Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-21
BROADHORNs.
The ArgOsy Now in Our HarbOr.


the Ohio river this season.
Usually fromn twenty to thirty have
been seen moored closely together at
the landing between Mouroe and Beal
streets, laden heavily with the produce
Of the Ohio valley. Not half dozen
in all have unloaded there this year,
aud the entire feet which have sold
their cargoes, or now offer them, will
not exceed dozen in number.
The reason Of this great falling off
in the Aatbost trade was short crops in
the Ohio valley. The excessive and
leng season of drought had serious
effect upon the produce Of that Sec
ton, and the light yield prevented
large shipments, 1t is known to those
who trade in this line that but few
remain to come forward.
The following list includes all broad.
horns, with their cargoes, now lying
in or near our harbor
Captain Gregory's boat, with an un-
sold cargo of about 2iOO bbls peach
blow and jackson white potatoes from
Cave in. Rock, lower Ohio.
Captain james Woodard, of Amster-
dam, lower Ohio, also with 240O bbls
potatoes, chiefly peachblows, some 700
or 800 bbls perhaps being early rose.
Trotter Brothers, with about 1000
bbls of peachblow potatoes, also from
Amsterdam.
Captain Mallory, with 900 bills seed
varieties of potatoes from Clarendon,
upper Ohio, some thirty miles below
Wheeling.
Captain j. C. Baker, with small
cargo Of peachblow potatoes, all sold
or engaged.
Call Il Goucher's boat from the
upper end Of the Ohio arrived here
yesterday with a mixed cargo of pota-
toes, apples, etc., and may sell here if
prospects are favorable. II. S. Espy's
boat from Rising Sun, Ind, passed
here going south yesterday, having
stopped here to put off 100 barrels Of
potatoes. The wife of Captain James
Woodard died at her house near
Amsterdam, Ind, some 60 miles
below Louisville, while the Captain
and his boat were on the way from
Cairo to this port. Captain Wood
ard left for home Immediately upon
reaching here. Potatoes suitable for
the Southern trade are SO scarce along
the lower Ohio this season, that many
Of the boats have had New York Rose
shipped to them by rail at Evansville,
to fill out their cargoes.
In addition to the foregoing Captain
j. S. Goodwin is expected here with
cargo Of potatoes from Cave in-Rock,
Illinois, but it is not known that be
will stop for market at this point.
This covers the potato boats aAoat or
expected here at present.
Captain Roberts apple boat from
Muskingum, upper Ohio, is here, but
the cargo is about closed out, and the
crew will be ready to go home in few
days. The same may be said of Capt. |
Curtis apple boat from the upper
Ohio.
Potatoes in this market at this time
are worth from 81 60 to 50 so per Dbl |
in lots at the landing for Western |
or Ohio river species. i. At
New Orleans they are quoted at 1886
to 1886 per bbl. and dealers claim
they are likely to go higher. Early
rose for seed stock are quoted there
at s425; here they are held above 50 80
for Now York rose.
Some days ago the Paris @. Brown
passed here for New Orleans with 10,- |
600 bbls potatoes, all going through,
and there was a ready market on arri-
val for them. The Schenck, when sbe
passed down, had 2IOO bbls consigned
to single firm. The active demand
there took up all that offered.
1t is claimed that the total stock of
early rose potatoes now stored in this
city will not exceed 5000 bbls, and
that with those on fatboats the stock
will not exceed 10000 bbls
of all varieties. Dealers holding
seed stock believe but few are
to be forwarded here from
other points; hence are confident that
they have a good thing ahead about
seeding time. They claim Early Rose
potatoes to be worth 50 20 per bbl at
the present time in Western New
York, and say farther that while
there arc yet good many potatoes in
the cellars of the Ohio valley region,
many are in bad order, and when
assorted will show heavy reduction
in volume. They also say that producers
are holding stiff for a dollar a bushel
at their own homes. In recent years
they have sold freely here for a dollar
barrel.