Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-09
ON THE RIVER FRONT
REPAIRS TO CITY WHARVES ARE
BADLY NEEDED.
Ducks Plentiful on River-Steamer
Wakefield on Long Route
General News.

1t is claimed by river men that if the Dis
trict of Columbia authorities do not soon
take some steps looking to the improve
ment Of the wharves in the harbor they
will find no wharves in condition TO work
on. In the present state of affairs on the
river front the occupants of most of the
Wharves are doubtful as to how long they
are to be allowed to remain in possession
of the property, and as a consequence but
little money is being spent on repairs only
such improvements being made as are alb
soiutely necessary for safety. There are
some wharves. however, where the occu-
pants have long leases from the city and
these are kept in excellent order
The fish market al the 18th street wharf
was quite a busy place, though the stock
OF fresh fish on hand was small, the gale of
yesterday preventing the fishermen from
working their nets. Prices remain I'M
changed, and are as follows: For pan rock
&c. TO 10c. per pound; boiling rock, 15c. to
lSc- per pound; medium rock, 12c. TO lac
per pound; Potomac black bass, 12c. to 15c
per pound; North Carolina black bass 12c
to 13c. per pound; bluefish and tailors, Sc
to 10c. per pound; founders, &c. to &c. per
pound; green pike, &c. to sc. per pound
sheepshead. &C. to Toe. per pound; white
spanish
mackerel 10c. to 12c. per pound: white
perch, small, Zoe. to 15c. per bunch: cat
fish, large, zoe. to 35c. per bunch; catfish
small, 10c. to 15c. per bunch: yellow perch,
l0c. to doc. per bunch; carp, 15c to 40c.
each; cells, &c. each, and gray trout, SD to
S14 per box.
There was a fair supply of game of all
kinds on hand this morning, and the de-
mand was excellent, the stock on hand SELL
ing at good figures. Partridges sold at 15c.
to 1Sc. each; wild geese, SOC. each; wood
cock 4Oc. to SOC. each; mallard ducks. zoe.
to 81 per pair; redneck ducks 81 80 per
pair; shuttle ducks, soc. per pair; whistle
wings, 5Oc. per pair, and rock, 40c. per
pair. Rabbits are selling for 12c. TO 15c.
each; squirrels &c. to Sc. each, and opos-
sums PC. to 40c. each.
The cold weather has had a revivifving
effect on the oyster market at the 18th
street wharf and the demand for the past
day or two has been excellent. The stock
in ha nd is large, six or eight boats having
arrived since Sunday, each with two or
three hundred bushels of oysters aboard:
Prices are about the same as they were
yesterday, the small oysters selling at zoe
per bushel and ranging from that price to
1Cc. per bushel for better stock
Capt E. S. Randall is in Philadelphia on
business connected with his line of Potomac
steamers.
Mr.. Stephen Gardella. steward Of the
steamer EsteIe Randall, who has been con-
fined to his home by illness, has recovered
and is on duty again.
Of General Interest
The longbcat Maynower. which ran
ashore on the river flats near the United
States naval magazine Friday last. foated
Sunday and continued her trip down the
river TO load for this city. She was not in
jured by going aground.
Ducks Of all kinds are becoming much
more numerous on the river about Marshall
Hall and Gunston, and the gunners are hay
ing some fine sport. Two large focks were
seen on the river below Fort Washington
Sunday.
The soldiers of the United States army
Engineers Battalion, from Washington bar
racks, made many Improvements at the old
wharf at Fort Foote, Md, and have built
a landing platform on which to go to and
from the lighter Kearney
The little power launch Dorothy. belong
ing to Mr.. o. A. Danzenbaker of this city,
has been hauled out on the small marine
railway at Captain Sonny Reagan's boat
yard and Will go into winter quarters there.
During the winter she viii be painted and
fitted up for trips in the spring.
The steamer Wakefield is to take up the
route Of the steamer Harry Randall, which
is ashore in the lower river, in addition to
her own route, and will run it for one trip.
1t is believed that by tomorrow evening
the Randall will be here and will resume
her place on her route.
The heavy northwest winds of yesterday
caused lowering of the tide in the river,
and the steamers from the lower river had
considerable trouble in making their land
fngS in the creeks
The schooner John McCinnis. laden with
glass-making sand from the Severn river
has arrived at Alexandria for the Old
Dominion glass works. She is unloading
at the wharf of William A. Smoot & Co.
The sailing barge Daniel, with cargo of
cord wood from the lower Potomac, is in
port for the dealers.
The barge Chickahominy. with cargo of
poplar wood logs from Georgetown. sailed
yesterday in tow of the tug Camilla en-
route to Philadelphia.