The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
Observation-Disclosures

\ nheiy that ne Will seek further rest ana
recreation in a European trip later on.
! During his absence Vice President Guy
and Cashier Corson will keep things
| moving.
President Ben Woodruff, Of the Stock
| Exchange, and Vice President Bell were
absent from duty yesterday. This made
| the chairman of the governors the act
| ing chairman. and ". A. Mearns was
given a welcome when he assumed his
duties after an absence from the rostrum
| OF a decade.
Allan B. Walker, secretary OF the eS-
change, was also absent from duty, Tom
Hume, the usual substitute. being called
! in
Milton E. Allies was absent from the
| city on business in New York yesterday.
; "WashingtOn Securities, 1913"
washington Securities, ISl3.'' by Eu-
gene L. Thompson, is on the ways and
about ready for the launching. The
abilit y.well directed in making records Of
all corporations In Washington. their his
tory. their financial statements. many
covering a period of five years, and the
prices current for like periods, makes Il
useful. invaluable compendium of local
financial knowledge.
Mr. Thompson is scientific deliver.
correct in detail and broad in experience.
while adept in knowledge of how to COM
pile facts in concise form.
The railway maps of the District in the
book are invaluable. Washington Sc
cUrities'' contains the only available list
Of bank directors of all banks and the
officers well also a complete list OF
the officers and directors of local cor
porations.
Local stocks.
More interest centered in United States
Trust shares than in anything else on
the local list al yesterdays session of
the local exchange. The first sales were
at 49, and the price was gradually bid
up to lS. where the final transactions
were orded. and l%1 was the closing
bid. none offered. II is habit the
brokers have of waiting until their limit
is reached and then selling. making no
offers. but resting and watching the bid
prize. keep up to sold. The stock closed
four points higher than the low of the
week.
Gas shares were iirmcr at Ny to sale
at ~ 81 on the final sale. The decision
in the IIumc case is looked upon by both
the Washington Gas and the Georgetown
Gas interests as satisfactory and the
nnil decision of the Supreme Court may
b' depended upon to settle the matter.
1t is extremely difficult TO see wherein
Gas interests would strength
On their positi' n by further acquisition
of Georgetown stock.
Washington Loan & Trust shares
"a. Mcrgenthaler. nominal.
Th" peg on Railway is seems to be
deeply driven in the " hole The $1,000
sold Friday We're for investment and
$500 mo,e sold Yesterday. also TO in
vesturs.
Equipment Orders.
Orders We're placed with the railroad |
equipment companies during the past |
week for 1.Io0 cars and us locomotives. |
These figures compare with 1,Sl5 cars and |
= locomotives ordered the previous week !
and bring the total amount of rolling !
stock ordered so far this year to 53,HS |
ars and l.Ga+ engines.
The orders were placed bv the Eric, |
which ordered 800 freight cars from the |
" Nestsrn Steel Car 4 Foundry Co; the !
Mineral Range Railroad with 10 rock |
cars. and the LehiGh VALLEY. which will !
iavc 81 fiat ears constructed in its own |
shops. The most prominent locomotive
rider was that IF the Baltimore & Ohio !
to lD engines. Of which the Baldwin Loco
motive Works will build - Mikados''
and - ''PacifiCs'' while the American
Locomotive 90. will construct 10 NAL
"tS" Other orders received by the lat
or company We're follows: Erie. 10
'FsCiirs; Kansas City Southern. 4
witcners: J. II. Macarthur Co. Mo
-uls:' Canadian Copper Co. one 'Mo-
;ul'' and two switchers for export. In
dditiOn To the Baltimore X Ohio order
he Baldwin co. will build 9 "Pacifics'
or the Chesapeake 4 Ohio. The New
'"rk Central also announced that II
would rebuild 30 old style locomotives
nto those of a more modern type and
rratrr trac;ive power. at their own
hops.
st. Paul Earnings.
Following are the actual consolidated