The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-08
The California Markets.

BAS FRANCISCO, Dec 81, 1850.
During the last two weeks, since the period OF
last semi monthly report Of the 18th inst, the bust
ness transacted In the different departments Of trade
has been extremely limited scale and prices Of
the principal leading articles as will BE- by
quotations have come down to a still lower hgure
and the consequences Is that some OF our merchsnts
rather than operate at these reduced pricss have
stored away their goods and partially Suspended bas
n.ss for the winter or duh season Private sales to
any extent, occur very rarely the demand being
supplied and confined to operations at pubc auction
principally.
Our latest from the mining districts Il,
on the whole, very encouraging. The miners have
been principally engaged, during the fail months In
throwing mp mmen piles Of dry dirt that contains
more or lefs gold; and since the resent rains set
IN. which gave them supply Of water they have such
. worked in this way. been making from six 10 eight
dollars per day. We are also assured. verbally by
persons OF the ghest character for inteigenc
ruth, that throughout the whole mining districts,
petn nGfts sna ,oatn there are asunssnt sup
,sty articles sufficient TO sst for several months and
that they generally disposed OF at but very little
advances Oh San Francisco prices. Such Is at present.
the stste Of affairs 10 this city and State without en-
tering Into sby heightened detail Of useless remarks
AsHss-s aeiaius pots and pearls are without any
B.rsur- white aand brown We heard OF no saies,
ana W consequently do not alter our quotations.
BR,sp- The demane for bread has been limited to
fmal quantities for ships ,toree At tight reduction.
Bcots aSp snets-The market Tor the different de
scrip'ons oi boots ana shoee shows sght advance,
caused by large tsss which took place In the early
Iart q lest for the different towns tbs coast
BurLniSa M.rkm,Is-some descriptions Of Lumbar
ard other buidibg nlstefiaIs bav- advanced little
sinrs tn. dsle last sent monthly review caused
by the large increase 81 house, and other vssi Improve
ments which Ia progress 81 completion tais city
and tbftughoUt the State; bat during the Last Il y
oa,s vety little his Teen doing; the advance noticed
h however. tuethiEtd.
bricts Of eli sorts are abundant sni dali with out
any particular alteration In prices.
BtsNs-ChlL Mexican, and American. are very sbrn'
cant Va the market the auction mats July supplying
the d.msn5 Nothing Doing a. privI'e sale.
GpAL.-rbere has been hot very little done In the
tieftnt descriptions cf ocal the demand beng con.
fnsd To- city corsumptiop; the prices quote. con
tequently ere hardly sustained We heard 81 large
tait Of Cum berlsnd 81 Si6
CtrFFE erGsa, md mos. erticle, Of groceries, ere
yti very abundant and dull OF sale In n-gs quaint.
ts The retail trade Of our city creates the only de
mrEd Vt yTrrent.
TsA At the date Of our last review, all description.
OF ten was up. especially black which was selling At
~ sea per III; green, 81 e2s 81 90i but within
three or tour days VIZ have had two srfisrls uon
| china, which pretty we'll supplied toe market an
| hsr caussd n considerable decline.
Day apoDs have fallen, aud there it much greater
supply than y -sqursd
| iicrR-Thtre has been bat very little doing in fsur
lately. owing to holders demanding prices ENTIRELY
above the average rate, md also above the vie
the buyers. Tbe demand Is also very limited, and
likely 10 be prest Mt rates The stock hand IL
vel larg. both In this city and the interior towns
/ VI. auote a ON actual sales made on Friday last.
/ Wi,rs ,Sp LiaroRs. - Brandy, Monougabels whis
key ard Port wine, In good request, psrtisuarly
isr snail parcels pure article OF Fort vine Is In
\ much request and scsrce The prices quoted are
| fuiv maintained. and holders are 6rm
4 ~, sSp GasfS.--we have no change to note IN
these articles The consumption s very limited an
| mostly confined TO the city second. hand dealers
Rrcr.--Thtreh great scarcity OF ososinA riss IN