The daily critic., 1890-12-08
FINANCIAL AND c,vggRCIAb.


Nfw NonE. DC s.-Tae stock mar.
tti opened steady this morning 81
about Saturdays prices and then adj.
voncgd TO 3 per cent There are no
symptoms of pauic and zip 10 the
present nothing has occurred tO w1rr1u.
,hel.rarfa which seem 90 have o9taiufI
circulation in Cut OF town places t1I
u8ric in The market prevails.
10. u The market is lower al th'-
writing. but limo sense is ita pauickg
enc.
Money on cnN quiet 81 2 per cent
EXCHANGE steady posted rates. 4S Ilth
4S5 actual rates. 4Si for sixty days
and 4s3 tor demand.
Governments steady. currency de, lO9
bid; As coupon. 122 bid do lob
bid
Tie stock market this morning hal
Entirely recovered from the uanickv
feeling of Saturday, but itreaiuel the
ftvetish and unsettled character, and
some " idle fluctuations occurred in the
early trading.
The opening figures were irregular
as compared with Saturdays prices
The most notable changes we're q loss of
per cent In Union Pacific and @ gain
of y IN Sugar Trusts
In the active stocks, however. prices
mounted rapidly during the first hllf
hour, the trading being accompanied by
considerable excitement
Rock Island was the strongest stock,
advancing 3 TO co. The other adj
vauccd from 1 to p per cent
a reaction followed, under q brisk
selling, and at n o'clock the advance
was wholly lost "a most cases The
downward movement made further
progress after n O'Clock. Lake Shore,
Atchison, Lackawauna, Western Union.
81. Paul, Sugar Trust Reading Pacific
Mail were all freely sold At noon
prices were lW2l per cent lower than
Saturdays At this writing values are
Irregular Sales PA 400 shares.
Washington stock Exchange
saIcs-Fegular Call-12 O'Clock m.-
T. S. Electric Light, 10 l4O. 10 a l40, lO o.
100. l0a l3N. American Graphophoue, 80 a
ll2'5oa ill;5Oa lll. Wash. Loan e Trust
Co, 3Oa4a.
Miscellaneous Bonds e. q s Electric
Light lst, 6's, 81; U. S. Electric Light,
"a, 6's, -; W. & e.. r. r. iO-4O G's,
R09-'23. 1t2l. W. & O. Convertible G's,
ll3 Masonic Hall Assn, Sc, lsgs, lOil;
Wssh Market Co., lst Mort, B's, los;
Wash. Market Co, Imp, G's, - Inl'd &
Sesboard Co, 6's, 1897, -; Wash. ~.
Infantry, Let, G's, 1901. -; Wash. II. In
fantry, "a, rs, 1901, ; Wash. Gas Light
Co., Ser. 4. 6's, IL. Wash. Gas Light Co
Ser. B, G's, IFS; Hygenic Ice Co.. ist Mort,
6s, -; American Security and Trust, -
National Bank Stocks-Bauk of Wash
ington, $40; Bank Of Republic, POS; Metro
politan, PCS; Central, 800; Second, 200;
Farmers and Mechanics. go; Citizens. lIO;
tolumba, -; Capital, 100 West End, -;
Traders, -: Lincoln, -.
Railroad stocks Washington and
Georgetown, 230; Metropolitan, -; Co
lumbia, -; Capitol and North q Street,
-; lexington aud Soldiers Home, 50,
Georgetown and Teunallytowu, a., Bright.
wood. -.
Insurance tocks-Fireihcn's, 45. Frank
I'm, 30; Metropolitan, 81: National uuion,
is; Arlington, -; torcOrau, %; tulum
bia, 70; German American, lGj; Potomac,
80; Riggs, "; Peoples, -; Lincoln, 8.
Title Insurance StOcks-Rell Estate
Tltle, l25; Columbia Title, -; Washington
Title -.
Gas and Electric Light stocks-Washlug.
ten Gas, itl; Georgetown Gas, 4s; q. 3.
Electric Light, 49,
Telephone Pennsylvania, %;
GuphophOue, II.
Miscellaneous Stocks. Washington Mar
ket Co., 81; Washington Brick Machine
Co., ~; Great Falls Ice Co., -; Ban
Run Panorama Co., -; National safe De-
posit, 25O Washington Safe Deposit, l25;
Washington Loan and Trust Co., 4l, Ma.
tioual Topographic, -; Mergeuthaler, -;
Pneumatic Gun Carriage, Il American
Security and Trust Co Gl4; Lincoln Hall,
o.; Ilygieuic Ice Co., 81 Iuteruculu
Building Co., -.
The Chicago Market
CmCAGo, Dec s. Opening
Wheat-May, OSl; Corn-December,
51si May, "A. Oals-May. Ij, Pork
January, l017l; May, II 3D. Lard
January, 5.77I; May. G.31l. Ribs
January, j,1j; May, $40.