| Show I RUSH misi OF JF FAST FT TRADING TM I I SWAMPS G BOARD I I Business on the Salt Lake Late Stock and Mining exchange awoke with a start this morning The opening of the exchange ex- ex ex exchange x- x change at 10 o'clock marked the commencement commencement com com- corn com of of ot one of ot the greatest days In the history of ot the local board Business literally ran away from the caller in charge Brokers fought to keep the exchange open through lh the noon hour They compromised by taking talc tak ing a thirty minutes' minutes recess at 1230 Many of the brokers remained at atthe atthe atthe the exchange continuously from the opening hour They had their lunches taken laken to them or else eise went without lunch Secretary James A. A Shorten was buried under a flood of ot tickets ticket He will not know the of ot business transacted at the morning session be before beor be- be fore rore or tonight Hundreds of thousands af t f shares of ot stock changed hands Every Utah st stock ck on the market marlet suddenly be became me active Wrangles and disputes followed the of ot brokers to land stocks rhe rho caller caUer could not keep Up tip with the runaway business Brokers resort resorted d to Matching and calling coins to settle disputes Some of ot the he oldest members on the declare that never before beCore In Inh he h history of Utah has ou business been ben marked by such s a s sudden revival From Froma a point of volume today's business willbe will willbe be boone one of ot the largest in the hIstory of the exchange If It it does not nol carry away the r record cord When a respite was taken at 1230 o o'clock cock scores of brokers talked In whispers The heavy strain of the morning had robbed them of ot their voices The din In the stock stoc exchange building building buildIng build- build Ing early drew a crowd of ot interested spectators The galleries were were packed to capacity and when the exchange closed spectators c could ud not find standing standing standing stand stand- ing room Notwithstanding the fact that ex excitement excitement ex- ex cit ment reigned supreme throughout the morning session not a a. broker was fined for misconduct With business I booming some ot of the brokers are advocating advocating ad ad all day all day sessions The boom boom- that hit the local ex exchange exchange ex- ex change this morning follows a general general general gen gen- eral upward swing which has characterized characterized char char- the local markets during the thelast thelast thelast last few weeks wees The business has reached such a condition that It Is remindful of the big Eastern exchanges The secretary secretary secre secre- tary already has an assistant and arid several sev eral mess messengers If the business continues continues continues con con- con con- as it has has has' started more more h help lp will be needed neede if t t the e secretary i is to I keep up with the days day's transactions I |
