Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-28
ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
Tho MARKET Opens with . Burst Of Activity
Which Afterwards Subsidies,


Which Afterwards Subsidies.
New York, Jan. 28-The stock marke,
opened this morning with burst Of activity
and strength, first prices being almost invari
ably from \ 70 4 per cent higher than last
evenings final figures. while Reading was ur
y and Canada Southern IL. The activity, how
ever, was confined TO a few leading stocks, the
Wizards, Union Pacific, Louisv lille and Mash vile
81 Paul and the sugar stocks being the most
prominent, while the general list was quiet and
festureless, as usual. The railroad list con.
tinued to advance with some moderation, but
Missouri Pacific and Northern Pacific preferred
each rose q per cent before the upward move
ment Was checked. The general list then be-
came dull and weak and several stocks declined
to fractions below opening figures. Later in the
honr there was more activity and the market
became hrm once more. At II O'Clock the mar.
kct was fairly active and generally Mt small
fractions better than the opening prices
Money is easy at and q per cent. In the
STOCK market, after IL o'clock, the upward
movement became moro pronounced. and in
almost everything traded in better prices were
reached. Among the active stocks Lackawanna
rose ~ to 1881, and Chicago gas tx. The
Improvement in most of the list was confined
TO small fractions. Among the inactive shares
however, Manhattan showed decline Of y
per cent. and Buffalo. Rochester and Pittsbure
rs. The industrials were rather neglected and
-
business Throughout, and ut noon the market
was nrm to strong at best prices Of the morning
Washington Stock Exchange.
Salcs-Regular call-12 O'Clock m: T. s. 4s, $500
at l9as&. Tralers' National Bank ut ISol: 10 n
12oIi. lexington and soldiers Home Rsrosd 70 al
sly 20 at IS Columbia Fire Insurance, 100 at l5tt;
80 at l3ls; 50 ut 1879. Riggs Insurance Company,
Sat 4els. American Grsphophone SO at 90; 6
Al 95s; 50 at9,s. Washington Safe Deposit 70 at ll
Government Eonds-U. s. ANS, 1891, registered,
4s, registered, 1901, ll97. bid, Inv asked u s. Is.
coupon, 1907, ti91s bid, i3ix asked.
district OF Columbia B0nds--Per imp. IS, 1891,
gold, 100k bid, 101 asked Per imp. as 1881, cur
rency, 10iH bid, - asked. Market stock. Is 1s92,
currency, 102 bid. 20-year fundGs 1s92 gold, I0i u
bid, asked aoyear fund. IS, 1899. gold, 1o6 bid.
Water stock, IS, 1891, currency 129 bid 13s asked.
so-year fund, Gs, gold, l9si il6 bid, - asked.
Water stock Is, currency 1903, 1893 bid, 14o asked
Miscellaneous BontisEWashington and George
town Railroad, 1O4O, IS. 1O1 bid h,sS asked Wash.
hngton and Georgetown Railroad Convertible is,
ZIG bid, asked. Masonic Hall Association, 1898,
1o1 bid, 100 asked. Washington Market Company,
list mortgage Is, 100 bid,-asked. Washington Mar
ket Company imp. 6s, lie bid. American Security
and Trust Company %, 100 bid, los asked Washing
ton Light Infantry LIST mortgage, Is, 1904, w bid.
Washington Light Infantry I'd, Is, 1904 % bid, loo
asked Washington Gas Light Company, series
Company. series B, 6s, 1l6H bid. III asked.
National Bank Stocks-Eank of Washington. AS
DID, $50 asked. Sank Oh RePuDlc, z61 Old, - asked.
Metropolitan, go bid, 800 asked. Central, 300 bid.
Second ls5 bid, 2OO asked. Farmers and Me-
chanics', 1870 bid, - asked Citizens, 10 bid. $50
f2i bid, 1857 asked. West End, 81 bid, % asked.
Traders, HOY bid, 122 asked. Lincoln, 1Og bid.
Railroad St0cks--W ashington and Georgetown,
925 bid PAS asked Metropolitan. Ill bid, l19 asked
Columbia, 61k bid, % asked Capitol and North 0
Street, so bid 50 asked. lexington and Soldiers
Home, $50 bid, 60 asked. Georgetown and Ten
leytown, ~ bid. 60 asked
Insurance stocks - Firemen's, 4S bid, IS asked.
Frznklin,:5k bid. aetrOpolitanSl bid 80 asked. Ma
tional Union j? bid. % asked Arlington, 10 bid lsO
asked. CofcOran, IS bid 80 asked. Columbia, Is
bid, f5k asked. Gsrman-hmeTican, 100 bid, -
asked. Potomac, So bid, - asked Riggs, ~ bid,
81 asked. Peoples, 81 bid. 51s asked. lincoln,
81 bid, - asked Commercial. ~ bid, ~ asked.
bid, - asked. Columbia Title. 81, bid, o.. asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-W ashington Gas,
40 bid, 4oh asked. Georgetown Gas, ~ bid. U. s.
Electric Light, 140 bid, 14l asked.
Telephone StOcks-PennsyIvan ia, Is bid, 81 asked.
Chesapeake and Potomac, IS bid. Is asked. Ameri-
can Graphophone, 90 bid, ga asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks-W ashington Market Com
pany, lG bid, 70 asked Washington Brick Ma
chine Company, = bid $50 asked. Great Falls Ice
Company, - bid, us asked Bull Run PIANO.
rama Company, Is bid, Is asked. Pneumatic Gun
Carriage, 4 bid, = asked. interocean Building
Company, bid, los asked.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies-Nstional
Safe Deposit, $40 bid, 2s5 asked. Washington
ington Loan and Trust Company, IN bid, -
asked. American Security and Trust Company,
6s% bid, 70 asked
lex, dividend.