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Show A BIC TEA ASSIGNMENT. Tha Caloa Paellle Tee Cooupaey Forced to tha Wall. New Yok, May 0. McRrido Rroth-ers Rroth-ers & Co., doing business as the Union Pacitic Tea company, having branches iu the states of New York, Massachusetts. Massachus-etts. Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, lihode Island, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Penn-sylvania, In.irana, Kausas, Nebraska, aud Missouri, made an assignment today to-day without preferences. The tirm did business in teas, coffees aud other groceries and had headquarters in this city. The assignment is said to have been caused by the inadequacy of the firm's capital to keep running the extensive and complicated business, 'lhe firm has been doing a business of a million and a half dollars a year and has beeu in existence more than ten years. At the office) of the company one of tho four brothers composing the firm said the company was solvent and only wanted an extension. It would, he said, pay 100 cents on the dollt.r. On account of the complicated character of the business no figures could be given at present. |