The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-20
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TELEGRAMS
FROM CALIFORNIA.


ST.. JOSEPH, October lS.-The pony express ar
rived here this evening, a hours behind time, with
San Francisco dates to the 9th instant. The Cali
fornia news is not important
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Holders of goods have shown anxiety within the last
few days realize at the rates which prices had ad
yanced but the offerings too free After the arri
val of six assorted cargoes from domestic and Atlantic
ports to be all carried by the trade the effect has been
nominally depress prices without efecting sales which,
transactions really consummated positive de
cline would be established
Candles slow of sale at 22G22H. Coffee quiet and
unchanged. Coal firm. Provisions are weaker and
heavy Crushed Sugar be quoted above IA to-day
Cheese 70. would be difficult TO place at O. Spirits of
Turpentne has sold at 100 Liquors are rather fiat The
demand for wheat continues steady at unchanged rates
Late arrivals of tonnage have been engaged today at
GENERAL NEWS.
The Pony Express, with st. Louis dates to the
2lst ult., arrived at San Francisco on the 9th.
The Hawaiian yacht Emma Roads, arrived at
San Francisco on the 4th, from Honolulu via Vic
toria, bringing Prince Lot kamehameha and his
party, who have since received considerable atten
tion from the city and State functionaries. The
more curiosity than practical interest.
Showers of rain fell throughout the State on the
night of the Sd and 4th instant, indicating early
approach of the rainy season.
OREGON.
Late Oregon advces represent matters precisely
as dispatched by the last Express There
growing impression that no Senatorial election
would take place this
From Washington.
WAsHINGToN, Oct. l9.-Mr. Clemson, the Super
ntendent of the Agricultural branch of the Patent
Office, is his wav home from Europe
whittier he went, by direction of the Secretary of
the Interior, to purchase vegetable, medicinal and
economical plants and seeds generally. Many va
rieties have already been received Before they
distributed among the citizens of the United States
they will be tested at the government propagating
garden, in this city, where additional facilities for
this purpose in progress. Heretofore much
complaint has been made as to the worthlessness of
seeds, but this, in some degree, owing to the
ignorance of the recipients regarding the proper
mode of culture.
During the year ending with June, the receipts
from the sales of public lands less than 50 0OO,
O00 These recently yielded very small amount,
owing to the scarcity of money and other causes and
in many cases no bids at all were received.
Four or five California land cases only will be
argued before the Supreme Court of the United
States at the next term. The great bulk of them,
involving millions of dollars, having already been
adjudicated.
Later from Havana
New ORLEANS, Oct. 1S.-The Star of the West,
from Havana 18th, arrived here to-day.
Sugar was quiet, at S12@8M reals for No. II.
Stock 100000 boxes. Freights inactive. Exchange
on New York, 2T@4 per cent premium; on Lon
don, l4@l424.
News unimportant.
Venezuela advices of the 2lst ult. state that in
manded passports and left the country all Spanish
citizens were leaving. The difficulty relates to
the refusal to punish the murderers OF certain
Spanish citizens, and make indemnity therefor
The question referred to Madrid for adjust
meut.