Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-01
BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS.
Canada's Annual Showing Not to Be
Compared with This Country.


TORONTO, ONT, Dec. 31.-The failures
for 1888 in the Dominion of Canada, as
reported by Dun, Wiman & Co., are in
number 1884, with liabilities amounting
to nearly S16,00O,0OO. The failures are
divided as follows among the various
provinces: Ontario 567 failures, liabili-
Ties $4, 100000; Quebec 43S failures, liabili-
ties $6,4OO,OOO; New Brunswick 4S
failures, liabilities $747,OO0; Nova
Scotia SO failures, liabilities $1,06S,-
900; New FOundiand five failures,
liabilities $4,000; Prince Edwards
Island, five failures, liabilities $40 900;
Manitoba, 232 failures, liabilities 81, ,S69,-
600. AS compared with the United States
the showing for Canada is not very en-
cOuraging. In the United States there
has been one failure in every 81 trades,
and in Canada there has been one in
every IS trades. The average liabilities
in the United States has been $4,000,
while in Canada the average has been
$11 900.
SHAW BROS SETTLEMENT.
Boston, Dec. 31.-The Herald prints a
rumor to the effect that George w. Morse,
the counsel for Shaw, who has been in
New York since the meeting here last
Thursday, has effected a settlement with
the New York creditors, who had COM
bined to test the assignment to Wyman.
1t is stated that these creditors will come
in upon substantially the same terms as
recommended by the committee. This
would seem to remove the greatest obsta-
Gle to full settlement.
A LACE DEALER sUCCUNIBs.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Duncan A. Grant,
a dealer in laces and embroidery, at No.
r1 ct
West Twenty-secOnd street, filed an as
signment to-day for the benefit of his
creditors, to Mrs. Duncan A. Grant, with
preferences amounting to $685. 80.
SUSPENSION AT NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Dec. 31.-Jacob
Jaros, proprietor Of "The FAIR made an
assignment to-day. His liabilities are
$4,000 His assets consist of a large
stock OF dry goods, toys and notions of the
nominal value of $4,000 or 1000. His
creditors are chiefly in New York.
EXECUTIONS FILED.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31.-Executions
aggregating between $4,000 and 100000
were filed this afternoon in the Sherff's
office against the firm of Freidberger &
StrOuse, dealers in general notions.
TWO FAILURES AT THE HUB.
BOsTON, Dec. 31.-The Massachusetts
NJT8dIl company. dealers IN 0OVelJleS at
No. 81 Washington street, and L. Bun
baum, clothing manufacturer, at No. 80
Kingston street, have failed.
OFFERS TO PAY 20 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR.
Boston. Dec. 31.-Joseph Mullen, the
wOOlen manufacturer at East BrOokfield,
who recently failed, has offered his credi-
tors 30 cents on the dollar.
AN IRON MASTER FAILS.
LONDON, Dee. 3l.-Alexander Brog-
den, member of Parliament for Wednes-
bury, and an iron master, has failed His
liabilities are f723,000.
BROGDEN's BROTHER sUCCUMBED.
Henry BrOgden, iron master and form
erly a parter with Alexander Brogden,
the iron master whose failure is an
nounced TODAY, has also failed. His liza
bilities are 9720,000.
ANOTHER COLLIERY PROPRIETOR FAILS.
Samuel King, the Church colliery pro-
prietor, has failed. His liabilities are
stated at G97 900.
JOHN FAUST CAsBY, A COAL MERCHANT,
at Bradford, has failed. His liabilities
are placed at 100000.