The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-01

The Boston 7raveLl-r OF the 3OSh ait has gathered
the following intelligence from Mir Jarvis, who re-
turned in the Crescent city
The number Of arrivals Of passengers at San Fran
cisco In June. by sea WAS about 900 per week By
land at the mines from Lower California Sonora Du-
range, and Mexico generally. the immigration is com
puted ut l5,oO0 with many thou aud mule loads of
merchabose whch has thus found its way into Cali
forna duty free to the great cissa sfaotion Of the
Sea board merchants
Coin was at San Francisco being absorbed by
the custom house for duties The average price Of
gold dust was SIS SO TO SIC per 1t -
that ON the 10Th Of June 0oe0 dollars worth of -four
was exposed in open air and than 500 dollars
worth Of other merchandise chiefly dry goods for
want Of storage Storage from 81 to So per barrel
Rents Of the smallest lodging rooms wero 800 to
$3.50 per month stores from $500 10 81 900 per month
The rents of the Parker House amount to 900 Ger
annum-one gambling room letting for SlSe0t per
anpum; two others, small sized, say II ~ Is feet for
$1,000 each. The City Hotel rented for SO QUO per
npnum. Is uDderet for $45 900. A small room in it,
about 20 feet square, rents retail shop at SO 900
per annum
$780, will now command $500 900 cash. Cestra bust
nes lots not exceeding 100 feet command from
$4,000 to 100000 buildings in same proportion
Money leaned good security from ~ per cent to
AS high Is ten per cent ser month.
The average receipts of the French restaurant
per minute, MIR Jarvis informs that his
In San Franchco ordered from hotel for two gentle
men, two iadies and four children constisg only Of
meats and pastry, cost $50 Eggs SO per dozeu Boat
hire TO go to steamer, so minutes pull SIS. Ordinary
day labor S6-varyng from that to s2o-mechasiss in
Buildings sprpging up very rapidly mostly OF
the cheapest character AT present, half OF the po
puat on live in tents The ina SLOWLY
as The departures for the mines about equal the
walls Tho risk to perty at Sau Francisco from tire
is very great The buildings are all of the most fral
Good order in general prevailed both at the bay and
mines AS general thing property ia respected evil
doers being kept in check by fear Of Ly nch Law
Provisions were abundant aud Gem sratively cheap
at the mines-say 81 per meal consisting Of game po-
tatoes preserved meats. &c.
Colonel Fremont and lady had arrived and left for
q rancho below the Puebla DE- los Angeles which he
had purchased for 100000 1t is well stocked with
cattle, some 10 600 head and has good buildings on
ship.
Many shipments from the United States and Europe
will total loss lot paying expense Of landing
Scow hire per day taking but one load is $3.50 men
to discharge, SIS sailors receive 500 to 5000 per
month mates and captains, from $500 to $500 per
month
AS immense amount Of lumber wa, ready ut Dragon
Tor shipment to San Francisco Every vessel that could
be got to even at expense of So 900 per
sent to tho river BY September ard October very
large amount besides framed buildings will have been
landed from Oregon. Mechanics will be in great
nand at this TO erect buildings shelter the
mining population during the winter.
In June good prints selling at 60, and prims
bro~n cottons at &c; Hour, 50 u IS; pork 50; beef
Sc; shovels. So per dozen: shirts, So.
Speculation in lands is pushed to n great extent.
Every available site for villages the bay
rivers has been taken and laid out Lots in Bencia
which in February sold at slo0 each held ri
$4,000 This town has been laid to rival San Fran
cisco. Com Jones aud other prominent officers are
said TO be interested in It, Stockton New YORK Sut
tersvie and Sacramento city each promise to BIZ Of
Importance.
The U. S. steamship Massa chusetts arrived at San
Francisco June 20. from Oregon.
Ship James Nunroe, loaded at Honolulu at $40 per
ton freight for San Francisco took back portion OF
her cargo az $40 per ton without landing. Consgn
ments Of vessels and cargoes are daily refused
Clerks ut San Francisco got from 100 600 per
annum and their board 10 per cent is charged on
tales OF merchandise, and per storage A pri-
yate mint has been established which has issued thus
far half eagles Silver coin less than dollars is gene
rally refused Merchants will not take the trouble to
count it, A drayman Of one mercantile house re-
ceives salary Of $4,000 per annnmn. and the hsuse
hnds the dray and mules and feeds the animals At
this rate It Is source Of profit to the house besides
their own cartipg the drayman received 81 one
month 81 eco per month has been offered aud de-
clned to command . river launch. Washing, 50 to
$40 por dozen