Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-21
ON THE RIVER FRONT
LAUNCH STRANGER BERTHED AT
FOOT OF TENTH STREET.
Preparing River Buoys for the Winter
Barge Cargoes Not Coal
Other Matters.

The new power launch purchased in New
Is named the Stranger, and has taken a
berth in the yacht club anchorage off the
foot Of 10th street. The little vessel is
thirty-five feet long, has a beam of twelve
feet and draws three feet Of water. She
is equipped with a en-horse-power ex-
plosive engine and can make a speed of six
miles an hour. She Is roomy little craft
and her cabins are very comfortably ar
ranged for small parties. She carries two
pole masts for signal purposes. She has
made several trips down the river, under
the command Of Capt. George Baggott, with
her owner and friends aboard
The demand for fresh fish of all kinds
was quite good at the 18th street wharf
fish houses this morning. though the stock
on hand was not large. most Of the fish
coming by express from southern waters.
Some few came up this morning on the
river line steamers. Prices show but few
changes. and are as follows: For Potomac
black bass, 10 to 15c. per pound; North
Carolina black bass, to 1Oc. per pound
salmon trout, to &C. per pound; pan rock.
7 to Sc. per pound; medium rock, 10 to lie.
per pound; boiling rock, IL to 15c per
pound: founders to &c. per pound; green
pike to &c: per pound. tsilors, to Sc:
white perch, 8 to 12c. per pound; white
perch, small, 10 to 15c. per bunch; yellow
perch, 10 to 40c. per bunch; mullets. 10 to
25c per bunch; catfish, large, 20 to 35c.
per bunch catfish, small, 10 to 15c. per
bunch; carp. 10 to 4Oc. each; cells, 8 to Sc.
each; gray trout, 50 to $40 per barrel. and
butterfish. Sc to So per barrel.
There is good supply of oysters on hand
at the 18th street wharf today, several ves-
sells having come in since yesterday. The
demand for oysters in the shell continues
fair, and prices remain unchanged ranging
from 45 to 55 cents per bushel for the
smaller stock and from that up 60 cents for
the larger and better oysters.
The lighthouse tender Holly, Capt. Don
nell, Is on a cruise among the river buoyS
in the fifth lighthouse district, putting
them in order for the winter. The Holly
will pay a visit to the Potomac and work
its buoys within the next few days. Many
of the can buoys are to be replaced with
spars. to be better able to resist the NOV
ing ice during the winter months.
Along the Wharves.
The work of laying the cement base for
the new sea wall on the Eastern branch
side of the Washington Barracks Park has
been completed and the work of building
the wall is now being pushed. The stone
masons have completed the wall along the
harbor side of the park and are now at
work on the James Creek canal side.
The channel which was recently dug
through the flats to the brickyard below
the wharf s3t Fort Hunt, it is stated, is to
be abandoned, and a new channel will be
dug about a hundred yards farther down
the river. The stakes for the new channel
are already In position, and the work of
digging will begin in few days. The dig
ging machine Is already on the ground,
prepared for work.
One of the large brick and ay-carrying
scows belonging to Mr.. John Miller is
hauled out on the marine railway at Ben
nett's boatyard for repairs. The scow will
be placed in thorough order before she is
put overheard
The new tug Dallis, which went Into
commission last week, is making regular
trips between this city and the dairy farm
of Judge ]. D. Yeomans at High Point,
Fairfax county, Va. She has proved
speedy little vessel making a speed of
about twelve miles an hour.
The two barges reported coming up the
river with cargoes of hard coal for this city
have fertilizer material aboard and not
coal. They are consigned to the Herbert
Bryant Company of Alexandria. Several
of the dealers here have coal-laden barges
out and they are expected to arrive here
at any time.
The Ada Bailinger, Shining Light and
Plumie E. Smith have arrived at the 18th
street wharf with full cargoes of oysters
aboard.
The schooner John P Robinson unloaded
a cargo of grain at Alexandria and sailed