Evening star., 1902-08-12
ON THE RIVER FRONT
BARGES AS FREIGHT CARRIERS
ON THE POTOMAC.
New Crib Ready to Launch-Post Of
fee Substation Established
Harbor Notes.

the Kennebec river to this city is some
thing new, and until this summer they had
been but little used, all the ice coming in
sailing vessels. Now barges are loaded on
the Kennebec. and behind powerful tugs
are brought to this city in three or four
days, against ten or twelve days. the ordi-
nary time taken by a coasting schooner TO
make the trip. It Is claimed that the lower
freight rates, and the saving in the melt
Ing of the Ice, IN consequence of the
shorter trip, more than offset the bill for
towing the barges on the long trip from
the Kennebec here.
The barge Narragansett, in tow of the
steamer Forstberg, is at sea bound here
with cargo of ice, and should arrive here
within the next twentyfour hours. The
Forstberg will be met at the capes by a
tug, which will take the barge In tow and
bring her up the Potomac.
There has been slight increase in the
demand for all varieties of fresh fish in
consequence of the cooler weather, and the
supply this morning was somewhat larger
and more varied than it has been for sew
eral days Gray trout spot and butterflsh
are coming from Norfolk in good quantities
Prices this morning were: For founders,
and 4c. per pound: pan rock, 6 to 1Oc. per
pound; boiling rock. 13 to 15c. per pound;
Spanish mackerel, IA to 15c. per pound;
black bass, IA to 15c. per pound; spot, &c.
per pound: white perch. 10 to 12c. per
pound; sturgeon, 10 to 12c. per pound; null
lets. to 1oc per bunch; catfish. 10 to 3Oc
per bunch; small white perch. 10 to 12c per
bunch; eels, to &c. each: butterfsh, $5 per
barrel; gray trout, $5 to 81 per barrel; hard
crabs, 81 80 to 81 per barrel, and CLAIMS, 40
to SOC. per hundred.
Some few oysters are on the market and
are bringing $100 to $1.2 per bushel
There was a plentiful supply of water
melons on hand for sale at the 18th street
wharf this morning. the vessels lying at the
wharf having about $4,000 aboard. The
cooler weather has caused a fall off in the
demand, but prices are about the same as
yesterday, ranging from 81 to IS per 100
for culls. up to SIS and $50 per 100 for the
finest selected melons
The Consolidation Coal Company tug
Savage. Captain Hand. sailed yesterday
morning for Boston with barge No. II,
loaded with coal from Georgetown. At
the mouth of the river she will pick up an
other loaded barge from Baltimore to COM
plete her tow.
The second new crib built for the Long
bridge piers is now in order to be put over
board, and will be launched as soon as the
contractors are ready to place 1t in posi-
ton.
Mr.. Jas. Wakefield, the contractor, is en-
gagged In getting out a number Of large oak
piles from Piscataway creek for use in the
improvements to be made at the naval
proving grounds at Indian Head, Maryland
post cffice substation for the con-
venfence Of the steamboat lines and busi-
ness men generally along the river front
has been established at the store of Uhler
& Co.. at the corner of 7th and L streets
southwest, with Mr.. A. G. Uhler in charge.
Along the Wharves
The steam barge E. Jos. Tull. which had
been laid up for repairs at Alexandria for
several days, is again in commission and
has sailed for river points with a general
cargo.
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Sand Dredging Company have been taken
to Deans boat yard at Alexandria to be
rebuilt
Mr.. James Neale, engineer of the harbor
police boat vigilant who has been on leave,
has returned home and Is again on duty.
Purser T. B. Garrett Of the steamer
Harry Randall has been temporarily trans
ferred to the steamer Wakefield and Purser
George Guest takes charge of the steamer
Kent for few trips.
The cargo of lumber aboard the schooner
Harlan W. Huston, now lying at 11th street
wharf, is consigned to Galliher & Bro and
other lumber dealers.
Consolidation barge No 20, now unload
ing at the 9th street wharf of the American
Ice Company, WILL as soon as light. be
taken to Georgetown to load COAL
The Sidonia Curly has completed the un-
loading Of cargo of lumber at the wharf
foot of 18th street and Is awaiting orders.
The schooner L. H. Coward, from this
port, has arrived at Baltimore and will load
soft coal for Boston.
The three-masted ram schooner Edwin
and Maud has arrived in port from North
Carolina with a cargo of pine lumber for
Johnson & Wimsatt.
The Mary Francis Is unloading cargo Of
cordwood at the wharf OF Stephenson &
Bro. foot Of 7tt street
The schooner Hattie E. Giles, laden with
fertilizer material from Norfolk, is at an
chor in the stream off Alexandria.
The schooner Edith Verrill, laden with
cordwood from Pohick creek, has arrived
In port for Carter & Clark
The schooner w. P. Snow Is at the wharf
Of Thomas r. Riley. foot Of 9Th street, un-
loading cargo of pine lumber.
The Mayf1ower, Rose E. Chiffon. Acca
and MacNamara have all sailed for river
points with small cargoes.
The schooner Hester A. Waters. laden
with fertilizer material has arrived at