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

me unWasned, 10 10 Ilc; medium unWashed-
Y e, zoe; coarse nnwashed, Is to Zoe; common
WOOD AND Willow wARR-Two and
three hooped. painted buckets, 50 Is; buck
cts, T. dozen, bfsss-bouna, cedar, 2 and 3
hoops, ssgg; tubs, painted. nests Of ssS 75i
NO. l. Si NO; q : %; Ne: 3 Z 90; ohuInsr
iron-bound, 10 sl7c; cedar, brass-bonnd, l6@
20;wel buckets, 4 Sues so; Washboards, wood
2 90; zinc, 2 rs; ~ax-handles, l 25@l 1905
measures. nests Of 5. 191 rs.
WHEAT-No. 2. zoe to 81 90 n bushel.
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RIVER INTEL LIGENCE.
BOATS LEAT NC TO-DAY.
GicksouIg dlllnois .~..~-.,.......""" pm
Sih9lnnatli IONS Mlll AZ .......-.........--. pm
~; trancis river, OsoeOla.....~.....v..--5 pm
W hlte river. Ella. 5 pm
d. LOUIS 6rand TOY ......,.,.........m. pm
AEnvALs.
Steamer GRIND Tower, VicSsburg,
City OF Vicksburg, st. Louis.
Charles Bowen, Ohio river.
DEPARTURES.
SteaU 4er A. j. White, Friar's Piont.
Frank Forrest, Ashport.
City OF Vicksbur z, Vicksburg.
Carl Schurz, Scar dams landing
BOATS IN FoRr,.
Illinois, Osceola, Grand Tower, Ella,
Cons Millar.
Condition Of the Rivers.
The river here is receding steadi-
ly. and now stands IA feet q in ches
above low water mark. The decline
at Vicksburg yesterday was Is
inches; at Cairo 4 inches with Is
feet 6 inches on the gauge; at St.
Louis 4 inches with z feet on the
crossings out to Cairo; Pittsburg is
stationary with 10 inches in the
channel; at Cincinnati the decline
was 2 irlches with 8 feet 6 inches
on the gauge; at Louisville it rose
D mche S with s feet in. the canal;
at Evansville it is falling with 5
feet s inches on the gauge, and A
I Get on the bars in the lower Ohio.
Cumberland river at Nashville de-
clined AZ inches. Arkansas river
is falling at Little Rock with 7 feet
on the gauge. White river 4emaina
in good steamboat order.
MisceIianeO us.
Cool and cloudy.
A fair day on the landing.
There is only eight feet Of water
on the crossings at Osceola bar.
Sandbars are looming up between
here and st. Louis.
The H. G. Yaeger arrived at
New Orleans yesterday and the Bee
and barges left there for st. Louis
The deposit left on the leyee by
the decline of the river should be
removed without further delay.
The U. P. Schenck left Louisville
yesterday for New Orleans.
The Ella Hughes from Fort
Smith arrived at Little Rock yes.
terday.
The Keokuk Northern Line
Packet Company have named their
new boats War Eagle and Golden
Eagle.
The river between Cairo and
st. Louis is in a terrible condition.
1t is lumpy, with the crossings SC
filled up that it is difficult to define
the channel.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis
passed Evansville yesterday.
The Charley Bowen came in thii
morning from the ONO river Will
a tow Of salt.
The Frank Forrest and A. j.
White, out last night, had fair trip.
of freight and people.
The City of Alton, which left st
Louis Saturday for New Orleans
got out to Cairo yesterday.
!, The City Of Augusta gives
grand Centennial excursion up ant
f. down the river this evening, leay
, ing the foot Of Court street at half
t. past eight.
. The City of vicksburg passe,
. down this morning for Vicksburl
well laden. She put off here nearl
. 300 tons of freight end added 81
tons of way freight.
I Old steamboatmen predict a lonl
; siege of low water the coming sea
son.
J The Mitchell is still scratching
! bottom in getting out of the Obi
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