Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-31
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PLEASURE BOATS OVERHAULING
AT ALEXANDRIA.
Fleet Preparing for Service-Work in
Progress on Wharves-Per-
sonal and General.

The power launches Mary, Rita, Kate
and Marconi and the sailing sloop Countess
are among the pleasure craft living at
Deans boatyard, at Alexandria, which are
to receive their spring overhauling within
the next few days. The Countess which
belongs to Mr. Hugh Duffey of this city, is
to have changes made that will, it is ex-
pected, add considerably to her speed The
Countess was built at Deans last summer
for racing craft and moved exceptionally
fast The steam yacht Diana, belonging to
Gen. Crozier U. S. A, which has been at
the Alexandria boatyard since last fall
and which has been practically rebuilt will
be ready for service shortly. The yacht
was put overheard several days ago and
the work on her is being pushed rapidly to
completion. 1t is understood she will be
used for pleasure cruising on the river
The receipts of shad and herring from the
traps and gill nets in the lower part of the
river are growing larger daily and since
yesterday morning over 10000 herring and
10000 Shad have been received by the deal
ers at the wharf from all sources. The re-
ceipts of other varieties of fresh fish have
also been heavy since yesterday and bust
ness was brisk at the wholesale fish mar
ket this morning. Prices remain firm and
this morning ranged about as follows:
For mullets 10 to % cents per bunch;
Spanish mackerel at 1212 cents per pound /;
king mackerel at cents per pound; Poto-
lildC TUG SLdu, 10 ~ cents edcn, Potomac
buck shad, II cents each; North Carolina
roe shad at 40 and 40 cents each; North Car
DINA. buck shad at II to 20 cents each;
North Carolina herring, $1.25 to $1.50 per
hundred; Potomac herring, $50 per hum
dred; mud shad, 31a to cents per pound;
bluefish, II to 10 cents per pound; salmon
trout, II cents per pound; extra large white
perch, 12R cents per pound; pan rock, 10 to
II cents per pound; medium rock, II cents
per pound boiling rock, IA cents per pound;
large yellow perch, 20 to 30 cents per bunch
catfish, 10 to 40 cents per bunch; sand
perch, % to 40 cents per bunch; small yell
low perch, D to 10 cents per bunch; white
perch, large, % to 80 cents per bunch and
white perch, small, to 10 cents per bunch.
The demand for oysters in the shell was
quite brisk at the wharf this morning, the
stock on hand being ample to meet the de-
mand. Prices ranged from 40 cents to 81 90
per bushel.
| CLAIMS were also on sale at 10 cents per
hundred, and hard crabs were sold at 81 %
them.
The big wharf of Carter & Clark, at the
root OF 10th street. and used as a landing
place for cord wood, is being rebuilt. and
when completed will be the strongest
structure of it's kind on the river front In
place of the usual two-by-ten string on
which the wharf flooring is laid, heavy oak
logs of the diameter of a railway tie are
being used, and to this heavy oak flooring
is being nailed. The wharf will be COM
pleted and ready for the inspection of the
District authorities within the next few
days.
The work of dredging out the dock to be
used the site for the pier for the new
District fireboat Is going ahead rapidly
and will be completed well within the con-
tract time.
General River News.
The bark Grace Deering has been char
tered to load asphalt at Trinidad for port
north of Hatteras. She will probably bring
her cargo here. Two asphalt-laden vessels
are reported at sea bound to this city.
Mr.. Edward Whyte will shortly begin the
construction of a large power launch at hts
boathouse at the foot of 1th street for his
own use The craft will be built on speedy
lines, and is expected to be fast.
Capt. John H. Tawes, formerly master
of the Diamond Shoal lightship, but who
was transferred to the great lakes. has
assumed command of the lighthouse tender
Dahlia, at Chicago, and has put the vessel
in commission
Capt. Russell Dean of the harbor police
boat Vfgilant Is acting as harbormaster
ton. Officer Perry is acting as pilot of the
Vigilant while Mr.. Dean is attending other
duties
Mr.. Daniel Callahan, assistant general
manager of the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company at Norfolk, was in the
city yesterday on business connected with
the Ene.
Gen. George H. Harries, commanding the
District National Guard, left here with a
party this morning on the yacht Oneida for
q trip ON the river.