Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-27
ON THE RIVER FRONT
DOWN RIVER, FISH PACKING
- -, HOUSES VERY BUSY.


Within the past two weeks many hum
dred empty f1sh-paciing barrels have been
sent from this city to the fish-packing
houses on the lower Potomac. The steamer
Wakefield yesterday morning took down
over 200 barrels to CogsweIrs packing house
at Wilkersons wharf. where they will be
filed with saited herring and sent back to
this city for the local trade. The past fishing
season was very successful one, herring
being caught by the millions. They were
packed away. in SALT The dealers at Alex
andria ship sailed eherrfhg to Norfolk by
the Norfolk line steamers. About a thou
sands barrels have been carried by the
steamers in the last ten days.
There was an ample supply of all grades
of fresh fish on hand at the wholesale mar
-ket on the 11th street wharf this morn
ing, the receipts from Norfolk being quite
heavy and of all varieties The demand
was fair. and trout and Shad showed an
advance In prices Prices were as follows;
For gray trout. 81 to $3.50 per barrel; but
ter fish, 81 to $3.50 per barrel; founders, q
to cents per pound; Spanish mackerel.
to cents per pound; salmon trout. 5 to d
cents per pound; cock. 8 to 121s cents per
pound: sturgeon. 10 cents per pound; green
pike, to cents per pound; white perch,
10 cents per pound; white perch. small, 20
to 30 cents per bunch. catfish. large, 25 to
40 cents per bunch; catfish. small 10 to 10
cents per bunch; yellow perch, large, Is to
IS cents per bunch yellow perch, small, g
to 10 cents per bunch: carp, 10 to 20 cents
each; cells. to 8 cents each; Potomac roe
shad, 80 to 40 cents each; buck shad, 16 to
20 cents each.
CLAIMS are becoming more plentiful, one
craft being ali tfieffwharf with Eastern
80 cents per hundred Crabs are coming
from Norfolk -in faiE quantities. but are
scarce from the river. They are selling at
$3.50 to $500 per barrel. Soft crabs are
selling at SO cents per dozen.
The storm offSunday night last is report
ed to have been very, heavy along the river
In Stafford and Westmoreland counties
Va. hailstones as large as chestnuts fell
or more inches. Much damage was done
the orchards. the trees being denuded of
fruit and foliage, by. the falling Jumps of
ice During the storm the gale on the river
s wss aeayy and 5afsea sailing vessels to
. The steamer lane. Moossaeley. which has
been laid up In the Eastern branch, under
going an oyerhauling during the winter. is
ly painted since her last appearance on the
river. and made trip down the river yes
terday evening. -.
y, ..l-t.5 OF General Interest. -f''i-7'
The small schooner rugged pleasure boat
built last summer by Mr.. j. D. Fisher has
been prepared for service on the river and
is lying at the yacht club anchorage Off
the foot of 10th street southwest The
hull OF the new boat Is painted black, and
she ., Is the only pleasure craft Of that color
In the harbor. - 80 49,, ~
The new tug M. W. Adams Of Baltimore
came into port yesterday morning with a
tow of pipe pOntOOnS to be used By the
hydraulic dredges which are to deepen the
channel through the Eastern branch. The
tug 1sd sailed later tn the day with the bucket
1T is understood. The Linton has been en-
ployed on the Eastern branch work
Mr.. Charley KeHsey.l chief engineer of the
steamer Harry Randall. spent Sunday at
his home at Alexandria. He returned to
Baltimore yesterday and expects to have
his boat home by June 5.
Mr. George Cook is on duty as mate of
the Glymont mail steamer Estelle Randall
The power yacht Roamer, with Can't.
and Mrs. H. C. Roam of New York aboard.
was at Baltimore Monday.
Capt. Mcpherson of the schooner James
B. Anderson was In Baltimore Saturday
looking for a charter for his vessel
The bugeye Goldie c. has been hand
somely reprinted and made ready for SER
vice on the river.
The schooner G. H: Dagger. laden with
ginia lumber port for H. L. Biscoe
Barge No. IA, Consolidation Coal Conn
pany. was brought into port yesterday by
the tug Camella and will load soft coal at
the Georgetown coal docks for a New Eng
land port
The J. D. Bell. Mirah Horner and Mary
Francis have arrived from lower river
points with cord wood for. Carter & Clark.
The schooner Alphabet is in port with a
load of cord wood from down river point
for the dealers.
/ The tug VIM. H. Yerkes. jr., left here this
morning for the lower river to look for the
schooner Edwin R. Hunt. on her way to
this city with a cargo Of Ice The Hunt
came in the capes yesterday morning.
Barge No. 20 Of the Consolidation Coal
Company was brought into port this morn
ing light, and will load coal for Boston.
The Earl Biscoe has arrived with a cargo
of cord wood for Carter & Clark.
The steamer Esteile Randall blew a ga skat
out of manhole plate on her boiler at
Fort Washington yesterday. and the steam
er Samuel J. .Pentz completed her trip with
the mail to Glvmont. The Estelle Randall
Is again in service this morning