Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-18
ON THE RIVER FRONT
GRAIN AND FRUIT COMING FROM
LOWER POTOMAC.
Accident to the Wakefield-New Send
Barges Building-Marine
Notes of Interest.

The grain harvests in the counties along
the Potomac are now all completed and
quantities Of wheat and corn are coming TO
the market here and at Alexandria The
large pungy Ada Ballanger arrived at Al
eNandria yesterday with a cargo OF several
hundred bags OF wheat from Machodoc
The steamer Harry Randall brought up an
other lot OF about 800 bags for the mills at
Georgetown this morning. Tomatoes ap-
pies, peaches and all kinds OF homegrown
fruit are coming to the dealers here in large
quantities by every steamer from the lower
Potomac wharves. Fruit is In demand and
is bringing good prices. Tobacco is also ar
irving at Alexandria in quantities for trans
shipment to Baltimore
The summer fishing season is backward
TINS year and but few fish are being caught
either in the Potomac river or in Chesa-
peake bay. In consequence the receipts at
the wharf here have been quite light while
the demand has continued good. The fisher
men who have been successful have gotten
good prices throughout the summer. Today
the market here was brisk and prices were
as follows: For Spanish maCkerel lie. and
l2c. per pound: sturgeon, lie to l2l1c Der
pound; black bass. loo per pound; white
perch. loo per pound: founders, Sc to &c.
per pound. boiling rock, l2C. to l5C per
pound; pan rock, Sc. per pound: salmon
trout &c. to &c. per pound, bluefish. sc per
pound; drum, 25c. to Doc. each. carp. Ice
to 12c. each; porgies, lac. to l5c. each.
small white perch, &c. to lOc. per bunch;
catfish, loc- TO soc. per bunch. gray trout.
81 to So per barrel; butterfish. 81 to s. per
barrel; hard crabs. 81 to 81 per barrel. soft
crabs, 2Oc. To soc. per dozen, and clans,
50c. per hundred.
AS the steamer Wakefield was on her way
down the river yesterday with passengers
and freight from this city and Alexandria
for river points far down Maddox
creek. Engineer VIII Reed discovered that
one of the long iron rods that hold down the
eallows frame and walking beam was
broken, and it was deemed expediont to re-
turn to Alexandria. There the broken rod
was mended and after a delay OF several
hours she was able to resume her trip. 1t
is expected she will reach here this after
noon schedule time.
The Sunday school OF St Dominics
Church had its annual outing at River
View yesterday. Nearly 300 children and
their elders had an enjoyable time.
The Alexandria Marine Railway Company
has a contract to build five large barges for
the Columbia Sand Dredging Company OF
this city. The barges are TO be about eighty
feet long and Will carry a big cargo OF
sand or gravel.
One of the barges is on the stocks, nearly
completed, and Will, IL is expected, be put
overheard early next week. The others will
be built as rapidly as possible and all VIII
be completed before the end Of August
Guard mounting now takes place at the
Washington barracks about $50 o'clock each
evening, and is witnessed by large numbers
OF spectators
The United States light house engineers
steamer Jessamine has received new
boiler and has had her machinery thorough
ly overhauled and put in order at Balti-
more. She will be ready for service again
about August l.
The result of the conference of the soft
coal miners is awaited by the steamboat
owners here with more than ordinary In
terest. for IL a strike should be ordered IL
would be almost impossible to obtain coal
rlas.uNs Ia
summer
Work has begun at Jackson City on an-
other crib in which a stone pier OF the new
Long bridge will be built
Mr.. ID. y. Wainwright of this city has
taken command of the coast survey steam
er Blake, which will shortly leave Balti-
more for work on the Nantucket Shoals
The J. D. Bell and Isaac Solomon have
arrived here with full cargoes of cord wood
for Carter & Clark
1t is expected the United States army
lighter kearney. which is at Newport News
undergoing repairs. having lost her wheel
and shaft at sea, will arrive here in about
ten days. She has aboard the personal tf-
fects of number of army officers return
ing from Cuba. She will, after being un-
loaded, be turned over to the engineer bat
TALON at the arsenal.
The pungy Emily Washington, laden " It'll
lumber, has arrived in port from Aqua
creek for the dealers.
Consolidation Coal Company barge No
II, which has been lying OFF Alexanltid for
several days, has been brought to this city
to unload her cargo of ice for the Ameri-
can Ice Company.
The schooner Agnes Verrell has gone 10
Occoquan and will there load cargo Of
cord wood for Carter & Clark
The steam barge Daniel X. jackson
laden with white oak piling from Deco
guam, to be used In the improvements at
the Washington barracks. has arrived in
port and is unloading on the James creek
canal.
The schooner T. L. Bowen has arrived in
port light and will load general cargo for
lower river points.
The schooner Helen H Benedict, when
she completes the unloading OF her cargo
of ice, will go to Baltimore to load soft
coal for Boston.