Evening star., 1902-08-30
ON THE RIVER FRONT
TUG SUNBEAM LAUNCHED FROM
MARINE RAILWAY,
For Use By the Contractors for Long
Bridge-The Fish Market
General Items.

The little tug Sunbeam, belonging to the
contractors for the new Long bridge, has
been launched from the marine railway at
Alexandria, where she was undergoing re-
pairs, and Is again in service working about
the bridge. In addition to the Sunbeam.
the steam barge Jas. Jackson is under char
ter by the bridge contractors and is en-
ployed in moving the big blocks for the new
piers and other heavy material from the
storage piles on the Potomac Park to places
where wanted.
The schooner Cora L. McKenney OF Alex
andria is hauled out on the marine railway
at Alexandria for general overhauling and
repair work. She will be out of service for
several days and as soon as put overheard
will fit out for the oyster running trade dur
ing the coming winter season.
There was falling off in the demand for
fresh fish at the 18th street wharf this
morning. though the demand was fair.
Prices this morning were about the same as
they were yesterday and were as follows.
For pan rock, to SC. per pound: boiling
rock, loc. per pound; medium rock, 10 to
12c. per pound; founders. to sc. each:
black bass, 15c. per pound; blue fish and tai
lors, 31a to 419c. per pound; sturgeon. 10 to
12c. per pound; white perch, 8 to 10c. per
pound: small white perch. to 15c. bunch
catfish. 10 to 35c. per bunch; cells. 3 to &c.
each; spot, 81 to $3.50 per barrel; gray trout.
$3.50 to s. per barrel; butterfish. s. to S. per
barrel, and hard shelled crabs, 81 to ST 25
per barrel Shucked oysters are selling at
$40 per gallon and clans 35 to 40c- per
hundred.
The watermelon market at the 11th street
wharf was dull this morning there being
but few purchasers on hand. and they buy
ing in small quantities. The stock on hand
amounted to about 10000 melons and the
receipts since yesterday have been very
light. Prices today continue very low. Sc
lected fruit selling at s. to sl2 per hun
dred: primes, $3.50 to SO per hundred, and
culls. 81 to $3.50 per hundred.
Temporary repairs have been made to
the schooner VIM. Mcdaniel, which came
near sinking in the harbor Wednesday last,
and it Is understood her owners will have
her conveyed to one of the down river rail-
ways to be hauled out and caulked. A
leaking seam is said to have been the
cause Of her filling. She sailed yesterday.
Barges Nos. S, IL and IA Of the Consoli-
dation Coal Company are now lying light
off Alexandria. awaiting their turn to be
taken to Georgetown to load coal at the
piers of the Consolidation Coal Company
there.
Two barges are lying at the Georgetown
coal Wharves taking in cargoes of soft
coal for Boston. and q third barge has
just completed the unloading of a cargo of
ice, and will also go to Georgetown. These
vessels will carry away about 5000 tons of
coal
General Port News.
to load fertilizer material at the wharf
of 7. w. Riley for points on the Elizabeth
river, near Norfolk.
The barge Wicomico has been chartered
by Carter & Clark to load chestnut railway
ties at points along the river for New York
parties.
The sloop Frolic, with a party aboard
from Alexandria. has returned from a
ha -{1,
The schooner James V. Dagger, with
general cargo from Alexandria, has sailed
TOR points on Upper Machodoc creek
The barge Our Pride, laden with fertilizer
from the Bryant Co., at Alexandria, has
sailed for points In the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal.
The schooner Kate woodal. laden with a
cargo Of lumber from Norfolk. has arrived
in port for Galleher & Bro. and is unload
Ing at the wharf Of T. w. Riley.
The schooner Cadet has arrived in port
with full cargo of canned goods from q
lower Potomac point for the dealers here
The Alexander Wiley Is here with a load
Of cord wood from Nomini, for Carter &
Clark
The big ocean towing tug Cumberland
Of the Consolidation Coal Company came
into port light from Boston. and will take
tow of coal laden barges from George
town as soon as they are ready.
The Puritan has arrived with full cargo
of cord wood from the lower Potomac for
the dealers.
coast survey steamer Endeavor, has gone
to Mobile, Ala, his home, on thirty days
leave of absence.
Banks piledriver is engaged in making
some repairs to the wharf of Stephenson
& Bro. at the foot Of 7th street.