Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-23
ON THE RIVER FRONT
ICE CARGO TRANSFERRED FROM
BALTIMoRE HERE.
Large Cargoes Of Coal Loading-Over-
hauling Launch cygnus-Vessels
Coming and Going.

The large schooner Sarah c. Ropes, Capt.
Peck. laden with ice for the Maine Lake
Ice Company, was brought into port today
by the tug VIM H. Yerkes. and will unload
at the ice storage houses on the wharf at
the foot of 1872 street southwest. The
Ropes was first consigned to Baltimore.
and had discharged about ten tons of her
cargo there, when she received orders to
close up her matches and come to this city.
where the supply of ice of the Maine Lake
Company was running low, owing to the
failure of vessels to arrive. The Ropes will
unload 1.4Oo tons of cold cargo here. This
is the first visit the schooner has made to
this port.
There was an excellent supply of fresh
fish on hand at the wharf this morning, the
receipts, particularly of trout, being quite
heavy. They came from the nets on the
Atlantic coast about Norfolk and from the
bay fisheries. Some few catfish were also
received from the Potomac fishermen, put
the supply was light. Prices show small
changes from those of yesterday and are
as follows: For small trout, s. to 81 per
barrel; medium trout, Sc to 81 per barrel;
large trout, to cents per pound; butter
fish, S. per barrel; spot 81 to 81 per barrel;
founders. 3 to cents per pound; Spanish
m2ckerel, 10 to IL cents per pound; pan
rock. 10 to II cents per pound; medium
rock, l212 to 10 cents per pound; boiling
rock. 16 to 10 cents per pound; sturgeon,
to 10 cents per pound: green pike, & to
cents per pound; porges, 2a to cents per
pound: biuefish. to cents per pound;
bass. 10 to y cents per pound; white perch,
t. to II cents per pound: white perch,
small, 20 to 30 cents per bunch; catfish,
large, % to 30 cents per bunch; catfish.
small 10 to 10 cents per bunch: yellow
perch. large. 10 to 30 cents per bunch; yell
low perch, small 10 cents per bunch; carp,
ID to % cents each: eels, 5 cents each.
About 1900 watermelons were received By
the dealers at the oyster wharf this morn
ments of melons to arrive this year. They
were fine stock and sold at 1912 to % cents
each. Hard crabs are still plentiful and
are selling at IS cents to $50 per barrel
CLAIMS continue very scarce and are in de-
mand at 40 to 90 cents per hundred.
Three c. c. c. barges are lying at the
Georgetown coal piers. to take on large
cargoes OF Cumberland coal for Boston.
Two of the barges We're brought into port
yesterday by the tugs Carter and Camilla.
The steamship Waccamaw, which is to
bring a cargo of asphalt in barrels from
New York to this city. was at Norfolk a
to New York to load. She should arrive
here before the end of next week. The
WaccamaW cargo is consigned to parties
in Georgetown, and she will discharge
there.
General and Personal
Mr.. Jeff Burnell. chief engineer Of the
steamer 7. V. Arrowsmith, is confined to
his home at Alexandria by illness. Mr.
Ernest Germond is in charge of the en-
gines of the Smith in Mr.. BurnelTs alb
sence.
Mr.. w. B. Proctor of the U. S. coast
survey schooner Eagre has returned to
duty, after a leave of absence of thirty
Gays.
Mr.. Harry Maddox, wharf clerk on the
River View line pier. has resigned to join
the engine room force on the Weems line
steamer Calvert.
The steam launch 'Cygnus was hauled
out on the marine railway at Pennetts
boat yard yesterday morning for some mi
nor repairs to her under water connections.
She was put overheard yesterday afternoon
and is now lying at the wharf foot of Sth
street southwest.
The tug James H. Richards has been
chartered by Mr.. Louis Smoot to assist the
tugs Resale and Sunbeam In towing sand
laden scows from the dredges down river
to this city.
The schooner Lewis III. Thomas, laden
with lumber from a Virginia lumber port.
came into port yesterday afternoon and
anchored in the stream.
The pungy James II. Beach has brought
a cargo of new wheat from the lower river
to Georgetown for the mills there.
The longboat Mary Ann Shea has brought
the wharf foot of 9th street with small
cargo of pine boards from river point
for T. r. Riley.
The schooner SidOnia 'Curley, laden with
about 10000 feet of pine lumber from Nor
folk came into port yesterday and will I'M
load at the wharf foot of l. street south
west.
The tug Emma came into port last night
having in tow the barGes John l. Brady
James 2. Easton and VIM. a. Snioot, all
laden with hard coal from Philadelphia fer
the dealers here.
The longboat Peri. having aboard q full
cargo of cord wood from river poIn., has |
arrived for Carter & Clark.
The bugeye c. w. Reach. laden with |
from the Coan river, is i'll port |
for johnson & Wimsatt. and will unload at
the wharf foot of 9th street.