Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-26
ON THE RIVER FRONT
TUG JUNO TO BE REBUILT FOR
RIVER SERVICE.
Work at Local Boat Yards-Excursion
Season Drawing to Close
General News.


she is owned. In a few days. The tug Is to
have a new hull and her house will also
be put in good order The boiler and engine
of the tug were put in her a short time be-
fore she was laid up, and are new. The tug
when again ready for service Is to be used
for general towing on the Potomac river
and on Chesapeake bay. With but few ex-
ceptions the tugs on Chesapeake bay and
the Potomac have been under charter this
summer for special work, and this has
caused a shortage in the towboats engaged
in general towing. This fact, 1t is stated.
has caused the ow:.ars Of the Juno to have
her rebuilt. She will not be ready for serv-
ice until some time in tie early spring.
The intensely warm weather OF the past
two or three days has had a depressing
effect on the fish market at the wharf, and
this morning business was quite dull there.
bluefsh were good. over So barrels having
been received by the dealers from all
sources. River fish are very scarce and
the demand for them is good. Prices show
some changes. and are as follows:
Small trout, 81 to s. per barrel; medium
trout. 31ac. to 4c. per pound; large trout,
412c. to sc. per pound: butterfiSh 81 to 80
per barrel; spot. s. to 81 per barrel; found
ers, &c. to &C. per pound; Spanish mackerel,
1Sc. to 2Oc. per pound; pan rock, 10c. to 12c.
per pound: medium rock. 13c. to lac. per
pound; boiling rock. lie. to 1Sc per pound;
sturgeon, lOc. per pound; green pike, &c. to
Sc per pound; porgies. 2oc. to 25c. each;
bluehsh and tailors. &c. to &c. per pound;
pompano. 1Sc. to 20c per pound; bass. 12c.
to l5c. per pound; white perch. 10c. to
12c. per pound; white perch. small, zoe. to
25c. per bunch; catfish large. 25c. to soc.
per bunch; catfish. small &c. to 1Oc. per
bunch; yellow perch. small. 1Oc. to soc. per
bunch: mullets. 2Oc. to 25c. per bunch; carp,
l5c. to 2oc. each: cells. &c. each.
Crabs are coming to market from the
lower Potomac in small quantities, and are
In good demand: Prices for them range
from $50 to 81 per barrel CLANS are
scarce. and are selling at 45c. to soc. per
hundred Oysters are on sale at the wharf.
but the demand is quite light.
While the hot weather has had de-
pressing effect on the fish market 1t has in
creased the demand for watermelons, and
the market on the 18th street wharf was
a busy place this morning. Since yester-
day four vessels with melons from south
ern Virginia aboard nave come into port
and about 10000 were on sale this morning.
Prices this morning were steady, selects
selling at $1S to 800 per hundred; primes,
$12 to $15 per hundred, and culls as low as
81 per hundred.
The longboat Mary Ann Shea is hauled
out on the marine railway at Benefits boat
yard for attention to hull a..d for other re-
pair work. The tug Baby, which was on
the railway early in the week for repairs
service.
The schooner Mary Francis is on the ma
rlne railway at the Alexandria shipyar for
caulking and for a general orerhauling
A large stone-carrying barge belonging to
Mr. James McCuen is aiso hauled out on
the Alexandria railway for general repairs
Dean & Son at Alexandria have several
large sand-carrying bargcs at that boat
yard for general repair work. They also
have contracts for the building Of several
new scowS for Washington PARTIES during
the coming fall.
Excursion Season Closes.
The excursion season at Colonial Beach
will end September IA, and at most of The
other resorts it will end about the same
time. Already travel has set toward this
city, and the steamers from the river re-
sorts bring up full passenger lists each
trip.
The power launch Olga, with her owners,
the Messrs. Forsberg aboard, was out for
a sail on the river last night
The powerful lights aboard the launch
Alec Vapor. lying at Forsberg & Murray's
wharf, attract much attention nightly.
The launch, though a small craft is bril-
liantly illuminated by new system of
using acetylene gas for lighting vessels.
and powerful Searchhght using the gas is
in operation nightly.
The tug Minerva yesterday brought
tow of watermelon-laden boats into port for
the local market
The schooner Mcclure has arrived with
cargo of cord wood for parties in George
town. She will complete unloading and
will sail today.
The pungy Dove is unloading a cargo of
cord wood at the wharf of Aitcheson &
Bro. at Alexandria.
The Frank Bateman. Maggie Pearl and
Minerva have arrived in port with cargoes
of cord wood for the dealers
The barge Chickahominy is lying at Som
erset Beach wharf loading a cargo Of rail-
way ties for Philadelphia.
The large power yacht Diana, belonging
to Mr.. Harry Norment of this city, is at
Georgetown. being overhauled and painted
in preparation for cruises on the river
when her owner returns to this city
The new wharf of Mr.. John Miller, near
the Long bridge at the foot of I31h street
southwest. is rapidly nearing completion
and will be ready for use in a few days
This is the third new wharf that has been
built on the river front this summer The
others were the Naval Battalion wharf and
that built for the new morgue.
The four-masted schooner independent.
loaded with about 500 tons of Ice for the
American Ice Company, is In port, dis
charging her cargo.
The schooner Emily H. Nailor, reported
loaded with plaster. has a cargo Of broken
stone aboard from New York for the
Washington barracks improvements.
The schooner Russell, with a cargo under
deck, came into port this morning
The longboat Osceola Is lying at the
lumber wharf at the foot of L street I'M
loading a cargo of railway ties
The schooner r. Mason came into port
yesterday afternoon with a cargo Of pine
wood from river point for the dealers
She Is at anchor In the stream.