The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-11
GOVERNMENT LAND SALES.

The sases Of crown lands have been in full activity dar
Ing The past month The lands put up being chiefly In .he
tsiss within atty miles Of Melbourns Very extensive
sales have bssn proclaimed in the GOVERNMENT Gasd to
country townshps far IN the interior and the suSurhan
very smsn: Town aota, whisn occupied week in The
gDss, and realized very high prices from goo 800
Per IN the remote town Of Portland, towl lots
:ssSs hut :. x: as. ss:
Z ne :si.. =. .s.a.sis :ie:.sas: ss,s
and st forty miles dissant at f0s to 2Sper asrs
The suburban lots IN these latter districts realized from
town. sold Il Gao 10 ai5o per acre; whs few ots Of
country hands, offered ct the sals and situate With
" s. :. oS
situate At considerable distance from The csn.
TIRE Of the city continue 70 maintain extrsvagant rates
realized from 20 $40 TO 2So per acre. e. ESQ being OBJ
tanned Tor one scSe hve roods and twenty eight perehe
MMGRATroN.
Although the Immigration TO the Colony for the Arst
four months OF the present year has been IN the axgre
gate less than In the period of 1853 clear
excess Of arrivals and departures presents the good
tural dstrcts continues CHECK evident dsposion
to extend the Of the soil but tho abundant
present. time quickly sS."Ss ns~ srs. and
only small per csatage u additional labor for the rural
a.trcts Chinese immigration Is becoming quite fea
ing lansea here since Tuesday last Our town popuIa
tn hss bean severely checked BY unusual amount Of
.s s
In pregres and the papers prepared in form
which win sHsrd nfsrma q the precise Kind required
ana y. snsr n the s.,
have not bseB carefully collected from the h0usehoiars
iss long continued prcvalssee Of low pcss for
imported Dscessases has been greatly in favsr Of the
has esea-s bread Is perhaps che only article w1ieS
been 70 vsy srinns extent nor wi,h the supplies q
Colonial ana American Sour hat may be fairly calculated
Upon, 10 bread hhsly to advance much higher.
MERCANTILE AND MARKET REPORT.
The folwing ID extract the Herald Price Our
rent and shipping List
Since our ast report Per Chusan, under date Of tho
progress Of hs var has aHssssd our money market much
indeed than Il has YET nAuesssd mercantile affairs
here. Last seek the hanks advanced the exchange
have also advanced the rates Of discount 70 seven per
cent short h and eight per cant bills three
months the ncreasing hsiancss in ts
banks, shown BY The quarterly returns up The 8st
March, money Recommendation n very difReait ootan
ana morssags ON real property with ample nargn 70
under twelve per cent frequently extended twenty per
ont The gold market has been kcpt down 10 our quo
tssoDs BY The additional war premium, which has acted
~ coupterpoise to the increased of exchange
The progress Of mercantile organization hsrs has
sumed very decided character since the rsmod eng of
for daily 'shapgs msstiDes connsstsd with the
PROF csed Royal Exshange buildings The committee Of
tie chamber publish their Proceedings weekly, and
are eDssiog all the principal nerehants In the ooony n
their behalf They have 1t length succeeded In inducing
the government TO commence the improvement Of ths
port and rev ~haSsse Accommodation r. IN actual pro-
Gees Inc np Canal and Dock also processing with
ther preliminary surveys, 'oun0ings &c aud have far
ther esssoiisbsd the n+Yits Of their project
Our summary OF shipping arrivals for the past six
wteAs win Ahov that very material rsdue ton has
Place. Il Ii 70 this We may Attribute thA
little influence which the ware received has exsv-
csss over our import trsdc. Hoiders have md Cd in
instances demanded higher PRICES and have shown
dispositiot hold but bie stocks remain 10 lArrs
al eannot pursus this course, and hence II u dcuh 70
estsblish N actual increased rate 1t present