Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-01

In consequence Of an overstocked
. -four market, together with dull sales,
low prices, ETC., the steamer James
Howard ON her trip up from New Or
leans will carry 1000 or more barrels Of
ST. Louis made flour back to st. Louis.
This looks like carrying Goals to New
castle, but it is only in obedience to the,
regular laws of trade governing supply,
demand and imperfect mercantile judg-
ment.
The monster towboat Joseph II. Big
ley is coming down the Ohio with seven
boats and two barges containing over
400, 900 bushels Of coal.
The average mean of the barometer
during July was 30041. Average tenn
perature, $50, and total rain fall, 423, or
nearly four and a quarter inches. The
prevailing wind was from the southwest
and the total number of miles Travelled,
29O7.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
leaves this evening at five o'clock for
Cairo and St. Louis. Mr.. O. Hewitt is
clerk.
The United States mail packet Julia,
in command of Captain S. w. Boyd,
leaves this evening at FIVE o'clock for
Vicksburg and all the bend landings.
She has superior accommodations and
fare. Colonel James Thompson is her
prime minister.
The entire coal shipment from Pitts
burg foots up the grand total of SO, $780,
900 bushels.
The Falls Pilot, the last o. the coal
feet on this rise, left Louisville yester-
day morning for New Orleans with six
coal boats and FIVE barges.
The toll collected by the Canal Com
pany for boats and barges of coal which
passed through the canal at Louisville
On this rise will amount to at least $685.
BOO.
The following is correct summary of
he coal tows coming South from Louis
vile, and their destination: Smoky City,
Il boats barges, for Natchez Charley
Mcdonald, IL boats, for New Orleans;
John A. Wood, IS boats, for Vicksburg
and New Orleans; Mary Ann, 10 boats
barge, do; j. Sharp Mcdonald, 10 boats
barges, for Baton Rouge and New Or
cans; A. j. Baker . boats 4 barges, do;
10. 81. Bigley, II boats 2 barges, for New
Orleans; Charley Brown, 8 boats IL
oarges, for Cairo; William Cowan, 81
ooats for Cairo; Grand Lake No. |, IL
1oats New Orleans; Grand Lake No. 2,
10 boats barges, Bayou Sara and New
Orleans; Ajax, l8 boats 8 barges, New
Orleans; Falls Pilot, Fearless, 5 boats
Of coke, for st. LoHs-making total of
|, 100000 bushels of coal. A good por-
ion of that destined to Cairo will be
brought here.
The following appears in yesterdays
St. Louis Republican. Captain J. d.
Elliott arrived yesterday from Memphis
and remains here few days. After
he Legal Tender comes off the ways he
will lay her up here about month, or
until business improves. Captains De-
Haven, Cooper and Burlin, of the Harry
Johnson, entertained about one hundred
invited guests yesterday evening on
board the boat to an elegant dinner,
liter which champagne flowed freely
md was drunk to the future prosperity
If the boat and its officers. Captain
Burlin informs us that he is now ne
yotiating for two more steamers to run
n connection with the Harry and form
i line between Cairo and New Orleans,
'unning in connection with the Iron
Illinois Central and Pacific
'ailroads
The Lawrence raised Evansville with
Ter outriggers in the water. So says the
Journal.