Evening star., 1902-03-18
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER RUNS AGROUND AND
CAUSES LEAK.
Excursion Steamer Undergoing Re-
pairs-Fish and Oyster Market
Along the Wharves.

AS the schooner Sidonia Curley was leav
ing the Elizabeth river, bound for this city.
a few days ago with cargo of lumber
she aground on lump and some lit
tie trouble was had In getting her af1oat
again. Coming up the bay it was found
she was leaking. and when her cargo of
lumber was removed the leak was found
about her centerboard The Curley was
gone to Alexandria to haul out on the
marine railway there to be caulked and
painted.
Work on the River View excursion steam
er Samuel j. Pentz is being hurried. and
In few days she will be in the hands of
the painters to be repainted and decorated
for the excursion season. which opens in
the latter part of April. During the winter
the engine of the Pentz has been rebuilt
and other improvements have been made
on her
Shad and herring are being received at
the wharf in increasing quantities from the
nets in the river, and this morning possi-
bly, 500 GOO Potomac herring and four
or five shad were on sale. This morning
the demand for fish was good. the supply
light and prices were as follows: For pan
rock, Zoe. to 12c per pound; boiling rock,
121sc. to 1ac. per pound: white perch, &c. to
Sc. per pound: black bass, 1Oc. to lac. per
jacks. Sc. to 13c each; white catfish. 15c.
to o5c. per bunch; black catfish. Sc to lac.
per bunch; yellow perch. Sc. to 35c.
per bunch; Chesapeake roe shad. 75c. to
soc. each; Chesapeake buck shad 33c. to
4oc. each: southern roe shad, 4oc to 5oc.
e0rh: buck shad. &c. to soc. each. and
hSrring. S1.50 to $3.50 per hundred.
The supply of oysters at the wharf this
morning amounted to about $500 bushels,
in about ten vessels. The demand for the
bivalves continues very light. They were
selling this morning at about last weeks
prices, do cents to 80 cents per bushel for
30 cents per bushel for the better stock
Capt A. j. Taylor has gone to Solomon's
Island, Md, to look after the new tugboat
building there for him at NJ. M. Davis
boatyard. The hull of the new boat Is
nearly ready for launching, and, it is stated.
will be put overheard in few days. She
will have her machinery put aboard at
Baltimore and will be ready for service
about May 1.
The handsome new steamer Calvert of the
Weems line is making her initial trips in
the service of the company on the Kappa
hammock river route. 1t is understood the
Calvert will be placed upon the route be-
tween this city and Baltimore about the
18th of April, while the other boats Of the
line are off for repairs. In addition to it's
present service on the river the Weems
company will put the steamer Sue on the
Baltimore-W Washington route to make one
trip each week for freight only.
Of General Interest.
here unloading a cargo of cord wood. was
handsomely painted and repaired prepara-
tory to her summers work. She sailed for
the lower Potomac yesterday evening.
The steamer Wakefield yesterday brought
to Alexandria from the lower river several
hundred bushels of grain for the mills
there. She also brought a large miscela-
neous cargo to this city.
One of the old warehouses on the Alex
andria river front between King and Prince
streets has been leased by the Weber Var
ntsh Company of this city, and the manu-
facture Of yarnish In coiors will be begun
there in a short time, giving employment to
from fifteen to twenty-five hands.
The steam launch Doc Ray. which is un-
der charter to go to the Paumonkey river.
Virginia. to tow mud-laden scows, is on the
small railway at the Alexandria shipyard
receiving a new condenser and having other
repair work done. When the work is COM
pleted 1t is understood she will sail for
West Point. Va.
The schooner James B. Anderson is un-
loading her cargo of Virginia pine lumber
at the wharf of 7. w. Riley. foot of 9th
street southwest.
into port yesterday evening with four
barges laden with building sand in tow
The large barge George B. Roberts is ly-
ing at the wharf at Fort Washington un-
loading cargo of hard coal from Phila-
delphia.
The schooner Zephyr arrived in port yes
terday with a cargo Of about 40, 900 feet Of
pine lumber from the Coan river for II. l..
Biscoe.
The schooner Matilda, consigned to III. l..
Biscoe. is unloading her cargo Of Virginia
lumber at the wharf, foot 1915 street
The Leroy has arrived in port with a
full load of cord wood from the lower river
for Carter & Clark
The barge Cooper is lying at Jackson
city, loading cargo Of planking for Judge
1oumans at the White House, Va
a ha ~ ~
southwest Is being replanked and rebuilt
by n.al ro;1 S