, 1874-10-01
JACK STURGES.
Ills Last Grand Operation in
Corn.
Goft|ns Ills Revchgo Oh Thoso WEo
:i'ai'cd'to:scttlo Last July,
.Wratl, Of ti,o Trickcd Onoa.

p" Jack " sturgon. ras IN his cion1ent ,a1ain
yesterday, setting tAo Boara Of Trado In on m.
roar. Jack 1nust DO Sensational. fr,,o orca
flow df trade nas no charms Tor him, no ,n,,as
fnakotlio current boil and roar, a.a ho. .dsrhs,
to aco unhappy spectators squtrm and sonoal,
liko ~ttnid -niico m tho clutch Of :muacu,or,ont
Ar. 8.8rges evidently likos notoriety, and In.
IMAM panic has charms for his brcast,thns rorv
cohluroru dream not of. "Jack generaly b.
COMICS an Important man on tho last day OF o.,
CRY month. Hia black muntache ia tho flag OF
aaAfof to many, ana Ills dortno, good -liumorc1
1aee ia ha much OF terror to tho nervous trader
W ~ INC countenanco Of a composed, determined
Aae'it ~ to tho party contlcmnel to i,ang.
~ WA 10 'rtinemlotod that 1fr. Stursoa
figured dlargelyin
TIE CONNER" OF 1Aar July,
"tie" w catao a neat trick On Ills fellows bv
e,"6 suos', Ahdor cont1iorci1l 'ru]es, about two
''soa W "'aHe thoir deliveries most of which
"efo' oi course. mover mado Tor tho roason tl,at
-, VIA rlyateal iinposaibllity to mako them. ,
notn8 ooo'ooo bushcls df corn remained un-
delivered IN that deal, giving an arrrocato n.
ABOUT s148;ooo inuhsotslcl differences redkoncd
from tho basts Of GS cents per bualo, nccor,ilne,
10 tho decision OF tho Arbitration Co1nn,ttec NJ
tAo Doard. Of Trade. by which ncrcenent Tho
'ockcu-o1t traders tofusol to stand. Thia
fankica intho mind Of "5aelt," aud l,o roao}vod.
aa 10 say9 himself, to DO
EVEN WITH u1B DHBTons.
l1aTang this object In vicw, lilo :apnonre8 o.,
y; Ga"hse SestSrtaJ, mid commenced operations.
Luz marriott Tor cash corn opened ut 81 ceuta.
Wien bttirsos went In md Hold $4,000 bushola M
tS1a' @''ooo ct ~ conts. and, subsequently,, 1O. GOO
pushes as 79155, and 10000 1T 70 conts ihis waa
1r{4 t@+.l 4.rm
Willing TO nc1l 100000 bush6ls ut 70 conta A
gentleman cn tho Doard understood him to pay
''at T." which would hnyo meant II cents. md
took MN up. olller parties standing by thought
that Sturgcs Ind 1nalo a ycrbsl nfstako hut
when they looked on tho card in hi, hand they
So" that ho bad put 1t down at 70. All tloa IN,
derstood that lo meant buai,iosu. oanc.
chilly Hhen ho proceeded to .ecll Bono
4co.ooo buslcls nttho aanlo rrico, groat deal Of
which people standing around thought was
EotD 70 'n1s owN nt,oKEno
In support Ct the 1t IL aasertod tlat tho ofrcr
naado by one gentleman, who attcmpta TO luy At
~ cents, wns disrogardcd, md that tho sale wa,
transferred to mau well kno.u rs being ono of
tbs Sturgca lrokct..
Having transacted all this busiacss, Al,
sturgcs lefttho hall and tho mafkutsettlcd,d down
TO So cctts.--5mall lua1es ut from ~ to 81 conta
having heun '1liaao by oslter parties 'dhrlnE tho
an+,: t,ne ,susEea vas selling IT 70 ee6ts: sutse.
tWo !os OF 70, ooo bnAholB each st GO CENTS which
produced sonlo conatol uasion, aftbr which tha
msraos A.: - price vent back to first principles.
Az AaSes nsxt tnrnca his atSontion to
THE oAr crowd,
Thoao caa! sa1cu wore ut ig1 centy IIo offornd
to.soH 1oD ODD Dnsho)s at Il cents, which via
taker, md .ho afterwards aold 100000 mora
bunllola 1t 10 ceuta,
This nnHa1
whom ) o'clock osmo, ma,sy Of tho parties Who
were "lonE" wcrc rather taken utnck at not
g soeihg mr. Hayes make delivery. III point OF
iaes. nono OF tho seor-the-montll corn waa
Ing and .gnssl.ii,g Of commercial touth around
anti i, the Board of Trade building. Everybody
tald that it waa
ONE OF "JAcE'a" OLD uoDoEs.
He w1s tho front of tho Affair." they avcrrcd,
bnt there wero others behind him In tho ''doal.''
Jack walked cody around, and .naao no sign
to The multitude, but lnlulsed in several aly
wlnlis y s1Ml private 'oontshs with his friends.
agreo that nobody was serious'y hurt, but that
that the t1an6action was not lil:oly to Increase
tho influence Ut "Jacl" Btnrges on Change.
One disguised, gent1oulan: hr. Chadwick, ez-
voted. Our Board OF Trado ia Gumbug, anl
no man is safo i'll trading here undor
4ts rules" Tho op:iton :or' Mr. Chad.
w{s r, Tas ~ - esaoea ,; =, ny 9, ssyeral otAera
4Ai* 14ApA VI 21AltAelI htIiu LluL lulDEg nS4
taken rathar curious. turn, but that nothing
sorihns would come Of it. lie did not holieya
that more than 100000 bushelsof corn remained
undelivorcd. II anybody wds hurt by it, it wau
"Jack" sturges himuolf. 11o might cali tho
iisht.. ' '0' - ''A'
LII. ouAnLEs H. uEEaA,
OF tho firm Of Giibert T. Broga, said that thcil
houso had bought 25,oog bdsl,e!B. at 70 cents,
lie could not nee anything Bit bright in tha
"hoie atfa'r. That waa 10 way to DO bnsinese,
and pretond to be honorable. It Vas disgrace
to Chicago. lie Ind bought iu good faith, and
spirit.
TIE REpoUDTArLE "JACK"
himself wns also interviewed. Hu asid:
'Theto's nothing to tho whole arrangement,
omiy o tha These PARTIES have not delivered aoo,-
00D bushels Of July corn which thor sold to mo.
thought I'd bo oven with tlom by allowing I'LL
.sellors-the- "corn to 20 by default, ,-500,-
600 bushels in nil. Any cash corn tlht was eoId
,s l,as srn delivered Lett md pa'a for There were
R.-so you camo this gaiuo on tho "boys" by
way Of rop1aal?
Mr.. stusgcH-T1at's whore Intahd. I'll settle
with thom when they settle with mo. This buy
lug ia tomorrow. under tue rules is all gatn-
mon. It IL legal according to Board Of 1Tado
arrangements, but tho common IaY oTerr!des IT.
~ stand by tho common law" concluded jack,
viii. = vigorous pull at his mustacho.
III ta!0 1@sAt
Mr. JOHN u. LYON,
of Lyon l. Lester, approached, and said:
jack, you aont botioye tint I have my.
thing to tlo with THU leal2"
"Jack rouiod, rdry blunty. IT believe you
have" and clio gray-haisod corner victorian
walked away.
'Jacj; u thon said to tho reporter: "Lyou
wanto to rot mo there. but Lc couldn't. l be-
1eye It will turn out iu the long ruu to be hlul-
Eof and Comstook. Ihey'ro holding on to
you bot, and you'll hear froM them
nSau before long,"
Tho o'clock gong sounded ct This momont
aud tIlo hall was clenrcL.
On the street there was IN lrtlo noiyo abpu,
tho ntlltr. lllt most people aat ."l'is o,lly Qua
Ut 'Jaoa'a' tricks, and went count for anuel,n
A1ngaford's Starch.
ANALYTICAL LanonaroR1, auRdroa's IlA1L,l
EpiSBunu, aoth July, 1914.
II ha7o mnt1o carotid chemical aualyais o! Kings.
es"s os"eso prepared Tor CORN Starch handed to na
Ir Mr.. E. @. caapn, aguns, New Yur1, und nu1 such
% be Of tho finest sud best description aud when rra