American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-12
WEDNESDAY
Correspondence OF the Philadelphia Morning Post.
New York, Feb. 10, 1915.

Correspondence OF the Philadelphia Morning Post
New York, Feb 10, 1915.
Fires last nght-.qctiuity on Broad,oay-.lrriraI
Of TIE ShcGietd-,Money .uorket-Spring BuSi-
heSs-Packoge Sales, sc.
The alarms Of fire last evening kept the fire
department upon the full jump for hours, and
the city in a state of agitation. About O'Clock
the alarm bells called the engines into the 4th
District, near East Broadway; that was scarcely
suppressed before another signal was given, that
assistance was needed at Old Slip, near the foot
of Wall street, The engines were returning
up town from this, when the City Hall bell
rung out another fire in the Second District, the
hight from which illuminated the whole upper
section Of Broadway. Neither Of these fires
were of serious nature, but they were only
prevented from being extensive, by the prompt
application of Croton water.
The sleighng in Broadway--the Bowery-
the Avenues, continue first rale, and every body
has improved, or is improving it, to their hearts
content. Nearly every onBibus-sleigh this
morning exhibits some signs of collision, or
an upset on Saturday, the day when the sleigh
lng mania seemed 10 be at its height. Many
of them have the high blackboard in front liac
tared, backs broken in, the sides torn and the
frames IN some way injured. liz the midst Of
it all, 1t Is miraculous no bones have been bro
ken orlVes lost. Some ayalanches from house
tops, this morning, have rendered Broadway
rather unsafe for ladies'.
The Sheffield" from Liverpool, ashore on
Hemstead beach, has been got off and towed
up to the city this morning, by one Of the U.
States propelers. She passed the Battery about
II O'Clock on her way to the screw docks. The
noble craft looked as if she had passed through
a severe ordeal; most of her rigging was off, her
topmasts down, and her bows and sides covered
with ice. She had settled deep in the water,
her stern lower than her bows, bat steam
pump On board was fast pumping hor out. Her
cargo has been got cut and it is ascertaned she
had net blred.
The money market during the past week has
received some relief from the more liberal ac-
ton Of the brokers. But there is still stric-
ture upon business operations and the fear of
what will be the result during the ensuing two
mouths causes men TO act with great caution.
The returns from TIE South and West are dis
heartening; the payments continue.slack, and
the prospect that they will be better next month
finds little that is encouraging.
The packets and transient ships iIom Europe
come out with large invoices CT goods on board.
The Emerald, from Havre, has a full cargo;
this only adds TO the heavy stock remaining in
the hands Of the johbsrs and importers, who are
not inclined to increase their stock to much of
an extent, until the spring opens and the char
acter Of the trade is ascertained. No doubt
many forced sales Will be made shortly and pri-
ces must decline Heavy package sales of hard
ware aud dry goods commence tomorrow,
about the first of the season.
Business in Pearl, Cedar, Liberty, William,
Pine and Beaver streets is rather inactive; the
lower portion Of the city is buried under such
piles ofrGnow, that the unloading and loading
of ships, as well as the moving Of goods about
tile streets, progressing but slowly. Still there
is good deal of activity on all the prominent
slips on the East River.