Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-20
ON THE RIVER FRONT
OVERLAPPING THE POTOMAC
TUGS AND STEAMBOATS,.
New Power Launch Nearly Completed
Digging Channel in Harbor-
Other Matters.

The tug George W Pride while towing
sand-laden scows for Mr.. Louis Smoot yes
terday afternoon became disabled by the
breaking down of some of the machinery and
had to be towed TO Alexandria and locked
at Moore's machine shop wharf for repairs.
The Pride will be out of service for several
days
The work OF rebuilding the gallows frame
and joiner work of the Potomac excursion
steamer T. V. Arrowsmith, at wardaIIs
shipyard. Baltimore Is being pushed but
il will be several weeks before she is ready
to return TO this city. While away her ma
chinery will be given an overhauling, and
repairs will be made to hull under water &c
found 10 be necessary.
There was an increase in the supply of
fish on hand at the 18th street wharf this
morning. particularly in the stock from the
river nets. The demand was quite brisk and
prices We're as follows: For salmon trout.
loo. per pound; Spanish mackerel 10 to I2c.
per pound: sheepshead to &c per pound:
blueilsh and tailors to i0c per pound;
gray trout, Z TO SC. per pound: Potomac
black bass. to 1oc. per pound: North Caro-
Ina black bass, to &c. per pound; pan
rock. 3 10 10c. per pound medium rock IL
to lac per pound; boiling rock, Is to roc.
per pound; founders. 3 TO &C. per pound;
green pike. to SC. per pound; white perch,
10 to lie. per pound; white perch small. 10
to l5c. per bunch; catfish. large, 20 to 35c.
per bunch: catfish, small. 10 to l5c per
bunch; yellow perch, 10 to 40c per bunch;
cells, DC. each. and carp. Is to 35c. each.
The near approach of Christmas has made
the oyster market quite lively and the BIZ
valves are selling at advanced prices. Sew
eral boats. each with a large stock aboard.
arrived here yesterday and last night, and
today the smaller oysters are bringing SIC.
to COO. per bushel. and from that up to 81
per bushel for the better grades.
Game is in demand and the small supply
Of .s,I
day.
The first Of the canvas back ducks from
the river to come to this market consisted
of a shipment of 10 birds brought I'D by
river steamer from Gunston wharf yester-
day. The ducks sold today at $3.50 to "a
per pair. They were fat and In good condi-
ton.
OF General Interest.
The United States naval tug Triton yes
terday lowed one of the ordnance factory
barges, on which were four small naval
guns. to the proving grounds at Indian
Head. Nd, where they will be tested These
guns are the product OF the naval gun foun-
dry on the Eastern branch
me WOODWORK of the new power launch
punt at the foot of 1th street from one of
the cutters formerly belonging to the
United States dispatch boat Dolphin is now
about completed. Her engine and machinery
will be put in position during the winter
and she Will be ready for service In the
spring
The new tug Dallis, Captain Jones. yes
terday took a lighter laden with hay and
stock feed to the High Point dairy farm
for use of cattle there.
The little side-wheel steamer George +.
Seufferle of this city, which has been in
Baltimore for several months past is ex-
pected to arrive here today. She will winter
here.
The forward decks of the steamer Estelle
Randall were hidden from sight when she
H.
masses of holly and other Christmas greens
she lad in her cargo.
The dredge Alice Vivian, in digging the
mud from the bottom OF tie harbor to pump
upon the low ground at the Washington
barracks, is making a channel about 100
feet wide and twenty-one feet deep along
the entire length of the harbor side OF the
barracks park. The cut Is rather too close
inshore to be OF much service to steam
boats.
The schooner s. A. Stevens, loaded with
Virginia pine lumber. has arrived in port
for the dealers.
The Clara Leonard and Edith II. Varrell.
with cord wood from the lower Potomac,
have arrived in port for Carter & Clark
The schooner J. p Robinson, laden with
grain In sacks from Upper Machodoc creek,
came into port yesterday evening.
The Gilman Dove and the Osceola, with
oak wood aboard have arrived from
lower river point. consigned to dealers.
The Alice Carlisle. with a cargo of lum-
Der from Nomini is in port and will I'M
load on the Eastern branch.
The schooner Clara Coward Is in port
with wood from the Curriomen neighbour
hood for Robert Murphy.