The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-14
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


New York, Feb. 14..--Money closed off
292a per cent, the only rate of the day.
Exchange closed steady; posted rates,
4S7@4Ss; actual rates, 4S6 for sixty days
and 1881 for demand.
Governments closed steady; currency
6s, 100 bid; As, coupon, 100 bid; AS, do,
103 bid.
The stock market during the two hours
of business to-day was extremely dull,
only S.l16 shares changing hands. Prices
wereirregular throughout, but the changes
were very slight. The principal business
was in Louisville the Sugar Trust and
Susquehanna and Western. The last
named was very strong and, on some buy
lug said to be on the part of insiders, adj
vanced from 37l to 30l. The general list
was in the main weak, and at the close
values were, in most cases, fractionally be-
low those of yesterday. The bank state
ment which made its appearance about
decrease of 81, 749,075 in the reserve. This
fact added to the weakness. The trans
actions for the morning were the smallest
in months.
Washington Stock Exchange.
Reported for THE CRITIC by Gurley &
Stevens, real estate and local securities,
1895 Il street northwest.
. Sales Regular call, 10 o'clock m.--
U. s. As, reg, $50 1901. ID. c. 6s of 1902,
$1,000 a 116I. w. & G II. r.. conv., $500
ALTO; $500 40. w. Il G.. r. II. scrip,
500 a 40; $500 140. Wash. Gas Rights,
$3.50 100; $3.50 a l22;; $500 1913. Col. Fire
ms, 90 q 10; 80 -, Riggs ms. Co., 100 o
Miscellaneous Bonds-W. & G. r. r.
l0.40 6's, R'03-'23, 100; w. 4 q. r. Il.
Convertible 6's, 5000 1870; Masonic Hall
Assn SIS, G 1893, 102; Wash. Market Co.,
LIST SIS, 1S92-1911, 108: Wash. Market Co.,
Imp. 8's, 1912l27, 112; Amer. Security
and Trust, 5's. 1905, 100: Wash. Light
Infantry. list 6s. 1904, 100: Wash. Light
Infantry, I'd rs, 1904, 95; Wash. Gas Co.
Ser. a, 6's, l9o2,'27, 10; Wash. Gas Go.
Convertible Us, 1901, 12l. q
National Bank Stocks--Bank of Wash
ington, 450; Bank Of, Republic, 260; Met.
ropolitan, 270; Central, 300; Second, 1873;
Farmers and Mechanics, 100; Columbia,
$50; Capital, 1901; West End, 9Sl; Lincoln,
100; Citizens, 40; Traders, III.
Railroad Stocks. = Washington and
Georgetown, 900 Metropolitan, 10; Co
lumbia, GO; Capitol and North 0 Street
81; lexington and Soldiers Home So
Georgetown and Tenallytown, 60:
Insurance Stocks. : Firemen's, 46l
", pV, %No'iNiio
Union, II; Arlington, us; Corcoran 6s
Columbia lag; German American, 40
Potomac, s3; Riggs, 8; Peoples, 5s Lin
coin, 81; Commercial, L.
Title Insurance Stoeks-Real Estate
Title, 1877; Columbia Title, @.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-Wash
ington Gas, 392; Georgetown Gas, As; U
S. Electric Light, 1i3l.
Telephone neutrality-suspicious., 25
Chesapeake & Potomac, SO, American
Graphophone, s.
Miscellaneous Stocks-Washington Mar
ket, II; Bull Run Panorama, II; Pneu
matte Gun Carriage, 4; Great Falls Ice, 10
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies
National Safe Deposit, 2l0 Washington
Safe Deposit, 10; Wash. Loan IL Trus
Co, OF; American Security II Trust Co.
COL.
Chicago Grain Market.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2i-0pening; Wheat
May, 0sb; July, o3s, Com-May, So
July, 52s, Oats-May, 40. Pork-May
$50; July, 1910. Lard-May, 5,s5; July
COS. Ribs-May, 4.92l; July, $50.