Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
ON THE RIVER FRONT
CANNING PLANT ON THE LOWER
POTOMAC CHANGES HANDS.
Long Bridge Piers Completed-Bugeye
Maggie Ashore at Marshall Hall
General News,

The large canning factory which was for
merly operated at Currioman wharf has
been purchased by Messrs S. w. Hardw;ck
and c. H. Sanford Of Westmoreland coun-
". va. who will transfer the plant to Deem
Foln1. Nominf creek. and will have 1t in ac-
i've operation during the coming summer
IL Is stated that there will be fifteen or
more canning establishments at work on
the lower Potomac during the coming sum-
ner, and thousands of acres of tomatoes
and other vegetables have already been
contracted for. Much of the canned yegeta-
bles used in this city now come from the
plants along the river.
The warmer weather has greatly in
creased the catch of fresh fish and the sup
ply at the wholesale market at the 18th
street wharf this morning was large The
demand was strong and the fish sold rcadi-
ly at good prices as follows: For pan rock,
III TO IL cents per pound; medium rock, Is
to 10 cents per pound; boiling rock, 10 to 20
cents per pound; jumping mullet, to
cents per pound; Spanish ma ckerel, o 20 10
cents per pound; salmon trout, 3 u IL cents
per pound; red snapper, to cents per
pound; red drum, cents per pound:
sheepshead, to 6 cents per pound: Hound
ers, to cents per pound: Potomac black
bass. 10 to II cents per pound: green pike
. TO 10 cents per pound; white perch. IL to
II cents per pound; white perch small 80
to 90 cents per bunch; catfish. large 30 to
40 cents per bunch; catfish, small - to
70 cents per bunch; yellow perch, 10 to 40
cents per bunch; carp, 10 to 40 cents each;
eels. cents each: Florida roe shad. 60 to
20. cents each: buck shad. 30 to ~ cents
each and herring, to cents each.
Ihere were about $3.50 bushels of oysters
on hand in the vessels at the 18th street
wharf market this morning AMI the sales
were fair. Prices are still high. ranging
from SOC. per bushel for the smaller stock
up to S1,25 per bushel for the selected stock.
m q OF xypply nj al, ,,
top stones the last of the new Long
bridge piers. and they are now ready for
the laying of the steel bridge timbers
The Golfer dams about the piers have been
removed from all the piers except those ut
the draw.
Large tracts of heavy timber lands on
the river in King George county. Va. have
recently been purchased by capitalists from
Maryland, who, 1t is sad will put d num-
Der of saw mills to work getting out timber
of various kinds for use by the Peunsyl-~
vania Railway Company in bridge bun ding
and other work. There are thousands Of
feet of oak and chestnut timber N the
tract to be cut.
General Port News
light bugeye, said to be named the Mag
gle, which left this city yesterday morning
bound for lower river point, went ashore
near Marshall Hall yesterday evening while
beating her way down the river 1t Is ex-
pected the vessel will be released at high
water today.
The big sand and gravel-digging machine
of the Columbia National Sand Dredging
Company, which has just been rebuilt at
Deans boat yard, was yesterday brought
up to this city by the tug Selectman. and
will, 1t is stated. go to work digging build
ing sand from the river bottom above the
Long bridge.
Work is being pushed on the revenue cut
ters Winnisimmett and Mackinac. now
building at Baltimore and the vessels Will
be ready for service in the spring.
The dredge Canton, which is to work on
the Anacostia river improvements. is being
fitted out for service. She is of the clam
digger type of dredge, and not hydraulic. as
reported
Preparations are being made at the WASH
.ington barracks for the building of the
stands and platforms to be used in the cere-
mony of laying the corner stone OF the new
Army War College, the 21st instant.
The sloop Pelican was hauled out on the
marine railway at Benefits boat yard yes
terday
Mr. VIM A. Moore. chief engineer of the
Randall line, has returned to Baltimore to
hurry the work on the excursion steamer
T. V. ArroWSmith.
Mr. John B. Padgett manager of the
Alexandria Wa shington ferry line. who has
been confined to his home by Illness is re-
covering. ~
The pungy Charles V Dagger laden with
lumber came into port yesterday evening
from a Iower-river point for the dealers.
The sloop Daisy laden with general
cargo from Alexandria, sailed yesterday for
Pennington, Md.
The Lille and Helen has arrived here
with a cargo of oysters. and the Cora l..
McKenney has arrived at AleNanurla, also
with oysters.
The sailing barge Daniel, which has been
living at the Alexandria ship yard for sew
eral days, sailed yesterday.