The Portland daily press., 1900-03-22
HARBOR NOTES.
Items ofIntersss Picked Up Along Eng
water Front.

The weather along the water front sec
sion OF the city yesterday was rather dis
agreeable. = regular March day being ex-
perienoed. The piercing wind which blew
In from the harbor was blast that was
emphafloally felt all along the street and
down around the whaFvss. On Tuesday
. good sized number Of people went 10
the wharvss to enjoy the springIike air,
but yesterday there were very few. Seated
in his big reclining chair and huddled mp
near the stove, Mr.. James II. Mcdonald,
the popular nsh dealer, at his cosy office
at the head OF Commercial wharf, oom-
mented In an interesting manner on the
condition OF the fish market which has
been expt rlenced during the winter. and
also discussed the outlook for the spring
and approaching summer season. "We
have been very busy right along." said
Mr.. Mcdonald, ''and have no reason to
complain OF our lot. Fish of all kinds
has been brought to this port In large
numbers all winter and the trade all
around VIII surely compare most favor
ably with the record OF past years. Some
two months ago there was Q scarcity Of
haddook but this was soon met ahd
every thing then went along a. well as
usual. To be sure we have had some
pretty tough storms since last fall, but
they have been no worse than usual for
the winter ssss1n. The rain storms have
been by far tie most severe while the
snow storms have not been ss rough 40
last winter and the winter before. The
fishermen in their trips to Gloucester and
the ether ports along the ooast have been
delayed very little and as q result there
has not been much let-up In the condi-
tion OF the market. But what Of the out
look for spring aud SUMMER answer
that 10 is all right All OF the dealers are
making great preparations for o busy
time Of 1t and don't think that We will
be disappoiL ted In these expectations. A
few days ago the work Of getting ths
smaller boats In readiness was begun and
all Of this class of craft will within few
weeks be making their trips"
Times In the ocean stesm line have
been busy this week. Particularly true ID
this regarding the arrival and disposition
Of the large number of cattle brought to
this port from Canada and points
throughout the west. Tuesday and yester-
day were about the banner days of the
seaeon In the number Of cattle brought
in on the cars. These cars wers lined up
ON the tracks on Commercial street aud
the row extended from ths Grand Trunk
depot to as far as the Custom House as
the corner of Pearl street. The shifting
locomotives Of the road puffed mp and
down the street all of ths afternoon, pull
ing ont the cars Of live stock and switch
ing them from the main tracks to the
tracks running down to the wharves where
the steamer Roman OF the Dominion line
was tied up. Late In the afternoon or
early 10 the evening the last car was IN
loaded and this morning the Roman will
sail away for Liverpool. Numbers of
sightseers are always attracted to the
va. / 81 the Grand Trunk whenever these
cattle ara brought to this city. Monday
afternoon one OF the best known clergy.
men In the city spent much Of the after
noon at the sheds watching the interest
ing and successful performance Of the
catttemen,
In addition to the Roman the A Assyrian
Of the Leyland line win also sail this
morning, going to Antwerp. Next week
will he a notable one in steamship circles
for all OF the companies, with the excep-
ton of the Elder Dsmpster. will have
boats arriving at this port.
Captain Sennett has sold his schooner,
The Rising Billows, to the Rockland
Fresh Fish company. The Billows was
built at Harpswell in '67 and has net
tonnage OF 1910.
TbeEsteamer Governor Dingley which
arrived early yesterday morning, left In
the afternoon for New York. The Cum
bsrland which came In from st. John 10
the morning. proceeded on her way to
Boston In the afternoon.