, 1864-12-14

Nos and 2; Oregon DO. 40145c, as IN qnslit
,1as ksl2 Sa, d0 "a 1dc@s . 70; shose orange
Cheese 90 for I'll grades ordInasy, asi @ Hadf an
90 ie1 Hensy sss &c &c G e .sa sc
p for new comb and strained. cranocrries, sc Il
;qser. EqsteTn m aod SOC qqa5t 1or neg ofeso
Hams, &c; bacon, aDc; md dried beef M =
ssisss 'ssSxIS s:s sa g. T. saas
SUR 8 81 Rass asA: sIas}. {mls} sSS| ss
Xppss Fl III 5s5 Seig95 p:l B@e san d dasts S sst
e1tsi ep4n diteS po$ss u Ps5 e e9x q;
s''d cRpS1x. cRiasSf is EEspts e an1e gsss
ls@S!* per n; figs, e915c pr n strawberries
zo@.5c Per ?; goldfish, &c per b 1ocSdsh, &C pc
1eoa r. 6msl1s I. T.: C Per tomeoas is?ts per n sta1
PET p shr1mps. 10c per b ; salmon, u cts per b
halbut, &c per D.; he1rfngs, &c per u perch,
Rsf - 1T Shole sea bass we'shng25 to 30 lbs each
These prices 1t must be borne in mind ar,
ior com, not paper money, and the price o
The fis1 Is only onerhalf what it usually Is
owing to Strike Of the Italian fishermen
VINO have risen en- Mdsse recently against tht
regular markets, and hare established one a.
Their own, in which they sell us above, In or
der 10 drive their opponents out Of business
Wood is S11.o0@12.00 per cord and coal il
proportion
CHANGE IN THE GOLD DRIFT.
Until within the past year nine-tenths ol
the gold and silver shipments from the Pacific
Slatts went directly New York, and it was
at that port that the changes with Europe
and Asia were etfectt,. Tho raYayes Of tie
Alabama began tho Ii ,cment which has now
become general, aud :: :reafter you may look
Within SIX months til. .,ritish Bank of India
and several English home banking houses
have opened branches here, and very
large share Of Lie treasure business Is
tH-mon!hly shipments now 80 directly from
here to England via Panama and the West
Indies instead Of via New York, as Of old. and
inc tide viii not 1c turned back to its old
channel Tor some tfme-cyen were peace de-
claied o-morrow-if ever. The Chinese are
tgold bars) which they ship home in prefer
ence TO Mexican dollars, which now command
Il per cent premium, and are constantly de-
crcaslng in supply, owing to the troubles Of
our unfortunate sister Republic. Every yes-
SCI bound n1 o1 henee fer uong Kong. carries away
in that direction are constantly increasing.
Peace will alter matters somewhat, but trudc
once settled in certain channel Is seldom
| disturbed.
THE FALL IN INTEREST AND IT'S RESULTS
One ofthe most encouraging signs in Cali
fornia to-day, Is the gradual decline in inter
est on money loaned. -Four yeara ago,
~ per cent per month was the ruling rate on
real estate securities, and commercial paper
not Of the very best class was shaved at far
aislcr rates, but all that is now changed.
Plenty Of money can now be had on real e.
tate at u per cent, and in another year the
rate will not exceed 10 per cent. At these
rates, manufactures Tan be carried on and
hundred branches Of business which have
hitherto bean unknown here, will spring up
and flourish. This will at FIRST be bad tor the
Eastern manufacturcrs and shippers, but in
the end it will be for the good Of Tie whole
country, We hare now two large woolen
mills worked by Chinese laborcrs (white ID
tor being too expensivc) in the suburbs OF the
city, one powder mill In Santa Cruz and Ma
rin counties, which will supply this
whole coast with powder. Our paper mills
do something towards keeping down the
Price OF The coarscr grades Of paper, hcto-
RIGS are spEjnging up oil over the coast, and a
large machine sewing md pegging boot and
t1oe factory is soon to be Established here
have not space to go on with tue list, but
beginning. The Chinese hare already spuiled
the business Of the Hayanna cigar importers,
" going into The business Of manufacturing |
here by wholesale, and even plug and sR1ok-
1ns; tonacco Of prime quality from hume |
grown leaf Is common In our markets.
The finest codtsh 1 have ever
seen are. now dried in Gerba Buena
Island in the Bay Of San Francisco, being
brought here in pickle from the sea Of Okotsk |
and the Alentian Islands in pickle. In short,
California possesses all the elements of indc-
ller advancement to such Independence with
delight, save one; never want to see her
Independent Of the glorious old Union in
political sense, and trust she never lnay b..
To-day we have strong foreign born Gle
ment, which is notoriously disloyal, bat
nj nv$ he 1Fx |
citizens, Of English, German md Spanish
descent, are true to the Union every time.
CH1CAGoAEs IN SAN FRANCISCO.
large number Of old residents Of Chicago
are doing business here, and meet numbers
OF old familiar faces On our streets almost dali
y. Many others are doing business in tho
interior, Or in political Life on the Pacific
Agent (secret seEyice) In Chicago, Is here in
that capacity, bu. has resigned and will soon
20 into other business. Rumor says he ts to
be Collector OF the Port. ]. T. Hoyt, Esq,
somewhat prominent in Chicago us kepub-
!ican politician, Is here acting Us Secretary Of
The Central (strcet) Railway Company, ani
also holds the rank Of Captain of Volunteers
and Assistant Quartcrnaster in the army. be-
ing stationed at this post. Ira B. Eddy, once
leading sptritualist In Chicago, is here, OF
was here not long since, living ID poverty and
3bscurlty. He was arrested for an assault on
his landlord, and on being brought into Court
cl down in lit, from which he was recoy-
red only through the Interpolation OF spirits.
under tue incantations his wife. Adams, .
'nee Of the firm Of Adams, Blinn & Co., who ,
iceps hotel at Virginia City, Nevada. +
bun Bose, once Well known anon. Chicago t
abroad men, is here running for the Panal1a i
teamels, and is as fat and jolly as ever.
". W. Drunmond, once a one-horsc law !
;er 3:. IN Chicago, and previously Judge in
belonging to the :" City and County Of San
71ancisco." When in Chicago, be used. IF /
rightly, to hare 4 habit Of going
round among the banks in the interior Of
Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, and drawing
lraits on himself at Chicago, which we're
$ no crime in the West, but people are IN r
harttable herc mud get down on 4 fellow for
uch little 1ndiscretions. He came out here
$ the representative Of large amount Of
Eastern caIital, bought heavily into real
state at Sacramento, and created quite
'hom he neglected number Of little docu- r
aents In the shape Of drafts on New York, i
'hlch TUNED out to be simply bills'' in the !;
Expressive language Of 9 Frisco" For his =
c was arrested by leading banking house, .
ut was liberated on bail, and just as he Was D
earrested and locked up in jail where he 4
Scoyille, West Chicago machinist, is =
ere, doing well With Rock Chewer for pro- 4
airing rock for macadamizing roads, and has
[so completed avery ingenious quart crushcr n
I'D amalSnmator, which is destined soon to
Ike Leading IAace 10 The list Of mining ms
ainery on this coast. n. Il. Haskell, lor- =,
erly OF Galena and Peorin, and at one time v
anetioneer IN c2ur city, is here in trade, !
as recently IN ction business, but re- !
rcd last week. 1Th Fitch, "the talented j 8
oung orator Of the Wcst," as be- used to be g
I've, tised here on his rst arrival, after being M
tppled in duel, and passing through nun. ID
r q affairs Of mixed character, Striving in 60
le Nevada Territorial Legislature, Constitu- M
ona1 Convention, ETC., WIS badly beaten at 6o
e late election for delegate TO Congress and e
ems to have become pretty nea1ly7s squeEcA- 4; SG
- IN the Nnshoc country. Where he will try SCI
fortunes next remains to be seem DcLieb. " "
so an old ChIcsgo politician ran for Congress. 81 81
)nal delegate from Arizona, the other -
J, but was beaten by an independent can 8.
late, Col Posten, an old pioneer in the s6o
Id OF alkali, gold and silver, lead, copper. 90
c, ratnesnaHes, rcd-hot sand, tarantulas Go
norlan women, early Spanish romance and IA
'dern Apachcs. Colonel Van Arman, late GJo
the army, and formerly practicing Law in -
ur city, is here practic1ng mainly In The siTt oT,
minal courts, and occasionally addressing OPT
zig audience in behalf Of Lincoln and fhe of
lion. might 60 on with the list for hours. fmef m
will stop here for the present. IL
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