The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-09
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YoRR, Jan. 0.-Money on call
loaned at BOA per cent.
Exchange quiet; posted rates, 4S3l@is7;
actual rates, 4s2l@Is3 for sixty days and
4SG@4s6l for demand.
Governments steady; currency Gs, 100
bid; As, coupon, 100 bid; AIS, do, 1881
bid.
The stock market this morning was
more active than on any morning of the
week 1900 changing hands in the two
hours to noon. The opening prices were
fractionally higher than those of last
night. with few exceptions.
There were few features to the early
trading, Sugar Trusts, North American,
the Wizards Louisville and Nashville,
Richmond and West Point, st. Paul, and
Union Pacific absorbed most of the specu-
lative interests. Sugar Trust was espe-
cially active and displayed the greatest
strength, advancing 2 per cent. to 63l in
the early trading.
The advance in the general list by /
o'clock was only fractional. In the hour
to noon prices were stronger. Rock Isl
and came prominently To- the front and
advanced y per cent, Northern Pacific
came next with an advance of II, st. Paul
and Atchison advanced per cent. re-
spectively and Lackawanna and Northern
Pacific preferred IL; Union Pacific also
advanced II.
The best prices of the day were current
at noon, at which time values were to
q per cent higher than Yesterdays. At
this writing the market is dull.
Washington Stock Exchange.
Reported for THE Critic by Gurlcy e
Stevens, real estate and local securities,
1895 L street northwest.
Sales-Regular call, 12 o'clock M
w a. q II n RiUhta S-pD "A u Dapplp' q
Fire Insurance, 100 81.
Miscellaneous Bonds-W. & q. II. II.
1910 Gs, R93'23, 100; w. d g. r, II. con-
vertible 6s, 106; Masonic Hall ASS n
5's, G 1898, 100; Wash. Market Co.,
LIST mort. Gs, 10S; American Security and
Trust, SIS, 100; Wash. 1t. Infantry. 1st,
6s, 1901, 90; Wash. 1t, Infantry, 81, Is,
1904 90; Wash. Gaslight Co., Ser. A, 6s,
116; Wash. Gaslight Co., Ser. b, 6s, llGl.
National Bank Stocks-Bank of WASH
ington, ABS; Bank of Republic, 260; Metro,
politan, go; Central. 800; Farmers and
Mechanics, 1913; Citizens, l70; Columbia,
| 100; Capital, 100; West End, 0j; Traders +,
| 100; Lincoln, 105
Railroad Stocks--Wash. and Geo, 225;
Metropolitan, 40; Columbia, 6S; Cap
| itol and North o Street 80; Eek ton
| d Sol. Home, 81; Georgetown IL Ten
| nallytown, 40.
Insurance Stocks = Firemen's, 46;
Franklin, 5O Metropolitan, 80; National
| Union, III Arlington, 1876; Corcoran, 6S;
Columbia, 14l; German American, 165;
Potomac ST. Riggs. III People's,5l; Lin
| coin, 81; Commercial, A.
Title Insurance Stocks-Real Estate
Title 100; Columbia Title, @.
Gas and Electric Light Stocls---Wash.
ington Gas, 40a; Georgetown Gas, 4S;
| L. $. Electric Light; 1895.
| Telephone Stocks-Pennsylvania, 25;
Chesapeake & Potomac, G6l; American
Graphophone, liz.
| Miscellaneous Stock-Washingt Mar
ket, II; Bull Run Panorama, Is; Pneu
matte Gun Carriage, I.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.
National Safe DEPOSIT, A5; Wash. SAT,
Deposit, 100; Wash. Loan & Trust Co.
50; American Security d Trust Co., 02.
Local Cattle Market.
co Cattle up and sold-Best, A to AZ
good, 81 to i; medium, 3 to -; common
. to 3. sheep and lambs (io2)-Shcep, t'
3; lambs, 3 to 6l yearlings a to 81
Calves, 8 to G. 8 Cows and calves 800 e
$40. Market brisk.