Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-23
ON THE RIVER FRONT
CARGOES OF ICE COMING FOR
LOCAL CONSUMPTION.
Talk of New Ferry Line-Rebuilding
Mt. Vernon Line Wharf
Other Matters.

The large three-masted schooner Horatio
L. Baker arrived in port late Wednesday
evening, in tow of the tug Camilla. She
has aboard "a cargo of about 1.2O0 tons OF
ice from the Maine ice fields consigned to
the Maine Lake Ice Company of this city.
and will unload her cargo at the ice wharf
adjoining the Long bridge. Within the past
six weeks over 5000 tons of ice have been
received here by the Maine Lake Company
for local consumption. and several other
vessels are loading for this city.
The schooners o. d. Withesall and Young
Brothers are on the Kennebec river loading
ice for the American Ice Company here.
Within the next month about 1000 tons of
ice. on an average. will come to this port
each week.
Business was brisk at the wholesale fish
market. on the 18th street wharf this
morning, the wharf being filed with Poto-
mac herring. and the cutters and packers
being busy preparing the fish for the coun-
try trade. At all the fishing shores good
catches of herring are reported, but re-
ceipts of shad and bunch fish continue
light Since yesterday over $4,000 herring
and about 1000 shad have been received at
the wharf. and are selling at about ths
figures Of yesterday. as follows: Pan rock,
1Oc. per pound; medium rock. 12c. per
pound; boiling rock. Is to 15c. per pound:
sturgeon 1Oc. per pound: salmon trout, .
to 1Oc. per pound: green pike. 6 to Sc. per
pound; white perch, 10 to 15c. per pound;
white perch, small. 25c. to 81 % per bunch:
catfish, large. % to 40c. per bunch; catfish
small. 10 to loo. per bunch; yellow perch.
large, Is to 25c per bunch; yellow perch,
small, to 10c. per bunch; carp, 10 to zoe.
each; cells, to &C. each; herring, zoe. per
hundred; Potomac roe shad. 80 to 43c. each:
buck shad, 10 to zoe. each; hickory Jacks,
to DC. each.
One vessel laden with Potomac river oys-
tiers came into port last night, bringing
about 300 bushels. The demand continues
good and the stock on hand is selling at
to to zoe. per bushel. Only small oysters
are on sale. Hard crabs are selling at
81 to 1925 per barrel. CLANS are scarce
and are selling at 80 to Coo. per hundred.
Manager John Callahan of the Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat Company has
arranged a conference between the COM
mittee of the AleXa ndria business men and
the directors of the Norfolk and Washing
ton Company regarding the establishment
of a new ferry line between this city and
Alexandria. The meeting will take place
in the general office of the company, at the
wharf foot of 9TH street, this afternoon
The United States army lighter Kearney,
which has been lying at the wharf foot Of
9th street throughout the winter, has
been taken into the stream and anchored.
while being prepared for service with the
battalion of engineers at the Washington
barracks.
Along the Wherves
A piledriver is at work at the wharf of the
Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall Steamboat
Company, at the foot of NJ street south
west, rebuilding the pier and bulkhead OF
the coal pier adjoining the steamboat wharf.
The tug Eugenia, belonging to the Column
bia Sand Dredging Company, which has
been laid up for repairs to her machinery,
is again in service, towing sand and gravel
laden ScoWS.
A large force of hands is employed al the
River View excursion resort putting the
ings for the opening of the excursion sea-
son. The first trip of the excursion season
will be made Sunday next. The bad wealth
er of the past month has greatly interfered
with the fitting out of the excursion park.
The steamer E. j. COdd, built at Balti-
more, has been added to the Chesapeake
fleet of fishing steamers. She was built at
Baltimore for the z. ]. Codd Company OF
Maryland and will be used for menhaden
fisheries.
Tests of oil burners have been made dur
ing the past two three days at the naval
experimental station on the wharf at the
foot of Sth street.
The launch of the coast survey, which
has been at Benefits boat yard being over
hauled, will be shipped to point down the
river early next week The launch is to
be used for survey work on the Potomac.
The Mary Ann Shea and Five Sisters
have arrived here from landings on the
lower river with cargoes of cord wood for
the dealers.
The two-masted schooner Sidonia Curley,
with a cargo of about 10000 feet of lum-
Der aboard has arrived here from Nor
folk, consigned to H. l.. Biscoe.
The schooner Zephyr came into port yes
terday evening with cargo of cord wood
for the dealers.
The Kathleen arrived at Alexandria yes
terday and unloaded a cargo of $50 barrels
of sailed herring for F. S. Harper.
The big ocean going tug Piedmont has
arrived in port with barge No. 10 of the
Consolidation Coal Company to load coal
at Georgetown.
The Mary Francis came into port this
morning with a cargo of cord wood for
Carter & Clark.
The power launch Alert is being prepared
for trip to Blackistone's Island Saturday
next.