Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-12
ON THE RIVER FRONT
oVERHAULING THE TUGS AT THE
BOAT YARDS.
Pungy James Beach Rebuilt-Repaint-
ing Army Lighter Kearney-Among
Moving Freight Carriers.

, hauled out on the marine railway at Ben
nett's boat yard for repairs. has been
| launched and is again in service on the
river. The steam launch Blue Wing will
take her place upon the railway for caulk-
ing and other repair work.
The tug ]. T. Selectman went to Alex
| andria yesterday and was hauled out on
| the big marine railway there for some re-
pair work about her hull. The new fish
lighter of Capt. VIM. Neitzey, building at
the boat yard of Cumberland Son, at the
foot of 9th street. will be completed and
ready to put overheard by the end of this
week. The lighters will be used at the
Fairy Landing shore during the next fish
| ing season.
The supply of fresh fish from the fisheries
in Chesapeake bay and from North Caro-
lima waters was good this morning and the
demand was very brisk. Prices were: For
small trout, sc. per pound; large trout, &c.
per pound medium trout, &c. per pound;
butterfish to SC. per pound; spot, $ to SO
per box; founders, = to &c. per pound; Span
| ish mackerel, Is to 16c. per pound; pan
rock, Sc. per pound medium rock. 1Oc. per
pound; boiling rock, 15c. per pound; Stur-
geon. Zoe. per pound; green pike, to 10c.
per pound; bluefSh and tailors, Z to SC. per
pound; Potomac bass. 10c. per pound; North
Carolina black bass. to &c. per pound;
small, 10 to 25c. per bunch; catfish, large,
% to ;}Oc. per bunch; catfish, small, II to
15c. per bunch; yellow perch, small, 10 to
soc. per bunch; mullets, 20 to 25c. per
| bunch; carp, - to 25c. each; cells, 5 to 1Oc.
each; jumping mullets, &c. per pound; drum,
| sc. per pound.
The demand for oysters in the shell was
/ extremely brisk this morning, while the
supply was light. Prices range from soc.
| for small stock up to soc. and 81 for the
| finer grades of oysters.
! "A pile-drivfng machine is at work at the
| ferry wharf at Alexandria rebuilding the
| slip used by the steamer George Washing
| ton The heavy dophins at the outer end
| of the slip each side are to be renewed
and other work done.
| The work of rebuilding the bowsprit,
samson post and decking of the pungy
James II. Beach has been completed at the
| Alexandria shpyard, and the vessel has
sailed for the lower river to load cargo
| of oysters for this city. The Beach was
| injured by the steamer Norfolk of the Nor
| folk and Washington line running into her
during a heavy fog about ten days ago
while she lying at anchor near the
| Alexandria Shipyard.
Vessels Coming and Going.
The schooners VIM. n. Yerkes and Ed
win r. Hunt have been chartered to load
phosphate rock at Port Tampa for port
north of Hatteras at 81 per ton.
The coast survey schooner Matchless,
| capt. Nlnal, is on duty on the Little ChOD-
| tank river making surveys.
The crew of the United States army en-
| giDeers' battalion tender Kearney are en-
ployed in painting their boat and getting
! her in trim to be laid up for the winter.
| The boat is lying at anchor in the harbor
i near the upper end Of the Washington Bar
| racks Park.
| The shipment of railway ties from the
Potomac to northern points has been re-
sumed, and the barge Overlook is lying
at Clifton Beach taking on a cargo.
The large steam launch India. with Capt.
Walter Posey in command, is employed in
towing vessels of the oyster carrying fleet
to and from the dredging grounds at the
mouth of the Potomac.
The sailing sloop Dart. belonging to Mr.
Edw. Clarey, which has been lying at Alex
andria. was brought to this city day Or
| two ago.
The barge Maryland, with fertilizer ma
| terial aboard has arrived and is lying off
| AleXa ndria waiting to be berthed in order
| to discharge her cargo.
The schooner Farmers Friend has arriv-
ed in port from the lower Potomac laden
with pine lumber for the local dealers
The Ethel and Ada Ballinger came into
port last night with oysters aboard for the
market here.
The two-nlasted schooner Charles Ruehl
has arrived in port with full cargo Of pine
lumber from the James river.
The barge w. II. Curtin is living al the
wharf of Stephenson Bro, unloading a
cargo of about COO tons of hard coal from
lHllauelphla.
The schooners E. L. Bowen, Sidney Jones'
Maud Muller, Col. J. Merrick Ethel, May
Brown, Oakland Gilman Dove and Father
| and Son came into port yesterday evening
and last night and unloading cargoes of
cord wood for the dealers. Nearly 500 cords
| of God We're brought in by the fleet
1 lie schooner Julia has arrived here with
a load of pine boards from Virginia lum-
Der port
| The tug Minerva brought the barge Of the
Alexandria Chemical Company, laden with
| sulphur rock from Quantico into port yes
| terday