Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-27


this month. In speaking OF the conditions
of the past twelve months In this respect
board of underwriters, said today:
While the figures OF the IRE losses In
the District during the past year will not
be complete until the last day. yet thus
far they show that the damage wrought by
fire on property, reaches a somewhat high
er aggregate than that of last year. There
Were no really large fires, those of Downeys
stables and the Metropolitan Club being
the biggest, but still there were a great
number OF small fires. Some OF the COM
panies will lose on the business done here,
| but as whole there will be a profit.
Tho close inspection of new and old
buildings that is made by the board of I'M
derwriters and by the District authorities.
as well as changes In the electrical and
building regulations. tending to a reduc-
ton in fire risks, has had a marked In
| nuence In lessening the waste from fire."
| The stocks of two trust companies
i shared with the securities of the Washing
| ton Railway and Electric Company the
| trading which took place at todays meet
| ing of the Stock Exchange. Prices a
rule were on higher level, but there were
no marked advance in any one case.
But slight changes were made In the
quotations in the bond list outside of the
| securities mentioned. A better bid that of
| 1o6la, was made for Capital Traction bonds,
while an advance to lJ7 was made for Tele-
| phone bonds. The bid at the last meeting
was 1o0A.
But one of the Washington Railway Co.
bonds was secured at SAY: the rest amount
| ing TO S11 600 Went for SAL. and SAX. The
result of the buying was that the supply OF
bonds at S4l4 and less became exhausted
and at the close the bid S4A and the
| asking price SAYS For a time the prospect
seemed to be that the bonds for sale at
S4k would also be taken. After three $1,000
lots had been Sold however. they were still
offered at that figure. The best bid was then
o
After call. however. bid of S4as was made.
but without result. Then the asking price
was say.
No interest was shown in Capital Trac-
| ton stock and except the sale OF few
odd shares nothing done. The bid re-
manned the same as at the close of the Fri
| day session of the board, which was the
last one held previous to today's. 1873 was
| bid and 40 asked
The preferred stock of the Washington
Railway Company found a ready market
| at "a and 81 Is, and after some four fifty
| share lots had been disposed of at those
| figures n bid of 81 was made for 100 or
! for 500 shares without result Then the
| bid advanced to S4b, and offerings at
| S4A were taken to the extent of two lots
when there was no more to be had at
| that figure.
The bid rose to S4H and the asking price
to SI%, but there was no further trading
An offer either to buy or sell at sil4 was
without result. After call the bid was
| Sils and the asking price Sih.
| The common stock sold at ~ which was
| the asking price of Friday Three nifty
share lots went at that figure. No more
stock was offered at that level or at less
/ than 2S2.
Options. however. were dealt in TO some
extent. 2sss and 2S1a being paid for the
| sixty-day privilege to buy at those figures.
At the close the bid was IS and the asking
| price 2Si2.
Some of the stock of the National Safe
Deposit Company was for sale and when
this was known the bidding advanced from
the last level of 1S.. The first lot. ten
shares, went for 1s5. and then five similar
| lots brought 1864 and 1S6. During the
| trading a bid of ISL made for leo
| shares and such a block was offered at 195.
After the sales at 1867 the bidding de-
clined somewhat and the stock was offered
| at 1856. Three lots were sold at that price
| and the stock was still offered at 1875. At
| the close. however, the asking was 1871 and
| the bid was 1S6.
| There was no trading in the stock of the
Washington Loan and Trust Company. No
| stock offered for sale. A bid OF ZIG
was made.
| The trading in American Security and
| Trust Company stock occurred after call.
| when nearly 100 shares changed hands at
| prices ranging from % Sto 223s. During
| the call the asking price was 229 while
227 was bid.
| Gas stock sold in limited quantities from
| 641a to 64A. The latter price was bid for
| 100 shares. but the lowest asking price for
such block was 6iS4. At the close the
stock was offered at 64l2. The bid WAS
| then 64A.
Lanston was offered at 1919. and 1875 was
| bid. One lot of 100 shares was sold fpr
! 12l2. At the close the bid was 1928, and
| the asking price b.