Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-23
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The call at the meeting Of the stock ex-
change today was rather listless pro-
ceeding. and resulted In limited amount
Of trading. There seemed to be no special
reason for this. as the attendance was up to
the mark of the usual midsummer day. and
members were not more than ordinarily oc-
cupied in general conversation.
The president was not in the chair, and
as be has a reputation for making bust
ness It might be thought that had some
thing to do with 1t. However. he was on
the floor, and so perhaps 1t would not be
entirely fair to attribute the lack of bust
ness to such a cause.
There was enough interest taken in the
call to furnish the figures In the case OF
each security. with the exception OF Capital
Traction stock, which has the distinction
therefore. OF appearing In the list without
any asking price a bid. There Is no spe-
ctal significance to be attached to the omis-
sion. and the explana ton lies in the fact
that when 1t was called there was no one
with sufficient interest In 1t who was pay
ing attention at the time to supply the
quotations.
After call. however, some one inquired
what was bid for the stock, and the recog-
nized representative Of that security on the
floor said he would give 145. The inquirer
replied that he wanted 1861. and that
ended the matter
1t looked at one time as II there would be
something done in the stock OF the Ma
tional Safe Deposit Company. but after
some sparring, the best bid that was made
was 1871 and the lowest asking price was
lS9, and there was no nearer approach.
There was no change in the situation in
regard to LanSton. Some trades were made
at II and It's. and the former was bid for
the stock and for any part of 1,000 shares.
There also appeared to be quite block OF The
stock that could be had at us, but the bid
remained an eighth less and there seemed
10 be no disposition to come to trade after
getting as close together as 1t Is possible.
This was about the shape Of things yes
terday.
There was no change made In the figures
for Mergenthaler that was of any signifi-
canoe and no trading in the stock.
There was a real order for gas stock
and the bid ran up to 633as, which is a high
recent record, and as there was some stock
for sale at an eighth of a point higher. 1t
was taken. and so shares also sold at the
same price. There were further transac-
tions at 63as and at S3x. and at the close
the stock was to be had on the latter level
and 63h was bid
An advance was made Of half point for
the certificates, but there was none offered
for sale.
The preferred stock of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company was for
sale at lower figure than has prevailed for
several days past. 1t was offered for 90
but 1t Is not known how much was for sale
at that figure. as there was practically no
demand for the stock The bid did not rise
above S2as. and there was only one trans
action and that was the sale Of ten shares
at 92A.
More was done In the common stock and
quite number Of lots changed hands at
42hs and 42A. The bid remained at the
close at a. and there was stock to be had
at quarter of point advance. No change
was made In the quotations as compared
with the record OF yesterday.