Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29
ON THE RIVER FRONT
NEW FIN KEEL SAILING CRAFT
PUT OVERHEARD.
Partridges Reported Scarce Down River
-sunken Barge Daniel Raised
Among Freight Cruisers.

The new fin keel boat belonging to Mr..
B. c.. Tuthill. which has been lying at the
boat house of Cumberland Son at the
foot of 9th street for several days. having
her heavy iron keel put in place under the
toat. was put overheard yesterday after
noon. The launching. which was witnessed
by only few persons, was successful, the
boat taking the water gracefully. She is
now at anchor in the stream of the foot
of 9th street, and will be rugged up and
made ready for service in few days. She
is expected to be quite speedy. as she is
built on racing lines. and will be given
trial as soon as her sails and rigging are in
place. The new boat will not be equipped
with auxiliary power. but will depend on
sails entirely for motive power.
The fish market at the foot Of 18th street
southwest was but poorly supplied with
fresh fish from river and bay fisheries this
morning. Prices show some few changes.
which are as follows:
Small trout. IS per barrel: medium trout.
So to 81 per barrel: large trout. to d
cents per pound; butterfish. 81 to IS per
barrel; spot. So to 81 per barrel: founders,
to cents per pound: Spanish mackerel.
10 cents per pound; pan rock. 10 to IL
cents per pound: medium rock. ID to IA
cents per pound: boiling rock. 16 to 10
cents per pound; sturgeon, 10 cents per
pound; green pike, to 8 cents per pound;
porgies, % to % cents each; bluefish and
tailors. cents per pound; pompano. IL to
20 cents per pound: bass. IL to Is cents
per pound; white perch. 10 to IL cents per
pound; white perch, small, 20 to . cents
per bunch: catfish, large, % to 30 cents
per bunch catfish. small, g to 10 cents per
bunch; yellow perch. small. 10 to 30 cents
per bunch: mullets. 20 to % cents per
bunch; carp. Is to % cents each; cells.
cents each.
There has been heavy demand for hard
crabs in the past two or three days, and
as the supply has been small they have
advanced sharply in price This morning
they were selling at 81 to 1925 per barrel.
CLANS are also In demand and scarce.
They are selling at so to GO cents per hun
dred.
Oysters are expected to arrive here by
vessel next week.
The watermelon market on the wharf
was quite active yesterday afternoon. out
this morning business was dull. Prices
ranged from 81 to 500 per hundred. accord
ing to grade of fruit wanted.
A new gasoline power launch being built
for parties here, which has been under
construction at Deans boat yard just north
of Alexandria for two months, was launch
ed Wednesday afternoon. 1t Will De mace
ready for service as soon as possible, ana
will be used for pleasure trips on the river
Reports from the lower river counties In
Maryland and Virginia state that the out
look for hunting this fall Is very poor.
Young cartridges are very scarce and other
birds are not at all plentiful. The out
look for rabbit hunting, however, Is said
TO he good. as the Dummies seem to be more
plentiful this year than for several years
past.
General News Of Interest.
The big coal-caryying barge Chas. ].
Pugh of Philadelphia is hauled out on
marine railway at Alexandria for calking
and other repair work to her hull. 1t Is
stated when the work on her is completed
she will be taken to the lower river to load
railway ties for Philadelphia or other
northern markets.
The sailing barge Daniel. owned In Alex
andria. which was reported sunk OF Mary
land Point last week, has been raised and
arrived off Alexandria yesterday afternoon
with a cargo of wood. The injuries to the
hull of the barge are not thought to be Sc
rious
The coal pier of John R. Zimmerman &
Co.. at Alexandria, is being enlarged and
made nearly double its present size.
Mr.. John Perry Of the harbor police force
is away on his annual summer leave of alb
Sence Of ten days
Mr.. Thos. B. Garnett, purser of the
steamer Harry Randall, who has been at
New York. attending the International
yacht races, has returned to duty on his
Mr.. Mittie Grimes, who has been acting
as purser during Mr.. Garnetts absence,
has returned to duty in the general office
of the Randall line.
Capt. James Marmaduke, pilot Of the
steamer River Queen. has resigned to ac-
cept a similar position on the Baltimore
and Ohio railway transfer tug Maj. Brew
ertOn.
The three-masted schooner Josie r. Burt,
laden with about 1,0O0 tons of ices for the
American Ice Company, came into port
yesterday and Is unloading at the wharf
foot of 9th street.
The schooner Five Sisters laden with
cord wood from Aqua creek. has arrived
in port consigned to Carter & Clark.
The schooner Nora Phillips, lying at I.
w. Riley's wharf, foot of 18th street, is
unloading a cargo Of lumber from the Rap
pahannock river for Galliher & Bro.
The J. H. Lewis came into port last night
with large consignment of grain in bags
from down-river points for the dealers.
The Lerry, laden with pine wood for
Carter & Clark. has arrived here from a