A Philadelphia paper saws:
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a great deal Of money has been lost in Market
street, tho past twelve months; indeed, we are as.
sured that more failures Of purchasers from obbers
have occurred than in lS43 and IA together.


This untoward result is ascribed to excessive
competition among jobbers, and the Ohio, Indiana
and Missouri trade have suffered very severely by
failure and shipments, especially in Ohio, which
has aorad many instances Of purchasers that trans
fcrred he-goods purchased on credit to raise the
wind at home, or to some relation as cover. Some
few cases Of this description have occurred to our
jobbers, and two or three Of very marked similari
ty 4; but moro charges to profit and loss have been
produced by gambling in fancy stocks, either as
parties TO combinations, venturers upon the
turn of dice"