Stock Exchange Information Prior to 1901 (5)

Volume Of Business

Stock exchanges keep no official record of transactions on their floor. In New York such records are carefully kept by unofficial chroniclers; but as this is not done in London or on the Continent, comparison is impossible. It is safe to say, however, that in recent years the volume of business done on the New York Stock Exchange has far exceeded that transacted in any other institution of the world. Following is the unofficial record of sales in
that institution during a series of years:

1893
(Stocks) $80,977,000, (Corporation Bonds) $351,854,450, (Government Bonds) $2,143,000, (State Bonds) $3,792,000

1894
(Stocks) $49,075,000, (Corporation Bonds) $339,950,000, (Government Bonds) $4,345,000, (State Bonds) $10,929,000

1895
(Stocks) $66,583,000, (Corporation Bonds) $499,758,000, (Government Bonds) $7,480,000, (State Bonds) $5,583,000

1896
(Stocks) $54,654,000, (Corporation Bonds) $363,158,000, (Government Bonds) $26,494,000, (State Bonds) $2,284,000

1897
(Stocks) $77,324,000, (Corporation Bonds) $529,843,000, (Government Bonds) $10,394,000, (State Bonds) $2,004,000

1898
(Stocks) $112,699,000, (Corporation Bonds) $888,747,000, (Government Bonds) $24,581,000, (State Bonds) $3,642,000

1899
(Stocks) $176,421,000, (Corporation Bonds) $826,711,000, (Government Bonds) $10,582,000, (State Bonds) $2,013,000

1900
(Stocks) $138,380,000, (Corporation Bonds) $569,159,000, (Government Bonds) $7,012,000 (State Bonds) $2,082,000

1901
(Stocks) $265,944,000, (Corporation Bonds) $994,235,000, (Government Bonds) $1,892,000, (State Bonds) $2,502,000

1902
(Stocks) $188,503,000, (Corporation Bonds) $879,749,000, (Government Bonds) $1,378,000, (State Bonds) $3,675,000

To be continued: Stock Exchange Information Prior to 1901 (6)

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