Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-12-23
From the San Francisco Times and Transcript, nov 10
views OF a SON Francisco Merchant.


views OF a San Francisco Merchant.
The following severe but truthful remarks in re-
gard to the recklessness of Eastern shippers, IN
forcing upon US merchandise for which there is no
immediate requirement.. and which, IN most lnstan-
cas cannot be sold for cost and charges are from
mercantile friend, whose experience and standing
entite his views to the serious attention OF those to
whom they are addressed
To the Merchants and Shippers generally at The East:
The mail of to-day will take to you the same dis
coura cling accounts which have been sent you semi
monthly six times in succession and As we write,
your past recklessness forces upon this question
what will be thei, effect! We must except a few
articles which enjoying momentaty galvanized
life. under feeble Fall trade, ike that of Panama
under slight infusion of AngIo-Saxon energy
Here we stop. And now, make last appeal
to you to cease Shipments not partially but altogeth
er for four months. The sight of clipper and
go have changed from the pleasing to the revolt
ing. You have loaded US, crushed US with goods
against earfuly ruinous prices against slowly IN
creasing population against good judgment, and a
constantly falling market-against all these facts.
reiterated every two weeks since last February.
For thirteen successive months, from May. 1852,
to June 1858, you placed at our wharves one ship
per day, and for the last eight months you have
continued to pour in upon the goods, regardless
of the advice of every house OF standing amongst
us reg .rdless too, Of all that we daily receiv-
ing from every quarter of the globe-from Aracan.
Batavia, Manila, Hong Kong--from the Archipela
COS Of both Oceans-from England, France, Germa-
nv and Spain-from fertile Chilli, and all the Span
! ish, Mexican, American and Russian ports which
mark line Of coast six thousand miles in extent
! from Talcahuano to Oregon and Sitka-regardess
of all this. say, you have continued to roll in
merchandise upon us, two thousand tons per day,
and not satisfied with quantity.
To designate a few articles. You have sent us,
against thousand repeated adyices all the brands
! of -four that can be found in New York Shipping
List, and boldly asserted that they must keep sweet.
whilst you have received monthly the beggarly sales
of said iour-:' sour-mustv-cdked- -
Sold at 81, S. 50 per barrel The next mail, how
ever brings further invoices of the all
! of which will turn out goOd-sO say your letters
and all Of which always turn out bad--so say the
! facts. We tell you that even if it prove superfine,
ii would not realize much by So per barrel as
Gallego and Haxall, except in time of actual
scarcity and your reply is. more-another--
vet another invoice. And thus you go on, till, we
suppose bankru! toy only will stop you.
OF butter you have sent US 8, 10, 10, Is, 600 pack
ages per month. Jour consumption say 9,00OO and
the stock in this city alone now, clean and clear so
OOO five and hall million Of pounds and vet YOU
now clear il by thousands of packages, as deliber-
atey TO IL population of 100000 il you were send
! ing corn to some famished ireland, with her millions
Moreover, though often told you could ship none but
the best you purchase cheap article for 124 cents
invoice ii % cents and think we can sell it blind
quality, color weight and taste But the San Francis
co OF '53 is not that of '49. Having bought the ar
tic!e which you know CANNOT reach here in good
der, you place the caps'one upon your folly by put
ting costly cask around, and filing it with salt and
brine and them 10 heighten already too aggravat-
ed fooery, you pay cents per h., freight alone to
get il here, and nothing remains but to exceed the
consummate stupidity of the last act but six months
of sedecepon, waiting golden returns the result
We tell you that bacon must be thoroughly smoked
and cured, and that full quantity of salt must be
placed between each piece, that piece shall
touch another the sides of the box. You reply, by
stinting the salt, and sending it hacured and when
the account sales reach you, "soft, tainted, skippery
bad s1inking-so at cents per b' you think that
your consignee has cheated you, and tell him that it
was put up by the first packers in New York
Is this sufficient We might go on. California
can promise you this year millions of dollars
losses. sure. We regret it deeply, but whom shall
you thank but yourselves! You have designed
built and cleared clippers in ninety days. and have
done the in warehouse, all but the clearing, in
thirty days; and this brings to your only deed OF
omission. You have allowed the English insurance
Offices quietly TO place away the trihng premiums oil
three, five and eight per cent. per 6re-proo
buildings, which you yourselves shall say (our hun
dred Of them) cannot be surpassed equalled fol-
their fre-proof qualities in any city the Atlantic
side,