Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-23
ON THE RIVER FRONT
STEAMER LINES PREPARING FOR
G. A. R. BUSINESS.
New Float for Transfer Slip-Fish and
Oysters - General News
Of the Port.

The Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company is arranging to have the steamer
Newport News in service on the route be-
tween this city and Old Point Comfort dur
Ing the coming encampment of the Grand
Army. Preparations are being made by
the line to bring many of the southern and
western veterans to this city for the en-
campment. The Norfolk and Western and
other roads will bring them to Norfolk and
Will there transfer them to the steamboat
line to complete their journey.
The waiting rooms and office of the Alex
andria- w Washington ferry line at Alexan-
dria are being supplied with Lew steam
making boiler for heating purposes during
the coming winter.
The supply of fresh f1sh on hand at the
lIth street oyster wharf this morning was
somewhat larger than 1t generally is. and
the demand was excellent. Prices are
about the same as last week and are as
follows: For Spanish mackerel Is to
1sc per pound; black bass. Is to
1sc per pound; sturgeon. 10 to 12c.
per pound: bluefish. 4 to &c. per pound !;
founders, to &c. per pound; pan rock 6 to
lOc. per pound: boiling rock Is to ISc per
pound; medium rock, 10 to 12c. per pound
white perch, large. 0 to 10c. per pound
white perch, 10 to 15c. per bunch: catfish,
large. 25 to 40c. per bunch; catfish, small,
10 to 25c. per bunch; cells. to &c. each:
carp, 10 to 40c each; gray trout, $3.50 to So
crabs. 81 to 81 per barrel.
A Meet OF seven oyster-laden vessels
was lying at the 18th street wharf this
morning. but as they had only small car
goes the total stock on hand was only
about 700 bushels. The demand for oys-
tiers in the shell continues very good and
the vessel masters find ready market for
their stock. Prices this morning ranged
from 40 to SOC. per bushel, according to size
and quality.
A large stock OF watermelons remains in
the hands Of the dealers at the wharf, with
but little, If any. demand for them. They
are now selling at the lowest figure Of the
season. fine selected melons bringing s.
per hundred: prime melons, 81 per hundred,
and culls, Soc per hundred.
The tug Louisville of the Southern rail-
way, which came into port Friday last,
brought up new float and iron bridge
work for use at the Baltimore and Ohio
railway transfer slip at Alexandria.
The bridge and float will take the place OF
wooden structure now in use, and will be
placed In position at once. The new struc-
ture Is 100 feet long, while the one now in
use is but half that length.
The coast survey launch Restless which
has been used In the surveying operations
In Port Tobacco creek, has been taken to
Benefits boat yard and will be given
thorough overhauling before being sent back
to the coast survey steamer Endeavor, now
working near Colonial Beach
Along the Wharves.
Mr.. r. Med. Moser of the United States
coast survey service has been detached from
the schooner Eagre and ordered to the
coast survey office here.
Mr.. Albert Posey, formerly mate of the
Randall line steamer Kent. has taken COM
mand of the schooner Oakland, in the Poto-
mac trade.
Capt. A. j. Huston. master of the big
schooner Orland V. Wootten, is i'll of ty-
phod fever at his home, Bethel Del Capt
James e. Dublin is in command of the
Wootten during Captain Illusions illness.
Mr.. James Nash, a well-known steamboat
engineer, continues quite i'll at his home in
this city.
Mr. Harry D. Reneger of Clifton Beach,
Md, who has been here on a visit, returned
home yesterday evening.
The schooner Nellie laden with lumber
from a Virginia lumber port, has arrived
for Church & Stephenson.
The sailing scow Daniel laden with cord
wood came into port yesterday for Carter
& Clark.
The schooner James B. Anderson, having
aboard fertilizer material for the Alexan-
dria Chemical and Fertilizer Company, has
andra.
The schooner May Brown is at AleXan-
dria with a load of canned goods for the
dealers there.
The schooner Alice Carlisle. loaded with
cord wood from Nomini is in port for
Robert Murphy.
The barge Villanova has arrived at Alex
andria with a cargo of fertilizer material
from Norfolk for Herbert Bryant & Co.