The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-24
WHARF BOAT, AT OHIO CITY,
Mouth of Ohio Riyer

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ed perfectly sound, and well known be of the very
best Wharf Boats the river The cabin is neatly fitted
Shippers of freight this point be assured that pains
will be spared to render perfect satisfaction and for Produce
and Others in progress of erection.
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The price of Storage Labor Forwarding &C. will not ex
Boat Stores will always be kept on hand 0'
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Reterenfes1H Peas9ns, Ohio City Wood & Shaw, St
Louisville, KY; John R. Shaw & Co., Geo. w Owens,
River above the mouth of the Ohio generally too low to
be navgated by the largest class OF boats except for few
the dangers Of shoals snags rocks ETC above the mouth Of
the Ohio River boats generally need freight at this
low price from here to New orleans So that will be seen
that during high water freight always be shipped from
stages owater all the above the mouth of the Ohio
the largest class of boats obliged to leave their regular
trade and run from point not above the mouth OF the
Ohio River to New Oeans-thee being generally more
than four months out Of the twelve a in which the class
thing like full freight and consequently Obliged to lay
leans It follows that from Ohio City they can afford to carry
freight at extremely low prices Felghts at present undergo
instances becoming damaged from five per by
handling and the cost OF getting the same to market amounts
IN instances to double what should do We believe
that by the producer shipping direct Ohio City and from
there to New Orleans there will be saving IN freight OF at
least per getting the market Freq hit
be stored warehouses at Ohio City (when not needed TO
Immediate shpment for at most one halt the cost of storing
and shipping the cities above the mouth. A Railway will
be constructed from the Wharf boat the warehouses the
bank the property intended be stored that
cannot possibly be soed or amaged-and when once stored
at ONO City, 1t there until a suitable market of
iers IN some of the Atlantic Cesthere being danger of
low water any thing else preventing shipments from
'hat point at all tImes to meet any contract OF sale
Advances can be obtained warehouse receipt,
OF the cities above the mouth, readily than If the prop
erty hand 1t being point where it is always availa
beor parties sell the any of the Atlantic Cities
lby of telegraph in few hours the market should
Justify it. and they contract 10 deliver the same at given
Parties shipping the Fall with view to get out their
Produce the upper being obstructed by
from any other VIII find 1t for their interest to store
the this point and avail themselves of the advance
in New Orleans which generally the closing of
navigation above the mouth of the Ohio thereby eserving
themselves the power OF sending it forward suitable
time and having sold arrival saving the heavy charges
IN New Orleans of Storage, Drayage, etc.
The Missouri River every getting and more
OF getting Produce from that rich and fertile part of
the State will be by of Railroad which
contemplation. from Lexington TO ONO City but when
boats all the Missouri River the adyau-
tage OF running direct Ohio City viii be seen
Ohio City high ground. entirely above all overflow,
and beautifully situated At the steamboat Convoy
place New Orleans and will continue to keep regular
line between the places. line OF boats about be
termediae points, also Ohio City TO Gaena and to
Peru, the Illinois River and also to Lexington, the
Missouri River.
Merchants residing above the mouth of the Ohio will gen
orally make great saving the price of freghts and
lhe OF their goods by shipped
from New Orleans to Ohio City and from thence they can
be put boats that will deliver the same at their place of
destination without delay
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