Evening star., 1903-07-09
ON THE RIVER FRONT
BARaEs LARGELY USED AS HARD
COAL FREIoHTERs.
Repair Work at Boatyards-Powder for
Potomac Eorts-General and
Personal Matters.

The use of barges as freight carriers. es-
pecially for coal is continually on the
increase. and nearly all the hard coal going
from Philadelphia to points on the Atlanta
seaboard is carried in the holds of barges
This Is especially true of ports on Chesa-
peake bay and its tributaries, ard IL is
seldom a sailing vessel with cargo of
coal is seen here. They unload coal here
and are carried light to points on the Po-
tomac TO load railway ties and lumber car
goes for Philadelphia. 1t is not uncommon
for eight or ten coal-laden barges to be I'm
port at once unloading. While coal is the
main cargo brought here they also bring
fertilizer material, cement. plaster and the
like. The tug Emma left port yesterday
evening with the barges w. E Barker.
Easton. Robert Mccormick. John /. Brady
and Kate Lalla, which unloaded coal here.
The receipts of salt water fish from the
seines on the Atlantic coast near Virginia
Beach and about Old Point in Chesapeake
bay were heavier this morning at the fish
wharf than they have been for several days
past and the market was brisk. many buy
ers being in evidence, and the fish selling
readily.
As yet the receipts from Potomac river
sources continue very light. catfish and
few perch making the bulk of the ship
ments received. Prices today fol-
lows:
For gray trout IS to Sc per barrel: but
terf1sh, IS to So per barrel; founders. to
Z cents per pound: Spanish mackerel Ia to
10 cents per pound: pan rock. to cents
per pound; medium rock. to cents per
pound: boiling rock, 12la to 10 cents per
pound; sturgeon. IL cents per pound; green
pike. to cents per pound porgies. to 4
cents per pound: bluefish. 3k to cents per
pound: bass, Is to q cents per pound
white perch. 10 to IL cents per pound: white
perch. small, 20 to 30 cents per bunch; cat
fish, large. Is to 10 cents per bunch; cat
fish. small, 10 to II cents per bunch; yellow
perch. large. Is to 40 cents per bunch; yell
low perch. small. 10 cents per bunch; carp,
10 to 20 cents each; eels. to cents each.
Hard crabs are plentiful this morning. the
down river steamers bringing them up in
large quantities and they are selling low
as SOC. per barrel. There are no soft crabs
on the market at the wharf.
CLANS are very scarce and sell at so to
55c. per 100, with good demand for them.
The two-masted schooner ]. d. Bell was
hauled out on the small marine railway at
Benefits boat yard for overhauling of her
hull and for caulking. She will be put
overheard in day or two. and will be
used In the wood and lumber carrying
trade.
The schooner Janet. which has been un-
dergoing a general overhauling at the Alex
andria marine railway, was put overheard
yesterday and sailed at once for Norfolk to
load a cargo of lumber for II. l.. Biscoe
here.
One Of the large stone carrying barges OF
Mr.. John McCuen Is hauled out the
| IdTSc railway dl tUc AltAdUuIld SlnpydTu
for general repairs. The other barges of
the McCuen fleet will also repair at Alex
andria.
OF General Interest
The schooner Sidonia Curley, which is
lying at the Alexandria shfpyard, is receiv-
ing thorough overhauling and is having
her rigging set up. She will also be
painted before she goes into service again
The schooner John Maginnis Captain
Galway, has sailed from Clearmont, on
the James river for this city, with a full
cargo of pine lumber.
The Randall line steamer Kent made
special trip to Fort Washington and Fort
Hunt last night with quantity of powder
aboard for the ordnance officers at the two
army posts. The shipment was a small
one and the powder will be used in target
practice work at the forts.
The steamer Harry Randall begins her
Saturday night excursions this week. Col
onial Beach and Colton's will be the points
touched at and the last named wharf will
be made the terminus of the route.
Captain ]. I. Bowling, master of light
ship No. 49, on the TALBOT the Horseshoe
who has been on a leave of absence, has
returned to his station.
The mud which is being taken from a
dock on the Eastern branch by one of Mil
ler'S digging machines, is being dumped
into the cut alongside the mud banks
thrown up around that portion of the
Eastern branch fats to be reclaimed. In
order to prevent the banks from washing
down.
The schooner Isaac Solomon, laden with
cord wood, came into port yesterday after
noon from river point, consigned to Car
ter & Clark.
C. c. C. barge No. 10 was brodght up to
Alexandria and anchored yesterday. She
Is to load coal at Georgetown for Boston
The schooners Sidney Jones and Mary A.
Shea, both laden with cord wood for the
dealers. are in port from the lower Poto-
mac.