The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-17
WHARF BOAT, AT OHIO CITY,

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ed perfectly sound and well known to be one of the very
up for the accommodation of the travelling community
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intended be held this point warehouses the bank
Charges all times be paid and freight held subject
the orders of shippers the holders of warehouse receipts
The price OF Storage Labor Forwarding &c, will not
coed fifty cents per ton Congnments respectfully solicited
ESe s sS will always be hs W on s hfH5 CO.
SASrft /: ALLEN,
Rftefe"fesn,,H. Pearsons, Ohio City; Wood 4 Shaw St
Ions D HaFm 1 Petg ' Tess san1 der Co.
~ The Ohio River and its tributaries and the Mississippi
River, above the mouth OF the Ohio generally too low 10
be navgaed by the largest class OF 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 hs
o o." s e NsW e n% are En a M b @
that during high water freight always be shipped from
tase Of water in ali the rivers above the mouth the Ohio
the largest class of boats obliged to leave their regular
than four months ont OF the twelve IN w , the arsest class
thing like full freight, and consequent obliged to lay
the the from this point to New Or
Leans 1t follows that from Ohio City they afford
freight at extremely low prices FreIghts al present undergo
from one to three unnecessary pments-the freight
instances becoming damaged from five to ten per cent by
handling and the OF getting the to market amounts
in Instances 10 double what should 40 We believe
that by the producer shipping direct to Ohio City and from
there 10 New Orleans there will be saving in freight OF at
least S31 getting the same to market Freight can
be stored in warehouses Ohio City when not needed for
Immediate SHIPMENT for at most nehat the cost OF storing
be constructed from the Wharf boat the warehouses on the
anmo possby be soed or damaged-and when once stored
Ohio City, there remain until suitable market OF
OF the Atlantic Cles-there being no danger OF
low water any thing else preventing shipments from
that point at all times meet contract OF sale.
ollt aInpID a
of the above the mouth readily than II the prop
ety hand being point where 1t Is always ayiia
be-or parties can sell the any of the Atlantic Cities
(by means of elegraph few hours, if the market should
time with OF reaching the market from this point
Parties shipping in the Fall with 10 get ont their
or from any other cause, will find 1t for tier interest TO store
the this point and 20 avail themselves the
in New Orleans which generally occurs on ne closing o.
themselves the power OF sending forward al suitable
time and having sold on anva saving the heavy charges
in New Orleans of Storage, Drayage, etc. .
The simple fact OF much freight from all points above
the mouth of the Ohio being nshipped and ligtened out to
this place relpment, should eoncuSlvey TO all per
sons that the natural and proper point ot Shipment
The Missouri River is every year getting worse ana more
dangerous TO navigate and thought that the only
neans OF se,ting Produce om that rich and fertile pa of
the will be by OF Railroad, which now IN
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tage of running direct 10 OHIO City will al once be seen
Ohio City on high ground, entirely above all Overflow
and beautifully situated AT present the steamboat onV4g
and several other large boats, are running reg uarN from s
place New Orleans and will continue TO keep up regular
established from Ohio City to PShurg and all the IN
temedate points and also from Ohio City TO Gaena and 10
Merchants residing above the mouth of the Ohio will gen
the time of receiving their goods by ordering them shipped
from New Orleans Ohio City and from thence they can
be put boats that will deliver the their place OF
destination without delay.
OHIO City Mississippi Co., No, Feb lS4s mills In