Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-01
ON THE RIVER FRONT
REBUILDING WHARVES IN WASH.
INGToN HARBoR.
Schooner Bowen Loses a Sail-Prepar.
ing Pleasure Launches for Sum-
mer-Other Matters,

pile driver Is at work on the wharf of
Stephenson & Bro. at the foot of eth street
The old wharf will be torn up and replaced
with a new and stronger structure. The
new wharf is to be used by the Weems Line
steamers here.
oWrk on the new wharf of the Naval
Battalion, d. c. N. G., is delayed somewhat
by the non arrival of the piles to be used IN
the work.
One of the large scoop dredging machines
belonging to John Miller is at work deep
ening the water in front of the Standard
Oil Company storage yard dock at Alexan-
dria. The water is to be deepened from
the end of the wharf to the channel bank,
a distance of about fifty feet. A depth OF
twelve or fifteen feet of water will be OBJ
tanned.
The supply of fish on hand at the whoIe=
sale market on the river front was smaller
this morning than it has been for several
days. Shad and herring are on hand in
fair quantities. about 5000 shad and 60,0OO
herring having been received since yester-
day. The market today good, and
prices are as follows: For gray trout, o
to Z cents per pound; founders, 8 to 10
cents per pound; Spanish mackerel 10 to II
cents per pound; pan rock 10 cents per
pound; medium rock. y cents per pound;
boiling rock, IL to 10 cents per pound; Stur-
SeOn, ~ cents per pound, salmon trout, ~
to II cents per pound; green pike, to 6
cents per pound; white perch, 10 to 10 cents
per pound; white perch, small, % cents to
Sl.2o per bunch; catfish, large, % to 40
cents per bunch; catfish. small, 10 to 10
cents per bunch; yellow perch. large. 10 to
% cents per bunch; yellow perch, small, 5
to 10 cents per bunch; carp, 10 to 20 cents
each; cells. 3 to cents each; herring, 10 to
% cents per hundred; Potomac roe Shad, 33
to 80 cents each; buck shad. IL to Il cents
each; hickory jacks. l to cents each.
The cooler weather of this morning has
increased the demand for oysters, and the
few vessels at the wharf with the bivalves
aboard found fair market this morning
at 60 to 10 cents per bushel
Crabs are in demand. and are selling at
$500 per barrel. CLANS are scarce and
high.
The schooner Leroy, which lost her mast
and sail while on her way down the river
yesterday afternoon. has been brought to
the ship yard at Alexandra and will be re-
fitted. The vessel will have new mast
and will be rerigged. She will be out OF
service for a week or ten days
The schooner e. L. Bowen unloaded a
cargo here yesterday and sailed for the
lower river A short distance below Alex
andria she was struck by a heavy flaw OF
wind and blew her mainsail into shreds.
The accident did not stop the vessel, but
she continued her trip under foresail ana
jibs.
The repaintng and overhauling of the
steamer River Queen has been completed
and she is now ready for service on the
river during the coming excursion season.
Captain Addie Posey Will have commano
of the Queen.
General News of Interest.
The power sloop Greyhound, lying at the
wharf foot of Sth street, is rettting and
preparing for the coming excursion season.
The engine of the boat is to be given
overhauling before the Greyhound
goes into commission.
The power launches Dorothy and Analos-
tan are on the railway at Benefits boat
yard, and are receiving their last coat Of
paint for the excursion season.
Four of the smaller pleasure craft owned
here are hauled out at Greenway's boat
yard at Jones' Point, below Alexandria,
being prepared for service on the river
The tWo-masted schooner Kate Daring
ton frequent visitor to this city with vari-
Gus cargoes, is at Baltimore preparing to
sail for the West Indies. She has been char
tered to run pineapples from the Bahamas
for Baltimore.
The steam yacht Giavota, Capt Robinson.
with her owner, John r. Dos Passos and a
party aboard, out for a cruise to a
river fishing shore yesterday to watch the
hauling of big seine.
The schooner James b. Anderson has been
chartered to load lumber on the Rappahan-
mock river for this city. The schooner
Edwin c., now unloading lumber here, has
been chartered to load on the James river
for H. l.. Bscoe.
The schooner A l.. Barnett, which sailed
for the ST Marys river. Maryland, yester-
day afternoon to load lumber there for Bal
timore. was reported ashore on the flats
near Fort Washington yesterday evening.
She floated during the night and resumed
her trip down the Potomac.
The power launch Charlotte, one of the
latest additions to the fleet of small pleas
IRE craft here, was out upon the river yes
terdaS afternoon for a trial
The tug VIM. II. Yerkes. jr-, sailed from
Chesapeake City yesterday with four
Dempsey barges laden with hard coal from
Philadelphia for this city. They should ar
rive here tonight.
The PLUME E. Smith has arrived at AL
exandria from the Coan river with a full
load of salt fish for the dealers.
The scow Bush is in port laden with rail-
way ties from Aqua creek for Carter &
Clark
The Kate Muller and American Patriot
came into port yesterday evening with
cargoes of cord wood.