Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-18

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per 100 for fire and S9al0 per NJ for soft
and hard,
LIVE STOCK-Beef cattle firm at
4a4Hc gross; choice going higher;
other classes lMa3 as per quality;
mich COWS in fair demand at $40 to
$50; yearlings 81 to 81. Sheep in de-
mand at Slal so per head for common,
aud 3a4c for medium, and choice lambs
3Ha5o. Hogs, case as per quality.
HORSES AND MULES-Mules sell
as per size at Sl25 to 1925 each, Horses
$l25 to $225i common at $40 to SIS each.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
For Friars Point, James Lee........5 p m
" OsceOla, Coahoma,"."..."".....6 p m
" Arkansaw river, Katie Hooper..5 , m
Cincinnati, Will Kyle.."....5 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For White river, Hard Cash.........l2 m
+" Arkansas City, Dean Adams. g p m
" st. Louis, Ste Genevieve .".....6 p IN
" Bledsoe's Landing, Tiger,......5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
e" Coahoma, Osceola.
d. r. Powell, st. Louis.
" Arkansas City, Vicksburg.
City of Vicksburg, st. Louis.
Paris @. Brown, Cincinnati.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Tiger, B'edsoe's Landing.
=" d. r. Powell, New Orleans.
p" Arkansas City, st. Louis.
City Of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
Paris Q. Brown, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Coahoma, Katie Hooper.
STAGES OF THE RIVERS.
Memphis-5 feet 5 inches, a decline
Of l inch.
Pittsburgh foot 5 inches, a rise
Of 2 inches.
Cincinnati-6 feet 10 inches, and
stationary.
Louisville-5 feet, a decline of 3
inches.
EVANSVILLE feet, a decline Of Il
inches.
OairO-8 feet 2 inches, a decline Of
2 inches.
St. Louis-8 feet 5 inches, a rise Of
2 inches.
Vicksburg-8 feet 10 inchs, a de.
cline Of itch.
Nashville foot s inches, and sta
tionary.
Chattanooga foot 7 inches, aut
stationary.
Shreveport-11 feet 2 inches,
rise Of inches.
Little Rock-6 feet and rising.
White river is rising, with a faii
stage to J%acksonport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Steady rains,
Packets all behind time.
A rise in the upper streams is looked
for.
Bad weather for cotton picking.
The Centennial, from st. Louis, ar
rived at New Orleans yesterday:
Pilot Tom Semore is dying of con
sumption in the hospital at Cairo.
The City of Providence left ST
Louis last evening, and passes her,
Friday forenoon on her way to Vicks
burg.
The Golden Crown and the new S
H.. Parlsot are at Louisville, waitin.
to get through the new locks,
The Bright Light, from St. Louis
is due down this evening, bound 70
Vicksburg,
} The Will Kyle, in command @
!, Captain Lew Hates, is announced t
pass up at 5 pm. to day, for Cincin
natl and way landings on the Obi
river. James Alexander is her chic
| clerk.
} Seessel, Ashner & Co., beef an
pork packers, Nos. 5 and 6 Howard row
are prepared to furnish steamboat
! with all kinds of fresh meats at loves
market prices. Ut
!. The Tiger left here yesterday f
, Bledsoe's and will be back in tn
J morning.
!. The Ste. G~enevieve will arrive L
8 morrow morning, and is the AnohC
a Line packet leaving in the evening fC
> Cairo and st. Louis.
The Charles P. Ohouteau is ovC
i due from st. Louis and bound f
New Orleans, Captain AID. Storm,
5 the wharfboat, is her agent.
, The David p. Powell, with a barr
. in tow, passed down yesterday for Ne
i Orleaus. She had about 1900 tons
4 freight, and did nothing of intere
here.
a The City of Vicksburg, sever
= hours behind time, passed down la
I evening for Vicksburg. She put {
about $50 packages and added for
d tons for points below.
=, The w. p. Halliday passed Wick
burg yesterday, and will be due he
tomorrow morning bound for S
n Louis.
The Belle Memphis left Vieksbu
,,r last night, and passes here Friday
y her way to st. Louis.
The James W. Gaf, on her way
il this port, was at Evansville last nigl
Do She is to leave here on Friday ev
es ming with a return trip.
i. The Vint Shinkle is to leave Ci
i'd cinnati to day for this port, to
or followed on Saturday by the Ga
20 Millar.
MS The John S. BransCord, havi
er failed to get on the docks here, !
yesterday for Paducah, where she v
m be overhauled.
,et The Arkansas City, with a lii
lb; freight, but full Of people, passed
last night for st. Louis