Evening star., 1902-04-12
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SWIFT CURRENT IMPEDES PRO.
GREss OF VESSELS.
First Herring to Be Packed This Sea-
son Sailed Down Wednesday
General News.

The current coming down from the up
per river is strong enough to give vessels
coming up the river considerable trouble
in running against it. Thursday afternoon
it took the united efforts of the tugs Ro-
salie and Minerva to bring two laden sand
scoWs into port from the lower river. Tn
der ordinary conditions either Of the tugs
could have hauled three scows without
trouble.
The first herring packed this season in
this city comprised a lot of 5000 which
were cut and salted down In the fish house
of Cogswell & Bro. on the 11th street
wharf Wednesday. The scarcity of fish
and the consequent high prices have pre-
vented the packers from being at work
though everything has been in readiness
in the packing houses for several weeks.
1t is feared the current and muddy water
now in the river will further delay the fish
coming up the river
The receipts of Potomac shad and her
ring at the 11th street wharf market have
increased from yesterdays figures, about
1900 shad and 67 1000 herring having
been brought up in the past twenty-f four
hours. There was also an ample supply Of
all other varieties of fish on hand to meet
an active demand
Prices today are as follows: For roe shad
30 to 40 cents each; buck shad, IS to 1S
cents each; herring, 60 to so cents per
|,
boiling rock, 121a to 10 cents per pound /;
carp, 3 to cents per pound; salmon trout,
to 10 cents per pound: large white perch,
to 10 cents per pound; small white perch,
10 to 70 cents per bunch: white catfish 20
to p cents per bunch; black catfish 10 to
10 cents per bunch; river mulets, % to 30
cents per bunch; eels, to 5 cents each; :;
hickory Jacks, to cents each, and Croak-
ers, 81. 80 to So per barrel.
The supply of oysters at the wharf this
morning was augmented by the arrival
yesterday evening of one oyster-laden craft
from lower Potomac points with small
loads of the bivalves aboard. The dema nd
today was fair and prices were 6Oc to roc
per bushel for the smaller oysters and
from that up to 81 per bushel for the larger
stock. The arrivals are the E. P. Evans,
Ruth and Ella and the Eta. CLANS are on
hand at the wharf and are selling at SOC to
GOc. per hundred.
Of General Interest
The reports from Blackistone's Island
state that many of,the fine old shade trees on
the heavy gales of the past month, and
that some little damage has been done the
summer cottages there.
Capt. R. NJ. Spedden of Baltimore re-
Gently purchased the large sea-going tugs
Tormentor and Buccaneer of Boston, and
will add them to his fleet Of tugs doing
service on Chesapeake bay and the Poto-
mac river. The new tugs are fine vessels
each 127 feet long and with a coal capacity
fitting them for long trips to sea with
tows.
A force of hands has been sent by Messrs.
Carter & Clark to Gunston, Va, to raise
their scow which sank there recently When
raised the scow will be brought to this city
for an overhaulng and repairs.
The wharf Of the American Ice Company
at the foot of 9th street is receiving an
overhauling to put it in order for the land
in of la rpa vessels dnrinQ
the coming summer. The pile driver of
Mr.. VIM. Banks is engaged in renewing the
piling where necessary and other repair
work is being done.
Mr. VIM. JONES' purser of the Weems
Line steamer Potomac, is confined to his
home at Baltimore with malarial fever.
Mr.. James Nash has resigned his position
as engineer of the War Department launch
Mercedes on account of i'll health. The res
ignation takes effect soon his success
sor Is appointed.
The new United States coast survey
steamer Bache has been ordered to Apala-
chcola, Fla. to engage in survey work
there Sh will then go to the Tortugas to
work on the north of the Florida keys. The
Bache is now at Baltimore and will proba-
bly, sail tomorrow.
The steamer Lily and Howard has sailed
for Aqua creek with cargo Of fertilizer
from this city and Alexandria.
The schooner Belmont has gone to the
lower river and will load a cargo of cord
wood for this city.
The tug Spray, with two broken stone
laden scows, came into port yesterday
afternoon from the quarries near Occoquan.
The longboat Mayhower has arrived here
with a cargo of cord wood and has gone to
the James Creek canal to unload.
The fattie Lily May is lying at Shep-
herds landing of the Baltimore and Ohio
railway loading a quantity Of fertilizer for
lower river points.
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