Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-21
ON THE RIVER FRONT
BUILDING SAND COMING INTO
PORT IN LARGE QUANTITIES.
Steam Yacht Giavota in Service-Re-
building Wharves for Heavy
Trafic-Port Matters.


o'clock yesterday afternoon. twenty-three
barges. laden with sand, came into port
from the beds in the river below Alexan-
dria. This is the heaviest consignment Of
sand that has come into port in one day
in long time. All the sand used In this
city now comes from the river beds below
Alexandria. Four sand and gravel taking
machines are at work near Fort Hunt,
and two are digging in the sand beds OF
Greenway flats About twenty barges and
five tugs are employed in transporting the
sand from the dredges to this city.
The entire stock of fresh fish on sale at
the wholesale market at the 18th street
wharf this morning was about thirty par
rels of trout and other mixed fish, which
were received by the dealers from the fish
cries about Old Point this morning. While
the demand was brisk, but few changes
are to be noted in prices which are as
follows:
Small trout. 81 to s. per barrel; medium
trout. &c. per pound; large trout, &c. per
pound: butterfish. s. to 81 per barrel; spot,
s. to 81 per barrel; founders, &c. to &c. per
pound: Spanish mackerel 1Sc. per pound;
pan rock. 10c. to 12c. per pound; medium
rock. 13c to 14c per pound; boiling rock,
lie. to 1Sc. per pound; sturgeon, 10c. per
pound: green pike. &c. to Sc. per pound;
porgies,. 2Oc. to 2oc. EACH bluefsh and tall
ors, &c. to &c. per pound; pompano, 15c. to
20c. per pound; bass, 12c. to 15c. per pound;
perch. small, 2Oc. to 25c. per bunch; cat
fish, large, 25c. to 30c. per bunch; catfish,
small. SC. to Zoe. per bunch: yellow perch,
small. 1oc. to 30c. per bunch; muIlets, 20c.
to 25c. per bunch; carp, 15c. to 25c. each;
cells, &c. each.
Hard crabs are again very scarce, and
are selling at prices ranging from $50 to
s. 80 per barrel. The season for soft era BIS
any on sale at the wharf. One fattie,
with about 25,0O0 CLAIMS aboard, is lying at
the wharf. and the shell fish are selling at
Soc per hundred. with light demand.
The receipt of watermelonS in the past
twenty-four hours has been quite light
while the demand this morning was brisk.
Less than 5000 melons were aboard the
six or eight vessels lying at the wharf, and
selected fruit SO to s12 per hundred for
the medium grades. and as low as s. per
hundred for the smaller sizes.
The three-masted schooner Nettie M.
Craig, laden with fertilizer material for
the Alexandria Chemical and Fertilizer
Company has arrived at Alexandria and
is locked at the wharf of VIM. A Smoot &
Company to discharge her cargo. The
schooner Manuel r. Curza Is also lying at
Shoots wharf loading a large cargo of
oak railway ties for Boston.
The overhauling and rebuilding of one Of
the wood wharves Of Carter & Clark at
completed and the structure is in use again.
The other wood Wharves will be rebuilt be-
fore the busy season in the fall of the year,
when hundreds of cords of pine and oak
wood are stored on the wharves for use
during the winter months. During the
dull winter months a number of other
wharves along the river front are to be
rebuilt.
General Port News.
The large steam yacht Giavota, Captain
Robinson. which has been hauled out on
the marine railway at Alexandria for some
v,,in air rncR To har hull nut
overheard Wednesday evening last and has
returned to this city. 1t is understood she
will have leave on cruise to the lower
river in few days.
The two-masted schooner Bessie Ford is
on the large marine railway at Alexandria
for minor repair work. The longboat Five
Sisters is also at the Alexandria shipyard
for caulking of hull and for other repair
work
The schooner Beulah Land which has
been lying in the harbor for several days
past waiting a berth at which to unload,
has been taken to the burnt mill wharf and
will there discharge her cargo of lumber.
The longboat Mary Francis, which left
here several months ago for Nomini creek,
and which has been lying in Nomini since
that time, was yesterday brought to Alex
andria ~ her owner. The vessel is to re-
ceive thorough overhauling before return
ing to general freighting on the river.
The power yacht Wanderer, which has
been cruising on the river. came into port
yesterday afternoon. The yawl rugged
launch Stranger was out on the river yes
terday afternoon for sail.
The steam launch Santa Barbara, the ten
der to the United States naval proving
grounds at Indian Head. Md. was in port
yesterday on business for the station.
The schooner Carrie E. Wright, laden
with pine lumber from Virginia lumber
port. arrived here this morning.
The schooner Bertha May has arrived
with a full cargo of cord wood from down
river for the local dealers.
The two-maSted schooner Engie, with a
large cargo of pine boards and scantling
Is at the wharf of Thos r. Riley, at the
foot of 9th street southwest, to unload her
cargo.
The barge Roanoke. laden with about 100
tons of hard coal from Philadelphia Is at
the wharf of Johnson Bros, foot Of 18th
street. to unload
The schooner John P. Robinson came
into port yesterday with a deckload of
cord wood and hold full of grain for parties
in Georgetown.
The schooner John Kelso has arrived in
port with a cargo of coal or plaster under
deck for the dealers.
The schooner Mary Ann Shea with a load
of pine wood and lumber, has arrived from
Aqua creek.
The E. S. Conner, laden with watermeI-
ons for THIS market, has arrived at the 18th
street wharf.
Furniture at Auction,