The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-20
APATHETlC MARKET
FOR LOCAL SECURITIES.
TRUST STOCKS THE ONLY
REAL FEATURE.
All Other Securities Dull, With
Buyers and Sellers Wide Apart
in Price Views.

Yesterday was an OF day and generally a
featureless one In the local stock and BOND
market. Sales were small. unsettled and In
a number of instances lower. Buying or
ders were limited and the efforts of brokers
were to fill them at lower prices. while
those with orders to sell showed no dispo-
sition to press them, generally holding them
above buyers views or limits. Only a small
business was done during the session. sales
of stocks amounting to but 30 shares and
but six $1,000 bonds changing hands The
favorite stocks and the ones exhibiting the
most strength were trusts. which were
steady to !. point better in price compared
with those of last Saturday at the close.
Like everything else. however. the market
was a very slow and quiet one. no special
features being developed. Whats asked?'
for such and such a stock. and What's
bidy' was about as near as brokers got in
most cases to making sales Trust stocks
were taken in hand first and the opening
trade was In a small lot Is shares Of old Mer-
camille, which was in fair demand and sold
at 1895, the close being weaker at Il point
of at $ss4.75 and 2952 bid and asked re-
spectively. The only other sale was In Title
and Guaranty. 10 shares selling at $lAO. or
u point better. Lincoln was strong and In
demand at S2H. with s2iS asked. a difference
Of "a a share between buyer and seller.
Commonwealth was again the strong fea-
ture Of the market that stock opening at
S2ss.O bid. but closing at 500 bid and more
offered Missouri Was quiet; but held firm firm
a point difference between buyers and sell
ers of Mississippi Valley. but that was
enough to prevent sales being made; snow
Bids for this stock were 1886 and 1897 was
asked.
There was TO particular feature to the
market for bank stocks yesterday, aside
from the dullness Witnessed, and a very
unsatisfactory day was experienced. Ma
tional Bank of Commerce was In best de-
mand, and the % shares that changed
hands. after considerable talk. brought Il
point advance. scs5 being paid There was
under 1855 Continental National at one
time was bid 500 80. but closed at $50 bid.
Third National was undeniably weak eSm,
favorite on the expected increase in the
dividend. the best bid being $23s. y point
When he last Quarterly dividend of II.
per cent was paid this stock was quoted at
$2l3.O bid and s2l4.O asked. Mechanics' Ma
tional. the only other bank stock quoted,
was in demand In a quiet way at SSa. with
s2S5 asked.
No changes Of Importance were to be no.
ticed I'm the market for United Railways
The demand was small and quiet. and there
was no selling pressure to be noticed. A
few of the Is were wanted and two lots
Of so and SEQ respectively sold at So.25. the
ruling price for the last two or three weeks,
Trading in the preferred stock amounted to
but 20 shares at ISIS. and the close was
u point off at $i bid and S1.25 asked. A
much better demand was had for Transit.
but the business done was light. the 100
shares that sold at $3.50 satisfying all the
orders on the market. The close was at
$50 buyers and 81 sellers
An inquiry was had for Westinghouse
Coupler. but buyers and sellers were unable
to get together and nothing was done. the
best bid for the only lot offered for sale. II
shares, being s53.1 IS. and $50 asked. Brewery
bonds were weaker and lower. and late one
sold At $3.50