Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-22
ON THE RIVER FRONT.
ON TI
BIG VESSELS LADEN WITH ICE
COME INTO PORT.
Completion of Tender Juniper Delayed
Numerous Luppher Vessels Conn
ther1farine News.

Two large four-masted schooners laden
with ice have ARRIVED here since Saturday
morning last and are now unloading. The
schooner Estelle Phipqey came into port
first and is berthed at the 9th street wharf
of the American Ice Company She brings
about 1000 tons Of Kennebec ice and had
a slow trip down the coast, as she had been
looked for for several days before she ar
rived Saturday afternoon the large four
masted schooner May v. Neville was
brought into port by the tug Camilla. The
Neville brings about 1900 tons Of ice from
Bath, and is consigned to the American
Ice Company. She. had favorable winds
down the coast and made quick trip.
There was but q Scant stock of fish of
any kind on hand at the 18th street wharf
wholesale market this morning, while the
demand was excellent and the supply on
hand sold at good figures. the fish houses
being sold out early. Prices continue quite
high and are as follows:
For gray trout, SO per barrel; butterf1sh,
So to Sc per barrel; founders 5 to cents
per pound Spanish mackerel. II to Is cents
per pound; pan rock, 8 to 10 cents per
pound; medium rock. u to IA cents per
pound; boiling rock. Is to 10 cents per
pound; sturgeon, 10 cents per pound; green
pike, tt cents per pound; white perch.
10 cents per pound: white perch, small, 20
to 80 cents per bunch: catfish. large. Is to
n cents per bunch; catfish, small, ID to
is cents per bunch; yellow perch. large. Is
to % cents per bunch: yellow perch. small.
8 to 10 cents per bunch; carp, 10 to 70 cents
each; cells. to cents each.
Soft shelled crabs have been more plenti-
full today than they have been for a month
past, and a consequence prices have
dropped to 80 to IS cents per dozen. Hard
crabs are rather scarce and are selling to-
day at s1.50 to 81 per barrel. according to
size. The demand for both varieties Of
crabs is good. CLANS are coming in small
quantities from Norfolk and are selling at
50 cents per hundred.
The completion of the new lighthouse
tender Juniper is delayed by the non-ar-
rival of the tanks with which the steamer
is to be equipped for service on the Caro-
lima sounds The tanks are to come from
New York and are Independent of the
builders contract as the boat has already
been accepted by the lighthouse authort-
ties.
Capt. Sonny Reagan has the keel laid
and a portion of the frame in position for
a new power launch for parties at Old
Point Va, The launch is to be thirty feet
long and will be handsome little vessel
She will not be ready for delivery until the
end of the summer. The launch Is ex-
pected to make speed Of about nine miles
an hour.
General Port News.
Six vessels are lying In port here unload
ing cargoes of lumber for the dealers. They
come mainly from points on the James and
Rappahannock rivers In Virginia.
The steamer Harry Randall will take the
place of the steamer TaV. Arrowsmith on
the route to lower Machodoc creek and in
termediate landings this evening. The lat
ter steamer is to be cleaned up and made
ready for excursion trips on the river.
The schooner Harlan w. Huston, with a
cargo of lumber from Newborn. N. c., and
c. c. G. barge No, II from Boston have
sailed for this city: They will arrive here
before the end of the present week. -...
The sand and gravel7digging machines are
busily engaged at points on the river below
gravel from the river bottom. Saturday
about ten scow loads of sand and half as
many of gravel were brought into port by
the tugs Of the sand companies.
The schooner Seven iMarys, laden with
pine lumber from q Virginia lumber port
has arrived from the-lower river for the
dealers. f,..c ,.,;.., axe ...
The schooner e. P. Evans is in port from
the lower river with aeargo OF lumber and
laths for the dealers.
The schooner barge Daniel has gone to
and salt for the icema,,:Eg plant.
The schooners A. H. Quinby and Sidonia
Curley are at the 10th street wharf unload
ing cargoes of lumber for H. L. Biscoe.
The schooner John McGinnis. loaded with
glassmaking sand from the Severn river,
arrived at Alexandria yesterday for the Old
Dominion glass plant. --.-..
The Ella is in port with a full load of
cord wood from a dOwn-river point for the
dealers.
The two-masted schooner Humphrey
cargo Of hard coal for DeWilton Atcheson.