Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-08

NOOA NV ANNfI HAeAAlN - ~ 01A x
pound; medium fleece washed, s. TO sc;
coarse fleece washed. % to S5c; choice tub
washed. Alto i5c; fair tub washed, IS to SIC:
dngy and poorly washed, 80 20 SIC; line I'M
washed, q to 23c; medium unwashed, Is to
. 80; coarse unwGshed, "A to 26e; common aEd
WOOD AND WILLOW WARE-Two and
three hooped, painted buckets, 50 %; buck.
ets, q dozen, hrass-beund, codsr, 2 and 3
hoops, $685.; tubs, painted, nests Of s. 3 75;
No. l, 8 SO; No. 2, 8 81; No. 8, z s.; chrrns,
pine. Is to q inches. Z 50@9 So; cedar.
iron-bound, % sic; cedar, brsss-boand, 1853
20;wen buckets, 4 5H@5 50; washhoards. wood,
2 90; zine, 2 3; ax-handios, I s591 ne;
maaslreg. nests Of 5. l9l ..
WHEAT-NO. 2. 75o to Ct 09 q bushel.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
Friar's Point. Coahoma..-.........~..5 Pm
st. Louis, Grand ower-....-........ .......5 pm
st. francis river, Osceola.. ...-.........-.. pm
soanlan's Landing, Carl SehurZ.....-.-.. p m
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Golden Rule, New Orleans.
Carl Sehuiz. Seaman s Land'g
Coahona, Friar's Point.
Grand Tower, Vlcksburg.
Maunlelle, Arkan5as river.
DEPARTUa1s
Golden Rule, Cincinnati.
A. J White, R'verlon.
G W Cheek, Friar's Point.
Phil Allin, Arkansas City.
0sceola Bell, Ashport.
IN PORT.
Grand Tower, Governor Garlaud, Carl
Schurz. Coahoma
Condition OF fhe g;iyoTs
The river here's declining at the
rate Of G inches ia every 81 hours,
and now stands s feet 3 inches
above low water mark. at Cairo
the fall was s inches; at St. Louis,
8 inches, with Al feet water on
Horsetail bar. The Ohio is reced-
ing from Pittsburg to Cairo, with 6
feet 5 inches in the canal, and z
feet in the channel in the lower
Ohio. Cumberland river is reced-
ing, with 2 feet z inches on the
shoals. Arkansas river is decIin-
Ing, With 2 feet on the gauge at
Little Rock and 80 inches from
Pine Bluff to the mouth. White
river remains in a fair condition.
HisceIInaeOus-
Clear and pleasant.
A dull day for Friday.
The Phil Allin, A. J. White and
Geo. W. Cheek had fair trips out
last night.
The Grand Republic left New
Orleans last evening for Memphis.
The Mary Houston, G. B. Church
and Illinois arrived at Vicksburg
yesterday.
The Thompson Dean left Gin
cinnati last evening for New Or
leans.
The St. Joseph for Memphis and
Belle Of shreveport for New Orleans
left st. Louis yesterday.
There is only four and a half feet
of water over Horsetail bar, which
is several miles below St. Louis.
The Capitol City and Belle Mem
phis left Cairo yesterday for 81.
Louis.
The Mollie Moore, en- route from
st. Louis to New Orleans, having
been aground for several days above
Cairo, reached that port yesterday
in safety.
The Alice Brown, with q tow Of
twelve barges Of coal for Messra.
Brown & Jones, is due down to.
day.
The Yaeger Is due up to-day for
st. Louis.
Captain A. +. Power, formerly
Of the Memphis and Cincinnati
Packet Line and late commander
OF the defunct Louisville, is run.
ming a restaurant at present in Gin
cinnati.
The ice at st. Louis is thinning
out and navigation is resumed.
Several broadhorns loaded with
produce came in this morning from
the Ohio river and anchored over
close to HopeGeld bar.
The john Howard got another
slim trip out Of White river for
New Orleans.
Nat Green's packet, the George
W. Cheek, is the Saturday boat for
Friar's Point and the bends.