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

There was 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 1O7A.
which was yesterdays bid, to 1854 The
asking price was 1091- A 500 bond sold for
100.
For the Bristol Light and Railway IS the
bid was 93 instead of OF, which was the
case yesterday. The bonds were offered at
93As, which was withdrawn and 93h was
substituted A $1,000 bond was sold for 03.
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 142N
was bid and 145h was asked
The cali of the preferred stock Of the
Washington Railway and Electric Company
was followed by running conversation in
regard to the present prices as compared
with the higher ones that prevailed sons
time ago. The suggestion was made that
perhaps the maturing of options bought
some weeks ago had something to do with
W.
A broker offered to bet that the preferred
stock would sell at JOG before the snow
flies. While this bet was not taken a bro
ker seemed to voice tho sentiment of a
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 IS,
which was yesterdays, to SOY. With the
exception OF ten shares. which brought
S91. there was no trading, although tlre
stock was to be had at 81.
There was more done In the common
stock. but the trading was by no means
general. Sales were made at 341x 34% and
34A and then 341z was bid for any amount
of the stock. A bid of 34M was made for
LOCO shares. At the close 341a was bid and
30 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 1881
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 100 for thirty
shares and got the stock. The original
buyer advanced his bid first to 1891 for
ten or thirty shares and then to 1884, for
any amount that was for sale. This prov
ing to be without result he big 100 for any
amount OF stock Then he withdrew The
bid and offered the stock at 1870. The bid
was 1S9, 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
260 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 a de-
mand for larger blocks and bid of 45N
was made for one hundred shares. Sucf, a
lot was offered at so. but finally one hun
dred shares were sold at the bid
Then bid OF A. was made for flfty
shares, and when 1t advanced to 45 the sale
was made. Fifteen shares were offered at
40 and ~ was bid. For twenty-five shares
a was bid An Offering was made OF Atty
shares at AZ: At the close Al was bid ana
II was asked.