The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-10
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YoRK, Jan. l0.-Moncy closed at 3
per cent, the only rate.
Exchange closed steady; posted rates,
4s3l@isS actual rates, 1897 for sixty days
and 1871 for demand.
Governments steady; currency Gs, 100
bid; 4s, coupon, 40 bid; as, do, lO3
bid.
Pacific Railroad bonds closed as follows:
Union iirsts, llll bid, do. sndng funds,
100 bid; Centrals, ll2 bid.
The stock market was fairly active to-
day. Upto noon, the closing hour, 49,
1903 shares of stock were sold. The mar
ket opened firm, with the first prices al
most invariably higher In the early
dealings there was further sharp adj
vance In few stocks, the only marked
exception being Jersey Central, which was
down 2. st. Paul, Richmond and West
Point and Sugar Trust were the features
of the carly dealings. The latter was very
strong and after opening II per cent.
higher, on the announcement of
the dissolution of the receiver
ship, advanced 2 per cent. more to
G9l. Oregon Improvement advanced II
and Colorado Coal, IL. After the first call
the market became quiet. Sugar retired
to GSl and the rest of the list showed slight
reactions. Toward II o'clock the market
again became strong. Chicago and Illinois
preferred rose / per cent, and the Others
ON the list were generally ut the best
figures. After II o'clock the market
was not so active, but its tone
the bank statement, showing an increase
in the reserve of 81, S07 l25, there was
another advance in prices and the mar
ket closed strong at about the best figures.
The following are the closing quotations:
New York, Jan. l0.--Flour was fairly
active aud firm. City Mill extras,
s5.O0@5.l5 for West Indies; Minnesota
extra, 81. 40M5.50; Fine, S2.GOM32j.
Wheat closed about steady unchanged;
No. >, red winter, 103l; January, 1919
Mixed GO@Gl cash; do. JANUARY, 60.
Oats quiet; No. ., mized, 5ll@5l2 cash;
January, 5l2. Pork, dull; mess, Si1.0O66
1900 for new. Lard, quiet; January,
1928. Molasses, dull; New Orleans,
1s@35. Turpentinc fairly active at 1891.
Resin, steady; strained to good, Si'35C1
and crushed, g; powdered, 81; granu-
lated, 1916. Coffee, spot lots steady;
fair Rio, 20.
Washington Stock Exchange.
Reported for THE Critic by Gurley e
Stevens, real estate and local securities
1885 i street northwest.
Sales--Regular call, ~ o'clock M
D. c. rs of 1891, 81 900 1914 Lincoln
Fire Insurance, l00a 81. Columbia Title
Insurance, 10 a 81. American Graphic
| phone, 80 u Ill 80 III; 50a ll4. Wash
lean Security and Trust Co., 80 63.
Miscellaneous Bonds-W. IL G. Il. r..
1910 Gs, R03i23, 1901; w. II G. II. r. con-
vcrtible Gs, 10j; Masonic Hall ASST
SIS, G 1893, 1OO Wash. Market Co.,
lst mort Gs, 10s;. American Security and
Trust, 5s, 100; Wash. 1t. Infantry, 1st,
Gs. 1901, 06 Wash. 1t. Infantry, ID, Is,
| 1904, 96; Wash. Gaslight Co., Ser. A, is,
| III; Wash. Gaslight Co., Ser. b, 6s, 1l74.
| National Bank Stocks--Banlt of Wash
ington, 435; Bank of Republic, 260; Metro
politan, go; Central, 300; Farmers and
Mechanics, 10l Citizens, no. Columbia,
$50: Capital, 40; West End. 96l; Traders
1901; lincoln, 1906. Second National, 175.
Railroad Stocks-Wash. and Geo, go;
Metropolitan, 10; Columbia, 6S; Cap
itol and North o Street, 81; Eck,ton
nallytown, 40l.
Insurance Stocks = Fircmcn's, As
Franklin, 81; Metropolitan, 81; National
Union. Il; Arlington, 1906 Corcoran, GS
Columbia, IA; German American, l75
Potomac, SO; Riggs, a; Peoples, .; Lin
coin, 81; Commercial. A..
Title Insurance Stocks-Real Estate
illlc, ~, toluiilDla iHlc, ". $50
Gas and Electric Light StocRs-Wash
ington Gas, 400; Georgetown Gas, As
U. s. Electric Light; no
Telephone Stocks-Pcnnsylvania, %
Chesapeake Il Potomac 90; America
Graphophonc, sllt.
Miscellaneous Washington Mar
kct Is; Bull Run Panorama, Is; Pncu
matte Gun Carriage, Z.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies
National Safe Deposit, 2i5; Wash. SAT-
Deposit, 100; Wash. Loan 4 Trust Co.
97!; American Security Il Trust Co., O.!
SEX-dividend.