Evening star., 1901-04-10
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
TUG CARTER ENGAGED on WORK OF
DEEPENING CHANNEL.
Running the Lines Across MattawO-
man FIats-NOvements of the
Frcishtcrs-GeneraI Matters.

The tug James o. Carter of this city is
engaged by the contractors for the deep
ening of the channel across Mattawoman
flats, running the necessary lines for the
summers work The Carter is now in Mat
tawoman creek with a party of engineers
aboard. 1t Is stated that a large rock
blocks portion of the new channel
across the flats, and dynamite will be used
to break the stone, that the fragments
can be taken out by the big dredge. The
work of completing the deepening of the
channe, will be begun very shortly and
Will be completed before the end of the
summer.
Three vessels are reported ashore In the
river below this city. the result of the
heavy northwest wind of yesterday. The
three -masted schooner Childe Harold left
Alexandria yesterday morning bound for
Baltimore, in tow of the tug Juno. Be
tween Bryan'S Point and Marshall Hall
sudden flaw of wind caught her and she
drifted ashore in the mud The two-maSt-
ed schooner John b. Anderson, with hay
and grain for point on the Rappahannock
river, left port here yesterday morning.
She got as far down the river Mt. YER
non Reach, when she was blown ashore.
The schooner j. p. Robinson is hard and
fast ashore on Moxley's Point, near Mar
shall Hall. All these vessels will be able
to get off as soon as the tide rises.
The oyster market this morning was but
poorly attended and the demand for the
bivalves was light The supply at the
wharf this morning was less than 400 BUSH
els and with the present weather condi-
tions there is but little prospect Of oyster
laden boats coming into port in the next
twenty-four hours Prices this morning are
firm, the oysters selling from 60c. to soc.
per bushel, according to size and quality.
The receipts Of fish at the wharf foot of
11th street continue extremely light, only
afr 49,
from the lower river since yesterday.
Bunch fish were also scarce this morning
and the market was fairly good. Prices
today are, for roe shad, s25 to $50 per 100;
buck shad, $12 to $40 per 100; herring, 50
to SO per 1000; pan rock 10 cents per pound;
boiling rock, 121a cents per pound; white
perch, 8 to 10 cents per pound; carp, cents
per pound; founder, cents per pound;
sturgeon, cents per pound; catfish, 10 to
20 cents per bunch; yellow perch, Is to 25
cents per bunch: eels, 10 to Is cents per
pound river mullets, 10 cents per pound,
and croakers, So per barrel.
Movements of Vessels.
The schooner Cooper is anchored off Mar
shall Hall and will load cord wood for this
market.
The schooner D. S. Moore is discharging
her cargo of lumber at the wharf Of Thos.
R. Riley, foot Of N street.
The schooner John McGinnis Is unloading
her cargo of Severn river sand for the
Alexandria glass works at the wharf Of
VIM. M. Reardon & Co.
The schooner Edwin and Maude is at
Newberne NJ c., loading a cargo Of pine
boards for this port.
The steamer T. V. Arrowsmith had among
her cargo for the lower river this morning
$50 empty fish barrels for the packing
houses at Wilkerson's wharf.
The Weems line steamer Sue, which
sailed for the river landings and Balti-
more today, took out heavy cargo from
1rin
The schooner William Oliver is unloading
a cargo of lumber from the Rappahannock
river In the Eastern branch for Thomas w.
Smith.
The new tug built at Solomon's Island.
Md. by Mr.. Mitchell NJ. Davis for the
Taylor brothers of this city Is ready for
launching and will Le put overheard as
soon as the tide will permit She will
then be taken to the James Clark works
at Baltimore to have her machinery In
stalled, and will be ready for service about
the middle Of May. It Is understood she
win be named the William H. Yerkes, after
Mr.. W. H. Yerkes OF the American Ice
Company of this city.
The schooner John L. Spedden. a we'll
known trader to this port, has been sold
by her owner, Mr.. Timothy Wingate, to
B. o. Harrington of Tangier Island, Nd.
The Spedden is Of thirty-eight tons, and
will be continued in thu bay trade.
The large steam launch Daphne, which
has been for some time lying at the old
wharf Of he~steamer Mattano, has been
taken to the Alexandria shipyard and will
be given a thorough overhauling.
The cutting Of shad and herring at the
Alexandria fish wharf by the dealers there
has been begun and the three packing
houses are engaged In sailing fish for win
ter consumption.
The Weems line steamer Northumberland
is laid up in Baltimore for her annual
spring renovation and painting, prepara-
tory to resunlng her place upon her route
between this city and Baltimore. AS soon
as she goes into commission again the
steamer Potomac will be hauled off and
given an overhaulins. The steamer Sue
will run upon the route until the other
boats are ready for service.
The tug James H. Richards. belonging to
Mr.. James Richards of this city, which has
been laid up for several months, is again
in service.
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