Evening star., 1915-06-05
PRICES HOLD FIRMLY,
BUT TRADE IS LIGHT
Record for Week on Washington Ex.
change, 466 Shares of Stock
and &s, 100 Bonds.
District Bankers Elect Delegate and
Candidates for Office in Ma
tional Association
BY I. A. FLEMING.

ioldi tTdHSdtllOHS tHe week
of the Washington Stock Exchange
were 4e6 shares of stock and $28,100
: face value. of bonds. Most of this
business was transacted Thursday,
when the market presented the most
promising outlook for good investment
buying. but the subsequent sessions
have failed entirely to make good the
prediction.
The favorable feature is still found
in the fact that holders have more or
less confidence in their securities and
show no disposition to make price con-
cessions.
Prices at the close are at the best
OF the week. with the exception of
Capital Traction 5s. which are sa low
er. and Railway As. which are y
Today's sales were at 1o4H for
Washington Gas 5s. 1o1 for Potomac
consolidated 5s. and so for Lanston
Monotype.
Representatives Named.
At a meeting of the executive council
Of the District Ranners' Association
held yesterday afternoon, George W.
White. president of the National Metro
politan Bank. was chosen to represent
the District of Columbia at the annual
convention of the American Bankers'
association: to be held in Seattle.
Wash, in September.
George E. Fleming, vice president Of
the Union Trust Company, and presi-
dent of the District Bankers Assocfa-
tion, was nominated as vice president
for the District. and Cuno II. Rudolph
was named on the nominating commit
tee.
Messrs. White and Rudolph will at
tend the session of the American Bank
Fleming being unable to attend he will
name an alternate delegate but his
ton a vice president Of the
a b. A, is practically an assurance Of
election.
Bank Clerks Outing. 4
Bank clerks Of Washington will have
their outing June Is. at Marshall Hall.
Treasury Condition.
The condition of the United States
Treasury at the close of business yes.
terday was: Net balance in general
fund. s15.s5s,s92: total receipts. ST.
4os,e61; total payments, s2,35s,052. The
deficit this fiscal year is s104,s74.77s.
against deficit of $35,7o6,o73 last
year. exclusive of Panama canal and
pubic debt transactions.
Financial Notes.
The Baldwin Locomotive Company
will receive a royalty of 81 a rife on
an order for 1.50O.o 900 rifles being filled
by the Remington Arms Company.
which will employ part of the Baldwin
Locomotive equipment and also part
of the working force of the latter COR
poration.
Chesapeake and Ohio reports for the
month of April an increase of S35s 900
In freight income and a loss of S43419
IN passenger traffic income during the
month of April. as compared with the
returns for April, 1914 For ten months
the income increased s352.724. as com
pared with the same months of the
Previous fiscal year
Earnings of the American ChicIa
company. the so-called chewing r,1m
trust. for the year 1914 were sl,6I5.o75
New Haven earnings for April
showed decrease of $3s,037 in gross
eut the net showed an increase OF
s5e5.111. For ten months of the iscai
year ended with April the net increase
was $2,323.o33. as compared with
dehcit of s1,1os.109 for the same
months Of the previous fiscal year.