Retrieved from “www.archive.org 1889 ” ” ” 1121 1890 1046 1891 ” ” ” ” 885 1892 749 1893 ” ” ” 989 1894 ” 538 1895 521 1896 ” ” ” 535 1897 542 1898 ” ” ” 407 1899 ” ” ” ” 562 The maximum for this period, one thousand four hun- dred and twenty-two dollars, which is also the maximum for the whole history of the clearing-house, was attained in 1887, and the minimum in 1898. The decline has been nearly uniform since 1887. The gradual falling off from year to year has been due, in the main, to improve- ment in the discipline, and greater care and efficiency on the part of the clerks. The following gives the scale of fines in force at the clearing-house : Forty-five minutes from the hour of commencing

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