Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-11
ON THE RIVER FRONT
MANY CANNING FACTORIES NOT
TO RESUME WORK.
Preparing to Haul Winter Seine
Launch Bartholdi on Railway
General Harbor Notes.

The owners of the canning factories doing
business in the northern neck of Virginia
are making their contracts for the coming
season, but the tomato acreage will not be
as large next season as it was last, as
number of factories that were in operation
last season will not run next summer. The
canning business in the northern neck was
greatly overdone last summer. the factories
putting up many more. cans of tomatoes
than there was demand for. nd as a con-
sequence owners of canning plants iost
money. Quite a number of the plants will
not be in operation during the next season.
Business was rather dull at the llth
street wharf fish market this morning, the
receipts being somewhat lighter than those
of yesterday, and with less variety Her
ring were on sale this morning, and the de-
mand for them was quite active. The deal
ers here are now receiving shipments Of
fresh fish that went to commission houses
in Baltimore before the fire.
The Bessie Reed, Ethel and Avalon, with
cargoes of oysters aboard, were brought
into port yesterday by the tug Yerkes The
boats have Potomac river stock on board,
and are the first oyster-laden craft to come
into port for about two weeks. The de-
mand for the oysters is excellent and prices
are high.
Some few wild ducks are on sale at the
usual high prices. The demand for them is
fair.
The fire in Baltimore Monday and the
FAILURE OF the bay line steamers to run has
caused extra heavy travel from Norfolk and
Old Point to this city. Until the business
interests are again in good working order
much travel to and from the south which
formerly went by the way Of Baltimore will
come through this city.
The owners of the fishing shores on the
river below Mount Vernon are preparing to
haul seine within the next week or ten.
days. Bass, catfish, perch and other river
ficl, b1 h,,4 1.r;t1 f1,n
next six weeks the run of shad and herring
will begin.
General News of Port.
The large steam launch Bartholdi, which
was recently purchased by Mr.. Chas. K.
Hatch Of this city, has been hauled out on
the marine railway at Benefits boat yard
for caulking and for general overhauiing.
The tug George w. Pride lying at Alex
andria is being prepared for service and
will return to work as soon as business re-
wives
The Weems line steamer Westmoreland
has been transferred from 1.-The Potomac
river route to the Rappahannock. An
other steamer of the Weems line will take
her place on this route.
Two large sand carrying scows are in
process of construction at the Alexandria
skip yard for the Columbia Sand Dredging
Company of this city. They are to be
ready for service in the early spring.
Mr.. William Jones has relieved Mr.. Alec.
Beale as purser of the steamer Calvert.
Mr. Jones has Assistant Purser Pembroke
to aid him.
Capt James Barker is again in command
of the steamer Harry Randall running
the lower river. Chief Charley Kersey is in
charge of the engine room of the Randall.
The tug Camilla sailed Tuesday with the
barges Mary Brady. Rossell. Perryville and
T. j. Claver for Norfolk. These vessels I'M
loaded cargoes of coal here early in De-
cember and have been frozen up since that
time.
Perryvlle and T. j. Claver for Norfolk.
These vessels unloaded cargoes of coal here
early in December and have been frozen
up since that time.
The schooner Elizabeth T. Doyle, laden
with cement from Red Beach, Me-. was
brought into port last night. The Doyle
has been lying in harbor on the lower river
for ten days or two weeks waiting an OPP
portunity to come into port.
The tug James o. Carter took out trio
of light oyster boats yesterday and will re-
turn with tow of laden ones. u.