Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-14
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SPRING SCHEDULE OF THE BALTI-
MORE LINE STEAMERS.
Repairing Sand-Diggizg Fleet-Coal
Laden Barges Arrave-General
and Personal Matters.

Inc Spring ScueUuie OF the NeeIQS Lille
between this city and Baltimore goes into
effect Tuesday next, and three trips will be
made each week by the steamers Calvert,
Capt. Geoghegan, and Potomac, Capt.
Smith. Trips will be made from this city
every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 4
pm, and stops will be made at wharves in
the Wicomice river, ST. Clements and Brit
on's bays, st. Mary's river and Smiths
creek on the lower Potomac. in Maryland,
and in Coan and Yeocomico rivers, Va.
On the river the steamers will land at ely
mont, Liverpool Point, Riverside, Piney
Point and st. Georges Island. From Bal
timore the steamers will sail Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday. and the landings
named above will be made. This city will
be reached Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
nights.
The supply of fresh fish on hand at the
11th street wharf wholesale market this
morning was large, the river boats having
brought up quantities of fish from the nets
in the river. and the receipts from the fish
cries in Chesapeake bay and from about
Virginia Beach Were good The demand
was fair and prices, which continue low,
were as follows: For pan rock, 10 to lie.
per pound; medium rock. 12c. per pound;
boiling rock, Ii to 15c. per pound; Jumping
mullet. to DC. per pound; sturgeon, l2c.
per pound; Spanish mackerel. to. 1Oc. per
pound; salmon trout, 10 to lie. per pound;
sheepshead, to &c. per pound; founders,
to &c. per pound; Potomac black bass, 10
pound; white perch, to Sc. per pound;
white perch. small, 10 to soc. per bunch;
catfish, large, % to SOC. per bunch; catfish,
small 10 to 15c. per bunch; yellow perch,
large, 20 to 25c. per bunch; yellow perch
small 8 to 10c per bunch; carp, ~ to ACC.
each: cells. &c. each; Florida roe Shad, W
to 65c. each; buck shad, 80 to 35c. each;
herring, 1Ac. each; Chesapeake roe shad, %
to 75c. each; buck shad, % to SOC. each;
hickory jacks, 10c. each.
Six or seven vessels are lying at the
wharf with oysters aboard but the demand
today was quite light. The warm weather
has caused a drop in prices and this morn
ing oysters could be bought at low as Acc.
per bushel.
Two of the large sand-carrying scows OF
Lewis Smoot are at the Alexandra ship
yard for overhauling and caulking OF bot
tom.
Dredge No. of the Columbia Sand Com
pany is lying at BuzZard's Point, in the
Eastern branch, receiving an overhauling
preparatory to going into service. The tug
Baby and several scows belonging to the
Columbia Company are at Deans boat
yard a Alexandria for overhauling. ~.
The tug Rosalie, which has been lying at
Alexandria out of service for two weeks
past while her engine was being over
hauled and repaired, went into commission
again yesterday and will be employed in
towing sand and gravel-laden lighters for
Smoot.
A small lighter to be used for carrying
lumber is being constructed on the wharf
of the Mutual Ice Company at Alexan-
dria.
Developed Good Speed.
The new power yacht Mallard of this city
was out on the river yesterday afternoon
ON a short run. The launch developed good
Speed and will be used for pleasure cruisers
on the river during the summer. $50. s..
The steamer Wakefield took the place Of
the steamer Estelle Randall on the ely
mont mail route. today. while, the latter
steamer was in the hands of the inspectors
completing her1sannnal inspection. The
Estelle will return to heriroute ON the next
trip.
The steamer Potomac afsthes Weems line
is in a sdrydock at Baltimore to have some
work done on her stem bearing and to have
hull painted. a,gr.i,s-
The grounds at Marshall Hall, Nd, are
being put in order for the coming excur-
sion season. New board walks are being
laid and the buildings overhauled. - f.,A
The Newport News middle ground buoy
spar, which was reported adrift Febru-
airy %, has been replaced. s.-- ~
Capt. F. A. Young, commanding the
United States coast survey steamer En-
deavor, Thursday completed his third year
in the command of that vessel. ,.,e.-sl ~.
The officers of the river steamers report
having sighted a large flock Of canvas back
ducks on the river off Craney Island yes
terday afternoon. About a hundred birds
are said to have been in the flock.
The United States naval yacht Mayfiower
returned to the navy yard here yesterday.
The tug Triton took her up the Eastern
branch to her dock. -. -.
The schooner Edith Verrall Is lying at the
White House, below Mount Vernon, loading
for this city.
The bugeye Winnie Windsor, laden with
oysters, came into port yesterday after
noon.
The schooner Belmont Is unloading a cargo
of cord wood at the wharf of Stephenson &
Bro, foot Of 7th street. r..
The Baltimore tug Volunteer, with the
barges Edward s. Fay, Gen. Wistar, Clara
P,.gh and George B. Roberts, has arrived
The barges bring cargoes amounting to
about 2 500 tons Of hard coal from Phiiadel-
phia for the dealers. t:z33a-E a. - =
The schooner ]. T. Parks is in port with
cargo Of cord wood for Robert Murphy
She will unload on the James Creek canal
= The Old lack lnloaded her cargo and
sailed for the lower Potomac yesterday
The steamer E.. James Tull loaded a cargo
of wheat In bulk from the Southern railway
cars yesterday and sailed for the mills at
Occoquan, Va. 5-...s-
The schooner Oakland, laden with cord
wood, has arrived in port from Pohick for
Carter & Clark.
The tug Camilla came into port yesterday.
with fiattie laden with oysters In tow.
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