Evening star., 1902-02-28
ON THE RIVER FRONT
LUMBER-LAWMV VESSELS BOUND
FoRrTHIs PORT.
Cargoes Aggregate SOC, 900 Feet-Sup
ply Of Fish ami Oysters-Gen-
eraA P6rt News.

feet Of lumber to I'LL up the stock Of the
local dealers, which has been greatly de-
pleted by the heavy demands Of the past
two months. These vessels are coming
from the James and Rappahannock rivers
in Virginia, and from Newbern and other
lumber ports in North Carolina. The ad-
vance guards of the fleet are expected to
arrive here about the middle of next week
| and from then on until next winter the ar
rival OF lumber-laden vessels VIII be al
most daily occurrence.
There was a fairly large supply Of Po-
tomac river fish on sale at the 11th street
wharf market this morning, the steamer
Estel1e Randall having brought up about
twenty-five barrels Of catfish. back yellow
perch and mullets, caught in the neighbor-
nood or Gunston and Sheridan's Point
frlces today are as follows: For white
perch, 8 to 12c. per pound: salmon trout
lo 10 l2c. per pound; sheepshead, + to &C.
per pound; black bass IA to zoe. per pound;
jumping mullets, to &c. per pound; carp
10 bc per pound: river mullets, 10 to 20c
per bunch; catfish. 10 to 25c. per bunch:
yellow perch, 10 to SOC. per bunch; North
Carolina herring, a per hundred; Florida
herring, $3.50 per hundred; Georgia and
Florida roe shad 81 to 81 .21 each and buck
shad. 40 to 6Oc. each.
Inc Norfolk line steamer this morning
prought up about thirty barrels Of oysters
from Norfolk and Old Point for the dealers
ing at $3.50 to So per barrel for oysters
In the shell. and $1.25 to $3.50 per gallon
shucked The demand was good. No Po-
tomac oysters were on sale in vessels at
the wharf today until about 10 o'clock.
Wnen the Ada BalIenger and Agnes arrived
with about 600 bushels. They were fol-
lowed later by several other vessels. From
Is to SOC. per bushel was asked for the
river oysters
The steamer Northumberland Of the
Weems line left here yesterday afternoon
with good freight and passenger list for
lower river points and Baltimore. On her
arrival at Baltimore, it is understood, she
will be placed on the Rappahannock route
and the steamer Potomac will resume her
place on the route to this city. The new
rudder for the Potomac, which is to re-
place the one lost in Coan river, has been
completed and placed in position, and the
boat will be ready for service by Monday
afternoon. 1t is stated that as soon as the
new steamer Calvert arrives from Whining
ton she will be placed on the Washington
Baltimore route to allow the Potomac to
be Withdrawn for her spring overhauling
General News of the Port.
A new sixty-foot gasoline launch, owned
by Mr.. Busch, is one of the new additions
to Washington's fleet of small power boats
The launch is equipped with two twenty
horsepower engines. and is one of the fin
est vessels of her kind ever seen on the
river. She Is now lying at the navy yard
and is commanded by Capt. George Davis.
The ferry line steamer Belle Haven un-
derwent her annual inspection by the
United States steamboat authorities at AL
exandria a day or two ago. The examina-
ton was satisfactory and the steamers
license has been renewed. She is expected
to resume her trips between this CITY and
Alexandria tomorrow.
Numbers Of river people have taken ad-
vantage OF the large masses Of debris be-
Ing brought down from the upper waters
nf hn Dnfn IL,
nreWood for future use. One boatman, it is
stated, was successful in catching large
walnut tree that will bring him a consid-
cradle sum Of money.
The little steam launch Marian, which is
being overhauled and painted at Reagan's
boat yard. has been put overheard and is
now ready for service.
so high was the water on the Weems
line wharf at the foot of 7th street yester-
day evening that 1t was Impossible for
passengers desiring to take the steamer
Westmoreland to reach the vessel dryshod
SO agent stephenson pressed into service
several carriages and wagons and ran a
transfer service across the water to the
gang plank of the steamer.
While coming out Of Baltimore harbor
yesterday the schooner Gen. E. L. F. Hard
castle ran into the schooner Edward L.
Martin and both boats were somewhat
damaged. The Hardcastle and the Martin
are well known at this port.
Wh!le the harbor police boat Vigilant Is
on the marine railway for repairs the tug
Minerva will do duty in her place.
The bugeye Kathleen, Captain Curley,
sailed yesterday evening for a lower river
port with a cargo of fertilizer
The tug VIM. H. Yerkes, jr., left port last
night with the schooner Amanda Lewis,
the Lizzie Burt and the Emmett Arthur in
tow for river points. She will return with q
tow of oyster-laden craft.
The Ruth and Ella, George B. Faunce.
Raymond Oliver. Lottie Thomas and Edith
Muir, which anchored at the forks of the
channel Wednesday, took advantage of the
current to resume their journey yesterday
The No. gas buoy black in Coan river,
Virginia, is reported adrift, and will be re-
placed by new buoy soon as possible