Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-10
ON THE RIVER FRONT
NEW TUG D. n. KEY TO HAVE MA
CHINERY INSTALLED.
Tug Gibbon Ready for Service-Drift-
ing Shad Nets Below Alex
andria-Port News.

Inc reDullt tug II. M. Key, which arrived
here Wednesday afternoon from Solomon S
Island, Md, where she was rebuilt is lying
at the wharf of Carter & Clark and will
there have her boiler and engine installed
The machinery of the tug was taken out OF
her when she left here last fall for the Snip
yard and during the winter it has been
thoroughly overhauled and placed in the
best of order. The little boat. which will
be used as the harbor towboat by A. J.
Taylor & Bro, her owners, Is now prac-
tically new boat. having been rebuilt
from her keel up. She will be ready for
service, 1t is stated, early in May.
The steamer Arrowsmith, which arrived
here this morning from the lower river,
brought a good cargo of fish. oysters, cat
tie and eggs from river points to the deal
ers here.
The fish wharf at the foot of 18th street
was busy place this morning, the crowd
of buyers being large and the demand
strong. Prices are still high, but an in
crease in the receipts of shad caused them
to fall somewhat in price. though they are
still bringing high figures. When the
Lenten demand Is over prices will take a
tumble. and next week the packing of
herring will be resumed. Prices today
were as follows:
For pan rock, 10 cents per pound; me-
(,
ID to Is cents per pound; sturgeon, 10 cents
per pound; salmon trout, 6 to cents per
pound; green pike, 6 to cents per pound {;
white perch, 10 to Is cents per pound !;
white perch. small. 25 cents to 1925 per
bunch; catfish, large, 25 to 80 cents per
bunch; catfish, small, 10 to IS cents per
bunch; yellow perch, large, Is to 25 cents
per bunch: yellow perch small, to 10
cents per bunch; carp, 10 to 20 cents each;
cells, 3 to cents each; herring 30 to so
hJ1 6raH. che
to 90 cents each; buck shad, 25 to q cents
each; hickory Jacks, 1 to 10 cents each.
One vessel with about 300 bushels Of
Potomac river oysters in her hold was ly
ing at the 18th street wharf market this
morning, and her master was selling his
stock at 20 cents to 81 per bushel. CLANS
are on sale and sell at 40 to so cents per
hundred.
The schooner Mayflower, which has been
on the large marine railway at Alexandria
for several days to have her rudder re-
placed, and for other repair work. was put
overheard yesterday. The schooner lost
her rudder in a gale the lower Potomac
last week.
The Government Tugs.
The machinery to replace the broken
parts of the United States army tug Glib
bon was taken to Fort Washington yester-
day and will be placed in position at once
The tug, it is expected will be ready for
service today. Under her new schedule the
tug will make but two trips a day from
the fort to this city, leaving there at 8 am
and l pm. and from this city at 10 a. m
and $50 pm.
The United States naval tug Oneida, the
smaller practice ship of the Naval Battal-
ion, d. c. N. G., which has been lying at
anchor in the harbor, was Yesterday taken
to the Naval Battalion wharf and berthed
alongside the ship Fern
The steamer Potomac of the Weems
line has resumed her place upon the route
between this city and Baltimore replacing
the steamer Northumberland, which goes
into drydock for her spring painting and
cleaning up. The Potomac left here on
her first trip yesterday afternoon.
Four of the large sand-carrying scows
OF the Columbia Sand Dredging Company
are lying at Deans boat yard just north
of Alexandria, to be given a general over
hauling and caulking.
The river below Alexandria is daily filled
with fishermen in small boats drifting seine
10 catch shad and herring for this market.
Work on the new wharf for the excurs
sion steamers at Colonial Beach has been
started by Contractor Winston and will be
pushed to completion as rapidly as posi-
BILE The wharf is to be ready for service
by June I.
The Monkey Hall fishing shore, operated
by Heron & Lindsey, is in full swing, and
seine is being hauled there daily. Spawn
from the shad being caught at all the
nearby shores will be delivered at the
Bryan's Point propagating station.
The steam launch and gig belonging to
the coast survey service, which has been
overhauled at Benefits boat yard during
the winter. will shortly be sent to a point
In the Potomac river for survey work
Carter & Clarks steamer, Lily and How
ard, which has been out Of service this
winter, will shortly go into commission
and will be employed in carrying wood
and lumber cargoes
The schooner Peri iS i,, mort with n n, Won
Of cord wood from a river point for Carter
& Clark
The schooner Alice Carlisle is lying at
Reardon's wharf at Alexandria awaiting
cargo.
The schooner Kate is lying at the wharf
of johnson & Wimsatt awaiting orders
to sail.