Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-20
ON THE RIVER FRONT
TENDER HOLLY SAILS FOR POINT
LOOKOUT STATION.
Tug Eugenia in Service-Landing
Chute for Fort Hunt Wharf
Marine Matters,

The lighthouse tender Holly, which has
been in port for the past ten days. renewing
buoys in this vicinity sailed yesterday even
ing. She had aboard tank buoys Nos. o and
5, which were newly charged with gas here,
and will take them to the supply station at
Point Lookout. On her way down the river
the Holly will renew the buoys and channel
marks in the river which were defaced by
the ice. While lying in port here the crew
of the steamer trimmed up and painted the
old buoys taken out of the harbor and they
are now stored on the lighthouse service
wharf at the foot of 7th street.
Shad and herring are being caught in the
river below this city, but only in small
numbers, and as yet the bulk Of the fish
supply at the 18th street wharf market
comes from the bay and the lower end Of
the river. The market this morning was
quite brisk and the supply on hand good
Prices continued low, and are as follows:
For pan rock, 7c to &c. per pound; medium
rock, 1Oc per pound; boiling rock, 12c. per
pound; jumping mullet, &C. per pound:
sturgeon, 10c. per pound; salmon trout, &c.
to &c. per pound; sheepshead. &c. to &c.
per pound; founders, &C. to &c. per pound !;
Potomac black bass. loo. per pound; green
pike, &c. to &c. per pound; white perch, &c.
to Sc. per pound; white perch, small. DC. to
10c. per bunch; catfish, large, &c. to 30c.
per bunch catfish. small, 1Oc. to 15c. per
bunch: yellow perch, large, 15c. to 25c per
bunch; yellow perch, small &c. to 10c. per
bunch; carp, 15c. to zoe each; cells, &c. to
&C. each; herring, Goo. to zoe. per hundred;
Potomac roe shad, SOC. to Coo. each: buck
shad, 1sc. to zoe. each; hickory jacks. &c.
to &c. each.
Oysters in the shell were in fair demand
this morning, and the supply on hand was
good. Vessels with fresh cargoes are COM
ing in every day and this, with the warm
weather, keeps prices down. Prices today
ranged from SOC. to 81 per bushel.
Since yesterday $500 herring and 300 shad
have been received at the 18th street wharf
from the fisheries on the river.
The tub Eugenia Of the Columbia Sand
Dredging Company's fleet, which has been
out of commission for several weeks under
work yesterday.
A force of painters is now aboard the
steamer T. v. Arrowsmith at the River
View wharf. painting and decorating the
steamer. White, gold and blue will be the
prevailing colors in the steamers saloon,
which is to be made very handsome. The
work of installing the new electric lighting
plant aboard the boat is being pushed, but
it will be a week or ten days before 1t is
completed and ready for service.
Of General Interest.
The little schooner yacht Comfort.
stranger here, came into port yesterday
afternoon from cruise in southern waters.
She will be here for several days.
The construction of the landing chute in
the long wharf at Fort Hunt, Va, under
the direction of the United States army
engineers, will be done when contract is
awarded, which will be in a week or ten
days.
Mr.. George Sherwood has resigned as
second engineer of the steamer Harry Ran
dali to accept a position in the Treasury
Department. He was succeeded in the
Randall by Mr.. Jos. Nash.
The steamer River Queen of the Motley
Hall excursion route, will undergo her an
nual inspection tomorrow.
The schooner Silver Wave has been char
tered by H. l.. Biscoe to load lumber on
the Rappahannock river for this city. The
A. II. Quinby is expected to arrive here
within the next day or two with lumber
from Norfolk for Biscoe.
The United States army engineers launch
Neva was out on trip yesterday inspect