Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-20

There was a better tone in the trading at
today's meeting of the Stock Exchange in
the particular that the disposition to buy
was more in evidence than has been the
case. An improvement In the New York
market no doubt has some influence In
making the brokers feel in better spirits.
and that naturally affects their ideas as
to the future OF the market.
The bid for the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat bonds advanced from 107A.
which was yesterdays bid. to 10Sh. The
asking price was 109a A 500 bond sold for
100.
For the Bristol Light and Railway IS the
bid was 90 instead of or, which was the
case yesterday. The bonds were offered at
937s, which was withdrawn and 1914 was
substituted. A 81 600 bond was sold for 90,
and the bid was renewed on that level. with
95 asked.
A bid of 142 was made for 100 shares of
Capital Traction stock. An option on 100
shares was offered at 145 and 143 was bid
for the option. For twenty shares 142h
was bid and 1431s was asked
The cali of the preferred stock Of the
Washington Railway and Electric Company
was followed by a running conversation in
regard to the present prices as compared
with the higher ones that prevailed some
time ago. The suggestion was made that
perhaps the maturing of options bought
some weeks ago had something to do with
the present lack of interest in this security.
A broker offered to bet that the preferred
stock would sell at 1O6 before the snow
flies While this bet was not taken a bro
ker seemed to voice tho sentiment of
number when he said in reference to the
prevailing market conditions:
1T is certainly hot weather now"
When the bidding began 1t was evident
that more hopeful view was taken of this
security. for the bid advanced from 49,
which was yesterdays, to S9k. With the
excppfiOn of WI III
S9A there was no trading, although the
stock was to be had at o.
There was more done in the common
stock, but the trading was by no means
general. Sales were made at 34k, BAN and
34A, and then 341z wax bid far any amount
LOCO shares At the close 341a was bid and
IS was asked.
Better prices were paid for National Safe
than was bid yesterday. The broker who
has been the principal buyer figured In the
same role today, and after he had secured
a couple of ten-share lots at 1881 and 1855
he advanced the bid to 1S9 and took all that
were for sale at that price, which proved to
be six 10-share lots
Another broker then bid $50 for thirty
shares and got the stock. The original
buyer advanced his bid first to 1897 for
ten or thirty shares and then to 1891 for
any amount that was for sale. This prov
ing to De without result he big 1870 for any
amount of stock. Then he withdrew The
bid and offered the stock at 190 The bid
was 49, and the trading ceased.
Central Bank stock was quoted today
without the rights to the new stock, and
on this basis the bid of 800 which generally
stands from day to day was withdrawn and
200 was bid. which was regarded as the
market value of the enlarged stock No
stock was offered for sale.
Today, however. there seemed to be de-
mand for larger blocks and bid of 4JA
was made for one hundred shares Such
lot was offered at so, but finally one hum
dred shares were sold at the bid.
Then q bid OF ~ was made for fifty
shares, and when It advanced to IS the sale
was made. Fifteen shares were. offered at
% and An was bid. For twenty five shares
a was bid An offering was made OF f1fty
shares at ~. At the close ~ was bid ana
~ was asked