Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27
ON THE RIVER FRONT
TORPEDO BOAT RODGERS RE.
TURNS TO HER STATION.
Powder for Potomac Forts - Pleasure
Craft Under Repairs-Matters
General and Personal.

The torpedo boat Rodgers. the crew of
which are conducting the experiments with
crude Oil as a fuel at the plant at the foot
Of Sth street, returned from the navy yard
yesterday afternoon and is now lying at
her regular berth in the harbor. The Rod
gers, while at the navy yard, took aboard
full supply Of coal. Experiments with the
fuel oil will be resumed at the station at
once and will continue for several days.
1t Is stated that about half the earth need
ed to fill in the low grounds at the Wash
ton barracks has been pumped by the dredge
from the bottom Of the harbor but 1t will
be summer before she completes her work.
Yesterday the line of piping through which
the liquid mud is pumped was shifted into a
new pond and the dredge resumed work.
There was but very small supply of fish
on sale this morning at the 18th street
wharf while the demand was unusually
heavy. Prices are higher and were as fol-
lows:
For pan rock, 10 to 15c per pound; med
ium rock. 10 to 1Sc. per pound; boiling rock,
70 to 2Sc. per pound; Spanish mackerel,
to 10c. per pound; salmon trout, 10 to lie
per pound; sheepshead, 5 to &c. per pound:
Potomac black bass, 10 to 19c per pound;
North Carolina black bass. II to 15c. per
pound; green pike, 10 to 12c. per pound;
yellow perch, Sc. per pound; white perch, IA
10 loc per pound; white perch, small, 80 to
SOC. per bunch; catfish, large, so to coo. per
bunch; catfish, small, Is to 35c. per bunch;
yeliow perch. small. 20 to 4Oc. per bunch;
carp. 10 to 40c. each; cells, SC. each; Florida
roe shad. $50 to Csc each; buck shad, 80 to
DOC each; herring, to &c. each; North Car.
DINA roe shad. 81 each; buck shad, SOC.
each; jumping mullet, 4 to &C. per Mound.
founders, to &c. per pound
While the demand for fish Is very heavy.
that for oysters In the shell is reported
light, though the market at the wharf this
vhaf 49,
mas been for several days. The supply Is
light, and prices range from IS cents to
$1.25 per bushel.
The United States lighthouse tender
Holly which has been lying in port here for
several days, awaiting the charging Of two
tank buoys with supply of gas sufficient
terday afternoon. She goes to the Point
Lookout storage station, where the buoys
will be kept until needed.
Powder for Fort Washington.
The steamer Wakefield made a special
trip to Fort Washington yesterday evening
to take down a small shipment of powder
from the Office of the depot quartermaster,
U. 8. A.. here to the ordnance officer at
Fort Washington. The powder is to be
used for target practice and for saluting
, purposes
The tug Minerva Of Georgetown Is hauled
out on the big marine railway at Alexan-
dria for some minor repair work to huh and
underwater connections. She Will be out
of service for a day or two.
The freight barge E. James Tull Is lying
at the wharf of VIM. A. Smoot & Co. at
Alexandria, undergoing a general overhaul
ing preparatory to the resuming of her
trips to river points in the early spring.
| The large power launch Aquanata and
two smaller pleasure craft are on the rail-
way at Deans boat yard, above Alexandria,
to be overhauled and put In readiness for
spring trips. Mr.. Dean Is also completing
a new forty-foot power launch for parties
here. The boat will be ready for service
about April next.
The schooner Eagle Wing has been sued
by the owners of the schooner r. and T.