The daily critic., 1890-12-09
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, Dec. 0.-Money on call
was stringent this morning, loaning as
high as l2 per cent
Exchange steady posted rates, $500
Asa; actual rates. 4s7l@4S1i for sixty
days and 4S2i@ 1921 for demand
Governments closed steady currency
Gs, 100 bid; 4s coupon, 1l2 bid As do,
103 bid.
The stock market opened buoyant
this morning, and 10 the early dealings
prices advanced 10 81 per cent.
Liberal selling followed this sharp adj
vance for the purpose OF realizing, and
resulted In a sharp reaction.
Toward 1 o'clock prices again raj
lied. st. Paul, Lackawauna, Missouri
Pacific. Union Pacific, Louisville and
Nashville. Atchison and Reading were
the most active stocks of the morning
hour, and recorded the widest ductu1-
tions.
In the second hour OF business West
ern Union was the feature. II was
quite freely sold on reports that the
company would pass It's next dividend.
Its price declined from IA 10 10 aud
the rest Of the list declined In sympathy.
At this writing the market Is dull
with slight decline from the first
prices.
Washington stock Exchange.
sales-Reguiar Call-l2 o'clock NJ
L. =. 4s, Coupon. 500 q 1921. U. s. As,
Reg, 81 coo q i2il Cap. & North q 50.
II. r., q q 5Sl; . IS; 5a IS; '0a IS; 10 a 55;
10 5S; 10 %; 4 55; 10 a So. Col. Fire
ms, a 15l. Wash. Gas, 25 o l6i; 25 4ji;
25 a asa. American Graphophone, 80 a q;
50 a 100. Wash. Loan e Trust CO., 100 a
4s; 100 a a.; 100 4l; 40 a. American
Security Is Trust Co, 2Oa G2l, 2j 62l.
Miscellaneous Bonds - u. 3. Electric
Light lst, G's, -; y. s. Electric Light,
2d, G's, -: w. & G.. r. X. lO-4O 6's,
R'93-'23, 1922; W. & g. Convertible 6's,
liz; Masonic llall Assn, SIS G ls9S, lOi;
Wash. Market Co., lst Mort, 6's, los,
Wash. Market Co, Imp, G's, i lurd e
seaboard Co, 6's, = 1877, -; Wash. H..
fantry, "a, 7's, 1904, %; wash. Gas Light
Co, Ser. 4, G's, ,lGl wash Gas Light Co,
Ser. B, G's, s,ll7l: Hygentc Ice Co., let Mort,
Gs, 81; American Security aud Trust, 100.
National Bank Stucks-BauS Of Wash
lrgion, 44O; Bank Of Republic, 2GO; Metro
poliian, 265; Central, 300; Second, 2ol;
Farmers and Mechanics, go. Citizens, lIO:
Columbia, -; Capital, 10; WesJ End, Il,
Traders, 81. Lincoln. no
Railroad Stocks Washington and
Georgetown, 225; Metropolitan, -; Co
lumbia, -; Capitol aul North % Street,
5I!; lexington and Soldiers Home, 90;
Georgetown and Teuuallytowu, ~; Bright
wood. -.
insurance Stock8-Fireilcus i5; Frank
lin, 90; Metropolitan, so, National Union,
! Is; Arlington, IS CorcOran, %. C3lum-
bia, - German American, 10; Potomac,
50; Riggs, -; Peoples, 3; Lincoln, D.
Title Insurance StOCks-Real Estate
Title, l25; Columbia Title, @; Washington
| Title, -.
Gas aud Electric Light Stocks Washing
ton Gas, i5; Georgetown Gas, IS; .. 3.
Electric Light, 1856.
Telephone Pennsylvania, 2j;
Chesapeake and Potomac, IS American
Grphophone, lO5.
Miscellaneous Washington Mar
ket Co., l6, Washington Brick Machine
Co., -; Great Falls Ice Co, -; Bull
Run Panorama Co, -; National safe De-
pCsit, $50; Washington safe Deposit, 1875;
Washington Loan and Trust Co., a.; Ma
tional Topographic, -; Mergeuthaler, -i
Pneumatic Gun Carriage, &; American
Security aud Trust Co., g.; Lincoln Hal
-; Hygieuic lee Co, - Iuteroceel
Building Co., -.
Chicago Grain Market.
CHICAGO, Dec 0. - Opening
Wheat-May, 0S; Corn-May. 5il.
Oals-May, 46 Pork-January, 1885,
May, 1l.32 LaTd-JanuaTy $50.
May, G4O. Ribs-January, $50.