Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-05
ON THE RIVER FRONT
CANNING FACTORIES ON POTOMAC
NOT TO RESUME.
Army Transport Now Pleasure Yacht
Large Quantities Of Lumber Conn
ing-General Matters.

ming factories in the northern neck Of Vir-
ginia that supplied the market here with
canned fruits and vegetables during the
winter months will not be in operation
during the coming summer. The rainy sea-
son last year made the tomatoes SO watery
that after they were put up, 1t is said, they
would not keep, and as consequence the
packers lost considerable money OF the
fifteen or twenty factories in Northumber-
land, Westmoreland and adjacent counties
in Virginia along the Potomac, fully
third, it is said. will not be in operation
this year. This decision of the packers
means much financial loss to the farmers
of the northern neck.
Business at the wholesale fish market on
the 11tn street wharf was quite dull this
morning and prices as consequence were
very low. This morning the market was
again he avily supplied with herring, over
100000 of the fish being on hand. They sold
this morning at 50 per thousand. About
1000 shld were on sale and roes sold at zoe.
to Doc. each and bucks 15c. to zoe. each.
Bunch fish were plentiful and sold low.
Oysters, in consequence of the warmer
weather, were in small demand this morn
ing. at rrices ranging about SOC. per bushel.
CLAIMS from the eastern shore are also on
sale at 60c. per hundred
The tug Eugenia underwent her annual
inspection at the hands of the United States
steamboat inspectors yesterday, prepare
tory to resuming service on the river.
The handsome steam yacht Kanawha,
which spent several months on the Potomac
a year or two ago while in the United
States army Quartermaster's department
transport service, was sold in New York
a few days ago by the government to Mr..
HI. c. Baxter of Brunswick, Me- She will
return to service as pleasure yacht, as
she was before the government purchased
her at the outbreak of the Spanish-Amerf-
can war.
1.-THE hell buov M Ring the upnar epd of
the Kettle Bottom shoals in the Potomac
river is not now ringing a warning to
mariners of their nearness to danger. The
bell portion of the buoy is missing, and 1t
is said 1t has been taken away by the light
house authorities to make some repairs to
1t. AS soon as the bell is repaired it will
be replaced on the buoy and service will
be resumed by the danger signal.
Large shipments of hay and feed are be-
ing made by the depot quartermaster,
United States army, in this city to the
quartermaster at the Fort Hunt (Virginla)
artillery station. This morning the steamer
Kent carried over 1900 pounds Of hay to
Fort Hunt. 1t is said there is some talk
of establishing a farm in connection with
Fcrt Hunt for the purpose of raising feed
for the horses and stock on the reserva-
ton.
Quantities of lumber of all kinds have
arrived here by vessels in the past ten
days, fifteen or eighteen schooners, large
and small, having come into port with lum-
Der aboard 1t is stated that Baltimore is
overstocked with lumber and cargoes which
were consigned to Baltimore are being sent
here, where the supply is not SO heavy.
Gun for the Navy.
The United States naval tug Tecumseh
brought back from Indian Head yesterday
one of the smaller guns used on the ships
Of the navy. The gun had just completed
its tests at the naval proving grounds at
Indian Head, Nd.
The steam yacht Gretchen, Capt. James
Richardson, owned by Mr. ]. H. Reyburn
OF New York, was taken to Alexandria yes
terday and hauled out on the marine rail-
way there for attention to her hull and for
such work as may be necessary.
The revenue cutter Galveston, which was
towed from the Texas city of the same
name to Baltimore by the cutter Onondaga
is to be rebuilt. 1t will be several months
before the Galveston will be ready for serv-
Ice again.
A dredging machine is at work deepening
the water in the docks at the boat houses
at the foot of 9th street. The dock now has
only about five feet of water in 1t at orli-
nary tides. This depth is to be more than
doubled.
The large steam yacht Aauilo left port
yesterday afternoon with her owner and a
large party of friends aboard for a trip on
the river.
ported at sea bound to this city with q
cargo of stone from Halls quarry Maine.
The scEooners Australia, J. T. Parks W.
P. Snow and Seabright have arrived here
from Virginia port and are unloading
cargoes of cord wood.
The schooner s. Turner Is at Alexandria
with cargo of glass sand from Balti-
more for the glass factories.
The schooner Lula NJ Dublin is loading
glass-making sand on the Severn river
near Annapolis for the glass bottle plants
at Alexandria.
The tug w. H. Yerkes, jr., left port yes
faf0av aftprnoOn with q haro
No. 8 in tow, laden with soft coal from
Georgetown. The barge will be turned
over to seagoing tug at the mouth of
the river to be taken to Boston.
The schooners T. D. Pennell, Eulalia and
Richard Tall are in port with cargoes of
pine lumber from Virginia lumber ports
for the dealers.