Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-13
ON THE RIVER FRONT
THE SCHOONER STINsoN ARRIVES
AT ALEXANDRIA.
100 Heavily Laden for Docking
Naval Guns to Be Tested
Other Matters.
Note No. ,.

Inc large schooner Frank T Stinsou with
cargo of about 1900 tons of fertilizer ma
terlal from Charlotte Harbor. Florida, has
arrived at Alexandria, consigned to the
cnemlcal and fertilizer company there In
consequence of the great draft of the
schooner she is unable to get into the dock
at VIM. A. Smoot & Co.'S wharf and is w.
Ing in the channel unloading into a lighter
AS soon as she becomes sufficiently light
she VIII be taken into the wharf to COM
plete unloading
Several years ago there was ample depth
OF water at any Of the Alexandria wharyes
70 accommodate the largest vessels, but in
consequence of the freshets of recent vears
and an eddy caused by the wreck of a LARGE
large the docks have filled up greatly
mere was fair supply of fish at the
n4aIhet TINS morning from the nets about
Norlolk, out shad and herring and of her
fotomac-caught fish were very scarce Tha
demand for fish of all kinds continues good
ana prices are as follows: For roe shad 30
10 % cents each; buck shad, II to 16 cents
each; herring, SO TO $50 per 600; foun-
GERS to 4 cents per pound; white perch.
10 lo cents per pound; salmon trout. 4
cents per pound; pan rock, 9 to 10 cents per
poun9, polIlDg rock, l212 TO 10 cents per
pound; king fish, cents per pound; stur-
geon, cents per pound; small white perch
10 TO 80 cents per bunch; black catfish 20
to 80 cents per bunch; carp, 10 to Is cents
81 to So per barrel. The receipts of shad
and herring from the river nets are very
light. only about 500 shad and Is 600 her.
ring having been brought up since yester-
day.
There were a few vessels with small uuan-
titles of oysters in the shell aboard at the
18th street wharf this morning. CLAIMS
were also on sale and the demand for them
was good. Today they are selling at about
the figures quoted yesterday.
The schooner c. p. Hoffman, known here,
has been taken into Newbern, N c.. in a
waterlogged condition. She left Newbern
few days ago with load of lumber but
In heavy gale went ashore and labored
SO hard as to open her seams After be-
ing repaired she will resume her trip
The steamer Kent, which came into port
last night on her last trip from the lower
river, brought up a quantity of grain for
the dealers here. She has been locked at
the Alexandria ferry wharf for repainting.
The United States naval tug Tecumseh
yesterday took six-inch gun from the ma
val ordnance foundry here to the Indian
Head proving grounds to be tested and
brought one larger gun, which had under 4
gone its tests, back to the navy yard. It
is reported that the work has become so
heavy that third tug will soon be added !
this city and Indian Head.
General Port News.
The steam launch Alert is In the hands Of
the painters in her boat house in the Sh
GRATED for service during the coming sum-
mer.
The large steam launch Diana belonging
to Capt. Crozier of the ordnance DEPART
ment, which has recently been overhauled |
at Alexandria, is lying at anchor in the .
stream off the foot of 9th street southwest. i
Capt. Rayners boat house. at the foot OF
10th street, which was burned in the big !
fire about a month ago. has been rebuilt, |
and workmen are now busily engaged IN !
putting up the boat building house for .
Cumberland & Son, adjoining Capt. Rayn-
ers. Work Will be resumed in the new /
houses in about ten days
The schooner Leroy is In port with a
cargo of cedar posts from lower river :
port for Johnson & Wimsatt.
The barge Black Giant, loaded with lum-
Der, has arrived in port and is at anchor in 1
the stream.
The schooner Henry l. Peckham, loaded !
will be taken to Georgetown TO unload at !
the ice storage houses there.
The steamer Dennis Simmons, laden with /;
lumber from North Carolina, Is expected to i
arrive in port within the next day or two.
The four-masted schooner j. Edward /
Drake is lying in the stream off Alexan- |
dria, completing the loading of cargo OF /
railway ties for Boston. The Drake il q |
new vessel, having been built in the latter
part OF 1900. and is making her first visit !
to the Potomac.
The May flies. usual spring pest are now j
making their appearance. and In a short /
time the lower sections Of the city about !
the wharves Will be filled with them. Old
fishermen say they can be seen rising by /
the thousands from the water every even~)
ing. .aFa- sn