Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-15
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER BERTHA MAY BOUGHT
BY WASHINGTON PARTIES.
Muddy Water Again Fouls River
overhauling at the Boat Yards
General River News.

The handsome two-masted schooner Ber-
tina May. hailing from Annapolis, has been
purchased recently from her Maryland
owners by Capt. Maddox of this city, and
will be employed by her new owner in gen
eral freighting on the river. The schooner
is q fine little craft Of 81 tons burden. is
59.5 feet long, 22.3 feet wide and has
depth of hold OF feet. She was built at
Dorchester county, Nd. in 1875. Captain
Maddox has taken charge Of the schooner
and has made one trip in her, arriving at
Alexandria in her with a cargo Of cord
wood yesterday.
Negotiations are pending. 1t Is stated. for
the purchase Of two or three eastern shore
vessels now bringing watermelons here. by
parties residing in this city.
The continued stormy and unfavorable
weather conditions on the Atlantic coast
and in Chesapeake bay. from which sources
fresh fish is received. have made the receipts
Of fish Of all kinds very light this morning.
Gray trout constituted the bulk of the
stock on hand, and the demand for them
was excellent. Prices, which are firm and
show no changes are as follows:
Small trout. IS to 80 per barrel; medium
trout, SO to u1 per barrel; large trout, 6
to cents per pound; butterflsh. % to 81
per barrel; spot. s. to "a per barrel; noun-
ders. to cents per pound; Spanish mack
erel. IL to IA cents per pound; pan rock, 10
to IL cents per pound; medium rock, ID to
IA cents per pound: boiling rock, II to IL
per pound; green pike. to 8 cents per
pound: pOrg1es, ~ to cents per pound;
blueflsh and tailors, to cents per pound;
pompano. Is to 20 cents per pound: bass,
Is to 20 cents per pound; white perch. 10 to
IL cents per pound; white perch, small. 20
to Is cents per bunch: catfish large, Is to
30 cents per bunch: catfish. small. to 10
cents per bunch: yellow perch. small. 10 to
30 cents per bunch; carp, Is to rs cents
each: eels 5 cents each.
Crabs are still very scarce and the de-
mand for them continues excellent at prices
ranging from 31.75 to 81 and even higher
per barrel CLAIMS are also scarce and sell
| at As to SOC. per hundred.
WatermelOns are coming by the vessel
load from Virginia and North Carolina
sources. and are said to be as fine stock
as has ever been brought to this city. This
morning ten or twelve vessels with melons
aboard were lying at the wharf, and two
or three new arrivals were looked for.
Prices were: For selects. SIT to so per
hundred primes, $12 to $14 per hundred,
and culls, $ to 81 per hundred.
The heavy rains in the mountains along
the headwaters of the river have again
caused heavy volume of muddy water to
prospects Of good bass fishing. Some little
current was coming down stream yester-
day, but 1t was not strong.
OF General Interest.
The longboat Osceola, which has been
out on the small marine railway at Ben
nett's boat yard for the past two or three
days, has had her hull caulked and neces-
sary repairs made, and she was put over
board ready for service yesterday. The
tug Baby Is to be hauled out today for
some repair work to her shaft.
The large covered scow Of the Alexan-
dria Fertilizer and Chemical Company Is
hauled out on the big marine railway at
Alexandria for a general overhauling. Her
hull Is to be practically rebuilt and when
she Is launched she will be In good
order as when first launched. The schooner
Isabelle Is also on the railway undergoing
general repairs to hull.
The schooner 8. L. Bowen, with a cargo
of railway ties aboard, came into port
yesterday afternoon and went up the East
ern branch to unload.
The schooner Lewis Thomas, with about
$4,000 feet Of pine lumber aboard from
the Rappahannock river, is in port for
T. r. Riley.
The cargo Of lumber from the Coan river
| aboard the schooner Kathleen is consign-
ed to johnson & Wimsatt.
The longboat Mayf1ower. from Occoquan,
| with load of cord wood, came into port
this morning.
The steamer E. JAS Tull is at Alex
andria preparing to leave for Baltimore
to enter upon her charter work
The schooner L. Clayton laden with a
full cargo Of lumber from a Virginia lum-
Der port. has arrived for the local dealers.
The schooner Bertha May. with cargo
OF cord wood aboard. has arrived at Alex
andria consigned to Dew. Aitcheson.
The Belmont and Lottie Carter are in
port with full cargoes OF cord wood for
Carter & Clark.