, 1863-03-02
AN HOUR ON sCUANGE.
How they NuF and Soil Grain.

How they Bug and Sell Grain.
An hour on Change about noon, when the
little world of business is stirring like a hive,
will reveal more Of human nature and present
more interesting scenes than whole day in
the street. It Is there the angles Get rubbed
of; flint striking against flint and sparks fly
ing; there that the large business operations
are transacted which supplies the mouth Of ]
the hungry East; thsre that Thousands are
made or lost in tTtnkling; there that the
grand patriotic sahe1es have been set on
foot for raising soldlas and supporting their
families; there TINT distress Of every kind is
promptly relieved, for the great heart Of
the Board Of Trade is sound, loyal, charitable
and sympathizing. II wAs 10 notice some Of
these scenes that we dropped III day or two
ago.
Soon after going In ne noticed young, tall
man, with moustachc and full beard, and hall
sarcastic and half patronizlng smile, talking
with short, roughly.bearded, old man. They
were discussing the price Of gold. The eyoung
man said: "Dy y-and.by the East and West will
be separate, and then What will you DO for
gold ~ and the word.duc1 was interrupted by
an honest, well-dresscd, wealthy maa Of forty
five, who broke out earnestly and almost
fic,ce1y, by saying-tt Say that again aud will
have you arrested!" and the comb fell, with
an apo}ogetic remark that he was only sup
posing the case, and the law-power man turn
ed his back; seeing which, young treason at
talked his first opponent, by saying: 1--WE
harn't any Government now,' hut not in
tone sufficiently low to escape the ears Of him
who would see Law enforced, and dqulckly turn
ing round. he said, 'sechcre, III lick you-You
can't talk so lere;;'' and he said it, showing
angry teeth and earnest, flashing eyes. House.
plant seccsll found business In another part
Of the room very SOON. There is loyalty III
the Board Of Tr@dc, EDuud aud tough as 4
heart Of oak, and generous as an Illinois
prairie.
down into the grain; and here no man stood
still q moucnt. The proyerb-"A rolling
stone gathers no moss''-was originated be-
fore railroads and elevators were dug out Of
mans brain. Here in these rooms the rolling
stones we're the only oucs that gathered any
moss. No. Spring, or Rejected Spring, 'No.
2n or Ct Mixed' came to no one. If lie wants
1t he must go for it, Here in front Of us, VIC
see tall, restless, slim form. with an eye that
the adjective busy only, will describe; his hat
pushed up over his brow, with card aud pen
ell in hand-and *'Got any No. 2" thrown III
o man, between whom and himself three 9th
ers stand. ''Yes'' is The reply; slowly it
comes out, as if with consideration, as he
looks aronnd eeaIchinE!y, to see from whom
the question comes, and faces his qnestioner.
Now let us tell what has been passing in his
mind since that question was asked.
| First, lie thinks he wants to buy,
| he talks 60 earnestly. "Let me see that lot
ut Armour & Dole's--prime.l .lot--quotation
l12 in New York market yesterday, with an
upward tcndcncy-going up; let's see, Grant
will take Vicksburg; the Canal will work
another iron-clad launched yesterday. But
the Queen OF the West is captured. I'll sec;
at-at 1231GG-no, I'll try him at 1875" All
this, and more, passed in his mind by tic
| time be got the eye Of the qucstioner,
"Vhcrc is it - is the next question. "At
Armour & Dole's." SHOW much?" "Qne
thousand 1--WE hundred" "Wtt1.1t'll you takc:''
"I'n let you hayc it at lin a whisper) 125. ,
ttNo you don't" "You'd better take il
prime lot" II amt buying today" ant
the storer at Armour & Dolc's elevator Ia:
lost that sale
"Got any No. . SPRING." is the next ques
tion We hear in the Babel. "Ycs." sHoW
| much?" scar 1oad'' "What'1c take 81
"1l2." "Give you 1oo.n "rm buying al
that" "Tll SELF" "a pause.l "Hou
much?" "3,200.'' "ln lake it,, and 3,2ol
at sturgcs' change cards.
81 want Is or $1,000 Rcjectcd-who's sell
ing?" says dandyish fellow. .sHow mucl
you otftrings'' "109.' "Boys, give him
carload" breaks out u voice over our shou1
der. "That'n swamp him; accommodate tn
man, do, do relieve his Distress in shock
ingly patronizing tone. Here comes a hcav
buyer, he wants relief. His hat is almost 0,
the back Of his hcad. Every fresh accession
Of grain wants storage in tue memory, IN
the lst must be displaced 10 afford room. q
rant some Rejected; I'm paying 1924" I"
have two carloads "ucre's 500, fresh n
ceipt,'' and they are taken. 4 tall, portl,
= gold-spectacled, elderly banker, Gays, slowl,
n lave thousa"o VI ene No1eA"eseesn'
lie says 1t slowly: you can sec be wants
advance Of prices. "What do you ask?
:. "One hundrcd-and- -and-ten,'' is The slo
l. answer "Eo," is the quick reply. "I'
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