, 1881-02-26
BROKERS', TALK,

THE GATHERING At THE WINDSOR HOTEL.
Special Dhpatth to Tas Chicago Tribune
NEW York, Feb. a.5.-WIndsor Hotel WINS
never nlnrc crowded Or animated t!:an t0-
night. Stock brokers, young uul old, begas
10 assemble there nS carly rs Z o'clock,
and by i tho large hull was absolutely
crowded So tlat 1t was Impossible to move
with freedom, nnti throughout the evening
tho solo topics Of discussion were tho brcnk
in tho market, tho tinanela1 eoIdl-
t1Un of tic street. uni tho pos
siblc disposition of the Funding bill.
\ report was circulated TINT Secretary
Sherman llAtl s1nt $t0,0o0,000 iii money to
this city, nMl TINT this would relieve tic
present dopresslof. 1t WIS also reported
that Il committee Of Now York bankers llatt
gone 10 Washington
TO cuSFEl. WITH TIE PRESIDENT
1T regard to tho Funding bill. III tho early
1art Of the evening thure WIS MI ensfur rDlle
IL tho nlnrkat, which disappeared litter.
Groups vi brokers assembled III the Interest
If certain stocks, niul tl,oro were some tr;lis-
actlolIs,- but tho 0!fers were iii cXcess of
tho sales, ut an udVAtlcU from thu closing
prices. As Dr. W0rtlen, MI enthusiastic
yaclltmnl u1ia broker, curt!y remarked:
"Tllore II n great deal Ut pitching and roll
lng, and We aro trying to set lie storn, try
s1tll ~ "ttktHC1 ~ tt4NA6Ns AE FiAtChpikl
transactions were 900 shares of Lnkc Shore
ut tat,5 {, MI ntlyalIce of ~. with 1000 slmrcs
inferred; l00 shares Of ErEe prcfcrrc.l Mt sS1G.
Offers w1re tnatte of Delnwnre, l..lck,lwn1lnn
Il Western at Iii, quoted ut tlie CLOSE at llf;
l.eatllng ut 81, clnse ut 10; Erie nj III, TIT .,sl
yuilcc or ~: and Iron Afountnln ut Nji5z, MI
n1yalicu uf 80, witt, II sule Ut s00 shares IT,
uorte.t. Tl!eru sucmed 10 l,e
:. nly1pEn FEEt.lSa
In rcgnrl to what tne future viii be. Tho
nalority believed that. eyen W., 4 sseretars
the rSltef =, w"'Ir'tl be ;, tslipnrary, only,
distressed of, 'hefte woald bs stringent
ssy fssg fxG st @ ta, u wns i, snlS u1Itsa t r 's l
Tiny, alM! many tllr'l pretletutl weafer lnnr-
ket, md H!nru lli,uasi,igss thin was felt yes-
t.rtlay. rhelu were others wlin believed HAT
t!a crisis ,ui passrl. and tiMt to-n,nrro.w t!le
| ilnrketa Wt',iItt begnntu nlnrG settled nnl
| easy; lilo l>rOku!H legnn IL dlapersu Mhu1tt
| Wuc!nck, ind ut Il M0st of tiosn wl.a rr-
nlaIned were III THO barno1,l, discussing u
lilurt ntrctNbIo subject than Il pMllc.
sLAuOurERISa 0r THE LA,ll,s.
Said q prominent broker this afturnoom:
"'rliu lanl,s lnSn sca, slaughtered ,lo-.lny
| right antl left. rllnro Itayp Iucn M buyers
ose,,ss rokers '.ts rsfsns to by stosks
enough 10 pay tor whit tiIoy buy: ii this
l:lnc Ii not CHECKED ut once It will e;ittsu u
depression and tgnoral,zat!on tllat will cx-
s sstt"sF y. %Ssx tt iaf f''ry w n w, ,aN sf f ~
or four years To- recover tron. The
wipe. ont In W! II, street lie go"I' nj Reputation
asss. st ss' Il Is @ std % sa. ts 1Ss casra 'lss{ y M
uialtur WIS lArEl buyer vi stacks. yesiNrny
attcrntn>il and this nlurntng, aud tint Ills
t'sses III the stocks tint he went tlong Ut
aru very heavy,
| ,>rrt& tsa
LENDER
of nloney i Is estimated il!at 10 Is loMtlillK
fr0M ST., ,000, Qua tu Sth.1>0, UU. Thu lnui,cy ii
kept constantly aiEnat III .l.o street,
,,luc!! ,:reater: it II tiu unly ting tllat li,ts
sayaa 1'1t 4 t11 I'M 1Tkrt fro f"''''on Ut tho
Anotl,er well.known brnker said: at was
Mrttt Ut ,nnnoy by tho Government f0r tl!D
purchase IT tnlttls WIS met BY tho First M.
tIonn' E,ank with II chuck fur about this ga!nu
| amount UE
M'sEs r" nE rAkES orr or CALCULATION.
| call,.ot see M nt'tlat. alnl The prospects for
Thu, market l'as not ci.!tru'y lost
lts iea.l ~ yet, aiul tho stochs nrs sealing
rsISlyS VA! Va, se Rfts'sg ys & Sttv9 ss s II
at such pricrs llcasls 4 4rcat lrAl of ,iu,lluy
Ms'' M aks aS 'hS Eseu sl.s94S @ 'uv Is viii K's r. ,,t g
iheIr mercantile borrowers, nllu wu ,nay suo
failures 1T 1!Nuy trates ~ dl.tmt 0tlLe0lsts
pf tlIa trillhtu lIl tic, straet Tho prlyatp
bankers nro d1tilg n'slel, l!l1ra to Steln!s tho
market tlliiA thu NAtl9nal lal,ks, 1nl lM.k
%!tl! llo snail apprehension fur to.Murrow.
linyers Oll ularElna
HAVE nt;I:S pitErry Will, ct.E,.SED 0ur,
md tile rncuntIy ytry ii.tlerng olt!ooii i,s.s
rA!seu NJ u gfoAt nlilbY Ut thont. Only s0lt!l
buyers arg l,uW wanted III the lnarkut, nlRl
they HrN mt Ptulltr enough to tukU iii title