Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-02

cent bonds were the first in demand at an
advance in the bid price over that of yes
terday, and 5000 in the bonds were traded
in at SITS, an advance of Is over the bid
price of yesterday and a fraction off the
price asked for the bonds on the same mar
ket.
Other of the local street railway bonds
were traded in in small lots. $1,000 in Met
ropolitan per cents brought 117% and $500
in Columbia Railway per cents brought
61s.
Washington Gas Light Certificates of in
debtedness were in demand at an advance
over the figures offered yesterday and frac-
tional lots were disposed of In lots aggre-
eating SLIGO at 121 and $500 at 120B.
c. & P Telephone per cent bonds ad-
vanced fraction, 81 900 bringing 1861. At
the close of the market 107 was asked for
the bonds.
Latter days activity in Capital Traction
went of to a trading in fractional lots
today. in which SO shares were traded
In at 143 Small lots of this stock were
traded in last week at 145.
One block of the Capital Traction was
traded in today at 143 point advance over
the bid price of yesterday. anG at the
price the stock was offered on the same
market.
Washington Railway and Electric gained
point on todays market over the Price
bid for the stock yesterday. Trades were
made in a little short of three hundred
shares up to S7%, and at the close of the
market SO was asked for the stock, which
is the highest price reached on the recent
upward movement of the stock. Yester-
days quotations on this stock were S67s q
81, and today 1t closed at S11a SIN.
The common stock of the Washington
Railway and Electric advanced a fraction
in two small lots over yesterdays quota
tions,- but the market on the whole was
not active and the stock was not in very
great demand.
National Safe Deposit remained firm to-
day. One share of Washington Loan and
Truss. brought PITY. The stock In o quota "a,
ton lots advanced two points to 2l2 bid
and five points to go asked.
American Security and Trust advanced
four points In the bidding to 219. with none
of the stock offered at less than go.
The activity in Union Trust and Storage
continued and 40 shares were traded In up
to HTS. nearly point over the bid price
of yesterday, which was 116M. with 117h
asked for the stock. Today's market closed
with 117N bid for the stock without bring
ing any Of it to the selling stool.
Ten shares of American National Bank
brought It's, the recent selling price. The
Capital, Traders and Second National
Banks advanced from one to three points
Mergenthaler was OF and forty-two
shares were traded in up to 1877, the bulk
of them going at 1876 and fraction.
Greene Copper went on and about 1900
shares were traded In around Biz.
The after-call trading amounted to lit
tie.
Arrangements have been made by the
local Bankers Association to hold the first
winter meeting at Rauscher's.
1t is the belief OF the local bankers that
the American Bankers Association, the
parent body, will meet next in Washington,
and it is the intention of the local members
Of the association to discuss the matter
fully at the coming meeting, SO that plans
may be made for entertaining bankers from
all over the United States. who are expect
Led to gather here in the event Washington
is selected, which at this time appears more
than probable.