Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-16
ON THE RIVER FRONT
CHANGES IN scHEIWLE OF RIVER
LINE STEAMERS.
Coal Situation at the Wharves-
Stranded Bugeye Tloats-Gen-
era1 and Personal.

The Randall line steamer Harry Randall
is making two trips q week into Maddox
creek. landing at Wirt'sgwharf The steamer
Wakefield. which haSt been of the route
for the past six weeks undergoing her an
nual overhauling. will return to her route
early in March. The steamer Randall Will
then take up her regular schedule to Lower
Machodoc wharf. AS soon as the steamer
r. V. Arowsmith can ibe made ready for
service she will take the place of the
steamer Randall on the river, while the
latter is in Baltimore to be fitted with a
new boiler and is having other work done
to her. The Smith" is to be equipped
with electric lights and will run on the Co
lonial Beach excursion route during the
summer.
There was an excellent supply OF river
caught fish on sale at the wholesale fish
market at the wharf this morning, but the
stock OF shad and herring is still coming
from southern waters. The demand was
excellent, and prices were: For pan rock,
10 to II cents per pound: medium rock, Is
to III cents per pound; boiling rock, Is to
~ cents per pound; jumping mullet, to 5
cents per pound; Spanish mackerel, to
10 cents per pound; salmon trout, 8 to IL
cents per pound: red snapper to 8 cents
per pound; red drum, cents per pound !;
sheepsnead, to cents per pound; fioun-
bass, 10 to IL cents per pound; green pike,
= to 10 cents per pound; white perch, II to
IL cents per pound; white perch, small, 80
to 90 cents per bunch: catfish large 80 to
~ cents per bunch; catfish small, 20 to 25
cents per bunch; yellow perch, 10 to 40
cents per bunch carp, 15 to 40 cents each;
eels, to cents each; Florida roe shad.
60 to IS cents EACH buck shad, 80 to 10
cents each, and herring, 3 to cents EACH
oysters nave been in excellent demand
and have sold at good prices the past few
days. Since Saturday four boats with
about a thousand bushels Of oysters aboard
nave arrived at the wharf. This morning
they were selling at from soc to $1.20 per
bushel The barge Black Giant Is at the
boat yard of Augustus Dean & Son above
Alexandra Tor general repair work. She
has been in the service of the Long bridge
contractors for several months.
Supply Of Coal on the Way.
The tug Vulcan of Baltimore arrived from
Chesapeake City yesterday with two barges
laden with coal from Philadelphia for this
city. Large quantities Of both hard and
soft coal are being received and stored at
the Washington barracks for the use of the
United States army general hospital there.
The supply OF soft coal on hand at the
steamboat wharves is Increasing somewhat
and 1t Is reported there has been a small
reduction In the former charge of Sc per
ton.
"A ueW Codl-CdFTylIlS pdTSe Oh S0C toHS
burden. named the James H. McNally, jr.,
was launched few days ago at Elkton,
Md, for parties in Philadelphia She is one
of the largest barges aaoat, and will be
employed in freightiug icaal to Chesapeake
bay points.
Berry's wharf was built in Upper Ma
chodoc creek, and has been added to the
schedule OF the steamers making landings
in that creek Stifrs wharf which was
carried away by the lee in the early winter
Will be rebuilt as soon as all danger from
the ice disappears.
The bugeye Maggie. (which went ashore at
Marshall Hall, Thursday, afternoon, f1oated
the same night at high water and resumed
her voyage. She was not harmed by going
ashore. =
The new. boat building at Whyte ST. boat
house for Mr.. Jacob, Deemer of this city
will be ready for laughing. sit is stated, in
a week or ten days. "s5s. -.. - s-
An -oyster-laden4 buaeye, painted white,
said to be named the w. ]. Lowry. went
ashore On the flats atffhe mouth OF Great
Hunting creek,hbelow, Alexandria. Satur
day. and was ashore for seveTaIshours until
the rising tide floated her off unframed.
She then came to this city to unload.
Engineer White of the steamer Estele
Randall, who has been i'll of pneumonia at
Providence Hospital, Is reported to be on
the road to recovery. e----a H. ,-
Mr.. John B. Padgett, manager Of the
Alexandria ferry, who has been i'll at his
home In Alexandria, has recovered and is
again on duty.
The steamer E. James Tull, laden with
cord wood, came into port today from
lower Potomac landing.
The s. l.. Bowen, with wood for Carter &
Clark, and the Irene, with wood for Robert
Murphy, are in port.
The Geo. B. Faunce, laden with oysters,