The New York herald., 1878-09-10
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

LIADILlTIrs AND ASSETS OF BANKIUPrs-
Tho liabilities Of the oxford Aiming Company, OF
Oxford j. amount TO from So ooo 600 to S3 600 900,
but the exact figures are not yet definitely known.
Neary $780, 900 OF the Indebtedness Is held New
York and is mainly secured The largest creditor In
this city is tho Delaware, Lackawanns and Western
Railroad Company, their claim amounting to about
500, 900, secured by bond and mortgage The re.
mainder is principally held by banks. Among tho
large creditors tho City Bank, National Park
Bank, Leather Manulacturors National Bank. VIII
lam L. Dodge Co., John J. Blair FIRST Nationai
Bank OF Easiop, Third National Bank OF Scranton.
Wyoming National Bank OF Wiikssbarre Scranton Ha
Trust Company OF Scranton. and the Belvidere ma
tional Bank OF Belvidere, N. j. s. 7. Scran-
ton Co. are indorssrs for the min
,ns and ,Sev nnys made an assanmens to Senj min
g. Clarke who Is also The receiver oi tho oxford com
Ion beng a. the head OF each. Tho liabilities o. s. T.
Scranton Co., both firm and individual, are ABOUT
$4,000 and above their Endorsements inc prop
cry OF the Oxford company Is morgaged Tor $780, OOo
and the bonds with the exception OF $3.50 000 are all
pledged collateral security for loans. The nominal
assets are about 49, 900, and is beloved that II
the business Is allowed continue the Indebtedness
will eventually be paid in fuli leaving asurplus.
The failure OF John y; Hoagland Son, dealers IN
building materials al Tnlrteenth avenue and Bank
street. is announced and they have made an assign
ment for the benefit Of their creditors TO David E.
GOCtSCnluss
bty TO make collections The liabilities ure reported
at about and the nominal assets are valued ~
the same amount, consisting OF stock book accounts
Ii formerly Chamberlain d Co., wnlch didsoivea
November 1885, and was succeeded by Hoagiand y
Bell who continued tor over SIX years. Mr Hoagand
then took the business alone, and in February 1S7o
admitted his son. Isaac E. H0aeland, partner They
have preferred creditors.
Wheeler Billings L. Co., jobbers In -four at No. 1856
South street. have compromised Win :heir creditors
at ten cents on the dollar and the creditors nave
ThAUh I'm "A
the business has gradually run down. The hrm
succeeded the firm oi Wheeler, Owens y Co.. March
l. 1873 The liabilities amount to Sl4 900, OF which
ST., 900 is due TO Mrs. Wheeler.
William j. Miller, manufacturer oil ffamcs ana
mouldings al No 376 Broome street. made an assign
mont Yesterday e benefit OF his creditors TO AL
bert b. Boardman. He has been endeavoring Tor
some timo 10 close up the business, wneh has been
Improbable. He estimated TO be worth upward OF
$4,000 One creditor Is preisIred-Simpson Tolan,
1,000
chinery at No 46 boy strcot, whose petition has been
referred to Register Ketcnun, show liabilities 10 the
amount OF ST., 500 aud no assets.
Tho pctitIon III bankruptcy Of Easton Il Co., prod
uce dealers No. 3l7 Washington street, has been
referred to Register Ketchum. The Liabilities amount
to S. 600 aud the assets are nominal
Rogster Fitch has had rofcrrcd TO HIM tho petition
OF Jonn Van Doren Loomis OF No. l2l Nassau street,
whose liabilities amount to SIG oOo, the principal
creditors being Luther Wise. $4,000; George Post,
sl6so; Mr.. J. Gluoly. S3,69z; Austin \. Cole,
81, O6l. He has no assets.
meeting OF tho creditors 0! Patrick h. Slattcry,
marble at Fourth avenue aud Fiitythlrd street, was
hcd yesterday the ofco OF Register Allen Sched-
uIes were presented showing liabilities to the amount
OF $26,79 One claim was presented by Elias J.
Brown for S7,976. and John h. Patt Was appointed
assignee.
james Winterbottom, undertaken at No. 140 Eighth
avenue made application to Register Alien tor his dis
charge from bankruptcy and the matter came up
yesterday Opposition was entored by the creditors
and the usual limo was allowed ~ wnicn 70 ME specs
fcAtions OF objectI0ns.
The application OF Isaac Moonev, dry goods dealer,
for his discharge from bankruptcy came up before
Ray OppO-
sition by creditors among those entering notice
OF appearance beng A. Lester Co, Adolph Bern.
hcinler ~ Co.. Suizbachor, Gt,crman Wedeles, and
James Ialcott Co. The usual time Tor fling the
specifications of objections was granted.