Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-04
ON THE RIVER FRONT
WINTER FISHING BEGINS AUS
PICIoUsLY ON POTOMAC.
Repairing Sand-Pumping Machine
Work on Wall Resumed-Shipping
Interests Combine.

The winter fishing season along the Poto-
mac has opened with the warm weather,
and until there is another freeze the Wash
ington market will receive ample supplies
of fish from nearby waters. Mondays
receipts of fresh fish here were larger than
they have been in two months, the steamer
coming here yesterday evening bringing
twenty-four barrels and two boxes from
landings between Glymont, Md. and Wash
ington. Ten barrels of this lot were con-
signed to dealers in Philadelphia and New
York, and were transferred to the express
companies to be forwarded to destination.
If the weather holds good several fishermen
from this city will leave here in day or
two to engage in winter fishing in the lower
part of the river.
The wholesale fish market at the 18th
street wharf was better supplied with fresh
fish of all kinds this morning than 1t has
been in several weeks, the supply from
the nets in the river being unusually large
for this season of the year. The market
was active and prices were as follows: For
pan rock, 10 to 12c. per pound; medium
rock 10 to 16c. per pound; boiling rock, 10
to zoe. per pound; jumping mullet, to &c.
per pound; Spanish mackere1, 10 to 12c. per
pound; salmon trout, to 1Oc per pound;
red snapper, to Sc. per pound; sheepshead,
. to SC. per pound; founders, to &C. per
pound Potomac black bass, 8 to 10c. per
pound North Carolina black bass, to Zoe.
per pound; green pike, to 1Oc. per pound;
white perch, IL to 12c. per pound; white
perch, small, 80 to SOC. per bunch; catfish,
large, % to 35c. per bunch; catfish, small,
10 to 15c. per bunch; yellow perch, 10 to
35c. per bunch; carp, Is to 4Oc. each; eels,
DC. each; Florida roe shad, 75c. to 81 each;
buck shad, 40 to Soc each, and herring, 4c.
EACH
The increase in the supply of oysters and
the warm weather have caused a drop in
prices, and this morning small oysters could
be bought for soc. per bushel, medium
grades for Coo. per bushel and the best
stock on the wharf for 81 per busheI
The small sand-pumping machine of Mr.
Louis Smoot of this city was yesterday
taken to the Alexandria ship yard by the
tug Rosalie, and will there be hauled out
on the big railway for general repair work.
large scow is hauled out on the railway
at Alexandria to have hull caulked and re-
paired.
The United States naval tug Tecumseh
yesterday left the navy yard with two
barges, on which were four box cars loaded
with supplies for the naval smokeless
powder plant at Indian Head, Md. On their
return they will be loaded with smokeless
powder consigned to various navy yards
and supply stations, preparatory to being
placed aboard ship.
Shipping Interests Combine.
A combination has been effected of nearly
all the large shipping interests on the At
lantic coast. Vessels valued at several
millions of dollars are in the combine.
The gasoline explosive engine has been
placed in the new power launch Of Mr..
Harry Hempler, now lying at the foot Of
7th street, and the boat is practically ready
for service.
Black bass and rock are being caught
with hook and line in the tidal basin near
where the bathing beach was formerly To-
Gated.
Two large scows laden with stone for the
new seawall on the south side of the Wash
ington Barracks Park are in port. and a
large force of men are at work finishing the
uncompleted part of the wall The low tide
allowed the stone masons to work to ad-
vantage the lower tiers of the stone, and
the work is being pushed
The little steam launch, the Lieut.. F. B.
Crosby, is again in service and Is making
two trips daily between the artillery sta
ton at Fort Washington and Alexandria.
The officers and men of the fort who wish
to visit this city come to Alexandria on the
launch and take the ferry steamer to this
city.
Capt. Charles Adam has taken command
of the pilot boat Calvert on the pilot sta
ton at the inside of the capes Of the Chesa-
peake.
The ram schooner Charles r. Straun
came into port yesterday afternoon in tow
of the tug NJ Mitchell Davis, laden with
full cargo Of shingles from Edenton, N. c.
The schooner Lottie Carter has arrived
here with full cargo Of cord wood from
Nomini creek for Carter 6; Clark.
The two-masted schooner L. E. Williams,
with cargo of Virginia pine. lumber from
the James river, has arrived and Is I'M
loading her cargo.
The tug Camilla came Into port yesterday
with a tow of wood and oyster-lade ves-
sells from the lower river