The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-16

Five clipper ships have arrived in our harbor
since the sailing of the last mail steamer-The
aud the Sword Fish, 80 days, from New York: the
Flying Fish, 9S days. from Boston. Yesterday. ar
rived the clipper Celestial, l05 days from New York.
We perceive that the II. b. Forbes. clipper, has ar
| rived al Honolulu, ;. L., 20 days from Boston.
! The country is quiet Considerable apprehension
i felt, in all the mining and farming districts that
| the winter rains over Water was never more re-
| guired in the mines than now Appearances indi-
| cate that VIC shall yet have many days Of wet
weather before the long dry fairly sets in.
II Oregon all is quiet. The squabble between the
Legislative body and the Judiciary. about the loca
ton q the scat Of government continues. Our dates
| are 10 the 9TH inst.
| We have advices from the lower country to the
ISin, ana from san Diego and from Los Angeles to
The 18th. The news is unimportant.
Interesting Financial Intelligence.
From the San Francisco Prices Current, Feb II
Since the sailing of the Tennessee on the lst inst.
four ocean steamers have arrived ut this port bring
ing ~ dates from New York TO the 10th ut. via
Panama and San Juan del sud. The money market
Is comparatively easy in atl the great Atlantic
cities, and with good security money is obtanabe
AT far rates: tie panic has died oH-not been re-
| moved TO California.
cur money market since the steamer Of the lst
| inst. has been unusually quict--no extraordinary
| demand-and the rate II interest rather tending
downward than otherwise On prime security,
! short time say sixty days 70 four months, money
can be obtained at three per cent per month. Six
rate. The fact il. no safe and prudent man can
now pay three per cent money for any opera
tion and il is very questionable whether the majority
Of our business men could afford. in the regular
course Of trade. 70 pay even so much three per
cent per month interest on their capital
Neither City State securities are much in favor
At present Affecting the former. the late change
IN city officers, and the uncertainty TO the
the new officials intend pursuing. may be stated as
| the most prominent cause Should their admins
| tratlon prove economical. we why city
| bonds should not improve; always provided the
4 Legislature give us q fair chance, which they do
not seem disposed 10 do with the State creditors.
| Already they have made themselves preferred and
| The state warrants, both tundabe and unfIndablc
feel the influence Of the $120 900 in cash which the
members seem determined appropriating for their
per diem and mileage The message of the Cover
nor placing the Indebtedness at 242. S39 "a. has
inuriousy affected the credit OF our State. True.
one million OF this s an estimated anlount-the cost
Of half dozen Indian expeditions; and trne. too,
that the committee to whom the Senate referred
the statement Of the Governor, report an over cti
mate Of about $650,000; yet even if this latter
port be correct find curselycs more than Il million
| and half dollars in debt.
H. as Is confidently expected the general govern
ment should assume our Indian debt and pay
us the duties collected here by the military govern
ment. California would then he abe to pay her ex-
icnses. and the interest on the balance due the
State creditors
BY the Comptroller report il seems the amount
now outstanding Of scrip bearing monthly in n
Interest due on the same 10 Dec. 3D.. -. 1876 ii
Total. .......... s24l .27l II
Exchange may tie quoted az follows -
Sight on the principal Atlantic cities. per cent
Thirty days Observation-Disclosures. 3 per cent
SIXTY days. Observation-Disclosures. 2 per cent
sight aud ten day bills on London. ~ a 46td
| sixty day bills on Tendon ............ AID
sh. ana zen uay bills Oh Paris. Mo its 20
For renittances 70 any part Of continental Europe
| - n;m l'.ictl.r. ~ p.iahoc y
trade beng usually N favor q that city, first class
niis command premium 10 The commercial cites Of
| tie continent
| In RENTING to London. small sums should be re-
ntted in bills. for small ots Of gold dust are not
received for coinage at the Mint Of England, and
the expense Of assaying aud refining by private par
ties. amounts TO a heavy per centage We copy two
returns, made by James Burt. Sons s Co., Lon
don g
o. D4t
Deposit. II
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -
standard oun.es oo3,ss ~ al n.roz 114o II :
silver in the above 30 ~ j dut al k. IL II
Freight from Panama u, per cent Els 10 o
Melting 2dlbs., Is I'd pcrlb....... 1880
Assay Observation-Disclosures. 81
refining al = per Io.r,.,,,,,t,.,
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r.,. e,Ioo7es c,7-o "a >
$50 oS'onee - ~ = -
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90 :,
Wo,seness Is
2sslsat,7s I'd rcr o. clio 10
silver il The above, 3oz d~t.. at s.. 49,. IL 10
4ul
Freight. ,...,.,,,.,.,.u,.,.,.-,.lM per cent
Melting "a per H.
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ne',,I pllo
NnItar.s nart,ace 'sp'. -ene
Tho ner centaco az cborrss sor aesav refining
g. i ncorlv III nov cont an ne H. rgor amonn7
and nearly j q nor cont On tho snooller ono Tho
states mint PHILADELPHIA. for coming California