The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-18

Several fatboats have been added to
the fieet in port during the past few days,
and the floating argosies are about all
below Cairo. There may be one or two
boats yet to come here, but the most of
the broadhorns are with us. The first
boat to come here was Woodlands boat,
with cargo OF apples, and the steamer
Monteith towed her down. The apples
were all sold, the owner went home three
days ago, and Sunday the empty fat
boat was towed up the river by the
towboat Harry Brown, to be loaded with
cargo of corn for the south.
The towboat Geo. Shieras passed here
with large fleet of boats last Thursday.
Three boats OF her list were left here for q
market. The fleet TO go on down included
eleven boats, loaded with coal from Pitts
burg. and fourteen fatboats, containing
$4,000 barrels Of potatoes and $500 barrels
OF apples. One OF the boat Captains stated
that his cargo included 1000 barrels of
wanuts, but this he meant merely as a
joke.
A boat belonging to Henry Bentz, OF
Racine, Upper Ohio, came here two weeks
ago, and as no note has been made of il,
she is included in the list. She loated all
the way out OF the Ohio, and was nearly
thirteen days under way, while little UNI
der fourteen days found her ut the bank.
part OF the cargo was disposed of at
stopping places.
The three boats left here for market by
the Shieras on Thursday, the 18th, included
Thornley, & Wilhem's boat from CALI
polls with 400 barrels of apples and 200
barrels Of potatoes; also J. 2. McCoy's
boat with 800 barrels OF apples, 200 barrels
OF potatoes, 100 kegs OF kraut and 90, 600
cabbage; also w. NJ. Hayman's boat with
AGO barrels Of potatoes, 100 barrels OF APP
pies and 5000 head of cabbage.
John Beavers boat, from Powhatan.
which came in the tow OF the Frisbie with
a cargo of apples, is pretty well sold out.
Williamson's boat, which came in the
same tow with some 1900 barrels OF APP
pies, has not been sold rs yet, except in
small way. Mallory has boat or two in
port well loaded, and Creamer's boat
about completes the list now in port
Several OF the flatboats now lying at our
wharf have cabins built on top instead
OF in one end Of the fiat. This plan
works very well when boats come in the
tow oil steamers, but does hot do well
NutR AhtN lludt. llt uOhls III the Nllefdh \
fleet to go on South included Peter Bentz's
two boats with 5000 barrels Of potatoes,
Phil Elliot's two boats with 1000 barrels
potatoes, Nathan PARIS one boat, 3, $40
barrels OF potatoes; Butler Picken's one
boat, 1900 barrels OF potatoes and 1900
cabbage; John Alexander's one boat, 200
barrels OF potatoes and 800 barrels Of APP
pies; Thomas Alcxandcr's one boat, 100
barrels OF potatoes and 800 barrels OF APP
pies; Peter Rouse, from Lctart, with 1000
barrels OF apples and 500 barrels OF pota-
toes; Milchell's boat from Aurora, Ind,
with mixed cargo for trading on the
glover coast; Nick Iaymans boat, with
1000 barrels OF potatoes and 500 barrels Of
apples; Charles Koberiss, with 1000
barrels OF apples and 500 barrels of po;a-
Toes; also two boats from Evansville with
5000 barrels OF potatoes, and Butler Pick
ems boat is in the list. The Shierls left
Letart, w. Va, November %, and was
twelve days TO this port.