Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-10
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

turned to the city from New Yo.k state
where he took an active part In the polit.
ical campaign which has just closed He
| received congratulations today not only on
the outcome Of the elections. but on the
progress made by the bank. which 10 now Q
little over three weeks old.
Gas certificates sold today less the semi.
annual interest OF 3. A sale was made at
1181f. and then the bid was 1183<. with LISA
as the asking price.
An advance Of half q point In tho bid for
Columbia Railway Company's SIS did not
result in trading. The bid was 100 and the
asking price 1904
Capital Traction stock made another up
ward squirt today. after several days during
which the tendency was in the opposite d.
rection. Yesterday 1870 was bid and 1872
was asked. Today the stock sold as high as
I35. and when the trading was over 134X
was bid and 138 was asked.
There were only four quotation lots OF
twenty shares each represented in the en-
tire list OF transactions. while the fractional
lots aggregated only forty-eight shares.
The buying proved to be very strong. and
while the advance was considerable. yet 1t
did not result In bringing out as much
stock as might have been expected under
the circumstances. Those who are thought
to be large holders OF the stock were sup.
posed to be principal buyers in the days
trading.
The preferred stock OF the Washington
Railway Company was not very active,
and only two lots Of fifty shares each were
sold. higher level was reached in the
prices but the advance made. as COM
pared with yesterdays quotations, was not
great-77% and TIN were what was paid.
After the sale the bid was TN and the
asking price 77es.
The common stock, that Is a ffty-share
100 shares. The bid for fifty shares was
%, and the asking price 23A.
The changes made in the quotations in
the list of trust company stocks were not
significant The bid for National Safe was
100, a slight increase over that of yester-
day. while the asking price was 1876. four
points less than that Of yesterday.
Stock of the American Security and Trust
Company was offered at 222. but the bid
was 219k. The asking price was with
drawn and 230 substituted.
Another record was. made in the upward
movement in the price of Metropolitan-Cit-
liens Bank stock. Ten shares were Of
fered at 374. and at once taken. The stock
continued to be offered at that figure. but
the best bid was 1913.
The highest bid for Traders Bank stock
was 1864 which was finally withdrawn,
and then it was 16s. The stock was Of
fered at 1853.
A couple of fractional lots OF telephone
stock were bought for 80. The bid for
twenty-five shares was 361a, but there was
no stock offered for sale.
There is but little interest shown in gas
stock, and the quotation continues. as for
some days past. between 80 and 60. Today
the bid was 59M and the asking price SOY,
| but there seemed to be no disposition either
to buy or to SELL
and the bid price of Mergenthaler was
the only feature OF the day In that stock.
The bid was 1927 and the asking price
1876.
Lanston was bought to the extent Of
300 shares at 1915, and after the sales the
stock was still offered on that level. The
bid was 12%, but the one-eight was suf-
ficient to put a stop to further trading.
Greene Copper sold at 25k and 25x,
and at the close the stock was offered at
25h, but the best bid was 25K.
Today's Government Receipts.
National bank notes received today for
redemption. S295, 817: government receipts
from internal revenue, $512. 1876; customs.
81, Ito, 500; miscellaneous, $37 1859; expendi-
lures, $2,2OO.0OO; available cash balance,