Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-27

bed ready for use the work on the union
depot and its approaches will be set back
some six months. The tracks now used for
the approach to the Baltimore and Ohio
depot pass through what is to be the mid
die of the proposed new depot. Piers OF
the building have been built on the east
side and a beginning has been made on
those on the west side. The plan is To
shift the railroad tracks which are to be IN
temporary use to the east side of North
Capitol street. but the section north of IL
street is not as yet ready for this oc-
cupancy.
When the sale of the control of the stock
of the Citizens National Bank is consum-
mated the following members of the board.
it is understood will resign: Frederick c.
stevens. president as well as director.
Charles p. Williams and w. r. Wilcox. The
vacancy on the board caused by the death
a Jews weeks ago of Mr.. T. f. Roessle has
not been filed. that the designations will
provide the four vacancies which are de-
sired by the new owners In order to secure
representation on the board The ofncers
and directors remaining will be as follows;
John H. Moore. vice president: n. II.
Shea. second vice president: r. A. Chester.
cashier. Directors-W. A. III. Church, IL.
Bradley Davidson. Charles Jacobsen, Will
liam 8. Knox. John H Moore. Allison
Nailor, jr.. Hugh Reilly. ]. H. Ralston.
Cuno Fl. Rudolph, N. H. Shea, w. A. VIM
satt.
A large block of the bonds of the Wash
ington Railway Company came on the
market at today's meeting of the stock
exchange ex ,hs ,ro They were taken an rapidly
active in trading in these securities There
were no Sales made at less than S3S, and
the bulk of them went at S3h. The sup
port given was strong and well sustained
although some $4,000 in these bonds
were taken before the supply was ex-
hausted at those figures. The bid of s3h
was renewed. but there were no more
bonds at that price. The asking price
was. at the close. S3A
There was quite a good deal of trading
In Metropolitan railroad SIS altogether
some 5000 changing hands. An advance
OF an entire point in the bid resulted in the
sale of two bonds at 11S and the rest were
secured at 1117s. At the close the bid was
1177s and the asking price lis.
No sales were made of the five per cent
bonds of the Anacostia and Potomac Rail-
road Company, but the bid showed an adj
vance of half point as compared with
that of yesterday. 1881 was bid and lo4
asked.
A telephone bond was sold at an advanced
figure of lO41s. Then the bid was 1O4as
with the asking price 1043s.
The demand for Washington Railway
preferred stock was stronger To-Day, ana IN
stead of TIA. as was bid yesterday, the bid
was II. Five hundred shares were offered
at 72k and ~ was bid. At the close the bid
was ~ and 72l4 was the asking price.
A higher level was reached by American
Security and Trust Company stock and
three lots of ten shares each sold for 100.
The bidding ran up In the case OF Met
ropolitan Bank, and instead of 4J0, which
was yesterdays bid an advance was made
to 4S5. No effect was produced, as there
was not only no stock sold. but there were
no offerings at any price.
Citizens Bank stock was offered at 259.
but the best bid was 240. Yesterday the
asking price was 30 and the bid 260.
A better bid was made for telephone
stock but there were no offerings The
advance in the bid was from 35 to 3S4.
Two lots Of 100 shares each of Lanston
was sold on a bid of S&. The bid receded
to SR and then arose to SS. The stock was
offered at Sb.
A marked change was made in the quo
tations of Greene Copper Instead of 16b
which was yesterdays bid. today 1888 was
bid. The stock was offered at 1Sas. One
lot of 100 shares brought 1874.