The critic., 1891-01-24
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


New YonK. Jan. 2i.--Money closed
easy at per cent, the only rate of the
day.
Exchange steady; posted rates, is5@isS;
actual rates, 4si for sixty days and 1851
for demand.
Governments steady; currency 6s, 100
bid; 4s, coupon, 100 bid; AS, do, 103
bid.
Pacific Railroad bonds closed as follows;
Union frsts, 1l3S bid; do. Sinking Funds,
fi0A bid; Centrals, 1l2l bid
The stock market was very dull and
iluctuation narrow in the two hours of
business to-day. The sales for that period
aggregated only 81, $50 shares. st. Paul,
Union Pacific and Chicago Gas were the
most active. The opening prices were
slightly lower. Delaware and Hudson
was especially weak, opening 1 per cent.
lower. During the carly dealings there
was a further slight decline in prices, but
under the lead OF Chicago Gas there was
subsequent rally, the stock named adj
vancing II per cent.
Toward II o'clock the market saggcd,
and at the hour mentioned prices were at
about the opening figures.
In the closing hour to noon the only
feature was the Sugar Trust. That specu-
lation advanced IL. The rest Of the list
Nulltu bul SilBllIlN, inc
Tact that the bank statement was favor
able and showed an increase in the re-
serves of s3i0,9O5,050.
Washington Stock Exchange.
Reported for THE Critic by Gurley II
Stevens, real estate and local securities,
1885 Il street northwest.
Sales-Regular call, 12 o'clock NJ
d. C. rs of 1891, 5000 10tl. Columbia
Fire Insurance, II 10; 20 10; 20a i5
90 u 10; 20 a l5 20 10; 50 10. Colum-
bia Title Insurance, 200 6s. American
Graphophonc, 10 10; 90 10; 100 95
100 q 0 1916.
Miscellaneous Bonds-W. e G. r. Il.
10 4oGs, II. 1928, 100; W. sc. II. r. con-
vcrtible 6s '00'20, ,ll6 Masonic Hall Assn
5's, G 1898, 107; Wash. Market Co., 1st
mort. 6s, l0s. Washington Market
Imp. 6s, 112. American Security and
Trust, SIS, 100; Wash. 1t. Infantry, LIST,
6s. 1904, 0G;. Wash. 1t. Infantry, ID IS,
1904, "a; Wash. Gaslight Co., Ser. A, 6s,
115l Wash. Gaslight Co., Ser. b, 6s. 1l6l.
National Bank Stocks-Bank of WASH
ington, 450; Bank of Republic, 255; Metro
politan, go; Central, 300 Second 1856,
Farmers and Mechanics, 100; Columbia,
1853; Capital, 100; West End, 9s; Traders
120; Lincoln, 100 Citizens, 10.
Railroad Stocks-Wash. and Geo, 235;
Metropolitan, 100; Columbia, G7 Capitol
nIiu ANolNi " A3bittN, W. i.th tDil " pbl.
Home, 5S; Georgetown & Tennallytown,
| 40.
Insurance Stocks - Firemens, As;
Franklin, SO; Metropolitan, 81; National
| Union, II; Arlington, 170; Corcoran. 81;
| Columbia, 14l; German American, 10;
Potomac, SO; Riggs, 8; Peoples, 8; Lin
coin, .5s; Commercial, Al,
Title Insurance Stocks--Real Estate
| Title, 12S; Columbia Title, Gs.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-Wash-
ington Gas, 1899; Georgetown Gas, AZ;
U. 8. Electric Light; 1888.
Telephone Stocks-Pennsylvania %;
Chesapeake & Potomac, 1853; American
| Graphophonc, 90.
Miscellaneous Washington Mar
| ket, IL; Bull Run Panorama, II; Pneu-
| matte Gun Carriage, 2.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.
National Safe Deposit, 250; Wash. Loan
y Trust Co.., 0s!; American Security &
Trust Co., GSs.
| *Ex-dividend.
Chicago Wheat Market.
| CHICAGO, Jan. 2I-Opening: Wheat
| Nav 0Il. July oOl Corn--May bl9.