New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-11
OUR CALIFORNIA LETTERS
BY THE GEORGIA. AND CRESCENT CITY
SAN FRANCISCO.

Business In san Fraucisc0-GOods injured
by the VOvage-Advice 10 Shippers-The
ChOlera-Thc Government Appointments
The Wing Party in CalifOrnia-The Mines
agricultural Prospects OF California,
Special Correspondence Of The Tribune
SAN Francisco Dec. l, 1850.
Since the last steamer, we have had rather
dull time, nothing Of special interest to ourfriends
on the Atlantic having occurred The rainy season
commenced about a week since, and consequent
ly the demand for goods is much less than the
week previous. A large quantity Of goods have
lately arrived, and this has tendency to create
dullness in the market. Two months since, brown
Sugars were worth 30 oents-now, the same article
can be bought for two cents. And this is only
specimen of the continual variations of our market
Provisions generally maintain good price, as you
al rs-sei~~ by the auotations of our market
yet, the profits to the shipper are very little, II
any thing. This is to be accounted for principally
from the fact that most articles are badly put up,
or anonymously thrown together in the ship, and
are thus almost completely ruined when they
arrive from their long voyage round the Horn
Pork, Lard, Molasses, Sugar, Mahogany or veneer
ed Furniture, Mattresses, partially green Lumber
gilded Glasses, and bronzed articles are all ship
ped in the same vessel, the steam from portion
Of the articles swelling and rottng the Others
causing barrels to burst veneerng to peel and
break, bronze and gliding to become backened.-
So that oftentimes a shipper makes a dead loss of
the whole of his invoice. Issw seventy hogsheads
of Molasses one brig, lost by the hoops rotting
Casks are only safe when they are iron bound
Furniture should only be put into vessels where
the rhole cargo is completely dry The fact Of its
being placed between decks" with wet goods in
the holds only makes the matter worse, as the
steam rises, of course, and acts like a warm bath
to all the articles above. You cannot too strongly
impress upon shippers to California these facts,
for have not the least doubt that 25 per cent of
the goods sent to this market are lost by being
carelessly put up, and improperly shipped.
AS to politics can say but little in addition to
what have already written. There is conside
rable complaint that all the Government appoint
ments for this State were not made up of Califor
mans, and there is good deal of Justice in the
complaint. We have among us thousands Of men
capable OF filling any office under Government
good and true Whigs-and the people are natu
rally jealous OF those who come here with com.
missions IN their pockets | know the Admins
tration labors under some difficulty in having no
Wing representative TO consult with from this
State and cannot therefore be expected TO steer
clear from all error in its selection of men, On
this ground we can only account for the fact that
commissions came ont in the last steamer for
strong and active Democrats. Mr.. Robinson. Col.
lector OF Sacramento, was one of these.
w have had only one election here since our
State election, for Justice of Peace and Constable
but both Wing candidates were elected by about
$50 majority. With Wing presses all over the
State We can carry every thing before u.s. There
is TO be Wing daily paper started at Sacramento
by James w. Smonton, lately of Washington
and well known as an able writer. within a
month and James B. Devoe Esq. commences
the publication OF paper at the seat of Govern
ment, San Jose, next week, to be called The ca
ltoTn'a STATE Journal We hope to send to the
Senate true Wing in the place Of Col Fremont
and next summer we will give you four Whia
representatives if read the signs of the times
Alright
A great many passengers are leaving for the
States, but as we have had the last summer an
increase OF at least 600 TO our population. we
can spare goodly number without any percepti-
BILE decrease in the crowd
The miners are doing as A general thing. re-
narkably well, and those who are prepared with
good winter quarters and provisions will do equal
y as we'll If not better than they have done in the
Summer. You will be grstiied also TO have me
confirm the reports made by Hon Thomas Butler
King, Commodore Jones and others. as 10 the agti.
cultural capabilities Of California state it. from
a good deal OF observation and from well contested
iscts, that we can produce enough Of the small
grams, OF vegetables, cattle and wool, for the
wants OF five millions Of persons This NAV sound
little odd, but some OF the best crops ever raised
on the same amount OF land in the world have been
grown the past season on the "parched up lands
OF California. Those who can come with a mod
crate sum OF money and till the soil will gather az
great harvest of gold any who dig in the mines
hoping that you will excuse the uninteresting
tenor OF this letter, remain sincerely yours
F. w
The Rainy >easOn-Trade with the AIines-The
Chelera-The indian TrOubles-Expenses of
the War-Thanlsgt g-lIininK-Scfenti6e
ExplOrRtiOns-PrOf. spIeker,s Exnerimeut.-
Arrivals from France.
Correspondence Of The Tribune
SAN Francisco, Sunday Dec / IAN
The rainy reason" after many premonitions.
began in full force here on the 10th ult 1t fortu
nasely found Us all much better prepared for il
than at the time Of its commencement last wear
The mines, however, are said not to have a full
store Of provisions for winter And this will a.
ways be the case, let the rains begin when thew
may So long as the diggins are good. 80 long
VIII men IN the mines pat off, like the day of re.
pentance, supplying themselves with much ba.
yond what their present necessities require.
As consequence Of this, the demand for
miners stores has been greater than ever for the
last two weeks. All the river steamers the
Senator and Ner World especially, are loaded 70
Their utmost capacity every trip they make
Sailing vessels on the rivers Of California ana