The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-20
THE SILVER TIGER.
INTERESTING SCENES IN THE SANFRANCIsCo
STOCK EXCHANGE.
[San Francisco Chronicle. 9Th. {

:. INTERESTING SCENES IN THE sANFRANCIsC
y STOCK EXCHANGE.
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D Yesterday wasn't very good day for tn
curbstone and sidewalk stock operators. TIL
weather was cold, raw, chilly, overcoats il
: demand, and comforters necessary arount
, threats to prevent unpleasant effects. Nearl,
every other operator seemed afflicted with in
tiuenza, and the prospects of the big bonanz.
were discussed over wheeling rotations O
rum and gum, if you please The female
operators were not intimidated by the unpro
pitious condition of the atmosphere, but, claG
in rich furs they hurried here and there in
search Of "points.
Some ladies have peculiar facilities in get
ting these points of Information; some
haven't. But there is fellow-feeling among
them that induces the fortunates to commu-
nicate with the less fortunate. The scenes on
and about G. ilifornia street NOWADAYS bring
to mind very wildly the descriptions in his
tory of the South Sea bubble in London, and
the equally famous, or infamous, George Law
Mississippi banking and colonization scheme
in Paris. People on both occasions were
wild with excitement; women were cl.morous
for shares, which, by special disp,nsation
were watered until sufficient numb Der were
issued to supply the demand.
There is no similarity between the big bon
ANA and the foundation of the South Sea or
Mississippi bubbles. But the excitement at
tendant upon each is of the same character.
In search Of sudden wealth, hoping to secure
a life's ease by the lucky investment of day,
men, women and children crowd the Stock
Exchange. Home interests are neglected;
legitimate business is neglected; wives tread
upon the heels of their husbands; sweethearts
jostle against their liege lords to be-and all
in search OF the almighty dollar. From ap-
pearances one would imagine that there was
no happiness that didn't center in
dollars and cents-no pleasurable sensation
possible unless a few hundred shares of
Consolidated Virginia, or California, or Ophir
lined ones vest pocket. ''Shares! shares!
shares!' are wanted. No matter in what. If |
man or woman can't buy the big stocks they
sail into Mint or Picton, or Senator Shares
they must hive. They talk of shares by day:
they dream Of shares by night. Babies are
dosed by extra draughts of soothing strip,
that their parents may come to the contest the
next day with renewed strength. So thorough
ly is the public mind engrossed with stocks
that even school girls are forgetting their
lessons to discuss the situation. Yesterday a
Chronicle representative was coming down
Bush street, when he overlook
PAIR OF CoMELYaMAIDENs,
OOVbS uuutE itIIll, vending tnelr way TO the
temple OF learning. They were eagerly dis
,ussing mooted point apparently, and think
ing it might be the sending to tar-off Massa-
Tor high school teacher to replace
the unfortunate Bradley, we paused to catch
the expression of popular opinion. Nothing
Of the kindr' said one. "Well you see, my
mamma knows Mr.. - Of the Bank. and he
old her to buy Consolidated Virginia She
bought at $500 an awful price, to be sure
but yesterday, see by the Chronicle it was
up to 500" The other replied: ..Well, my
Father is in Ophir. and when it goes to $500
be promised to buy us new house and
nice. I wish could buy stocks,
lon't you? know Charley -; his father
ought to know. Wonder ii we couldn't get ,
point and get some stock carried?'
At this juncture the young ladies crossed
he street and left us musing upon the spread
If the stock fever. While this excitement is :
10 argument against the existence of the big !
it shows how demoralizing even {
uch an institution may be. Tho South Sea {
had its day, and the Mississippi
cheme went down with ruinous crash !
let us indulge in the hope that the great de-
is all that the experts report it to I
Re. The oracles have declared that the big :
BONANZA must represent $3.50, 900, 900 before :
he Ides of March, and it must be done, or q
he oracles must be oracles no longer