The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-12
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YoRK. Jan. 12.-Moncy on call
loaned at Bal per cent.
Exchange firm: posted rates, ds3l@is7
actual rates, 4S22G0iS3 for sixty days and
4sG04sGl for demand.
Governments steady; currency Gs, 100
bid; As, coupon, 100 bid AS, do, 1881
bid.
The stock market was very active this
morning. Business was on larger scale
than on any morning forsmonths, 21S,00J
shares having been sold up to midday At
the opening there was great activity and
dealings were attended with much excite
ment. The Sugar Trust was the greatest
feature. Its first sale was at an advance
of 81 over the final price of Saturday. The
dealings in II were enormous and its price
advanced at the rate of 1 per cent. on each
sale until 1t finally reached 6ll against
70a Saturday.
There was of course considerable fever.
ishncss in connection with the dealings
and its price reached to 7S1, In which
neighborhood IL was maintained during
the hour. The general list, while sharing
in the carly strength and activity, was
irregular in the latter part of the first
hour. Missouri Pacific was strong, adj
vancing 3. Northern Pacific and Chicago
Gas were also active and strong and each
advanced per cent. With the exception
of the speculatives named, the net result
of the first hours trading was TO leave
figures slightly lower for the general list.
The market was less active in the hour
to noon. The Wizards and the Changers
were the features of the second hour.
Prices were stronger, however, although
still fevcrish Sugar advanced II, and the
general list made slight fractional gains.
At this writing the market is dull, but
finn.
Washington Stock Exchange.
Reported for THE CRITIC by Gurley e
Stevens, real estate and local securities,
1885 4 street northwest.
Sales-Regular call, ~ o'clock M
Peoples Fire Insurance, 80 a st. Wash.
Gas, % n 40s. American Security aud
Trust Co., a 3. Washington Loan and
Miscellaneous Bonds-W. e G.. r. r..
10-40 0s, R'93i23, 100; w. Il G. r. r. con-
vertible 6s, 100; Masonic Hall Assn
5s, G 1893, 1903; Wash. Market Co.,
LIST mort. 6s, 10S American Security and
Trust. 5's, 100; Wash. It. Infantry, LIST,
6s. 1904, 06; Wash. 1t. Infantry, ID, IS,
1904, 05; Wash. Gaslight Co., Ser. a, is,
ZIG; Wash. Gaslight Co., Ser. b, IS, ilGl.
National Bank Stocks-Bank of Wash
politan, 270; Central 800; Farmers and
Mechanics, le0 Citizens, 10; Columbia
151; Capital, 40; West End, 9G Traders
100; Lincoln, 1861; Second, 100.
Railroad Stocks-Wash. and Geo, 2i0;
Metropolitan, 10; Columbia, ca Cap
itol and North o Street, 80; Eck'ton
d Sol. Home, 5Gl; Georgetown ~ Ten
nallytown, 40.
Insurance Stocks - Firemen's. As;
Franklin, so; Metropolitan, 80; National
Union, II; Arlington, 1856; Corcoran. 6S;
Columbia, Ia; German American, 1866
Potomac s39; Riggs, s; Peoples, st; Lin
coin, So; Commercial, 4.
Title Insurance Stocks-Real Estate
Title, 1875; Columbia Title, O..
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-Wash-
ington Gas, 40a; Georgetown Gas, 49,;
U. $. Electric Light; 1i0!.
Telephone Stocks-Pennsylvania 20;
Chesapeake & Potomac, 81; American
Graphophone, %11}.
Miscellaneous Stock-Washingto Mar
ket, %l7; Bull Run Panorama, Is; Pneu-
matte Gun Carriage, 1.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies
National Safe, Deposit, 2io; Wash. Safe
Deposit, 100; Wash. Loan & Trust Co.,
07I; American Security Il Trust Co., 62l,
*Ex-diyidcnd.
Chicago Wheat Market.
CHICAGO, Jan. l2.--Opening: Wheat
May, 0s. Corn-May, 53l. Oats-May
4Ga. Pork-May, HOS. Lard-May, G.32l
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