New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-29
Elmer EntELIiaentt.
CRESCENT OFFICE, No, 20 Camp stree

CRESCENT OFFICE. No 10 Camp street,
Wednesday, lee. e, 1853
The weather continued yesterday very disagree
able throughout the day. Quite quantity of mer-
chandise of various kinds has accumulated within
few days, on account of the unavorabIe weather for
shipping and removing it from the levee. There was
the usual amount of arrivals and departures. Bust
ness was brisk on the landing.
The Fort Smith Herald of the l4th says:
The weather during the past week has been clear,
nights very cold days pleasant. There is about four
feet of water in the channel, and receding slowly.
No late news from Little Rock has been received
up to the hour Of going to press The creeks below
here have been swimming but are now going down.
We may expect large mail tonight.
The Nashville Patriot of the 23d has the following
River falling, with about 81 feet water on the
shoals.
The E. Howard will leave to-day at P. NJ. for New
Orleans.
The D. A. January has laid up for the present
The following statement is made by the reliable
clerk of the Mnnehaha, under date OF Dec. %:
1t having been reported that the steamer Minneha-
ha has put down the price of freight between Nash.
vile and New Orleans it becomes my duty to say 10
the shippers generally that the report is false, and
that do not wish to put down the price of freight
lower than the going rates per Union Line OF steam
eTs, which we will be governed by All we ask is to
live and let live. Our boat stands with the insurance
companies No. l. and will insure, in some instances
line. Therefore, we say to all who have freight to
ship to New Orleans, send on your freight, aud will
take it at going rates.
The Cincinnati Commercial, of the 23d, says:
The weather was clear and cool yesterday and
freezing again last night. The exclusive dispatches
to the Commercial, report another rise at PittsbuTg
with eleven feet in the channel last night The same
dispatches to the Commercial from Wheeling, Par
kersburg, Louisville, Evansville, Cairo and st. Louis,
furnish faithful report OF the state OF the water and
movement OF boats Here, the river has fallen three
feet during the "a hours ending at dusk last night
and was still reCeding, last night more rapidly than
it rose few days since We may add, however, that
the Ohio is in fine naVlgabe order from Pttsburg to
Cairo, with sufficient water on the Falls for the largest
class of steamers with full cargOes
We hardly know how to quote, or give an opinion
relative the freight market. Our figures are main
tanned to Pttsburg, st. Louis, and Nashville, with
only moderate offerings There is unusual competition
to New Orleans between the rival Express " and
3" Merchants Independent" lines of packets. The
respective agents and bOatmen argue an immediate
advance in rates and advise to publish present
quotations. while they admit of shipments for New
Orleans yesterday at the low rate of thirty cents per
bbl for whisky, and 335 cents Dbl. for pork. These
figures, we confess, are lower than heretofore quoted
and cannot see how boatmen manage to meet their
current expenses, to say nothing of paying invest
ment;
Freightsto Ne,y OrIeans-whisky and Oil, Acc. :;
Flour, 30c. Pork 35c.; Bacon, l8e. per 100 and
Butter Cheese, etc, zoe per 100 Horses, SO per
head Keg Lard, l2c. Empty Barrels, Zoe.
The Louisville Courier of the I'D says
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t Jr;z2n rain nearly J al Ga and a. caar
"'"n " 81 5 With III" rn ID" fr r nov
ne fo az GSthrS has Iet PittsNnrgb with near
nnatV t5onsand bushels of c9aI She is due this
nnrniy,, 'Do17''DN N9-'' . MS
The new Piota Parker. master for the Red river
trade 10 I avar;Ssd for New 1IrIeans TbnrsdnV
Wr rbsr1es ShnltZ clerk Of the Nehrssa arrived
here Yesterday, He states that the Diana ran into
| the Eank in The hend above Ration Romeo and the
steamer Camden came to her assistance.
The Empress started to New Orleans last evening,
with over seventy CABIN passengers ana mar decks
barrel ,ai, for norE Ro.-' ~