The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-23

cupiel In makrg great preparations In improving In
trade. which when mpistsa will vic With tbs like
IN sny Of the cities IN fhe Older states OF tho Atlantic
coast.
snsiAe, large a,.t n .ssseis arrived here yesterday
Europe the .df.snic Sfaies. Saadich faids. aud ntong
me coast ~ South d~s'fes s full earsees ~ epsfp de-
sepnon 1SrAondiss aud ~ edpee, Dhieh makes great
addition 10 ths airssSp Immense 'oeh 0 soods 81 rae ma'
k The description OF goods at present arriving here
are OF mere choice selscton, and come In much bet
ter oeeditton than heretofore aud when offered for
sais will doubt pay more satisfactory profit to the
mportsr-Dsking due allowance for the great d-prs-
cstsn which las generally taken place IN all deacrip
tioAs Of goods l.M
THURSDAY, Dee II : The business transacted to-day,
pretty much ON par With the several days which
preceded IL. with regard Tn trade have still no
improvement to notice except in the auction marts
which appeared 10 be- much better attended athou Oh
buyers bid With great caution and hesitation from the
fact that slmoet every day brings with 1t decline in
everything offered for sale.
SATURDAY, Dec. 14.-sincs the departure Of the re-
golar mail steamer OF the lat inst the business
sacted in the different branches Of trade has been
ufualy limited Prioes Of almost every article have
considerably declinsdeo which have carefully al
affairs 10 ar greater than at any tins last winter To
some extent this was expected but not to such ruin
Cargoes Of assorted merchandise hare been forced into
the market at pubic auction uhere they hare, rih bat r,y
w receptions been disposed Of at Boston and Nep York
first prices. From the quantities Of merchandise
daily being imported yell he large amount 10 ayire
ask for other result than that still greater reductions
and losses 1pi be sustained before he spring sets in We
regret TO notice by the last from the Atlantic
States that large shipments of being
made ter this market This fact is in ITSELF enough
ket here when it n known that unusally large stock
Is on hand In fact there appears at present not to be
the least sign of improvement with the greater por
tos Of the winter before us.
There is nothing from the mining districts; but
from all accounts the prospects srs cheering. The
mir occupied in making preparations for the
spring, when they expect to reap, In truth, golden
harvest
There is but very little doing in real estate and no
important sales have been made since the ate extraor
binary opinions expressed the judges of Supre
Court which affect the titles most OF the real
in this city; another reason is that money is very
in consequence OF the great demand there
it. for the great and very necessary improvements
which are ms king and have been made within the
limits of the city.
have no Improvement whatever to note in the
when the works OF the general government commence,
IL will threw large amount OF coin in circulation,
which lies hid in the dark vaults Of the Gus
ten House. The amount Is said 10 DC upwGTds Of and
hd9 million
From tn. Sacramento Tribune, Dec l2l
California although Of the sisterhood of states,
unlike every other that what might be justice TO them
would b. wrong to her This is especially true OF
tains depends upon itself its neighbor fer a the
ecessaries OF life and is consequently not taxed for
bread but here IL is not so California has burst into
existence ful grown like an army two hundred thou
sand strong with no means Of support except by sup
plies from without For these supplies she sannet de-
pend upen her sister States but upon foreign
asr the shores ofthe Pacific From tn she
ceive her -four potatoes onions Sc till her citizens
furpith them from her virgin soil Isit tight that
fer there staple articles of subsistence she should pay
heavy duty? Is there another State in the Union that
would do it chesrfuy' Is there any justice in
peling the fsmishng immigrant TO pay to the United
States twenty dollars fer the privilege of buy
ipg hundred dollars worth OF provisions sustain
life? Most certainly not: and If Unce Sam intends to
keep bis young niece good natured and cheerfuly sub
mssive he must consent to little special legislation
in ner behalf at least to make her presents
appropriations of the immense thus ob aimed
a stngie company Of Valparaiso capitalists have made
arrangements oarrish the California market 800 900 bbls
Of -four year. Which, at ten dollars HUNDRED po,.d
ysid, twenfV per a Of 81 100000. To
this add $500 600 from all other foreign sources and
have for -four only 81 700 900. The duty on pots
cannot be less than 81 900 O0e and onions $780,
600 making for the nscessares OF fs paid in to the
treasury the for that for which other
State pays one cent. SO 30 0I0.
Ard from when does this snorno Gus tax come, IL
it from men surrounded with afHuence and luxury,
revsing In enjoyment Of home amid tris nds church
school houses colleges and all the institutions
IL comes from the lone wsnderer In strange land,
trsver-ing the mish deep sandy deserts and who
TO found glorious republic build sch DOL houses &C
qure this tax in addition to all the other prolific
thu tsrs entirely provisions would be no dssdvan
the old states sndis decidedly oppressive here.