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Then I 'll try somebody else , '' and Fred went away with a check for $ 1,200 in his pocket . He went over to Bowles ' office , and arranged with the old man to buy for him 230 shares at 52 . The old broker had the shares bought inside of ten minutes . By twelve o'clock Fred saw Bryant buying all that he could get hold of , but there were thousands and thousands of shares on the market , and he had bought 10,000 ere there was any signs of life in the deal . Then it began slowly to advance . It closed with an advance of one point on the first day . But the next day saw it go up three points , and the brokers in the Exchange began to hustle .