Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-18
ON THE RIVER FRONT
HIGH NORTH WINDS CAUSE Low
TIDES IN RIVER.
Strange Specimen of Finny Tribe on
misunderstanding Potomac
Steamers-other News.

The heavy northerly winds of the past
forty-eight hours have made the water very
low in the river, and the flats between Alex
andria and Washington were exposed yes
terday. In the harbor many Of the dock
bottoms were uncovered and vessels In the
docks lay aground for several hours. The
dredge Canton, which had prepared for
work in the Anacostia river near the navy
yard, lay aground on the fats the greater
part Of yesterday. The river steamers had
considerable trouble in making their creek
landings in consequence Of the very low
tides.
Fears are expressed by river men that
when the snow in the mountains melts
there will be a freshet in the river, and
should there be any ice the high water may
reach the danger mark.
The storm of yesterday prevented the
fishermen hauling seine, and as a conse-
quence the supply Of fresh fish Of all kinds
was very small at the wholesale fish mar
ket at the wharf. The demand was good
and prices were as follows: For pan rock,
10 to IL cents per pound; medium rock, 15
to 16 cents per pound; boiling rock, 10 to 20
cents per pound; jumping mullet, 4 to 8
cents per pound; Spanish mackerel, to 10
cents per pound; salmon trout. 8 to II cents
per pound; sheepshead, 4 to @ cents per
pound; founders to 6 cents per pound;
Potomac black bass. 13 to 16 cents per
pound; green pike, 10 to IL cents per pound;
white perch. small. 80 to so cents per bunch;
catfish, large, 80 to 40 cents per bunch; cat
fish small 20 to 25 cents per bunch; yellow
perch, 10 to 40 cents per bunch: carp, 10
to 40 cents each: cells. cents each; Florida
roe shad. 60 to IS cents each; buck shad, 80
to 40 cents each, and herring, to cents
each.
The cold weather has somewhat increased
the demand for oysters in the shell and
there was an ample supply on hand to meet
the demand. Prices today range from 30
to 60 cents per bushel for the smaller stock,
and up to 81 and $120 per bushel for the
choice selected grades.
The intensely cold weather of last night
did not make thick ice, though the river
was frozen from shore to shore. Another
twenty-four hours of cold weather will
make Ice hard enough to cause the steam
boats considerable trouble.
Remarkable Fish.
Messrs. Sheaffer & Stuart, fish dealers at
the 18th street wharf had on exhibition at
their fish house yesterday a specimen Of the
finny tribe that was new to all the old
fishermen about the wharf. The fish, which
was about three feet long, has a slim body
and is covered with brown spots, its head
which Is about a quarter Of it's length, Is all
mouth, and the mouth is armed with a row
Of sharp teeth like the tusks of dog It
was received in a shipment from the south
The steamer Washington has been with
drawn from the route between this city and
Norfolk for some minor repair work, and
the steamer Newport News has been placed
on the route in her stead. The Newport
News made the trip from this city last
night.
The tug Geo. w. Pride Is out of commits
sion at Alexandria, and is having some
repair work done to her boiler. She will
be in service within the next day or two.
The work Of overhauling the steamer Es-
telle Randall is being pushed as rapidly as
possible and she will be ready to go into
commission on the Glymount route by the
middle or latter part Of next week, reliev-
ing the steamer Wakefield, which Is to take
up her route to the lower river.
The United States dispatch boat Dolphin
left the navy yard yesterday evening I'M
der her own steam en- route to Norfolk,
where she Is to be overhauled. y,7.
The two-masted schooner J.. V. Dagger
has unloaded cargo Of Virginia pine lur1-
Der at the wharf foot of 18th street south
west for H. l.. Biscoe.
The steam barge Lily and Howard is at
the wharf Of Carter & Clark being pre-
pared for service on the river
The Silver Spray, Lizzie Burt and Lottie
Thomas are in the lower river loading
cargoes of oysters for this market.
The tug j. s. Hoskins has arrived in port
with barge laden with coal from Ph.la-
delphia in tow.
The barge John R. Zimmerman is unload
Ing cargo OF about 900 tons of hard coal
at the wharf of Stephenson & Bro.
The schooner Harlan w. Huston has ar.
rived at Newbern, N. c., from this city
under charter to load lumber and shingles
back to this city.