Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-28
ON THE RIVER FRONT
LARGE SHIPMENT OF WALNUT
LOGS TO NORTHERN PORT.
Receipts of Shad and Herring at 18th
Street Wharf General
Port News.

large shipment of walnut logs, the
being made from Nomini creek to north
ern port, in the schooner Fred Avon.
Northern spectators have recently gone
| through Westrnoreland county, Va, buy
| ing the walnut trees as they stood in the
| fields 1t is stated that there is but little
walnut timber left in Underwater Virginia
and that large prices are obtained for a
| tree of even small size The Virginia tim
| Der, 1t is said is used in the manufacture
Of walnut veneering for soft wood fur
niture.
Another siX-inch gun, built at the naval
ordnance foundry here, was Friday taken
to the Indian Head proving grounds. on a
barge in tow Of the naval tug Triton.
The receipts of shad and herring from
the nets in the Potomac, while not as
heavy as those Of the past two or three
days. are still good, and good prices are
being obtained. The supply of other va
rieties Of fish is also fair and prices are as
follows: For roe shad, 25c. to 30c. each;
buck shad, loo. to 14c. each; herring, So to
81 per thousand; large gray trout. 4c. to
414c. per pound; pan rock, &C. to lie. per
pound: boiling rock, 121ac. to 13c. per
pound; Spanish mackerel, &c. to Sc. per
perch. DC. to 1Oc. per pound; sturgeon, Sc.
per pound; carp, 35c. to SOC. each; small
white perch, &c. to 15c. per bunch; white
catfish, zoe. to soc. per bunch; black cat
and small trout. IS to $3.50 per barrel.
Since yesterday 500 shad and Ito 600 her
ring have been received by the dealers at
the wharf.
somewhat more brisk today than it has
been for several days past and prices re-
main about the same as Saturday, when
oysters in the shell sold at 40 to 55c. per
4 -H-z
yesterday the Fannie Shepherd and two
smaller boats have arrived with full loads
of oysters. CLAIMS are selling at the wharf
today at 40 to SOC. per hundred.
The coast survey steamer, which is doing
survey work on the Kettle Bottom shoals
In the lower river, came up to Alexandria
yesterday and anchored of the Alexandria
chemical work while supplies were taken
aboard. The Endeavor, it Is expected, will
be employed on the Kettle Bottoms work
for several months to come.
Transplanting Oysters.
Steamboat men report a schooner named
the Estella. hailing from the Eastern shore.
lying in Nomini creek taking on a cargo of
small seed oysters for planting elsewhere.
An effort is to be made to stop the taking
Of oyster plants. as it is rapidly depicting
the oyster beds of the Potomac.
The large bugeye John Bradford, which
unloaded a cargo Of cord wood here yes
terday. is new boat and was making her
maiden trip to this city, having been In
service but a few weeks.
The steam barge Daniel Jackson, which
has recently been equipped with a boiler
and engine will be measured and registered
by the custom house officials today or Mon
day and after a short trial trip to test
her machinery the boat will be ready for
service.
The tug ]. s. Hosklns Of Baltimore left
port Saturday evening with the barges Ed
ward s. Fay and Catherine A. Brady for
Philadelphia.
The Lily and Howard loaded a general
cargo at Alexandria and sailed for Deco
guam.
The schooner J. W. Bell is in port. with a
full cargo Of shingles for johnson G. VIM
satt.
The schooners Harlan Huston and Mabel
and Ruth have unloaded cargoes Of lumber
and have sailed light for Newborn, N c.,
and will load back to this city.
The c. H. Daign and Kate Muller left
port yesterday for the lower river, and will
load for dealers here.
The Alexandra and Washington ferry
steamer Belle Haven has been Temporarily
Withdrawn from the route to have her
shaft lined up and some other repair work
done to her machinery. Only one steamer
is now on the route.
The three-masted schooner William n.
Schubert left here this morning In tow of
the tug VIM H. Yerkes. 5r., for Baltimore,
where she will go into dry dock for re-
pairs before loading.
The schooner Henry L. Peckham is at
sea bound to this city with a cargo OF ice
from the Kennebec. This will be the first
vessel of ice to come here since last fall.
The schooner VIM. Cobb, with q cargo of
plaster Tor ]. @. Waters, arrived at George