Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-10

gOOu ucAialu, NJ 81 DOt4Z OO per Z ioI
common, and S4Q5 for medium and
choice. Lambs 81 to S4 per head. Hogs
quiet, with none offering, prices being
quoted at 3H(G5c, as per size and quality.
Cows and calves sl8 to $50 per head;
yearlings 81 to So per head.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For Friars Point, James Lee....... 5 p m
60 Osceola, Osceola Belle........6 D m
=" Cincinnati, Cons Millar.......5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer City Of Providence. Vicksburg.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
d" Paris @. Brown, New Orleans.
/" Josie Harry, White river.
4" james Lee, Friars Point.
0sceola Belle. Osceola.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Idlewild, Arkunsaw City.
City of Providence, st. Louis.
Belle Memphis, Vicksburg.
" Paris Q. Brown, Cincinnati.
III PORT.
James Lee, Osceola Belle, Cons Millar,
Josie Harry.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
Since noon yesterday the river at
this point has remained stationary,
with Is feet 5 inches on the gauge, or
l6 feet 4 inches above low water mark.
The few inches of rise we had was
caused by rains north of here, which
caused Hatchie and other small
streams to swell The river will prob
ably be declining here by tonight.
Since last report the Ohio at Pitts
burg rose Z feet, with l6 feet 4 inches
on the gauge. At Cincinnati it rose
6 inches, with 10 feet 6 inches on the
gauge. At Louisville it rose 1 inches,
with 6 feet 6 inches in the canal. At
Evansville it rose 6 inches, with 6
feet 3 inches on the gauge. At Cairo
it fell 3 inches, with 81 feet
on the gauge. The Mississippi at
S.. Louis fell u inches, with 70 feet
on the gauge. The Cumberland
at Nashville rose 2 inches, with 3 feet 3
inches on the shoals. The Tennessee
at Chattanooga rose l inch, with
4 feet on the gauge. Rec
river at Shreveport rose 3 inches,
with 20 feet 10 inches on the gauge.
Arkansaw river fell 5 inches at Little
Rock, with Z feet 2 inches on the
gau:e. White and st. Francis rivers
are declining.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per 0sceola Belle, from Osceola, 8
bales cotton, 20 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Josie Harry, from White river,
300 bales cotton, IS SKIS cotton seed, SO.
SKIS corn, 6 nd cattle, Sc pkgs sun
dries.
Per Paris G. Brown, from New Or
leans, Is hhds and 80 bbls sugar, 50
bbls molasses.
Per Belle Memphis, from st. Louis,
$50 bbls meal, 260 bbls -four, 1000 rolls
bagging, 675 pals, IL kegs and 10 ties
lard, 10 hhds bacon, 5 boxes meat, Is
hf bbls and 20 kegs cider, 6 coops
poultry, 800 pkgs sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy, but cooler.
Business only moderate.
River stationary since yesterday.
The Cons Millar for Cincinnati at
. pm.
Charles Owens and Billy Under
wood are the Andy Baum's pilots.
Harry Converse, a river bar keeper,
is lying sick at the marine hospital.
The James w. Calf is announced
to leave Cincinnati tomorrow evening
for this port.
The City of Providence added 202
bales of cotton, and left at 10 am. for
Cairo and st. Louis.
The Colorado will be in tomorrow
morning from st. Louis and leave in
the evening with a return trip.
The Idlewild departed last evening
for Arkansaw City a pretty fair trip
Of freight and a good list of people.
The w. p. Halliday will be due
down to, morrow on her way to New
Orleans.
The river at this point has been
rising for a couple of days, but will be
falling by tonight.
The Gold Dust left Vicksburg yes
terday and passes here Sunday at IL
am. for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Rene Macready will arrive to-
morrow and leaves on Tuesday next
with a return trip for st, Francis riv-
er.
The Mary Houston from Cincin-
natl and the City OF Alton from st.
Louis arrived at New Orleans y%ester-
day.
The new Gem City will go through
to St. Paul next week, aud expects to
make the round trip from St. Louis ip
six days.
A barge belonging to the Lowrey
line is loading with bulk wheat at St,
Paul and consigned through to Glas-
gov, Scotland.
The tug Nighthawk, which went to
New Orleans with a tow Of slaves, de-
livered them silely, and is now on her
way to this port.
The Belle Memphis, for St. Louis,
arrived at an early hour this morning,
put of about 1900 packages, added q
TINS and left at 10 am. for Xicks.