Show KNOCK TIE THE KNOCKERS Some Stories Stones of the Days Day's News Which Make the Pessimists Groan BANK CLEARINGS A ARE E EMORE MORE THAN YEAR AGO Bank clearings s for tor the week ending Jul July uly 23 show an Increase of 36 per cent over vcr the same week last year according I to 0 the tho current number of or Bradstreets Bradstreet's The ho total was This figure Includes es New York Outside o of Now New York the ic gain ln over the same period last year was as 4 I per pcr cent The following Is taken from rom Bank flank clearings for or the week ending with Thursday July 23 23 aggregate ass 3 U- a decrease of or 5 6 per cent from rom rein last ast week but an Increase of or 36 per cent j over vcr last latt year eur and 66 per cent over tho the like ke week of 1912 Outside o of Now New York the he total is a 0 loss of or 36 per percent percent cent ent from rom last w week k but a gain of 4 percent per perCent cent ent over this tills week cek last year car and of oC 11 per er cent over tho the corresponding week of ot 1912 1112 The Increase at New York over last year ear Is 32 per cent Seventy tour cities show liow Increases over the same week la last t year rear ear while tl thirty nine exhibit losses Chicago reports an increase of or 2 per cent Philadelphia 32 per cent Boston 11 per percent percent cent ent St. St Louis 24 per pcr cent Kansas City 17 7 7 per cent San Francisco 48 8 per cent Detroit 32 p per r cent Cincinnati 91 per cent ent Minneapolis 36 35 per cent Cleveland 11 1 per coat cent and Los LOB Angeles 28 per cent displays a a. loss og ag 8 por p-or cent and nd Baltimore 16 per per Cent Business ft failures lures for the week ending July uly 23 3 were which compares with 01 04 last week In the like week of ot i 1943 in 1912 in 1311 1911 and 00 in 1910 1110 I |