The Press.
London, England, 1854-07-15 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL FAILURES.

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THE fist 'or comMercia/ failures during the present year is
a long one, and shows a very considerable amount, of
liabilities, while generally the result of liquidation pronfises
to prove unfairourable to the crodttort. • Tbs. suspensions
commenced in January, with Messrs. Thomson linithers
and Co., calico printers, of Primrose, Yorkshire, with
liabilities of 120,0001., and assets about 84,0001. This was
followed during March and the subsequent months by
Messrs. Benjamen Elkin and Sni, of London, in the West
India and Australian trades, with liabilities amounting to
140,0001., with nominal assets to pay mare than 211. in the
pound. Messrs. P. Mouteaux awl Co„ of Loudon and
Paris, exchange brokers, liabilities 100,0001., and assets
uncertain. Messrs. Dickson and Co., of Glasgow, in the
Australian trade, liabilities 300,0001., assets but small.
Messrs. Gladstone, Bond, and Co., of Manchester, general
brokers, liabilities 80,0001., and assets uncertain. Mr. T.
M'Gregor, of Loudon, woollen warehouseman, liabilities
50,0001., assets about 25,0001. Messrs. Warwick, Harrison,
and Co., of London, silk and shawl manufacturers, liabilities
abotit 37,0001., and assets believed to be about 15,0101: to
20,0001. Messrs Moritz, Bauer, and Co., of Hamburg,
merchants, liabilities 400,000 marks b.c., and assets uncer-
tain. Sir Evan M'Kenzie and Co., of London, in the East
India trade, but the liabilities in this case were very trifling.
Messrs. Salvago and Co. of London and Manchester, Greek
merchants, liabilities about 100,0001., and assets 94,0001.
Messrs. Read, Brothers, and Co., of London, provishin mer-
chants, liabilities about 40,0(X)1., assets doubtful. Messrs.
Scaravoglio and l'eloso, of Genoa, merchants, liabilities
about 00,0001., assets unknown. Messrs. Shuttleworth and
Co., of London, auctioneers, liabilities about 25,0001., asset a
considerable. Messrs. Sanderson and Reed, of London,
silk manufacturers, with limited liabilities, and assets
unknown. Mr. Samuel Zagary, of London, foreign mer-
chant, with liabilities of about 25,0001 Messrs. Davidsmi
and Gordon, of London, colonial brokers, with consider.
able liabilities, estimated in all about 500,0001., and the
assets doubtful. Messrs. J. and J. Hall, of Nottingham, in
the hosiery trade. Messrs. T. Taylor and Sons; of Brad-
ford, woollen manufacturers, with liabilities of about
100,0001. Messrs. Howatta, Moon, and Co.' of Bradford,
woollen manufacturers, liabilities about 18,0001., and assets
about 12,0001. Messrs. Halstead and Co., of Bradford,
woollen manufacturers, with liabilities of 12,0001. Messrs.
Goddard and Co., of Birmingham, with liabilities of about
13,0001. Messrs, Wright and Williams, of New Orleans,
general merchants ; Messrs. Moses Greenwood and Co.; of
New Orleans, both for large amounts. Messrs. Platt and
Son, Philadelphia, East Indian and Californian merchants,
with liabilities of about 200,0001., and assets of about 75,0001.
Messrs. Hall, Brothers, of New York, merchants, with
large liabilities. Mr. Julius Sterling, of Moscow, mer-
chant, with liabilities of 40,0001. Messrs. H. W. Lord and
Co., of London, East India and colonial brokers, with con-
siderable liabilities, estimated at about 100,0001., whilst the
assets are comparatively small. Messrs. Cole, Brothers, and
Co., of London, East India merchants, with liabilities of
about 400,0001., and assets uncertain. Messrs. Spiridiono
Gopcevitch, of Odessa and Trieste, with liabilities of about
400,0001., assets unknown, but believed to be considerable.
And lastly, Messrs. Mark Gopcevitch, of London, with
limited liabilities.