, 1876-11-15

How the DrokorA' Clerks Designate the Fc-
ma1u Stock-Orcrntors.

How the DrokorA' Clerks Designate the Fc-
malo stock-Orerntors.
Ban Ffunfttco F1xt.
- Mudheus Is the elphonfuns and rather PC
that class Of females that engage iu tho fascin.
Ating but uncertain game Of btork speeulattOns.
The aycrags "mldhen" is midd!e-ayod, rather
stoat In person, as Voluhle IN conyorsatf0n as
sro Il beeo@c stoeEsarp. shs has Won
dcrful amount Of gossip and "dcadsure points"
to communicate, 4nd fl BY no tneans unwilling
to reveal ali ehe knows to my one Who Is SUP
posed to have Information relative to any stock,
creatures arc continually OH tho scent for this
kind Of knowledge, and haunt the Offices OF the
big operators Of their brokers With persfstcncY
tS s;n tnnyhK ent n1sc6,e so ThSy usually
obtained ut THO end Of tho day. Occasionally,
when "roints arc hard to get, they prospect
tho brokers' Office or California street to meet
tie a 1tcren. . operators % whoso asunlntpnse M %
do not alwayB stand upon tho cool convention
allty Of society that considers an Introduction q
prcparatory stcp to tho opening Of q conycFsa-
ton but WITH the most charming ,aa, franknsss
and "bono" him as to what Is a "good
buy" It requires considerable tngGnu!
ty on THO part Of thu operator
to e;sape, the interviewing grasp Of Tho
n,cnts Of this Of that stock: Tho moment T.
graiu Of Information Ia secured 1t is Immediately
divided with her bosom friend, under tho plcdgo
Of tho utmost secrecy. and TINT friend usually
has four or five particular friends, who within
an hour know the wholo story. These FUR
creatures arc the especial dread Of tho brokers'
clerks, for they intrude upon tlcir time mud pa
tIeucu with utter disregard Of THO fact that In
business hours thu clerks time Ia tho property
Of his employer.
Tho other day ono Of this class entered tho
Office of u prominent brokor on California street
and ca,no tn anchor ut tho counter, Tho fol-
10winE conversation clsncd:
Mudhcn (after reading the morning. stock-lIst
for ton minutes very intently}-"Weil, what Is
tho market DUNG this morning ~ J
c!urkI"Thera is tho list; you can sec for
Mutlhen--"Nhy don't 0phir 60 to aixtya"
c!crk-"1 gtvc it Mp. Tue e9nunlrum is too
hard; ask mig something casy.'
MaahstI" Nov ny ,niSrmatlon i5 t. from e:,!, The
VII Wha. Is lis reason oi this dsslinoi'' S
Clerk" More fcllers srll'n W there is
Madhon-" Why dom. Sharon keep oph!E.,ps
Now ho ought to, for rs nlno sure. [Hsre
counter, suid III bort OF contldentlal Wlllspcr:l
Now, don't mention this to any one, ,.for ttils is
very low.!own infor.aat!on. You know Mrs.
very pnats sis ss III II Anews sason @ n
very we'll, aud ehe told me sln got It
strafght from headquarters that unc Vi tho
Slopes on tho !, ,b00fttot level run lntn wlnze
and kept tbs men. down ln the nine all night.
Now tls Is strictly conf,lcntial; aud still tho
stock wunt down TO 1880 siuea thcn.. Aln't
that stranEe' ~ ~ ~,
e ssTk, WIN ' Il, nana 70 ns =
mfttsl Ills eotlro ignorance OF this worry lua-
purtant Information.
Aiu4hen with tho utmost carncatucss,
M" strsyN a'''fa'af vi, ~ sve s',xs yss
smother point, toss SEQ your elerk. are
too busy tu get the latest uows. A la.ly friend
of latna that IL we'll pos.etl In mines, bccauso
ya " vS nFs ~ yes5 sT,s ena S SS"y
don't you. liz Is from Gull Ilsll. Well Ito
told Mrs. - that 0ph!r was going to haye tle
t 1s4 from 9na tsn Us tsx, stesk w%9 sa
sho ta doing all the time, for sce tcr doing
tho bank ring"
Tho clerk, With melancholy alni!o, opens US
ledger aud commences to figure up how much of
margin le must Gull foF IN sosua uuforsUnatc
| customers stock. ...
Mn4hsn1Wea'd t,;,' you advise mo to buy te"
Clerk III sati &ono Of yolco)-Dou't ask me.
You are OIL tho inside snl IN, uot,
MutlIen (atteE STUDYING thu list for q few MIN.
utcs, gets tho diamond lFill tu ncW position
and rcturas to tho attack with the drill whlrllnK
"WhAt u thu matter with Jackusi"
Clerk with pesacla adding uu i long column nf
og9rssl-" Slas1ss,' s,4 cIsht are ,,"cnty-seyeu'
hiullt n--"l have . lady friend TINT keeps q
mHu IN tho uaino nil the une, and ahe writes
that Jacket Il all right aud wlen they CO down
thIsa @ levels nor" + will be Q honanzal Now
Clerk" Fitty.stx and eight arc slxty-four,
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Mudhsn-"D d. you know II Jun Keeue has got