New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-12
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THK DAILY REPUBLICAN,, I
WEDNESDAY, MORNING, April IL, 1871.


WEATHER. BUSINESS. ETC. = The long
shower early yesterday morning, and con-
tinued at intervals during the day. IL was
alternate sunshine and clouds. For few
briet moments it would clear off, and then
cloud up again, and recOmmence raining.
Business ON the landing was only moder-
ately active, and the few arrivals had not
very extensive trips. The Argosy and
barges had good trip of freight; the Car
rie Converse, from Red river, Bart Able,
Selma and Frolic were all well laden.
Among the departures were the. John
Kyle to st. Louis; with a fair trip; Robert
E. Lee to Vicksburg, with her usual COM
plement of freight; Mary Alice and barges,
with good trip, to St: Louis; Governor AL
len, to Camden, with light trip: Texas, to
Shreveport, with fair trip.
The river here is beginning to recede.
The Mississippi river is falling at St. Louis.
The Ohio river is falling slowly. The Red,
Ouachita and Arkansas rivers are receding.
Rates Of freight rule firm and unchanged in
all hetrades.
In the st. Louis and New Orleans trade
competition has reduced rates to point far
below a paying basis and though. it may
prove Of benefit to the consumer as we'll as
shipper, yet steamboats, should protect
themselves against actual loss by COM
promise of such character as would prove
binding for at least period on those who
signed the agreement. This system Of
''cutting throats" las steamboat parlance
has it,, is neither wise nor judicious, and is
surely not beneficial in the least degree to
either consumer, shipper or carrier. A uni
form, steady tariff, based upon the stage of
the river, could easily be effected among
sour lower river steambOatmen, if they would
only bind themselves by large forfeit to
live up to the agreement. The last two
seasons experience in the St. Louis and st.
Paul trade, and this season in the New Or
leans and lied river trade, has almost
thoroughly established this fact.
A fuctuating rate of freight not only
proves q source of loss and annoyance to
the common carrier, but also deranges
business in general, and is often the cause
of much trouble between the shipper and
merchant. Now THAT business is becoming
dull, and rivers fast receding, we do not
see how steamers, in the st. Louis and New
Orleans trade especially, can help them
selves otherwise than by compromise and
an advance in rates. Offerings to Ohio
river are meagre. To St. Louis, railroad
iron still continues to move forward.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMs.-The H C. Yae-
ger will take considerable railroad iron to
fill her out.
Copy Of telegram dated Monroe, Louis
lana, April II. 1871, to Phelps, McCulloch &
Co, New Orleans.-Maylower leaves here
with seven hundred bales. Arrive Wednes-
day. Leave for Camden Thursday, j. w.
Carlton, Captain.
VIcKsBURG, April 10, 1871.
Stevenson verlander, l35 Gravier street:
Steamer Shannon will arrive Wednesday
morning; leave for the Ohio Thursday.
S. BEATTY, Captain.
The Governor Allen will try to make
weekly Tuesday trips to Camden.
The Little Fleta is making her last trip
for this season to Saline river.
We wish to inform the steamboat COM
munity, as we'll a. the general public, that
On !, next Friday; 1t ten O'Clock. A. NJ, the
null and machinery of tho late steamer
Bale Of Altos win be sold ct public aale,
- re bene6t e whom 3 may conoern.
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