for some memberships in the Stock Ex¬ change which probably would not otherwise exist.
It is interesting to tabulate the growth of Jewish membership as shown by the old directories of the Exchange.
In the year 1872, with a total of 1,009 members, there were 60 Jews.
In 1873, with a total of 1,006 members, the Jewish membership decreased to 49.
In 1890, with membership limited to 1,100, there were 87 Jews.
In 1893, with the same limit of membership, there were 106 Jews.
At the present time, still with the same rigid lim¬ itation of membership, there are 276 Jewish members.
It is said that the Jewish membership is really somewhat larger than the last figures indicate, owing to the fact that some of the Jewish members bear nonJewish names and have adopted some phase of the Christian faith and have cut themselves off, outwardly at least, from the Jewish community.