Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-17

diana. The INFORMATION given is Of speoaai
interest here for the reason that 1t shows
that Washington national banks occupy a
place of considerable prominence In this
aspect OF national finances. The data used
in regard to the amounts of public money
I'm the various banks were obtained from
the Treasury Department. One of the
tables appended to Mr. Robinson's remarks
arranges the cities of the country where the
banks hold government deposits in the
ORDER of their population. Washington
stands fifteen In this list, while in respect
TO the amount OF money on deposit the RANK
of this city is seven.
New York city heads the list In both the
extent of Its population and the size of the
government deposits. The list of the seven
cities having the principal deposits and
the population of each are given follows:
Population. U. s. Deposits.
New York. s.4s1 .2o2 $780, e2 so7
~, i.onis -.--...,..-.- 5I3.2ts e.IIl.3sl
rhiIadelphia' -. isss ee1 s.S1s.ii
Pit'sbnrg: ............ a2l,6l6 4.sos.ee
S Wa shns,d, ' s2ss,s ssSa s9s
The banks In this city designated In the
tables as temporary special dcpositaries.
3lst day of October 1908. are: American
National, 100000; National Metropolitan.
$4,000: Citizens National 10000, and
Riggs National. x30O0Ooo.
IE the list of banks designated as regular
| depositaries of public money appears the
name OF the Central National Bank of this
city. and the amount credited to that insu-
| tuition October II, 1903 is $l201l13S. The
| total amount on deposit in the banks named
is given as s351o,111.
The annual election of officers of the
stock exchange will be held tomorrow As
| is customary on such occasions IL ia ex-
pected that the choice of the members will
be practically unanimous, and one vote will
determine the selection In each case. II is
probable that Mr.. Charles p. williams will
be elected president to succeed Mr.. VIII
liam A. Means, who completes his second
year as the Official head OF the exchange.
Mr.: Thomas Hume will In all probability be
called upon to serve again as secretary and
Mr. Walter Heiston as treasurer.
Nearly $50 shares OF gas were traded in
| at the meeting OF the stock exchange today
making the largest record of sales. In a
single day for some time. There was one
seller and practically buyer Some
fractional lots were sold, and then 100 in
twenty-five-share lots were disposed Of
with the price remaining at sly. which Is
somewhat lower than that of recent sales
bid one-eighth lower for large blocks
secured a block of one hundred shares. and
then the demand seemed to be satisfied
The bid price. however, only went one
eighth lower. and at the close was 51h,
with the stock offered at 57s.
A slight advance in the bidding for bonds
was the feature Of the call I'm that class
The only sales made were 300 in Colum-
bia railway 5s at 1032s, which was a slight
falling off from the last sale recorded
Seventy-two and one-half was bid for
Washington street railway Is. but none
were offered at less than 73. An advance of
a quarter was made in the bidding for tele-
phone bonds. and Washington gas certifi-
Gates could have been sold at 1l3x an in
crease of three-quarters of po.nt.
Two shares of National Safe Deposi,
stock were offered at 100 but the highest bid
was Hay The stock was offered at $50
Two small lots of Union Trust and Storage
Company stock were sold at LOG and 1Osl.,
and it was offered at 1861. After call nine
shares were offered at loo but were not
sold. slight recession was made in the
| asking price of Washington Loan and
Trust.
A block of Firemen's Insurance stock
was offered for sale, but 20 was the highest
bid obtained, and the owner wanted at
vance marked the bid price recorded for
the stock of the Potomac Fire Insurance
Company with no dealings.
The trading in Mergenthaler was not
of general interest although the tend
ency seemed to be toward lower level
of prices.
At one time it looked as If Washington
steamboat stock might be offered at UNI
usually low figures, for a sort of rivalry
sprang up among those who had it for
sale, and while the asking price at the be-
ginning of the attempt at trading was 233
1t went down to go. although the lati.-.-
offer was withdrawn, leaving 23l the lowest
asking price. No bid of more than 222h