Pursuing the oblique left-handed direction of our walk through the
House--proceeding, that is, to the north-east--we pass three
markets--Home Railways on the right, Trunks on the left, and next to
Trunks, further on, American Railroads. We struggle by Banks and come
into the cosmopolitan waters of the Foreign Market, where may be heard
half a dozen different languages all being spoken at the same time. The
Foreign Market is in shape like a sleeve, and the cuff end of it leads
out to the main door of the Stock Exchange in Throgmorton Street, so
that we have traversed, roughly speaking, the north-west quarter of the
Stock Exchange. Round that door the South African Market or Kaffir
Circus seethes and squirms. First comes the Rand Mines and East Rand
division, then the gold shares to the left and the De Beers market to
the right, leading into the middle of the Gold Fields and Chartered
group, beyond which again stand the dealers in Rhodesians, each group,
of course, covering a wide variety of kindred shares. But, getting back
to the main entrance and deviating with the structure of the House a
little to the right, we leave the Deep Level section sitting round a
pillar and press on through the British Columbian lot. This market runs
along the north-eastern side of the House, and is bounded on the outside
by the spacious telephone and lavatory accommodation. The British
Columbian Market abuts on the eastern end of the Stock Exchange--the
apex of the rough triangle which is its form.
We have thus traversed the Stock Exchange from end to end through its
northern half, and turning, we proceed to traverse the southern half.
First comes the West Australian Market, which is bounded on the outside
by the Cloak Room. This market has a fine space to itself, and rejoices
in the possession of the board upon which the tape of the Exchange
Telegraph Company is displayed. On the western confine of the West
Australian Market is the Jungle, the West African Market. In busy days
the West African dealers sadly crowd the Foreign Railway Market,
standing next, and the Jungle occasionally gets mixed up with the
Electric Lighting section. We are gradually working round to our
original standpoint, and leaving the little Mexican Railway and Uruguay
Markets on the right, we press through the Miscellaneous or Industrial
Market, on towards that devoted to Indian Railway securities, which in
its turn debouches upon the Kitchen, where we started.
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