New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-16
Teta....+ leo o. $3.50 IS SlN'o9 81
As compared with the same month last year, the
following are the results:
lecresse........4l73.o6J 50

Decresse........ : l13 9oJ 90 sf,s13 70
This great decrease is owing to the unprecedented
Instructions to Interpretations caused by snow and
ice and the very low temperature of the atmosphere,
rendering the running of the machinery both unsafe
and Improbable.
The interest due 18th inst the Detroit and Pom
tac Bonds will be paid at the office of Messrs. Duncan,
Sherman & Co.
The business of the Clearing House was sl9 SAG 100.
We hear Of only 100000 in gold engaged for the
Persia of Wednesday next. The steamer tomorrow
we believe takes specie Mint bars are not plenty,
and are in moderate demand They selling at / T.
cent discount Shipments gold however are regarded
as of much less Importance that the specie line
Of our banks has run up to sic 900 OOO with almost
certainty Of disbursement in June next of seven and
three quarter millions from the Sub-Ireasury. The
shipment of half to three quarters of millions per
week would excite very little attention.
There s plethora OF money offering on call at ga
y cent Considerable amounts have been loaned at
the lower rac to leading houses and bids fair to be
established AZ the current rate next week.
Some of our coemporares have openly alluded to Mr.
Jacob Little certainly the admitted leading member
of the Board of Brokers' as having failed, thereby
doing Injustice to that gentleman The Herald es-
pecially has been severe in its stricures-we think
frequently. in the course of duty recorder of
the dopgs in the Stock Market, alluded to the move
mspts Of Mr.. Little; and one of the most i'm
portant elements of the market, he must look
for such notorety. But our illusions have al
WAYS been good humored, and believe are
so understood by Mr. Little. He has made
much freer use of our name in his way than we ever
have of his The facts of the so called failure we I'M
derstard to be simply that a corner having been
made in Southern Michigan stock, Mr. Little did not on
one or two DAYS of this week deliver the stock called
from him not being willing to pay the advanced price
asked by those who held the cash stock The party
to whom the stock was going, Dir. Leon
ard w. jerome had, understand, no
disposition to press Mr. Little, and presume had
he done So that gentleman would have paid any rea-
sonable amount of difference. The matter simply
suited in Mr. Ltes taking the responsibility of not
delivering stock which could not be obtained excepting
at a large advance. while the corner was perfect,
without. however, attempting to evade his eventual
labiaty. In the case Of a weak party this might
Justly be considered failure but in this case where
no ono could question the ability to meet any contract
| the matter assumes different aspect.
The earnings of the Erie Road being such "a to
remove all doubts about the future, it has been sug
gested that the prominent stockholders should come
forward and take s65l 900 of bonds of 1871 at par
as to iquidate the floating debt and enable the Com
pany apply the future earnings TO cash dividends.
This scheme was communicated to some time since
confdentially but having appeared in the columns OF
coempo,ary with few errors, here reproduce it
corrected 1t is understood that the Company are dis
posed to adopt this suggestion which is not OF their
concoctng and parties interested have intmated their
Willingness to take the bonds to nearly the full amount
needed The comparative position OF the Company
would then be as follows: