The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-21
CITY INTEL LICE n q II.
OUR RIVER FRONT.

The Appearance of the Delaware Wharves-
The Arrival Of ce-Oysters-Merch
men and steamers.
our Delaware wharves now present quite a lively
appearance in all departments OF river and ocean
trade The fruit and fish markets are in the height
of their season, and produce OF all kinds IS now
coming in briskly. At Dock street wharf peaches
in any quantity can be found, and also corn, new
potatoes, berries, tomatoes, apples, squashes, GU
cumbers, and numerous other articles. Tomatoes
appear to be the most pentiful at present. AT Pier
u South Wharves, Immediately above Dock street
wharf, the soop River Belle is unloading large
cargo OF tom atoes, onions apples, and watermeons
and on the opposite side Of the same pier another
soop and lighter have just arrived, loaded entirely
Several dshing boats a so lie at Dock street. Some
of these have loads OF habut from the down river
fisheries, and this morning the boat hands were busy
chopping off the heads of these river sharks, ripping
them open and removing the lntestines, previous to
exposure for sale in the markets. Large piles OF the
headless bodies were on the wharf, and another pile
OF the unsighy heads lay on the boat-deck ready to
be taken away by whoever might want them.
The wharves OF the Philadelphia oyster Company
Pier No. Is South Wharves, are now being eXten-
sively repaired and the several Olces thereon are
being rehtted in assperior manner. At this wharf
there is quite shoa of oyster boats notwithstand-
Dg the fact that the months without the 'R" are not
favorable to the trade. dozen or more boats are
collected at this wharf, all fully loaded with oysters
The commercial carrying business is prosperous
The steamer Norman OF the Norman outside line for
Boston is loading at Pine street wharf, and will sail
on Saturday next. The steamer j. w. Evermau is
two or three piers above the Norman, loading for
Charleston, South Carolina, and will sail Friday
Two large merchantmen at Pier No. south, which
is lust above Walnut street, have lately arrived from
foreign ports and have discharged cargo OF
foreign products, and will Immediately load of
American exports The wharves of the Camden and
Amboy Company are full Of merchandise, as usual.
OF the various packet boats, one is in port for the
Pro vdence and Boston Packet Line, the Whrlwind,
little black boat, and two for the Washington and
Richmond Line.
The propeller John G. Shriver of Baltimore, via
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is loading at
Pier No. d and will sail at O'Clock The Whining
ton daily packets are loading as usual, and their
Cargos exposed on the wharf embrace iron. paper,
carriage springs beer barrels, ETC., etc. The An
tn racite and the Tacony, two boats of the Swift
line to New York. are at present at the wharves
of the company The boats OF the daily New York
Express Line are at Pier No. 2, and the propeller
Grant of the Albany and Troy Steam Line, via
Delaware and Raritan Canal, has just discharged q
miscellaneous cargo of cut marble mantels hard
ware, etc.
The Z. A. Burhard, sailing vessel, is lying loaded
at Lombard street wharf, which wharf is filed with
crude sugar in hogsheads. AT the adjoining wharf
is the Southern Cross. The propeller Experiment
is between Walnut and Spruce street, dlscharging
large cargo of oil of vitrol in carboys brought from
the Tacony ChemicalWorks. The name OF the carry
ing vessel is certainly appropriate to its cargo.