Evening star., 1901-07-13
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
CONSIGNMENTS OF 1901 CROP OF
WHEAT BEING RECEIVED.
Building of New Cradle for Marine
Railway ut Alexandria - Fish
Market Quotations.

Large quantities of the 1901 crop OF wheat
are being shipped from Alexandria In ves-
! sells to the Touring mills at Georgetown
| This wheat comes from the farms in King
George and Westmoreland counties Vir-
! giuia. and is brought up by the river
/ steamers to the commission merchants of
Alexandria, who sell it to the Georgetown
| millers. In the past two weeks the Silver
Spray and Ada Ballenger have made sew
eral trips from Alexandria, carrying wheat.
and yesterday afternoon another large lot
| of about 800 sacks was brought to Alexan-
| dria by the steamer Kent.
| The building of the cradle for the
marine railway at Alexandria Is being
| pushed and it is expected it will be ready
| for service in a week or ten days. The
| cradle was broken about two weeks ago as
| the dredging machine Fannie was being
| put overheard. The railway is the only one
on the river which the larger vessels
can be hauled out Several years ago all
| the larger steamers on the river would
| haul out on it for minor repairs
| Charles Dean, at his shipyard in Alexan-
! dria, is building an eighteen-foot water-line
| cabin knockabout for Mr.. John GOldsbor-
| ough of the Capital Yacht Club. The boat
| is from designs by William H. Hand, jr., of
| New Bedford, Mass. She is 20 feet over all,
| S12 feet beam, and has an iron keel, with a
center board that houses entirely in the
keel The spars are supplied by the Spald-
ing St. Lawrence Company, the sails are
cross-cut. furnished by Mcclellan of Fall
River and all the metal work and rig
| ging by MOrss of Boston. She is expected
to be an able and speedy boat.
But five barrels of fish were received by
the dealers at the wharf from all sources
| since yesterday morning, and the deal
| erS had fish on hand the market this
morning was but poorly supplied. There
were but few varieties offered for sale and
they brought good prices. Small trout sold
| at 81 to So per barrel; large trout, to
| cents per pound; white perch, to 10 cents
| per pound; catfish. 10 to 20 cents; eels, 10
| to 20 cents; carp 20 to % cents each There
were no soft-shell crabs on the market,
and the hard-shelled ones sold at 81. so to
| 50 per barrel.
The Moving Craft.
The schooner VIM. Marshall with cargo
! of laths for johnson & Wimsatt, is In the
river bound here in tow of the tug VIM. H.
Yerkes, jr.
The schooner Maria o. Teel, with ice for
the Purity Ice Company here came in the
capes yesterday. She should arrive here
tonight.
The steamer Dennis Simmons, with full
cargo of North Carolina pine lumber, has
arrived in port from Edenton The lumber
she brings is consigned to dealers here and
In Georgetown and Alexandria,
The barge Lizzie V. Grove is discharging
a cargo of hard coal from Perryville Md
at the wharf of Stephenson & Bro, foot Of
Ith street.
The United States lighthouse tender Hol-
ly, which has been in port for several days,
has sailed for a cruise among the light sta
tions In the bay and river.
The little schooner Rosie Beatrice sailed
from Alexandria yesterday for a lower riy-
er point with general cargo.
The schooner ]. D. Bell has arrived with
cargo of cord wood from the lover river
for Carter & Clark.
The tug ]. S. Hoskins, with a tow of
five light barges, sailed yesterday even
ing for Chesapeake City, en- route to Phila-
delphia.
The steamer Wakefield, which sailed this
morning for the lower river landings, took
Down good cargo and a large number Of
passengers.
The barges Pugh and Fay have sailed
from Alexandria in tow of a tug for Perry
Vile, Nd, to load coal.
The schooner VIM. H. Ohler with cargo
o. StS5 tons of ice from the Purity Ice Com
pany, is at Alexandria, where she will dis
charge part of her cargo.
The barges Kate A. Latta and John 1.
Brady, with cargoes of hard coal from
Perryville, Md, have arrived at Alexan-
dria for John r. Zimmerman.
The schooner A. H. Quinby, having un-
loaded her cargo Of wood. came out Of the
Eastern branch yesterday evening and
anchored in the lower harbor. She will
load in the lower river back to this port.
The steamer Kent, which came into port
Yesterday evening. brought up good cargo
of fruit, grain. crabs and country produce
for the local dealers
The longboat C. ]. Thompson has arrived
In port with cargo of cord wood. She
has gone up the Eastern branch to un-
lead.
OF General Interest
The new launch of Mr.. George D. Hop
kins, which was put overheard for the first
time yesterday, was taken to Alexandria
under her own power yesterday evening
Her headquarters will be at Alexandria
where a new house to shelter her has been
built The launch has teen named the
Julia Benton.
which brought large cargo of wood from
Aqua creek a few days ago, DISCHARGED
cargo and Is now at the wharf of Forsburg
d Murray, at the foot of Sth street, to have
her new engine put in position. BY the
time this is done, it is expected the new
boiler will be here, and this will be put in
position at once.
The Santa Barbara, the little dispatch
launch attached to the naval proving
grounds, at Indian Head, Nd, was in port
for short time yesterday evening.
The Young Mems Christian Association
had It's annual outing at River View yes
terday, and in spite of the bad weather the
attendance was good.
The new boat house to be used to shelter
the steam launch at Fort Washington is
completed
The tug Mitchell NJ. Davis, which has
been cruising on the bay for several weeks,
came into port yesterday with the schooner
Dennison In tow.
The newly rebuilt and enlarged bath
house and boat repair shop of Mr.. VIM.
Regan at the foot Of 1874 street southwest
Is now nearly completed and will be ready
for service in few days. General boat re-
pair work will be done there.
MI J. L. Dunn, watch officer Of the
United States coast survey steamer Blake.
has been assigned to duty as the steamers
executive officer
Capt. Q. B. French will temporarily be in
command of the steamer Blake in n1ace ~
Capt T. A. Welker, who has been granted
leave of absence for thirty days
Mr.. j. Q. Stiff, well-known merchant Of
Colonial Beach, Is IN the city on business,
HandsOmest Iron and Brass Beds
In the city are here. Largest stock to
choose from. Stumph Bedding Co., 7th & K.
advertisement.
Harry Parks will ride down the chute