was found she had
suffered no material damage.
The large bugeye Silver Spray, owned in
Alexandria, is lying at Zimmermans dock
there receiving thorough overhauling and
repa1nt1ng. Sne Will later De employed IN
the oyster trade, and in the spring will
run fish from the shores operated by Mr..
Theophilus Ballinger
The steamer Estelle Randall will resume
her trips on the Glymont route about the
18th of the month
The cradle on the big railway at the
Alexandria shpyard, which broke away
from the hauling chain a few days ago,
and was lost in the deep water of the
dock, has been recovered and is again in
position and ready for service.
The pungy Shining Light. belonging to
Mr.. Theo. Ballinger. which was hauled out
at Alexandria for repairs, has been COM
pleted and put overheard and has sailed
for the lower river, under the command of
Captain Keith Davis, to load.
The new houseboat Arcadia, which has
been anchored in Four Mile run, has been
brought to the boat house at the foot of
18th street southwest for some minor re-
pair work.
The heavy easterly winds are making the
tides very low. and yesterday the steam
ers had considerable trouble In getting into
and out Of the creek landings along the
river.
The steam launch Julia Burton, at Alex
andria, has been taken from the water and
placed in winter quarters in the boat house