Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-25
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SHIPPING RAILWAY TIES TO NEW
ENGLAND PORTS.
Preparing Yacht Greyhound for Ser
vice-Steamer Wakefield Passes In
spection-Other Matters.

shipment of railway ties from the POTOMAC
to Philadelphia and New York has become
a great industry, and many thousand ties
are sent north each season. TWO three-
masted schooners-the Ralph Hayward and
the Martin Cuza-are lying at Alexandra
for cargoes of ties for Boston. These rail-
way ties come from the inland portions OF
Virginia, along the lines of the railways
Some few ties come from down-river points
and some also from along the line of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal to Georgetown,
but the main bulk Of them are brought into
Alexandria by rail. Ten days will be re-
quired to complete the loading of the YES
sells and making them ready to sail.
The supply of fresh fish On hand at the
18th street wharf market this morning,
while not large, was ample to meet a
rather poor demand. Shad are coming in
fair quantities from Norfolk and from the
gill nets in the river and are selling at fair
prices. Herring are scarce. and the demand
for them is very light. Prices this morning
are as follows:
For gray trout 81 to $3.50 per barrel; but
ter fish. So to 50 so per barrel; founders,
to cents per pound; Spanish mackerel, Z
to cents per pound; salmon trout, to D
cents per pound; rock, 8 to cents per
pound; sturgeon, 10 cents per pound; green
pike, 6 to 8 cents per pound; white perch,
10 cents per pound; white perch, small, ~
to 80 cents per bunch; catfish, large, 70 10
40 cents per bunch; catfish, small, lO TO 10
cents per bunch; yellow perch, large, 10 to
25 cents per bunch; yellow perch, small,
to 10 cents per bunch; carp, 10 to 70 cents
each; cells, to cents each; Potomac roe
shad. 25 to IS cents each; buck shad, III 10
Is cents each.
Oysters are scarce at the wharf, there be-
ing less than fifty bushels on two boats, and
they are selling at about 80 cents per bushel.
CLAIMS are selling at so to 60 cents per hum
dred. Hard crabs continue scarce and sell
at $1.75 to 81 per barrel. Soft crabs are
moro plentiful and can be bought for 70 to
30 cents per dozen.
Besides receiving a new boiler at Balu-
more, the engine and other machinery Of
the steamer Harry Randall Is receiving a
thorough overhauling. Her cylinder is
being bored out, and when she returns to
this city she will be in thorough order, and
is expected to make good speed. She will
return to this city early next month.
General Matters of Interest.
The power yacht Greyhound hauled out
on the railway at Cumberland's boat yard
for the scraping Of her hull and for paint
ing. 1t is generally supposed that copper
sheathing on a vessels bottom prevents
fouling. The Greyhound is sheathed in
copper. but yesterday when she was taken
from the water it was found that marine
growths several inches long had formed on
her bottom and interfered greatly with her
speed
The steamer Samuel ]. Pentz left port
Friday night on special trip to Colonial
Beach to take a dynamo and some cleo
trical apparatus. The tug Carter, having
in tow barge laden with two heavy boil
ers, engines and other machinery, also left
port Friday night for the Beach.
The United States steamboat inspectors
came over from Baltimore Saturday and
made their annual inspection of the Ran
dali line steamer Wakefield. The boiler
tests and the like were satisfactory, and
the steamer will be licensed to do business
on the Potomac for another year. Inspector
White conducted the boiler tests, and an
assistant inspector made the examination
as to boats, fire equipment, life preservers
and other matters required by the marine
laws
Capt. E. S. Randall has gone to Colonial
Beach, Va, to look after the fitting up OF
that resort for the coming excursion sea-
son, which opens Decoration day.
Mr. George Cook, master of the steamer
Estelle Randall, is on sick leave on ac-
count of attack of rheumatism.
The steam yacht Gretchen, Captain Rich
ardson, was out for spin Saturday with
Miss Reyburn and number of her friends
aboard.
The pungy Isaac Solomon is at the Alex
andria shipyard for a general overhauling
and painting. She will be hauled out on
the big railway.
The yawl yacht Seabelle, on the railway
at Benefits boat yard, will, 1t is under
stood, be put overheard, and the Sidney
Jones will be hauled out early next week.
The two-masted schooner A. H. Quinby,
laden with pine lumber from the Kappa
hammock river. has arrived for H. L. Biscoe,
and will unload at the wharf foot of 10th
street
The bugeye Camden has arrived at Alex
andrta with a full cargo Of foundry iron
from a river point for julius Drifuse.
The schooner Bill Nye. laden under deck
came into port Saturday and was taken to
Georgetown to unload.
The schooner Earl Biscoe is in port with
a full cargo of cord wood from Nomini
for Carter & Clark.
The steamer Dennis Simmons has ar
rived from Edenton. N. c.. with large
cargo of lumber and shingles for dealers
here and at Alexandra.
The tug Peerless. Capt. Harrington, ar
rived Saturday with the barge Minerva for
Alexandria and the Kate A. Brady for this
city.