Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-10
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PREPARING NEW TUG DALLIs
FOR SERVICE IN ICE.
Rebuilding Wharf at Fort Washington
-overhauling River Line Steamers
General Matters.

The new tug DaIfis, which was built at
Alexandra last summer for Judge ]. d.
Yoeman. and which has been In commission
about two months, will be kept in service
throughout the winter on the route between
this city and Judge Yoeman's farm at High
Point, Fairfax county, Va. An ice ptow Is
In process Of building at Deans boat yard.
at Alexandra, and will soon be ready to
put In position on the boat. A new type
Of propeller has also been received by Cap
tain Jones for the Dallas
There was a fair demand for fresh fish
of all kinds at the 18th street oyster wharf
this morning, but the receipts from all
sources were but light. Prices show but
are as follows: For Potomac black bass
10c. to 12c. per pound: North Carolina black
bass. &c. to &C. per pound; Spanish mackerel,
12c. per pound; pan rock. 1Oc- to lie. per
boiling rock, 1Sc to zoe. per pound; salmon
trout. &c. to &c. per pound; sheepshead, &c
to 1Oc. per pound; bluefish and tailors. &c.
to Sc. per pound: founders &c. to &C. per
white perch. 1Oc. to 12c. per pound; white
perch. small. 2Oc. to 30c. per bunch: cat
fish, large, Zoe. to 35c. per bunch; catfish,
small, loo. to 15c. per bunch; hickory jacks.
10c. to SOC. each: carp. 15c. to 40c. each;
cells, DC each; Florida roe shad, SOC. each;
buck shad Soc each, and herring, Sc. each
The cold weather has made the demand
for oysters quite good, and the supply at
were no arrivals of oyster-laden boats yes
terday, but several vessels are looked for
today. Prices range from Coo. to Toe. for
small stock, up to $3.50 per bushel for Sc
lected stock. 4 a.
Ducks Of all kinds are In demand, but
are quite scarce. Prices are about the
same as those quoted yesterday. and range
from DOC. to IS per pair, according to Kind
Of duck wanted.
OF General Interest.
The cold weather of the past two days
has caused the heaviest ice Of the season
to form on the river. This morning 1T was
frozen from shore to shore, the ice in the
channel being about an inch thick, and on
the flats two inches or more. The moving
steamers soon broke up-the ice In the chan
mel, but on the fats It Is hard and firm.
A pile driver Is at work at the United
States army engineers wharf. at Fort
Washington Md, rebuilding that structure.
siderable planking will be put down. The
wharf Is to be put In thorough order.
The ferry line steamer Belle Haven was
or her route yesterday to prepare for her
annual inspection by the officers Of the
United States steamboat inspection service.
The boiler work on the excursion steamer
Samuel J. Pentz has been completed, and
she is lying at her wharf awaiting the COM
pletiUu u d new SUZUKI StdCh.. AS SOOu dS
the big stack is completed It will be placed
in position.
The work Of scaldfng the boiler tubes of
the steamer Wakefield Is being pushed and
the steamer will be replaced on her route
as soon as possible in order to relieve the
steamer Harry Randall, which is to be
practically rebuilt.
A large barge Is lying at the wharf Of
VIM. A. Smoct & Co., at Alexandria, I'M
loading a cargo of sand for the Old Do
minfOn glass bottle works.
The schooner Mary Lee Patton has about
completed the unloading of her cargo Of
pine lumber at the wharf of johnson &
Wimsatt, and will go to Baltimore or Nor
folk for a cargo.
The schooner Sidonia Curley has gone to
Occoquan to loau a large cargo OF cord
wood for this city.
The schooner J.. B. Anderson Is In port
with a cargo Of Virginia pine lumber for
the dealers. .-;-..-
The oyster boats Ella Hill. B. H Lam
bert and Ada. Ballenger are lying at the
King street dock at Alexandra, with car
goes Of Potomac river oysters aboard.