Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
LOCAL FINANCIAL NHWA.

The weekend meeting OF the local stoc1
exchange was not particularly notable FOL
the amount OF business transacted Several
OF the brokers who are usually In attend
ance did not come. and. except on one or
two securities, the bidding and offering wa
rather slow.
About $4,000 in Washington Gas PEI
cent bonds. series A. were exchanged ~
1O4 This u doing better ia this security, a
far AZ the amount OF business 10 concerned
than has been accomplished for Some time.
Thirty shares Of Capital Traction stock
sold at 1syH ana ten at LA.
There were sales Of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric preferred stock at esq
93ss 95* and ISL. Business in the common
stock was dun today.
On the call sales Of Lanstou were made at
1874 and l6 and after call there was some
lively bidding for this stock and q number
OF transactions were recorded at 10 and 1871.
The bid on American National Bank stock
was raised one point. going to 181. The Of
fering price was 100. al
The executive committee Of the Bankers
Association of Washington has issued the
following program for the approaching
bankers convention, which begins its ses-
Tuesday. October 10-The savings bank
section holds its first meeting at the Shore
ham Hotel at 10 o'clock In the morning;
tho session WILL after noon adjournment
BE- continued during the afternoon. The
trust company section will hold meeting
at the same hour at the New Willard. which
will also be continued through the after
noon At o'clock In the evening a BAN
Quet will be given at the New Willard to
the general officers and council of the
American Bankers Association.
Wednesday. October 11-American Bank
ers' Association holds its first general ses-
sion at the New National Theater at 10
o'clock in the morning. In the afternoon.
from to 4:30. President Roosevelt will
receive the visiting delegates and their
wives at the White House. In the evening
the delegates and ladies accompanying them
Will divide their time between the recep-
ton to be given at the Arlington Hotel by
Secretary OF the Treasury Shaw and Mrs.
Shaw. from $50 to 10:3O and reception
given at the same hours by the trustees
Of the Corcoran Art Gallery
Thursday, October 12-Amerfcan Bank
ers' Association resumes its session at the
New National at 10 o'clock in the morning.
cursions, the visitors being divided between
them One will be a steamboat excursion
of twenty miles down the Potomac and re-
turn. passing many points of historic inter-
est The visitors will also be entertained
in various ways on the boat. The other
excursion viii be to Arlington and Fort
Myer. at which latter place an exhibition
cavalry and artillery drill will be given for
the benefit Of the visitors. In the evening
the delegates will be entertained at the
New National and Chase's theaters.
Friday October 13-Bankers' Associat ton
resumes Its sessions at the New National
Thea ter at 10 o'clock in the morning. final
adjournment being had about / o'clock in
the afternoon. The program Of the previous
afternoon will be repeated. those guests,
however, going to Arlington and Fort Myer
who had the previous day gone down the
river, and vice versa.
Today's Government Receipts.
redemption. s943. 1913: government receipts
from internal revenue. ss59.s19: customs,
$72l 562; miscellaneous. s1O3 sS3; expendi
lures, 81 1900