Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
AN INCREASED DEMAND FOR vIR-
GINIA PINEsLUMBER.
Additional Faciltties In Prospect fol
Supplying Market--The Freight
HandleTs-RersOnal.

Il uc VI tHc Hills III Ine neg VI
Nomini, Maddox and Monroe creeks. A
greater part Of this wood comes to the
market here. though some little goes to
Baltimore, and still smaller quantity to
Fredericksburg. 1t is stated that several
new mills will be built in Westmoreland
county during the winter to meet the pros
pective demand in the spring In the past
seven or eight months an average Of from
seven to eight undertaken vessels have
arrived here for the local dealers each week.
There was very small supply Of both
bay and river fish at the wharf this morn
ing. the Norfolk line steamer having
about Norfolk and Old Point for the local
dealers, and the river line boats brought
fifteen barrels from the lower river last
night. -Four Packages of fish from the JeH-
Prices this morning were: For jumping
mullets, to cents per pound; bass, 9 to
cents per pound; spotted trout, to
cents per pound; blue pike. cents per
pound; green pike, 6 to cents per rouno;
carp, cents per pound: paddock, cents
per pound; smells, cents per pound: cod
fish, to e cents per pound; bluetish, 10
cents per pound; sheepshead, cents per
pound; yellow perch. 3 to 20 cents per
bunch; catfish. 10 to 20 cents per bunch, and
river mullets, Is cents per bunch. Some few
buck shad from the Florida coast have been
received, and are selling at % to 35 cents
each.
The oyster market at the 18th street
wharf this morning was extremely dull,
the wharf being almost deserted except for
the vessel owners waiting purchasers ana
the wagon drivers. Since yesterday only
two boats have arrived with cargoes Of the
bivalves. the Avalon, with about 800 bushels
from the Blackstone Island neighborhood,
and the Edna and Nellie, with about go
bushels. The stock on hand at the. wharf
continues very large. the twenty-nin yes
sells lying there having about 1900 bushels
on board. Prices this morning were the
same as yesterday. ranging from As to %
cents per bushel for the small oysters and
from 60 to 80 cents per bushel for the
larger ones.
During the eight months from April to
December of last year seventy-six large
schooners laden with Ice arrived at this
port for one ice company. These vessels
brought in all about Loo tons of tee for
home consumption, and the greater part OF
it has been used, there being only lew
thousand tons now in the ice houses along
the wharves to supply the demand until the
warm weather comes again. The larger
number of these schooners, when they as
charged here, went to Baltimore or Nor
folk for cargoes Of coal for a New England
pert.
Passing Inward and Outward.
The tug Stella has arrived in port with
loaded oil barge for the Standard Oil Com
pany works here.
The schooner Gilman Dove, which had
been anchored off Alexandria all yester-
day, came into port last night. She brings
a cargo of cordwood for Carter & Clark
The Seabelle, Lottie Thomas and Sarah
A. Gwythie have all sailed for the lower
river to load oysters for this market.
The pungy James H. Beach, Capt. Davis.
has arrived at Alexandra with cargo of
oysters for the Dealers of that city.
The steamer Lily and Howard is in port
with a cargo of cordwood for Carter &
Clark.
The United States revenue cutter Window
is cruising on Chesapeake bay and is eX-
pected to visit the Potomac river before re-
turning to Baltimore.
The steamer E. James Tull has arrived
in the James Creek canal with cargo Of
cordwood from the Aqua creek neighbor-
hood.
The United States light house tender Hol-
ly has sailed from Baltimore on cruise
among the light houses on the bay and Po-
tornac river.
The S. H. Roberts, having completed the
discharging of her cargo of oysters, has
sailed for the oyster beds in the lower river
The schooner A. H. Quinby is at Wake
field loading a cargo of Virginia pine lum-
Der for the local dealers
The steamer Harry Randall had fairly
large cargo from the lower river for the
local commission men on her trip yesterday
evening.
The schooner Leonard is in Dividing
creek, just below Smiths Point, loading a
cargo Of pine lumber for H. L. Biscoe &
Co.
The schooner John A. Dixon having fin
ished discharging her cargo of lumber, has
sailed for Norfolk.
The Julia and Annie. having completed
the unloading Of her. cargo Of hay and
straw at the Fort Washington wharf, has
sailed for river point and it Is under
stood will load cord wood for this port.
The three-masted ram Grace Bennett has
finished unloading her cargo Of shingles and
has sailed for Norfolk to load lumber for
Baltimore.
1t is expected that the schooner ]. B.
Coyle, now discharging. cargo of asphalt
here, will get out early next week and
will go to Baltimore for cargo.
The tugboat Harry and Charley will fin
ish unloading her cargo Of wood today and
will sail for river landing to reload wood
for this port.
The sand digger belonging to Mr.. Louis
Smoot is now working on the edge Of the
channel near Motley Hall. Several scow
loads of sand are brought to this city from
the digger every day by the tug Rosalie.
Mr. Arthur Rauterberg will have the
| mast taken out Of his sloop Greyhound and
she will be dismantled until the spring.
Commodore Sutton and the harbor police
| offlciaIs were in hopes that the new boiler
for the harbor tug Vig1lant would have
been ready before this. but the boiler is not
| yet here and no date for Its delivery has
| been fixed.
The naval tug Triton is daily taking guns
| Of ali sizes from the ordnance foundry here
| to indian Head to be tested.
The handsome saloon furniture of the
steamer Harry Randall Is being reuphol-
| stered and overhauled The upholstered
furniture of the steamer Samuel J. Pentz
| is also being overhauled.
| The new boiler testing shop being put
IN on the wharf between 9Th and 9th
| streets southwest Is rapidly approaching
| completion.
| The creeks emptying into the Potomac
are, it is reported. covered with Ice over
an inch thick, and navigation In most of
| them is practically closed.
| The captains room back Of the pilot
| house on the Glymont route steamer Es-
| telle Randall has recently been remodeled
under direction of Captain Harry Randall.
the master of the steamer. New lockers
| have been put up and stationary wash
stand. with hot and cold water, has been
| added. The room has also been recar-
| peted and repainted. and Is now as pretty
| and comfortable as the captains quarters
| on anv of the smaller boats on the river.
| Those who have seen the newly remodel
| ed steamer washingto9 of the Norfolk and
washington line say she is now the hand
| soonest steamer In Chesapeake bay. Mr..
| John Callahan, the manager Of the line, Ia
| much pleased with the boat.
MI. W. A. Wim4att of the firm OF John
son & Wirnsatt has gone on hunting trip
to Tarouin Beach. Florida. He will be
| absent about six week1.