Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-13

Inv OomSo ~ dAhCA SaDN ~
terday afternoon from Cincinnati, with
a good trip of freight and people.
The following are the principal items
of her cargo: 800 bbls potatoes, 2Ss
bbls apples, 254 bbls meal, 125 SKIS
corn, 1870 bbls -four, 256 bales hay, 267
bundles shingles, 5 bales cotton, BIG
pkgs general mdse. She leaves this
evening at FIVE, with a return trip for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati,
~ticketing passengers through to all
points East, at exceedingly low
rates. The Parker is one of the most
popular packets of the Memphis and
Cincinnati line, has good and COM
Portable passenger accommodations
and is Offered by competent and
careful boatmen. Captain Charley
Russell, a careful and practical boat
man, commands, with james Robert
Mccoy and Harry Millar, two of the
%cleyerest gentlemen and popular
clerks on the river, are in charge Of
the office.
The, Josie Harry, Captain Milt
Harry, came in from White river with
the largest trip ever brought out of
White river and the largest trip ever
brought into Memphis, beating all
other "blue ribbon" trips out of White
river 179 bales, and to Memphis 50.
bales. Captain Milt Harryand Walker
Outlaw were in ecstacy about their
big trip. Her cargo comprised 1,438
bales, exceeding the Hard Cash's
big trip 178 bales. The follow
ing are the consignees Hill,
Fontaine & Co., 871 bales cotton;
c. P. Hunt & Co., Z78 bales; Stewart,
: Gwynne & Co., 81 bales; Brooks,
Nicely & Co., 81 bales; Porter, Taylor
J & Co., 46 bales; F. NJ. White & Co.,
"a bales; Mallory, Crawford & Co., %
bales; W. B. Galbreath, q bales;
billiard, Coffin & Co., 10 bales; Estes,
r Doan & Co., 10 bales; NJ. L. Meach-
am, 8 bales; F~urstenheim, 5 bales;
d Day & Proudft, 3 bales; r. S. Jones,
. 2 bales; J. T. Washington, 8 bales.
/ Also, 4 bags Of wool, 20 hides,
! and 80 packages Of sunddes.
f The Josie Harry is justly entitled to
the honor of wearing the horns and
blue ribbon for bringinginto Memphis
the largest cotton trip ever brought
: into this port, the former blue ribbons
S of the crack boats are as follows: The
e Legal Tender, February 18th, 1873
a brought out of White river 1870 bales
The next biggest trip was that Of the
Hard Cash, her last trip out Of White
IS river, 1888 bales. The Coahoma from
+ the bends, 1923 bales. The Pa.
Cleburne on her celebrated trip out o
White river, February 9th, 1873
is brought into port 1,128 bales. Tn,
g Josie Harry has also the credit o
le taking into St. Louis this fall thu
K largest trip Of cotton ever carried
d into st. Louis. Captain Harry wa'
/ compelled to refuse 200 bales of cottor
h at India bay, being unable to get to i
on account of the low stage of water
She could easily have slowed SCI
= bales more, and would have brough
II in near 1000 bales had there beef
Il sufi cient water for her in Whit,
u river. In coming into port she pre-
,, scented a beautiful sight, her cottoI
u being slowed ever and the boat loaded
u in a good manner, showing that he.
officers are practical and experienced
u boatmen. The Josie also performed
well with her big trip running
II a yainst a heavy current and strong
. head winds. She made the run from
Terrene to this port in twenty-five
hours, making three landings, which
Il is exceedingly good time for the
d Josie, with such a big trip
IL While the Josie Harry is the pet O
Is White river, and honored with the
largest blue ribbon trip, the leading
&c cotton house of Memphis, Messrs
o Hill, FOntaine & Co.. as usual, head
the list of consignees, receiving 81
II bales cotton-more than one-half the
D. cargo, and 563 bales over the mex
largest consignee, which was 28 bales
Messrs. Hill & Fontaine received by
the Hard Cash's trip neal 500 bales
The secret of these large c~onsignments
il and success in business il
!, owing to the knowledge o.
i their handling cotton, the care they
take Of the same on receiving it, the
Is manner it is put on the market ant
D. the high prices they generally obtair
for their customers is mostly due t.
~ Mr.. Hill, the cotton mar of the firm
/ who is one of the best judges of the
staple Of any man in Memphis. HI
Ie knows the full value of cotton anC
always obtains the highest prices fol
le his customers, knowing how to place
k it on the market advantageously. Ii
copying manifests from the packets 70,
IS nrb1;oot;on our o~ttantion bas f~raouont