The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-08

steamers, by shippers. .4SIO6N IS
Total. S23 100000 90
OF this smoust, the House Of Adams q
Co. have shipped, up to date. Sl,a3Se26 %
Clean Gold is held at Sl6 SIG %.
Bank rates of interest are from TO 10 pei cent
per month.
On the street, for good paper, from 10 per CT
State Scrip from 75 to 80 cts to the dollar
State approved bills from 80 TO Coo. on the dollar.
bank note bills on banks in the States, discount
Of 10 gr cent,
MofIar's coin at par; all other Calfornia coin
from 10 10 % per cent discount
Bankers Exchange, at sight, on the Atlantic
States, from par TO per cent.
Me chants Exchange-very fluctuating, varies
from par to per cent discount
Bills on London, 81 30 a So per E.
- on PaIis, francs equal tosi.
on Hamburg, 43 a "A, Il. CO.
on Msza,len and Mexico, at par.
:" Valparaiso and Lima, Z at per cent discount
We have no means al hand, for this stea ner, TO
get hold OF the State debt and the receipts Of the
Treasury since the organization Of the govern nent.
The debt, however, cannot he tar from $3.50 900,
while III, receipts up to date are not over $50 ooJ.
The taxes have been levied BY tn. Le sisl,ture
without judgment. The miners tax on foreigners
hss been as ye, the principal source of resraur !;
but that tax being SO for each per month,
undefs this means OF raising money a total failure
II was only s5 per head, large revenue would
be ne esiyed from 1t. Most of the foreigners are
abandoning the mines As yet the assessors over
the State have not completed their labors. and on
heir work. II ell the should be- collected
Hs provided for by the tax bull, the amount would
exceed that of the State OF New York.
The bunpiiBg condition Of all the records Of the
city, rrndersa correct statement Of its Affairs totally
impossible. As far as il is ineligible we make Il
thusi-
Amount due on the I'd instsl q. nt, for
the sile Of city lots, July $780, s10T 602 %
Due on the 4th instslmcnt, October Sd,
leSO. ...... ........ s........ .losoof w
,nSsOi 90
The admitted debt a. per Gem ptrollers
statement up to May sth, 1850. inclu-
ding the purchase Of the Graham
Essess over liabilities. ..............s isyss 81
The difficulty in the way in planning q proper
ana acceptable system Of finance, IL stiii subrct
OF debate with our city fathers and the people. Al
though much cxci'ement has prevailed oa this
subject, we have sn abiding confidence thai prac-
ncsble plan Of Taxation and finance viii be estsb-
hshed. IL we shsll bide our time and more
with concert and judgment, amidst all the Difficult
ties which surround US, we shall have order and
system prevail.
We sIe unable, by this steamer, to pr-s-nt Az
W. could dssire. We have had HANDED Us py
Col Collier. the Collector Of this port the f,Ii,x-
inR aggregate ut duties paid ca for.,yn merchsn-
dse, fr, m November 18th, 1919, tn May 3lst, 1850
H,csirrs MOUSE.
November ~ TO Dseenbsr 81, o. per Gene
J.'s.y 70 nssS 81 :. per General is: -" 10 1'
April TO May 81 monthly abstract. "a ISL -
Total. minimum. sTss ", II
rtMb,n 90 vsssNLs posrs OF c.Lir..-,A
ta vessels nov In The barber Of San frssci-co .sl3
Sail ,es~ Is at s.ersm.nso city, stockton sud Other
places up the rivers. ...................lp
e"smers' $500 .....'..'. .s...........
1o'hs ............. les
OF thi. number there are foreign. ........... In
Total American. INSTRUMENTATION. ssS
ruNprs ~ AssivALs 90 vpssLLs
eincs March - $50 10 June 70 the American ar
risss are ships ~, bsrks us, brigs VI. st~sm-rs
10 schounrrs - totsi ............... g.. .JAs
o. ian arrivals withio the same dstes; sbips -
isfks 50, brss 5t schocners IS total. ..iJT
Grspd total. .ss....... -. ....s..... Boo
rOrsscs N Tnk rosrs 0r Csttpcsvs
mcurt At this time In the port Of san rrsn-
In tc-n, and ciiles co the San Joaa uln ADD s..
rsm'nt0 r'efs. ..ssss. .ss..s.s..s io""o
Tuisl In 'onpsse. foreign and Amerieas.. Liza s
Of the amount there " no~ unsmpioy~j. .,
sss'' $500. 's..ssssss.s .s.s''.'.' r'o"pp
Leaving orly employed on the -hal. Pacific,
ana The bsys snd rivers Tossing late sd 80
kKAf. KsrA1s
u he rfice 81 real estate ON Mont gon~y, Clay,
Calttfn Srnscme, Washin gton, Jack Ion, k~sr-
nv. md Sacrsrsuto street, still rvt-tn- ~ usual
piicr ~hii. IN the principal streets through tue
bus dirlrc, " has nsen, reaching 10 some csses
hifh a. rs pr cent
Aptvsl OF Overland Emig,ssts-.ola On
the ksstepu stoe OF the sierra -. vsaa