| Show FAILURES ON INCREASE More and Greater Than They Were a Year Sear Ago New York Oct OcL 3 Reports to R H G GS Dun Co show commercial failures S for the nine months this year to date Comparison is made below of failures and liabilities this year and last for nine pine months in different sections of the country Number Liabilities J 1900 1189 1900 1800 1899 1819 New England 1384 1 1249 1219 11 4 Middle 1630 lG L 1188 I Southern 1290 1179 Southwestern S 59 3 Central Western 1466 1228 Northwestern Pacific S States 5 71 lOI a A Is also made ma e between the failures of ot the quarter just ended and those of ot the corresponding three months of 1896 when business was aim sim similarity disturbed by b a political cam campaign am m and conditions were not unlike those at present existing exI ting The number of liabilities are axe given herewith Number Liabilities Lf 1900 1903 1816 6 1900 1596 2519 Banking 14 50 0 o |
