Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
ON THE RIVER FRONT
NEW TUG READY TO RECEIVE
BOILER AND ENGINE.
Fishing Season Opens With Rush
Supplies at II tn Street Wharf
Port News.

The new tug just built at Solomon's
Island, Nd, for Messrs. A. J. Taylor &
Bro. of this city has been taken to Balti-
more, where she will have her engine and
boiler put in at the works of the Spedden
Company. The tug, like her predecessor,
which was sold to parties in New Hamp-
shire, is to be named the NJ. Mitchell Da-
Wis, after her builder. Her engine is Of
the fore and aft compound type, with cylin-
ders fifteen and thirty inches in diameter
and twenty-five inches stroke. The boiler will
be large enough to make an ample supply of
steam. The boat will be one of the most
powerful towboats on Chesapeake bay and
the Potomac river, and is expected to make
good time. She will be equipped for service
at sea, if necessary.
The warm southerly wind of the past two
or three days has put the fishing season in
full operation and the 18th street wharf is
busy place with the cutting and pack
ing of herring. The supply of shad and
herring is large, and there was an ample
supply of all other varieties of fish on
hand today to meet the demand. Prices
today are as follows: For roe shad, 20c.
each; buck shad, to 1Oc. each; herring,
80 to So per thousand; pan rock Sc. per
pound boiling rock, 10 to 12c. per pound ;
mackerel to Sc. per pound; carp, 40 to
DOC. each; sturgeon, to &C. per pound;
salmon trout and white perch, to 10c
per pound; small white perch, 8 to 15c. per
bunch; white catfish. 20 to 35c each; black
catfish, 10 to 15c. each, and cells, DC. each;
round heads, So per box. Since yesterday
morning 1900 shad and 300, 600 herring have
been received at the wharf here.
The demand for oysters in the shell at
the 18th street wharf is very light and the
supply on hand is more than ample to meet
all the demands. Prices today are low and
will go still lower If the warm weather
incr he
bought at the wharf at prices ranging from
30 to SOC. per bushel CLAIMS are plentiful
and are selling at 35c. per hundred.
Mr. George d. Hopkins has his gasoline
launch out OF the water at Alexandria for
an oVerhauling and repainting for service on
the river during the summer.
Inc United States engineers steamer
Jessamine is in port from repairing cruise
among the light houses on the bay and Po-
tomac river. The Jessamine will go out of
commission in a short time and will re-
ceive a new boiler and will be thoroughly
overhauled before returning to service
again.
The tug Maryland, belonging to Mr. John
Miller, which is used to tow scows laden
with brick clay from Broad Creek Md, to
the brick-making plants the Eastern
branch, is out of service and on the large
marine railway at Alexandria for a general
overhauling. The tug George w. Pride has
been chartered to tow in place of the Mary
land while she is on the railway. The
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week.
Along the Wharves.
The schooner Harry Messer has been
chartered to load plaster at Hillsboro', New
Brunswick, for the Alexandria Chemical
Company, at private terms. The schooner
Edwin G. Hunt is under charter to load
phosphate rock at Port Tampa, Fla, for
Alexandria. Both charters are on private
terms.
The River View excursion steamer Sam
uel j. Pentz will undergo her annual in
Spection a the hands of the United States
steamboat inspectors tomorrow or Thurs
day.
The United States naval tug Tecumseh
having in tow Scow on which was a six
inch gun, went to Indian Head yesterday.
The gun was built at the naval ordnance
foundry here for one of the new ships of
the navy, and was taken to the naval
The steamer Belmont has arrived in port
with cargo of cord wood from Occoquan
for Carter & Clark.
The schooner Mabel and Ruth which came
into port yesterday with cargo of lumber
from North Carolina, is consigned to John
son & Wimsatt.
A pungy loaded with laths from North
Carolina port has arrived here for the
dealers.
The sailing barge Daniel is lying at the
wharf of H. K. Field & Co., at Alexandria,