Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-02
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SHIPMENTS OF CORD WOOD FROM
POTOMAC MOUTH.
Fish and Oyster Market-Yacht Run
away to Be Rebuilt-Among
Freight Carriers.

from the Potomac to points on the north
Atlantic coast for the first time in many
years. The two-masted schooner HARTFORD
Belle. which unloaded a cargo OF timber
here, went to Posey's wharf in Chickamux-
en- creek and took on a cargo OF over loo
cords of wood; she sailed a day or two ago
with her cargo for Philadelphia. 1t is stated
that other large vessels will carry cargoes
Of wood north this fall.
The receipts of wood by the dealers here
continues good. Within the past three
days eight or ten vessels have arrived
here with cargoes Of oak and pine wood
They bring an average about forty
cords of fuel each. Although numbers
of vessels are bringing wood up the river
the demand is heavy. and the stock in the
storage yards keeps low.
The demand for fresh fish today was
quite heavy at the wholesale market on the
fish wharf. while the supply was but fair
The warm weather offsets the heavy de-
mand, and there was no advance in prices.
Bay fish constituted the bulk Of those on
sale.
The oyster market on the wharf was
quite brisk this morning. and the stock on
hand was ample to meet the demand. Five
or six vessels with oysters aboard have
arrived in port since Saturday. Prices
range from As cents to 81 per bushel.
Ducks of all kinds are scarce and sell
readily at good prices.
The steam barge James K. Jackson load
ed a cargo of about 10000 feet of lumber
and other building material at the wharf of
Washington, where the lumber is to be used
in the new work about to begin there. New
batteries are being built. and new quarters
are to be erected.
chased at Baltimore by Capt. Henry Davis
of the tug Camilla, is to be hauled out on
the marine railway at Burnetts boat yard
this afternoon to have her hull rebuilt, and
for such work on the underwater parts of
the boat as may be necessary. The little
craft is to be given. a thorough .overhauling
to put her in condition for service. The
Runaway is to be used for general pleasure
purposes on the river during the next boat
ing season. '- --.'
General News of the Port.
The three-masted schooner Edwin G.
Hight, which is unloading a cargo of lum-
Der here, is the only vessel of any size now
in the harbor: Two three masted vessels
laden with plaster are unloading at the
wharves in Alexandria.
The big sand scow built at Deans boat
yard. at Alexandria. for the Columbia Sand
Company of this city is nearly completed
and will be turned over to the owners, ready
for service, early this week.
The schooner Edith l.. Allen has been
chartered TO load coal at NOrfOik TO Char-
lotte Harbor, and will load rock back to
Alexandria. The terms of the charter are
private.
The tug Edith G. Winship is lying at
Georgetown. having her damaged ma
chinery repaired and put in order for serv-
ice again.
The improvements to the engine of the
power launch Alert have been completed
and the boat has gone into service again.
The Alert is the fastest vessel of her class
on the Potomac, and can make better time
than many of the larger steamboats,.
The three-masted schooner Maiden of
Boston has arrived at Alexandria loaded
with fertilizer material from Nova Scotia
for the Alexandria Chemical Company. She
is unloading at the wharf of Smoot & Co.
A Philadelphia barge having aboard about
seven hundred tons of hard coal arrived at
Alexandria Friday for VIM. A. Smoot &
Co.
The tug Camilla came into port yesterday
with a tow of five oyster-laden craft from
the lower Potomac.
The schooner L. E. Williams, laden it is
understood, with glaSS-making sand has
arrived at Alexandria from the Severn river
for the Old Dominion glass works.
The schooner Mcclure is in port with
cargo of canned goods for the dealers. from
Nomini creek.
The BERTHE May arrived at Alexandria
yesterday with full load of cord wood for
the dealers. ..
Two barges laden with hard coal were
brought into port Saturday evening, one
consigned to the Washington barracks and
the other to the navy yard.