Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-29
ON THE RIVER FRONT
TUG KENT MAKES HER FIRST
VISIT TO WASHINGTON.
Tug Peerless Changes OwnersNSteam
Launches Undergo Annual In
spection-other Marine Matters.

The tug Gilmore A. Kent pair her first
visit to the Potomac day or two ago to
take a tow Of light coal barges to Norfolk.
The Kent Is able looking little steamer
of eighty-seven tons burden and halls from
Philadelphia, where she was built In 1877.
She is a steel hulied boat, seventy eight feet
long, and Is owned by parties at George
town, s. c.
The sea-going tug Peerless, well known
on the Potomac, has recently been pur-
chased from Revelle & Company of Charles
ton, s. c., by Dempsey & Sons, barge
owners Of Philadelphia, who will use her
for towing the firms barges on the Ches-
apeake and it's tributaries and outside when
necessary. The Peerless was built in Balti-
more in 1899 for the barge towing business,
but about a year ago was sold south and
since that time she has not been In this
vicinity. 1t is probable she will now pay
frequent visits here with the Dempsey
barges in tow.
There was an ample supply of all kinds
of fresh fish with the exception of shad
on sale at the wholesale market on the
fish wharf this morning and the demand
was heavy. Large quantities of herring
are being caught by the nets in the river,
and between 100000 and 100000 have been
received by the dealers here in the past
twenty-four hours. The receipts of shad
will amount to less than $500 Prices con-
follows: For pan rock, 10 cents per pound;
medium rock, II to Is cents per pound;
boiling rock, 1S to 20 cents per pound;
white perch, large. 10 to II cents per pound;
carp, 4 to cents per pound; river mullets,
Is to 20 cents per bunch; black catfish, 20
to Is cents per bunch; white catfish, 70 to
40 cents per BUNCH; sand perch, 25 to 30
cents per bunch; roe shad, 40 to As cents
each; bucks, 20 to % cents each; herring,
81 to $3.50 per thousand; small yellow perch,
10 to Is cents per bunch; large yellow perch,
% to 35 cents per bunch; salmon trout, y
cents per pound; gray trout, $50 to 81 per
barrel; croaker cents per pound, and
founders, 5 to cents per pound; salmon
trout, SC. per pound.
The supply of oysters in the shell at the
wharf was light this morning, but the de-
mand was fair. Prices range from As to
55 cents per bushel.
The steam launch Doc. Reh, belonging
to Dr. Reh, and the Teaser. belonging to
Geo. Weber and others. underwent their an
nual inspection by the United States steam
boat inspection authorities this morning at
the harbormaster's wharf. Inspector Chas.
F. Wright made the examination as to hull
and equipment and Inspector Edw. F.
White conducted the boiler tests. The in
spection was a satisfactory one.
The big tug Sandow Of Baltimore
brought five loaded barges, the w. Z. Cur
tin Florence E. McNaughton, Edw Fay,
Ann Thompson and the Kate l. Brady into
port Wednesday. The barges are all laden
with hard coal and their cargoes will
amount to about 1000 tons in the aggregate.
The power sioop Rosalie, which has been
equipped with a gasoline engine. has been
put overheard at Reagan's railway, ready
for service The launch belonging to Mr.
Nicholson was hauled out on the railway
to be fitted with new wheel and Launched
again.
General News Of Port.
The tug building for Mr.. John Miller OF
this city for use the river In this vicin-
ity was 1t Is stated, launched at the boat
building yard of NJ. NJ Davis at Solomon's
Island, Nd, yesterday. She will be fitted
with her machinery and will be brought
here as soon as possible
The large tug building at the same yard
for the Potomac Dredging Company of this
city is now in frame and the sheathins Of
her hull is being pushed rapidly She will
be ready for delivery about the end of
next month.
IS Several barges belonging to the National
Sand Dredging Company of this city are
at Deane's boat yard to be rebuilt and
made ready for use on the river during
the coming busy season, when the demand
for sand and gravel is heavy in this city.
Numbers Of wild ducks are yet to be
seen on the river between this city and
Alexandria. Yesterday afternoon bunch
numbering hundred or more birds We're
seen by the passengers on the ferry steam
err George Washington. The ducks, with
the exception of few crippled ones, are
usually all gone from this vicinity long be-
fore the middle of April.
Painters are aboard the Wakefield at the
Randall line wharf repainting and decor
ating the steamer for her summer work.
The heavy rains of the past day or two
have greatly interfered with the work on
the outside of the boat.
The United States fish commission steam
er Fisk Hawk, Capt. Jas. A. Smith, has
sailed from Baltimore for Gloucester, N. J.,
on the Delaware river. where she will take
up the work of propagating shad by arti-
fetal means.
The schooner Emily, lying at the wharf
foot OF 1874 street southwest, Ii discharg-
ing cargo of lumber from a river point
The schooner Chas Fallon. with pine
laths from North Carolina, has arrived and
is unloading her cargo.
The schooners George c. A. Travers and
the C. c. Wheeler are unloading ca~goes
at the wharf foot of 18th street south
west.
The schooner Janet is in port with cargo
Of lumber from Norfolk.
The steamer Lily and Howard and the
schooner Clara Coward have arrived IN port