The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-03-05
FEMALE sPEcUL.roEs.
From the Chicago Tribune, Feb. Il.

From the Chicago Tribune, Feb. Il.
The disposition among the wsaGe. sex TO
speculate in wheat has met with additional en-
courasement Of late. The fair traders were
formerly wont 20 rendezvous IN the gallery OF
the Board OF Trade, where from that lofty pm
nace they gazed smilingly and serenely on the
pawp-to-horn contest gong on below, and
figured their gains and their losses on their
cuffs. Besides these semi-active participants
in business, there were, OF course. those who
speculated from afar-through brokerr But
this is an age OF invention and Improvement,
telephones and things, and the last long felt
want was supplied when, some few weeks
since, an enterprsing pair from Niles. Mich.,
COL and Mrs. Bond by name, opened up q
Ladies Grain Exchange in Rocm 60. No. 1875
Washington street" take the eleva.or"-and
drew to the new trading locality mos, Of those
who had formerly graced the gallery over the
bowling Babel on the floor" rhs .ew Ex-
change jumped into favor at once. 4 neatly
and comfortably furnished room. well warmed
and well lighted, supplied with blackboard
and telephone, surpassed the gallery IN It's
best estate, even though the opportunity TO
firt was no longer possible, :he -ules sternly
shutting down on the Representatives OF the
mustached sex. The telephone &. was found,
connected with the bucke:-shop ca he corner
OF LaSale street and Board Of -.ade alley,
where Col, Bord himself took II ,rades and
telephoned Mrs Bond. up N the ladies' parlor.
the latest quotations., filtered through s.ll an
other source, from The Board room. The rules
and manner Of doing business corresponded
exactly with the system vogue z the bucket
shops, the profits 10 tbe Exchange coming from
the usual one-eighth OF cent commission on
al trades. In short, ths new Exchange was a
small pattern Of the better class tacAet shop,
with very noticeable difference hat Is PATRONS
were all ladies. So far as heard Of, everything
has gone on smoothly and satisfactorily all
around. There have been gains and CORE
spending losses, but The spirits Of the far are
unruffied and unsoured-or were. when rep
resentative of the Tribune burst 10 upon them
yesterday morning and found spirit OF only
moderate activity prevailing. The attendance
was light and the trading apparently lighter.
Possibly the advent OF the male interloper had
tendency TO repress it. Mrs. Bond, when not
working the telephone, and calling in business
like tones, Hello, Bond" TO her matrimonial
aud business partner at the bucket t-shop end OF
the circuit, told the reporter how she and he,
or he and she, came to open the Exchange.
how they were getting along, and how every
thing looked lovely and promised even greater
loyeliness for the future. During her occa-
sional telephone intercourse with the gentle
man below, the reporter had an admirable op-
portunlty to glance around the cozy little room
and make mental observations concerning its
occupants. There were eight OF them, includ-
ing Mrs. Bond herself, young man who ap-
parently served the useful purpose of keeping
up the fire in the stove, five feminine speculat-
ors and little girl, who appeared to be the
daughter OF one Of them. Had there been no
blackboard, no telephone, DO posted rules, the
chance visitor would have jumped TO The con-
clusion that he had stumbled across an indus
/ trious sewing school IN full blast.