Evening star., 1902-02-15
ON THE RIVER FRONT
REPORTS THAT PARTRIDGES ARE
BEING FROZEN.
Fears Expressed That They Will Be
Scarce Next Year-News of
the Port.

Reports from the river points both in
Maryland and Virginia are to the effect
that the intensely cold weather and the
snow-covered ground has made it very DIFF
ficult for the partridges and other game
birds to find anything to eat and as a con-
sequence they are dying I'm large numbers
and fears are expressed that they will be
found very scare next season. Many Of the
sportsmen are feeding the birds. carrying
quantities of grain and other food to places
where the partridges are known to be and
scattering 1t about the feeding grounds.
The demand for fish Of all kinds is still
heavy at the 18th street wharf market, and
the supply continues light. no fish having
been received from the river fishermen, and
only about five packages coming from
other points. There are but few changes
to be noted in prices. This morning black
bass sold at II to zoe. per pound; jumping
mullets. 5 to &c. per pound, sheepshead,
to &c. per pound: carp g to Sc. per pound:
drum. to DC. per pound: frozen yellow
pound: salmon trout. IL to 121zc. per pound !;
gray trout, to 1Oc per pound; white perch
to 12c. per pound; sand perch. soc. per
bunch: yellow perch. % to 75c per bunch: ::
roe shad, 81 to $1.25 each: buck shad 80 to
35c each, and herring, $50 per hundred.
The supply of oysters at the 11th street
wharf market was small this morning. only
about forty bushels Of Potomac oysters be-
ing on hand and but seventeen barrels for
the dealers at the wharf being brought up
from Norfolk. The demand Is good and
prices are higher, the smaller oysters sell
Ing at soc. per bushel and ranging from
| that up to $125 per bushel for the selected
Potomacs.
What is known among the fishermen as
| an allmouth, fish rarely seen here. was
OH exhibition at the 11th street wharf yes
terday 1t resembles toad fish somewhat
in appearance and gets it's name from the
fact the mouth constitutes more than half
-
weighing over sixty pounds. and was re-
ceiyed in a consignment OF fish from North
Carolina waters.
The Weems line steamer Northumberland
towed the disabled steamer Potomac from
Sandy Point, at the mouth Of Coan river. to
Baltimore, where she will be fitted with a
| new rudder. 1t will be about a week be-
| fore the steamer will be able to return to
the entire rudder of the Potomac was
| broken off and only the stock was left
| hanging on the stern Of the boat.
General News at the Wharves.
The new steam yacht in course of con-
| struction at the works of Forsberg & Muir
| ray on Water street by Mr.. Gus Forsberg.
for his use. is rapidly approaching COM
pIetion and will be ready for service in the
! early spring The new boat will be about
| thirty-five feet long and will be equipped
| with steam engine and boiler powerful
| enough to give it good speed.
| The new seine boat being built at the
| yard Of Augustus Deane & Son at Alexan-
| dria for Capt. Polly Gibson will also be
| completed and ready for service in short
while. 1t is to be used In the shad and
| herring fishing operations at the Greene
| and other fishing shores.
! Barge No. rs of the Standard Oil Com
! pany has completed the unloading Of her
| cargo at Georgetown and has been brought
| by the tug James o. Carter to Forsberg q
| Murray's wharf to remain while the tug
| Fayorite Is under repairs.
| The rebuilding at Baltimore of the AL
| exander and Washington ferry line steamer
| Columbia Is nearly completed and she will
be ready for service by the time navigation
! opens in the river.
| Capt. Chris Faunce will make no effort
to release his sloop, the Albatross. from
| the ice in the mouth of Mattawoman creek
| until the ice softens a little. tug will be
sent to break the boat out and place hel
| In harbor before the ice begins to move.