The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
DUN,s WEEKLY REVIEW.

Nov York Dec. 29.-R. G. Dun Co.'S weekly
review OF trade will say In to-TEonow's issue:
NO correct report Of failures in 1899 can be
made until th- year has closed collapse OF specu-
atisn copper stocks has sEelled The aggregate at
po.oa alone over SIS, 600 oC0 within feE days 1nd
might yet add to the record. The failures thus far
reported fever in number than in any year since
lss9 and smaller In amount Of commercial liabilities
than in any year since 1881. The aggregate Of de-
isulted liabilities Is y2o IgO OD0. but nsarly tuO-
thirds u the banking liabilities were added within
few days the aggregate reaching about $50 800 900
The commercial liabilities have been about 80 $50
000 though exact returns Cor few receat failures
not yet obtsinable. In other years, except
IG.l. with deflultei liabilities OF 1sI.I55.35z aud
1850. vita S65 752 90. have failures been ss mall
since the agency commenced quarterly relurrs Ia
1915. The average Of liabilities per failure is less
than q. 500, the smallest 10 any gear Cf the o.
a gratifying evidence that commercial Liabilities are
further removed kaH usual from the point oi dsnge-
The week has beea exciting only a. Boaior
where the failures growing out Of speculation AMI
the efforts % re-esisblish banks and arms sgsDea3sI
have not given The week holiday Character. let
general business Is thoroughly safe and prosperous
aud no important hrma have failet zase some zhl.A
we're individually ogaEseted sitA concerns involved
IN speculation.
''Wneat snd cotton speculation has taken a h5ll-
day. prices scarcely varying and The movement OF
both 10 surprisingly small AtIaHlic exports o.
wheat hocr lneladed, have IN iOgf gesks been 1Ily
rs gis bushels. against lJ,s5s.ss7 bushels Isss
year and Paeihc exports gsil.z7l buzasls agalna
asa IS bushels Ths corn exports coEtlggg abllt
large last year. b4t cCltoH ports tAls aslth
have bstR less thar hsii l.N years. Wigh s0me te-
crease ia iskihss O. sD.ELsFG Aecgzglstef stocks
in mllls ana markets tOtf bere aad abroad are -
large hat there i no haste q yay prizes aGksd.
The Industries .Fe elosn. tAe Most eztr-ofsinarg
year u their history. Lcnr stabilized bTsHCar4
have undergone seF-tle TscJlstruclisH. vastly In
cFeaznZ thsir capacity, while iaggstriss HAtsl
scase.l! existed = year o. tao ago have salisies
capital, altered modes q t-4llssz AID Il Pc
G9ctlGa Il almost even direction. and improved
coalitions for tbe futprs aiEG.t beToH1 ral-latl1a
Electrical cesei9D AegtE In lgAt heat and b0sfE Ia
making cstrraet Esrk, peri-tnstEg 5rdsFt "a bro
dlctlsa q materials .Es Providing tssastsffaf!Ja
all over The lssd. dsssEgs special zGeltisa. Pr
.sek rseons,rsetion the lacczzs n deIazne fof fC1
With fls.igs toas uLsod sad zig5ig pf,GaseA ssea-
J. January J. hineeTs1 b. severe weather % hsI ne
osiVgI Asrch dropped q CO tons bgt expanding -
every ncath sfter~sfa. ths iE1u4lFy is aex fF5-
are reduced % ~ 81 toas saa 30 afsefg sIsise
2ilI require ak % niBs 1SuitE s9fk fs51 uost ft
the ssta9iissnsais Price ksfe i9s changed tae
psst week. tsVaEh demand fDr font yroau-ts ir.
DEOss1 littis. rs average q prices sicses Ils
Der csai klsAer isEa Jsnesfy for pc Eaa 81
yer c-nt sigses f0r pfs4sefs-.
''In1uzfFes Ehfcf cFpsac o. infYt1gE n0aHlT5
ti0o have GEine5 less tkegEh aqrs taaa y5saistiqg
oassazgiSs g cgtica AsE tssa larger ftEa eFrf
SitS ~ srersss asFBncs q % grr cent 10 pres
e zso&z. ts9-gn cotton Eaz ~ tiIe y pgE csnf.
SEe Is sos = pef esEt. higEsf tssR Janassy :.
Es.ol hss besa RAISED - Eyer1l4fi1a - pr eG1L.
sgf has ts-u yeTT isf.sy t,assass. vita great O.
fasaG for goods Ek.ch Asve Gfssueat ts' n pr
e5Et ssocu noE hs,t are ssis - 81 ~ - 10
pSgl4E % gS1ts sB1 asoss ths Esat hsH sh3gsse
80 ~ eases ef gss esaL mgfs thsn issl year.
aa1 = - Psf eent- neTs Jh4a 81 1ssz tst prices
have - ssest gasy sl<si u psF esgt znns JanlaFT
! IL al these cfc1eets tTa1s s.gEs = eeEfiaaisE
strsuE asunsBs sifnogEa ggieE e. tas e1A1zJ nsek
'Fzilafss fSs tAs sssk have Tea z1i iE ne ralt-
81 States. sssiasi ~ isst sszr, sad = ia csh2-s.
szaits = last ys.r"