Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-05

At meeting of the minority stockhold-
ers of the City and Suburban Railroad
Company last evening 1t was decided to be-
gin equity proceedings In the District Su-
preme Court for the purpose of securing an
order from the court to the receiver of the
railroad directing him not to carry passen-
gers on transfers from other lines. The
court will also be asked to appoint a co.
receiver to act with Mr.. Allan L. McDer-
mott. the receiver. in the management OF
the affairs of the company
Bonds were in good demand at today's
meeting Of the stock exchange, and al
though the transactions In this class OF
securities were not numerous, the prices
offered were in many Instances I'm advance
of the current market rates. Those who
had them for sale were not disposed to let
them go at the better figures. In cases
where they were offered at all the asking
prices were well maintained on higher
level.
A half point advance was bid for Capt. =
Traction bonds: 1864 was bid for $10O0H
No bonds were offered for sale
A bid of lis for Metropolitan Railway IS
was an entire point ahead of the bid Of
yesterday. The supply at this figure was
not exhausted. and the bonds were still Of
fered. The bid. however. receded to 11T5s.
Columbia Railway SIS were offered at
quarter of a point below that of yesterday
The securities could be had at 1861. The
best bid was 106h.
twenty SnaTeS OF capital traction STOCK
sold at 130t2 The stock was still offered at
that price. but the best bid was 130N.
There was no further trading and the bid
and asking price was withdrawn and 10
was bid and no stock offered.
All the preferred stock Of the Washing
ton Railway Company that was for sale
at TN was taken at that price. and at the
close the bid was TN and the asking price
7s. Nearly 800 shares in all were traded in.
The bid of 81 was made for the bonds,
and some were secured at SJb. There was
but little done in the common stock. one
!ot of fifty shares went for 23A. After call
the bid for the stock went high 239s
without result
Ten shares of National Safe stock sold
for 100 and bid on that level was made
after the sale. The lowest Offering was 1870
An advance was made In the bid for the
stock of the Union Trust and Storage
Company to los. but there was no stock Of
fered for sale.
Another $500 record for Bank of Wash
ington stock was made when that price
was paid for six shares. There was no
more stock for sale at less than % The
bid for ten shares was los.
The bid for Metropolitan Citizens Bank
stock rose to 800. while the asking price
was 3I4. After call 3iS bid. There
was no trading. A better bid was made for
Capital Bank stock. la was bid
After call an offer was made to buy or
sell ten SndfPS OF 1TdutrS Bank STOCK at
1922. and the stock was taken. During
the call the bid 162 and the asking
price 1G5. The bid for Lincoln Bank stock
was 122. instead of 100, as was the case
yesterday. There was bid made yester-
day for Riggs Bank stock, but today $40
was bid. and after call. $50.
A couple of hundred shares of Columbia
Fire Insurance Company were sold for 101.
and 109s. After the sale the bid 10ss
and the asking price H.
There was but little interest shown I'm
Mergenthaler Ten shares sold for 1904.
and at the close the bid was 100 and the
asking price 1901.
Lanston sold on the 1911 level and IL con-
tinued to be offered there. but the best bid
was 12A. The transactions aggregated 300
shares.
The Commercial Bank has become corre-
spondent in this city of the Bank OF Com
merce, New York city, which belongs to
what is known as the Morgan chain Of
banks
Today's Government Receipts.
National bank notes received today for
redemption, $642 7lS: government receipts
from internal revenue. $TS4.229: customs.
$914.191; miscellaneous, x54 LIS; expend-
lures, $1,9IO