The St. Louis Republic., 1901-06-20
THE TRUST STOCKS
AGAIN BREAK RECORDS.
A BULL DAY IN THE LOCAL
SECURITY MARKET.
Trust Stocks Again the Principal
Attraction. Leading in Ac-
tivity and Strength

Yesterday was the banner day Of tho
week so far and went on record as one Of
the best In the way OF trading and prices
paid that have been experienced for some
considerable time. Tho demand was 30 well
distributed and so urgent for certain stocks
that sellers prices wero paid without hes
itancy. and as a result new high records
were made. The dealings were all IN stocks
and amounted to AS shares. the bulk be-
ing trust stocks. which for the last three
or four days have been the star attractions
Of the market Nearly everything that
changed hands. and many that failed to
do so. were higher. tho gains for the day
ranging from u to Z points, a. compared
with Tuesdays closing prices. There were
a number OF stocks and bonds on TIE active
list that were lost sight Of in the excitement
attending the big advances and active d..
mand for the favorites. and in a number
of instances were not quoted This WAS
partly true OF railways. which received less
attention than Is usually bestowed upon
them. and In which there were no sales.
This. however. had no quotable effect up
prices. which were nominaliy un-
changed. and United Is closed a; So bid and
$50 asked. the preferred stock at $.s bid
and S,s.2 asked. and Transit or common
stock sz3.75 bid and s2a.2 asked. These
were the only railways mentioned during
the day.
Interest right from the start was cen
tered in trust stocks. which have been con-
spicuous for strength tho past few days
and which have advanced In price nearly
every day. Further gains were registered
yesterday. and In most cases they were
maintained without trouble to the close.
Mississippi Valley. which was reported as
selling at $40 Tuesday after the regular
~ her mai IA ho d..
er in point Of strength. and during the
session 40 shares sold points higher than
that days regular close. at <S7. and closed
with that bid and $40 asked. close sec
ond to the above was Commonwealth.
which has been in demand and advanced
largely during the week. and which sold to
the amount Of 100 shares at $271. or
points above where II closed the day be-
fore. Another favorite was Mercantile.
which also made a fine record. ~ shares
bringing 4 points advance. selling at Ss35.
25 shares going at sssi. and the market
closing strong at points up for the day
at szA bad and $3ss asked. Lincoln was
wanted in a quiet way, and sold points
higher for the day at $zn. 10 shares bring
ing tnat figure. while previous to that sale
bid and SIl0.50 asked. and Union was 36s.tO
bid and $sss asked.
Bank stocks yesterday were quiet and
but little changed In price. The only stock
which met with any sort of q demand was
Continental National. Sales were IN II
shares early at $2se5 50 10 shares later sell
ing at Sc. while 80 was bid and SIS
asked for more. There was a bid of $2aa.5 50
for National Bank Of Commerce. but none
offered. Third National was in quiet de-
mand and steady at SIS. with SIS asked
Bids for Boatmens were advanced to $1s9.
and $a0s was asked. AL other stocks were
neglected
A feature Of the early market was tho
brisk demand developed for Consolidated
Coal stock. which brought out % much
competition that prices advanced sharply.
ard sales of 100 shares were made At 80,
and ~ shares at Sls Is. while late bids were
at So and no sellers.
Still another feature Of the market was
Westinghouse Automatic Air and Coupler
stocks which met with such q lively and
urgent demand that prices bounded upward,
and after 100 shares had sold at SO. closed
at IA. points higher for the day at si:.75
bid and Si3.5 asked.
Closing quotations: