Evening star., 1901-09-10
PREPARATIONS IN PROGRESS FOR
NEXT YEARS ICE SUPPLY.
Contingent From Washington Will
Aid I'm the Harvest-General Intelif-
gence of HarbOr, Port and Stream.

1t is also stated that a number OF the
officials and employees of the American COM
pany here will also go north this fall to aid
in the work of cutting and storing the Ice.
Since the beginning of the summer nearly
100000 tons of Ice have been brought mere
from the Maine ice fields. - -
The list Virginia Regiment of Infantry,
numbering about 500 officers and men, VIII
leave Norfolk for this city on Friday morn
ing next on the steamer Norfolk or the
Norfolk and Washington line en- route TO
the Buffalo exposition, and the steamer
will reach here about 1880 Friday even
ing. The regiment will then march TO the
corner of 9th street and Maryland avenue,
where special train over the Pennsyi-
vania railway will be taken. The mem
bers Of the regiment have host of friends
here, who will be able to see them curing
their short stay in the city.
The Glymont mail steamer Samuel j..
Pentz made a special trip yesterday even
ing to Fort Washington for traction en-,
gine and about 600 pounds OF poWder anu
to Fort Hunt for 400 pounds of powder
The traction engine is consigned to Lieu
tenant Colonel Charles J. Allen, United
States army, chief of engineers, mere, ana
the powder is to be sent to the Du Pont
powder works in New Jersey. So strict are
the United States navigation laws regard
ing the carrying of powder on steamers
with passengers on board that the steamer
was obliged to make a special trip to the
forts with no one aboard but her crew.
Fish. Oysters and Waterme1ons.
The supply of saltwater fish from the
fisheries on the lower end of chesapeake
bay and from those on the Atlantic coast
about Virginia Beach was ample to meet all
demands this morning, the dealers at the
11th street wharf fish market having re-
ceived about thrty-five packages by the
Norfolk boat. River fish are still scarce.
Prices are slightly advanced and are: For
black bass, 10 cents per pound. spanish
mackerel, 10 to 121a cents per pound; sea
bass, cents per pound; rock, pan, to y
cents per pound; rock, boiling, l2t2 to 10
cents per pound; white perch. 3 to 10 cents
per pound;. large trout to cents per
pound; bluefsh, 5 to 9 cents per pound, !,
croaker, 3 to 4 cents per pound; porgles, %
to 35 cents each: drum, % to 80 cents each:
carp, 25 to 40 cents each; catfish and cells,
25 to 35 cents per bunch; gray trout, % 10
Sc per barrel; butterfish, to cents per
pound, and hard crabs, $3.50 to 80 per
barrel.
The demand for oysters from the beds In
the mouth of the Potomac continues good,
and the three vessels lying at 11th street
wharf with cargoes of the bivalves aboard
will be out by this evening and will sail
at once for fresh cargoes. The oysters are
selling this morning at so cents per bushel
Vessels with fresh cargoes are expected
to arrive here this evening.
There have been no arrivals of water
melon-laden craft at the oyster wharf since
Sunday, and the supply is becoming small
er, only about 5000 remaining at the wharf
this morning Prices this morning show
considerable advance, selects selling at SIP
to SIS per hundred, primes at IS per hum
dred and culls at $5 per hundred.
The longboat Lottie Carter, which was
hauled out on the marine railway at Ben
nett's boat yard for several days undergo
ing an overhauling, has been launched and
will at once be prepared for service on the
river.
Leonidas Completes Unloading.
The big United States collier Leonidas,
which has been unloading supply of soft
coal at the United States naval ordnance
foundry here. has completed her unloading
and sailed yesterday evening for Newport
News. Pilot Kendrick Of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company will pilot
her to Hampton Roads 1t Is stated she is
to make another trip here this fall.
The steamer Wakefield arrived at the
Newport News ship yard yesterday and
will be put in the dry dock early tomor-
row.
The Weems line will, it is understood,
run it's present schedule Of three trips per
week between this city and the river land
ings and Baltimore until about the first OF
the year, unless there should be unusually
severe weather before that time.
The longboat Osceola is hauled out on the
marine railway at Benefits boat yard for
a general overhauling. She will b. caulked
from stem to stern and some OF her plank
ing will be renewed.
The two-masted schooner Sidonia Curley,
with about 100000 feet of Virginia pine
lumber has arrived in port from Norfolk
for L. H. Biscoe.
dria to load general cargo for lower
river point. She will return with oysters.
The schooner ]. B. Anderson is lying at
Forsburg & Murray's wharf awaiting or
ders.
The Baltimore tug Peerless came into
port yesterday with two large barges laden
with hard coal from Perryville, Md. One
was docked at the Washington barracks
wharf
The schooner r. D. Bibbu, with LIZ
tons of ice for the American company,
came into port this morning in tow of the
tug VIM. H. Yerkes, Jr.
The schooner-ram Grace Bennett, laden
with a large cargo Of lumber and shingles
from Newbern. N. c., has arrived in port
for Johnson & Wimsatt.
Movements of Other Craft.
The bugeye George H. Bunker has sailed
for a lower Potomac port and will again
load for this market.
The schooner Pheneas w. Sprague has
arrived in Baltimore to load large cargo
of soft coal for a New England port
The bugeye Winnie Windsor will COM
plete the unloading of her cargo Of oys-
ters today and will sail for the Curriomen
bay neighborhood to load back to this port.
The schooner j. D. Bell has arrived in
lower river point for Carter & Clark.
The schooners Charles G. Endicott and
Emma F. Angel from this port have ar
rived at Newport News and will load full
cargoes Of Pocahontas coal for eastern
ports.
Barge No. 7S Of the Standard Oil Com
pany has arrived at Baltimore, light, from
this city.
The schooner Agnes, laden with cord
wood came into port yesterday evening.
consigned to the dealers on the Eastern
branch. She also brought q fishing ark in
tow from Colonial Beach.
The United States light house tender Hol-
ly has sailed for a cruise among the light
stations on the Potomac.
Capt. Thomas Todd Of the steamer Es-
telle Randall has been transferred to the
steamer Samuel ]. Pentz, with Mr.. JEFF
Posey as mate.
Mr.. George Guest purser Of the steamer
Wakefield, has been transferred to the
steamer Harry Randall in the same ca
pacity
Capt. AL. Richards and Mr. George Cook
have returned from Newport News, where
they took the steamer Wakefield.
DR.. l.. e. Rauterberg has returned from
a trip Of about three weeks in his naphfha
power launch Alert to Blackistones Island
and its vicinity. While away the Alert's
new electrical outfit was given a thorough
test and was found to work WE'LL
Successful Fall Opening.