Property Losses By Fire

The losstís by fire in the United States for the year have not beeu as large as they were in 1887. Thera have been 10 fires where the loss in each was $100,000 or more. and seven where it was not 1 ss than 1, 000,000. Philadelphia, Jan. 2:3, and New York, Jan. :-0, the loss in each case was $1,500,000. The total for each month in the year is given below. Jannarv S7,810,000IAuist 8,675,000 Febiuary 4.490.000 September 5.387,000 Marcli 3,706.000 October 1,330.000 April 4,360.000 November 3.810,000 May 3,130.000 December 3,301,000 June 3,05,000 - Jtily 3,966,000 Grand Total. .847.479.000 For 18-.7 ttio grand total was #b5. 158,000; for 188B, t40,024,0OO; for 885, $,466,500. The etitire fire losses in the United States, adding those nniier $100,000, in each case, will reaoh less than í 100,000,000, as compared with abont fi:;0,000,000 iu 1887 and $115,000,üOüin !8s6.