about half after three o'clock
`` Get to your broker 's , '' he said . `` And if the stock has stopped moving , sell ; and sell in any case before the close . '' And then he dashed away to his own headquarters . At about half after three o'clock , Oliver came into Hammond and Streeter 's , breathless , and with his hair and clothing dishevelled . He was half beside himself with exultation ; and Montague was scarcely less wrought up -- in fact he felt quite limp after the strain he had been through . `` What price did you get ? '' his brother inquired ; and he answered , `` An average of 78 3/8 . ''