The critic., 1891-02-27
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

New YoRK, Feb. 27-Wall street 1870
p. m.-Money on call is easy at 2@3 per
cent. -.t, a b.
Exchange steady; posted rates 4s6@4so;
actual rates, 4S50eiS5I for sixty days, and
4ss@4Ssl for demand.
Governments steady; currency 6s, 10
bid; 4s, coupon, 1875 bid; AS, do, 103 bid
The stock market this morning was ex-
tremely dull, only 1890 shares changing
hands. At the opening there was firm
tone and some advances, chiefly st. Paul,
Union Pacific, Burlington and Rock
Island. The market subsequently weak
ened under selling movement in Pacific
Mail and Susquehanna and Western pre-
ferred. The firstnamed declined . per
cent, and Susquehanna and Western j.
The changes in the general list were only
slight, and at noon the market was
steady. There was no feature developed
in the whole mornings trading. AT this
writing prices are generally sto2 per cent.
below those of yesterday.
Washington stock Exchange.
Reported for THE CRITIC by Gurley e.
Stevens, real estate and local securities,
1886 II street northwest.
Sales-Regular call, 12 o'clock M
ID. G. 3.65's, $500 11Gl Wash. Gas Con-
vertible 6's, $500 1870; $3.50 100. Col
Nat. Band, IS a l55. Geo. and Tcnally-
town r. r., 10 a 60; 20 GO. Col. Fire
Ins., GO a 70; 40 a 10; 40 10. Com. Ins;,
20 ". Wash. Gas, % 42a; % a 422;
25 a.422; % a 49, 20 43; - 43; % i3;
% 43; 25 a 43. Amer. Graph, 80 "a;
20 7s. Wash. Loan and Trust Co., 10 a
96i; 10 0Gl; 10 q 06l. Am. Security and
Trust Co., 10 a 6Ss; 10 6s9; 10 a6Ss; Is
| n co.
Miscellaneous Bonds-W. 4 g. R. R.
1910 6s,. R03'23, 10l; w. IL G. r. r..
Convertible 6's. '00,20, 100; Masonic Hall
LIST 6's, lS02-l0l1, LOG; Wash. Market Co.,
Imp, 6s, 19l2i27, 10; Amer. Security
and Trust, SIS, 1905, 100; Wash. Light
| Infantry. 1st 6's, 1901. 100: Wash Light
| Infantry, 2d rs, 1901, 95; Wash. Gas Co.
| Ser. A, 6s, 1902i27, 11S; Wash. Gas Co.
Ser. b, 6's, 1902 30, 1l0l Wash. Gas Co.,
Convertible Is, 1901, 100.
| National Bank Stocks-Bank of Wash
ington, 450; Bank of Republic, 265; Met
| Farmers and Mechanics, 100; Columbia,
1856; Capital, 1911; West End, 9S; Lincoln,
lOl; Citizens, l70 Traders III.
| Railroad Stocks. - Washington and
Georgetown, 225; Metropolitan, 49, Co
lumbia, 66; Capitol and North 0 Street.
50; lexington and Soldiers Home, 57l
Georgetown and Tenallytown, GO.
| lUSurdflCe ctOCkS. = I1TctnenS, y, 4I
| Franklin. 52l: Metropolitan, so; National
Union, II: Arlington, l75; Corcoran, 6s
| Columbia, 10; German American, 170
Potomac, SO; Riggs, 8; Peoples, 5s Lin
coin, 5s Commercial, Al.
| Title Insurance Stocks-Real Estate
Title, 1861; Columbia Title, @.
| Gas and Electric Light Stocks-Wash
ington Gas, 42l; Georgetown Gas, AS; U
s. Electric Light, 150.
| Telephone Stocks-Pennsylvani 25
Chesapeake. d Potomac, 81; American
GraphophoIie, II. 81 4!
Miscellaneous Washington Mar.
ket, 10; Bull Run Panorama. III; Pneu
matte Gun Carriage, !; Great Falls Ice, lG0
Safe Deposit and Trust Gompanies-
National Safe Deposit, 2i0; Washington
Safe Deposit, ITO; Wash. Loan Il Trus'
CO., 90; American Security & Trust Co.
6Ss.
/ Local Cattle Market.
35 cattleup and sold-Best, ~ to 5; gooc
a to A; medium, 81 to 4; common, 3 tt
q; 80 sheep and lambs--Lambs, 5 to Z
sheep, 3 to 0; yearlings, to o., calves
5 to5!; cows and calves, $40 to $40.