Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-03-06
nUwrMEYBUY AND SELL GRAIN.

From an interesting article in the Chicago
Tribune, entitled :" An Hour on Change" we
annex a portion that treats Of buying and
selling grain; e
And so We made through the provisions
down into the grain; and here no man stood
still a moment. The proverb--" "A rolling
stone gathers no moss was originated be-
fore railroads and elevators were dug out Of
mas brain. Here in these rooms the rolling
moss. No. Spring, or Rejected Spring, mo.
2" or Mixed come to no one. Ii he wants
it he must 60 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
and pencil in hand-and Got any No. II"
thrown at man, between whom and himself
three others stand. Eyes" is the reply;
slowly il comes out, as If with consideration,
as he looks around searchngly, to sec from
whom the question comes, and faces his qucs
toner. Now let us tcllIwhat has been passing
in his mind since that question was asked.
First, he thinks he wants to buy, he talks so
earnestly. :. Let me see that lot at Armour
4 Dole's prime lot--quotation 1l2 in New
York market yesterday, with an upward ten.
dcncy-going up; Let's see, Grant will take
yicksburg; the Canal will work another
iron-clad launched yesterday. But-the
Queen Of the West is captured. Ill see; at
lat 123t-no, Ill try him at 1876" All
this, and more, passed in his mind by the
time he got the eye of the qucstioner. "Where
is It y'' is the next question. AT Armour
4 Do!e'S $" How much? One thou
sand five hundred" "What'll you take ?"
.iI,ll let tou have it at I'm a Whisper 1881"
:. No you don't" YOU'D better take it
prime lot"aat"I amt buying to day." and
the storcr at Armour 4 Dole's elevator has
lost that sale. .f Is 1.a..rs ass .--H.a
Got any No. SPRING." ia the mex,
question We hear i'm the Babel EYES," How
much?". Car load" "What'le take ?"
liz" I" Give you 1O9." "Pm buying at
that" en- sea- IA pause. "How
muchi"' "3,2OO." 'rll take it,. and g.
AGO at Sturges' change hands. Il
.a'"s / want IS or $4,000 Rcjccted-who's
much you oiferng?" a 1O9." Boys, give
him carload" breaks out voice over our
shoulder, /" That'll swamp him; accommo-
q shockingly patronizing tone. Here comes
- uC0Sy Ouyci, nc Wallis Iciel. LIS hdt -
almost off the back Of his head. Every
fresh accession Of grain wants storage in the
memory, and the hat must be displaced to
afford room. 9 want some Rejected; I'm
paying 1904 l have two carloads. -
& Here's 900, fresh receipt" and they are
taken. A tall, portly, gold-spectac)ed, elder
" banker, says, slowly, 9 have thousand
at the Northwestern" lie says it slowly
you can see he wants an advance of prices
What do you askr" Zone hundred-antl
---and-ten," is the slow answer. "No,' is
:he Quick reply. "lll give you 1884," "Ill
take ll0.;' But the buyer wants it; he
doesn't get out of ear shot and arms length
OF the banker; soon he pokes his elbow and
says: = Shall take it!'' . You can take
it no." is the firm response. 1t is
troublesome case. Why don't the sell.r come
down, He knows it is as good as sold, and
hs keeps his eye on the buyer. Soon the
anxious buyer concludes to take it at 10;
but prices have advanced, for the bulls are
in strong force to-day, and he is compelled to
buy at last at 110f. 1t was a tough stIug
gis, but it filed the contracts.