Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-28
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PLEASURE CRAFT UNDERGOING
REPAIRS AT BOAT YARDS.
Work at Long Bridge and New Speed.
way-Repairing Tug Key
Other Matters.

The large power launch Aquamata, be-
longing to Mr.. H. c. Campbell Of this city.
is at Deans boat yard, at Alexandria, and
during the winter will be overhauled and
have a number of improvements made that
will add greatly to her speed and comfort.
She will be ready for service early in the
spring.
The sloop-rigged knockabout Blossom Of
Mr.. Goldsborough of this city is also at
Deans boat yard to be overhauled and
fitted out for service during the summer.
The Blossom was built at Alexandria. and
last summer proved to be one Of the fastest
and best sea boats Of her class on the river.
improvements are to be made to her that
will, it Is expected, make her even more
serviceable than she was last season.
There is a fairly large stock of fresh fish
Of all kinds coming to the 18th street
wharf fish dealers from shippers In Georgia
and South Carolina, and the demand Is ex-
cellent Prices continue quite high, and this
morning they were as follows:
For pan rock 10 to 12o. per pound;
medium rock, 10 to 16o. per pound; boiling
rock, 10 to zoe. per pound; Spanish mack
erel, 10 to 12c. per pound; salmon trout, 8
to 1Oc. per pound; gray trout, 6 to &c. per
pound; sheepshead,. 5 to &c. per pound;
founders, 8 to &c. per pound; Potomac black
bass, 13 to lie. per pound; North Carolina
black bass, 10 to 12c per pound; bluefish
and tailors. 10 to 12c: per pound; green
15c. per pound; white perch, small, 20 to
5Oc per bunch; catfish, large, 50 to SOC. per
bunch; catfish, small, Is to 25c. per bunch;
yellow perch, 20 to 4Oc. per bunch; carp, 10
shad, Coo. each; buck shad, 4Oc. each, and
herring, DC. each.
Oysters are reported very scarce along
the lower river, and vessels are having
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prices. In spite Of the warmer weather
of the past forty-eight hours prices still
keep up, the poorer grades Of the oysters
selling this morning for Coo. per bushel and
from that up to 81 Is per bushel.
The work of removing the cribs from
about the stone piers Of the new Long
bridge Is being pushed, and in very short
time the piers will be ready for the iron
work. The piers are built with the up
river side wedge shape, SO as to break up
the ice cakes that will drift against them.
The grading of the new speedway along
the northern bank of the tidal basin is also
being hurried, notwithstanding the bad
weather. Nearly all the new sea wall,
considerable distance is also completed and
presents a handsome appearance from the
Long bridge.
Repairs to Vessels.
The little harbor tug D. M. Key, which
has been out Of service here for several
weeks past, left yesterday in tow of the
James o. Carter for Solomon's Island, Nd,
where she is to be given a thorough over
hauling and made ready for service in the
early spring. The work to be done on the
tug will put her in the best Of order for
efficient work.
The damage done the pilot house of John
r. Dos Passes steam yacht Giavota by the
bowsprit of the schooner Maggie l. about
ten days ago has been repaired, and after
the new work Is vanished the yacht will
be ready for service She is lying out of
commission at the wharf of the American
Ice Company, at the foot of 9th street
southwest.
Mechanics are at work renewing the
outer parts of the guards of the steamer
Charles Manchester. The steamer, 1t is
understood will be ready for service early
in next month, and when she goes out she
will be in thorough repair.
The little schooner Lady Shelton, which
was reported ashore the flats below
Sheridan's Point Monday evening, was
f1oated yesterday and continued her trip
down the river
The Ice has disappeared from all the
creeks along the lower river and the river
is completely open to navigation.
The sailing barge Daniel, Capt. Finn, is
reported in Upper Machodoc creek laden
with cord wood and waiting for tug to
bring her to TINS city.
The Silver Spray; which has been laid up
at Alexandria orsseveral weeks, sailed yes
terday for lower river point and will load
oysters.
Five lumber and wood-laden vessels are
reported betweeni Marshall Hall and Marv-
land Point bound here