Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-21

Yearlings, 81 to I per head. Cows and
calves, Sl6 to 30 per head. Sheep arc
scarce at 3 TO 4hc per ID for choice and
81 TO ! 90 per head, and for their lambs SO
10 3 90 per head for fat, and 81 to 2 50 for
medium. Hogs5t to 6Ac per cwt gross.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY,
For Friars Point, james Lee..........5pm
Osceola. Coahoma"...."..."..5p IN
" White river, Hard Cash............5 D M
" Cincinnati, Cons. Miller. .......... pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer Thos. Sherlock, Cincinnati.
" Hard Cash, White river
I" james Lee, Friars Point.
Coahoma, 0sceola.
Jennie Walker, 0bion river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Macrqdy, st, Francis river.
City Of Vicksburg, st. Louis.
Thomas Sherlock, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Ccahoma, Cons. Miller
Hard Cash, Jennie Walker.
CONDITION OF TIE RIVERS.
At noon to-day the reading of the
gauge was l6 feet 6 inches, or II
feet 5 inches above low water mark,
being a rise of IS inches
during the past tw~enty-four hours.
The Ohio at Pittsburg fell Is
inches, with 5 feet 10 inches on the
gauge. AT Cincinnati it fell 6
inches, with 81 feet 6 inches on the
gauge. At Louisville it is stationary
with II feet 2 inches in the canal.
At Evansville it rose 3 feet 4 inches,
with "a feet 4 inches on the gauge.
At Cairo it rose 70 inches, with
rs feet 2 inches on the gauge.
The Mississippi, at st. Louis, fell 5
inches, with l6 feet 4 inches on the
gauge. At Vicksburg it fell 10 inches,
with ~ feet 8inches on the gauge. The
Cumberland. at Nashville, rose
inches, with Is feet 8
inches on the gauge. The
Tennessee, at Chattanooga, fell 3 feet
. inches, with s feet 4 inches on the
gauge. Red river, at Shreveport. rose
5 inches, With II feet | inches on the
gauge Arkansaw river fell II inches
at Little Rock, with . feet Z inches
on the gauge. White river is in a
good navigable condition from Jack
sonport to the mouth.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Hard Cash, from White river
BIZ bales cotton, 20 bags cotton seed.
Per Coahoma, from Osceola-S5
bales cotton, 2 bags seed cotton, $40
SKIS cotton seed.
Per Thomas Sherlock, from Gin
cinnati-l50 bbls flour, 100 boxes
candles, 90 bbls pickles, 80 bbls pota-
toes.
Per Cons Millar, from Cincinnati
1850 bbls salt, 6S5 bales hay, 200 boxes
glassware, ll5 bbls whisky, 100 bdls
sheet iron, 93 bdls hoop iron, 10 bbls
vinegar, l26 bbls apples, II bbls
onion sets, 900 bbls -four, 658 SKIS corn,
100 boxes soap, $50 kegs nails, So bbls
oil, 1900 pkgs sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Damp and disagreeable.
Heavy fogs prevail on the river.
Cons Millar for Cincinnati at 5 pm.
River rose IS inches since last re-
port.
The Fulton is due from Hatchio
river.
Business fair and mostly confined
to local packets.
The upper Ohio and Mississippi
rivers continue 10 decline.
The Rene Macready derarted last
evening with a fair trip for st. Francis
river.
The Dean Adams is the mail packet
leaving tomorrow evening for Arkan-
saw City.
The II. j. Dickey, with a load Of
lumber from this port, arrived at St.
Louis yesterday.
The Henry Frank is due from New
Orleans and leaves to. morrow evening
with a return trip.
The United States snagboat G. B.
Reese is working in Arkanslw river
below Little Rock.
The Belle Memphis for Vicksburg,
left st. Louis last evening and passes
here at 10 am. Friday.
The r. r. Springer, on her way to
New Orleans, passed Evansville yes
terday and should be here Friday.
The Paris G. Brewn, for Cincinnati
and the w. p. Halliday, for st. Louis,
will leave New Orleans this evening,
The new Anchor Line steamer
City of Yicksburg was expected to
pass down at noon to-day for New Or
leans.
The City of Vicksburg departed last
evening, after adding 600 bales OIL
Eastern bound cotton, for reshipment
at Cairo.
The City of Providence left Vicks-
burg at noon yesterday, and will be
here to leave Friday evening for St
Louis.
The Hard Cash brought out Of
White river 4O7 tales of cotton, 81
bales Of which she reshipped at Ter.
rene for New Orleans.
The Belle Shreveport and U. P
Sohenk, from New Orleans, arc ovel
due, and the Golden Rule will be du,
up tomorrow evening.
Captain AID Storm is anxious that
consignos have their freight removed
from the wharfboat at once, to max,
room for boats to arrive tomorrow.
The levee is in a miserable condi
ton this bad weather, and boats haV,
have to use hay or straw for the pro
lection of their freight from damage
The Ste. Geneyieve, in command o
Captain G. W. Vickers, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving tomorrow even
ing for Cairo, st. Louis and all way
mail landings.
The Thos. Sherlock lacking abou
100 tons of a full load, passed dow
yesterday afternoon en- route to New
Orlnang. She mt oH n few naoEaga