The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-18
WHARF BOAT, At OHIO CITY,

rx,ur Mouth Of Ohio Rioer.
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MISSION BUsINE Ss.-The Dale has been newly caulk-
best WHAT Boats on the river The cabin is neatly fitted
up for the accommodation of the travelling community.
will be spared to render perfect satisfaction and for Produce
intended to be held at this point warehouses the bank
CHARGES can at all times be paid and freight held subject
The price sorase Labor FofWsng &e viii not es
oeed to cents PER ton % a eSpecuy solicited
S S y TI R; ALLEN,
Referemeesn7H Pearsons Ohio City; Wood 4 Shaw St.
louis H. d Harmon Peu ills Teyis Sanders Co.,
The Ohio River and its tributaries and the Mississippi
be navgate by the largest class boats except for few
tips IN the Spring OF the year. and even then after passing
the Ohio River boats generally need more freight at this
point to finish out their cargo and willing to take
that during high water freight always be shipped from
Ohio City TO New Orleans at low prices and, during low
stages OF water all the above the mouth of the Ohio
the largest class of boats Obliged to leave their regular
fe and run from some not above tine mouth Of the
than four months out OF the twelve in which the largest class
thing like fun freight and consequently are Obliged to lay
up the most season. or run from this point to New Or
freight extremely low prices Freghs at present undergo
from one TO three unnecessary shpmenthe freight in
handling and cost of getting the same to market amounts
~ some instances to double what it should do We believe
hee to New Orleans will be a saving freight of at
& o9S per cent getting the market. Freq
and sh zen for at most onehaf the cost Of storing
81 from the Wharf boat 10 the warehouses on the
canno lhe property intended 10 be stored that it
co possibly be soed lanlaged-and when once stored
ers in some o can there remain until suitable market Of
bat or OF any thing else preventing shipments from
Advanee az can ar h to meet any contract OF sale.
of ~ @ De obtained on warehouse receipt in any
OF the cities above the mouth more rsadiy th.n e I
S III a. III lam, qfins point where always avai!a
LII ch sen le same any of the Alta ntic Cities
lby means OF teegrap) in few hours the nart bnnd
time, with certainty of reaching the rkt Fun e H. even
Parties shipping in the Fall with view 10 set ont ba
from other viii find for HER oy ice
the at this point and to avail themselves Of Inc
navigation above the mouth of the Ohio thereby o,
10 themselves the power OF sending it forward at nitah
time, and having sold arrival saving the heavy h
in New Orleans of Storage, Drayage, etc. '7es
The Missouri River every year getting worse and mora
dangerous to navgate and 1t thought that the only prooe
means OF getting Produce from that rich and fertile nan G
the State will be by means OF Railroad which is now in
contemplation from Lexington to Ohio City but, when
boats at all on the Missouri River, the great advan
tage of running direct Ohio City viii at be
The simple fact Of much freight from all points above
the mouth of the Ohio being reshpped and ghened out to
this place for reShpment should prove eoncusvey 10 all per-
sons that the natural and proper point of shipment
Ohio City on high ground, entirely above all overflow
and beautifully situated AT present the steamboat Convoy
and several other large boats running regularly from
place New Orleans will continue to Keep up regular
line between the two places line of boats is about 10 be
establ hed from Ohio City PSburg and all the in
Missouri River % ~
Merchants residing above mouth of the Ohio will gen.
I'D maze great the price of fTeights and in
e le OF receiving their goods by ordering them shipped
om New Orleans to Ohio City and from thence they can
destination without DELAY - i VI
oalo CssS. Mississippi Co., No. Feb 1873. rahl6 su