Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-19
ALONG TNE sRIvER FRONT
SUPPLY Of ICE AMPLE TO MEET
DEMANDS.
Quotations at the Fish Market-Sev-
enty Thou and Melon. Received
at thel Wharf.

at thet Wharf.
There is believed to be but little danger
Of another shortage in the ice supply OF
the city this season, as the ice houses have
plentiful SUPPLY ION hand and several
large vessels are at the wharves unloading.
Yesterday the schooner Merom, which
sailed from Bath August with 1,012 tons
Of ice, was brought into port by the tug
William H. Ykes, jr., and the big schooner
John W. Elwell, with 1,602 tons, is reported
to be in the river bound up. She also sailed
from Bath August Z. The Bayard Barnes,
with LISA tons, is due at the capes as is
the schooner Charles Il. Schulz, bota nav
Ing sailed from the Maine ice fields August
g. These vessels are all consigned to the
American Ice Company except the Schulz,
which goes to the Purity Company.
The supply of bay and sea hsh received
by the dealers at the wharf this morning
from the fisheries about Virginia Beacn aao
Old Point was not large, the NorIoik ME
steamer having brought up but oo PACK
ages. OF river fish but two or three parrels
have been received since Saturday Ine
demand this morning was fair and prices
were: Gray trout, So per parrel' butter
fish. 81 to III per barrel; bluehsh' &C. per
pound; mackerel, 12ac. per pound' roch,
boiling, to 12c. per pound; rock. pan, 70
SC. per pound; white perch, to 15c. per
pound; sturgeon, to 10c. per pound, cat
fish, 70 to SOc. per bunch; eels, 20 10 ooG:
per bunch, and porges, carp and drum' 10
to SOC. each. Hard crabs are in demand
and are bringing 81 to $1.5O per barrel.
There was a full supply Of watermelons
from Virginia and Maryland points on sale
at the oyster wharf this morning. This
morning there were on hand about iO,ooO
melons of all grades, and prices were
somewhat lower than last week selects
selling at $12 to SIS: primes, 81 to ~, ana
hJ
Quantities of Virginia granite, from the
quarries the Alexandria county size or
the river opposite Georgetown, are oelns
shipped to various points for building pur.
poses. Saturday the tug Minerva toWed
to Alexandria two ~scows laden with large
blocks Of the stone, and at the wharI OF
VIM. A. Smoot & Co. they We're placed on
fiat cars for shipment on the Southern
railway.
The new plant of the Old Dominion glass
works, on the river front above Alex
andria, will begin operations September 8.
large vessel laden with sand from the
Severn river, Maryland, Is loading for the
new company. 1t is stated wharf Will
shortly be built in front of the property of
the company near the old canal.
Matters of General Interest.
The longboat Kate Miller, belonging to
Messrs. Carter & Clark, has been iaunched
from the marine railway at Burnetts boat
yard, having been given thorough over
hauling. She will at once go into commits
sion, and will sail for a river point to load
cord wood for the market.
Quantities of tobacco in hogsheads are
now being brought, to Alexandria from the
river countie6- of Maryland and Virginia
for shipment to the tobacco warehouses IN
Baltimore. On her last trip the steamer
Kent brought up about twenty h"gsheads,
and Saturday the little steamer Harry
Loder, from Pennington, Md. and Piscat-
away creek. brought about ten hossheads
,.,~l14~ cd hv
John Miller is on the marine railway at the
boat yard foot Of 18th street to have her
hull examined and caulked. Other repair
work is to be- done, to the machine, and 1t
will be several days before she Is ready 10
go into service.
The Oar Department officials are ship
ping large quantities of supplies OF all
kinds to Fort, Washington and Fort Hunt
the steamer Estelle Randall took to the
forts about fifty bags of sugar and large
quantity Of clothing and other supplies.
The work of supplying the light station
coal and wood Tor CONSUMPTION during the
winter is still going on. The tender Holly
left Baltimore Saturday with her second
load Of fuel for distribution, and the serv-
ing of the stations will continue until each
has a full supply.
The large flattie belonging to Mr.. Henry
Thomfordt took a large pleasure party out
on the river Saturday evening.
has been hauled out on the small marine
railway at Alexandria for general repairs,
was put overheard Saturday and brought
up to this city.
60 of soft coal at Georgetown, has arrived
at Boston, her port Of destination.
The longboat Lottie Carter Is to be hauled
out on the marine railway at Benefits
stern.
The Passing Craft
The four-masted schooner Edith G. Fol-
well Is anchored off Alexandria. She is
supposed to have asphaltum on board.
The two-masted schooner Murray Van
diver, with a cargo Of about $4,000 feet OF
Virginia pine boards, has arrived for T.
r. Riley & Co.. and will discharge cargo
at the wharf foot Of o street southwest
loaded her cargo of lumber, has sailed for
a lower river port and will reload.
The Mary A. Shea arrived in port yes
terday evening with a full cargo Of pine
wood for Carter Il Clark.
The bugeye Endeavor Is at Alexandra
and will there load a cargo Of general sup
plies for a river point
The schooner Magic, with a cargo of
about $4,000 shingles from Newbern, N.
c., is in port for Johnson & Wimsatt.
The schooner Alice Holbrook, with a
cargo Of about Loo tons Of soft coal from
the Winship- Meredith piers at Georgetown,
has sailed for Boston.
The tug General G. Mott. with two light
barges in tow, sailed for Norfolk Satur-
day evening.
The schooner R. and T. Hargraves, with
a cargo of coal from Georgetown, has ar
rived at Boston. her destination.
The schooner Sidney Jones and the long
boat Mary Frances are in port with full
cargoes of cord wood for the dealers here
The schooner Mary, having unloaded her
cargo of lumber. has sailed for Norfolk
and will there load.
The schooner Carrie c. Pinto laden with
10000 feet Of Virginia pine lumber for
johnson Wimsatt, has arrived in port
and is discharging her cargo.
The Lady Shelton, having on board a
cargo of cord wood. arrived in port Sat-
urday evening.
The Lily May has completed the UNI
loading Of her cargo of wood and has
sailed for q river point to reload
The bugeye Navahoe. having loaded a
miscellaneous cargo at Alexandria, has
sailed.
the lower Potomac and will load back to
this port. iE sd
coa,il1srED TO JAIL.