Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-12
ON THE RIVER FRONT
HEAVY FREIGHTS COMING FROM
THE LOWER RIVER.
Many Varieties of Fish Scarce - Scow
Building at Alexandria-Gen-
eral News.

There is a heavy increase in the volume
Of freight coming to this city compared
with what it was a month ago All the
steamers coming in from the lower river
bring large quantities of grain, fruit, vege-
tables, eggs, poultry and other commodi-
ties. Quantities of produce which former
ly went to the Baltimore market are now
finding their way here, the owners regard
Ing this market as better than the other
Tobacco in large quantities is being brought
to Alexandria for reshipment to Balti-
more. The steamer Estele Randall has
brought each day for the past week over a
hundred boxes of tomatoes and fruit from
Marshall Hall wharf to the dealers here.
Gray trout, porgies and catfish are being
received at the 18th street fish market, by
the dealers, in good quantities, but continue
to bring excellent prices. They come from
the shores about Virginia Beach and Old
Point. Other varieties are coming to mar
ket, but in smaller quantities.
Prices are about the same as yesterday
and are as follows: For Spanish mackerel
l2c. per pound; white perch, 10c. per pound
founders. 4c. per pound boiling rock, 10 to
loo. per pound; pan rock, to Zoe. per
pound; salmon trout. to &c. per pound;
bluehsh, &c. per pound; drum, % to SOC
each; carp, 10 to 12c. each; porgies, 15c.
each; cells. &c. each; small white perch, 5 OF
1Oc. per bunch; catfish, 10 to 3Oc. per bunch;
gray trout, 81 to So per BARREL butterfish,
shelled crabs, 80 to SOC. per dozen, and hard
crabs, 81 to 50 per barrel.
There is under construction at the Alex
andria shpyard for Washington parties
a large scow. about fifty feet long. twenty
feet wide and five feet deep. When COM
pleted the scow will be used for lumber
and freight carrying work on the Potomac.
Dean at Alexandria has one of Mr.. Louis
Shoots sand scows out on his marine rail-
way to be rebuilt.
The new tug NJ. Mitchell Davis, built at
Solomon's Island, Nd, is about completed,
and is expected to sail from Baltimore for
this city about Monday next Capt A. j.
Taylor, the senior member of her owners
firm, will bring the new boat to this city,
and on invitation of Capt. Taylor several
gentlemen from this city will make the
trip from Baltimore to this city in her.
General Port News.
The light house tender Jessamine, which
has been out of commission for several
weeks, having a new boiler put in her and
being otherwise overhauled, will, It is I'M
derstood, be ready for service in few
days.
The work of deeping the water over the
Mattawoman shoal will be completed In a
few days, only one or two small bars re-
naming to be removed. The dredge Pugh
VIII then. 1t IS understood, be taken to
the Kettle Bottoms to begin work there.
captain VIII Davis has resigned the
the Long bridge work.
Mr.. Peter Baggott is with Captain Theo-
dore Keen on the steamer Kent as pilot.
The schooner Gilman Dove Is hauled out
on the marine railway at Benefits boat
yard for an overhauling. Her hull will be
cauiked from stem to stern.
The tug Edith G. Winship is on the big
marine railway at the Alexandria ship
yard for some repair work to her engine
and machinery.
The revenue cutter Window came into
port yesterday evening from a cruise on
her station. She will remain at anchor
In the harbor off the foot of 18th street for
several days.
The steam launch Santa Barbara. the
tender to the naval proving grounds at In
dian Head, Md, came into port yester-
day evening with Commander Strauss the
commandment of the Indian Head station,
aboard
The three-masted schooner Frank Stin-
son has completed the loading of large
cargo of railway ties at the Alexandria
shipyard and sailed today for Boston
where the ties will be used in railway con
struction
Barge No II Of the Consolidation Coal
Company, laden with ice from the Maine
ice fields, has arrived for the American Ice
Company and is anchored off Alexandria,
She will be brought here to discharge her
cargo
The Navahoe came into port yesterday
afternoon with a full cargo of grain in
signed to the flour mills at Georgetown.
The Peri has arrived in port with cargo
of pine wood from the lower river for Car
ter & Clark.
The f1attie Glimmer has arrived here
with full cargo of garden vegetables and
fruits from the lower Potomac for the
dealers here.
The Five Sisters sailed from Alexandra
yesterday with a cargo of bricks and build
ing material for Aqua creek.
The Mary Ann Shea is loading general
cargo at the wharf of Field & Co for the
lower river
The sailing barge Daniel is in port with a
load of wood from Piscataway for the
dealers.