Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-04
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PREPARING FOR THE POTOMAC
FISHING SEASON.
Crew Of Steamer Wakefield - Pungy
Twilight Floats and Sails
Other River News.

A new fish lighter is building at Alexandria
for use at one Of the down-river fishing
shores during the fishing season which will
open in a few days. Many of the vessels
which have been running oysters to this
market throughout the fall and winter will
shortly withdraw from that work and will
fit out with fish pens in order to run fish
from the various shores along the river to
packing houses at the 18th street wharf
here. AS yet there have been but few
shad or herring in the river. but they are
now being caught In Florida and North
Carolina waters and should appear in the
bay and river in two or three weeks.
The wholesale fish market at the wharf
was but fairly well supplied this morning. and
the demand for fresh fish Of all kinds was
unusually heavy, so that the dealers
were enabled to close out their stocks
quickly. Prices show but few changes
and are as follows: For pan rock,
13c. to 15c. per pound; medium rock, 15c. to
1Sc. per pound; boiling rock, 23c. to Doc.
per pound; jumping mullet, &c. to &c. per
pound; Spanish mackerel, DC. to 10c. per
pound salmon trout, 10c to lie. per pound :;
sheepshead, 4c. to &c. per pound; founders,
sc. to &c. per pound: Potomac black bass,
15c. to Ice per pound; green pike, 1Oc to
12c. per pound; yellow perch, 15c. to 25c. per
pound; white perch, lac. to 15c. per pound :;
white perch, small. soc. to soc. per bunch !;
catfish. large, SOC. to 6Oc. per bunch; cat
fish, small. 25c to 35c per bunch: yellow
perch. small, 35c. to Coo. per bunch: carp,
zoe. to 40c. each: cells. sc. each: Florida
roe shad. zoe. to 65c. each; buck shad, 30c.
to 35c. each; herring, &c. to 31sc. each
North Carolina roe shad, soc. to 90c each
buck shad 35c. to soc. each.
Three small vessels with light cargoes of
oysters from the Potomac came into port
this morning, and while the demand was
not heavy it was good. Small oysters con-
stitute most of the stock on hand and they
are selling at from SOC. to Csc. per bushel.
Large oysters are bringing 81 to 1925
A flock Of ducks Of the mallard and
smaller varieties was seen on the river yes
terday evening between Alexandria and
this city. This is the first flock of ducks
seen on the river near this city for some
by the dealers at the wharf and they are
selling readily and at good prices.
The steamer Wakefield. which went into
service on the lower Potomac Is under the
command of Capt. Ned Owens. with Capt
Theodore Keene as pilot Mr.. George Guest
purser; Mr.. -Thos Murdoch deck mate and
Mr.. George Gleason, steward. Chief EngI-
neer VIII Reed has charge Of the steamers
engine room, with Mr.. Ernest Germand as
his assistant
force Of carpenters left a few days ago on
the steamer Wakefield for Colonial Beach,
where a new building is to be constructed
for an electric lighting plant and an addi-
ton to the big hotel and several smaller
structures for Capt E. s. Randall OF this
city, The electric. lighting plant which is
to light the streets Of the town. is to be in
operation by June 1.
Mr.. Hubert Ogden, photographic inspector
In the coast survey service, was in Baltf-
more yesterday looking after the work on
the schooner Eagle of the coast survey SER
vice.
Steamer Arrowsmith About Completed.
The oyerhauling of the Potomac excur-
sion steamer T.. v. -Arrowsmith at Balti-
more is about completed and she is ex-
pected to arrive here by the middle of next
week. On her arrival here she viii be
fitted with an electric lighting plant and
will be prepared for WORK on the river
route and for the Colonial Beach excursion
route.
owing to the extensive repairs to be
made to the steamer Belle Haven she
has been Withdrawn from the ferry route