Evening star., 1903-07-28
ON THE RIVER FRONT
LIGHTER KEARNEY LAUNCHED
FROM MARINE RAILWAY.
Other Government Vessels-Shoal Near
New Sea Wall-With the
Cargo Carriers.

The United States coast survey steamer
Ehdeavor. which has been in port for the
past two or three days. will sail today for
the shoals down river and will resume her
work.
The light house engineers steamer Jes-
Sc mine, which has been cruising among the
light houses on Chesapeake bay making
reIars. has returned to Baltimore for
short stay.
The United States army quartermas sters
department lighter kearney. the tender to
the engineers battalion on duty at Wash
ington barracks, which has been hauled
out on the marine railway at Alexandria
for several days past undergoing repairs,
was put overheard yesterday morning and
Will be ready for duty in few days.
There was but a scant supply of fresh
fish on sale at the wholesale fish market
on the 11th street wharf this morning. and
the demand was quite brisk, the stock on
hand being quickly disposed of to the up
town dealers. The large amount Of grass
covering the river fats has made the catch
of river fish small so far this season, as
the bass and other fish find plenty on which
to feed in the grass and do not come out
into deep water. where the nets are 10
Gated. Prices today were as follows:
For small trout. s. to 81 per barrel; me-
dunn trout. sH to - per barrel; large trout,
to Z cents per pound: butter fish. 81 per
barrel; spot. 81 to 81 per barrel: founders
> to cents per pound; Spanish mackerel
10 to IL cents per pound: pan rocn 10 to ~
cents per pound: medium rock. 13 to IA
cents per pound; boiling rock, IS to 20 cents
per pound; sturgeon, 8 to 10 cents per
pound: green pike. to 8 cents per pound;
porSies, 21a to cents per pound; bueiish,
to I cents per pound: bass 13 to - cents
per pound: white perch. 10 to II cents per
pound: white perch. small, 20 to - cents
per bunch; catfish. large. % to 30 cents per
bunch: catfish, small, 10 to Is cents per
bunch; yellow perch large. 10 TO 30 cents
per bunch: yellow perch, small. 10 cents per
bunch: carp, Is to 25 cents each; eeis,
cents each
Hard crabs sold this morning at $50 to
81 per barrel; so.- crabs. % to 50 cents per
dozen. and clans. 80 cents per hundred
The dealers are looking for the arrival of
the first of the watermelon-laden fleet be-
fore the end OF the week.
In the process of raising the land re-
claimed from the Eastern branch and add
ed to the Washington Barracks Park a
shoal place has been found along the new
sea wall where four or five feet of water
formerly existed. The shoal was caused
by the deposits of mud which came with
the water through the outlet chute in the
now wall and is located at the extreme
southwest point of the wall.
About the Wharves.
The owners of Beales wharf. on Nomini
creek. are having the structure rebuilt and
put in thorough order for the landing of
steamboats, from this city. 4 large oyster
packing house IS also being erected on the
wharf and Will be in service during the
coming oyster season.
All the Contemplating plants at the
wharves IN Nolnini creek and on the Coan
and Yeocoinico rivers in Virginia are now
packing tomatoes for winter use. AS yet
the fruit is scarce and high and the fac
tories are not working full time. The
F,-,-;t ra,,tr 70 6ny1 n
river largely supply this city with its can
ned goods for use during the fall and
winter months.
The tide yesterday afternoon was lower
than 1t has been In several weeks. All the
river fats were exposed to view. In many
of the docks the water was so low that the
vessels in them were aground.
A o-mastcd bay schooner Is lying at the
Washington barracks wharf on the Eastern
branch unloading cargo of about 300 tons
OF hard coal for use of the soldiers during
the coming fall.
A large Philadelphia coal-carrying barge
is hauled ont on the marine railway at
Alexandria for general repair work.
Several scows belonging to the Columbia
Sand Dredging Company have been rebuilt
recently at Deans boatyard at Alexandria
and are at anchor in the river, waiting for
tug to take them away.
The schooner Murray Vandiver, laden
with hard coal, is reported in the river be
low Alexandria, bound here
The pungy Ada Ballenger laden with
foundry iron from a down-river point, ar
rived at Alexandria yesterday. consigned
to Julius Drifuse & Co.
The schooners J. D. Bell. Lottic Carter,
Cot. j. Merrtck. Isaac Solomon and two
other vessels are at the wharf of Carter &
Clark unloading cargoes Of cord wood
The pungy Winnie Windsor. laden with
hard coal, from Alexandria, has sailed for
Stories wharf. on ST Clements bay Md.
The steam launch Santa Barbara, the
tender to the naval proving grounds at
Indian Head. Md, in port yesterday
on business for the station