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Show 'Frisco Freight in New Vork. New Yobk, January 7. It was stated some time ago that merchants here with San Francisco connections were holding back their freight shipments pending a decision of the Transcontinental pool as to future rates. The quantity of high-class freight accumulated here has now assumed auite formidable proportions and offers a tempting tempt-ing bait to the various roads to make special contrats to get the control of this property. At a near day the present tariff will be cut into, by one or two lines, and will lead to a general break on all the lines to the Coast. The clipper season now being about over, the surplus of goods here can naturally go only by rail, though the Pacific Mail steamers steam-ers have been doing an enormous business and filling vessels a long time ahead of their sailing date. |