Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-16
COTTON FIRE IN NEW YORK.
originated by Spontaneous Com-

NEW YORK, April lb.-BroadWay ana Beaver
SreetS, at Bowling Green, are piled high to-day
with hundreds of cotton bales thrown blazing
from the windows or the warehouse Of No S
Beaver street, that got on fire early this morn
tends In an around to No. Broadway. It
was recently bought, with all the houses IN
the west-end OF the block, by the produce eX-
eentange and the tenants tenant were ordered @ out oy MAY
building and occupied all the floors as cotton
warehouse. A fire broke out on the 4th floor,
apparently by spontaneous combustion, In
twenty bales OF cotton belonging to woodward
4 Stlllman. that had been stored there since
last september. In spite OF the difficulties at
Uehoing cotton IRE the flames were sup
building with water from the roof TO the
cellar. The chief damage was done Ia this
manner. The total loss is estimated at SIS, 600,
fully insured.
Partial StoPPage Of Coal Mining.
& Reading Coal and Iron company agrees to
stoppage OF work at the mines for three days
next week, provided the company can work on
full time the following week. 1t Is understood
that this is acceptable to all interests.
The MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. April l4.-virsinia skies. de-
ferrred. Is; do consols, 81 do. second series. 3S
DO new ten -forties. 81; do ten-forty coupons. IS
,,iI ,RiAIT5iINoRE. April ls:-ootton qnet-mid;
@a ry .ssy Closing steady and
sbss bssfns so RED ii
JUGS 51lS IMsSsy GGIn Gl1ssl saIlE June Isss ss
oPcns and tissa
"a :sss Ny sssss 81:
snd fIm-western white. 47a4S; do. mixed, xSa
lis Hsy ssa sys sh sTn
tsndins ts sa p pnRward.mess pork old l1So; new
sides, none offering; DO. packed. 6k and 81.
Bac9n-shoniderss Z; clear rib sides. 81 Hams.
Esss bis her. lsais Petroleum % nominal. se Gofsee
e,esdv sa ss,s9s fair d9si2
10 per stesmeT Rsoep
a9rr :, 67S barrels; wheat, 9S. 2l6 bushels; corn.
Bushels. &C. a5o bl1sheIs: cosS fSo
&C. $50 eusheIs @ sales-wheat. 2S9. $50 bushels
NEW YORK. April Io-ssocks unsettled. Money,
SaS; II EIchangemIons 4SoA short 4s2k. Govern
NEW YORK. April l6.-Flour steady and quiet
"sfsa ssW TY9dksEaey aetys Corn shade strOnseI
opened but the main weak aSd
lower, and prices eoon took downward turn and q
cent the latter in Eor,hern Pscc o e5mon % i suS nSf
seSmensy o slightly rmer tone PREVAILED and
While sn EsSated SSa Sold rSe
Cents A i l Aanidr p aaa as.s
H Hrst 4g 4moI,gsgs trustees, certificates. 67H. New
IosSoN. Gl5 S Apr Apr ssans 1s. aso m-A.l.n.sc and
Grea. Western first mGrtsase trustees certificates,
10. NOW lOrh Cei2fais 146Sa.
NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON.
The following quotations were current In New
bodse s street bs 5speTsa sPss. py VII. Il d
sheT ias Soissn Ess
Central. 1G6zs; New York. Lake Erie and Western.
aS and %ssss New
Jersey Central gs4; Delaware e., and Hudson. no;
do MsSsss
and Pacific. 46H; DO. preferred. s9k; Union
and St. Jo e1h: do preferred, l0I u; st. Louis and
Iron Mountain, 644; Ohio and Mississippi. 42x
do. preferred. los; Pacific Mall, 81; d. O. and
L g.. 231s; Northern Pacific com. Ssh; 90.
greisrrea, prefer ead, DO: hTst preferred =: Central
Ohio OH n; SsM Louisville ard Nashville pm Nashxils
NJ MMsnhattap Esysted. So Illinois Central lsSH
bonds. Icy; o Chicaso, BnrIinston and o1incy ~
is5H; Denye. and Bio Grsnde. los: St. PAM Sad
Omaha, 4l&; do. preferred, 95K; O. q. O. and l., 81
Erie Fri. sld Western. 4sf & &Chcsso. g Loais and
2sA; Texas Pacific; ssH; IsIss Fac;fc Z. G., SiT
eo1pons 81 llS1sal "a ls2s as IS l4haI I4sa; coupons
l.G27s; 6's. /. 03E Ea1. 03x: coupon, 1OSHal. .O3X