Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
ON THE RIVER FRONT
TRAVEL TO LOWER POTOMAC RE-
SORTS STILL BRISK.
New Tug About Completed-Preparine
for Oyster Season - Cargoes
Coming and Going.

Watermelons and cantaloupes from near.
by points new being brought to this
city In the river steamers, but in small
quantities. Peaches, apples and tomatoes
In baskets and crates. are coming by steam
er In large quantities consigned to the com
mission houses here.
Travel is still heavy from this city to
the summer resorts at the mouth of the
river. About the first of next month the
travel homeward will begin and Will be
heavy until about September Is, when the
resorts Will close for the summer. In spite
of the very inclement weather of the sum-
mer. business down the river has been fair
ly good. many from this city who formerly
went to northern resorts having spent tho
summer on the Potomac. 3
There was a very scant supply of fresh
fish on sale at the 18th street wharf oyster
market this morning. The demand was
fair and prices were about the same as
those OF yesterday. as follows:
Small trout. 81 to 81 per barrel: medium
trout, sc. per pound; large trout &c per
pound: butterfish. SO to 81 per barrel; spot,
s. to "a per barrel: founders. &c. to &c per
pound; Spanish mackerel. 1Sc. per pound
pan rock 10c. to 12c. per pound; medium
rock, nc to 14c. per pound; boiling rock
Tic. to 1Sc. per pound: sturgeon. 1oc. per
pound: green pike. &c. to SC. per poundg
porgies. zoe. to DC. each; bluefish and
tailors &c. per pound; pompano. 15c. to
2oc per pound; bass. l2c to 1bc. per pound;
white perch, 1oc to 12c. per pound; white
perch. small 2Oc. to 25c. per bunch: cat
fish. large. nc to 3oc. per bunch: catfish.
small &c. to 10c per bunch: yellow perch,
small lOc. to 30c. per bunch; mullets. zoe.
to 2Sc. per bunch: carp. 15c. to 25c. each:
eelss &c. each.
the Eastern Shore and from Norfolk and
prices are steady at 45c. to 5Oc per hum
dred.
Hard crabs are in demand but continue
a n,d
ranging from 81 so to $50 per barrel
The sale of watermelons at the l1th
street wharf was very brisk yesterday,
evening and as a consequence the stock
on hand this morning WIS quite small.
amounting to less than 1900 melons. Tho
demand continues good, and prices have
advanced slightly. selected fruit selling at
SO to SO per hundred, primes at SO to SIG
per hundred and culls as low as 50 per
hundred
Within the past two or three months
about a dozen small sailing craft have
been purchased at other points by par
ties residing in Maryland and Virginia
and will be put In service on the Potomac
In general freighting work.
A f1attie, laden with potatoes from q
down river point. has arrived at the nth
street wharf. consigned to the local deal
ers. This is the first cargo OF this kind to
arrive here this season.
1t is stated that the new tugboat build
ing for Mr.. John Miller of this city at Sol
onions Island. Md. will be ready for serv-
ice in a short time. The new tug will be
employed in towing clay and brick laden
scows between river points and this city.
General Port News.
The new power launch which Dean & Son
are building at their Alexandria boat yard
for parties here will be ready to put over
board in few days. The boat will be COM
pleted and ready for service in the early
fall.
rIn tnfr I.rl>t
Alexandria, is being fitted out for the oyster
trade this fall and winter. She will leave
here early next week, and will load oysters
at the mouth Of the river and will be in
port here by September l. the opening OF
the oyster season.
The British steamer Myrtledene which
unloaded a cargo of asphalt here about a
month ago. is, 1t is stated. now at Port OF
Spain, Island of Trinidad, loading another
cargo and will bring 1t to this city.
Mr.. Julian Moore. electrician the
steamer Samuel ]. Pentz. has gone to New
York to witness the international yacht
races and to get new amusement feature
ideas at Glen Island, Coney Island ana
other places of amusement about New
York.
Cumberland & Son have laid the keel for
new lighter for Capt. William Neitzey. to
be used in the fishing business during the
coming season. The lighter will be about
thirty feet long and will be ready for
launching about the middle Of next month.
1t Is understood that several other lighters
will be built by Cumberland during the fan
and winter.
The large scow which has been on Ben
nett's railway for several days for caulkina
and repair work, was put overheard today.
The schooner Keats and the Earl Biscoe
are in port with full cargoes OF pine lumber
from down river points for H. L. Bfscoe.
The schooner Bertha May is unloading her
cargo of cord wood at the wharf OF d. E.
w. Aitcheson at Alexandria.
The schooner Clara Coward with a cargo
Of I'd n1 ..rd
for Carter & Clark
The schooner c. c. Pinto has arrived with
a cargo of watermelons for the dealers at
the 18th street wharf.
The schooner Mary Ann Shea Is lying at
T. w. Rileys wharf at the foot of 9th
street. to unload a small cargo OF Virginia
pine lumber.
The schooner Walter p. Snow. which has
just completed unloading a cargo here has
been chartered to load lumber on the Rap
pahannock river for this city.
The schooner Mcclure. Captain Reid. has
arrived with a cargo of cord wood from
Nomini for the dealers.