Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-24
ON THE RIVER FRONT
VESSELS PREPARING FOR OPEN
ING OF MELON SEASON.
Benefits Marine Railway Rebuilt
Steamer Estelle Randall About Com
pleted-FreightCr Cruisers.

| dozen or more vessels are lying here
and at Alexandra preparing to run melons
| and cantaloupes from the York and James
rivers and from points along the lower
river to this market. 1t is expected the
! first load of melons will arrive here by
the latter part of next week. Melons will
first come to this city by water from North
| Carolina but within week or ten days
the Virginia grown melons will be on the
| market.
| Owing to the cold weather of May and
June, fruit is very backward this year,
and the melons will be quite late getting
on the market. Frank Evans and Schaffer
| & Stuart, dealers at the wharf had the
| first shipment of melons from North Caro-
| lima yesterday They came via the Nor
| folk line steamer
The supply of fish at the wharf this morn
| ing was not large. and consisted mainly of
gray trout mackerel bluefish and taiors.
| with a scattering supply of other varieties.
Ihey came from the bay fisheries. and
| there was small supply of catfish from
| the nets in the river The demand was eX-
cellent and the stock on hand was spoSed
| OF at the following prices:
For small trout So to 81 per BARREL me-
| dlum trout ST to 81. per barrel; large trout,
= TO cents per pound: buttersh, So per
parrel' spot. ~ to 81 per barrel; founders,
to cents per pound: Spanish mackerel,
~ 10 IL cents per pound: pan rock. 10 to IL
cents per pound; medium rock. 121a to 10
cents per pound; boiling rock II to 20 cents
per pound; sturgeon. to 10 cents per
pound; green pike. q to s cents per pound :;
! porgles. ~ to cents per pound; buetish.
. to cents per pound bass. Is to % cents
per pound; white perch 10 to II cents per
| pound; white perch, small - to 30 cents
per bunch; catfish large. % to 30 cents per
bunch; catfish, small, 10 to 10 cents per
bunch; yellow perch, large, 10 to 30 cents
per bunch; yellow perch, small. 10 cents
per bunch; carp. ID to % cents each; cells,
) cents each.
Hard crabs were plentiful this morning,
and the demand for them was light They
sold at &c. to 81 % per barrel according to
size OF barrel. Soft crabs were very scarce
and sold at 30 to ~ cents per dozen. CLAIMS
are selling at 40 to 20 cents per hundred
one vessel laden with watermelons is ly
ing at the wharf and they are selling at
10 to % cents each
The OverhaulinE and rebuilding of the
marine railway at Benefits boat yard is
about completed and small vessels now
being hauled out upon it New sills have
been laid in the cradle and additional rollers
have been put under it to make it work
smoothly. The bugeye Marie was hauled
out upon the railway yesterday for some
minor repair work. The railway will be
ready for the reception of larger vessels
in a few days
The tugs yesterday brought into port nine
large scows laden with sand and gravel
from the dredging machines working down
the river in the vicinity of Fort Hunt and
Marshall Hall for use in the building on
erations In this city Five sand-taking
machines are working down. the river.
Personal Items and General Notes.
Captain Herbert Bol,annon mate of the
Weems Line steamer Nor thumberland who
was shot in the foot in this city several
weeks ago by a drunken negro deckhand
returned to duty a few days ago but in
fi.,v,, tinr, I.,,-i
again been forced to lay off for surgical
treatment.
Mr.. William a. Moore chief engineer of
the Randall Line, who has been spending
several days in the country for the benefit
of his health, returned home yesterday and
is again on duty.
The overhauling Of the boilers Of the
steamer Estele Randall will be completed
in few days and the steamer will be made
ready for service. 1t is understood. how
ever, that she will not take q place on the
line while the steamer Kent is in service
on the Glymount route
The schooner II. l.. james, laden with
lumber, has arrived in port from a Virginia
lumber port and will discharge her cargo
here.
The schooner Sidney Jones' having aboard
cargo of pine wood from lower river
point, is in port for Carter & Clark
The steamer Dennis Simmons has sailed
from Alexandria for a North Carolina port
to load cargo of lumber and shingles
for this city.
The twomasted schooner Federal Hill
loaded under deck, came into port yesterday
afternoon.
The barge James P Easton is at the
wharf Of VIM. A Smoot & GO. at Alexan-
dria to discharge cargo of coal
The schooner Lula NJ Quillan, laden with
lumber from Norfolk for dealers here ar
rived in port
The schooner Ada BalIenger has arrived
at Alexandria with full cargo of wheat
from a down river point for the dealers
there
The schooner Sarah II. Tyler is reported
in the river below Alexandria, bound to
this city with full cargo of pine lumber
from Virginia lumber port.