Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-16
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GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
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The three-masted schooner Rebecca J.
Moulton, laden with Georgia pine lumber
from Savannah, arrived in port yesterday
morning and 10 lying at the wharf foot
OF 9th street. discharging her cargo.
The vessel has aboard about a million
feet of big timber consigned to Johnson
& Wimsatt of this city. Her arrival here
has been expected for several days, as
her cargo is wanted to meet the de-
mands OF the lumber trade. The schooner
was chartered for this work over three
months ago.
Soon after the charter was made she
loaded coal at Norfolk for Savannah. A
day or two after leaving Norfolk she was
forced to put back to port in order to To-
cate and stop leak that threatened to
give trouble.
The vessel sailed from Savannah about
fifteen days ago and had fairly good
trip up the coast, meeting some rough
weather. She passed in the capes unre-
ported in the latter part of last week and
was well UP the river when the tug Ca
rnilla picked her I'D and brought her into
port.
On discharging her cargo. which will
require about ten days. the Moulton will
go to Norfolk or Newport News for
coal
The outlook is for a bountiful supply OF
oysters in the shell for the Christmas
market. Prices will range at about the
figures now asked at the 18th street wharf
from 40 cents to 81 per bushel
Several vessels are now down river TAX
ing aboard cargoes. Three boats left here
yesterday afternoon to go to the oyster
beds, their masters intending to load and
De back day or two before Christmas, in
time to supply those who want oysters for
f11ir rcfv -lo1-
The only thing that can prevent we'll
stocked market and consequently low
prices is a sudden hard freeze or COM
bina ton among the oyster runners for a
contingencies are decidedly improbable SO
that it is safe to say that prices will be
low and the supply good.
Several oyster runners will endeavor to
secure extra good stock for the Christ
mas trade. Oysters are so fine this year
that the ordinary run OF Potomac oysters
will be found amply large and good
enough in flavor for turkey dressing.
Arrived: Schooner Belmont. cord wood
from river point to dealers; tug Carter.
towing a. c. Co. scow to Alexandria
with sulphur rock from Quantico: slOop
Blue Bell. oysters In the shell from the
Potomac beds: tug Camilla. with tow
from the mouth of the river: schooner
Carolina for dealers: power barge NJ. B.
Wright. oysters from the Rappahannock
river: fiattie Golden Light, oysters in the
shell from the Potomac beds; tug Resale.
with tow of lighters from Potomac
point.
Sailed: Schooner Earl Biscoe. light.
for Mattox creek: tug Carter with tow
for down-river point; sioop Enola, light.
Tor a bay point to load oysters for this
market: schooner c. G.. Wheeler, street
sweepings for a Nansemond river point:
schooner Oscar. light. for a down-river
point: tug Walter F. Meade. with tow
o. sand and gravel laden lighters from
Greenway and other points; bugeyes Lola
Taylor and NJ. j. Stephenson. light, for
river points to load oysters for this mar
ket
Memoranda: Schooner Ida g. Farren
las been chartered to load street sweep
ings at this city for bay point: schooner
Sidonia Curley is under charter to load
lumber on 1.-THE Rappahannock river for
This city: schooner James b. Anderson is
loading lumber on the York river: tug
w. II. Yerkes. jr., of this city sailed yes
terday for Baltimore for the capes with
n schooner in tow: bugeye Bailey Brown
is at a river point loading lumber for
the dealers here.
The wood running schooners Earl Bis
coe and Oscar have unloaded their last
cargo of wood at this city for the season.
They LEFT here today on their way to
NattoX creek. and on their arrival there
will go into winter quarters until about
March 7 Of next year. Several other
vessels now in port here unloading car
goes will follow their example and seek
harbors along 1.-THE river to lay up for the
winter
The four-masted schooner Henry L..
Peckllam Capt. Harding. which unloaded
cargo Of paving stone at sGeorRetown
las gone to Newport News to load coal
for Boston. A Taylo; tug took her to
the mouth of the river