The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09
Lively Places In Which the Women
Speculate.
THEIR PROFIT AND LOSS
INDUSTRIOUS BROKERS' WAY OF
GETTING NEW CUSTOMERS.
Alluring Bait Held Out to Confding
Women By a Glib-tongued Femi-
nine Steerer-How the Game Is
Played By the Tyres and Their
Experiences.
New York SUM-


The bucketshops for women had a
cut-of-town customers came in to do
Easter shopping, and incidentally
called in to see how stocks were NOV
ing. AS they found several stocks run
ming up and down, many of them de-
cided to stop awhile and take advan-
tage of their chances.
We thought we'd just drop in and
see how stocks We're selling" explained
the tallest of three-Gmartly- dressed
young women to the woman manager
as they walked into the parlor of a
well-known bucketshop. I'VE are in
town today shopping, and we thought
we'd come in, and, if anything took
our fancy, we'd buy"
"Then you have never dealt in
stocks?" questioned the woman man
ager, blandly.
"oh, no. the girl assured her.
That's what we've come for now. If
we like them we'll buy"
Then suppose you sit here, where
you can see the board"-the woman
manager pushed forward sofa and
armchair-"and I'll explain things to
you. Oh, it won't take you long to
understand" And she began her usual
course of instruction.
My! 1 hadn't any idea you bought
them that way" said the third girl of
the trio. "Why, a friend of mine said
she heard that a millionaire on Wall
street told his friend to buy A. o. T.,
and his friend asked what that meant,
and he said, Any old thing So my
friend came in and bought stock that
she had never heard of, and she made
enough money to take her abroad this
summer. That's what 1 want to do.
say, Jennie" punching the tall girl
with her umbrella, Il am going to buy
those marked B-K-R-T. See how it is
changing"
"Bk. r. T." corrected the woman
manager, Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
Yes, it's very active" and she piloted
the girl over to the cashiers desk.
Then I'll buy some American Sugar
Refining" said the tall girl, pronounc-
ing the stock like parrot repeating
its lesson. Zone hundred and seventy
seven is lucky number, and I'm al
most sure to make She opened her
pocketbook and went over to the desk.
THEIR FIRST DEALS IN STOCKS.
What are you going to buy, Kate? ''
asked the first purchaser, as she took
her seat and crumpled her slip of paper
into her purse. Kate hesitated, blushed
hung her head and finally said she did
MT think she'd better buy.
ooh, yes, do it, Kate. Frank'll never
know, and think how many things you
might add to your trousseau. Or you
might even make enough to buy you 4
piano. Go and buy some of the kind !
bought Don't you see it's going up?
1 bought at los, and now it's a half
point higher. My. Half point! Amt
l coming out? Well learn all about
Wall street methods if we stay here
much longer
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1861" called
the boy at the ticker.
There, didn't l tell you it was going
up? Jennie, make Kate go and buy
I'm almost ready to sell, and she hasn't
bought a thing"
burlington & Quincy 49," came the
voice from the ticker and was followed
by a deep groan from stout woman IN
the corner.
What is the matter?" the three girls
asked of a little woman who sat next
to their sofa. rs the lady in the corner
ill.,"
Il hardly think she feels we'll" the
little woman replied. She bought B
& Q. just before you came in, and it's
going down "
why does that affect her?" asked
Kate. She was the mos: recent pur-
chaser of the three novices.
why, she'll lose her money, you lit
tie goose" explained Jennie. 'Wher
stock goes down you lose. and when il
goes up you make. The lady managa n
has explained it all to me-
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1917" the
boys voice called again.
I'm going to SELL exclaimed Kate
TT is going up, and I'm going to sell
before it goes down.