The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-19

was only a few days ago. while ,he h'''e
plunser was suffering severe feiap7e a.
bis home that his house bought IN over
5000 bushels Of short wheat ana large
amount of short corn. Pardrldges spe-
clalty was wheat. Trades In That APP
pearei 10 him to be most profitable, ana
IL was no uncommon thing for him TO
Zeal Ia $4,000 10 100000 bushels IN one
day AZ one memorable hour he was
snort 10000 bushels. and the pit con-
tanned apprchcnsive faces.
fararidBcs name was upon every iip.
Was he TO meet a Waterloo, or was he 10
make the biggest hit of his career2 Up
the market SCARED. 3. s. and even 10 cents.
Sul ne stood out. lie apprehended rap
lu dccille in that bOlslCre1 market. It
came. ana 50 sharply that no cover was
ieit 10 Tie bulls. The operator made
more money thereby than any man had
ever before been known to make Is
wheat. HIS gain in one year was est-
mated by conservative operators TO have
reached The total OF $l.N0.op.
Equally large were the losses, approach
Ing the s5l).o9J or $4,000 mark In memo
Iaoie squeozes. His income from selling
privileges ranged from 5000 10 5000 a
day. Ono time he sold calls on 50oO.0o1
$780,
Partridge had few intimate friends on
the Board Of Trade. lie often helped
others. When his biggest trades were
on he seemed the most unconcernod man
on the floor Spectators can remember
him standing on the floor OF the Board
surrounded hy six or eight OF his brokers
who were selling or buysug for him Ike
mad, and at moments when the fuctua'ion
OF the market even so much as one-quarter
OF cent meant thousands Of dollars 10
him he would find time 10 crack joke
or gossip about scme commonplace AFFAIR
with an acquaintance.
in 1882, when people were crying that he
would ruin Himself ty his reckless ven
lures. his profits were estimated as Hlb"
a. 100000.
When cold Hutch" was on the BoaFd'
these two were always 70 all outward ap.
Iearanccs~ cciaG their best 10 pIe"N
each other AS q matter u fact II was
10 uncommon thing for them TO be run
uirr Joint accounts 90 the very time th'y
were Thought 10 he cutting each other S
throat. Referring 90 his career as
bear lardr.cro once said:
"My experience on the ball side Of the
market was an expensive one, and during
The four or five years that ! traded OF
that side cf tho market lost great
deal Of money. J became convinced that
the average Spectator IS apt 20 be over
enthusiasts. and that under ordinary cir
oumstanccs the trade Is much more Will
Ing 20 receive and act upon information
that would tend 20 produce higher prices
than 10 is ~ submit 70 depressing inhu-
ences. For tbs reason prices are apt to
80 higher Tan circumstances actually
warrant ana u careful man who IL able
10 grasp The situation and recognize when
TINS condition Of affairs exists Is then In
a position 10 make any amount Of money
on me short side OF the market"
While Partridge DID not believe that
edueation was unnecessary I'm trade. he
hcid the opinion that IL was not necessary
10 financial success.
~ doesn't require a high education 10
maze a success in speculation" he once
sad. ~ God has given man a head 70
WORK win an education Is not essential
10 money making. Don't understand me
as saying that education isn't n GOOD
thins. believe that every man shoulI
nave an education II II IS possible for him
70 get H. but his success IN a financial
way Is not by any means dependent on
MS educauon."-New York Sun.