Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
ON THE RIVER FRONT
WELL-KNOWN VESSEL MASTERS
CHANGE COMMANDS.
overhauling Wharves at Alexandria
Cutting Washington Ice supply
River and Harbor Matters.

The following changes In masters OF we'll
known vessels have recently taken place:
Capt Ivor johnson of the schooner Edward
G. Hight has resigned to take command OF
the schooner ]. s. Hoskins. Capt David
Crockett has succeeded to the command OF
the Hight. Capt Cleophas Johnson, VINO
formerly commanded the Hoskins, remains
ashore to superintend the building OF new
four-masted schooner, which he Will COM
mand. These masters are all known here
Mr. William A. Moore, chief engineer of
the Randall line who has been in Balti-
more experimenting the overhauling of the
Randall steamers, was home on visit yes
terday.
There was large supply of fresh fish on
hand at the Wholesale market on the 18th
street wharf this morning and the demand
was lighter than usual. Prices as conse-
quence somewhat lower than last week.
Some few shad are coming from the nets
n the mouth of the river; but the main
supply is from the bay. Prices today are as
follows: For pan rock, 10 to lie. per pound;
medium rock, 121hc. per pound; boiling rock,
ID to 15c. per pound; jumping muliet, to
sc. per pound; Spanish mackerel 9 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 to 12c. per pound; green pike. 10 to
12c. per pound; yellow perch, Is to zoe. per
pound; white perch, to 1Oc. per pound;
white perch, small, 80 to soc. per bunch;
catfish, large SOC. per bunch; catfish, small,
10 to 15c. per bunch; yellow perch, small,
30 to 60c per bunch carp, 20 to 4oc. each;
eels &c. each; Florida roe shad, 60 to Coo.
each buck shad, 30 to 35c. each; herring,
11ac. each; roe shad, IS to roc each; buck
shad, 20 to 35c. each; hickory jacks, Ice.
each.
The demand for oysters in the shell is
light today and the supply on hand is not
large. Prices are somewhat lower in conse-
quence of the warmer weather, ranging
| from 40c. to $1.20 per bushel, according to
size.
Mr.. William A. smoot is charging the
warehouse on his wharf at the foot Of Prin-
cess street, at Alexandria. The rebuilding
of the wharf of William NJ Reardon, the
| landing place of the Weems and Randall
line steamers at Alexandria, has been com
pleted The entire wharf and warehouse
have been raised foot out of danger of be-
! ing flooded by the high water of the spring
| freshets. The rebuilding of Zimmerman's
wharf will be completed in time for use In
| the early spring.
The revenue cutter Window, after having
had her boilers cleaned at the service sta
| ton at Baltimore, has sailed for a cruise
on Chesapeake bay on her usual relief mis-
sion.'
Tug Davis Under Charter.
The tug M. Mitchell Davis of the fleet of
| A. ]. Taylor. & Bro. of this city has been
| chartered to tow mud-laden scows for par
Stood be employed on this work for sew
| eral months and will not tow on the Po-
tcmac this spring, that work being looked
after by the tugs VIM. H. YerkeS, Camilla
and James o. Carter
Information received by the officials of
! the American Ice Company here states that
the cutting of ice on the Kennebec river,
Maine, to supply this city is being actively
pushed and that the first vessel will load
for this city in about three weeks or
month
The schooner Clara Coward. employed in
running wood from river points to this city,
| Is in the dock at CumberlandS boat yard
for repairs to hull and general overhauling.
The steamer Arrowsmith. which has been
undergoing general overhauling at Bal
timore will 1t is understood leave That
port for this city tomorrow.
The schooner Isleboro has been chartered
to load Ice at Sargentville, Me, for this
city. The Isleboro vas formerly the
| schooner James Boyce, jr., and was one Of
| the. fleet of coasting vessels built at Alex
| andria about twenty years ago. Her name
was changed about a year ago.
The Zephyr and Oyster Boy came into
port Saturday with cargoes Of oysters for
| the dealers.
| The steam yacht Rappahannock, Captain
| Hudgens, the flagship of the Virginia oys-
| ter police fleet. came up to Alexandria Sat-
| urday, and after lying there for several
hours returned to her cruising ground in
| the mouth Of the Potomac.
| The Weems line steamer Calvert took the
| place of the steamer Potomac on the last
| trip between this city, the river landings
| and Baltimore.