The Meeker herald., 1891-03-07
LONDON eANK TELLERS.
Experts In Hand lag Monsy-Features o
the In;lish system.

discovers his error or satisfies himself
AS to the actual shortage. Tho grca,
bulk OF the shortages made across bank
counters In England arc believed to oc'
cur ON that day.
Next in order OF bad days for the tell
or, or cashier. AS hc is designated In
London, comes Saturday, but there the
bad luck is Ineligible. Saturday is
wages day, and no sooner has tho teller
filled his till and loaded mp his shelves
with silver In Is and eiO bags than the
days work sets In like food. Until
twelve O'Clock he I. paying away with
both hands; after that hour, II he ls u
receiving ulof,. as we'll, he begins 10 re-
cciyc heavily, for Saturday is also the
last day OF the week, and every one
elects that tho bluk should receive his
deposit, rather than that ha should keep
them Ia hi, own lee, secure cus.odyoyor
Sunday.
In beginning work on Saturday the
London tcllrr face, IN open mahogany
counter, Of whira thr PORTION controlled
by his desk n probably SIX feet long by
three feet wide. BE ikea lo have u
good, square Wow Of his customer, and
1t is one OF the o4Bous Of British bank
Ing that tho oyCs ~ thr flat ,liail com
mand the c1ustgs. NiJh E3yh an open
counter the cll,f cirri h able 10 keep
the whole iril LnlCr bis eye Mt one
time, and 10 rnl!uEv tho Uverstraln al
any particular dr,E. Tho effect Of the
exposed condition - beneficial, too, On
tn. staff, the mcubrrs Of which pre-
serve sFcaditr dcmosnor and attend
more closely In tu,la,s. ..Ailc under tic
eyes OF the public.
Tho I.oadon icil'F is y quick manipu-
lator OF coin. This % largely owing 80
tho fact that the smallest noir Issued IN
London il uf tho value -: - o. 50.
When asked for gold In greater
amount than his ESQ en- cognt ~ n
glance. tho trlirs, a!'Jr counting IL
quickly with p..u1fUft- motion.
throws II wish his r1ppsr sn1n Into his
faithful -'al's, aul 30 checks hi, count,
The weight, " tausr -'1irsgrn arranged
In suitable uuubrrs. The teller al.o
checks tho gold ulirh be- receive, by
weight, and here hIs Enual'isc of bis
business Will bc ;rs'",l. unr hundred
nov ,oycryigus age ~ t4.l weight. uth'
-r more. In fact, bgt ih- amt uHmbcF
taken a. haphasari rili hc found 10 b.
nearly half sovereign toy H per r"hIl
short In Wrigb'. Will" 100 pounds strr-
ling in ordinary half s1ycr"iEns arr
sometimes - hhilltnFs tor Per rrHt.i
short In value. The teller can quickly
satisfy himself a. a. whether the de-
hri-ncy IL caused by shortage iH tic
weight or the count hy dividing ihr
..s.# ~
asalns, the other. n C.ry balance
evenly lhr count Is coFr~U:. md the d.i,
ference h d." Ia univrs ii shi. ~ iho
latter exceeds N" average stated ih-
coin ~ill need To h. specially ~Samln.i.
th"ru !sprohahly something Nrong.
The edge oi ~" English hank counter
IL provided With = lip 10 prevent tho
coin frnm rolling over aud 10 aid ih-
teller In ps1py,ns W ~" tspnuy. III.
ss,ft-, v-u.s,s ss.-...s- -sss. ...-. "s-s 49,.
finF-rs Of baih hands. simultaneously
sometimes hr us.s ak fingers, and n
teller has bc-H known 60 count four
hundred and hty sayrrei-ns In unr
minute. working against time. An "s-
prrt teller uiil Cnlui uur hunlrd
pounds sterling value u silver In srt"n
minutes When It il remembered ihai
tho coins ar always mixed. ani consist
Of sixp-nc's, shiiiiHrs. f'urini. halt
crowns and croNns, ptih newer n i"ri.
NAL convenience AmunF th-m. this siii
reasonably b. considered a. vmafk.
able feat.
The annual isss from soar and ;oaro'
gold cola In EHE.ani hy rcason Of tho
absence Of small notes is almost iHrrvi.
ibi-. In Scotland ;hr issH" ut one
pound sterling nuifs dispiss'-s gold 10 =
srvai vxtsut. III" scotch teller -srcis
In counting paprs m"n'ys In lingering
= bundle Of note. he is king u mon.
Placing the packets upriEht agains, his
irti palm. AMI .risinE lsr TOP corner 10
tween tho Eager aud ihanh II his right
haad. he will iurn oyvr tLs notes 80
quickly that IN ordinary observer uill
h. a. entirely drerirsi 81 ~ ihr ,hruc.
card trick. and uiii probably count oniy
sixteen or seventeen to tho irllcr's
iucngy. Then. io check his count. he
will either ali-rna;" his hands. or. plac.
inr ghc notes horizontally IN his rpun.
ter. he will count iaum toward himself
with ihc satin" parAlyEius speed.
Tho scotch counter is twi,r as wide a.
the London Unv3 it u elevated In thC
cuutor and :. minus tho rim. which IA
cilitaiea She Er-ish t"lior's doS;rrity
With this coin. Tho scotch teller in I'll.
inburgh &, rallied in. Its domain Ia a
little island i,y l.srii. be- takes no rr-
spons.lihty. be carries Nc balances in
hl- bead. aad VIII not look at cheek
until 60" .lzrs ,'rTk. far OF in the cor
ncF. has ro4niFrsiruod u.
An advantage which thc English toll.
or p1sscssrs over Tho American and the
Scotch teller lies in thc fact that hr is-
sues clean notes only. Tho Hank Of
England has ;bo exclusive psiNhcFc Of
note issues in London aui within fadi-
us Of sixty miles, riFbt conferred Tor
aroriaiu valuable confederation granted
to the C1ycrnurnt iu years gone by.
All the notes received hy tho London
teller arr ss1t into t;.c Bank - England.
and they are not sci sued. Tho average
life of a ilvc-pouui sterling bank note Is
two ur three weeks. thst 81 uBc-hun-
jred-pouni sterling haak note ,hrcc
days-;.ai is. tho interval between It's
issue and return to the bank for final
death.
Got the pos.s Mixed.