Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-17
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The work OF completing the interior OF
the new building that Is being built by the
American Security and Trust Company at
the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 18th
street has advanced 20 far that the interior
decorations are about finished. good deal
of white marble has been used for VAIN
scoting. but the color scheme has been 20
well chosen by the use of marble OF
green shade In the floor andein the counters
and by . harmoniEing shade Of the same
color in the decorative panels OF the wall
that the cold effect of so much marble in
room of that size is not apparent.
The simplicity Of the decoration OF the
room has made it possible to give the cell
ing, which is rounded, great deal more
ornamentation, which is expressed in the
caissons with rosettes which are finished in
gold.
An advance OF point in the bid for the
bonds OF the Capital Traction Company
was made today at the meeting OF the
stock exchange without any result except
to advance the asking price to 1851. Ths
bid of lot was not attractive. In fact, the
are very few on the market and 1t Is gen
orally supposed nearly the entire amount is
now owned by the company.
The trading In the bonds of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company was re-
served until after CALL when several blocks
were sold on range of from 81 to 90Z.
Several hundred shares Of the preferred
stock were for sale and in the process OF
absorbing them the market price receded
somewhat. as the sale of some seven hun
dred and fifty shares were made on range
Of 92A to 91A. At the close the stock was
for sale at 90 while the figures yesterday
were half point higher. The bid price
was 91A
A ten days option on 100 shares was Of
fered at 92k.
The common stock also sold Off some
what on~transactions aggregating about
goo shares. The prices were from 49, to
AZ 70, the former being the bid at the close
Yesterday. A large block was offered at
43, and that was the asking price at the
close, with 42% bid.
There was no trading In the trust COM
pany stocks to amount to anything except
in the case Of Union Trust, of which four
10-share lots sold for 144A, and then that
was the asking price, and the bid was an
eighth less.
The bid for the stock Of the Metropolitan
Citizens Bank ran up to s4eN without
bringing out any, although 1t was to be had
at an eighth Of a point above that.
Capital Bank stock sold for 1855 to the ex-
tent of ten shares, during the call. The
stock was still offered at that price and
after call two similar lots were taken.
The bid for Mergenthaier stock advanced
somewhat SO that it was 1855 and there was
concession in the asking price of half a
point as compared with the figures of yes
terday. The stock was to be had at 1896
There was no trading except the sale Of
one share at 1876.
The bid for Lanston rose TO Is, but the
lowest asking price was a quarter of
point in advance A couple of ten share lots
sold for 10 and then the bid price was 147s.
Graphophone common sold to the extent
of 100 shares at 5A. Then that was the bid
and the lowest asking price was SIS.
An offer was made to buy or sell the pre-
ferred stock at yA.
No change was made in the bid at the
close, and the asking price was 9A.
Some gas stock sold for COZ and 60ss, but
altogether there were only sevsnty-five
shares.
Options in Greene Copper were bought at
% and the stock at 2lA Yesterday 271a
was bid and there was no offering.
Today's Government Receipts.
National bank notes received today for
redemption. $685. 2S3 Government receipts:
From internal revenue, 1853, sos; customs,
81 ,0o7,332; miscellaneous, s10S,544. Expendi-
lures, 81, 0iO, 900.