New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-20
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CREsD GENT OFFIoE, No. 81 Camp Street,
Saturday AornfnF, Oet0hsr 90 1851

Saturday Morning. October %, 1915.
The weather yesterday continued warm, sry an,
dEssy, witl every prospect Of rain, which wouit
he most welcome visitor, especially to those wht
are compelled to traEerse the leRee in quest Of
Business. Tie wind was from the southeast all
day and The sky elouded up during tie afternoon
shaving plainly that change OF weather was
inevitable.
Business vas quite brisk. The discharging 81
the regular packets Magenta Fashion, Bart Able
and other boats, Of their valuable Cargoes caused
considerable animation to all interested.
The steamer White Cloud was advertised Ia
LeaveSt Louis for this port on the 10th; the ste
phen Decatur and Pauline Carroll on the I7th, ana
stonewa % The 18Th.
At Louisville, on the 17tE, the David White Was
adgsFtiaaaSfcr New Orleans TO leave next day;
4he Louisville on The GOTH and Indiana oath inst,
Capt.J. +. fitzgerald, formerly agent In this
city Of the Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship
Company, has, we learn, received the appoint.
ment dis general agent at st. Louis of tie new
raiifoad line. and Sc. Baker to tie position As
freight agent The new company could mot have
found more competent gentlemen.
The Magenta, from yicksburg arrived Thurs.
day night with 1908 bales cotton, The following
steamers arrived since our last issue /: Fashion,
with 2l50 bales; Bart Able, IA bales; Cleona,
III bales; and Thos. Powell, I4a bales snalinr 1
fetal since Ihnrsday noon up to last night at dark
of 1904 bales.
The 80. Nicholos and Lafourehe, from Bayou
Sara, and me CATO. and Mitte Stephens, from
Bed river are tho next boats due, and Will be in
y port to-day.
SVeretarn our thanks fer favors I'd the officers
Of the steamers Magenta, Fashion. Bart Able,
Glepna and Thos. Powell.
enEANgEGs FRoM OH ExcHAEGRs.
sTs LOUIS Oct. I8.-The dearth Of water Ii in.
eFsaaiag and5nagigation becoming more aud more
difficult. Added to this and . consequence Of it,
the cry fof more steamboats, to- meYe produce III
4hseoming more loud and earnest. The number Of
steainera running on the upper Misaissippi Is
indeed large but If the number were doubled it is
s Likely that they would have all they could do
There is, howeyefs one important inducement
wanting higher freight rates. During the last
week or more, boats have lost a good deal OF.
money between this point and Cairo. No one will
doubt that who reads of the gFeivous DELAYS on
gAncils aud the Eist rs have beea sloughs or
rather bars of desponds The Illinois is yet in
good condition. but Che Missouri, we suppose, is
s small creek now as regards its stage of water
s The boats going up and coming down that stream
are iii despair. We have seldom seen time when
navigation vas SO difficult and It's requirements %
poorly met 81
Rates ana 10 low that most of the owners Of the
snaaller boats which 1nnd bet along With freight,
are not justified III taking them out Of their retired
quarters. It's all very well 70 seem to be doing
big business hnt very unpleasant 70 lose money
1glliia wearing ont oneSs boat The weather Is
dry and warm.
Freights TO New Orleans were advanced to.
day-4lour, potatoes. onious, ETC., to 1906 pork
~ p, whisky 81 80 a2 bbl.i corn 45c., oats 55c.
a9 sack heavy freight 80c. light 81 IL loo lbs.
Capt. Jaines @ Neil will resume the command
of the fayofjte steamer Lizzie Gill
Capt t Clan Thomasson leftgon a the g., Forsyth,
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