The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-12

have heard Of sales of any for home consump
ton since last Considerable Of beef pork
and lard have changed hands at less than invoice cost
for shipment TO England, San Francisco and Callao
large quantity Of hams have been lately bought up
months, delivered Bacon, sides 7bsd; shoulders 7Xd
Prime butter, Is to Is ad, and very dull Cheese
inquiry Preserved Meats and Fsh-Iobster and salmon
In tins Is 3D. to Is. Cd per H. oysthrs Is 3D. TO Is "a
per H. Roast and boiled chicken turkey inquired
for In this connection would mention that pound
tins of meats fruits &C., meet with reader sale than
two pound tins at proportonaly higher prices CodAsh
unsaleable No sale for mackerel and salmon in kits
SPIRITS. IloUoRs Gc-Several arrivals have added
largely former heavy stocks, and the present
settled state Of the tariff question has somewhat reduced
prices Martes and Hennessys brandy from 9s to lis.
per dozen; champagne and light wines, dull We may
here mention that all liquids sold here by the imperial
sUoARs-TIeavy stocks and little demand. Crushed
sugar Sd. sgd Mauritus and Java from 1Ss to S4s.
per cwt., according to quality.
sYRuPs, &c.-Lemon and sarsapsrilla are in demand
since the weather has commenced, and arc worth
from It's Cd to 22s. Cd. Champagne cider In moderate
demand at u.s. 3D. TO Dos Stoughton's elixir l7s %.
TKAs.-The Chusan's advices have somewhat strength
s s .ne market and teas are hed .or ngnsr ssis
chests f3 10 to f3 5 Hyson skins from Is los to 60
Gunpowder and hyson, Is. to Is. Cd. per H.
ToBAcco-Extensve sales have beensmade OF high qua
lities Honey dew and cavendsh in small packages say
10 h. to 2olb at from Is to per h. Cheap twist to-
bacco has only been bought at less than invoice prices
WOODEN wAnE.-Ness tubs, aos. to s2s. 3D. Three
brOOmS u.
Other wooden ware unsaleabe.
GOLD.
Referring last circular this subject we have
the pleasure of submitting to correspondents
map of Melbourne and the surrounding district showing
the position of that city connection with the various
sdgengs to which it fortunately forms centre. II is
needless to that this city and the colony itself
its attraction and its present greatness entirely to
its mineral wealth. and glance therefore at the present
position and prospects of the Victoria mines
not be otherwise than interesting to those who have
stake consignments to the colony. Under this impress
sion have prepared the present sketch OF map upon
which the whole of the dggngs under operation are
distinctly indicated. From experience and observation it
is now generally admitted that the whole OF tins neigh
tending from Melbourne to the Australian Pyrenees and
stretching along these for distance Of not less than 900
or 600 miles In such circuit Is obvious that many
spots great occur must b discover
anon but yet it is rather singular that those
originally fixed upon have to this date maintained their
character and been almost exclusvU
resorted the gold seekers whose increasing numbers
at these favored localities afford undoubed evidence that
their exuberant wealth yet by exhausted
These spots Bendgo Baaarat Mount Alexander and
Forest Creek, besides which we have also the Ovens
Mvor and Goulburn, which likewise attract considera
BILE portion of our mining population
Bendgo for a considerable time past, has formed the
chief source of attraction II is distant from Melbourne
about one hundred miles, and lies in fat about six miles
long by three broad with low hills upon each side from
which extend various guleys where great proportion OF
GOLD is found The numbers here congregated amount to
from to 60 000 and therefore the population Is
equal to that of town of considerable Importance Tor
the supply Of which the trade OF Melbourne TO great
extent dependent The dggngs at this part are what
are called surface dggngs they rarely deeper
than fifteen feet Bendgo has the character Of being
more and uniform in its YIELD though not presenting
many happy chance hits as have been found Of baaa
Balaarat lies more in the direction of Geeong, from
whence It is only distant about sixty miles, It has been
much run upon late consequence Of some
deep sinking therefore the numbers attracted to
that locality scarcely be estimated at less than
to 80 OOO The district is rather mountainous and the
to CARRIED on At
expense holes will be sometimes sunk as deep % one
hundred and thirty feet and parties have been known 70
three four monhs-a toilsome and hazardous opera
ton, which however has almost always been rewarded
to Withstand the constant fatigue which such sinking
Mount alexander and Forest Creek upon the route
TO Bendigo and in their general features resemble that
place Forest Creek the most favored Of the two
spots though Mount Alexander was at one time very pro-
ductiye The population at these spots Is OF sucn MI
uratorv character that il is difficult to estimate 1t, but
Occasionally believe not less than from 900 to ~
600 busy searching at these places ior the
The Ovens lies in the direction Of Sydney, and s the
nearest dggngs in the colony o. victoria 70 sas
of the Ovens led at first to the belief that gold would %
found stretching down towards Sydney ana was sup
posed by many that would be discovered 70 near thsi
city as to render Sydney and not the centre
the gold fields This expectation however, has not
no rerl melbourne than s the former spots
McIvor and Goulburn comparati, ely Of reesn
date Mclvor having been % IN May ast AM
their deposits but they want water particularly Gou
burn, which would become very favored and product
i've locality ii not for the expense OF bringing
to the dggngs from distance OF about Eve OF o.
miles. On this account the pc ulation these spots
not esrssun nbsr q So for both a n..v lin
rally, and there are INSTANTLY creeks found on
f,esh PUSHES tak'.g place almost every day. but y
above spots aro the established localities where Ia
whole gold - chiefly found. In the months Of May an
June LAST considerable apprchensions were entertane
amount shipped in April and the amount arriving pa
escort in May having been lower than for any OF tn
months Of the whole preceding year Since then how
ever the yield has gradually rallied and the amour
shipped during the month of October was the hrget
shipped from the colony since the discovery Of tn
for a considerable quantity Of the gold comes down
private hands sale and hence the amount brought
by escort be depended upon as exhibiting th
real yield for the time being.
In our circular Of August last gave you note Of tn
gold received per escort and shipped up to the cad
July and We now add the months Of August, September
ard October comparing these with similar amounts e
the last var w need only point to the result for tn
month q October .ss1sSs s Go 81 snsse
Of l @a nyo ws Justify af rs in saisny
A"0as nee q s Sss4 received = 'sila
august. Sl4 1875 2os,s7o 172,oo1 122, 70,
October ......277,574 2o2, 491 24s,s97 s3a,i7i
CLOSING REMARKS.
BY the foregoing prices it will be that many art
cos VI pTouuce are now seling At prices thai
would give fair margin to the shipper il the goods were
just now landed The great drawback is the enormous
storage charges goods imported May June and July
when there outlet for them, and when they ar
rived In such vast quantities that holders compelled
to any rate of storage that colonial would
allow OF stores to ask To avoid this In future
shippers should time shipments to meet the demands Of
the season. The rainy season begins here in April and
goods wanted for the mines during the wet months rom
April to October should arrive between LIST Of September
and LIST Of April and those wanted for city consumption
may arrive Later The wet weather this year continued
longer than we anticipated, told September
would certainly end III but continued about through
October thus deferrng trade greatly beyond our expects
tons.
Much to surprise breadstuifs and provisions gener-
ally have not partaken of the animation which dry wealth
er and good roads have given many other articles in
market. South Australia has sent us -four than
We had calculated and continues TO feed this market
to considerable extent yet fmgration though large