Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-10
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RAINS IN MOUNTAINS CAUSE
HEAVY CURRENT.
Shad Scarce at Wharf Market-Oyster
Supply Sufficient to Meet
Demand-Briefs.

The result Of the heavy rains and melting
SHOWS in the Blue Ridge mountains at the
head waters of the Potomac Is seen in the
strong current which for the past twenty
four hours has been boiling under the Long
bridge and racing down the river at ten
me-an-hour gait. 1t brings with it big
volumes of liquid mud. which will drive
back the fish. The freshet Of the latter
part of February had pretty well cleaned
the upper river of trees and logs, but some
came down with the current yesterday
evening. Among them the trunk of a tree
about thirty feet long and fully four and
a half feet in diameter. 1t Is now lying in
the shoal water near Mann's fertilizer fac
tory. The water in the river is high today,
but not dangerously so.
Shad are still scarce at the nth street
/ wharf market, but the supply of Potomac
| herring is increasing daily and they are
| bringing good prices. There was also a fair
supply Of other varieties of fish on hand
| this morning, but the demand was light.
| Prices this morning showed but few
! changes from those of yesterday and were
as follows: For Potomac roe shad 80 to
| Doc. each; buck shad. is to lie. each: her
| ring. GO to 75c per hundred pan rock, to
| Sc per pound; boiling rock, 10 to 12c. per
| pound; carp, to 4c. per pound; salmon
trout, to 1Oc. per pound; large white
perch, 8 to 10c. per pound; small white
per barrel hickory jack. to SC. each;
white catfish, 20 to CSC. per bunch; black
| catfish. 10 to 15c. per bunch; river mullets,
25 to Doc per bunch, and cells, to sc. each.
| Since yesterday about 5000 shad and $1,000
herring have been received by the dealers
at the wharf. -..-
The supply of oysters on hand at the
oyster wharf this morning was ample to
meet all the demands made upon it. The
stock on hand is good and they are held
at about the prices of the past two days,
the small oysters selling from SOC. to Coo.
huShel and the 1arHpr TO 10r
per busi1el., The E. RS. Dougherty with
oysters came into port yesterday.
The cargo of lumber on the schooner ].
Edward Drake for the new Long bridge is
being put overheard and made into RATS
in the heavy CURRENT drnTof the RATS got
Long bridge and down the Georgetown
channel finally gofrfgp ashore near Buena
Vista wharf, where it was secured. 1t will
|. be lowed back to thesbgidGe when the. cur
rent runs Off ...s@ ,sGsET; .,a-3.
The little oyster pungy Hester Ann, which
has been ashore ut Lancaster bar near the
Wicomico river for faboetsiten days, was
foated on the recent, shigh water and is
now lying in LowerfNaHthodOc creek, Va.
The schooner was sofae THAT damaged by
going ashore, and wifb sUDn marine rail.
way to be cauked anfth an overhauling.
AS the schooner BefHr41t was off Fort
to this city, with a cssso 81 cord wood and
oak piling for Carter tSSyClark, she was
struck by sudden una hedvy law IN the
wind. which caused bsrst0, list badly to the
s,arboard and large Portion Of her deck
load of wood on that Side was lost over
board. In consequence CT the bad weather
10 effort was made to recover it.
One Of the large wood carrying scows
belonging to Carter & Clark of this city
sprang a leak while lying near Gunston
owners have been notified and efforts will
be made to raise the boat ~, 49,
Makes Small Catch.
Mr. William lNeitzeyy% has his big six
! mile-long seine. in the water at the Stony
Point fishing shore and. several hauls have
| been made with it with, but poor success
| The tug Eva Belle came in towing the fish
| laden boats from Stony Point to this city
| for the dealers. iitia
A large flock Of mailard ducks, about q
| mile in length and containing many hum
| dreds of birds was seen on the river below
| Mann's fertilizer factory and the United