Evening star., 1902-04-21
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER 10 ENGAGE IN THE
PINEAPPLE TRADE.
Increase in Receipts Of Shad at 18th
Street Wharf-General
Port News.

Several Of the small schooners which bring
lumber and other cargoes to this port from
Maryland and Virginia, are now preparing
to engage in the pineapple trade between
Baltimore and the Bahama Islands, and
will be under charter for several weeks.
The vessels in the pineapple fleet known
here are the VIM. L. Franklin, Capt. Brom-
well; Nellie, Capt. Kitchens; Venus, Capt.
Foxall; Hattie E. Giles, Capt. Jones; John
A. Curtis, Capt. Martino; Rover, Capt.
Hoddmott, and Hester A. Waters, Capt.
Sullivan
A number of large vessels reported in
the creeks emptying into the Potomac near
its mouth, loading small seed oysters for
planting in the James and Rappahannock
rivers. The taking of these seed oysters
will in a short time deplete the oyster beds
in the Potomac.
There has been a decided increase in the
receipts of shad and herring at the fish
wharf In the past two or three days, and
the cutting and packing of the fish Is now
in full operation. The supply Of other va
rieties of fresh fish are excellent and the
demand is good. Prices are low and are as
follows: For roe shad, 16 to 20c. each; buck
shad, to 1Oe each; herring. 81. 75 to $3.50
per 1000: pan rock, Sc. per pound: boiling
rock, 10 to 12c. per popnd; carp, 30 to 40c.
each; sturgeon, &c. per pound: salmon trout
8 to 1Oc. per pound; large white perch, to
10c. per pound; small white perch, 5 to 15c
per bunch; white catfish 20 to 35c. per
bunch: black catfish. 10 to 15c. per bunch;
cells, SC. each; hickory jacks I to &C. each,
and croakerS, So. IS to 81 per barrel. The
receipts of shad and herring at the wharf
since yesterday have been 5000 shad and
2J0OO0 herring.
not large, Is still ample to meet all the
demands made upon it. the warmer weather
of the past two or three days and the near
approach of the end of the oyster season
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mand. Prices this morning were steady
and ranged from 40c. to 45c per bushel
for the small oysters up to SOC. per bushel
for the larger and finer stock. CLANS are
hundred.
The two-masted schooner Edward X.
Martin. with a full cargo of pine lumber
from a North Carolina port, is unloading
at the 1lth street wharf for Galleher & Bro.
The steamer Lily and Howard, loaded
with general cargo from Alexandra,
sailed Saturday evening for Aqua creek,
Va.
I.ottie Carter have gone to the lower river
and will load cord wood for Carter & Clark
The barge Black Grant, laden with lum-
Der for Johnson & Wimsatt. was brought
into port yesterday in tow of the tug
George w. Pride
The tug Spray has arrived in port with a
scow loaded with broken stone in tow
from Occeauan. Va.
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large miscellaneous cargo, has sailed from
Alexandria for Occoquan bay
The Urtah Horner, Leroy and American
Patriot are In port with cord wood for Car
ter & Clark.
The four-masted schooner John W. Lin
nell. light from Alexandria, has arrived
at Baltimore to load coal.
Along the Wharves.
A fore of about fifteen hands was taken
a few days ago to Glymont. Nd, where
they will be employed on Chapman's fish
ing shore, operated by Mr.. Gales
The rebuilding Of the engine Of the ex-
cursion steamer Samuel ]. Pentz has been
completed under the supervision of Chief
Engineer VIM. A. Moore. and the steamer
will be taken out within the next two or
three days tor trial trip.
There are now in port three of the ram
type Of three-masted schooners. the Grace
G. Bennett for Johnson & Wimsatt, the
Harlan w. Huston for Smoot & Co. at
Alexandra and the Mabel and Ruth for
dealers here. They are all laden with lum-
Der and shingles from North Carolina.
The schooner Florence and Lillian has
cleared from Georgetown for Boston.
Captain Jack Taylor Is in Baltimore look
Ing after the work of fitting his new tug
boat with engine and machinery
Mr.. Edward Cumberland, the welI-known
boat builder, Is confined to his home with
an injured foot, the result Of running a
nail into it.
captain Louis Lee, formerly commander
of the tug Hercules OF Baltimore has been
transferred to the new tug Buccaneer, and
Captain Thos. O. Moon of the tug Samson
has taken command of the tug Tormentor,
captain owen Thompson has taken COM
mand of the Samson, and Captain Snyder
OF the tag. Emma has been transferred to
the tug SandOw, succeeding Captain Thomp-
son.
Mr.. VIII Geoghegan has been made first
officer of the Norfolk and Washington line
steamer Washington.
Lieutenant John L. Maher Of the revenue
cutter Window Is spending weeks leave
of absence in this city
The large steam launch James Douglass
is hauled out on the small marine railway
at Deans boat yard at Alexandria for re-
painting and a general overhaultng pre-
paratory to summer cruising
The sloop Dauntless is at the boat ex-
chanse at the foot of 7th street being re-
painted and decorated She will sail in q
Few days on an extended cruise on the river
and bay.