The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-02-15

Total amount for the year 500 ,iil, js3. %
This statement is a sufficient answer 10 the
too often expressed opinion that the mines
'vrry- br-utniii; t-Sitaustr,i, and that taiitur-
MIA must prove a failure 10y aud by. For the
two past seasons the summer months have
produced the greatest amount at gold, the
wet diggiugs being worked thcn.to n greater
extent than the dry. This accounts for the
fact that the shipment in the month of August
exceeded that of any other month in the
year.
Fixing the amount Of gold exported. and
which was regularly shipped and entered, ior
the period named above, at $50, 1000 900, in
round figures, and add Ia il an an estimate of
$4,000, 900, ~ having gone forward in pri-
waite hands, aud S6,OOO,OOO retained for cir
rulalinn, and la. aasreeattsiruws rho rHOr-
nous sum of sIs,0Oo,OOO an amount exceed
ing one third the total ~ all N, yyo10ct, IF
he IHaed Suites exported during the fiscal
wear ending June 30th, 1850, and nearly one
tBir1 The aTUuUnt N imports.
The following is from correspondent of
the journal of Commerce -
SAN FuANCisCo, Jan I, 1851.
The attention of our citizens is now being
turned extensively t6 agriculture, and 10 meet
the wants of this State aud of Oregon, a con.
tract has been made here by w. f. Bryant.
thousand> &C aliiornia Ploughs" The east
ings are nav being manufactured, and it is
expected thar'the market will hereafter be
abundantly suppIichN with a superior article,
all of our own manufacture but 10 give Your
readers an idra OF what Is expected 10 be AZ
Cumptishcd in the farming line the present
year, | will simply state that in addition 10
LAree- thousand pIoughs now hourly expected
to arrive here, FROM the Atlantic States, Bry-
ant < Co.'S contract calls for about $50 per
week, all made here aud in the most approv-
cd manner They also purpose to manufac-
ture all kinds of farming utensils, aud thus
YOU will perceive that California has the ele-
mcnts within herself, for the supply of many
articles which have heretofore been very high
and scarce. The price of the California
plough is from 60 10 30 dollars. Ploughs
from the old States sell at auction az from 80
to so dollars, according To the size aud quali-
". In addition TO the 1000 east iron ploughs
there is also a large manufacturing establish
ment at Sacramento city, and another at San
Ia Clara, for making wrought iron pioughs
the price of which is 30 tn 30 dollars. The
demand for garden seeds is now very great
and extensive. copy a paragraph contain
ed in letter Just received from Santa Clar-
a, by merchant of high reputc, now located
in the San jose Valley. lie says, "scnd me
garden seed, the onion seed in particular, as
the onion fever in this valley beats the multi. |
caulus fever of 1885 and '3G, as far as needs /.
be-" One man expects 200 pounds Of onion
seed here daily, by express, from New York.
Sandwich Island onions are now worth 20 10
20 cents per pound, 10y the cargo. Native on /
ions 20 to 80 cents per pound, the latter very
superior. Choice potatoes from the Sand |
witch Islands, are now selling here at 3 to { .
rents per pound; and California cents
Onion seed is now worth = ) Der mound - \
This is in fact the Spring of the year; all
nature is now clothed in living green, and
the vegetable gardener is preparing his peas
md the like, for an early market.
The weather the past two months has been
delightful, aud very propihous to the cult
Vator of the soil. Another season, and pric-
IS of grain and vegetables will be down 20
approaching living rates. 1000
paes eats, just arrived from Philadelphia sold
1t &C per pound, deliverable at ships tackle,
% pay freight and charges