New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-16
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doubt the dullest of the season. The arrivaa nv te
week we're but 3d. and the receipts Of staple produce
were corespondipgly decreased. or cotton, the re.
ceipts were 9575 bales Of tobacco, 3,707 hhds; Of
sugar. 1902 hhds and bills; Of molasses 4713 bbis:
Of -four, At bbls Of corn, 2370l sacks; Of pork,
ALI bbb.; Of whisky, ASA bbls and Of beef 4ls
bbs The river before the city has fallen IL inches
during the week, and is now Is inches below high
water mark. -. ~
The correspondent OF the st. Louis Republican at
CAIRO writing that paper under date of the 10th says
that the river at that point came to stand Sunday
morning. being within two feet of the highest point
Of the food of last year. Sunday night commenced
falling, and has fallen about six inches.
couple Of second hand boilers had arrived at
Cairo to be used in running pumps.
The Eclipse arrived at Cairo in four days and four
hours out. l...
The Common Council of Cairo has passed an ordi.
nance, the effect of which will be the removal Of the
wharf boats from that point. 1t subjects them to
fine Of from $50 to 800 for every day they stay there
after the 4th of July.
The Ohio river was falling at Louisville on the
iAth with six feet water on the FALLS and eight feet
in the canal.
The Mississippi at st. Louis had risen four feet six
inches during the last twenty four hours on the 18th
and was still rising at the rate Of two inches per
hour. ~
The steamer Capitol arrived yesterday from Men,
phs, making her usual landings, In AZ hours and As
minutes.
The officers of the Robert Watson, from uuper
Red river, report that stream falling very fast all
the way down, and all the boats heretofore reported
above the shoals still remain there on account Of low
water.
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porter:
The river at st. Louis is falling It commenced
falling on Friday, and had receded six inches up to
last Monday night. Reports from the upper Missis-
sppi indicate another very heavy rise; the river was
country. The Illinois was reported slowly rising Al
the lower end. The Missouri was falling fast, Al
Cairo the Ohio was falling. Fell four inches ia six.
teen hours. The water at Columbus is about six
inches within the top of the bank in the highest
places. At this city the river is still rising.
The Avalanche, of the 18th, says:
The river at this point rose two and one fourth
inches in twenty four hours ending at seven O'Clock
last evening. and at dark the water stood only two
inches below the highest water mark of the present
year. and seven inches below the rise of last year
At Lake Providence the river has fallen 10 all about
eight inches, and still falling slowly. At Vicksburg
and Natchez it was reported falling. At Baton Rouge
it was on stand
At st. Louis business was dull-very decidedly
dH and but little prospect Of improving at present
Flour merchants and spectators alive and wide
awake al the prospect of rise in price, which had
been telegraphed from New Orleans to them. Many
were holding back large lots and but little Offering
for shipment. Corn was in demand and held at :
high price all that arriving, of good quality
was shipped off Immediately.
FreIghts were scarce and at very low fgures-so
low indeed that hut few boats are anxious for them
1.-THE price, feeling themselves better off without than
with Them There seems great scarcity of stock for
shipment and they are in great demand and held at
high prices
The Louisville Courier of the 10th says:
The river continues to fall quite fast, and the falls
are no longer nayigabe even for descending boats,
excepting light draught ones. On the falls last eve
ming there were five feet water and in the canal eight
feet by the pier mark, fall Of twelve inches during
the previous twentyfour hours at the head of the falls
and thirty inches at Portland.
By our dispatches from Pittsburg and Cincinnati
yesterday it appears that the river is still falling at
those points, and at ST. Louis the Mississippi was
also steadily falling, though there had been good
rise in the Upper Mississippi.
The st. Louis Republican of the 18th says:
The river here, after falling four inches on Monday
night, became stationary yesterday morning. and re-
manned 50 all day. We would not be surprised to
find 1t rising little this morning The whole fall is
We have nothing OF interest from the upper rivers
The Illinois and Missouri are falling slowly and the
Upper Mississippi is reported rising. the rise from
the Upper Mississippi will not amount to much here.
New Orleans and rates are now lower than they have
been at this port at any time since the year 1916.
Flour quoted at l5c per Dbl, but is Irregular as
boat received oday 200 bbls. at l0c pork is priced
at l5c.; whisky at 30c.; corn l0c. per sack oats
BRAN bacon lard and rope l0c. per 100 lbs and lead
and tobacco to l0c. These rates are likewise asked
to Memphis. Tunnage is, of course, excessive, the
very full stage of water permitting the running of
any kind Of river craft and very little freight going
forward.
The st. Louis Democrat of the 18th says:
BY our special mark at the foot of Locust street
we learn that the river fell two inches 10 the twenty
four hours ending last evening. We find by latest
st. Paul exchanges that the river there was still ris.
ing and was much higher than for number of years.
Apprehensons were entertained there aud alarm ex.
pressed at points farther down the river that there
would be great overflow. These swels in the Upper
Mississippi affect the river at this point only to very
small extent, and there is hardly any to doubt
that the Upper Mississippi will be much lower than
now is when the June rise of the Missouri reaches
this point.
The Polar Star reports the Illinois falling very ran.
idly. The Missouri is on stand, and continues at
fair boating stage.
Business yesterday was pretty animated freight
seeming to be abundant for the North and West while
the passenger traffic. however, is dull One of The
Association boats which left yesterday for the Mis-
souri, We are informed, took Leavenworth cabin pas
sengers for 81 so, and for points above at &c. phil
anthropc move, which would prove runous if adhered
to long.
AAS toutefcPolG ooutuNesttIu Vi ldht wednesday
says:
The river opposite this port continues to fall Last
Sunday evening it commenced raining and continued
to do so all night and the greater part of Monday It
proved very acceptable to our highland planters We
do not think it can in the least affect the river.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of the 18th says
The weather cool and pleasant yesterday-c cool
enough to indicate hard rain hail 10 this vicinity
The river continues to recede steadily from Ptsburg
to the mouth, with five feet at the former point and
the same over the Falls. Freights offering in
moderate quantities, yet observe falling off in
shipments for all points the following rates prevailing
Ne,c Orieans-Whisky and OIL Soc Flour, SOC !; |
Pork, 40c way lots, 50c Bacon and other pound |
freights zoe per 100; Horses, So per head Keg Lard
l0c; Dry Goods, 4Oc per hundred.
The Memphis Appeal of the 18th says:
The river was swelling somewhat at this point. |
having risen onehalf inch daring the twenty
hours ending at o'clock last evening. At o'clock
last evening" the river half an inch above the
high water mark of the present rise, and four and
half inches below the food of 1858.
We learn from the officers of the steamer Daniel
Boone, which arrived from Napoleon on yesterday
afternoon, that the Mississippi is about stationary
from Napoleon to this point.
On Saturday last all the rivers were falling at Ma
poleon. The Planter of that date says that within
the past week the Mississippi had receded about
four inches at that point, and in all some twenty |
inches since it reached its maximum hight.