Evening star., 1902-01-27
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
FERRY STEAMER COLUMBIA TO BE
GEsSERABLY .REPAIRRD.
OmcfaIs CsllectaDg Data of business
gDone.on the PstOm.c--Gen-
eraf Matters.

ne ItTIysStedtuef SOiuiuOid VI eAS f'ssSAA
iugton and alexandria route left Saturday
night for Baltimore, where she-wiil go into
dry dock fer a general overhauling of her
hull and woodwork. Herboifer and engines
will also be put in good order and she will
have an electric lighting plant placed in her.
1t is expected the steamer will be away for
about three weeks On the trip to Balti-
more Capt Tally Fowkes was in command.
with Capt. Pitt Forest as mate; Chief En-
gineer Richard Webster in charge OF the
engine room.
Officials connected with the United States
army engineers office have for several days
past been busilys engaged in obtaining data
In the steamboat line offices and other Of
fees along the river front relative to the
amount OF business done on the FotoNac
and showing the gross amount OF freignt IN
tons handled by, the river lines OF steamers,
and the amount of coal, ice, wood, plaster,
lumber, ETC., that arrived here In vessels
during the year just closed. All tnls IN
formation will be embodied IN the next re-
port of Col.-Allen, chief of engineers In
charge OF the Potomac river improvements.
Fish and Oyster Market.
Prices at the fish market today are as
follows: For pan rock, 12c. per pound; ne
dium rock. Ice. per pound; boiling rock,
22c. per pound; sheepshead, &c. per pound
white perch, Sc. to lac per pound; carp. 2c
to SC. per pound; jumping mullets. 4c. to
&C. per pound; pike. Sc. to 10c. per
pound: black bass, SIC to 12hc. per pound; !;
salmon trout, 1Oc per pound; white catnsh
&c. to 4c. per pound; black catfish, 1Oc. to
20c. per bunch; river mullets, 15c. to 2oc
per bunch; yellow perch. 15c. to 25c per
bUach, and winter shad, 81. 70 to " per nun
dred.
The supply of oysters on hand is large
enough to meet all demands for several
-xrith ~ r.
irving daily. Prices this morning are all
lower, the small oysters selling at 50c. to
0Oc. per bushel, and the larger stock at toc
to eoc. per bushel.
Ready for Business.
The seine boat, nets and fishing parapher-
MALTA that will be used by Capt Polly Glib
son at the Gums fishing shore have been
taken there by the schooner Ada Ballengec.
The fishermen are Of the opinion the FISH,
ing season will open early this year. and
they are already making preparations
for It,
The schooner E. s. Culver. loaded with
oysters, sailed Saturday in tow of the tug
Cammilla for Baltimore to dispose of her
cargo. The Culver arrived here day or
two ago, and finding the market fully
stocked, her captain took his cargo away
The schooner Conner. which was reported
ashore on Sandy bar, near Marshall Hall,
Thursday. succeeded In getting af1oat at
her trip to Norfolk.
The steamer Wakefield will take the place
of the Harry Randall this evening upon
the route to lower river landings.
The repairs to the large tug VIM H.
Yerkes. jr., having been completed at the
Alexandria fshipyard, she has been launched
from the railway eand Is again in service.
Quantities of lumber and building ma
terial are being taken daily to the army
posts on the river for use In the buildings
in course of. erection.
TheaTugs and sch0oners.
The tug ,Sandow has sailed for Freder-
icksburg from this city with the barges
w. w. Curtin and John r. Zimmerman in
tow. They will load railway ties for Phil
adelphia aH f7i ss--
The schooner ". P. Snow came into port
this morning with a cargo Of pine lumber
me barge Jackson Il in port with a cargo
Of cordwood from Aauia Creek for Carter
& Clark: 4, -.t. .f.7ss
The steamer Lily and Howard, which has
been icebound in Aqua Creek for several
weeks past, arrived here this morning with
lumber for johnson & Wimsatt.
Steamer 2. James Tull has arrived in port
with cargo of lumber for Carter & Clark
The schooner Isabella is unloading a
cargo Of cord wood on the James Creek
canal for Robert Murphy.
The schooner Captain has sailed for the
Rappahannock, where she will load for
this market. ..
The Lottie Carter is in port with cargo
of cordwood from Nomini Creek for Carter
& Clark
The Earl Biscoe. with a load of pine
wood for the local dealers is in port.