Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-26
ON THE RIVER FRONT
DELAYED VESSELS LEAVE PORT
IN LARGE NUMBERS.
SIoop Reported Ashore at Fort Foote-
Tug D. M. Key-Gen-
eral Matters.

The large fleet OF oyster, wood and lum-
Der carrying vessels which has been de-
tanned In port here by the ice, bad wea ther
and contrary winds took advantage of the
favorable breeZes of yesterday to leave
port for lower river landings. In the fleet
were the schooners Quicktime, Martin
Wagner, F. p Evans, George B. Iaunce,
Earl Biscoe, Samuel Wood, Mayfower,
Irene and Kathleen. They will all, with
the exception of the Wood load cargoes
back to this city. Another feet of half
dozen or more light vessels left port today
for river points.
Information received here from the lower
river states that the heavy ice in the creeks
mas, under the warm rays of the sun,
greatly softened and is interfering but lit
tie with the movements of the vessels.
The receipts of fresh fish of all kinds at
the 18th street wharf wholesale market
have been quite light since yesterday. and
much of the stock sale this morning
came from southern waters The demand
for fish was good, as it always is in Lenten
time, and prices were as follows: For pan
rock, ID to 15c. per pound; medium rock,
10 to 1Sc per pound; boiling rock, 2;S to 25c.
per pound; jumping mulles, to SC per
pound; Spanish mackere, 8 to Zoe. per
pound; salmon trout, 10 to lie. per pound;
sheepshead, to &c. per pound; founders,
to &c. per pound; Potomac black bass,
Is to 19c. per pound; North Carolina black
to 12c. per pound yellow perch Sc. per
pound; white perch, IL to ijc. per pound !;
white perch, small, 30 to soc. per bunch;
catfish, large, 30 to Coo. per bunch catfish
small, % to 35c. per bunch; yellow perch
small, 20 to 40c. per bunch; carp, 10 TO 40c
each; cells, &c. each; Florida roe shad, 60
to 65c. each; buck shad, 30 to soc. EACH
herring. to &c. each; North Carolina roe
shad, 81 each; buck shad, soc. each.
Two boats laden with Potomac river
stock wharf
day evening, and while the stock in hand
is not large, 1t is ample to meet all de-
mands. Prices show but few changes and
range from 55c. per bushel for the smaller
stock up to ST. per bushel for the larger
oysters.
Capt Ned Owens of the steamer Wake
field reports an oyster-laden sloop ashore
on the flats abreast of Fort Foote, below
Alexandria The name of the schooner
could not be made out as the steamer
passed her yesterday.
The harbor police boat Vigilant, as a
result of her recent trips into the tidal
basin, where the water is very shallow, had
to lay up yesterday while Engineer Jimmy
Neale cleaned her boiler. large quantity
OF mud, which had been sucked into the
boiler by the pumps of the boat was taken
out. The Vigilant is again ready for serv-
ice today.
Along the Wharves
The ferry wharf at Alexandria is being
overhauled and put in thorough repair, and
the slip in which the steamer Columbia
lands Is also to be repaired.
the little power sloop Falcon, which has
recently been overfauled at Benefits boat
yard, was taken out for a short spin on
the river yesterday evening to try her new
engine and wheel.
The work of rebuilding the little tug ID.
NJ Key, the harbor boat of TAYLOR 81 Bro
Is rapidly approa ching completion at Solo
mons Island, Md, and her owners expect
TO nave her back here early in March. The
Key when she returns to service on the
fotomac VIII be practically a new boat
Capt. A j. Taylor has returned from SOL
omons Island, Md, where he has been SUI
perlntending the work being done ON his
tugs.
Capt. jeremiah Cottrell of Baltimore has
been appointed master of the new light
ship No. "A, which is to do duty on the
Maine coast off Cape Elizabeth
capt. Theodore keene, who has been act
ing as mate of the ferry line steamer Belle
Haven, will return to duty on the steamer
Wakefield of the Randall line when she re-
sumes her trips early next week
The erection Of the new wharf and build
ings at Colonial Beach, Va, is to begin
Monday next. and lumber and other build
ing material are being carried from this city
by the steamers on each trip to the Beach
The electric-lighting plant will be the first
built.
The twomasted schooner Sidonia Curley.
laden with about 100000 feet Of pine lumber
from Norfolk. came into port YESTERDAY aft
ernoon for H. l.. Biscoe. The schooner
Quinby, with lumber for the same con-
signee. is expected to arrive before the end
of the week.
The Winnie Windsor and Emmett Arthur
are in port with full cargoes of Potomac
river oysters for the 11th street wharf mar
ket
The tug Camilla brought tow Of laden
vessels from points down the river into port
yesterday.
The United States revenue cutter William
Window is cruising on Chesapeake bay on
the lookout for vessels in distress and in
need of assistance.
The schooner Dillaway will complete the
unloading of her cargo of ice this after
noon or tomorrow morning