New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-14
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Included in the Exports were:

The Exports since LIST January have been about halls
million less than for same period of last The
aggregate Imports since LIST January have been si6,-
6e4 O63 against s67 764 $40 same time last year. de-
cline Of nearly SCI goo 600.
The Pacific Fire Insurance Company have declared
a semi-annual dividend OF Y cent tor the last SIX
months.
The Mechanics Bank removed this afternoon from
It's present location in Wall-st where new building
is about TO be erected TO the apartments in the Mer
chants Exchange, at the corner of Wiiam-st. and
Exchange place, formerly occupied by the National
Bank and the Bank of the Commonwealth.
Albert II. Ncolay's regular seui-weekF auction
sale of Stocks and Bonds will take place Monday
next l4th inst at y o'clock, at the Merchants En-
change.
The Custom House records show shipments OF
specie this week at this port We lost however about
$780, 900 for the Boston steamer.
The business OF the Clearing House was els 22l ,000
The Illinois from Aspnw all brings 81 50oO in gold
on her manifest, which larger than was anticipated
although less than the set atoat to-day. Her
passengers have undoubtedly larger amount than
usual. Messrs. Page Bacon Co., it will be seen,
shipped $4,000 instead Of 100000 a. was expected
The news from the mines is favorable. There had
been abundant rains. The season, according to
present appearances, promises a most favorable
one for the farmers, while there can DO no
doubt that the miners never doing better than ut
present Gold Dust more plenty in San
Francisco but the greater part of il is of poor quality
the miners retaining the best lots for coin or for future
sale. The Assay Offices working day and night
and cannot keep pace with the deposits Money was
excessively tight and Is very difficult to obtain any
terms. In Stocks nothing of any consequences has
beea done The prospects of the passage of the bill
funding the floating indebtedness Of the City of San
Francisco were brighter
The deposits at the San Francisco Mint for the year
ending 3st March 81 ,347 in gold and s5l 6Ol
in silver. The coinage s76I5,2 gold coin AMI
cas- 400 silver Bars, -, 43i, O65-makng total of
sl4,Os4,672.
The Shipping List says;
Tie attention of the community here has been at
racted in very great degree TO the intelligence re-
ceived from New-YOrk By the steamer Golden Gate,
which az was expected brought W information of the
effect produced the Atlantic Money market by The
bank failzrcs here. The steamer looked for with
the greatest anxiety, and when IT vas asceened by
her that matters were moving along quietly IN New
York and that no panic had been produced intense
feeling of relief manifested itself. As matters now
stand look upon the banks here as at least secure
The Golden Gate We learn, brought back conside-
rable amount of protested drafts of banking houses
here including number of Burgoyne Co.'S and
some s. OOO 10 so 900 of Adams Co.'s. Some Eng
lsh time drafts of another banking house came back
under protest for nonaccepance, but as the matter
was learn settled at once, DO no more than al
Jude to IL. The assignees of Adams Co. here have
commenced suit against Dnsmore, Shoemaker and
Others The resident partners at the East tor $500 600,
money alleged to have been RENTED rom here, but
retained 10y them as set-oh against partnership
debt contracted after or the time of the dissolution
of partnership in May last. The claim Of the New
iork house i for $4,000 but We suppose Il cannot
hold against those Of parties who purchased drafts, III
asmuoh a. the $500 600 RENTED expressly meet
the exchange drawn. The assguees assure US that
the money to meet the drafts sent forward dollar
.or dollar.
The past week has been a remarkable one in more
respects than one in San Francisco, but il has been
principally characterized by the very large number Of
vessels which have entered port and the almost
peie tumble which has taken place in prices. With
all our experience of the markets here, can hardly
csli TO mind period when depression has been 80
general as since cur last issue
Tie arrivals have been as follows: from eastern do
mestic ports, the Saracen Claiming. Charner West
ern Continent, Tornado, Sunny South, Morning Light
Golden City, Water Witch. Sea Nymph, Greenwich
Reindeer, Ahnlus, and Flying Arrow-nearly al
large clippers and bringing assorted csrgoes of thous-
ancs of tuns; the Clara, from Glasgow; the Java
from China; the julia Ann, from Australia and ne
Lady Jane, from the Islands. In addition, the steamer
Golden Gate brought quite large amount of mer-
chandise, shipped from NewYork BY the "Sar of she
- South, - via the isihmus.
BY our r,oord of the transactions below con-ignors
abroad viii understand to what a market they have
sent their goods Many leading articles not selling
tor prime cost, while Others cannot be dipsse Of for
the freight money actually contracted for bring them
here. Everything u depressed 10 degree and we re-
greet to say that with egh, large clippers now
overdue hardly co1sder the bottom az touched
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The Annual Report of the Comptroller Of Sacramento
City was made on April 5. says that the debt Of the
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