| Show FAILURES IN BUSINESS NOTED NEW vORK ORK May 1 Business 3 In according t ets tabulation totaled 1 z decrease of ot 2 3 pel pei cent from March 16 per cent from April a sear far ago o and anti 2 per p r cent irons April 1915 l making th smallest th-smallest smallest monthly aggregate e the tho exception of or the short ot of February recorded since last Liabilities s for April totaled 51 51 a It decrease of ot 1 H 14 l per r celt from March Marcim and 30 per cent cot troLl April of ot list sear ie ear r lor I or the first four months of 1923 failures num- num li Ired ra 1 7 ini l I O 02 96 6 decrease re Ose repee respective respective- ply ly Iy of 21 11 7 and 33 23 8 per cent from fromi i the same period pe of 19 1922 2 I Time The south still leeds leads the coun coun- coun I country try In la Jumber number of ot failures and vol mol mol- volume 01 tunic ume of ot liabilities although show show- ing showing deer decreases a es in number r from irons till tile same Caine month morth a II year ago Ness Xe th the north west north est and the far west est reflecting past un tory unsatisfactory trade conditions sill still I snow 1 larger totals of oC os a and lia lie lie- liabilities than a II year ago ayo In la April I n |