Evening star., 1939-12-31

ing aII-IIus peaks
Ea1ks-z ars happier than they
have oeer for years. Bank GaCs,
the life blood CT every bark have
SHOWN a steady increase. Based on
rsrcr-s for the first SIX months, It
Is estimated that The Capital
banks VII have made .oars and re-
ceEaLs during the full year sgg-e-
gazing $4,000 0Gc-
Deposits Shat.er Records.
Bank cIear-gs. always indicative
Of 1t-s1-=ss acG1v-ry 1otaIet SIQst,-
egg isa II the first II uoulhs o.
this year. GAN OF more tEAl
So 600 COO over the Ike 1883 period
A. Tie SANE TINE severaI UcEEEly
totals were the largest sIrce 1886
The auazi-g rush Of Christmas
buying vas reflected II Al UpsTIug
O. nearly $1,000 0GG in Cancelled
checks = the 1-s1 g days ot Decsn1-
her. over December 1893,
During 1898 1ark deposits II the
CapI1al Smashed al records. De-
pests IN Ocroosr reached the high
esr rcin5 n the history Of Washing
tor-sas4 sss.7t1I7. The control
ler's next cal for curdI1ior. due N
. few days, IS expected 20 find de-
posl-s az q s1lU higher point. In
one -hrse-rorIh period this year
the carks lifted deposits oy s3l,-
2T447-aa, establishing one more
1883 record
Several -arks have featured per
suraI loans for the first slne and
have discovered other methods ct
e1randirg eI1sIress 60 Nee5 chang
ing crn615Iors As . rssI-lI Of in
proved earut1sz, larger dividends
have hern paid oT several ns11Il1-
eicns. Similar prosperity and prog
r.ss is reported ny the q n1-IGlg
and lean a.sscclalicEs In the Dis
trIc1 Lnans. assets and new &C.
ccI1r1s have Increased notably.
Exchange Trading Expands.
Trading on The " Washington Stock
Exchange expanded steadily during
the latter part Of 1888. The years
trtaI vcil1-ue vas ahead Of 1888. TIE
exchange maintained its reputation
Is chiefly Al investment market and
prices held Up vel, several high
marks being reached n the Closing
sessicrs.
In the hend division Capital Trac-
ticn IS led trading. T-Ih q turnover
cf annu1 scsG ,9GG and scal QUOTA
s1ons above SO. In the stock d-v-slon
CAPITAL Transit sales reached nearly
!, 4CG shares. prices moving from a
low Of 81 20 SIS 8 share during
the year. Washington Gas Light
prefer-st stock WIS especially act1vs,
Is vas MsrEscl lhaIer Linotype, WHICH
closed the year oe1Tesr sL5 and sLs
q share Bark stocks ware steady,
TIE Ia-zes1 turnover oeug in Ma
s1ona1 Savings Il Trust Co shares.
Unlisted securities found At ac1Ivs
market. prices Of Sc Issues revealing
crIy moderate changes "tIe the
Capita1s brokerage houses reported
c-saP aPpculneu5 II the volume Of
trading On The New YORK Stock .x-
Change .hey bele7e i9E VII see
STEADY exrars.cr N market interest.
due TO tie long strides made II
rA51craI recovery n TIE brokerage
ard investment Offices there are
uary more bulls than Gears a.s they
cck toward The new year.
Retail Trade Brilliant spot.
With exact figures yet TO ccUe,
rAny merchants report that holiday
trade IN Washington eclpsec al
previous records. There was 4 rush
OF buyers IN many stores such is
had never oeeu seer
Al the end Of November retail
Sales IN department stores here we're
Per cent higher than IN 1888. Trade
II the fifth Federal district was
also Up per csrI IN 81 stores
and the SAME AMOUNT IN SD stores
Ill over TIE country
FiraI figures should disclose 4
better than 5 per cent gam N Tie
CaplIaI for the full year, n tie ltth .
see STONE 14ge IA