New York Stock Brokers: Leo Levy of Leo Levy & Company

Levy's firm had four brokers with seats at the NYSE, making them fairly significant players in the market to afford such a presence.  Two "L. Levy" brokers are listed with the firm throughout the 1898 tax period; I suppose one might have been a son, and that he is the one depicted above from The Stock Market in Caricature, 1904.

New York Stock Brokers: Albert H. Gross of J. M. Leopold & Company and Gross, Kleeberg & Company

Mr. Gross must have purchased a new-fangled sail/steamboat to busy himself while he was not trading stocks.  Gross acquired his seat at the NYSE during the 1898 tax period while he was at the J. M. Leopold firm.  He departed Mr. Leopold to start his own firm, Gross, Kleeberg, by 1902.  The search continues for a Gross, Kleeberg cancel or stock memo of sale.

New York Stock Brokers: Allen Arnold of Lawson, Arnold & Company

Lawson, Arnold was primarily based in Boston but Allen Arnold held a seat at the New York Stock Exchange, and was influential enough on Wall Street to find a place in The Stock Market in Caricature.  

New York Stock Brokers: Joseph Connah of H. Knickerbacker & Company

Joseph Connah from The Stock Market in Caricature, 1904.  Connah acquired his seat at the NYSE early in the tax period; he was not on the roles in 1898.

Robert Gibson was the permanent member of the Knickerbacker firm through the 1898 tax period.

New York Stock Brokers: Percival Kuhne of Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne

Percival Kuhne seems to have had globe straddling business and ambition.  He was a full partner at Knauth, Nachod & Kuhn and held a seat at the NYSE throughout the entire 1898 tax period.  

KN&K used a rather unique vertical box cancel.

New York Stock Brokers: John S. James of R. J. Kimball & Company

In The Stock Exchange in Caricature, John James is depicted as painter while not trading stocks.  James held a seat at the NYSE through 1901 but was out by 1902.  He was based throughout at the R. J. Kimball firm.

 

New York Stock Brokers: E. Sanford Hatch with Hurlbutt, Hatch & Company

The caricature of Mr. Hatch implies that he was pursued by police while stealing a chicken?  The real story might be lost to history.  E. Sanford Hatch began the 1898 tax period at Dominick & Dickerman and then moved shop to create a named partnership: Hurlbutt, Hatch & Company.  Hatch held a seat at the NSYE throughout the tax period.

New York Stock Brokers: Edward H. Hough at Hough & Rowland

I think the artist who drew Edward Hough in the saddle might want to sue Ralph Lauren for infringing on his copyright.  Whatever the case, Hough was the seated partner at Hough & Rowland and first gained his seat in 1901, making enough of a name for himself to make it into The Stock Exchange in Caricature, 1904, Vol. 2.

New York Stock Brokers: G. Lee Stout Jr. at Haven & Stout and Schuyler, Chadwick & Stout

G. Lee Stout Jr. started the 1898 tax period at the firm of Haven & Stout and concluded the tax period in 1902 with Schuyler, Chadwick & Stout.  I'm still looking for a Schuyler, Chadwick & Stout cancel, on or off memo.  

 

New York Stock Brokers: Walter J. Currie of Charles A. Harned & Company

Mr. Currie must have been a baseball player or fan, as his impressionistic rendition in charcoal seems to indicate.  Currie began his membership at the NYSE during the 1898 tax period and worked through 1902, and perhaps beyond, with Charles Harned.  You can find the work above in The Stock Exchange in Caricature, 1904, Vol. 2. 

Harned used a straight-line cancel and a large CDS.

New York Stock Brokers: Edward W. Jewett of Halsted & Hodges

 

Edward W. Jewett, above, was a seated member of the NYSE and with Halsted & Hodges from 1898-1902 and perhaps beyond.  The partners Richard H. Halsted and Amory G. Hodges also held seats during that time and actively traded for the firm.  

New York Stock Brokers: Samuel H. Watts of Halsted & Hollister and Fellowes Davis & Company

Sporting chap Samuel H. Watts began his career on Wall Street at Fellowes Davis & Co., but quickly changed firms and joined up with Halsted & Hollister by 1901.  The moose and Mr. Watts appeared in The Stock Exchange in Caricature, Vol. 2, 1904.

New York Stock Brokers: Jacques Halle of Halle & Stieglitz

Jacques Halle held a seat at the New York Stock Exchange throughout the 1898 tax period.  The charcoal above can be found at The Stock Exchange in Caricature, Vol 2 1904.

 

New York Stock Brokers: N. Townsend Thayer of Faris & Thayer

N. Townsend Thayer, the gilded-age fat cat depicted above in The Stock Exchange in Caricature, 1904 Vol 2, has been featured on this site previously due to his assocation with southwestern railroads.  For today what is important is Mr. Thayer's partnership at Faris & Thayer where he was based and held a membership on the NYSE throughout the tax period.  To remind, Mr. Thayer held a large share of the stock in the "Memphis Route" and was a close associate of the Gould Brothers, linking him to the use of printed precancels on the documentary battleship stamps.

 

Chicago Board of Trade Companies: Kingan & Company of Indianapolis

John M. Shaw was Kingan & Co.'s representative at the Chicago Board of Trade and was CBOT member #4015.

Kingan & Co., Ltd.

JUL 29 1898

Indianapolis.

KINGAN & CO

Chicago Board of Trade Companies: Lasier & Hooper

L. & H.

SEP  27 190?

CHICAGO.

Stamp courtesy of David Thompson, sent many years ago!

David S. Lasier was CBOT member 5229

J. K. Hooper was CBOT member 5253

advert from The American Elevator & Grain Trade, May 15, 1902

Chicago Board of Trade Companies: R. P. Fish

R. P. FISH

FEB 16 1899

CHICAGO

Roswell P. Fish was CBOT member 2570

Roswell P. Fish Jr. was CBOT member 5261

advert from Chicago and Its Resources 20 Years After, 1892

Chicago Board of Trade Companies: Carrington, Hannah & Company

C. H. & CO.

NOV

11

1899

CHICAGO

William T. Carrington was CBOT member 4292

John S. Hannah was CBOT member 2258

Chicago Board of Trade Companies: William B. Bogert

W. B. B.

MAY 31 1899

CHICAGO

William Bogert was CBOT member 3925

William Bogert from a Princeton University photo

Chicago Board of Trade Companies: C. H. Canby & Company

C. H. CANBY & CO.

JAN 7 1899

C. H. CANBY & CO.

C. H. CANBY & CO.

AUG 17 1899

CHICAGO

Caleb H. Canby was CBOT member 5362; he was its president from 1913-15.  Canby would also become a member of the New York Stock Exchange.

from The Northwestern Miller, July 5, 1899

Chicago Board of Trade Companies: Blackman Brothers

BLACKMAN BROS

MAY 18 189?

CHICAGO

BLACKMAN BROS

MAR 19 190?

from Chicago and Its Resources 20 Years After

This volume listed Chicago assets after the Chicago Fire as a testament to the city's recovery