Juvenile Instructor . aper one might pickup, the country over, will contain itemsof this important place of are allowed only in the gallery,the lower portion being reserved exclu-sively for members of the Exchange whobuy and sell nearly all kinds of stocks. By stocks, wemean shares inrailroads, ship-lines, mines, ca-nals, etc. Weare told it costseach man $20,-000 for the priv-lege of our po-sition, what asight it is! Theplace is full ofwell-dressedmen, some withcoats on, somein shirt-sleeves,some with hatson, and they shoutand pul
Juvenile Instructor . aper one might pickup, the country over, will contain itemsof this important place of are allowed only in the gallery,the lower portion being reserved exclu-sively for members of the Exchange whobuy and sell nearly all kinds of stocks. By stocks, wemean shares inrailroads, ship-lines, mines, ca-nals, etc. Weare told it costseach man $20,-000 for the priv-lege of our po-sition, what asight it is! Theplace is full ofwell-dressedmen, some withcoats on, somein shirt-sleeves,some with hatson, and they shoutand pull at oneanother! Whatexcitement! Itreminds the uninitiated of a free forall prize fight. These are our coun-trys keenest business men—bankers andbrokers—buying and selling and millions of dollars worthof shares exchange hands here almostevery day, while the years amount runsup into the billions. But a short distance from the StockExchange is the Produce grains of different kinds are. 620 THE JUVENILE INSTRUCTOR. bought and sold. Everything is doneon a big scale. No amount of wheat,corn, oats, etc., is bought nor sold inless than five thousand bushel quanti-ties, and very often millions of bushelsexchange hands in a single day. Weare not much surprised at learning thatNew York is one of the worlds leadinggrain markets. In this immediate vic-inity also is found the Cotton Exchange,at which place wealthy merchants aredealing in vast quantities of raw cotton. New York, our nations wealthiestcity, is also the home of our wealthiestmen. From here nearly all our leadingindustries are controlled and from herethe money necessary for carrying onour big business schemes is usuallyobtained. This city is indeed the hubof our nations business wheel. A short walk from the Stock Exchangewest along Wall Street to Broadwaybrings us face to face with the gracefulTrinity Church, said to be one of theoldest in the United States. It is builtof grayish brown sandst
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