Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-17
ON THE RIVER FRONT
POTOMAC SHAD AND HERRING
SEASON NEAR AT HAND.
Fishermen Preparing to Put Out Nets
Yacht Chipeta in Commits
sion-Other Matters.

The presence of shad and herring in
Chesapeake bay is sure indication that
II is only a question of few days before
they Will appear In the Potomac in num-
bers Herring have already been caught IN
the river this season. a few being taken IN
the nets off Potomac creek early I'm this
week. Not only are the operators of tho
big fishing shores preparing for the season.
but within the next few days a score or
more of seine boats will leave here and Will
go to points along the river between ely
| mont and Point Lookout to drift their gill
nets.
The receipts of fresh fish from all
sources by the dealers at the wholesale
fish market was quite heavy this morning.
larger than they nave been for several
days. The demand for fish of all kinds was
quite heavy and they sold at prices ranging
about as follows:
Mullets are selling at to cents per
pound; Spanish mackerel at IL and i
cents per pound; king mackerel at cents
per pound; Florida shad at 80 cents
each: Florida buck shad al % cents each.
Florida herring at 81 per hundred; North
Carolina roe shad at 20 and so cents each:
North Carolina buck shad at 40 to As cents
each: North Carolina herring, $3.50 to 81
per hundred; mud shad, to cents per
pound; bluefish II to Is cents per pound:
salmon trout, 10 to IL cents per pound; ex-
ira large white perch. 10 cents per
pound; pan rock, 1919 cents per pound;
medium rock, IA cents per pound; boiling
rock, IS cents per pound: large yellow
perch, 20 to 40 cents per bunch; catfish.
IS to 30 cents per bunch; sand perch, 30
to 40 cents per bunch; small yellow perch,
8 to 10 cents per bunch white perch. large,
30 to 90 cents per bunch, and white perch,
small, 10 to 10 cents per bunch On the
oyster wharf the supply was ample to meet
the demand, but there were but a few
buyers hand this morning. Only Poto-
mac river stock is on sale. and they range
in price from 40 to Go cents per bllshel for
medium stock. There is an ample supply
of clans from the eastern shore on sale.
and they are selling at 20 cents per huns
bred.
The steam yacht Chipeta Of Boston,
which spent the winter at the wharf of the
American Ice Company here, has gone into
commission and was out on the river yes
terday for a short trip. The Chipeta la
here to demonstrate the workings Of a new
method of signaling during q fog or thick
weather by means of bell under water.
BY this device 1T is claimed the danger or
collisions at sea, in thick weather, Will be
greatly reduced. The yacht. 1t is expected,
will leave here shortly for her home port.
The sand pumping machine OF the Smoot
Sand Company, which has been hauled OUT
on the big marine railway at Alexandra.
for general overhauling, was put overheard
yesterday. and in a day or two viii be
taken down the river to begin fne punrr+Trs
of sand and gravel from the bottom of the
Potomac.
Of General Interest.
Mr. Edward J. Gardner WILL It is stated,
greatly improve his handsome power sloop
by the addition of a pilot house and other
changes that will add considerably to the
efficiency of the craft She will be used for
pleasure cruising on the river during the
coming summer months.
The large soop owned by Mr.. Dowell
Sheckell of this city Is lying at the boat
house, foot of 9th street southwest to be-
overhauled and put In order for fishing
purposes on the river during this spring.
1t is stated the sloop will be equipped with
a power engine before she goes into serv-
ice.
The tug Juno owned by Mr.. Park Ag-
new of Alexandria. is hauled out on the big
marine railway at the Alexandria shipyard
for repairs to her hull, made necessary by
her work with the fce-breaking fleet about
the Long bridge this winter The tug will
be ready to go into commission again in
about ten days.
Mr. Wimsatt of the firm of Johnson e.
Wimsatt has returned from visit of sew
eral months to Florida.
Captain George Cook, formerly master of
the steamer Estelle Randall. has taken
command of the launch Joseph S. Doug
las, the tender to the dredge of the Poto-
mac Dredging Company of this city.
Engineer VIII Reed is experimenting the
overhaulng of the boiler and machinery of
the steamer T. V Arrowsmith in prepa-
ration for the summer excursion business.
The hull of the new power launch build-
ing at Cumberland & Sons boat house at
the foot of 9th street, for Gustav Forsberg
is about completed. The house will be
built the craft before she is put over
board at about the end of this month.
The steamer Northumberland, formerly
of the Weems Line, is the first steamer to
have Maryland, Delaware and Virginia
Railway Company" the name of her new
owners, on her bow. She sailed from this
city for Baltimore yesterday morning.
The steam barge Dennis Simmons arrived
in port yesterday morning with large
cargo of lumber and shingles from Eden
ton North Carolina, for the dealers This
Is the first trip the Simmons has made
here since last fan.
T. Smith are in port with large cargoes OF
oysters from the Potomac river beds.
The barge Reliance is unloading a cargo
of fertilizer material at Alexandria, anG
not lumber stated.