New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-05
River Intelligence.
OFFICE or THE DAILY REPUBLICAN,,
WgDNssDAY MORNING, April S, 1871.

WEATHER. BUSINESS. ErC.-Yesterday was
. calm, pleasant day from dawn until
night A steady weather is always more
beneficial to Commerce than changeable,
unsettled day. Business yesterday was
very dull, and several of the packets that
were announced to leave were compelled to
delay their departures until to-day. The
especial lack Of shipments was most no
ticeable in the Ouachita river trade, for
which stream several steamers were striv-
ing to secure cargo. To st. Louis and the
Ohio river the offerings were very meagre,
90 much 90, that the packets that did leave
were poorly laden. To Red river there is
but little activity in both exports and inn
ports. Arkansas river is dull. The. upper
spring trade. and doubtless will not be
until fully q month hence.
Among the arrivals yesterday were the
May Lowry, from Shreveport, with 700
bales of cotton; Bannock City. from lower
coast, and Selma, from Washington, with
usual trips. The departures were: Mary
Houston, to Louisville, with rather light
cargo; Alaska, to Cincinnati, also with Q
light trip; Pauline Carroll, to St. Louis, we'll
considerable freight.
Rates OF freight in the St. Louis and New
Orleans trade are still tremulous under the
opposition. The prospects now are that be-
fore the month ends six barrels for one dol
lar will be the ruling rate. In all the other
trades rates rule unchanged and firm.
The river here shows but little change in
it, volume. The new rise from the upper
streams will soon reach here, and, we are
much afraid, too soon. 1t would not take
much Of rise to entirely overflow this sec
ton of the country, and, from all reports,
it seems likely that the water will over
reach the height it attained in 1862.
MISCELLANEOUS 1TEMs.-Captain John A.
Bruner still remains in town, his business
in connection with the wreck of his steamer,
the Belle Of Alton, not having been yet
definitely settled.
The Henry s. Turner, owing to the dearth
Of business yesterday, did not depart as an
nounced. She will leave to day, at p. NJ,
positively, with Captain William j. Rusk
in command and Mr.. Philip j. Heuer in the
Office. Passengers could not better consult
their own interests than by securing pas
sage on her. Shippers have already ac-
kn0wledged her merits.
Twenty steamboats, were announced to
leave St. Louis for different points on the
thirty first.
Captain Tom Hunter has taken command
of the M0untaineer at St. Louis.
Captain Crapster will command the new
steamer Capitol City in the St. Louis and
Kansas City trade. He has already left for
Louisville, where he will take command of
her. Oscar F. Haines, late of the stern
wheel steamer Ruth, will clerk this packet.
The well known steamboat clerk, Richard
Roberts, more Familiarity cslled Dick Rob
erts, " has quit the routine IF river life, and
become associated with Mr.. Herrick, in
the commission business in St. Louis, under
the firm of Herricks e. Roberts. We have
known Mr.. Roberts for many q year and al
ways thought him well calculated to fill
any capacity, either mercantile or profess
sional. The last steamer he has been con-
nected with was the st. Johns, an upper
Mississippi river packet.
The H. c. Yaeger, is loading at St. Louis
in the Merchants Southern line, for this
The St. Louis Republican OF the second
has the following:
The river continues slowly to decline
The upper Mississippi is getting rather low,
though NO trouble in crossing the rapids is
yet anticipated. The Missouri is getting
down, in fact ell the upper rivers are fall,
ing. The ice-king still holds undisputed
that the lake will open fer navigation for
some days yet. If We remember correctly,
the Tom Jasper passed up through the lake
last year April II. Wethink the lake will
be open before that time this year.
The slight rise coming ont of the Ohio
river has set the COAL men to work again.
The clouds rolled away yesterday morning,
and we had beautiful sunny day that
made everybody feel cheerful, and caused
considerable activity along the landing.
BUSINESS was, perhaps, better yesterday
than on any Saturday since the season
opened.
The week just closed was one of activity
among river men. The receipts Of freight
nave BEEN greatly in excess Of tho amount
brought during any previous week since the
season opened. The St. Paul trade is still
lockod gMby the presence Of ice in Lake
Ppm. 10 upper river trade, however, IL
1hlly up to any season harotofoee q cor.