The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30
QUIETER MARKET
FOR LOCAL STOCKS.
UNITED RAILWAYS BONDS
HEAVILY DEALT IN.
Other Securities Very Much
Quieter, With Bank and Trust
Stocks Somewhat Easier.

There was not 30 much steam on yester-
day. and the local market for stocks and
bonds. taken as a whole. was not to be
compared with previous days Of the week.
either in the amount of trading. excitement
or price changes. As on the day before. .he
interest was largely conferred in United
Railways. which again had the call. and
were principally traded In. This was es-
p~ecially true Of the 4s. which were in
unusually active demand, and sold to the
amount OF s42.o Doc at sss.5a. with that bid for
more. This was the heaviest days trading
I'm these bonds for weeks. There was a very
encouraging demand for the preferred stock.
which was traded in ex. dividend. The mar
xet was strong. and especially late. when.
after there had been sales of 3S shares at
$S0.1s Is shares sold at si. and that was
bid at the close. with Ssl.2S asked. Transit
stock was wholly unchanged. but fully as
strong as Ii was the day before. the 30
shares that changed hands easily bringing
SIZE. with that bid. and $40 asked.
There was no Wild hurrah In Missouri Edi-
sons as there was the day before. a tame
and quiet market being experienced and
few sales. There was no rush to buy or to
Sell. and therefore. no runaway prices. Ear
ly trading in the common stock was OF a
basis of $21.&. at which. however only 10
shares sold. Later the market weakened a
little on a disposition shown to sell on the
part Of certain brokers, and 20 shares went
at 81. at which there were sellers at close,
with but sao.15 bid. The first trade I'm the
preferred was in 80 shares at $50. This was
followed later by a sale of 10 shares at
$3.50. and the market closed at So bid and
about ss the asking price. There was a
quiet demand for the bonds at sS4.15. but
none offered under SIS.
ALL uro.L aud dactJaIl,. "a -,o-lox
was had in trust stocks. The dealings were
the lightest for many a day. and in nearly
every instance market values were lower.
There was but one sale during the day and
that was In a small lot Of Is shares of Lin
coin, which brought $265. or a point lower
than it closed the day before. and closed
points or at $264.50 bid and s265 asked.
Quite a good demand developed in Title and
Guaranty: which stock did not participate
from $50 to $153.50 {. and the stock was Of
fered for $l5A. 50. Mercantile was slow and
sss'e was s' o He1 se az ssss SO HT.hSs srs %sre sa no
bids for these stocks. The only quotation
made on Commonwealth was a selling oner
Of ESQ. and st. Louis was offered for sale
There were some redeeming features 20
the market for bank stocks. but i'm some
respects II was In nearly as discouraging a
position as that for trust stocks. The best
feature was the demand for Boatmen's,
which sold early to the amount of 100 shares
at $26. and right at the close Is shares more
brought <0e.50. which was a point better
than It closed Friday. The only other sale
was 20 shares Of Continental National at
$H9, but which closed at that sellers and
s2s8.5o asked. Commerce was decidedly on,
sellers at 800. as compared with $500. so bid
the day before. Third National. on the 9th
er hand. was a point up at $2s bid. and
view yesterday. namely, Franklin, which
was quoted salable at 31S5. and Jefzerson.