Evening star., 1903-08-13
ON THE RIVER FRONT
FERRY STEAMER SOON TO BE
READY FOR SERVICE.
Vessels on Marine Railways - Among
the Moving Craft+General and
Personal News.


ington will, 1t is expected. return to her
route between this city and Alexandria
some time tomorrow or Saturday. The new
cross-head which is to replace the one
broken Sunday last arrived at Alexandria
yesterday, and workmen are now employed
in getting it in position as soon as possible.
Meanwhile the delivery wagons of the
wholesale firms who have heavy busi-
ness here. are driving over the road to and
from this city daily. The accident to the
steamer causes much inconvenience to the
Alexandria people who are employed here
and travel up and-down en- the boat. 1t Is
reported that the engine on the steamer
City of Washington, which has been at a
Baltimore shipyard since that steamer was
wrecked will be put on the steamer Co.
lumbia when she is rebuilt.
The stock of fresh fish on hand at the
1lth street wharf this morning was not
large, though there was a fair supply of
butterfish, with a scattering of other varie-
ties. River-caught fish continue very
scarce and sell readily. The dealers are
expecting an increase in the supply Of r.ver
fish at any time, as they are unable to ac-
count for the want of the success of the
summer seine haulers now working on the
river. Prices this morning were as fol-
lows:
Small trout, So to 50 per barrel; medium
trout. $40 to $H per barrel; large trout, 9
to cents per pound butterfish, So to 81
per barrel; spot, So to 81 per barrel; foun-
ders, tot cents per pound; Spanish mack
erel, IL to IA cents per pound; pan rock, 10
to II cents per pound; medium rock, 13 to
IA cents per pound; boiling rock, II to 1S
cents per pound; sturgeon, 10 to IL cents
per pound; green pike, to 8 cents per
pound; porgies, 2h to cents per pound;
blue fish and tailOrs to cents per pound;
pompano. Is to 20 cents per pound; bass.
10 to 20 cents per pound; white perch, 10 to
II cents per pound; white perch. small, 70
to % cents per bunch; catfish. large, 70 to
SO cents per bunch; catfish, small, to 10
cents per bunch; yellow perch, small, 10 to
80 cents per bunch; carp, Is to % cents
each; eels cents each.
Hard crabs continue very scarce and are
selling at prices ranging from 81 per flour
barrel full to $3.50 for a sugar barrel.
CLANS are selling at 45 to so cents per 100.
About 5000 melons were on sale at the
oyster wharf this morning and one vessel,
laden with fruit, has come into port since
yesterday with fresh supply of fine fruit.
The demand continues fair at prices rang
ing from $50 for selects, $12 to $14 for
primes and IS to So for culls.
The steamer Jane MOseley is now in Bal
timore running excursions ON the bay un-
der a thirty-day charter, and will not re-
turn to the Potomac for several weeks.
The schooner Isabelle is hauled out on
the Alexandria marine railway for gen.
eral repairs. A scow of the Alexandria
Fertilizer Company is also on the Alexan-
dria railway for caulking and a general
OVerhaunng.
General Port News.
One of the big railway barges used by
the United States naval authorities in
transporting the big guns from this city
to Indian Head, Nd. is on the marine rail-
way at the navy yard here for a general
overhauling.
The schooner ]. P. Robinson, which ar
rived here yesterday. has been supplied with
a new suit of sails and has been repainted
since her last visit here
Capt. James Barker, the veteran COM
mander of the river steamer Harry Ran
dali, is ashore on sick leave. Capt. Bailey
Reed will have command of the Randall
during the absences of Captain Barker.
Mr.. George O. Carpenter, general agent
of the Randall line. has returned from
visit to Harper's Ferry, and is again on
duty.
Mr. Michael Robb. purser of the steamer
Kent, has recovered from s-recent illness
and returned to- duty this morning.
The schooner VIM. H. Mcguire, Capt.
Allie Reed in command, arrived in port this
morning with a cargo of wood. The Ma
guire was purchased in Baltimore few
weeks ago by Capt. Tally Fowkes of this
city. and is making her first visit here.
The steamer E. james Tull discharged
cargo of lumber at the 9th street wharf
yesterday for Johnson & Wimsatt, and
sailed for Aqua creek to load.
The tug Sandow has arrived with five
bargeS laden with coal for the dealers here
and at Georgetown.
The barge McNulty, laden with about 600
tons of hard COAL from Philadelphia, has
arrived at Alexandria for VIM. A. Smeot
& Co.
The two-masted schooner VIM. Oliver,
laden with about 10000 feet of lumber
from Virginia lumber port, has arrived.
The schooner s. c. Kemble, laden with
watermelons, came into port last night and
joined the melon fleet at the 18th street
wharf.
The tug Eugenia, with three scows laden
with sand and gravel from the dredges be-
low Alexandria, arrived yesterday after
noon for the National Sand Company
The big four-masted schooner Estelle
Phinney completed unloading her cargo of
ice yesterday and sailed in tow of the tug
Camilla.
The barge Robert Donaldson Is lying at
the navy yard unloading a cargo of soft
coal from Philadelphia.
The schooners VIM. Donnelly and Ella
Strickland are lying at the wharf of john
son & Wimsatt, unloading large cargoes of
pine lumber from Virginia lumber ports