Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-04
ON TIE RIVER FRONT
TUG PRIDE TO BIZ S0ID TO PH1LA-
DELPHIA Parties.
Yacht Gretchen Under Repairs-Hour
for Guard Mounting Changed
Other Marine Items.

Parties from Philadelphia are in the city
negotiating with Capt. A. J. Fair of Alex
andria for the purchase of the tug George
w. Pride, and today they made trip
aboard the tug and Inspected her. The
Pride, If sold, will be taken to Philadelphia
and will be employed in towing on the Del
aware river She is now under charter by
Mr.. Louis Smoot towing sand-laden scows
from above the Long bridge to the Eastern
branch The Pride is of seventeen tons
burden and IS 4S feet long, 49, feet wide
and "a feet deep. She was built at Will
mington, Del, in 1874, and has been towing
on the Potomac for about twelve years.
The demand for fresh fish of all kinds at
the 11th street. wharf market continues
quite good in spite of the warm weather,
and the receipts from the nets in the lower
river and from Old Point is excellent. Prices
today are about the same as yesterday and
are as follows: For Spanish mackerel, { to
SC. per pound; white perch, 10 to he per
pound; pan rock to 1Oc.; boiling rock, 10
to lie per pound founders, to &c. per
pound; sturgeon, 10 to lie per pound; blue
nsh, to &c. per pound; salmon trout, . to
&c. per pound; gray trout 50 to SD per bar
rel; butterfish 50 to So per barrel; small
white perch, 25c. per bunch; catfish, % to
Zoe. per bunch; carp, 10 to 15c. each; cells, )
to DC. each; roe shad, 30 to Soc. each; buck
shad, - to 20c. each. and herring zoe. per
100. Hard crabs are in demand and are
selling at 500 per barrel, and soft-shelled
crabs bring - to soc. per dozen.
The steam yacht Gretchen, belonging to
Mr.. j. D. Reyburn, is at the Alexandria
ship yard on the large marine railway there
for some minor repairs and painting of hull
preparatory to an extended cruise along
the north Atlantic coast during the summer.
Mr.. Reyburn and party OF friends will
cruise aboard the Gretchen
The Chesapeake and Ohio canal business
is in full blast, and boats laden with soft
coal from Cumberland are arriving at the
steamboat line wharves daily. Quantities
of coal are being stored at all the WharVeS
for future use.
General Port News.
The steam barge James Jackson has ar
rived here with a cargo of railway ties
from Aqua creek for Garter & Clark. She
is unloading on the James creek. Large
quantities of railway ties have been cut
along the river during the winter and are
awaiting shipment to Philadelphia, Boston
and other northern points.
The barge Russell, laden with pine lum-
Der. and the barge George B. Roberts, with
railway ties from Wesley knight, are ly-
ing in Potomac creek, Va, awaiting a tug
to tow them to Philadelphia.
The steam launch Almo of this city was
out in the river yesterday evening with
party aboard on pleasure trip.
The hour for guard mounting at the
Washington barracks has been changed
from pm to $50 pm, and numbers of
persons witness the ceremony each evening.
The charging and rebuilding of Aitche-
sons wharf at Alexandria for steamboat
service is completed. and the steamer
Charles Manchester will make it her land
ing place.
The schooner Carpenter which unloaded
cord wood here, went aground on the flats
near Mann's fertilizer factory on her way
down the river yesterday evening. She
was foated at high water last night
The three-masted ram-schooner Grace
Bennett has arrived In port with a full
cargo Of pine lumber and shingles from
North Carolina for. johnson e Wtmsatt.
She IS unloading at the Wharf foot of 18Th
street southwest.
The schooner Bunker, having unIoaded