New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-20
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Monday Morning May %, ISL.
General seuIarlSs-p Re Weather Il uslncss
Receipts of Produce fox tho WepA-Ar-
rivats-Oepnrtures To-day, etc.
The weather during the past week has been
very warm and disagreeabe. Business has been
exceedingly dull on the levee, the arrivals amount
ing only to thirtytwo steamers for the week ending
last Friday noon.
The receipts of produce by the above arrivals
were as follows; Cotton, S0S9 bales; Sugar, lGO
hhds. and bbls.; Molasses, 200 bbls; Tobacco, 40
hhds. Flour, 367S bbls.; Corn, 1896 sacks Oats
SO6S sacks; Pork, 657 bbls. and tierces Beef, Is
bbs. and tierces; Bacon, 29l casks and tierces; ;
Lard, $40 tierces and bbs. and 10 kegs Rope 666
coils; and Whisky, 223 bbls.
The steamers Paul Jones and Vigo have b cen
added to the list of laid-up boats.
We understand that the steamers Countess, Ar
kansas, Arkansaw and Indian No. 2 will leave here
during the week for the Arkansas river with the
regiment Of soldiers which has been ordered to
Fort Smith.
ACADIA FOR BAYOU SARA-The new and fleet
passenger packet Acadia, Capt. e. f. Gross, com.
mander, and Mr.. Geo. Wilkinson, clerk, leaves at
O'Clock this evening for the above and all coast
landings.
Texas FOR RED R1vER-The fleet and elegant
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mander, and Mr.. D. A. Orviss, clerk, leaves at S
O'Clock this evening for Red river.
RApIDEs FOR RED RvER-The favorite and fleet
passenger packet Rapides, Capt. ]. G. Dowty, COM
mander, and Mr.. G. J. Barstow, clerk, leaves at 5
o'clock this evening for Red river.
FRED. KENNETH FOR Sr. LoU1s-The new, eleraut
and swift passenger packet Fred. Kennett, Capt,
I. Fl. Briefly, commander, and Mr.. W. S. Harper
ain OF sn1a
Cairo, ST. Louis and all intermediate landings,
The Memphis Avalanche of the 18th says:
The river at this point is rising rapidly the swell
during the past week being fully equal to FIVE feet
It now lacks less than two feet Of high water mark
of the present season.
The river is rising at Cairo and the rats there
stand chance of yet being drowned out.
The Louisville Courier Of the l7th saws:
The river was falling fast yesterday, with scaut
ten feet water in the canal, last evening, by the
mark. On the falls there were seven teet steam
boat water, the river having fallen twelve inches
at the wharf, and three feet at Portland in the pre-
vious "a hours. The weather continues clear and
pleasant, and wGs cool last evening.
At Cincinnati at noon yesterday it had fallen siXr
teen inches aud at Pittsburg it was falling fast
with seven and half feet water in the channel.
The Cumberland at Nashville, Yesterday was
at full tide again. with water enough in the chan
mel 70 float the largest sized men-of- war.
The river trade in all directions is very dull ow-
ing to the unlawful blockade by the Lincoln Ad-
ministration.
The St. Louis Republican of the 10th inst. says:
The river here is still rising slowly. The swell
in the "a hours ending 10 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing amounted to inches, and it was then "a feet
l01 inches above low water mark in 1860 accord
ing to the City Engineers measurement.
The Illinois river is about stationary.
The upper Mississippi continues to rise slowly.
The Missouri river is rising at the mouth and very
high from Jefferson City down.
The weather continues fine and cool
Business on the levee-there is none worth speak
ing of-perpetual Sunday reigns in the vicinity of
the landing.
Boats will be allowed to pass Cairo from St. Louis
with whisky, tobacco and passengers. Wonderful
privilege! The river mail service between this
port has been discontinued. We advise our friends
not to put money packages, destined for the South
in the St. Louis Post-uffice.