Evening star., 1903-07-27
ON THE RIVER FRONT
REBUILDING STEAMBOAT LAND
INGs DOWN RIVER.
Hunting for Glass-Making Sand on
Potomac-Ice Cargoes Coming
General News.


| river have been recently given Il thorough
overhauling. and work is to be done on
several others. The pile driver belonging
to Contractor Winston on its way up the
river from Colonial Beach, where 1t built
the new excursion wharf. stopped at VIII
kerSon's wharf and did considerable repair
work there, and is now lying at Riverside
rebuilding the wharf and warehouse. Stiff s.
Glymont and other wharves will. it is
stated be put in order before the pile
driver returns to Its winter quarters at
Alexandria, where 1t will be laid up and
given thorough overhauling before the
spring season begins.
The supply of fresh fish on hand at the
11th street wharf both yesterday and to-
day was small, the catch both in Chesa-
peake bay and the Potomac being very
light. The demand was slow this morning.
and the market was dull. Prices show no
changes from those of Saturday and are
follows:
For small trout. 50 to s4 per barrel; me-
dunn trout s. to 81 per barrel: large trout,
to 5 cents per pound; buttertish. 50 per
barrel: spot. s. to 81 per barrel; founders.
to cents per pound Spanish mackerel.
10 to IL cents per pound; pan rock. 10 to II
cents per pound: medium rock. 1212 to Ii
cents per pound; boiling rock. 16 to 20 cents
per pound; sturgeon. to 10 cents per
pound: green pike. 6 to cents per pound:
D to cents per pound: bass. 10 to % cents
per pound: white perch. 10 to II cents per
pound; white perch. small, 20 to 25 cents
per bunch, catfish. large. - to 80 cents per
bunch; catfish. small. 10 to 10 cents per
bunch; yellow perch. large. 10 to 30 cents
per bunch: yellow perch. small. 10 cents per
bunch: carp. 10 to % cents each, cells. j
cents each.
Hard crabs were scarce this morning for
the first time in ten days and prices have
advanced, the crabs this morning selling at
$1.25 to 81 per barrel.
There We're soft crabs sale at the
wharf. CLAIMS are on the market in good
quantities and sell at 4Nc. per hundred.
The schooner John McGinnis is lying at
Sand Bank on the Severn river in Mary
land, loading cargo of glass-making sand
for Alexandria. Nearly all the sand used
in the making of the glass fiuX at the
Alexandria plants comes from the Severn
river.
Investigations are now being made at
points down the river for a sand suitable
for glass making, but as yet the quest
has been in vain.
The steamers coming into port from
down-rver points bring large quantities
of fruit. peaches and apples and some
blackberrieS, consigned to the commission
merchants here The fruit now arriving
is of fair quality and brings good prices.
General Port News.
The Edwin R. Hunt. laden with ice for
arrive here within the next day or two
The schooner Lyman Law with ice for this
city sailed from Bath. July u, and should
be here during the latter part of this week
The schooner Clara A. Donnell sailed July
% for this port and the Estele Phinney
has been chartered to load ice on the Ken
nebec for this city.
The three-maSted schooner Emanuel r.
CuZa. laden with laths. from st. John s.
New Bruins wick. for this city, has sailed
from the first named port and should ar
rive here within the next two or three days.
The CuZa is a regular visitor here with car
goes of lathS.
The overhaulng of the small marine rail-
way at Benefits wharf boat yard is about
completed and small vessels are being
hauled out there for repair work. The era
die of the railway has been greatly
strengthened and new rollers put under it.
to make 1t work with more ease.
A small two-masted schooner, said to be
the Maggie, while bound down the river
Saturday afternoon went ashore on the
flats near Mann's fertilizer factory, and re-
manned there until high water yesterday,
when she floated and made her way down
the Potomac.
The two-masted schooner Hennie L.
James and the Louis Thomas. both laden
with lumber from a down river port, have
arrived and are lying at the wharf, foot
of 10th street, unloading for Joseph Grippe.
The schooner Fannie. laden with sand
from a down river point. has arrived In
port for the Crawford Paving Company at
GEORGETOWN.
The Isaac Solomon and the Col. J. Mer-
rick, having aboard cargoes of cord wood.
are in port for Carter & Clark.
Mr.. Robert Grgsby has been made chief
engineer of the excursion steamer Jane
MoSeley on the river.