Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-07

dngy and poorly washed. 50 to sc; fine IN.
washed, q to 23c; medium unwashed. o. Il
SSci coarse Ian1washed. "a to 26c; common axd
bury, II to Zoe.
WOOD AND WILLOW WARE-Fwo and
three hoped, painted buckets, So IS; buck.
cts, u dozen, brass-bound, cedar, 2 and {
hoops, S5f3s; tubs. painted. nests of s, 8 rs;
No. l. 9 so; No. 2, 5 50; No. 8, Z so; churns'
pine, is 70 Y inchss. 7 50@s, 50; cedar,
iron-bound, BSlIc; cedar, brass-bound, f6@
20;well buckets, 4 581550; ~washboards, wood,
2 90; zinc, 2 Is; aX-hsndles, l 29l $50;
measures. HRstp Of 8. 191 rs.
WHRAT-No. 2. 75c 10 81 OF g bushel.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Arkansas City, Phil Allin.. pm
hlYert0n, A. j. Mhite-..................5 pm
Ashport. OsceOla Relle.............-...5 pm
Friar Point, Gee. W. Cheek...............5 pm
Seaman Landing, CARL churE-.......5 p IN
New Orleans, A.. O, DOnnelly .--........ pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer A. J. White, Rivertop.
Geo. w. Cheek, Friar's Point.
Phil AlliB, Arkansas City.
Osceola Belle, Ashport.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer James Howard, New ORLEANS.
Carondelet, New Orleans.
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
Cons Millar, Cincinnati.
Ella, st. Francis river.
Maumelle, Arkansas river.
Oseeola, St. Francis river.
IN PoRr.
A. J. White, George W. Cheek, Carl
Schuiz, Phil Allin.
Condition Of the Rivers.
The river here is receding stead
lily and now stands s feet 10 inches
above low water mark. At Cairo
the decline was s inches, with 9
feet s inches on the gauge; at St.
Louis it is falling, with the river
full of heavy ice and navigation
suspended; at Pittsburg the river
rose 4 inches, with 3 feet 6 inches
on the gauge; at Cincinnati the
decline was 5 inches; at Louisville
l inch, with 6 feet G inches in the
canal, and z feet 6 inches in the
channel in the lower Ohio. The
Cumberland is falling, with 2 feet
s inches on the shoals. The Ark
ansas is declining, with 2 feet on
the gauge at Little Rock and 80
inches in the channel from Pine
Bluff to the mouth. The White
remains in fair nayigabl0 order.
MIscellAnsous-
Weather m~oderating.
A slight shower of rain at mid
The Charles Morgan for New
Orleans passed Louisville yesterday.
The James D. Parker left Gin
oinnati last evening for Memphis.
The James Howard cleared for
Orleans with 1000 bales of
$500 bags oil meal, $50
Dbls. of oil and sundries and %
The Cons Minar for the Ohio
river had SIS bales of cotton, 200
'bls. oil, 10 hhds. sugar, 1872 bbls.
and sundries.
/. The James W. Gaff will arrive
tomorrow from Cincinnati and
cave on Saturday with a return
rip.
The Maumelle returned to the
with a fair trip.
The 0sceola and Coahoma had
air lists Of freight and people out,
The Carl Schurz, Captain Mat
rremmel, is the regular packet
this evening for Scanlan's
attending to all way bust
less.
Capt. A. ]. Lindsey comes out in
of the office of the James
Parker.
The Mollie Moorei is still aground
.bOve Cairo.
The Anchor Line packets will
Cairo twice a week for Mem
his and Yicksburg during the ice
bargo.
The Mississippi river is gorged
Alton.
VIM. Lightner, a well known
engineer, died at Evans.
lille on Tuesday of consumption.
The new Richmond Belle sunk
| T~allahatchie river a few days
nee, and will probably prove a
,tal loss.
New Orleans parties have pur- !
lased the Yazoo river packet :
NINA for the New Orleans and (.
wer coast trade. |
Navigation at Pittsburg is par
ally suspended on account of cold {