The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-19
WHARF BOAT, AT OHIO CITY,

Mouth of Ohio Rtuer.
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ed perfectly sound and well known to be of the
up for the accommodation of the travelling community
Shippers of freight this point be assured that pains
intended to be held at this point warehouses on the bank
and Others are in progress OF erection ~,
Charges at all times be paid and freight held subject
to the orders Of shippers Or the holders Of warehouse receipts
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Boat Stores will always be kept on hand 70
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tR- The Ohio River and its tributaries and the Mississippi
River above the mouth of the Ohio generally too low to
trips in the Spring Of the and then after passing
the dangers Of shoals snags rocks etc above the mouth Of
point to finish out their and willing to take at
low price from here to New Orleans 80 that M Be sen
Ohio City 10 New Orleans low prices, and during low
the largest class of boats obliged leave their regular
trade and from point not above the mouth Of the
than four months out Of the twelve in Which the largest class
Of steamboats, be employed above this point with any
up Tie most Of the season or run from this point to New
leans follows that from Ohio City they afford
freight extremely low prices Freights present undergo
from three unnecessary hipments-the freight in
nnds nG e N 20 an M
in instances to double what should do We believe
that by the producer shipping direct to Ohio City and from
there TO New Orleans, there will be saving in freight OF at
least cenin getting the same to market can
be stored warehouses Ohio City when not needed for
immediate shipment for at most halt the cost Of storing
be constructed from the Wharf boat the warehouses the
bank to the property intended to be stored 50 that
at Ohio City. there remain until suitable market of
ies of the Atlantic Cesthere being danger of
ice low water or any thing else preventing shipments from
that point at all times to meet any contract of sale
of the cities above the mouth readily than if the prop
ey in hand being point where it is always avaiIa-
beor parties can sell the any of the Atlantic Cities
(by of telegraph few hours the market should
justify it. and they contract to deliver the given
Parties shipping the Fall with view to get out their
Produce previous to the upper being INSTRUCTED by ice
the at this point and to avail themselves OF the advance
in New Orleans, which generally the closing of
navigation above the mouth of the Ohio thereby reserving
to themselves the power of sending it forward at suitable
time aad having sold arrival saving the heavy charges
In Z, New Orleans OF Storage Drayage, etc
The Missouri River every year getting and more
dangerous TO navigate and thought that the only
means OF getting Produce from that rich and fertile part of
the State will be by of Railroad which now
contemplation from Lexington TO Ohio City but, when
boats at all the Missouri RIVER the great advan
tage OF running direct to Ohio City will at be
The simple fact OF much freight from all points above
the mouth of the Ohio being rehpped and ghtened
THIS place Tor espment shoAd concusiyey all per-
sons that the natural and proper point of shipment
Ohio City on high ground entirely above all overflow
and several other large boats running regularly from this
place to New Orleans and will continue Keep up regular
established from Ohio City Pttsburg and all the
1ermediae points and also from Ohio City aena and
Missouri River On" a''' " i1'N''s 'o''' on Inc
Merchants residing above the mouth of the Ohio will gen.
;he time Of receiving goods BY ordering them shipped
rom New Orleans to Ohio City and from thence they can
ns M pos ns W. deliver The same at their place OF
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