Evening star., 1902-08-18
ON THE RIVER FRONT
VESSELS 1NnHAMPToN ROADS TO
BE REPORTED DAILY.
Eugenia to Be OverhauIed-River Sand
in Demand-Harbor News
in General.

Arrangements are being made by the
New York Maritime Association for the
more thorough reporting of the arrival and
departure of vessels at Hampton Roads, as
is now done at Vineyard Haven and other
points Of call on the Atlantic coast. Ves-
sels are reported sailing from this city,
Baltimore, Norfolk, Richmond and other
points for other ports, and they are usually
not again heard of in several weeks-or
until they arrive at their port Of destina-
tion. They have in the meanwhile been
lying In Hampton Roads waiting favor
able wind, or for other reasons, and their
consignees and owners are often made
anxious for their safety. supposing them to
be at sea. 1t Is proposed to have daily
report Of the vessels lying in the Roads,
and Captain Marshall Of Norfolk, with
steam launch, has been engaged for the
work
The fish market at the wharf was not as
brisk this morning as it has been for sew
eral days past. Prices today are about the
same as Saturday and are as follows: For
Spanish mackerel, IA to 15c. per pound;
bluefish, &c. per pound; sturgeon, 10 to 12c.
per pound; pan rock, 6 to SC. per pound;
medium rock. to 12c. per pound; boiling
rock, Ii to 15c. per pound; sea bass, &c. per
pound; founders, &c. per pound; black bass,
IA to 15c. per pound; white perch 10 to 12c.
per pound; small white perch IL to 13c. per
bunch; catfish, 15 to 40c. per bunch; eels,
to &c. each gray trout. So per barrel; spot,
so to 81 per barrel; butterfish, 81 per
barrel: hard -shelled crabs 81 to 50 per bar
rel, and soft crabs, 35 to 45c. per dozen.
The tug Eugenia, belonging to the Co
lumbia Sand Dredging Company. Is hauled
out at Benefits boat yard to be caulked
and given a general overhauling The tug
will be out Of service for week or more
and will be put in thorough order before
going overheard again.
The shipments of railway ties from along
the Pntnman river in barQeS to Philalpl-
phia and Boston has begun. and the out
look Is for very brisk trade this fall.
Messrs. Carter & Clark Of this city have
the barge James 1. Brady in Mattawoman
| creek loading full cargo of ties for the
Philadelphia market. Other barges are
being chartered to load ties for the north
as soon as they arrive here.
Sand for building purposes Is in demand
here, and the sand digging machines along
the river are working full time to keep up
! the stock. Friday afternoon the tug
J. 7. Selectman brought five sand-laden
barges into port for the Columbia Com
pany. Two Of the large digging machines
are at work above the Long bridge. and
others are working In Greenway flats below
Marshall Hall.
Along the Wharves.
| The glass-making plants at Alexandria
are laying in supplies Of Severn river sand
| preparatory to resuming operations next
| month The schooher sam1 L. Russell is
| discharging a cargo OF sand at VIM. A
| smoot's wharf for the Old Dominion Glass
| Works. and the schooner Chase is at
| Aitcheson's wharf with a cargo for the
Virginia Glass Works.
The seagoing barge Arasapha. which has
| been a frequent visitor here with cargoes
| of coal and lumber. has been sold by P.
| Hogan & Co. OF Philadelphia to Reed Bros.
| & Co. Of Norfolk
| The schooner Harlan W. Huston is load
| ing a cargo Of brick here, from the Ma
| tional Brick Company, for Elizabeth City,
| N. C.
The two-masted schooner Mistery Is in
port with q full cargo Of shingles from
| Edenton, N. c., for Frank Libby.
The schooner John K Drixon has arrived
| here with a full cargo of cord wood from
| a river point for Carter & Clark.
The Irene has arrived here with q load
| Of cord wood from Nomini for Mr.. Robert
| Murphy
| Captain Arthur Gibbs, who was formerly
| on the schooner Alice Archer, has taken
command Of the schooner R. d. Bibber. now
| at sea, bound here with cargo Of ice for
| the American Ice Company.
| Mr. VIM. M. Reardon, agent of the Weems
| and Randall line steamers at Alexandria
| has gone to OccoQuan, Va. to spend sev-
eral days with his family, who are passing
| the summer there.
| Mr.. Thomas Garnett has returned to the
| steamer Harry Randall as purser. and Mr.
| George Guest has taken charge Of the purs-
| er's Office on the steamer Wakefield.