The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-27
WHARF BOAT, AT OHIO CITY.

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best Wharf Boats on the river The cabin neatly fitted
Shippers Of freight point may be assured that pains
will Be spared TO- render and for
and Others are in progress Of erection.
Charges at all times be paid and freight held subject
coed fifty cents per ton Consgnmens respectfully solicited
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New Orleans.
The Ohio River and its tributaries and the Mississippi
River above the mouth OF the Ohio generally low
be navgated by the largest class of boats except for few
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the Ohio River. boats generally need freight this
low price from here to New orleans So that It viii be seen
that during high water, freight always be shipped from
stages OF water in ali the rivers above the mouth OF the Ohio
the largest class of boats are Obliged to leave their regular
Ohio River to New oreans~there being generally not more
than four months of the twelve which the largest class
OF steamboats, be employed above this point with
thing like full freight and consequently Obliged lay
up the most Of the season. or run from this point to New Or
freight at extremely low prices feights at present undergo
from one to three unnecessary shlpments-he freight
instances becoming damaged from five to ten cent by
handling and the cost OF getting to market amounts
n some 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 3 per cent in getting the market Freq
be stored IN warehouses at Ohio City, (when not needed for
immediate or at most one half the cost Of storing
be constructed from the Wharf boat the warehouses the
bank to the property intended to be stored that
cannot possibly be soed damagedand when stored
at Ohio City there remain until suitable market of
ter Of the Atlantic Ctes-here being danger of
low water thing else preventing shipments from
Advances be obtained warehouse receipt in any
OF the cities above the mouth readily than if the prop
beor parties sell the any of the Atlantic Cities
lby of teegaph) in few hours, if the market should
justify it. and they contract deliver the same at given
Parties shipping in the Fall with view to get out their
Produce previous to the upper being Distracted by
from other cause win find it for their interest to store
the at this point and avail themselves the advance
navigation above the mouth of the Ohio thereby reserVg
70 themselves the power of sending forward at suitable
in New Orleans of Storage Drayage etc
The Missouri River every year getting and more
means of getting Produce from that rich and fertile part of
the State will be by of a Railroad, which is in
boats can run at ali on the Missouri River the great advan
tags OF running direct to Ohio City will at once be seen
The simple fact OF much freight from all points above
the mouth of the Ohio being hpped and ghened out
G s anG eoo o hamen
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 to keep up irregular
established from Ohio City Pttsburg and ali the in.
points, and also from OHIO City to Galena and
Msoo on 1Re Illinois River and also to Lexington the
erehants residing above the mouth of the Ohio will gen.
ne N Ns Of goods by ordering them shipped
be mt en oeahs to Ohio City and from thence they can
destination without DELAY ''ie Sdiiie d. eieif pace vi
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