The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-25
woRLp,s rAIn NOTES.
Chicago's Board OF Trade IL Great
HunLneaa InnfIfnIInn.

MOhLD'S FAlh RUlISH.
Chicago's Hoard OF Trade Is n Greal
Business Institution.
Your reporter told Geo. F. Stone
Secretary Of the Chicago Board o.
Trade, that II he would come to VIII
mington to show US how to make al
successful Board of Trade as his We
would call special meeting and Civ,
him q public reception. lie seemec
much pleased and presented the SSH
annual report OF 1892 OF the Trade and
Commerce OF Chicago OF OIL PIP. S-vo.
and offered, II requested, to send bach
numbers, which offer is hereby trans
ferred to the Wilmington Board o.
Trade.
Itarpears to be complete report o
business transacted in several merchan
table products including iron and steel
Chas- ID. Hamill is president. From 4
we learn the great crops OF the coun
try (l692) comprising wheat, corn, oats
rye and barley aggregated In volume
2, S07, 747. 900 bushels valued at Sl,227.
9O6, OPS; animals on farms 1854 2S4. 573
at 81. 49, sos ISL; cotton. .. 600, 600 bales
corn, 1.62S, 464, 900 bushels. Exports o.
domestic gold and silver s60,0S6. 418
value OF cotton exports, S25S. 46l PAL
breadstuffs. 5000, 1868, III; provisions
$40, 362, 159.
Receipts at Chicago of grain and
flour Tin grain equlvalent) IS, s32, 55t
bushels. Shipments, 216. 1872, 00S. Corn
shipments, 90, lo4, 300. Oats. 1888, 322
tuehels. Flour, 5.710,620 barrels
Wheat, 48, 1888. 1855 bushels. Storage ca
pacity OF grain elevators, under rules
of this board, 80, S25, 900 bushels. Lar
Rost quantity In store In one day (No
ivember 81 90. $4,000. Receipts OF live
stock animals. l3,7l5,sS4. worth s253,
$50. 502.
Dressed beef received l49, 496. 4s6 lbs
Shipped LIE, 344 343 lbs. Lard re
coived 6S. 81 500 lbs. Shipped 3eS, 9t5.
55S. Hides shipped go. III 1853. Butter
shipped 14o. 494, 1856. Cheese shipped
Al. 665. 1877.
Never before has Chicago so throbbet
with life or stood in such nearness tt
SO anImatlDg future. Marvel
Gus signs OF human progress.
FUN WITH TRADING BOYS.
The unusual compliment OF admis
sion as visitor on condition OF doing
no trading was granted your reporter.
IChlcago's Board OF Trade In business
hours reminded him more OF the n
". stock exchange than any other
eight lie had ever seen. In the high
c' inged hall overlooked by crowded
10. ies and gentlemens galleries were
three circular enclosures of steps as.
lcending from the outside and descend
ing on the inside. Men who called
products stood In the center
and buyers all around the ascending
steps. Any member could stop in and
of Tn.
and buying Corn and Futures"
In another, provisions: Oct. lard
sSa5 per 100 lbs Oct. ribs $3.50, Janu-
airy pork 1880 per Dbl. Your reporter
was introduced to Edward Partridge
packer" A brother trader, on re.
marking he was prominent and
wealthy business man, called him "a
plunger." ..#...
But the most fun was in the crowd
dealing In wheat and futures Your
reporter asked SO many questions that
soon he took notes wfereupon they
perceived his occupation. Several be-
gan to introduce their brother traders
without prior explanation, thinking Il
n good joke to get their names In the
paper. They we've mostly correct
names. But Mr.. Sole introduced sew
Ieral of his friends by fictitious and
'comical names, and in one instance,
when your reporter was introduced.
he was called the gentleman from
Vermont"
Aims for Mr.. Sole. he will have to put
up with the worst of his fictitious
names and lose this chance to be
handed down to fame and future
generations, although his true name
was carefully noted. He didn't know
nc was playing with edged tools" al
though he later apologlzed for ''us
members acting go much like boys"
We shook hands in the most cordial
and hearty manner with every member
introduced, using the occasional ficti-
tlous name with all Seriousness where
upon cordial greeting and respectful
conversation resulted with all and the
Joking was turned against the joker.
But while 1t was going on we got
some taps oil the shoulders. but quick
ly perceived 1t was no use to look
round. Pretty soon they came on top
OF our hat, and We begged pardon for
the rules and wearing silk
hat into q business exchange. "Oh,"
said one, Your hat is perfectly SAFE"
well, I'm glad OF 1t, for supposed IL
would be smashed as quickly as IL
were III The Wall Street Stock Ex-
change"
Your reporter was introduced to
"R. l.. Morse" who does n business of
over $4,000. 600 day. Also to jack
IMcFadden, Henry Gounselman. Char
ley Ford, Jack Pudhay, Geo. z. Stone,
Sec. d. OF 4. et- al.
We liked all the members of the Chi.
cago Trade we met, had a good time
and felt highly honored.
II. p. HUTCHINSON.
We received the coveted pleasure of
an Introduction to the famous Il. z.
Hutchinson, with seat and CONVERSE.
.tion. On being asked II his name was
b. Z. he said yes, Ben for Ben AID
P-e.t-e r for Peter
He was born In Essex County, Mass,
and lis Ga years old III October. He
camo to Chicago 40 years ago and has
been member of the Board for 50
years. He does not see now men
who were III embers when he Joined.
MIR. Neatly Is one. {. T. Wheeler is
about 20 years and does not now at.
tend. Jim Doe has been n momber
Stree 1858. James Bole and Geo. Hig.
gins haye been members since 1859
This information we could not sup
plement by the records. as Mr.. H.sug-I
ested, for they were destroyed in the
great Chicago fire, and the Secretary's
clerk could furnish nothing prior to
1872.
Mr.. II. has been in Chicago this time
about three months and attends the
board daily. He looks well In counte-
nance, but does not go into business
actively because he has the rheuma-
item. He hopes to go to a health
resort on the Gulf Of Mexico. near
New Orleans this winter. We gave.
mi
water circular, and told him that
would cure his rheumatism from the
because IL cured liver and
kidney complaints, which produced
the rheumatism.
While talking with him. Thomas II.
Seymour told him Dan Murphy had
filled his pocket with water, which,
he said, was the meanGst trick ever
played in the Chicago Board OF Trade.
Mr. Hutchinson said 1t was not a
good time to buy, because wheat
would be lower. 1t sold at 7lgs then
1l1s, then 7lSs. 1t was lively, noisy
and good-natured crowd.
When wheat dropped back toward
the close, Mr.. II, could not resist the
and ordered some. He.
business Just for recreation.
The wheat was grade 2, Hard Red
Winter or Hard Spring and sold on
option for delivery any day IN Decem.
Der.
Illinois wheat inspection laws make
Chicago wheat q standard of compar-
ison. secure pubic confidence and
wide publicity. People of America
and Europe deal on such standards.
Where 10 Buy Pumps.
The place to buy pumps is at White
Brothers, northeast corner OF Front