The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-09

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/ The trials of The rioters taken on the l4th
Of August last, md charged with murder, hays
been postponedsto the first Monday in April
next
Pie evee around our city b nearly completed.
There seems but little probability Of an extra
session Of the legislature being called, as some
of the Californian press have suggested
THE CENSUS OF Recommendations
| (Which have taken) near 5000; Of these there
are AGO females.
1923 stores, 80 clothing stores,
IS blacksmith shops, cabinet shops,
steam mills, lemon syrup manu-
soda manufactures, factories,
1 breweries, livery stables,
| 80 physicians, TO lawyers.
Six churches, viz: LIST Presbyterian Grace
Church, Episcopal; Methodist Episcopal Church,
North NJ f. Church, South; LIST Baptist
Church; M. e. Church, colored; and Roman
Catholic Church
There are over one hundred establishments
of productive Industry. TO show what our mills
are doing, give, as an example:
| Merritt & Co.'s steam mill annual products
-four, refined, 10000 sacks, at $3.50, $45,O00
corn meal, ground 1900 bushels, $780, an
nual proceeds $92, 1850. There are two other
mills, one of which only relines the other retines
and grinds corn also.
| 1t is my impression, that about 1900 more
would have been taken, had not the cholera visi
ted us. Almost every other house south OF
X street Il took this part of the city after the
cholera broke out) was vacated within a few
days after it commenced its ravages. | think
can safely say that Sacramento City has float
ing population Of about 1900, giving her (Which
think she justly deseryes) about $500 popu-
lation.
In the county, without the city, there is g.
500, viz At Mississippi Bar, about 300; Nor
mon Island, $40; and scattering throughout the
county and on the Cosumues about 1900 which
viii make $4,000 for the entire county.
J. N. JOHNSON, Asst. Marshal.
THE MARKETS.
San Francisco, Dec. 1.--During the past month
| we have had variety Of serious circumstances
operating against business; the commencement Of
the wet season in parts ofthe country, and the APP
! pearance of sickness in our cities and towns have
| had their effects the arrivals have been heavy
from all parts of the globe, and immense quauti-
ties of goods, not received by established or reg
| ular dealers, have been forced on the market at
| our numerous auction stores, and sold in many
instances at less than first cost; while, at the same
| time, those in alegitimate line Of business, at prl-
vate Sales have been doing in the aggregate fair
amount of business at saving prices, and many ar
tcles at handsome profits.
| Breadsufrs-The high figure placed upon Chill
| flour by the monopoly which controls the market
of Valparaiso, has thus far been sustained, all
though the stock now on hand is Of some magni-
| tude Sales have been made at our quotations;
50 IS for sacks of 100 lbs The quantity aaoat
is large The arrivals from the Atlantic States Of
-four and meal, have been to some extent; from
Oregon to Van Dieman's land also. e
In regard to breadstuffs, it is an important ques-
ton for California, already having large popu-
lation, and certainty Of a great influx from Eu-
| rope, together with the emigration from the At
lantic States, and with great amount of ship
ping to supply. Looking, then, at our own re-
sources for food, it will at be observed that
we are almost entirely dependentup upon othercoun-
| tries. Until Oregon is prepared, and prepared
she will be, to supply us fully in few years, we
must and should look to the Atlantic States,
where they can supply us cheaper than any other
point--taking into view that the duty on Chill
| -four would pay, with fraction, the difference in
the distance from the Atlantic States, it is, there
fore, perfectly clear that we must invite and en-
courage shipments nom the Atlantic States; then
necessarily follows the proper sized packages and
the importance Of preparing it for the voyage
through the tropics
The right size package is 100 lbs. for three
fourths Of all sent here it is generally packed
on mules to the mines; and sack are more desira-
BILE than half barrels II will be that il should
| be always made from wheat well seasoned, and
put up as Haxall's and Gallego's or kiln dried,
and always to come in the best ships, with no
lumber or any substances that may create vapor
in the vessel, which should always be ventilated.
Fast vessels should be employed, and in making
a calculation we think it would be but reasonable
to say, that the Atlantic States might send us with
safety 250,000 bbs. for the next year; and we
| think American enterprise can overcome any diff
iculty that may be in the way, either in the style
CT packages or in the proper preparation for the
| voyage.
| Building materials Of all kinds more heavily,
| az we yet have an overstock.
| MONEY MARKEr-Drahs on the Atlantic cities,
| par; do. on England, sight, IS, f.s.; do. do. 60
days, % per cent less. do. on France, sight, SIR.
4 per s; do. do. GO days, p dis. do on Hamburg
sight, 40, per 8; do. do. go days. 81 less; do. on
Valparaiso, 80 days, per cent prem; do. on
Mexico, 30 days par; gold dust $l6,25 per OF. /;
quicksilver SIS $3.50; doubloons SIC; sover-
eigns 1870; 20 franc pieces 81; 10 guilder pieces
CSC. Short loans 6per cent per month.