Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
ON THE RIVER FRONT
CANNING FACTORIES ANTICI.
PATE A BUSY SEASON.
Small Supply of Coal Coming
Schooner Ashore Near Alexandria
Other Marine News.

which has been closed for several years,
has been purchased by Messrs. Griffith
Co., and will be in full operation during the
coming season. The outlook for busy year
in the vegetable canning factories, in West
moreland, Northumberland and the ada
cent counties of Virginia is good, and the
farmers are preparing to put in large crops
of tomatoes This is an industry that gives
employment to several hundred persons
each summer and which affords a market
for large quantities of tomatoes and other
vegetables from the farmers each year.
There are fifteen or more vegetable canning
plants in the northern neck Of Virginia in
operation each summer.
The supply of trout and salt water fish
from the vicinity of Norfolk has been quite
large in the past two days, and the demand
for them, in spite of the hot weather. has
been good. But few changes are to be noted
in prices, which are as follows: For Span
lsh mackerel, 10c. per pound; white perch,
to lie. per pound; salmon trout, . to &c.
per pound; pan rock, 8 to 10c. per pound
boiling rock, 10 to 12c. per pound; floun-
ders. B to &c. per pound; sturgeon, 10 to lie.
per pound; bluefish, to &c. per pound;
gray trout, 81 to So per barrel; butter fish,
So to 81 per barrel; small white perch, 25c.
per bunch; catfish. % to 25c per bunch
carp. II to 15c. each; cells, 3 to sc. each;
hard crabs, $50 per barrel; soft shelled
SOC. per hundred.
The new wharf at Somerset Beach, on
the Virginia side of the Potomac in King
George county, has been rebuilt and will be
ready for use by the middle of next week.
This wharf was one of those damaged by
the heavy ic" during the winter, about 100
feet of it's shore end having been carried
away. This has been rebuilt in most sub
stantial manner.
Several coal-laden barges have been re-
ceived by the steamboat companies since
Wednesday. The Randall Line received
one, the Mt. Vernon and Marshall Hall
Company one, and third was unoadcd at
the wharf of Stephenson & Bro. Two
harges were also sent to Alexandria. 1t is
stated that these barges all started from
cumberland before the strike at the mines
began.
The two-masted schooner Alice and Annie
bound to this city yesterday with cargo
of lumber, went ashore on the shoals near
the mouth of the old canal just north of
Alexandria, She was soon floated by the
rising tide and came up to this city to I'M
load her cargo.
The large barges Gibson and Isabelle, be-
longing to Dempsey of Philadelphia, which
nave been given thorough overhauling at
the Alexandria Shipyard, have been put
overheard and have sailed light for Phila-
Gelphia. where they will load hard coal
Reports from the lower river state that
the prospect is good for hunting next sea-
son. There are now more young rabbits.
wild turkeys and cartridges than have been
seen along the river for many years at this
season of the year.
General Port News.
The steam yacht Gretchen of Mr.. j. E.
Reyburn was out for a short trip in the
river yesterday evening, testing her new
shaft and other parts of her machinery
The schooner Pardon G. Thompson which
brought cargo of laths to this city from
New Brunswick, has gone to the Coan
river, Va. and will there take aboard
cargo of about 2O0,00 feet of Virginia pine
boards for New York.
The schooner Peri, laden with Virginia
pine lumber from Aqua creek for johnson
& Wimsatt is unloading at the wharf foot
of 9th street.
The schooner o. D. Wetherall and the
barge w. j. McIvane have gone to Balti-
more and will load coal there for north
ern ports.
The schooners Charles Gibson, Bill Nye
and Alethia are in port unloading cargoes
of pine lumber for Thos. r. Riley
The three-masted schooner Emma F. An
CELL. loaded with about 1900 tons of ice
from Bath, Me, has arrived in port and
is unloading at the 9th street wharf for the
American Ice Company.
The Belmont, Zephyr and Sidney Jones
have arrived in port for Carter & Clark
with cargoes of cord wood.
Mr.. ]. M Carpenter has been appointed
purser of the Randall Line steamer Arrow
smith, on the Colonial Beach route.
Mr. VIM. M. Reardan, steamboat agent at
Alexandria, has recovered from an attack
of illness and is again on duty.