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Show THE CRWE 07 THE STOCK KIKG3. j Those deluded individuals who account for the recent decline in stocks by the story of a fight between Jb'lood & O'Brien and Jim Kecno, are welcome to all the consolation that story will bring them; but we are inclined in-clined to believe that the following from the Silver city Jlcvorter is the best explanation that can be given ot such periodical panics. The great operators are not satisfied with the legitimate profits of the mines, and manage to add to their fortunes yearly by freezing out the small operators and raking in their little fortunes: Do you not suppose th'vo men know vory closely what disp!-ium of stocks lias been madn during tho last Hlllo! Fpurt in the prices of the mines which they control, and ju-t about how much monoy they can gather in by sending tho fctock ihoy hivo sold on a rising market down to bed-wis again? Tim garno is complotely in their hinds, and I hey must take fome tricks to win it They take Llieso tricks mo:t always by "cold-decking'1 the public. Thov build up a market f r tho profit Ihoro i- in breaking H; and so it ha.-gone, dcea go. and will go on to tho end. It is our bflief that if thoo who have bought stocks and pud fjr th"rn, or tli-c who have bought on a mirgin and can now put up thj requisite "mud'1 lo gain p-(Ee.--ion of lh-j certiiicate, and hold them, ihey have nothing to f-ar. Tnwre is one class of people who cannot well escape btring 8ul!-;rer. Il is th'se who fmd it impossible to meet tho demands de-mands made by their brokers for more nionuy, for tho r- ason that their re-ources re-ources were exhausted in pulling up the margin on what wm doem-tl & mrc tiling. This class will bo sold out and be compelled lo sustain tho los, Imrd as |