Q. Are you members of the stock exchange?
A. All banks and bankers are members of the stock exchange.
Q. By virtue of their being banks?
A. Yes; they have to pay a tax for the exchange.
Q. Are the seats expensive?
A. No. You do not buy a seat. There is no limit to the number of people admitted. We have from twenty to thirty people go to execute our orders.
Bank des Berliner Kassen-Vereins
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Q. When was this bank organised?
A. In 1823, under the general companies act.