New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-01
NEW YEARS Fun At THE EYCH1NGES

THE HALr-uoLIDAY LAW ISTERFfREs-JoviI
BULLS" AND RAMPANT CLERKS
Tho usual pro New Years Day Festivities in Wal
Street were cxtlnguishcd By tho halfholiday law
Tho Stock Exchanges closed doors robbed the places
of refrcsImont that depend upo the patronage OF i
members Of their customary trade and only few were
open to disgust of the employees, without bringing
in profits to the pUpnetors. For the Dcaicu raNecs
or the clerk who had to do some work These
place.. however, were a. GASES III ucSe'' IN
fact the favor of Of tho terrapn soup served ON
tho sly the champagne cocktails nee on
toard" that many of tho oil brokers INDUCED In
family circle STYLE may excite envy AIMING moss
who might have had share in the enjoyment II thcy
had not shut up shop fer tho purpose OF hOAuiJ
making
At tho Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange
tho railway stock department deserted
but tho OF department was open
and tho bull ring was the scene Oh
Lively trailing little skSialking indIised in
but Tho aim most mcubcrs in their leisure moments
seemed to DO to congratulate Chairman Augustus VIM
hi> unaGmou, eiet tlon IA" night DcIcs
the MOBILES OF Iie Mystic shrine Chairman Peters usuay
gets places by unanimous consent ana h. COED iookJ
favoIto in tho Consolidated Exchange. The gcaless
objection brought against hun Is ma he aaU di a
otherwise who know how we'll he fUlfls his dIes
a. chairman half suspect that he is Republican down
at the bottom
CUSTOMS CLERKS CHEER 1.-THE TRIBUNE
The Custom House brokers' clerks in'iu!gcd In tho
customary New Years iolhy yesterday, and nom
noon until after O'Clock the cheers and songs re-
echoed In tho rotunda and In the paSsascWay'
and In the Naval oacc. Collector
Maecne and Surveyor Bcatte werc the only heads VI
departments who were passed over In tie crossings.
cheers being given for TIE rEleCSk ana r ta as
deputy Collector Rockwell, then Depnty Collector
Larner, and on around the ro unda un, eaoh nepy
was espied crossing the bridge at ESena np.
tinucd until the person had disappeared Then tho
crowd went In and chcered Naval oihcer BUT sta
Apd pspSS N.ya saa yaV who
among al tie brokers and clerks whats the matter
with GSu E1g was S se o 10 w good o% Then
cheers given for the clearance clerks and ihreo
cries Of speech" and singing Aud Lang syne' so
unnerved the MODEST yonng man tnat ne ,prso, , ms
New-York press p followed by singing the sras
Spang.ed Banner" John Browns bo"S an" W.
won't go home till morning"
BROKERS TOO TIRED FOR FUN.
Tho Produce F., change promenade concert Wa corr
tlnued until o'clock yesterday morning, consequently
tho brains and tho muscles Of tho "young blood wcd
In too exhausted . condition yesterday 20 Indulge In
tho customary iollity. Tho result was saving OK
several bushels of grain and several barrels Of nour
members wcpt homo without their usual bruised
shins irrtacd skin ruined hats and partially ruined
clothes The Excnango closed promptly al hConl
and in less than ten minutes tho hoor was occupies
only by tho swcspers and scrnbbers. The bun,inl
and ohcr DO rate rs the Friday night concert had
been removed end great hall re'tiied its norman AZ
pearancc ready for the brokers, spcCulers ard shp
pers Tuesday
BALTIMORE BROKERS MAKE MERRY.
BALTIMORE Dec 3I.-Ths Corn and Flour Exchange
closed the year ts-day with the usual celebration ~
call made the Moor was cleared ndaoou
500 ladies occupied chairs the grain tables when had
been removed to each side OF the largo hall pahi o.
music was present. and after ring was formed 'hers
was pslics drill. followed by clog dancing and c"mis
songs and speeches Nero than leo OF the younger s