Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-30
ON TIE RIVER FRONT
soUTHERLY WINDS BRING MANY
VESSELS INTO Port.
Overhauling Steam Launch Runaway
Removing Stores From the Moni-
tor Puritan-Personal and General


and last night was not pleasing to tug
boat masters, as it enabled vessels to sail
into port and no tow bills were paid. A
large feet of vessels took advantage Of the
wind to come up the river at q good speed
and to drop their anchors in the harbor
without trouble. Among the vessels that
have arrived since noon yesterday are the
Silver Star, J. p. Robinson. Perl. Uriah
Hunter, Osceola and Ella, laden with WOOD;
the John Medley. George B. Faunce, WINNIE
Windsor, Mark Stevens, Willie Clarence.
Oyster Boy and Fair American, laden with
oysters, and the J. D. Marvel and Kate
with pine lumber aboard. Most of this fleet.
with the exception of the oyster.iaoen yes
sells, are lying at anchor in the stream.
waiting an opportunity TO oertn ana u'iioao
their cargOeS. e..
There was a fairly good demand Tor
fresh fish of all kinds on sale at the lin
street wharf wholesale fish market TINS
morning. Prices are n a an ra,, ran1 large
trout, 4c. to sc. per pound; tailors. small
&c. to 4c per pound; green pike, &c. 10 &c.
per pound; black bass. 1Oc. to l2hac. per
pound; founders, &C. per pouno' pan pan rocn.
Sc Der pound: medium rock, l2c. per
pound; boiling rock, 14c to 1oc per pouno q,
carp. &C. per pound; small trout. ~ to -
per Darrell butter fish, 81 to - per Darrel.
catfish, Csc. to 35c. per bunch: large gray
~.
erel 121ac. to 15c. per pound; large wniee
perch. 1Oc to 12c. per pound; small white
perch, 25c to 30c. bunch; cells, &C. each, ana
carp, 2Oc. to soc. each.
The arrival since Yesterday of big feet
of oyster-laden vessels at the oyster dock
has made business brisk at the 18th street
wharf The bivalves sold this morning at
prices ranging from SOC. to roc per oushel:
The bulk of the stock on mana cohslsts VI
the medium grades. .
Crabs are on sale in fairly large quantl-
ties and they are in good demand. Prices
for them range from 81 to - per BARREL
according to size.
The large power launch Runaway. owned
by Mr. Joseph Moore Of Alexandria. which
was recently Withdrawn from the route pc
tween Alexandria and the United states
naval ordnance foundry. Is receiving thor
ough overhauling and is being made ready
for hunting and fishing trips on the river
this fall The Runaway is lying at Alex
andria.
which were aboard the monitor Puritan
at anchor in the harbor, were yesterday
transferred to the United states naval tug
Rocket and taken to the navy yard. 1t is
stated that the removal of the stores mean
that the vessel will shortly be turned over
to the Naval Battalion, D. G. N. G. The
yacht Oneida and the old wooden ship Fern
are still under the control of the naval bat
TALON and are lying at the wharf foot OF N
street.
The power launch Riverside. belonging to
DR.. Bliss, was out on the river yesterday
afternoon having her machinery limbered
up, and being made ready for active service.
News Notes Of the Harbor.
The fattie Mary Elvis was hauled out on
the marine railway at Benefits boat yard
yesterday morning for caulking and repair
work, preparatory to sailing for the lower
river to engage In the oyster running trade.
She will be out of service for a day or two.
The pungy James H. Beach. which is
hauled out on the marine railway at the
Alexandria ship yard, will undergo extern
sive repairs to her hull. All unsOund tim
bers are to be removed and replaced with
new wood. AS stated. the vessel will en-
gage in the oyster trade from the lower
river to this city,
The tides in the river for the past two or
three days have been unusually full, caused
morning the water nearly covered the old
wall of the Potomac Park and submerged
the low ground along its edge.
1t Is stated that the water in the upper
Potomac is very low and as a consequence
the Chesapea and Ohio canal, which is
fed by the river. cannot be kept full Of
water and the canal boats coming down
that waterway cannot be kept loaded to
their capacity.
The Philadelphia tug Peerless left port
Yesterday afternoon with the barges Will
lam Curtin, for Petersburg, and the Laura
V. Groves, for Norfolk. AT Fort Wash
lnRIOn the Tug pCkeu Tic Ddl &c CApCll-
nlent and will take it to Petersburg. These
harges will all load lumber for Baltimore
and Philadelphia.
1t is stated that the canning factories on
the Coan and Yeocomico rivers and on
Nomini creek in the northern neck of Vir-
glnia have been unable to obtain a full
supply of tomatoes this season, the wet
summer having ruined the crop. The out
put of the factories this year will be small
err than usual and higher prices are pre-
dcted.
The ram schooner J. Dallas Marvel, laden
with a cargo of lumber and shingles from
North Carolina. arrived in port yesterday
afternoon consigned to the dealers.
Capt E. s. Randall, who has been on
| business trip to New York. returned home
yesterday evening.
Capt Joseph Smith of the Weems Line
steamer Northumberland, running be-
tween this city and Baltimore has re-
sumed command Of his steamer after va
cation of several days at Atlantic City.
Mr.. George Greason, steward of the Ran
dali Line steamer Wakefield. who has been
spending a vacation at Atlantic City and
on visit to New York and Albany, has re-
turned home.
The schooner Clarence H. Venner, now
unloading a cargo of Ice, has, as stated,
been chartered to load coal at Baltimore
for Boston at So cents per ton.