Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
ON THE RIVER FRONT
POTOMAC VESSELS TO BE OVER
HAULED AND REBUILT.
New Blue Book Issued - Coal for In
dian Head General and
Personal Mention.

The steamer Norfolk of the Norfolk and
Washington line was taken to Newport
News yesterday evening and will go into
the dry dock there for new main shaft
and to be overhauled. Capt. R. E. Tull
left here in command of the steamer, with
Capt. Frank Phillips as mate and John
Tower in charge Of the engine room. The
Norfolk will be off the route for several
days. and her place will be taken by the
steamer Newport News.
The tug D. M. Key, the harbor boat of
Taylor Bros fleet is to be taken to the
boat -bulding yard of M. Mitchell Davis
at SolorSon's Island, Nd, and will be prac-
tically rebuilt before returning to duty on
the river in the spring.
Dredge No. ), one of the large sand dig
ging machines of the Columbia Sand Dredg-
ing Company of this city, is hauled out on
the big arine railway at Alexandria for
a general overhauling, and Dredge No.
has been taken to Deans boat yard at
Alexandria to have necessary repairs made.
The and-carrying barges of the company
are also to be given a thorough overhaul
ing during the cold weather, while the
dredges out of service.
The supply of fresh fish on hand at the
wharf fish houses this morning was rather
small, the bad weather of yesterday pre-
venting the fishermen from working their
nets The demand was fair and prices
per pound; medium rock, 10 to 16c. per
pound boiling rock, 20 to 25c. per pound !;
Spanish mackerel 10 to 121ac per pound;
salmon trout. to nc: per pound; gray
Sc. per pound founders. 3 to &c. per pound !;
Potomac black bass, IL to 15c. per pound !;
North Carolina black bass, 10 to 12c. per
pound; bluefish and tailors. 10 to 12c. per
pound; green pike. to &c. per pound; white
perch, 10 to 12c. per pound; white perch,
small, 20 to soc. per bunch; catfish, large,
30 to 35c. per bunch; catfish. small. 10 to
15c. per bunch; yellow perch, 20 to 40c.
each; Florida roe shad. rs to SOC. each;
buck shad, so to 6Oc each, and herring,
Sc. each.
Oysters are In good demand at the 18th
street oyster wharf and the supply is small.
Prices are about the same as they were
Saturday, ranging from Coo. per bushel for
small oysters to 81 per bushel for the bet
ter stock
Canyas-back ducks are selling at "a to SIS
per pair. red heads at $1.50 per pair, mall
lard at 81 per pair; shutters, Soc. per pair;
white wings, Soc. to Coo. per pair, and small
ducks, 2oc to 4Oc.- per pair. The supply is
small, and the demand excellent
Capt Jack Taylor has returned from
Solomon's Island, Md, where he has been
to- arrange for the overhauling Of his tug
boats
steamer Belle Haven't has resigned to enter
the Norfolk and Washington line service as
a Quartermaster
Along the Wharves.
Three large fiocks Of mallard ducks were
seen in the river yesterday off Four Mile
Run, between this city and Alexandria.
Each flock had about hundred birds in 1t.
The ice on the creeks has driven them out
In the river to feed.
Several sand digging machines, two tug
boats and a number Of launches and small
sailing craft are laid up in the tidal basin
near the old bathing beach.
The portable saw mill of Messrs. Carter
& Clark is busily engaged in reducing the
tops of the piling. cut off in the Long
bridge CONSTRUCTION. into boards from twelve
to sixteen feS long.
The custom house authorities have sent
all the steamboat masters here copies of
the marine blue book for 1902. The blue
| book gives ths<name Of the vessel, its sig
| nal letters and registry number. its dimen-
| sions number In crew. when built and
where, and present mailing port. Besides
| giving a list of steam and sailing vessels
| under the American flag. 1t gives lists OF
| government ships in all departments. >
| The barkentine Bruce Hawkins arrived al