Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-26
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

1870 HSSAA SA686Co LA TCiuo0ciiHB ScVeTdi
OF the banking houses OF the city. Changes
have been made in the interior arrange
ments SO to give more room, and the
decorators have lent their aid in imparting
to the banking rooms not only a bright
and attractive appearance, but one that
is smart enough to bring them in the class
of what is known as up-to-date banking
houses. The latest to join the number of
modernized bank buildings is the one oc-
cupied by the Citizens National Bank.
which has been thoroughly Overhauled. The
new banking room Is spacious and the par
ticular result achieved by the changes
which is especially gratifying to Captain
John H. Moore, the vice president Of the
bank. under whose direction the work has
been done, is that it is now well lighted
from end to end. The light shade Of color
OF the rich decorations of the wall con-
tribute to this, but the removal of all par
tftions is the main cause. A vault of the
modern type has also been installed. and
ample space has been provided for the use
Of the customers Of the bank.
Alterations of Importance have been go
ing on in the building of the Second Ma
tional Bank, and the outcome is better
light and more facilities alike for the en-
ployes of the bank and the public. The en-
trance to the building is brought down
nearer to the level of the street and in the
rear an addition has been erected which
provides comfortable room for the meet
ings of the board Of directors.
More than double the space is now avail
able in the Traders Bank owing to extern
sive alterations which are now completed
In addition to providing more room for its
own use there have been added two stories
to the height of the building and all the
upper portion used for office PURPOSES
Changes have been completed by the
metropolitan Bank which provides more
room and also places the entrance on a
level with the street. These however are
understood to be merely temporary i'm
provements, as the board of directors has
under consideration the advisability of
erecung on this site a modern structure,
which VIII not. only accommodate the bank
but also give. space for Office purposes.
Important notifications are being made
sin the arrangement OF the first floor of the
building of the National Safe Deposit Saw
ings and Trust Company, and when these
are completed the offices of the company
VIII occupy the, entire space, with an en-
'ftrance on 10Th street as well as at the cor
,. On the opposite side of the street some
time next month"; IT Is expected the work
OF erecting the fine new home for the
american Am security and Trust Company
been built BY the. Home Savings Bank is
about completed and that institution is to
occupy the first floor with the upper floors
available for office purposes.
r. The market for bonds seems to be rather
more active than is the case with any other
class OF securfties on the list of the Wash
fngton Stock Exchange There are orders
to buy these securities, while with most of
the others there is apparently little buying
or interest.
At todays meeting of the exchange an ef
fort was made to buy 81 900 of the Capital
Traction bonds. with 1O6ss bid. but none
ton railway bonds 72h was bid for 81 600.
and the lowest offer made was 72N but no
business was done
One broker picked up IS 900 of Metropol-
1tan Railroad IS at 1881, and that seemed
TO exhaust both the Offering and the de-
mand. There was a feeble market as to lie
demand both for Columbia Railroad IS AMI
Gas certfhcates, and In one case only 800
was wanted and in the other 800. The
bids in both cases were 118.
Ten shares of Riggs Fire Insurance Com
many were wanted, but bid of s1h failed
to get them.
One hundred shares of Gas were sold at
5SA. but similar lot offered at the same
price failed to find a purchaser The SUBJ
seQuent sales were self to self" Ouota-
ton lots were also offered at 5SX without
finding buyers.
Lanston was offered In lots of from 20 to
LOCO shares. the former amount at and
shares. But there was no business done