The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-30
THE SAME OLD STORY;
LOCAL STOCKS DULL.
NO LIFE TO THE MARKET
SALES SMALL.
United Railways Steady Bank
and Trust Stocks Gener-
ally Firm.
MORNING

MOltNlN0 SESSlOSs !
The hope that some life would be inject
ed into the local market for securities was
not realized yesterday. the session OF the
Stock Exchange being as slow and dull as
on any day this week. Orders to both buy |
and sell were scarce. sales few and far
between and the general situation without J
a single feature Of interest. There were
few changes In prices yesterday, either for
netter or worse, the quotations. as a rule.
being about as they have been Of late. In
the case Of United Railways. there was
practically no change in the bonds or
transit stock. the former being quoted at
$3.50 bid and 5000 asked. and the latter at
SG.io bid and S24.25 asked. There were a
few orders for preferred stock. and the
seventy-hve shares that changed hands
brought selling figure of SIS. at which there
were sellers late. and s77.15 bid.
There was some evidence Of frmness in
the market for bank stocks. but. like
everything else. they were dull, and but
one sale was made during the day. con-
sisting OF twenty-five shares Third Ma
ttohal at Sli. Closing quotations were for
hve-share lots at s213.5o hid and s2l4 asked.
Continental National was unchanged at Sol
bid and :e24 asked: s2ss was bid for National
Bank OF Commerce. ard State National
was SlW bid and $17S asked.
There was but little interest apparent in
the markc; for trust stocks. and none were
traded in: $3.50 was again bid for five shares
Mississippi Valley. and $3.50 for larger
lots. and $3.50 asked. Lincoln was SO
bid and S232 asked. while Missouri and
Union were offered for sale at Sis and SIS
respectively.
The initial sale yesterday was in 100
shares Granite-B Metallic. which sold in
iifty-share lots at $40. later S2CI!1 was bid
and $2.l0 asked.
Bids for International Automatic Coupler
were higher yesterday morning at $780,
but there was none offered.
AFTERNOON SESSION. ilaaI
The afternoon session was hardly worthy
Of tho name SO very dull was business and
slight was the interest taken. There were
only two trades made, and these were con-
fined TO United Railways. 500 Of the Is
! selling at S9.75. and a small lot Of ten
shares of preferred stock bringing $7i.7S.
The close on these securities was the same
az at the morning session. the bonds being
BID $3.50 and held at 1913. the preferred
transit stock S3.7b bid and $2a.2s asked:
\ Pretty near everything else in the way OF
stocks and bonds was neglected, the quo
tations being few and far between. There
was a bid Of $3.50 for Mississippi Valley
Trust, r., and s.s z . "nd s@ offer Of s sss %! Il Lincoln S1
souri, had a seller willing to take $114.5o. but
drew out no bids. Outside of American
Exchange. which was In demand and
strong at $2S.5O bid. dividend on. and held
at $3.50. there were no changes OF impor.-
lance in local bank stocks. Continental
National was again wanted at s221. dividend
on. but was held at $224. Third National
was bid $2l8. with S215 asked. and Mechan-
les National. which has not been quoted
OF late. was $2S5 bid and s233 asked.