Evening star., 1902-02-12
ON THE RIVER FRONT
OWNERS OF FISHING SHORES
PREPARING FOR BUSINESS.
No Danger of Oyster Famine-lce II
the River Impeding
Navigation.

notwithstanding the cold weather and
the fact that the river is closed by the
heavy ice, with very little prospect OF O
thaw for several days. the owners ana
managers OF the various fishing shores
along the river are preparing for the open
ing of the shad and herring season. which
should begin in about three weeks
Nearly all the shores on the river Will be
in operation during the season. and all
the signs. the wise old fishermen say,
point to a moderately early season. with
plenty of fish Stick Landing. Bryan
Point. Chapman's Point. Plum Tree Gut,
The Gums. Stoney Point and Whitewater
are among the larger shores that win oe
operated this year. There mas oeen no
increase in the supply OF fish on sale at
the 11th street wharf market, the supply
now coming here by rail from southern
and eastern ports. and are mostly 1IozeI'
stock Prices do not vary much ana 70
day black bass is selling at IA to 20 cents
per pound: Jumping mullets at cents
per pound: sheepshead. to cents per
pound; carp. 6 to cents per pound; drum,
4 to cents per pound: pike. to lO cents
per pound; salmon trout. o 70 ~ cents
Der pound; gray trout. to 10 cents per
bound: white perch. to IL. cents per
bound: sand perch. IS cents per bunch;
yellow perch. % to 70 cents per Dunch'
Herring and shad are In demand Tor Len
prices as follows: Florida herring. 81 oO
per hundred; Florida buck shad. 35 cents
each: roes, 81 each: Georgia buck shad,
IS cents EACH and roes. $12o each.
oyster famine here. though the supply Is
still small This morning the Norfolk line
steamer brought up about 6OO bushe!s from
Norfolk for the dealers here. and some
morning the Norfolk oysters sold at 50
cents per bushel. while the Potomac oys-
ters in a vessel at the oyster wharf were
held at 81 to $1.50 per bushel
The Weems line steamer POTOMAC saneu
from Baltimore yesterday evening and Will
endeavor to make a trip through the Ice
to this city.
It is stated that the fishing shore and
farm known as Arkendall, in Prince VIII
liam county. Va. has been soia a TO nortn- n
and make it q summer home. The fishing
Shore which, in years past. was one OF the
most famous on the Potomac, Will be dis
The drifting ice in the river is slowly
tearing up the old schooner ThOs K. Car
roll, which is lying ashore and abandoned
on the outer edge or Craney 1siano oar
The steamer Charles Manchester of the
Mt. Vernon and Marshall Hall line was
given her annual inspection today Dy the
United States inspectors. She was founo TO
be in excellent condition
Lying in the basin. a short distance above
the Long bridge is the remains Of the
barge Mary F. Maloney. which sunk In
Georgetown harbor in September gale two
or three years ago. The barge. with part
of her cargo of coal still in her. was raised.
taken into the basin and placed In shoal
water. The skaters on the basin are now
making the barge resting place.
Fears are expressed that the sailing yacht
Lofts, belonging to Mr.. T. T. Tyssowski
which has been aground on Cedar Point bar
several weeks. will be badly damaged when
the Ice breaks ups AS yet the boat has
been but little injured by lying ashore.
The United. States naval tugs Triton and
Tecumseh are powerful boats. but 1t took
both Of them to convey one Of the naval
ordnance foundry bkfges, with two box
cars aboard. from the navy yard here to
the IndiaA Head proving ground ye3terday.