Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-08
BUSINESS EMBARKAssMENrs.
"Bradstreet's'' Report of Failures Dur
ing the Past Week.

tbIausIECGG-S LSCpOAb -
ing the Past Week.
There were 2S2 failures in the United
States reported to BrddstreerS during the
past week, % more than the preceding
week, % more than corresponding week
of 1888, and 100 more than the same week
of 1882. About 70 per cent. were those OF
small traders whose capital was less than
So, 900. Compared with theprevious week
the Middle States had IS, an increase OF
Il: New England States 80, an increase
of II; Southern States 50, an increase OF
II; Western States SO, a decrease OF s;
Pacific States and Territories 8, a decrease
of Is: Canada and the Provinces II, a de-
crease of 7. There wer0nO very large tail-
ures during the past week, In the principal
trades they were as follows: General
stores 81; grocers 81; dry goods %; cloth
ing 16: fancy goods and laces 10: liquors
y; jewelry II; mems furnishing GOODS
10; shoes 10; millinery and straw goOds
9: bakers and confectioners 8; manutac-
turers 8: produce and provisions 8; fur
niture s: statiOners, printers, ETC., D;
gram and flour 8; banks and stock
brokers 3; crOckery and glassware 3; hats
8: hotels and restaurants 3; coal2: drugs
,; lumber ,.
ALABAMA.
EufIuIa.-Jacob Schwed. wholesale dry
goods, has failed. Liabilities and assets re-
ported at 100000.
Fort DeDOsit.-Searcy, Black Co., general
store, have been attached.
G1cIsdsR.-W. L. Williams & Co., dry goods,
have had a chattel mortgage Tor $2,OOO lore
| closed.
FLORIDA.
Gyueue.-A. J. Collins, general store, who
was recently burnt out, is asking an extern
sion.
AtIanta.-J. A. Anderson & Co., clothing
| and mems furnishing goods, have assigned to
| r. J. Lowry. Liabilities, $4,000; nominal
assets $50. 600; preferred claims, 81 900. Bar
| rett & Dean, bakers, have been closed by the
/ Sheriff. J. c. Hunnicutt, grocer, has failed
/ and sold out c. l.. White agent, hotel, has
had a mortgage foreclosed.
! Augustd-The liabilities of Julius Asher,
| clothing. are reported at $4,000, assets about
/ $1,000, mortgages $4,000: Landrum x Butter
| dry goods, have assigned, with preferences 1ol
S2,6S4. Liabilities, S3s,sO6; nominal assets
| S55, 1917.
| doIub.5us.-T failure of Joseph w. Wool
! folk, warehouse is ascrlbed to short crops, low
river. and inability to collect large claims due
him. His liabilities are reported to be $500,
/ 600, and he preferred only such as are secured
| by cOllaterals deposited with them. The as
sets are nominally $250000, of which about
| 100000 are in uncollectable CLAIMS on plan
| tiers.
| store. have assigned, giving preferences fol-
81 300 which, it is said Will take all the assets
Heard. Lindsay & Petty, general store,
have assigned. Liabilities, S2.50O; nominal
| assets, POO.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
! beriHe.-Quarles & Co., general store
| offer to pay 80 cents cash, and ask an extern
| sion of twelve months on the balance.
! Aiken.-G. w. f. Thorpe. general store, has
/ failed. Liabilities about $4,000.
AHeadale.-Fitts s. George, general store
! have failed.
! BLdckgiUe.-L. f. Wood s. Co., general store.
| are reported embarrassed and TO have sold
/ out
Camdea.-G. 5. Higgins, general store, has
! been closed by the Sheriff.
! ChdrIeStoR.- New York Clothing Com
! pany has been closed by the Sheriff.
| Ldncdstep.-J. w. Hasseltine " Co. offer Of
| cents. Liabilities $1,000; assets $500.
| Narjon.-M. Iseman, general store, offers u
| cents. Liabilities reported at $4,000.
| NayesciUe.-NIcLeOd " Chandler, general
! store, have failed.
| Ordn0e5urg.-A. NJ. Izlar agent, groceries
and liquors, has assigned. Liabilities Sl,SOO;
assets $500.
SpartaaS5urg.-Str Harris & Co.,
! general store, have failed.