Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-23

demand It good at 3la5He per ID, and
lHa3b<c for poorer grades; yeaflings, S6ag
each; mileh cows S20a40; sheep ASK per
ID. and 81 GOAL so for common; hogs 5a7c
per ID, the latter for choice cornfed; mules
SS5 70 Sl65 per head; horses 80 to Sl65 per
head.
RIVER IKTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
For osceola, Coahoma. .................6 D IN
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For White river, Josie Harry..... m
st Louis, City Of Helena.... 8 m
" New0rleans, City Neworleans. 8 p IN
ARRIVED.
Steamer Coahoma. Oseeola.
e Arkansas City, ST. Louis.
" Henry Frank, New Orleans.
DEPARTED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point
" Kate Adams, Arkansaw City.
q Henry Frank, Madrid.
" Arkansas City, Vicksburg
IN PORT.
Coahoma.
HIGH WATER MARK,
The high water level Of the food of
1882 at the port Of Memphis was
reached on March 9th, when the gov
ernmen! gauge at the foot of Jetfer-
son street read 30 feet 2 inches.
STAGES OF THE RIVERS.
Memphis-4 feet 2 inches, rise Of
5 inches during the past "a hours,
and IL inches below high water mark.
Pittsburg-8 feet 4 inches, decline
Of 2 feet 4 inches.
Cincinnati-5l feet II inches, a de-
cline Of 2 feet inches.
Louisville-33 feet 2 inches, a de-
cline Of 2 feet 2 inches.
Evansville-46 feet 10 inches, a de.
cline of 4 inches.
Cairo-5l feet 6 inches, decline Of
2 inches.
St. Louis-22 feet s inches decline
OF 2 inches.
Yicksburg-4l feet 4 inches, rise
OF 5 inches.
Nashville--lS feet 6 inches, a de-
cline Of 6 feet.
Chattanooga g feet 2 inches, de-
cline Of inches.
Shreyeport-l9 feet inches, rise
Of 2 feet 10 inches.
Little Hock-l7 feet2 inches, a de.
cline Of feet 6 inches.
White river is falling.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gloomy weather.
River rose Eve inches.
But lite doing at the landing.
Only one packet leaving to day.
The Ohio at Pittsburg is: failing
steadily.
The Ohio is falling slowly atall points
below Louisville.
The towboat S. P. Coe, is due here
to day bound for below.
The Guiding Star, with big load
of freight, was due at Cincinnati this
forenoon.
A heavy fog prevailed on the river
last night. causinga detention of boats
due here.
The Will s. Hays passed Evans
vile at noon yesterday bound for
Cincinnati
The Belle Memphis will not leave
Vicksburg until tomorrow, and will
go through to St. Louis.
Fogs and bad weather generally
may be expected as long as the river
remains at its present stage.
The Charles p. Chouteau, with big
load Of cotton, passed Vicksburg yes
terday bound for New Orleans.
Major John d. Adams, accompanied
by Mr.. Rees, of Pittsburg, lett here
by rail yesterday for Little Rock.
The James Lee for Friars Point,
and the Kate Adams for Arkansaw
City, had good trips out last even
ing,
The James Lee, day behind time,
expects to be here to leave again to-
morrow evening orHelena and Friars
Point.
The Henry Frank passed up this
forenoon to New Madrid, MO, where
she has an engagement for 10000 SKIS
Of corn.
The Bright Light, bound from st.
Louis to Vicksburg, is reported
aground In a field near Skipwith
Landing.
A big tree is repoIted in the chan
mel below Farris, three at Fletcher's
Crossing aud two large ones at Cheek 5
all above this port.
The Commonwealth left St. Louis
last evening and will be here TO leave
on Sunday at 10 am. for Vicksburg
and principal way landiogs.
The splendid Anchor Line steamer
City of Helena is announced to leave
here at 5p m. tomorrow for Cairo,
st. Louis aud way landings.
When theAltoh gorge arrived at St.
Louis the river rose two feet, but that
was lost when the ice ran out and it is
now falling again at that point.
The David Il. Powell from New
Orleans, and the City Of Vicksburg,
which had been laying up at Cairo,
arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
The Anclor Line steamer Arkan-
saw City arrived yesterday from St.
Louis, loaded fat, and left at 10 a IN,
to day for Yicksburg and principal
way landings.
The large aud elegant Anchor Line
steamer City Of New Orleans is an
nounoed TO pass here at 5 pm. to.