Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-01-26

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the case hesess fhe -. :4rpss ~ tor-
mer,yeaegvsee cAnkee Of oil retail BUSH
ne10. - 10y U06eht the neoeeoarSes-
even down 70 . 0ss which they nsunsd in
the es$tlsvSai aroult p -" Of the
reta1 Me!ceen4 ! ID - w9p'e busioess Of
the country Wa built upon this ficketty
and unstable foundation. The war and the
fluctuations in the currency and prices, have
overtuesed sh1 alss0@3 tdsn On aede
has nov so@e - epspdes and dea41s
Tor CO nsepeceue - rGs-1e rwepe
o. the cass before she war. The business Of
the country never before 80 nearly reached
cash basis - It does nov md The coAss
quence is vastly increased safety. in doing
business. There have been fewer failures
during the last two years among those DO.
ing business than in any pssvions portion Of
our history; and the credit Of the mercan-
tile classes VAS never 10 strong, because il
has never been subjected to 20 slight .
strain. .n..iss
n statement recently msae 0y leao'ng
mercantile agency ana wn'cn we puol'sned
. lew Gays ago, places the hea'tniui ana
soostant'a' condition Of tho mercantlie' man
uiacturing and trading interests OF the c0un-
try in = clear and highly satisfactory light.
From this statement it appears that in 1867
the year Of the great crash, the number Of
failures were 4,257 and their liabilities
t265. 81 900. In 1868 the failure were
s.11s. liabilities GA. COS .747. In 1859. fail.
ures 3. 7s3. liabilities $61 .7s9 474. In 1861.
failures {. 9sb. liabilities AIS e32 40. This
~ fhc ~ A.; eo.ah.rn re,,,.d;ns:en. In
1862. failures /. o5a. liabilities A2s. o4s. 800.
In 1868. failures only 4ob liabilities a..
e9o. 900. And in 1854. failures $40. liabil-
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the better.
Another portion Of this statement to which
We have referred presents some very inter
estine and assuring facts, to-wit: the mum.
Der Of houses engaged in business in thu
LOYAL States. and their estimated wealth
based upon . careful examination Of each
individual firm. II appears that the total
number Of business houses, Gncluding mer-
chants, manufacturers and tradcrs) is 1C8,
925, and their wealth, chiefly Of personal
property. i nA.o4A. 100000. The gains Of
shesa hon..e iur;ro The war mast Arc oct;
s''SSo .AO1c0. us6 s.0 - F~0ss 80 ISL
meseu es w, 4IO,oVU. 1851
surely TINS Is most ENCOURAGING . VIC
believe 1t to be an unoxag8erAted exhibit. ii