Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-13

ducks. 81 90 to 81 50; geese. IS 90 to 81 90
turkeys. SIS % to $40 90. Potatoes, 81 so {
So rs. as in quality. Mess pork. s13 so to s1l
Bulk--clear sides, 81 to 7c; clear rib. 81
TO &c; shoulders. 5 TO SIC. Hams. 81 I
clear. III TO 1i94c; white, Is to 1S14c; har
refined, 1874 to lac. Salt, 81 25 to So Is.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Commonwealth, st. Louis.
+" st. Joseph, st. Louis.
=" Utah, New Orleans.
E" Emperor, New Orleans.
=" Alice Dean, New Orleans.
" H. c. Yeager, New Orleans.
Batesville, White river.
(" John f. Tolle, New Orleans.
[" Tom Jasper, St. Louis.
" Belle st. Louis, Vicksburg.
:" 7. H. Allen, Arkansas river
=" Nightingale, Arkansas river.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Utah, st. Louis
" Commonwealth, st. Louis.
=" II. c. Yeager, New Orleans.
Emperor, st. Louis.
2" St. Joseph, st. Louis
+" St. Francis, st. Francis river
Geo. W. Cheek, Friar's Point
Legal Tender, White river.
John Overton, New Madrid.
(" Alice Dean, Cincinnati.
Sam Orr, Shawneetown.
ri'f Pat Cleburne, Arkansas river
John F. Tolle, New Orleans.
Tom Jasper, New Orleans.
" Belle st. Louis, st. Louis.
BOATS IN PORT.
Robert Burns, Batesville, Julia, T. H
Allen, Nightingale.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TODAY.
Robert Burns..............5 m
Yicksburg......-.City of Helena........-...5 p, IN
81, Louis......J p.
RIVER, WEATHER, BUSINESS
The decline here during the past
twenty-four hours was two inches, and
the changes reported by the signal bu
reau are as follows: Cairo, declined
Eve inches; Leayenworth, two inches;
Shreveport, four inches; St. Louis, one
inch; Vicksburg, three inches. At Gin
cinnati it rose twenty-nine inches;
two inches; Pittsburg, thirty
aine inches, and at Evansville, six
inches. Navigation is again opened to
Pittsburg, and several tributaries of the
Ohio are swelling rapidly. White river
md the Arkansas are in fair packet or
Ter, with three and one-half feet to Lit
lie Rock in the latter, and six feet to
Augusta in the former. The weather is
cloudy and cool.
PORT NEWS.
Twelve arrivals and 10 departures yes
erday. st. Louis cannot compare with
those not already mentioned
" us there was the Alice Dean up with
100 tons for the 0hio.........The St. Joe
,rought big trip, and got 80 bales of
.otton and good passenger list to
AIRY back.........The Sam Orr took so
,ales of cotton for Shawneetown..
The Batesville brought 2ll bales of cot
on from White river, and the Legal
fender, Cleburne and Cheek got away
NTH all they wanted; the latter boat es-
'ecially had a great number of people.
There were arrivals and 2 depart
res this morning.........The Nightingale,
rom Little Rock, brought a barge and
% bales of cotton. The Belle st.
.ouis came up with fair trip, and went
0 st. Louis light.........The Tom Jasper,
rom St. Louis, passed down for New
Drleans with $50 tons, drawing q feet
f water. The 7. H. Allen, from
he Arkanso3, brought AGA bales Of cot
IN, 1874 sacks of seed, and reshipped As
ales at the mouth of White river.........
'owboat ]. S. Neal arrived from above
18th barges Of salt.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The H. c. Yeager, John f. Tolle and
imperor passed up yesterday without
lnding. They had nothing to put out,
nd did not care to have Captain Light
urne present that little wharfage &C
cunt which so perplexes steamboat
Jerks.
The regular Ohio river freight and
assenger packet Robert Burns, Cap
lin NJ. L. Verdin, leaves this evening at
We O'Clock for Cincinnati and all way
lndings. Mr.. Andy Williams has charge
{ the Office.
The heavy rise reported at Cincinnati
ONES from TIE Big Sandy, in which
iream yesterday the current was so
Witt as to compel all boats bound up to
0 to the bank. they not being able to
lake Roadway against it.
The Secretary Of War has issued an
rder for the removal Of certain obstruc-
on in Chippewa river at Eau Claire.
The City Of Helena, Captain Mckee,
sying been delayed above, leaves for
'icksburg at Eve o'clock this evening
VII T. Power is her attentive secretary.
A bill authorizing the construction Of
bridge atBooneville, No., was reported