of the Stock Exchange, which fell _¢Alttouzh the December settlement] 03 Tuesday, was one of the smallest ible time past, grest diMieutly Twas experienced in' connexion with)
Tt was known some days azo that] there would be difieulty in re increased by an eleventh-hour notice of further trouble. Tt is understood {that certain accounts had been certied forward from the prev settlement, and over and above this, operations' on the bear side during the "past quarter seem to have accounted for the plight in which Jone or two brokers found them selves when it came to squaring So for as is known no large amounts are involved, and _the general expectation yesterday after-oon was that ways and means would be found to carry the our standing balances. It required until after 7 pam. to assure it was that these arrangements had been carried through, While rubber has been the pri cipal medium of speculative tran: actions during: the past quart jis stated that practically all classes of shares have been dealt
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