New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-29

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Our citizen, who was DESTROYS OF securing larger
amount of the stock jumped at the chance OF securing
the advertising brokers in NewYork substantially RS io
lows ,o =, 20 ,oe-
To Ms-s BooKsTAyER THAYER sIossoS No. BroadTag
iiayc noticed your advertisement Saturdays NeuYOrk Times
Buy 900 shares Of Merchants Union EPies Tor Per e5. on IS
The response was not at all gratifying. Itwas subsan-
Al sold out win you give Tree, to s the order We aink
obtain SELLERS OPTION sx MONTHS three Perea on An
The whole arrangement was thus shown to be walst
dodge" The parties advertising were doubtless en-
plOyed by the Old Express Companies thus 10 Dear he
Merchants Union stock and induce its holders, If possible,
70 sell at the above discount.
It is evident that even spectators dare not venture TO
speculate without ak months chances, and that even
their possible courage 10 do that Is qualified by we
Think and is not certainty Nothing could show more
sound investment and that all the strategy OF the
old and once powerful Express Companies is unayaing
Editor ofae Courier and d. Uaioa ':''
"MERCHANTs' UNION EMPRESS CoMPASYs sTocK-A
GAME ARRESTED I've noticed in your issue Of Jan II
article headed above which is calculated TO do us
facts We therefore believing you willing 10 do justics,
request you to publish the facts as they occurred and
tempted TO play "walst dodge" you stated or not
on Friday the nth day Of January we caused to be
published IA the NewY0rk City papers the following;
"MEzoHANrs USioS EHPREss sTooK ToR SALE A
ell paid IN ~
=! paid 10
Also American Adams UG,ej States and Wells FsrGo
"''"''' ~'''''''''' BooKsTAvBR THAyER 4 sLossoy
Bankers and Brokers, No II BIoadNay n y" .
At the time inserted the advertisements, we had left
with US for sale from different sections Of the country,
over five hundred shares Of the Merchants Union Ex
press stock at the limits above named and had offered
the same at the limit price, without finding customer
ali we had ON hand except fifty shares by Tuesday, the
18th day of January, which day we received the fol
'ON-"s ''''s' "s1nAcg.4, n Y, Jan. IS, 1861
have noticed your advertisement SATURDAYS EsvYors Tines
Bay thousand shares Of Merchants Union Express or Tire per
for tSentyfoar hour" Advise BY telegraph coasrocKp
We answered Immediately as follows aud not as stated
by you with any we think " ., no.
GEORGE p co.sTOsK syrdalss, \; y a.,
All hand sold VIII give this week TO furnish one thousand
share. any part Can &C. you seller, o.1 S ., Ss thousand
shares IN AZ mouths '''1 Bo0xsTGVER THGYER snoSsoSp
Now all persons dealing in Express stocks, either Mer
STOCKS Know that an order for one thousand shares is
very unusual. and time is always given TO execute IT.
considered, and If the party teegraphng US had really
wanted the stock for an restmen as your article sng
Of taking refuge behind newspaper article We received
Herts to 10 do we d and have been doing almost every
day since selling Merchants Union at three per cent
to seventytwo according 70 the market There is not
broker in NewYork who has been dealing IN the stock
but knows that the market value Of the Merchants Union
Express for the last month has been from - to per
share less than calls paid I'm the SSy %e wee @
ccived for sale at the prices named In our advertise,
Union Express stock which we were ready to furnish
him had we received favorable reply. Now 70 test the
sincerity OF any responsible party who wish To invest
I'm the Merchants Union, still authorized TO sell one
thousand Of said stock at 81 per share less than all
calls deliverable at any time within six months, either
party calling deposit OF twenty per cent II the a-
thor of your article thinks IL good investment shall
he glad TO give him this opportunity OF filling his pockets
in this way And here permit us to we are not specu-
ators stocks, your article nfers on the contrary
we do not own single share Of the stock OF any Express
Company and are in no manner interested IN, or IN,
fuenced by any Express Company but buy and sell all
stocks entirely commission, which Is our legitimate
business.
BooKsTAvRR, THAYER SLossoN,
No. II Broadway, N Y
NEw-YORK, Jan. 26-12 O'Clock, M
To GEORGE f. COMsTOCK, Syracuse, N. y:
We have thousand OO0) shares Merchants Union
Express stock for sale at three dollars @ less than calls
paid. VIII you takeitf Answer quick. -
BOoKsTAvER, THAYER BLOSSOM.
No answer to tho above has been received.
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC RAnRoAD.-See advertise
nent under Financial"