for the highest year’s trading on the Exchange during its pio-
neering period.
The resultant effect of these various factors are reflected in
the records of the transactions and the price of memberships
for the past twenty-five years:
TRANSACTIONS FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
1929
1928
1927
1926
1925
1924
1923
1922
1921
1920
1919
1918
1917
Number Shares
Stocks
24,625,115
19,069,761
12,171,549
9,562,031
9,238,304
3,300,862
4,783,324
3,495,041
3,974,005
6,696,423
9,235,751
3,939,008
5,090,982
Face Value
Bonds
$11,147,245
8,655,199
7.742,313
153,447
- 141,090
3,624,450
20,718,750
19,064,750
16,198,950
24,674,300
28,039,700
18,151,940
17.724.810
1916
1915
1914
1913
1912
1911
1910
1909
1908
1907
1906
1905
Number Shares
Stocks
13,078,588
12,603,768
3,522,187
5,705,588
11,134,908
7,744,737
10,679,572
15,507,303
13,002,235
14,308,687
17,444,893
16.080.827
Face Value
Bonds
£15,650,300
9,835,600
6,617,400
10,569,300
12,319,000
15,547,230
15,253,387
32,365,820
30,828,000
7,682,700
8,221,430
14,833.605
STOCK EXCHANGE MEMBERSHIPS
Price Range for Twenty-five Yiars
High
1929 $45,000
1928 30,000
1927 14,500
1926 9,250
1925 7,000
1924 8,500
1923 8,000
1922 8,500
1921 9,500
1920 16,500
1919 17,000
1918 10,000
1917 10.500
Low
$35,000
15,500
9,000
8,500
5,600
5,500
5,500
3,000
3,500
38,500
9,500
9,500
10.000
Last
$45,000
30,000
14,500
9,250
7,000
8,500
5,600
8,000
8,500
8,500
17,000
9,500
10.500
1916
1915
1914
1913
1912
L911
L910
1909
1908
1907
1906
1905
High
$17,500
17,750
15,000
18,000
23,000
27,000
37,000
38,000
36,005
38,500
37,500
30.000
Low
$16,000
15,000
11,000
14,500
23,000
27,000
27,000
35,000
25,000
31,000
23,000
23.000
Last
$16,000
17,750
11,000
15,500
23,000
27,000
30,000
38,000
36,005
31,000
37,500
27.000
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