The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1900-02-21
FINANCIAL.
General Situation of Yesterdays
Stock and Money Mar
ket Reviewed.
MARKET FIRM AND ACTIVE
Stocks Lively in London, as il is Be-
lieved Good News Has Been
observation-disclosures Local
Sales of Stocks
and Bonds.
MARKET FIRM AND ACTIVE

Sidered advisable to take profit on short
sales in certain special stocks. Baltimore
& Ohio common, the steel stocks and
Manhattan SIRE the safest things to sell
for time. Excluded from this list is
National Steel, as this is selling too low
by comparison with the other steel
issues.
There is rumor to the effect that Mr..
Keene's holdings in Third avenue, what
ever they were, nave been unloaded, and
that his interest in the property consists
in having loaned large sum Of money
on the stock at par. Following the rumor,
however, is that this is entirely per-
sonal loan to Mr.. Hart and does MT rep
resent Mr.. keene's interest or views con-
corning the property.
The market as whole shows strong
manipulative support and there is moth
ing to alarm holders into selling. A
narrow traders market may be expected
for some little time.
In London, American securities in
common with other departments, opened
decidedly strong; they became agrees
sive, and are now bouyant. ItGis reported
unoficially that Cronje has been de-
feated. Downing street gives out no
news but the impression prevails there
that good tidings have come to hand.
Sale of Stocks and Bonds.
These stocks and bonds were sold yes
terday morning at the auction rooms of
l.. w. Stidham 4 Son, No. Ill East
Fourth street:
Fifty shares OF Central National Bank
stock were offered and thirty were sold
to ex-senator Alrich for 500 so per
,h
Crawford at $l20 per share, and the
balance to Z. G. Walker at $ll9s per
share.
Ten Wilmington City Railway bonds
were purchased by Norris S. Robinson
at $l02s each.
Wilmington City bonds, worth 81, GOO,
at & per cent, due September /, 1900,
were sold to R. R. Robinson & Co., at
| 1929.
Twenty shares OF Pennsylvania Rail-
road stock were sold to Frederick Oar
lington at $67i per share.
Two bonds of the value of 1000 each
of the Lehigh Valley Railroad due in
1897, bearing interest May and Novem-
Der, at = per cent, were sold to the Equi-
table Guarantee Trust 4 Safe Deposit
Company, at l05 each. .. !.
Fifty shares Of the First National Bank
of Wilmington were started at sos and
sold at $ll5 to r. II. Robinson & Com
paay, taking seven shares. Twenty
shares we're sold TO Z. B. Walker at
$ll44, and the balance of 33 shares were
purchased by the Equitable Guarantee
< Trust Company, at Sll4.
Two hundred and forty shares OF the
Delaware railroad stock were opened at
II III aN ; l,,I
Trust q Safe Deposit Company.
Sixty shares of the Equitable Guaran-
tee 4 Trust Company were sold i'll lots.
A. B. Gillespie purchased 20 shares at
$l46, and 10 shares at Sl451. Ten shares
were sold TO Charles Evans at $144l per
share. The balance of the stock was sold
to the Equitable Guarantee 4 Trust Com
pany at Sl43 per share.
Frederick Darlington purchased 20
shares OF the Pennsylvania railroad at
$67i.
Two shares OF the Wilmington Coal,
Gas Co. opened at $l05 and closed at
$l05i. Hunter Grubb was the pur-
chaser.
Henry G. Jones purchased % shares
of the Washington Gas Light Co., at $54
per share.
Ex-senator Alrich purchased the
share of stock of the National Bank Of
Delaware, at $3.50.
Four shares of the Girard Nationa
Bank of Philadelphia, were started al
$40 per share and in a few minutes were
sold at ST. per share 10 ex-senator
Alrich.
Four shares of the Wilmington
Christiana Turnpike Co. were sold tt
the Equitable Guarantee and Trust Co.,
at $34 per share.
Two shares of the Lombardy Gene
terry Co. were started at S. per share and
were sold at $40 to Thomas Sharpe.
Section No. "A of Lombardy cemetery
containing 176 square feet OF land, was
sold to w. Scott Vernon, at $3.50.
Ten shares of the capital stock OF che
North Side improvement Co., were
started at $50 per share and were pur
chased by William johnson at $49I PEI
share.
John w. Lawson purchased 20 sharei
of stock OF the Wilmington Transfer Co.
at 1921 per share.
| Charles Evans purchased $l5,O0(
worth of bonds of the Wilmington
Chester Traction Co., bearing interest al
per cent, due in 1918, at $l05.
Delaware City bonds, amounting Il
$4,000, bearing interest at per cent.
due in 1929, were purchased by Charles
Evans at the par value Of 800 pc
share.
Stock of the Wilmington City Electric
Co., worth So, coo, bearing interest at
per cent, was started at SOL and wa
withdrawn when the bids reached $104s
| Joseph Hyde purchased $1,000 WORT
of Wilmington city bonds, due in 1918
at 4 per cent, at $l07.
j The Equitable Guarantee & Trust Com
pany purchased the eight shares of FRS
), National Bank at STA per share.
Five shares of the National Bank G
Philadelphia were started at 500 pc
share by Frank H. Hoffecker but wer
sold to Thomas Jackson for 1912 pc
share.
Four shares of the First Nationa
Bank OF Philadelphia opened as $40 an
were sold to Thomas Jackson at $3.50 pc
share.
i One hundred shares OF the New Castl
Railway opened ct IS per share and yer