Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-05

Saparated according 20 occupation, the lnsol-
vency record shows Improvement. both IN num-
beT and amount in manufacturing snd trading
hut more failures than last year appear IN
other commercial lines and the Liabilities are
sI-0 slightly larger. Relatively the best eX'
hibit j. made by the trading class, with
numerical reduction Of % per cent-2,lGS de
faults. against 2.>2l-and contraction OF a.. ~
per cent in the indebteiness--frOm $2OSOS'6OH
10 SIs.TTS. oO3--while among manufacturers re
verses were less numerous by per cent-S'l
in comparison with 03I-anh the sum OF money
Involved fell from 500 OS2. 2gT TO S1S.9JS rs.
Eut among agents, brokers and other concerns
not properly included IN either manufacturing
or trading there Is : 2S per cent increase in
num5er-23l. against ITo-and the liabilities
rise about 1 per cent, or from $l,Jlb,l4' To
i;eSgraphiraIlr considered. the first Quarters
returns disclose fewer insolvencics than last
year In four Of the eight sections into which
the statement is separated. while the liabilities
are also smaller in four instances. Numerically,
a reduction Of 269 failures appears In the south
central states: PAL in the south Atlantic group
isT on the Pacific coast. and 90 in the central
vest these decreases offsetting the increase OF
- in New England, - in the middle Atlantic
states and l. each in the central east and In
the western division In respect to the indehi-
e,iness there is practically no change at all in
the central east, but substantial improvement
is shown by the Pacific, south central and
south Atlantic states. and only In the central
west AMI in New England the amounts ap-
probably larger than in the first three months
II 1871.
mo. T. CLARK co. COTTON LETTER
NEW ORLEANS. April 4.-LiverpOOl, seven
points higher on old contracts and 20 to -
higher on new. reflects the unfavOrable import
situation. Liverpool report says Lancashire
authorities estimate British consumption OF
American cotton for the season at 10000 900
bales against a pre-war consumption Of TO
az million bales.
The London weekly report ship losses,
only six merchantmen, and 10 unsuccessfully
attacked.
Yesterdays closing demonstration in our
market Of absolute control by bull interests on
technical conditions on spots and futures, has
increased tinidity on the selling wide and the
scarcity Of oilers this morning was such that
a small demand accumulated over night on va
rfous Inducements. such higher spot quota
tiOns. higher Liverpool and expectation OF fur
ther operative tactics in New York, caused an
opening rise in market Of 20 TO 80 points.
The fundamental facts of supply and ability
for distribution reduced consumption and good
new crop reports do not seem 10 be considered
. present and the technical situation seems
for the moment 20 have exclusive command and
cratic markets are the consequence and judg-
ment Is suspended in favor Of impulse.
The map Indicates unsettled rainy weather
for entire belt with good prospects for further
rains west.
The following report from Washington goes
far TO account for the aggressive nervous ad-
vance In New York a further aggra ted
technical situstio of increased isolation from
supply in the south Washington says move
ment Of United States troops TO France is
every available vessel. food ships. are
to he pressed into transport service. A further
widening in the difference with New York
should be logical Straddle opera tions alone
keep market tied 10 the situation in New
York.