Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-15


no further trades could be made.
The activity commenced the call OF
the Washington Street Railway per cent
bonds, for which S5s was asked yesterday
and S5A bid Today there was an active
demand, and the price was forced up by
fra ctions until the quotations stood at the
close S5M bid So asked in the meantime
trades had been made for one $1,oOo Dono
at $685. one $1,000 bond at Soa ana thlrteen
81 900 bonds at S51a Bidding was strong
at the close of the call, but there appeared
to be no more trades in sight at the hg-
uIes. An effort was made TO prlns Gu.
more of the bonds, but without success.
The stock of the Washington Street Rail
way Company, both the preferred and the
common was decidedly on the boom De-
fore the conclusion of the day BUSINESS
had attained considerable advance. ms
stock was fairly active yesterday ana tHe
closing figures were IT'S bid and 17as asked.
Today trades were made at varying ngures
above the prices of yesterday. Ten shares
brought TIN, 134 shares 1914 hfty shares %
and fifty-seven shares 1875. With an active
desire for trading no more trades could De
made on account of an apparent inability
to get together.
Trading in the common stock of the
Washington Street Railway Company
was equally active as that In the pre-
ferred. and the bidding, If anything, was
1
stock yesterday were 23A bid, with % ~
asked
Today's trades opened with "a bid, and
fractional changes were made on the
various trades sometimes advancing and
then receding. The buying and selling
was as follows: 100 at 24R 100 at "a Is.
139 at %, $50 at 25A, 100 at 25A and 10
at &c.
The stock books of the Washington
Railway Company close on the 21st OF
November, and dividend will be de-
clared shortly thereafter
The stock of the Capital Traction Railway
was the next on the list to cause activity.
The stock opened firm and strong on the
quotations of yesterday, which were l30 bid
and 1877 asked. TIE same bid opened the
market today. but as there was nothing In
sight, it was advanced by fractions until at
the close of the call the bidding had reach
ed 1874 while 13S was asked for the stock.
In the meantime, however. trades had
been made as follows: TWENTY-FIVE at Isl,
twenty-one at 137s, 212 at 137%, and four
shares at lbs.
Other trading on the exchange was about
in line with the ordinary days deals; Thafty
shares of c. & P. telephone stock brought
49, One hundred and forty shares of Lans-
ton brought from 1874 to 1875. twenty-five
Washington Gas brought 59A.
Tomorrow is election day on the stock ex-
change.
President Stevens of the Commercial Ma
tionar Bank, which has not yet been nsted
on the exchange, was an Interested Specta-
tor on the exchange today and got In In
time to see some more lively trading than
has been the case for some weeks past.
There was no trading today In the stocks
of the trust companies or of the national
banks which have been active during the
past week or item days.
washington Gas certificates of indebted
ness and the stock of the Washington Gas
Company. which have been active some
what for the past several days. were not
touched today on account Of the activity
in the street railway stocks and bonds.
It is usual for the members of the stock
exchange to leave the building after the
exchange Of a few bids the after
CALL" but today there was so much doing
In the street railway stocks and bonds,
both during and after the regular call, that
they were loath to leave for fear of losing q
trade and 1t was some time after the usual
hour before Acting President Flather could
drop his gavel and announce that the busi-
ness Of the day had closed
Today's Government Receipts.
National bank notes received today for
redemption. $685.. 254; government receipts
from internal revenue, $511. 1856; customs
$819. 028: miscellaneous. STE. $50; expendi-
lures. 81 $50 0C0.
Available cash balance $144. $50. 36678.