Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-23
ON THE RIVER FRONT
HEAVY RECEIPTS OF HARD COAL
FOB LOCAL USE.
Coast Survey Steamer photographer
Sa1Is-powder Tor Fort HUNT
General River News.

The dealers in fuel here continue to lay
in large supplies of hard coal In anticipa-
ton of cold and long winter season. Sat-
urday morning the tug Sandow came into
port having in tow feet of five large
barges laden with coal from Philadelphia.
The barges were the g. w. Durham. Kate
N. Latta. George D. Roberts, Florence E.
McNulty and Mary s. Brady. Aboard these
vessels are about 1900 tons of fuel which
will be stored in the coal yards about the
city. Another tow of barges with coal
aboard is reported on its way from Chesa-
peake City to this city. These barges do
not come down the coast, but are towed
through the canal from the Delaware to
Chesapeake bay and then here.
The fish market on the 18th street wharf
was a dull place this morning, as the sup
ply of fish on hand was small and the pur-
chasers were few in number.
The oyster market at the wharf was more
brisk. half dozen vessels with oysters
from the lower Potomac arrived at the
wharf since Saturday morning and the
dealers up town are laying in large stocks
In anticipation of heavy demand for the
Thanksgiving trade. Prices are ranging
from 55c. for the smaller stock up to SOC.
and soc. per bushel for selected.
Ducks are on the market in fairly good
quantities in the last three or four days.
and the demand for them is heavy. They
are selling at from SOC. to 81. 80 per pair, ac-
cording to kind. No canvas backs are on
sale.
The United States coast survey steamer
photographer left port Friday evening for
Baltimore, where. 1t is stated, she will be
prepared for service on the southern coast
OF the United States. The coast survey
steamer Bache has left New York for Bal
ttmore and will there fit out for survey
work on the coast of the island Of Porto
Rico.
The schooner Sidney Jones has been
launched from the marine railway at Ben
netts boatyard and will at once return to
service on the river While laid UP the
null or the schooner was given a general
overhauling and was caulked from stem to
stern. She was also repainted under wa
ter The steam launch Doc. Reh has been
hauled out on the railway for general re-
pair work.
Of General Interest.
The steamer Kent of the Randall line
made a special trip to Fort Washington
Friday night with large quantity of lum-
Der, and to Fort Hunt with twenty boxes of
ammunition for use in the practice work of
the soldiers with the big guns. The lumber
taken to Fort Washington is to be used in
the many improvements being made at the
post.
The steamers coming from down-river
points within the past day or two brought
up considerable quantity of holly, ground
cedar and other evergreens to be used for
decorating purposes for the Thanksgiving
day festivities.
Mr.. M. s. Parker, steward Of the steamer
Harry Randall, is confined to his home by
Illness.
Although the crop of apples in the coun-
ties in Virginia along the Potomac was very
large this year, the shipments of the fruit
to the dealers here have been very light. It
Is stated the farmers have stored the APP
pies and are holding them for a higher
market
1t Is reported that the big dredging ma
chine of the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific
Dredging Company, which is to deepen the
channel from Buena Vista to the Long
bridge and at the entrance to the harbor,
will be here within the next week, and that
operations will be started at once.
The ram schooner Grace G. Bennett has
been berthed at the wharf of Johnson &
Wimsatt. foot OF 18th street, to unload a
cargo of lumber and shingles from North
Carolina.
The Mary Ann Shea, Fred. Haven and
Isaac Solomon are the recent arrivals in
port with cargoes of cord wood.
The schooner Sebago completed the I'M
loading Of cargo of laths Saturday, and
sailed for Norfolk to load coal
The tug Sandow, with tow of several
light bargeS and the pontoon scoW of the
dredging machine Alice Vivian, left port
Saturday for Philadelphia.
The schooner J. Da1lis Marvel laden with
lumber from Newbern, N. c., is expected
to arrive in port here within the next two
or three days.
The barge I. NJ. Durham is at Alexandria
with a cargo Of fertilizer for the Chemical
Company.