New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-30
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;,.naey& of The Er,e work shops at Susqaehsnna re-
r.,,. ,bs h<rnanr Of this week, that be had never
brown 90 hard q week upon iron in hs life 1t has
~ nth rres, difficulty and by working large force
=, ,,., ,vsral nights that he could keep the road
.r,rl, nth mower. Something Ike dozen loccmo-
g. ,vsxs brought IN disabled-some with pumps
-. ~ ora bur,s.d: come With side rods broken;
n oI;nders bursted but the greatest officially was
:, ,bo broken ,ir.s Of wheels These of the best
v-roncb, iron. over two inches thick, but they were
e;;ent 70 withstand the difference Of contraction
between the cast-iron centers and the wrought-ron
hands upon frozen road, where an elasticity was
CONCEALED to rocky solidity.
The breakage of a1es, wheels rails and in fact al
the stationary or moving iron has required most an
firing vigilance. and extraordinary expense. And
this Is not alone the upon this road. We presume
the extra expenses upon the Hudson River and Central
roads Will be equally large
II a question worthy Of consideration whether
upon our railroads, during such very cold weather,
the number Of trains should not be reduced.
The transfer books of the Milwaukee and Mississippi
Railroad Company will be closed from and after the
evening Of the lst of February next until the 18TH
Under our telegraph head this morning it was stated
that the Supreme Court had decided the ease OF the
Cleveland gainesville and Ashtabua Railroad Com
papy VS. the City of Erie in favor OF the Road. The
Court was divided upon the case Of the Erie and
NORTHEAST Road and it will be carried to the United
States Supreme Court.
The Hampshire Coal and Iron Company advertise
that the interest coupons the mortgage bonds Will
be paid at the Ocean Bank.
Can't. Charles II. Marshall, Vice-Presldent of the
Continental Bank will, understand, be invited to
take the Presidency of that institution, vacated by
the death of Mr. Geo. Curtis. Mr.. Hooker, the pres
ent Cashier, is to be made Vice-PresdeHt and new
Cashier will be appointed TO fill the vacancy occasoned
by his promotion.
The business Of the Clearing House to-day wa
sl9, $50 900.
The market for Breadstuffs firm, and the de-
mand is fair Business is still restricted by the difficulty
of moving goods Coffee has in some cases been sold
lc better, and Sugar is firm. The business IS not
large Pork is rather frmer; Mess SIG % a slo J'i,
and Prime sl40s li %. Beef is dull.
Sales 700 tcs Ohio Prime Mess, s2l. OF Bacon 400
boxes city boneless sIddes sold at loic. Cotton is
very heavy and dull. Mr. Wrghts Circular for the
steamer says:
CRop-Ornions in the sou,h ground that in estimating
the extent Of the crop at bales has been exaggerated
and a general thing the figure now adopted IS 9?yV.
disposition to abandon the figures of or
500 COO bales and reduce the so thought
tales .,. -, -,... e
remarked in my circular of 2 inst the only reason ior
this change of opinion be found IN the falling on OF the re-
ceips the porte and the falling oil accounted
for by the creating high rivers and consequent
diff Guilty loading the Cotton already at the river
causing and preventing Cotton being 70 Tue
severe cold weather having frozen
the tributaries streams and other sources OF supply Tor
the larger rivers they low for free navigation ana the
receipts are now small from this II 1t was necessary
might give extracts correspondents IN favor OF
this view but sha myself with calling attention TO
the following the New Orleans Price Current dated lh
inst:
While easier OF freight and the check given 70 supplies
by obsruced navigation and bad roads have tended 70 me en-
of prices of cotton and the various articles OF West
ern produce" Again: 3,
The receipts nave fallen Of materially and with reported
fallen and bad roads they apt to continue compare
lively light for some time 10 come ,-..--
The of December have doubt destroyed what cotton
was still left unpcked In the fields and this may be sufficient
reason TO no regard probable the largest estimates
the season. though evidence yet why we may not
with certainty calculate upon receiving at least oe
REcEiPTs-There the total tins year as
compared 1883 AID to this circumstance the
change in opinion the extent Of the crop is due
The following statement the enent in Cotton since
the LIST September last compared with the previous three