The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
LOCAL SECURITIES
INACTIVE DEMAND
OND c. EXCHANGE
Public Utility Issues
Monopolize Session;
Prices Unchanged.
OTHER LOCAL NOTES
> Alley Exhibiting Cotton Stalk
Showing Ravages of Boil
Weevil.
OTHER LOCAL NOTES

Trading in the securities of the
various public utility companies in
and around Washington absorbed
entire interest OF traders on the
Ioeal stock exchange yesterday.
Issues were in good demand, and a
good volume of trade. ocmpara-
uNeiy speaking. was recorded.
Sales Of Washington Gas opened
the days trade. $500 selling at
tS6s, 20 be followed by four sales
OF $1,000 Anacostia and Potomac LIST
Ss at IS. Potomac Electric consol.
5s had sales sggregating $4,000 at
Seaz. and $1,000 of Capital Traction
as and Washington Railway and
Electric 4s changed hands at S7h
and 61S, respectively.
in the stock list odd lots of Cap
itaf Traction stock sold at 81. and
small amount of Washington
Railway preferred sold at Sc.
Call money ruled at 5h per cent
tor S1= per cent funds.
Personals.
Victor B. Deyber, president Of the
second National Bank, who has
Deen Vacationing for the past sew
erai weeks. returned to the city
Yesterday.
Thomas P. Hickman. vice presi-
gent OF the Franklin National
bank. will begin a short vacation
end.
Capt julius Peyser, president Of
me Security Savings and CONNER
dl sank. rs spending the week In
New York on business
William r. Baum, cashier of the
mount Vernon Savings Bank. 7,
spending some time in the AdIron-
dacks. accompanied by Mrs. Raum
a. S. Gardiner. president of the
standard Savings Bank, is at At
iahIlc City ma vacation trip.
william r. deLashmutt, cashier
OF the United States Savings Bank.
IS spending some time at the home
OF his parents at Cornwall l-on-the-
Hudson.
Col. Wade H. Cooper has returned
10 Washington after a short trip
spent looking after his New York
interests.
]. Rozier Diggs. vice president of
the Standard Savings Bank, has re-
turned from Atlantic City.
Alley Conducts Exhibit.
Charles r. Alley. manager of the
W ashington Office of A A. Hous-
man and Company. New York stock
and cotton brokers. has just re-
turned from a brief stay in South
carolina.
Mr.. Alley. while there. went
thoroughly into the cotton situa-
tion, and secured for exhibit pur-
poses a complete stalk of cotton
in full fruit. which shows the
rayages of the bon weeviI that is
playing such havoc in the cotton
belt Great interest is being shown
in the pest by local market fol-
lowers.
Public Utility Outlook.
Henry L. Doherty has the fol-
lowing to say under the above cap
tom.
The tremendous Increase in the
use Of public utility service which
has taken place in the last ten
years Is graphically shown by a
comparison of some figures re-
ported by the census department.
The. population of the United States
from 1910 to 1920 increased slightly
less than Is per cent but in this
same ten-year period the number
OF electric customers of central sta
tion electric light and power com.
panies increased more than $50 pei
cent ana Ine amount OF electrical
energy sold in X. w. Fl. incteased
over $50 per cent. 1t is stated by
the census department that thi:
great growth in the electrical dis.
tribution was not confined to any
particular section of the country
but was distributed about equally
throughout the United States.
-Ilsome recent figures from Ohio
Indicate the continued growth ot
tina electric light and power in.
6histry. In Cleveland. the ~TarSes
cfty in Ohio. new consumers o.
electric current are being added a
thu rate OF more than 1900 a month
Prom January / to July 1 OF thi:
vaar 9.6e3 new electric consumers
were added in Cleveland, 5,65S II
cincinnati, Ass in Toledo. 2.675 II
columbus. 2,413 in Dayton. 2.753 in
Youngstown, with other Ohio citie'
showing increases in about thu
ss5nc ratio to their population. i
cbnnot be considered that Ohio oc
cupIes any unique position IL
r.rowth Of electric light and poweI
cohsumers. but that II is probabl!
an average State"