Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-22
STOCKS AND BONDS SOLD.
Many Bidders and Good Prices at stidham's
Auction Rooms.

Many Bidders and Good Prices at stidham's
Auction Rooms.
One OF the most interesting sales of
stocks and bonds that has taken place
in this city was held Tuesday at
the auction rooms of L. W. Stidham AZ
Son, No. Ill East Fourth street. The
bidders were representative people of
the city and included brokers and
others. The sale of the stocks proved
satisfactory and shows bright market.
Fifty shares Of Central National Bank
stock were offered and 30 were sold to
ex-senator Alrich for sl20. so per share
20 shares to William Crawford at sl20
per share, and the balance to E. @.
Walker at S119 7-S per share.
Ten Wilmington City railway bonds
were purchased by Norris S. Robinson
at s102s4 each.
Wilmington City bonds, worth 8, 200.
at per cent, due September 1st, 1900,
were sold to r. r. Robinson & Co., aJ
102a4.
Twenty shares of Pennsylvania" rail
road stock were sold to Frederick
Darlington at s6714 per share.
Two bonds Of the value of 81, 900
each of the Lehigh Valley railr Dad due
in 1887, bearing interest May and
November, at 6 per cent, were sold to
the Equitable Guarantee Trust and
Safe Deposit Co, at los each.
Fifty shares of the First National
Bank of Wilmington were started at
SOB and sold at S1l5 to r. R. Robinson
& Co., taking seven shares. Twenty
shares were sold to =. B. Walker at
S114A, and the balance of 33 shares
were purchased by the Equitable Guar
antee and Trust Co., at s114.
Two hundred and forty shares of the
Delaware railroad stock were opened A.
S34 and sold at $751;, 10 the Guarantee
Truss and Safe Deposit Co.
Sixty shares of the Equitable Guar
antee and Trust Co. were sold in lots.
A. B. Gillespie purchased 20 shares at
Sl46, and 10 shares at..s1451s. Ten shares
were sold to Charles Evans Mt Sl44ls
per share. The balance of the stock
was sold to The Equitable Guarantee
and Trust 90. at sl43 per share.
Frederick Darlington purchased 90
shares, of the Pennsylvania railroad at
s67l4.
Two shares of the Wilmington Coal,
Gas Go. opened at sl05 and closed at
s10514. Hunter Grubb was the pur-
chaser.
Henry @. Jones purchased % shares
of the Washington Gas Light Co., at
S54 per share.
Ex-senator Alrich purchased the
share of stock of the National Bank of
Delaware at s460.
-Four shares OF the Girard National
Bank Of Philadelphia were started at
$40 per share and IN few minutes were
sold at ST. per share to ex-senator
Alrich. r
Four shares of the Wilmington &
ChIlstiana Turnpike Co. were sold to
the Equitable Guarantee and Trust
Co., at s3a4 per share. '
Two shares of the Lombardy Gene
terry Co., were started at So 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 ss. 30.
Ten shares of the capital stock of
the North Side Improvement Co., were
started at $50 per share and were pur-
chased by William johnson at s4914
per share.
John W. Lawson purchased 20 shares
of stock Of the Wilmington Transfer
| Co., at $234 per share.
Charles Evans purchased $4,000
worth of bonds of the Wilmington &
Chester Traction Co., bearing interest
at per cent, due in 1918, at Sl05.
Delaware City bonds. amounting to
$40, 600, bearing interest at per cent,
due in 1929, were purchased by Charles
Evans at the par value of s100 per share.
Stock Of the Wilmington City Elec
trio Co.. worth $1,000, bearing inter est
at per cent, was started at SOL and
was withdrawn when the bids reached
s104sl.
Joseph Hyde purchased 50, 900 worth
OF Wilmington city bonds, due in 1918,
| at per cent, at s107.
The Equitable Guarantee and Trust
Co. purchased the eight shares of First
National Bank at sl14 per share.
Five shares Of the National Bank of
Philadelphia were started at 500 per
| share by Frank H. Hoifecker, but were
sold to Thomas jackson for S212 per
share.
-Four shares Of the First National
Bank of Philadelphia opened at Sl40
and was sold to Thomas jackson at
| S160 per share.
One hundred shares of the New Castle
railway opened at S. per share and
were sold to Peter l.. Cooper, Jr., at
| S9a4 per share.
Twelve shares of the Wilmington
Coal Gas Go. opened at 500 per share
and advanced to s106a4, but were with
drawn. Some of the securities belonged
to the estate Of the late Elizabeth C.
Judd.
A stall in the Second street market
was sold at s25. The purchaser was
Lewis Adair.
A house and lot at No. 51S Washing
| ton street was sold to A, j, Derrickson