New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-06
LOCAL BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS.
FRUIT MERCHANTS FAlI.-AN OLD UMBRELLA
FIRM ASsIGNs-A RECEIVER FOR PETER
n SWfENYS FIRM.

FRUIT MERCHANTS FAII.-AN OLD UMBRELLA
FIRM AssIGNs-A RECEIVER FOR PETER
b. swEENYS FIRM
Uipolite and f. Simon Dumois. composing the firm
! Of II Dumos q CO.. shipping and commission mer-
! chants and importers of West India fruits, at No.
| Al South-st.. made assignment yesterday to
Henry A. kessel, without preference. They have
branches at Baracoa and Zebra Arbo. in Cuba.
| The business was started at Baracoa a number OF
! years ago and begun In this city In 1874. +.
Simon Dumois became a partner IN lSss lhey are
among the largest importers OF bananas IN this
city and own plantations In Cuba, railroad ana
two steamships. Their failure is attributed TO the
war in Cuba and the edict OF General Neylsr pre-
venting the shipment OF bananas from that coun-
try which tied up their entire business Ihelr
office at No Al South-st closed yesterday and
no information could be obtained there. The last
statement of the firm to Bradstreet's. made in
November 1880 showed assets OF $4,000 and iabh-
ties of s95sOoo The principal assets were the
Banes Railroad. Banes plantation, the steamers
Brlxham and Tyrian and current accounts. The
equity in business in the United States was estl-
mated at about 100000 The firms liabilities were
generally for money borrowed from Dahhs 10 MAKE
advances to growers
Deming b Smith and Isaac Smith Strong. doing
business under the style of Isaac Smiths Sons &
Co. dealers in umbrellas and parasols. at No. ops
Broadway made assignment yesterday to Ed
ward r. Smith. without preference. This is one
States and the business has been handed down
from generation to generation Ii was established
I'm 1902 by James Thomas Smith, grandfather of
Dcmng g. Smith. Isaac Smith succeeded to the
business many years ago. and later on the style
became Isaac Smiths Sons Il co. In 1879 the firm
failed. IL is said. on account of defacation of
a clerk to the extent OF $50 900. a settlement was
made with creditors at 20 cents on the dollar
Dening b. Smith has managed the business for the
last fifteen years and Mr.. Strong became "A partner
In 1892 Business has been duh for time past.
Charles Seebach. dealer in mems furnishing goods
and shoes at No 80 Whitehall-st and Nos 80 and 90
West Broadway. has made bill OF sale of both
places through Max Altmayer TO Benjamin Levin
ger for $3.50 Mr. Atmayer said that out Of the
proceeds of the bill of sale Robert Refs & Co. and
some other creditors are protected He estimated
the liabilities at $4,000 and the nominal assets at
about the same
Arthur Sweeny has been appointed receiver OF tne
firm Of Dale. Farrell & Co, mechanical emgneens
and machinists Nos. Alb and 4l5 Fast "sm m,
thrd-st by Justice Smyth. OF the supreme Soui
I'm proceedings brought by Peter Is. Sweeny, oiie "a
the partners against John II. Dale ana fhiip a.
rcll the other partners for diSsoutlon VI 's nc
firm 1t was stated that the nrIn was loln'eu VI,
March II. 1885, and by supSeau nnebaf of the |
nronts He contributed $500 cash capital a. 'ns
aptart and has since lent the Arm large sums OF
money the amount not being stated In the papers:
Tha n,artners agreed on September TO dissolve out
could not agree as to he manner OF d'sso"ton.