Evening star., 1902-02-06
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
APPRAISERS LISTINGF PROPERTY
ALONG THE wHARvES.
Two Months viii he Required fo'
CompletiOn-fhe EFsh and
Oyster Trade.

MeSSrS. Jones and Grant, the appraisers
appointed by the courts toaput value on
the improvements on the wharf property
along the river front, of which the District
government is soon to take possession, are
engaged in appraisng the large properties
of the American Ice Compan at the foot
of 10th, 9th and Sth streets southwest. Tne
measurements of the property have been
made, descriptions and conditions of the
buildings have been taken, and the work OF
figuring up the values of the property is
going on. 1t is thought that about two
months more will be required by the ap-
praisers before they can complete their es-
Inmates and have their report ready to turn
into the courts.
The demand for fresh fish continues fair
ly good. but in consequence of the freezing
Of the creeks but few fish are being re-
ceived by the dealers here. Prices are hrm
and are as follows: For drum, to oc. per
pound; pike, to 10c. per pound; trout, TO
10c. per pound; black bass, 10 to 14c. per
pound; white perch, 8 to 12c. per pound;
sheepshead, 8 to &c. per pound; carp, TO
4c per pound; jumping mullets, 3 to &C. per
pound; white catfish, to 4c per pound
black catfish, 10 to zoe. per bunch; yellow
perch, 10 to 25c. per bunch; river muilets'
10 to zoe. per bunch; winter shad, Sl.5o TO
81 per hundred; Florida herring, $3.50 per
hundred; Florida shad, bucks, 30c; roes, u
each; shad from Georgia are selling at from
35c. to $1.25 each.
There have been no arrivals Of vessels at
the oyster wharf for several days, put tne
supply continues large enough to meet all
present demands and the bivalves are
bringing good prices, smaller stock selling
at IS to SOC. per bushel and ranging from
that to $1.2o per bushel for the larger ana
finer stock.
The river Is practically closed to naviga-
ton, the cold weather of the past two or
three nights having made much ice. The
md
line and the mail steamer to Glymont are
the only boats now running. The Glymont
steamer. Estelle Randall, due here at $3.50
o'clock yesterday afternoon, was several
hours late, the time being lost in ramming
the Ice gorged in the bends Of the river
from Fort Washington to Indian Head
The officers of the Norfolk line steamer re-
port ice far down the river as Piney
Point, and from Maryland Point to this
city, distance of about fifty miles, solid
| Ice was encountered from three to five
| inches in thickness.
Many of the farmers along the creeks
| emptying into the river are taking advan-
! tage of the freezing weather to cut good
| supply OF Ice and store 1t away for use
! during the warm months of the summer.
| The trap fishermen Of Northumberland
| and Westmoreland counties have organized
| the Virginia Fishermen's Protective Asso-
| citation, with the following officers: L. A.
| Jett president; Luther Rice, secretary, and
| L. E. Garrison, ST., treasurer. The OBJECT
| of the association is the mutual protection
| of those engaged in pound net fishing.
| DR.. L. E. Rauterberg has received from
the builders in the north a new model duck
ing skif for use In hunting during the sum-
mer months. The skin is of sheet bronze,
| about eighteen feet long, and the only one
Of It's kind owned in this neighborhood.
Washington Harbor, Matters and Pilots,
has recently had it's temple on Water street
opposite the harbor Office put in thorough
| order. A large sign bearing the inscrip-
tion Mariners Temple has been placed
on the front Of the building across its top
and flag pole has been placed on the roof
| of the building.
The work of rebuilding the wharf a,
| johnson & Wlmsatt's lumber yard has
been completed.
The finishing touches were given yester-
lighting plant recently placed in the steam
| er Wakefield The steamer Is now one OF
the best Illuminated boats In service on the
| Potomac.
The United States light house steamer
| Jessa mine has recently overhauled and re
paired the fog sirens >on the Smiths Point
and Cove Point light stations in Chesapeake
bay, and they are now ready to give the
! regulation blasts in a fog.
| The United States light house tende1
| Holly was recently fitted with bross ran
| for use in Ice.
| The schooner J. Edward Drake has beer
Savannah for this city. She will receiv
s. per 1000 feet of freight.
There was recently launched at Wa1nu
Point on the Coan river handsome
schooner yacht built there for Mr.. J. A
Keyser The new vessel has been names
the Emma Estelle, and viii be used 70
cruising during the summer on the water
| Of the Chesapeake bay and the Potomac.
The steamer Dennis Simmons, havini
completed the unloading of her cargo o
lumber, has sailed for Williamson, n c,
| and will load lumber back to this port. Th
tug Camilla sailed ahead Of the Slmmon
and broke way through the ice for her
The tug is expected to return to port wit
a tow of oyster-1aden boats.
The barge Kate Brady has finished un
loading her cargo Of hard coal and is LYNN
at the wharf Of Forsberg & Murray await
ing tug to take her away
The Ruth and Ella and Levin Woolfor
are at the lower river oyster beds takin
on cargoes Of the bivalves for this market