Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-05
ON THE RIVER FRONT
MUDDY CURRENTS CAUSE FISH.
ERMEN MUCH ANXIETY.
Mail Steamer Preparing for Ice
Lighthouse Tender Holly
Here-Other Matters.

Considerable anxiety is felt by those who
have large sums OF money invested in the
fishing industry on the Potomac over the
numerous freshets this winter. They are
fearful OF a repetition Of last springs dis
astrous season. Last year muddy water
came down from the upper river in such
large quantities as to sully the salt water
almost to Blackistones Island. When the
shad and herring came UP the river in the
spring the muddy water drove them back
and comparatively few were caught. With
in the past two weeks currents have twice
set down from the upper water and today
a stream of liquid mud is rushing under the
Long bridge. bringing debris OF all KINDS
with It,
Except for frozen stock shipped from
northern points the supply Of fish on hand
this morning at the 1lth street oyster wharf
was quite heavy. The demand was good
and prices were as follows: For pan rock.
10 to lie per pound: medium rock. lac. per
pound; boiling rock IS to 2Oc. per pound:
Spanish mackerel. IL to 12l5c. per pound:
salmon trout. to &c. per pound: Sleeps
head, to 1Oc. per pound: Potomac black
bass. II to 15c. per pound; North Carolina
black bass. 8 to lOc. per pound: bluefish
and tailors, to SC. per pound: founders,
to &c. per pound; green pike. to 1Oc per
pound: white perch. 10 to 12c. per pound:
white perch. small. 20 to SOC. per bunch;
catfish, large, % to 35c. per bunch: catfish.
small. 10 to 15c. per bunch: yellow perch.
10 to 4Oc. per bunch: hickory jacks, 10 to
3Oc. each: carp. Is to 4Oc. each. and cells. DC.
each. Florida shad are now on the mar
ket and roes are selling at Sc. each. while
bucks are bringing SOC. each.
The stock Of oysters at the wharf. while
not large. Is ample to meet all the demands
made upon 1t. Since Saturday three or
four vessels laden with Potomac river stock
have arrived. and this morning small oys-
tiers were selling at from IS to 90 cents
per bushel. and prices ranged from that to
81 per bushel
office here has been transferred to the
schooner Matchless at Baltimore for survey
work.
Lieut.. John I. Bryan Of the revenue cut
ter Window has returned to Baltimore with
his bride. He will return to duty with his
ship.
Capt Al. Richards OF this city is at Bal
timore in charge OF the steamer T. V: Ar
rowsmith. lying at Woodalis shipyard. be-
ing rebuilt.
Of General Interest.
The ferry line steamer Belle Haven.
which was of her route a part of Satur-
day for repair work. resumed her trips Sat-
urday evening and is now running her reg
ular schedule.
The Brady barges Gen. John Wistar and
John l. Brady have completed the unload
ing of their cargoes of hard coal. and were
yesterday taken to Alexandria. where the
tug NJ Mitchell Davis will take them In
tow for Norfolk.
Another very heavy fog covered the river
a greater portion of it's length Saturday
night and a part of yesterday. Between
Washington and Alexandria it was so thick
at times that it was Impossible for the
steamboat men to make out the shore
marks Old steamboat men say the fogs
81 ic hay
and heavy.
The United States lighthouse tender Hol-
ly, with a large gas L ~ aboard from a
river point. came into port last night ana
tied up at the lighthouse service wharf.
The tank Of the buoy is to be charged with
gas here and It will then be taken to the
Point Lookout supply station Of the light
house service for use when necessary.
The mail steamer Estelle Randall, which
daily makes a run down the river, in fair
weather or foul with mail for New Glatz.
Fort Washington. Marshall Hall, ely
mont and Indian Head. Nd. and Gunston,
Va. has been fitted with her tce-breaklng
plow and is now ready, IL necessary, to
of mail.
The steamer Lily and Howard has ar
rived in port with full cargo Of cord wood
from a river port for Carter & Clark.
The steamer Randall which came into
port yesterday evening, brought up large
number Of passengers from the lower Po-
tomac.
A large. schooner laden with phosphate
rock from Port Tampa, Florida, is reported
to be at sea and Is expected to arrive here
shortly.