Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-27

rongh to good, and Ia to &c for poor and
common. Yearlings $4@4 60 per head;
mich cows with calves $lS to $40; sheep
3Htq5c for good butcher mutt0ns; 81 to
81 50 for common; lambs 81 to 4Hc.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For 0sceola. Osceola Belle. m
Friars Point, james Lee.........5 D m
" Arkansas City, Dean Adams D m
Arkansas river, Marlin Speeds D m
White river, Josie Harry ,...3 p m
Cincinnati, Andy Baumr-~.....3 p In
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
Osceola Belle, Us cola.
Andy Baum, Cincinnati.
Make S., Cincinnati.
Josie Harry, White river.
Marlin Speed, Arkansas River.
City of Alton. New Orleans.
fck Fulton, New Orleans.
- Dean Adams, Arkansas City.
" Rene Macready, st. Francis RI
II. II. Blanks. Cincinnati.
U. P. Schenck, Cincinnati.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Coahoma, Helena.
Dyersburg, Dyersburg.
U. 7. Schenck, New Orleans.
City Of Alton, st. Louis,
Make s., New Orleans
Dick Fulton, Ohio river.
a.. H.. Blanks, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
james Lee, 0sceola Belle, Dean
Adams, Rene Macready, Josie Harry,
Marlin Speed, Andy Baum.
CONDITIONS.
The river at this point is now falling
at the rate of6 inches per day, and at
noon there was even 9 feet on the
gauge. The Ohio at Pittsburg is on
a stand, with 2 feet 10 inches onthe
gauge. AT Cincinnati it fell 10 inches
with II feet 2 inches on the gauge. At
Louisville it fell 10 inches, with 6
feet 8 inches in the canal. AT Cairo
it fell 4 inches, with II feet | inch
on the gauge. The Mississippi at
St. Louis fell l inch, with 5 feet Z
inches on the gauge. The Cumber.
land al Nashville rose II inches. with
8 iees on the shoals. The Tennessee
at Chattanooga rose | inch, with 5 feet
I inches on the gauge. Red river at
Shreveport fell | inche, with - feet
II inches on the gauge. Arkansas
river continues on the decline, with
about two feet in the channel between
Pine Bluff and Little Rock. White
river is falling with yet a good stage of
water from Jacksonport to the mouth.
RECEIPTS.
Per 0sceola Belle; from Osceola,
81 bales cotton, 1925 SKIS cotton seed
Per Rene Macready, from St. Fran
els river, l49 bales cotton, 352 SKIS
cotton seed.
Per Dean Adams, from Arkansa,
City, 1870 bales Gotten; 113 bags seed
cotton; 23l SKIS cotton seed.
Per James Lee, from Friar's Poinl,
90 bales cotton, ll8 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Josie Harry, from White river
|-64l bales cotton, 8 bags seed cotton,
937 sacks cotton seed.
Per Marlin Speed, from Arkansas
river-2S7 bales cotton. 81 bags seed
cotton, % sacks cotton seed.
Per Andy Baum, from Cincinnati
1855 bbls -four, 60 bbls meal, 60 bbls
potatoes, 54S sacks bran, l57 bales
hay, 10 bales cotton, 223S pckgs sun
dries,
Per City of Helena, from Carroll
bales cotton, 795 bbls -four, 800 sacks
malt, 736 pckgs lard, % stoves, l4OS
pokgs sundries.
Per City of Alton, from New Or.
leans-T hhds sugar, 400 bbls mo
lasses.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Blustery.
Cloudy and cool.
Wind from the north.
Business opens fair at the landing,
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers r rising again,
The Charles p. Chouteau, for thii
port, left New Orleans yesterday.
Frank Brennan still holds tn,
lower deck Of the Dean Adams.
Quite a number Of packets leaving
this evening.
Packets that came in since Saturda,
had very light trips.
The Gold Dust, for vicksburg, lef
Cairo yesterday forenoon and is du.
here to-day.
The II. Hannah Blanks with al
most a full load passed down befor.
daylight stopping here only for lue
apd supplies,
The little towboat Wave With pro
dues boats passed down early thi
morning.
The John A. scudder, Of the An
Choir line, left New Orleans SATURDAY.
for Cairo,
The Golden Rule, for New Orleans
left Cincinnati Saturday.
Heavy SHOWS have fallen all alonI
the Ohio.
The Dick Fulton, with a tow o
empties, passed up yesterday,