Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-27
RTvER NEWS


The Ohio 4 piiIl receding here rapidly, but
Iless 90 than il has been, having declined
dnripg The twenty-four houfs ehdlns last
evening some four feet leaving . channel
depth at thiB point according 70 the Water
works report Of about twenty-four feet.
The river at Pittsburg was falling yesterday,
with seven feet water Tiers. {,
The weather continued very pleasant here
yesterday, though the temperature was
higher than for two days previous, and In
the sun It was quite hot; the atmosphere
giving indications Of rain.
Business on the Landing was ssiil de-
cidedly dull, though the Wharf was partially
covered with freight. No boats Of conse-
qnence are going out, and mons for the lower /,
ports, except the LonkVilie mail packets.
Rates Of freight rule Is follows, quotations
in many instances being nominal:
PltsqFg Cotton. 7sc.i Melassss aud smear, lso.
Lara Goc; Pound se Dor loo Dun pe"nas sea
Ykisly and on 60. SsF bsrrsIi siotss iSs Az
oelso;-Whishy and on, SO. Psr barrel; Pound
ffeights, 2oo, per 100 pounds =.
ss6 S %S.z SsS o oEEis& sa & M P oss Geo.: g..
e Ecef Rae, ssd % 5 5ESishss ss yse yss 5El
a25O. Flour, si6i co. "-''H'' y
r5Sf 81; S:s66 SSSs FSSF 10Y IL ss
5sS' ISIS.-s 4 .Ssf iS Horses ss = hssds' u.
Yesterdays Louisville papers observe: 70
The River is still falling very fast with
| twelve and a half feet water In the canal
last evening by the mark. On the falls
| there were about two feet steamboat water.
During the previous twenty-four hours the
river had fallen about three feet at the
wharf. The weather has continued clear
and quite pleasant RI
The Neptune left Memphis Tuesday, and
the Glendale left Wednesday for the Ohio.
Tuesdays Appeal has the following:
The River isrising somewhat more rapidly
than on Saturday, and is within twenty
inches Of high water mark. business was
rather active yesterday. The weather was
fine and warm, and dust is beginning to be
troublesome. Capt. Durbin, of the Little
Rock, which arrived in the city last evening,
reports the Arkansas River falling fast and
the Mississippi running over the banks.
where not protected by levees.
Mondays New Orleans Crescent has the
following summary of receipts during the
week: hl
The receipts Of the leading articles of sta
pie produce per these arrivals we recapitu-
late as follows Cotton, o,207 bales; sugar,
| 4,398 hhds. and brls,; molasses, 5. 466 brIs:
tobacco, 2583 hhds.; -four, 3S. .938 brls.:
wheat 6, l68 sacks; corn, It's i2l sacks; oats,
l3 495 sacks; pork, 64s0 brls. and tierces;
bacon, 1881 tierces and casks; whisky, I,149
brls; hay, 6,454 bales, and 4, 44e hides. ?.
Yesterdays st. Louis Repw5LcaR re-
marks: 3.
The River here is nearly stationary. The
Mississippi River is rising from Keokuk
down. The River at KeOkuk was rising
pretty rapidly when the Hannibal CITY left.
| The Illinois River is falling slowly, and bank
| full. The Missouri River is falling from
LeaveBWorth down, and in good stage. -
The weather continues very fine, and busi-
ness on the levee was dull.
Arrivals yesterday were the Americas and
Belle Peoria, from Illinois River; J. H
Smith, from Tennessee River; Belle Of Menu
phis, from Memphis; Hannibal City, from
Keokuk; Clara Hine, from Dubuque; OftV
OF Alton, from Alton, and Morrison, Alonso
Child and Nebraska, from New Orleans.
STEAMBOAT REeIsFER. s
Arrirals-Jacob Strader, Louisville; Forest Oman
Madison; Magnolia, Maysville; Madison, New Or
leans; Ford. Louisville; ;ajacob Poe. 81 Louis;
| ton, Big Sandy; Ida May, Nashville Lancaster
Deparfsrss- Jacob strader, Louisville: Forest
&9n.tn, & Madison Magnolia, MeysyilIe; Boston.
gac9b Poe, Pittsburg Prairie Rose Great western.
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