Evening star., 1904-06-10
ON THE RIVER FRONT
LARGE SUPPLIES OF HARD COAL
COMING IN BIG BARGES.
Steam Yacht Nanhaught Sails
Muddy Water Stops Bass Fish
ing-Marine Matters.

The local dealers in coal are putting in
big supplies of hard coal in preparation for
the heavy demand during the latter part
of the summer and early fall of the house
holders who fill their bins before cold
weather begins. Hardly week passes that
several tows of coal-laden barges do not
come into port. Yesterday the Baltimore
tug Sandow brought tow of four barges.
the Ellen Jennings, Perryville, T. j. Nally
and j. w. Jennings, into port with coal
aboard from Philadelphia The four barges
brought over 2,5cO tons. They will dis
charge their cargoes at the Georgetown
and Washington wharves
Ihe supply of fresh fish on sale at the
Ilth street wharf market this morning was
excellent, over 200 packages of fish having
been received by the dealers from the fish
cries about Norfolk, and some few being
brought up from the lower Potomac.
The demand. however. was light, but ow-
ing to the cooler weather prices on many
varieties have taken a slight advance and
range as follows:
For pan rock. 10 to - cents per pound;
medium rock, 13 to 10 cents per pound ;
boiling rock, 16 to 1S cents per pound ;
white perch, large 10 to II cents per
pound; white perch, small, 80 to 40 cents
per bunch; black catfish, 10 to 90 cents
per bunch; white catfish, 20 TO p cents
per bunch; gray trout, small, So to So
per barrel: croaker. 81 to 50 per barrel;
founders, 3 to cents per pound: sturgeon,
to 10 cents per pound: blueiish, to D
cents per pound; butterfsh So to 81 per
barrel Spanish mackerel, to 10 cents per
pound; carp, 10 to 15c each; eels cents
EACH and porgies, 3 to cents each.
The receipts of crabs, clans and oysters
continue very light, while the demand for
them is excellent. Soft-shelled crabs sold
this morning at % to 30 cents per dozen
hard crabs at S1-25 to s1.5o per hundred
and CLANS at GO to 20 cents per hundred.
selling this morning a 80 cents
to 81 per bushel. The stock on hand comes
almost entirely from the lower part OF
Chesapeake bay
The steam yacht Nanhaught of Chicago,
which came into port Monday evening,
sailed yesterday it is stated for Old Point
and Norfolk. The yacht was of an odd
model for this section of the country, being
sharp at both ends, like the Potomac bug
eye.
The muddy water coming down from the
upper part of the Potomac has driven all
the bass away and for several days past
the fish have not been biting at all. About
the only fish now being caught with hook
and line are catfish, eels and few carp.
and they are very scarce The eaten OF
fish in the nets about Gunston and Mar
shall Han has been larger during the past
day of two than for several weeks past
The United States lighthouse engineers
steamer Jessamine, which has been spend
ing the past two or three days in port here,
sailed yesterday on cruise among the
lighthouses on the Potomac and on the
bay.
Mr. John Rose who has been keeper of
Wreck Point house in Chesapeake bay has
resigned, and will retire from the service at
the end of this month.
The dredging machine belonging to Mr..
Augustus Dean, which has been engaged
for several weeks past in ditchfng and
banking a large tract of marsh land near
Gunston, Va, has, 1t IS stated, completed
the work and has returned to Alexandria.
The tug George w. Pride, which has
been lying out of commission at Alex
andria for several weeks past, will re-
turn to commission at once under the
command of Capt. Walter Posey. She
will engage in general towing on the Po-
tomac.
The United States coast survey steamer
Bache, Capt. Walker which came in the
capes of the Chesapeake from the Island
of POI Rico Friday last, is lying at Nor
folk, but will it is stated, shortly return
to Baltimore to be overhauled prepara-
tory to taking up survey work on the
northern coast of the United States dur
ing the summer months.
Repairing Steamer Kent.
The steamer Kent of the Randall Line.
which has been hauled out on the marine
railway at Alexandria for overhauling of
her hull and other work to the under
water part of the vessel, was put over
board yesterday afternoon and returned
to this city She will be painted and made
ready to go into service again as soon as
possible.
The pungy VIM Villas, hailing from a
North Carolina port, whit :. last week ran
upon a stone In the James Creek canal
and sank. was yesterday taken to Alex
andria to be hauled out on the big marine
railway there for repairs to her hull
The power yacht Stranger is on the ma
r1ne railway at Reagans boat yard to
nave her hull painted and to be put in
trim for her annual cruise. The yacht
Will be upon the railway for day or two
only and Will be followed on the railway
by other pleasure craft.
The two-masted schooner George G. A.
Travers. laden with lumber from a Vir-
g1nia port, has arrived and is unloading at
the wharf foot of 18th street southwest
The schooner Ruth and Ella is loading a
large cargo of doors, SASH blinds and
building material for cottages on the lower
part of the Potomac
The schooner John f. Robinson is at
Alexandria dscharging cargo of grain
from Upper Machodoc creek
The Ella is loading a cargo of fertilizer
and the Winnie Windsor building material
at Alexandria for Colonial Beach
The schooner Murray Vandiver has been
chartered to load lumber on the Pianka-
tank river for this city at private terms.
The tug VIM. H. YerSes, jr, left port last
night for Newport News with the schooner
Star of the Sea in tow
The schooner Walter G. Irwin is lying AT
the wharf foot of K street southwest un-
loading cargo of lumber.