Prices in Germany. PRINCIPAL ARTICLES AT PRINCIPAL CITIES OF PRODUCTION, 1891 TO 1895. The number of patents issued in the United Kingdom between 1881 and 1897 shows the following extraordinary rate of increase: *Of not more than 31 gallons. Grape brandy exclusively to 1888, inclusive; apple, peach, and grape brandies to June 3, 1896; apple, peach, grape, pear, pineapple, orange, apricot, berry, and prune brandies since that date. MERCANTILE FAILURES IN THE UNITED STATES. The following statement of mercantile failures is from "Bradstreet's annual report. It is proper to explain that only those business embarrassments are included as failures in which total liabilities are in excess of actual assets, except in the case of banks, the suspension of payment by which during business hours is regarded as a failure: 1898. 1897. 1895. 1894. 1893. 1892. 74,119,915 12,710,210 24,780,822 10,929,161 81,003,224 14,934,987 1896. $15,453.833 $14,525,210 $10,874,826 $9.020.244 $7,826,381 $23,867,874 $6,057,759 30.912.829 23,502,550 37,954,346 25,752,819 26,421,055 7,133,749 20,748,226 22,347,560 14,181,409 11,623,102 10,420,343 53,094.492 20,246,957 18,132,474 11,595,136 17,853,450 11,795,778 8.824,874 42,628,251 5,605,899 4,292,231 4.864.432 6,158,540 5,719,936 13.505,493 597.250 1,308.150 959,683 1,207,245 2,511,953 3,603,425 932,665 $85,680,946 $148,297,256 $88,115,530 $79,755,067 $262,417,532 $54,774,106 7,420,961 13,950,680 7.535.725 9,719,620 35,439,412 3,580,550 5,224,897 6,793,257 6.299,177 11,947,253 7,388,692 4,848,095 Eastern States. Middle States. Southern States. Western States. 13.599,207 Northwestern States.. Pacific States.. 2,701.606 Totals United States. $141,137,115 $156,166,373 $247,052,343 $158,842.445 $149,595,434 $402.427,818 $108,595,248 N. Y. City, Manhattan and Bronx only.. 31.021.980 13.776.136 30.126.087 18,100,379 20.368.813 58.599.328 10.593.254 Canada & Newfoundland 9,825,554 13,219,379 16,369,576 15.793,559 23.985,283 15,690,404 11,603,210 To Dun's Agency we are indebted for the valuable classification of failures among manufacturers and traders in detail: NOTE.-Iron, woolens, and cottons include all the branches of those manufactures; machinery includes implements and tools; lumber includes saw, planing, sash, and door mills, carpenters and coopers; clothing includes millinery and furnishings; hats include furs and gloves; chemicals include drugs, fertilizers, paints, and oils: printing and books include engraving and maps; milling includes baking: leather and shoes include makers of harness, saddlery, trunks, and rubber goods; liquors include tobacco, wines, brewers, and beer: glass includes earthenware, pottery, brick, lime, and cement; groceries include meats and fish; hotels include restaurants; dry goods include carpets and curtains; furniture includes crockery: hardware includes stoves and tools, and jewelry includes clocks and watches. Brokers include all real estate, note, insurance, or produce dealers whose main business is not the handling of actual products, and transporters include all except incorporated railway companies. Under banking are included mortgage, loan, and all similar fiduciary concerns. |
