Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-05-16

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among the customers with his orde
pad in his hand,
did he tell you THAR asked anofh
tell me? I just sold my so shares q
125."
I've given you one or two goo<
| pointers before" said the tirst woruan
"but you knew IL all and went along
on your own book and got let down
concluded TO let you go for awhile
thinking you might get some sense
MY dear. don't think for a momen
that you're the only one who eau heal
Of good thing now and then A weeE
! ago Mr.. What's his name told me Il
buy New York Central and ! made
| $1,000"
do you know the seuaiorw inquired
the first woman
/ Ssh n! don't want everybody in
the room 10 know about IL but see
It's up another point. I'm going TO buy
100 shares more Buy me loo New
York Central. please" This with q
regular Waldorf hauteur to the young
| man with the order pad
| So 1t went on for half an hour. The
| women would look at the tape. walk
away by themselves and think about OIL
neighbors and then buy again. The
| whole time. so far as the reporter could
| hear there was not an order to sell
anything Furthermore. there were no
| diverted Thoughts Talk about stocks
was not sandwiched In between re
marks about dry goods and millinery
and jewelry- Those women were down
town for business. aud they were strict
ly attending to IL
what do you think of it?' asked the
broker. Doesn't this beat the floor OF
the Stock Exchange all hoilowf And
this is what we have been having ev
cry day for four or five months. There
are women in that bunch who started
with a shoestring shortly after the LIST
of January. and they've made any
where from $4,000 to S30.OOo To be
sure. there aren', many of the 100000
variety. but there are some. Once q
woman gets the fever. she is the nerv
lest thing in the way of a SPECTATOR ]
know anything about We have prob
ably 300 women who trade with us
They don't come down every day, all
of them, but the majority drop in for
an hour or two around noon. and they
give us plenty to do. | don't know one
of them here now who isn't winner
at the game. and don't know one who
has made less than $1,000. We have
several customers who have made S.
900 and $4,000 and $4,000. All Of
them have made more pin money for
themselves than most of them. | fancy.
would care to strike their husbands for
at the first of every week. OF course
the market has been in their favor
It's not difficult, generally speaking.
for the small trader TO make money on
a bull market if he or she gets started
right and the rising tide holds on long
enough. AS everybody knows. there
has been an unprecedented run of ris-
ing prices. This, of course. largely ac-
counts for the success of our custom
ers"
$50 far as you know. do they salt
their money away, or do they take 1t in
with one hand and spend it out with
the other! asked the reporter.
well" answered the broker. II don't
keep their books. and l don't keep very
close tabs on their expenditures. but
know this much from observation:
Most of these women are putting on
more airs in the way of dress now than
they did four months ago. As you see.
most of them are regular peacocks-
-Four months ago most of them were Of
the wren variety. The mi1liners and
the dressmakers and the shoemakers
and the glove shops must be doing a
rushing business on Wall street prof
its. And, ! would have you to know.
most of our customers are now alto
gether above such a trivial thing as
car fare. They hire hansoms and
broughams and automobiles now. That
woman over there 1.-THE particular WON
an was designated didn't seem to be
especially affiuent when she was in
PRODUCED here shortly after the LIST of
January. Maybe she had money to
burn, but she didn't look like it. Now
she has a brougham and n pair of
horses and two men on the box. and
she runs to rubies and pearls that
would give a lapidary fits and starts"
But among all of these winners
haven't there been some losers?" the
broker was asked. He thought of the
question for q few moments and re
piled:
Il was just trying to think. | can re
call but three instances of losses among
cur female customers But those were
beauties. You know, when woman
speculates she doesn't do it by halves
There is an intensity. so to put II. about
her trading that is interesting. One OF
the women of whom | speak said she
got tipped off by a rather well known
bear, who has reformed since he gave
the alleged tip. by the way. and she be
came convinced that high water mark
had been reached about the middle of
February. She began talking to
they got the same notion The three OF
them began to sell short to beat the
band. and they lasted about ten days
Such awful financial wrecks hadn't
been seen in these diggings for long
time. assure you They couldn't un
derstand why another Black Friday
didn't follow their misfortune.
They knew that everything was 60
ing TO smash. and they couldn't see
hair so long. l don't know whether
they have gained wisdom since the col
lapse or not We have not seen much
of them lately. As for the rest. how
ever. it's all one glad. sweet song of
prosperity The ladies are in il. I
would have you know. and in a week OF
two. If this market holds. there will be
more Hetty Greens around this town
than You can shake dozen sticks at"