Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-03
ON THE RIVER FRONT
POTOMAC RIVER STEAMERS TO BE
oVERHAULED.
Yacht Gretchen Preparing for Cruise
Tug Dallman in Service
Other River News.

The Randall line steamer Harry Randall
will leave here tomorrow night for Baltf-
more. where she will receive a new boiler,
will have eight new state rooms built ana
other improvements made. The steamer
will not be ready for service before the
end of May. when she will go upon the
river route to Nomini and Lower Macho-
doc.
There was a considerable increase In the
receipts of shad and herring and other
river fish at the wholesale fish market on
the 18th street wharf this morning. and
prices consequence are considerably
lower than those of yesterday.
The demand today was excellent and
prices are as follows: For pan rock, 10c.
per pound; medium rock. 12c. per pound;
boiling rock, 13c. per pound; sturgeon, Zoe.
per pound; salmon trout, to &c. per
pound; green pike. to &c. per
pound; white perch 10 to 15c. per pound;
white perch. small. 2oc. to s1.25 per bunch;
catfish. large % to 3Oc per bunch; catfish,
small, 10 to 15c. per punch; yellow perch,
large - to 25c. per bunch; yellow perch,
small ) to 10c. per bunch; carp. / 5tO 2Oc.
each: cells, to &c. each; herring, 40 to soc
per hundred; Potomac roe shad, JOc. each;
buck shad. 20 to 25c. each; hickory jacks,
2 to &c each.
vessels laden with oysters have arrived in
port, bringing about 2,JO bushels or Po-
tomac river stock. The demand for the
oysters this morning was quite brisk ana
prices ranged from TO to zoe. for the me-
dunn stock up to 81 per bushel for the
larger and better grades.
The Motley Hall excursion steamer River
Queen left here for Baltimore last night
for general overhauling. The steamer is
to be put in thorough order. and will run
to Motley Hall. Glymont and Rock Point
during the summer months
The little tug d. M. Key, which mas re-
Gently been rebuilt at Solomons Island,
Md. is expected to return early next week.
The Key is owned by A. j. Taylor & Bro.
Of this city, and is used for towing ABOUT
the harbor.
The handsome steam yacht Gretchen, be-
longing to Mr.. ]. r. Reyburn. IS lying at
her wharf here preparing for trip TO
Durant's Island, n. c., where her owner
has summer residence The Gretchen
will take a party from this city ON a hsh-
ing and hunting trip of two weeks or more.
The large houseboat Gresilda, belonging
to Mr.. Frank Rawlings of this city, which
has been lying at Reagan's boat house
throughout the winter. Is now at ancncr
off the foot of 18th street southwest, and is
being prepared for a trip on the river. The
craft has been given a thorough overhaul
ing.
General River News.
The tug Martin Dalman, which has been
out Of commission for repairs at Benefits
boat yard is again in service, towing clay
laden scows to the brck-making plants on
the Eastern branch.
The United States naval tug Triton yes
terday took a new naval gun to the prov
ing grounds at Indian Head, Md, to be
tested before being sent to the ship for
which 1t was built.
The overhauling OF the mud dredging ma
chine Game Cock, belonging to Mr.. John
Miller. has been completed at Benefits
boat yard and Is now ready for service.
The work on the new lighthouse at Point
No Point, in Chesapeake bay, Is being
pushed. Over 800 tons of concrete was
taken to the site of the lighthouse day or
two ago in the schooner Margaret H. Vane.
The bugeye Ella, laden with cord wood
from river point, came into port yester-
day afternoon.
The schooner Thomas ]. Shryock Is at
the wharf OF Thomas r. Riley. at the foot
of 9th street. to complete the unloading of
her cargo of lumber.
The Edith Venall. Lily May, Earl Biscoe,
Shining Light. Silver Spray Ada Ballinger
and Maris left port yesterday afternoon for
river points to load.
The schooner Sidonia Curley has been
chartered TO load pine lumber in the Rap
pahannock river for H. L. Biscoe
The bugeye Orioie came into port yester-
day afternoon laden with barreled fish for
the. dealers here.
The tug Eugenia, with six scows laden
with building sand in tow, came into port
yesterday evening for the Columbia Sand
Company.