Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-27
ON THE RIVER FRONT
FOREIGN STEAMER WITH FOR
EIGN CARGO BOUND HERE.
Steamer Kent Preparing for Service
New scoY fof Sand Company
River News.

The large British steamer Myrtledene.
laden with asphalt from Port au Spain. Is
land of Trinidad. Is expected to arrive here
within the next week or ten days. constgn-
ed to the local asphalt company. The
Myrtledene is a vessel of several thousand
tons burden, and her draft when fully load
ed will not allow her to come here, so she
will first go to Baltimore and unload por-
ton of her cargo, and will then come up
the Potomac. She will be the first foreign
steamship from a foreign port to visit this
city for many years, and her advent is
awaited with more than ordinary interest
The steamer will be taken, 1t is stated, to
Georgetown to unload
The supply of fresh fish on hand at the
18th street wharf wholesale fish market was
again this morning quite light, while the de-
mand was fair, but not as heavy as it was
yesterday Gray trout butterfish and
other salt water fish are coming In small
quantities from Norfolk and with the ex-
ceptfon of catfish were about all that were
on sale this morning. Prices are as FOL
lows: For gray trout, IS to 50 per barrel;
butterfish 4 to cents per pound founders,
to cents per pound: Spanish mackerel,
IL to 10 cents per pound; pan rock. to 10
cents per pound; medium rock, IL to IA
cents per pound; boiling rock. Is to 16 cents
per pound; sturgeon, 10 cents per pound;
green pike, q to cents per pound; bluef1sh,
10 cents per pound; white perch, 10 cents
per pound; white perch, small, 20 to ~
cents per bunch: catfish, large, rs to 40
cents per bunch; catfish, small, 10 to ID
cents per bunch; yellow perch, large, Is to
% cents per bunch; yellow perch. small,
to 10 cents per bunch; carp, 10 to 20 cents
each; cells, to cents each.
Soft crabs continue to find ready sale in
boxes of ten dozen or more at 80 to 40 cents
per dozen. Hard crabs are selling at $1.25
to $1.75 per barrel. Oysters in the shell
bring $1.25 and over a bushel, while clans
sold and find ready market at 40 80
cents per hundred.
Large quantities of railroad ties are now
being shipped from the Potomac to Phila-
delphia and points in the north. The
steamer Lily and Howard is lying in Guam
tico creek loading ties and the schooner A.
II. Quinby Is taking on a like cargo at
Grinders wharf. Nd. Both vessels will go
to Philadelphia and both will load coal
back to this city.
The Randall Line steamer Kent, which
has been hauled out on the marine railway
at Alexandria for repairs to it's hull. was
put overheard yesterday and brought to
this city by Capt. George Cook. Owing
to the bulky freights now going to Fort
Washington and other points on the upper
river route. the Kent will be placed upon
the route for the next ten days or two
weeks.
The power launch Alert, with a party
from this city aboard, was out for a cruise
on the river yesterday afternoon. A sail
was had to point below Mount Vernon.
The tug Bartholdi was also out with a
party of pleasure seekers aboard.
The steamboat companies are arranging
special trips to Old Point, Virginia Beach,
Colonial Beach, St. Georges Island and
other points for the Fourth of July holt
days n. r.
A new scow for the Columbia Sand
Dredging Company is now in frame and is
nearly ready for ;planking at Deans boat
yard, near Alexandria. The vessel will be
put overheard in a week or ten days. Sew
erai other scows are to be built at the yard.
The three-masted ram schooner Harlan
W. Huston, laden with lumber and shin
giles from a North Carolina port. has ar
rived for the dealers. She will unload a
portion of her cargo here and the remain
der at Alexandria.
The schooner VIM. Donnelly is unload
ing her cargo of lumber at the old mill
wharf for Johnson & Wimsatt
The schooner Clara Coward. laden with
cord wood, has arrived in port from the
lower river for Carter & Clark.
The R. A. Goodman has arrived at Alex
andria with a cargo of foundry iron for
dealers there.
The steamer E. James Tull has arrived at
Alexandria with load of corn from Oc
coquan.
The cargo of lumber aboard the schooner
Thomas J. Seward is consigned to parties
in Baltimore.
The Baltimore tug Emma came into port
Yesterday afternoon with four large barges
laden with hard coal in tow for this city
and Alexandria The barges bring in all
over $500 tons of coal
The schooner Father and Son is reported
lying in Mattawoman creek, loading a car
go for this city. She should arrive here
early next week.
The Lottie Carter has gone to a lower
river point and will load a cargo of cord
wood for the dealers here.
Capt. VIII Davis. who has been confined
to his home by sickness, has recovered and
is again on duty first mate of the steam
err Samuel ]. Pentz.
Mr. Chap Sly of Rock Point Md has
been made first officer of the steamer Har-
ry Randall on the lower river route.