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was done between the larger houses and our first 

 work of the day was offsetting our purchases and 

 sales so far as possible with each house and not- 

 ing the resultant balance to be received or deliv- 

 ered. Then boys were sent around to the houses 

 to which we owed the larger amounts and con- 

 versations would run like this, 



"Marquand and Dimock owe you two hundred 

 thousand gold, Woerishoeffer. Who've you got 

 it going to?" 



* 'We've got a hundred going to Minzesheimer, 

 fifty to Dunn, a hundred and fifty to Lock- 

 wood — " 



"We can due-bill that to Lockwood." 



"Fifty to Pete Myers—" 



"We've got forty coming from him, we'll due- 

 bill that and send you ten gold. Will you start 

 the due-bills?" 



"No, you start 'em and if you've got ten gold 

 in the office rush it around." 



"Have it here in ten minutes." 



Due-bills would then be drawn in this form : 



