Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-19
ton Railway and Hleotrio CompSay were Ia
s s demand s .s again today. F!yc thousand

ton Railway and Hlectrio CompSay were Ia
active demand again today. T!se thousand
There was demand Tor Anscostaa ana
Potomac per cant bonds and two fots Of
$b:ooo szcre traded In. one at 1o0h and tho
other at 10C7s.
The common stock of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company were not as
At the same time were a little lively both
on the regular call and afterward- Trades
were made on call OIL 40 shares at 2S11: 50
shares at 2Sas. and 800 shares at 2Sh. After
the call trades were made I'm 3O5 shares at
ngures varying from PSI to ~.
The preferred stock Of tina Washington
strong and in active demand. Before the
close Of the market II had advanced q point
and more 1t opened the marker today at
yesterdays prices. 80 bid and s314 asked.
Today as high as 81 was bid for the stock
ana 476 shares were traded in at that fig
ure. Other trades In the stock were DO
shares at 81; 80 shares, at sos: so shares.
regular call 100 shares brought sly At
the close of the market the stock stood on
the board s11a bid. with s. asked.
Washington Gas certificates of indebt-
edness were up a fraction and in demand:
$4,000 IN the certificates brought 1872: 121
was bid for the certificates at the close
Of the market. and 122 was asked.
National Safe Deposit stock was Off
little from the asking price of yesterday.
traded In today. one bringing 1915 and the
other 1877. The closing price was 1914 y
bid and 1876 asked.
There was no trading today in Ameri-
can Security and Trust. The prices re-
manned firm.
Metropolitan Citizens went of points
from yesterdays offering price. A block
of ten shares was traded in today at 375.
Twenty shares of Traders National Bank
brought 1s5 today. which is the same fig
ure at which the stock was traded In yes
terday.
block of ten shares of Commercial Ma
tlonal brought 15Ois and block of ten
shares 1.el4 today. fractional advance
over the sale price of yesterday. The
stock advanced points in The bidding
Closing at lao today, with 1J0Ja asked.
One hundred and twenty-five shares Of
Washington Gas stock brought 5934 and 100
shares 60 buyer sixty days option
There was no trading IN Mergenthaler.
One block of 200 shares of I.anston brought
l3N and one block of twenty-five shares
ISIS.
Arrangements are being perfected for the
orga nization OF the First National Bank OF
Hyattsville, Md. A meeting was held last
night and practically the entire stock Of
$4,000 was subscribed to. The call for the
meeting was signed by Francis II. Smith,
Jackson II. Ralston and DR.. Charles Wells.
The people of HyattsvIle are said to be
enthusiastic over the prospect Of having a
bank.
1t is said the new institution will be
ready for business in December In rented
quarters. and that shortly a ne building
exclusively for the bank xill be erected
The directors for the new Institution will
probably be J. III. Ralston. II. W. Shop
herd. DIR. c. A Wells. w r Magruder
Frank l.. Carr Joseph 4. Aman Waiter
Wilson. +. II. Smith and Mr. s. w. Wood
ward.
On account of the great AMOUNT OF bust
ness now done on the Washington stock
exchange il decided today that commend
Ing on Monday the sessions of the exchange
will open promptly at Il O'clock noon In
stead of 12:00 O'Clock, as has been the case
for some time past =
The International Banking Corporation
has been appointed by the Philippine com
mission as depository of the gold reserve
fund for the maintenance of the parity or
the new Philippine silver currency, and the
first deposit of sI,000.00O has been made on
account of the permanent fund.