The Washington times., 1915-04-16
LIGHT TRAD|NGON
LOCAL EXCHANGE
W. r. and E. Stocks Strong at
92-American Graphophone
in Good Demand.

The volume of trading on the wash
ington Stock Exchange today was COM
paratively light, the removal of mini
NUNS yesterday having had apparently
little effect on the market. The rush to
sell several of the issues which had
been inactive under restricted trading
which many predicted has failed to de-
velop.
The stocks of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company continued to be
apparently the strongest and most gen.
orally sought issues. Two quotation lots
Of the common stock sold at 92 the high
price of yesterday, after the quotation
mad been raised from 90sl bid and 9lh
asked to 81 and 9z1z, respectively. A to-
dsloofs2 al OF 20 g shares OF the preferred were
Quotations were unchanged on Capital
Traction. and only odd lots were offer
ed under so. The sales Of the stock
consisted OF eight shares at 81, or one
point above the price commanded for
such lots yesterday.
The first sales of Lanston Monotypo
stock which have been recorded on the
exchange since trading was resumed In
December we're made at 63 for an odd
lot of ten shares, and 60 for a quotation
lot. The bid and asked figures were
,,ahns rather widely separated e being estas-
American Graphophone common. q
stock that has attracted much recent
attention, was in demand, and a total
of thirty shares were traded in at 70.
G. 900 worth of Washington Railway and
Electric per cent bonds at s1LaGs1%.
The bimonthiy meeting Of the Bank
held Monday evening at o'clock in the
rooms of the Washington Chapter,
American Institute of Banking, 1914 r
, street northwest
The officers and directors Of the
Security Savings and Commercial
\ Bank last night marked the second
anniversary OF the institution with a
| dinner to the clerks ad employees at
the Hotel Gordon.
Charles W. Darr. attorney for the
bank. presided. and. before introduce
! ing those who were to respond to
| toests. read number of faxed tele-
| grams, the most amusing of which
was from julius l. Peyser president
OF the bank to various members Of
| the directorate.
| Those who spoke for the officials Of
the institution were Mr. Peyser pres
ident: George Il. Linkins and Fred
erick May. vice presidents. and Mr..
ParTi rt1an dHhn H. Gsns.,c Gsrte,; D. 4 Eawards
Herrell. a. q. Prince. Charles J. Lang
mead. William II. I.inkins. and Town
ley A. Mckee. directors.
John II. Baltz. cashier: William r.
Baum. assistant cashier. and L. Louis
Shipley. receiving teller. responded for
! the clerks and employees
The Security Savings and Commercial
Bank began business April 7. 1913, in a
store on Ninth street, between @ and
H streets. The office force consisted
then Of a cashier and assistant cashier
Shortly afterward the institution re-
moved to its present quarters at Ninth
and G; later the branch bank establish
ed in Seventh street by the United
States Trust Company. which a short
time before had been acquired by the
Munsey Trust Company. was purchased
and its business consolidated with the
Security Savings and Commercial at
the Ninth street establishment,
At present the deposits of the bank
approach a million. and It has a capital
Of $10o,ooo and a surplus of $25 ,O0o