Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-25
ON THE RIVER FRONT.
CARGoES OF MERCHANDISE FOR.
DowN-RIvER POINTS. a.
Big Load Of Ice Arrives = Stone for
Washington Barracks-Other
Marine News.


fall goods, and hardly day passes that
several vessels do not leave this city or
Alexandria with cargoes of various kinds
for river points Yesterday the schooner
] P. Robinson sailed for Machodoc creek
the schooner c. w. Keath for Coan river,
the Ada Ballenger for Stuarts wharf and
the r. A. Goodwin for a river point. They
have aboard groceries, china and tinware.
boots, shoes and other miscellaneous; ar
ticles to stock stores. Several small vessels
now in port here will load cargoes for river
points as soon as they finish unloading
here. The trade to river points will be
heavy from now until about the first of
the next year.
The supply Of fresh fish on hand at the
18th street wharf fish market this morning
was larger than it has been for several
days, seventy-three barrels of fish having
been received by the dealers from all
sources since yesterday afternoon. Gray
trout, bluefish, mackerel and pompano
were the bulk of the stock. The demand
was fairly good. but owing to the increase
in the stock prices were somewhat lower
and were as follows: Small trout, $3.50 to So
per BARREL medium trout, 4c. to sc. per
pound; large trout, &c. to &c. per pound;
butterflsh, $3.50 to Sc per barrel; spot. So
to 81 per barrel; founders, DC. to 7c per
pound; Spanish mackerel, 1Sc. to zoe. per
pound; pan rock, 1Oc. to 12c. per pound;
rock, lie. to 1Sc per pound; sturgeon. 10c.
per pound; green pike, &c. to &c. per pound;
porgies. zoe. to 25c. each; bluefish and tai
lors, &c. to &c. per pound; pompano, 1Sc. to
white perch 1Oc. to 12c. per pound white
perch. small. zoe. to 25c. per bunch: cat
fish, large, 25c. to SOC. per bunch; catfish,
small SC. to 1Oc. per bunch; yellow perch,
small, 1Oc. to soc. per bunch: mullets. Zoe.
to 25c. per bunch; carp. 100. to 25c. each;
eels &C. each.
The receipts of watermelons have been
fair In the past twenty-four hours, several
rived. Prices range from $50 per hundred
for selected fruit down to 81 per hundred
for culls Crabs are still in demand at $1.75
to 81 per barrel. CLANS are selling well and
at SOC. per hundred.
The big four-masted schooner David p
Davis. with about ], 400 tons of ice aboard,
was brought into port yesterday morning
by the tug, Chesapeake. She comes from
wharf of the American Ice Company to I'M
load. The Davis is the only vessel in port
laden with ice, and comes when her cool
cargo Is most needed.
The three maSted schooner Mary Curtis
was brought into port yesterday morning
by the tug VIM. H. Yerkes, jr., with a cargo
Of building stone from the north for the
new Army War College now in process Of
erection at the Washington barracks. The
schooner was first taken to the Washington
barracks wharf on the Eastern branch but
later in the day was taken to Riley's wharf,
foot of 9th street southwest to unload. A
number OF other vessels laden with stone
for the college are reported on their way
here.
Along the Wharves.
The long boat Mary Francis, which has
been lying in Nomini creek for the past
year without any one aboard her, was re-
Gently taken In charge by her owner and
to Alexandria to be repaired be-
fore going into service.
The steamer Wakefield, on her last trip
up the river brought several hundred cases
If tomatoes from Nomini and other wharves
along the river, for the packing houses at
Alexandria. Many thousand cases of the
fruit are sent to Alexandria from down
river each season
The rebuilt schooner Dora. formerly the
r. and 8. Corson. which Is owned by Mr..
James o. Carter of this city, has gone into
and will load a cargo at Balti-
more for a southern port.
The power yacht Stranger was out for a
sail on the river yesterday with a pleasure
party aboard.
The children from ST. Vincents and ST.
Josephs orphan asylums went to River
View today on the excursion of the Knights
OF Columbus.
The large power yacht formerly known
as the Aquamata. which has been at Deans
boat yard, at Alexandria, for a year past,
has. 1t Is stated been renamed the Kate,
T.
She was out for the first time under her
new name Sunday eveningsla last.
The schooner G. D. Roberts, laden with
hard coal from Philadelphia. was brought
into port yesterday by the Baltimore tug
Vulcan.
The schooner Belmont Is in port with
full cargo of cord wood from a down river
point for Carter & Clark
The two-masted schooner N. B. Anderson,
with a cargo of about 10000 feet of pine
boards from the Rappahannock river is
in port for Johnson & Wimsatt
The Earl Biscoe, Mary and Inez, w. L.
Roberts and ]. P. Robinson left port yes
terday for the lower Potomac to load car
goes back to this city.
The bark Auburndale has been taken to
the Long bridge and will discharge a cargo
of lumber to be used in the construction of
the bridge.
The schooner Emily H. Naylor, laden
with plaster from Philadelphia, is at the
wharf of T. r. Riley, foot of 9th street, to
unload.
The schooner Carrie Tyler has arrived
in port with a cargo of about 10000 feet
of pine lumber and is at the wharf at foot
of 18th street to unload
The Sidney Jones, laden with cord wood
has arrived from down river point for
Johnson & Bros, foot of 18th street
The pungy Dove. laden with cord wood
from down river point has arrived at
The tug Minerva came into port yesterday
with the schooner John Morrow and the
bugeye Kathleen, both laden with pine