Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-11
IN GENERAL

Great suffering in Newfoundland has
been in 4 measure relieved by the adop-
ton of 4 bill by the Legislature guaran-
teeing the notes Cf the Union and Com
nlercial banks.
The most disastrous fire that has taken
place in Toronto. Ont. in many years
broke out in the Globe Newspaper Build
ing early Sunday morning, and before it
could be got under control the Globe
building and half Il dozen buildings adj
joining had been destroyed. causing loss
aggrcgating about S1.000.000. In addi-
ton ore fireman lost his life. and several
other firemen were injured, some of them
possibly fatally.
4 London dispatch says: 1t has now
been ascertained that 322 fishermen be-
longing to Hull Grimsby and Yarmouth
were lost in the recent gale. The gales
caused immense damage on the Island of
HelGoland. Part of the town was wash
ed away. The Berlin Minister of Public
Works has gone to examine into the con-
dition of affairs. Snowstorms prevail
throughout Europe. The heaviest fall has
been in Silcsa. where railway traffic is
partly suspended. In Italy there are high
walls of snow on each side of the streets
Many deaths from freezing are reported
Troubles continue to heap upon the
whisky trust Answers from stockhod-
crs on the organization scheme are not
coming in to suit the directors and word
was received Friday morning at Peoria
of the collapse of one of their outside
deals by which they lose over 100000.
President Greenhut and some of his as
sociates invested $4,000 in an irrisating
canal scheme at ella Bend, A. T., some
years ago. and have kept Oh sending good
money after bad. until their total invest
ment has reached 100000. The property
was sold out by the sheriff and all the
rights of the Peoria people were forfeited.
II. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review of
Trade says:
Failures for 1894 are fully reported. be-
ing 1885 in the United States and /, $50
iii the Dominion of Canada. Liabilities
III the United States were $112 .992, $50,
and in Canada $17.616,215. Neither the
decrease of over half in this country. nor
the increase of over 40 per cent. in Can
ada is surprising, but the statement shows
that most of the decrease in the United
States is in manufacturing liabilities,
while the entire increase in Canada is in
liabilities of trading concerns. A few
States, including New York and Pennsyl-
yania, show more failures than in 1893,
and in few Southern States the amount
of liabilities is larger, but in central and
western States, very much smaller. The
failures have been 12.5 in every thousand
firms doing business; the liabilities have
averaged $132.U to each firm in trade,
and in proportion to the volume of solvent
business represented by all clearing house
exchanges, SI.63 for every $1,000 The
review places in a clear light the fact that
prices of commodities are at the lowest
level ever known.
Eirick Brothers, commission dealers of
Buffalo, have issued their annual stock re-
port covering the States of Ohio Indiana.
Illinois, and Michigan. The table given
shows the visible supply of stock in COM
parison with last year. The percentage
on hogs is based on the supplies of last
year ut this time. On sheep and lambs
the percentage is based on the stock on
hand Dec. 81, 1894. The figures: Cattle
Ohio, 81 per cent. decrease; Indiana. 80
per cent. decrease; Illinois, 81 per cent de-
crease; Michigan, 80 per cent. decrease.
Hogs-OhiO, 10 per cent decrease; In
diana, unchanged; Illinois, 20 per cent.
decrease; Michigan, . per cent. decrease.
Sheep and lambs-Ohio, % per cent de-
crease: Indiana. A. per cent. decrease;
Illinois, 40 per cent. decrease; Michigan,
40 per cent. decrease. There seems to be
decided shortage in cattle in Illinois,
but two counties reporting more feeding
this year than at this time last year
Hogs are reported generally unhealthy in
Southern Ohio and in a good many parts
Of Illinois. Some sickness prevails in In
diana, but very little in Michigan. Wheat
is being fed quite literally; in some local-
ties the percentage runs as high as 10
In Michigan particularly it is fed to n
large extent. and the best results are re-
ported.
MARKET REPORTS