Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-14
ON THE RIVER FRONT
HEAVY ICE FOR MANY MILES ON
THE RIVER.
Launch Jennie Irene Sunk-Northerly
Winds Make Low Tides
Other River News.

More ice made last night, and today the
river is covered with floating ice three or
four inches thick. The incoming steamers
report heavy Ice below Maryland Point.
about fifty miles below this city, and the
Norfolk line steamer coming up encoun-
tered solid ice almost the entire distance.
The moving steamers broke up the ice this
morning, and steam vessels are able to
move up and down the river without much
trouble, but the embargo on sailing Vessels
Is complete The ice Is gorging somewhat
ABOUT Fort Washington, and the steamer
Randall yesterday had to break packed ice
eight or ten inches thick to get into the
Wharves Old river men predict that this
freeze will be light one
The receipts Of fresh fish Of all kinds at
the 18th street wharf fish market continue
quite light, though some few fish are COM
Ing from the nets in the river and from
the fisheries about Norfolk. The demand
was fair and prices are: For pan rock, 10
to 12c. per pound; medium rock, Is to 16c.
per pound; boiling rock 20 to 25c. per pound
Spanish mackerel, 10 to 122c. per pound;
salmon trout to TIC. per pound; gray
trout = to &c. per pound; sheepShead, to
&C. per pound; founders, to &c. per pound
Potomac black bass, ID to 15c. per pound
North Carolina black bass, 10 to 12c. per
pound; bluefish and tailors, 10 to 12c. per
pound; green pike, to &c. per pound; white
perch. Y to 15c per pound; white perch.
small, 20 to SOC. per bunch; catfish, large,
20 to 35c. per bunch: catfish, small, 10 to
15c. per bunch; yellow perch, 20 to 4Oc.
per bunch; carp, Is to 4Oc. each; cells, Sc.
each; Florida roe shad 90c. to 81 each; buck
shad, 80 to 6Oc. each, and herring, Sc each.
The supply of oysters at the wharf this
morning Is not large, and with the river
fui! OF Ice the prospect of new arrivals is
rather small. Prices range from 20 cents
to $1.25 per bushel, and the demand is ex-
cellent.
Ducks are scarce and in demand, and
prices are: For canvas-back ducks, 81 to
% per pair; mallard ducks. 81 per pair; red
heads, $3.50 per pair; shuttle ducks soc per
pair; white wings, soc. to Coo. per pair, and
small ducks 25c. to 40c. per pair.
The steamer Endeavor of the coast sur
vey, which was employed in making sur
veys on the Kettle Bottoms in the lower
Potomac during the summer, is under re-
pairs at the Baltimore station, and will be
out of service until March /.
Of General Interest.
The steam launch Jennie Irene. which is
owned here, sprang a leak a night or two
ago and is now lying sunken at her anchor
age near Townshend's boat house, at the
foot of 18th street. AS soon as LIE weather
will permit her owner will take steps to
raise her. She is lying with only about half
her house showing above the surface of the
water
On account or the ice in the river the tug
Dallls is now making her trips between
High Point and this city by daylight and
not at night, as heretofore. The new wheel
and ice pillow on the tug have made her
very effective in the ice, and she is making
excellent time.
The tug Rosalie went to Pamunkey creek
yesterday to put one Of the large sand
digging machines Of Mr.. Louis Sn1oot into
the creek harbor for protection against Tie
moving ice. Sand-digging operation have
peen suspended for the winter along the
river below this city.
The heavy northwest winds of Monday
night and yesterday made the tides in the
river very low, leaving the river flats ex-
posed and no water in many of the docks
Inc coast survey steamer Blake will, it is
stated, sail from Baltimore Saturday next
for Porto Rico where she will take up sur
vey work about the eastern end of the is
land.
The United States naval tug Tecumseh
yesterday took barge bearing a car of
coal and four new naval guns to the proving
grounds at Indian Head, Nd. The guns
will there be given the usual tests
The barges George B. Roberts and Ed
ward S. Fay, laden with coal, are still at
anchor at the forks of the channel They
will be taken to their destination today to
unload cargo.
The new aattie belonging to Mr. William
Neitzey, which is lying at anchor at the
boat house at the foot Of 18th street, is to
be- fitted out during the winter for fishing
work In the early spring. She will be used,
it is stated, to run fish from the trap nets
and to run shad and herring to this market
during the season.