The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-17
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reader hut why this eagcrncss, which on the
part " a reviewer may seem onlciOus not to say
INDIGENOUS Because in these dark times, II
ever, mon need something to make them laugh,
and we can vouch that there Is grin or u
chucklc or OUTLAW in every page Of this thin
volume Consider what find this s-a funny
book. yet not a fraud wise book, yet a merry
one. Let the reader take our advice and buy it,
and II be be not given to literary Investments.
wait patiently iii we signal another like it. If
he will continue to act upon that principle be
need not begin TO enlarge his book shelves ex-
tensiVcly.
Promising that the New York Board il framed
upon the London stock Exchange. and conforms
closely enough to the usages aud phrascology Of
its model to render this work thoroughly intel
ligiblc We will endeavor to give some notion of
its remarkable disclosures. 1t would seem that
one Erasmus Pinto, broker, has been delegated
by u committee Of the stock Exchange to put
bold face upon the matter, and unfold to that
class Of the community known a. the outside
fools" the secret principles aud method. Of d" the
street" Recalling his experiences. Mir. Pinto
begins with citing "a peculiarly suggestive. the
examination to which he was subjected by the
firm Of Sccsaw n Turnabout upon his application
for the post Of confidential clerk. Among the
inquiries addrc- .cd To him ON this occasion we
may name the following. Are The interests of
broker and customer IDENTICAL" "Only in
theory why SOP " Because II customers gen
orally made money che board must lose it, aud
consequently brokers would be- ruincd,9 How,
then, b. this proycutedf' by friendly. public
spirited action on the part OF brokers. lust a. in
/ the cattle and COAL market the middlcmen COM
hilc To- prevent The consumer from huying
directly of the produccr Tor instance, one
hfo.cr ID. -ouuol-iy l.i- an.lh,r know what his
cn.tou.. ,iu,. todu. aud t,o price j., promptly
I iegulitsd 90, .uidI.el..
Mr ra. ..r.. On l. iDad ''us salts
/ f4,iol.. ho n... .. l nDA Do, Woud act ia
/ c4.e 30. t..i.u.l ....l go iNins ID top or
/ BOTTOM ..,.' .Nft I".'. THE applicant cx-
plains tN.l, nc -H..i J.. tf, ,u read bona. and CHAT
/ ny littl, ,ou,cr. i,fal experiments any broker
who lia. Che l,.,i DiaIu tu be- considered Judge
/ Of human natlir. viii able tutcu Whatiliu, out
If t,nof hi- clients Doe got tud1 and -orelort
a quarter or ID thr man b, an "a hand. ala eighth
| per cent above tine ruling price. Thus. suppose
u client wanted To buy Westerns. and would not
tahe them al half per cent. above the quoted
/ figure. / should make him agree t. ll59. no. the
real market being li5gs il5a. so that lac would
/ ret his stool, at li6. il should happen to road
/ him WRONG should make "a dummy entry in my
/ book. show it to him when came out aud SAY
There that's what I've done. you cautahei 10 or
/ lcuNcif Just as went in. DoloruIs George bid
/ for twenty thousand westerns and the market
changed. Iho 'haht e., are that " the "utaidc
/ io"i would lake H.
THIS promising young man j. now requested
! by the senior member Of the h4in {" give ms
views on luiis These says MI iihto' are the
! most fruitful and amusing sources oi gam {" an
active broker livery limit 'leNoiN worked is
equivalent I" a. put ANA '"l option ana The
/ cu-tonicr' wh" h. mere peg ON "hl'h the broker
may hAns IBIS dealings round about the lnii'can
Dec Shot Hi ih '"' "i"hef 'S '''" "i -i' 'n-'
Mr.. Secsaw Is con-d'ml y impressed 10y the
trained Intelligence 81 tAe applicant and after a
few analogous queries turns him over @" the
Junior partner VII" Is a man "i ih' World ana
attend /" i"e outside business MI i"In'h"ui
pt"p"nnds but one inquiry SUPPOSE young
maui you were ira''"H- "i'H' ih Ai-t-''"-
carriage on one "i our metropolitan "huer-
ground railways ana young iady' win pretty
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