The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-16
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

New YonK, Jan. 1G.-Money loaned at
3a4 per cent.
Exchange higher; posted rates, isGl@iS0
actual rates, 4S5l@isl for sixty days and
4SS@4Ssl for demand.
Governments steady; currency Gs, 10
bid; As, coupon, 100 bid; AIS, do, 1903
bid.
The stock market opened irregular to-
day, but the changes were generally con.
| fined To fractions. The Sugar Trust,
| Union Pacific and one or two others adj
| yanced slightly, but the strong point was
| New York and New England which, after
| opening lower, at 40, declined to 30l and
| then quickly advanced to i1l. Chicago
Gas was also exceptionally strong in the
opening dealings, rising ! per cent. and
| then reacting to last nights price Mis-
| souri, Pacific, on the other hand, was
weak and declined H. Northern Pacific
| preferred and Laclsawanna each declined /,
and the rest of the market fractional
amount by 1890 O'Clock. Toward /
| O'Clock there was steadier tone and some
recovery. Wheeling and Lake Erie wa
very weak and declined IA.
| In the hour to noon prices were irregu-
| lar, but the changes were slight. Deal
ings were very limited. At noon prices
were generally at the lowest point, and in
most eases fractionally below those of yes
terday. AT this writing the market is
| dull.
Washington Stock Exchange.
Reported for THE CRITIc by Gurley &
Stevens, real estate and local securities,
1885 Il street northwest.
Sales-Reg,lar call. ~ o'clock M
W. Il G.. II. II. 10-40s, $1,000 1907. West
End Nat. Bank, 10 q So Traders Nat.
Bank, 10 a 100; . a I'D. Lincoln National
Bank, 7 l00. Eek. and Sol. Home r.
r., 6 u 5Sl Arlington ms, a 10. Wash.
Gas, so 40; % $40; 25 a NO; % MO;
% 1874; 50 a %l0l; % *l0a; % #l0l.
Wash. Loan and Trust Co., 5a99. Am.
Security and Trust Co., 4 a 62l; Is a 621;
Sac 2l; 10 a 624.
Miscellaneous Bonds-W. & G. r. r.
vertible 6s, 100; w. IL q. h. X. con.
vertible 6's 1923, los; Masonic Hall ASS II
Ss, G 1893, 1861; American Security and
6s. 1904, 06; Wash. 1t. Infantry, ID, IS
1904, o5; Wash. Gaslight Co., Ser. A, IS
ZIG; Wash. Gaslight Co., Ser. b, Is, HI
Wash. Market Co., 1l2.
National Bank Stocks-Bank of Wash
ington, 44O; Bank of Republic, 260; Metro
poltan, 30; Central. 800; Second, 1872
Farmers and Mechanics, 100; Citizens
=; Columbia, 1917; Capital, 100; Yves
End Oh; Traders, l2ll; Lincoln, l05.
l
Metropolitan, 49, Columbia, 6s;. Cap
itol and North o Street, so; Eck'tol
d Sol. Home, So; Georgetown & Ten
Insurance Stocks - Firemen's, As
Franklin, SO; Metropolitan, so; Nationa
Union, II; Arlington. 40; Corcoran. 6S
Columbia, 10; German American, 40
Potomac, so; Riggs, "; Peoples, st; Lin
coin, 81; Commercial, a..
Title Insurance Stocks-Real Estat
Title, 1876; Columbia Title, Ct.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks--Wash
ington Gas, 49, Georgetown Gas, As
U. S. Electric Light; 40.
Telephone Stocks-Pennsylvania %
Chesapeake & Potomac, %G0; American
Graphophone, MOI.
Miscellaneous Stock-Washingto MAJ
ket, %1s; Bull Run Panorama, Is; Pneu
matte Gun Carriage, I; Interocean Build
ing, %.
National Safe Deposit, 255; Wash. SAT
Deposit, 100; Wash. Loan & Trust Co
9S; American Security u Trust Co., 62s.
%Ex-dividend.
Chicago Wheat Market.
CHICAGO, Jan. l6.-Opening: Wheat
May, 95s; July, 9ls. Corn-May, 5.
Oats-May, As. Pork-May, 1921. Lard
May, $50. Ribs-May, $50.
Local Cattle Market.
70 cattle up and sold-Best, Al to Al
good, 81 to 4; medium, 81 to 81; common
9 to 3. Sheep and lambs (2iO)-Sheep, t
S; lambs, 8 to o.. Calves, 8 to 6; veal
lings, to 81. Cows and calves, so
$40. Market brisk.