The Washington critic., 1886-11-27
The L0ca, ,,tork Market.

Crane, Paris & Co bankers aud brokers,
1874 L street, furnish the following relative
to the local merket:
United States bonds are materially
higher; per cents. advanced per cent. to
1.2Sl and are in fair demand.
d. Q. bends were all dull, with translc-
tlons in per cents, 1891, at 1.122 to l.l3
The various classes of sevcns remain at
nominal quotations, and seldom or never
appear on the market. 3G5s, in sympathy
with U. ). 4 per cents, are ! per cent
higher closing at l20t.
Railroad stocks have received no atten-
tion and hold at about last weeks prices
with no reported transactions. Washing
ton Gas has claimed fair share of the
business for the past several days, and is
strong under good buying orders at about
3Sb.
Stimulated by demand for few hun
dred Shares Riggs Insurance advanced from
8 to 81 and closes steady at 81 bid; in other
insurance shares none have changed hands.
Holders of market stock await the decision
of the meeting to be held on December |, at
which time 1t is to be determined whether
the stock is to be assessed or an additional
mortgage issued to provide means for the
payment of the cold storage improvement.
Should 1t be decidedlto assess the stock,
probably a call for from S. to 81 will be
made, and in the meantime the quotations.
are slightly lower and without feature.
In bauk shares 10 Farmers and Mechau-
ics' sold at 1891 and 10 at 100. Citizens
advanced to 1l2 bid. Chesapeake and Po
tomac Telephone, following the course OF
the previous week, received substantial
attention, and while several small holders
took advantage of the healthy condition of
the morket to realize, yet no sales are
noted below S5l, and round number OF
iuves tment lots sold at S52 and S5s. At
the close quoted at S5i asked.
washington stock Exchange.
The following were the quotations on the
regular call at the Stock Exchange to-day,
as reported by Crane, Paris & Co., 1874 +
street northwest. All quotations issued
by this Exchange are for securities to the
amount Of 81 900 or 100 shares Of stock.
Bid
Washington & Georgetown Stock........
Washington & Georgetown Bonds.... lily
metropolitan. n................"....".""
Columbia. :. x 90
North Capitol " o street............".".
Washington City Gaslight Co....".".... 3ss
Georgetown ".............. AZ
Firemen's Insurance Co.....................
| Franklin Insurance Co................."....
| National Met Insurance Co....."....... GO
National Union Insurance Co....,,.".". SOI
| Arlington Insurance Co..,...............
| Corcoran Insurance Co...."..........".." 5J
| Columbia Insurance Co........ ...........
German-American Insurance Co.".....l4S
Potomac Insurance Coz. .....".....".. 80
| Riggs Insurance Co........,............. 81
Board Pub. Works Green Ss.............,.. 90
Masonic Hall Bonds.....................
Washington Market Co. Stock...".......
Bonds. l05
Inland & Sea. Coast Co. stock..........
" " " Bonds .........
Washington Brick Machine Co. Stock...l25
| Bank Of Washington. on..............,.,......ly lyS
| National Met. Bauk..,.......,.....,".."
| National Bank Of the Republic. .l53!
| Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
| OF GeOrgetoWn.u...,.,..". lou
Citizens National Bank.
Second National auk....,...........".."ll5
Central National Bank nk...,..................l75
| Great Falls Ice Co....,...,..,...........
Real Estate Title Insurance Co....,.".."lO9
Pennsylvania Telephone Co...."...".." Al
Chesapeake Il Potomac Tel. Co........., 50
| U. s. Electric Light Co....................
National Safe Deposit Co...................1O6 LOG
Washington Light Infantry, lst m''ge,,.
Bull Run Panorama Stock.............,..
Mr.. James A. Smyser, York, Pa, cured