Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-21
BERLIN'S BROKERS.
TEMPLE OF THE GODDESS FORTUNE
IN GERMANY'S CAPITAL.

money Kings IN tht IAthhnBe Oi
Berlin - Entrance Practically Free ia
strangers Different Classes of Stock
Jobbers-The Reporters.
The temple Of the Goddess Fortune, tbs
Stock Exchange, is erected on the banks oil
the Spree. 1t is magnificent building with
Corinthian columns, arches and statues re-
hecting their pure outlines in the shallow
waters Of the river Thirteen doors give
access to the yestibule, whence the enormous
hall is reached, supported by eighty pillars o.
granite, and decorated with fine frescoes.
Statues Of Mercury and Vulcan appear beside
IA fiery horse symbolical Of Steam, and a
group representing the adoption of paper
currency On the numerous benches brass
plates record the names Of the different
bankers There does not exist any privileged
corporation answering 10 that of the agents
de change in the Paris bourse, who occupy
special place called la Corbeille The
entrance to the Berlin Stock Exchange is
practically free, if not gratuitous, and
strangers are admitted on the presentation
of a member of the craft. Business houses,
however, are obliged TO pay a supplementary
tax for the admission of each of their clerks
The state exercises no supervision over the
operations on change, especially since trans
actions on account have been recognized by
the legal tribunals. The hierarchy among
the frequenters Of the exchange is fixed by
the importance of the business they carry on.
1t consists Of seven classes, the first paying
an annual tax of 800, the last of SIC only
This tariff varies according TO the expendI-
lures and receipts OF the firms but virtually
every stock jobber is at liberty TO buy or sell
for his clients without further foImalities,
whether he is licensed or not.
The unlicensed stock iobbors exist unde"
the name Of Nfakllr Bauken. whose directors
representatives or agents are only RESPONSE
bic for their acts to their own particular
house. The vcrcidcte Maker or sworn in
stock brokers, combine with the first men.
toned to fix the casa cOuls, or average price
of stocks 1t is. moreover, permissible to buy
and sell at the Berlin hoursc without employ
ing either licensed %. unlicensed brokers.
Contrary to tho Paris boursc, that of Berlin
has a prediction for speculatng on the
fall and in its dispatches the word "hau -
which in its iargon means weakness, con
stantly occurs,
RAVING LUEATICs
Az mon uu,hctuoIlv the bou IL fllnd Inv
about 4 OgD men who carry on tbeir hpsiness
in steptorinn tones, with a curious exncnl,.
ture Of violent gestures and facial contor
tions Bankers, brokers. iObbeI,s onneor e. ,r
n while to be rayinc lun0tics oscaned from
the wholesome restraints of the STRAIGHT
waistcoats and tho surveillance of tbeir
keeDe,s
An rvccl,cnt bulr.t servn1 bv yvo,,on md
girls is to Inc fouud m tbe luiliinrr itself nut
even tbpre affairs are discussc1 with ma
unabatgd energy and animotiop Not far
from the restaurant is the telepronh Office
whore - fabuIous nuuhnr of disnotcbos oro
flashed all over the world. Tho whole service
of the Berlin Stock Exchange cannot he snfi-
cient1y commended IT. 10 we'll ripb narfac
tion in nil its raluificotious. and shnuId eorva
as a pattern to similar institutions in other
countries The marnates of finance the greot
plutocrats. are frequently seen on change
They constitute a species of senate. of which
the most powerful and influential are NJ. De
Beichruder, the confidential and passionate
adnircr of Prince Bismarck, Won Hause.
mann, Warschauer, Mcndelssohn and others,
all or nearly all IsraeliteS Around them
gravitato legion of partners, clerks and en-
plJyes. They are the head and apex of the
whole society of German bankers, and in the
midst of the tempests let loose around them
maintain their grave and impossible serenity
One of them having made slight error in
debating II message, the result was a loss to
him of 100000 marks the discovery did not
even rutlle his unconcern.
A certain number of small speculative in
uuSLIitS liNc btl tlAt tptIth iAAtHdDBe anu
tighten the tedium OF tho rare inactive mo
ments. Some Makers offer to the lucly
gambler theatre tickets for special star
performance of Nilsson or Iucca and make
a considerable percentage on them. Others
carry on the original business of selling Jew
elry for premiums, so that it is often said Of
such or such an actress or dancer in Berlin |
that her Jewels ''aro at premium Tho |
most characteristics type however, of tho |
Berlin bollrso is tho old fellow who has be |
come rich in selling chocolate tablets to the |
habitues, which he keeps hidden in the pock. |
cts of his long overcoat He goes by the |
name Of "Chokoladen Fritz
THE PEPoRTFRs,
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,o+ed 10 ronresentad Inv about thirty ranort
ors Thoir dam ia Herr Julius Scbwaityor |
a,,iaa aro o,l,,it+o1 IN tho frollo.v Int thar
o1poarorno is always baiie1 Nv shonte ~ |
,,iarri,,or,t and Ianobte, Ato4f tho tolIing |
~ Eicr holI announces tho of1iciol closing of
+bo Tvchapga Two officials shaking small |
hond ILLS tn,rsuo tbo Iaggorjs lin thev have
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