The 1870s Stock Market



The 1870s Stock MarketYou will have the opportunity to play the New York Stock Market with History Money between 1871 and 1878. After you have read the stock prospectus, you will be able to buy any of the 8 stocks listed on the prospectus. You may buy stock from as many companies as you have money or you may invest all of your money in one stock. You must buy in 10-share lots. You have $150 to begin.The object of the game is to make as much money as you can! As each year ends, the new stock process will be posted. The new price will be the value of your stock in that year. If your stock changed in value, you may want to sell it back to the brokers and invest at the new price in some other stock.The companies on the prospectus were real companies and their value is based on the actual process of that time. Keep track of the number of shares you buy and sell below:18701871 1872187318741875187618771878Thomson SteelStudebakerJohn DeereComstock SilverDrexel-MorganGreat Northern RRJohnson FuelDurham TobaccoCounting Your MoneyWhen we’ve finished the stock market simulation, total the value of your stock:- Multiply the number of shares of stock that you have in a company by the value of that stock in the last year of the game (1878). For example, Thomson Steel: 5 shares X $20 =$100. Also, total any money you have on hand (cash) that has not been invested. - Combine the value of all your stocks and money. - When you have finished, turn in your stock and money to one of the stockbrokers (bankers) and they will verify what you turn in. The stockbroker will sign this form after the amounts are PANY# of sharesValue of sharesAmount of MoneyThomson Steel____________________ X _____________________= ____________________Studebaker Carriage____________________ X _____________________= ____________________John Deere____________________ X _____________________= ____________________Comstock Silver____________________ X _____________________= ____________________Drexel-Morgan____________________ X _____________________= ____________________Great Northern Railroad____________________ X _____________________= ____________________Johnson Fuel Oil____________________ X _____________________= ____________________Durham Tobacco____________________ X _____________________= ____________________ Uninvested money = ____________TOTAL VALUE OF ALL YOUR STOCK AND UNIVESTED MONEY = ________________________________________________________________Signature of Stockbroker (class banker or Mrs. Miller )Stock ProspectusCompanyDescriptionPriceThomson SteelThe Edgar Thomson Steel Works was designed and built because of the Bessemer process, the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel.$10Studebaker CarriageThe Studebaker story began when brothers Henry and Clement opened the H & C Studebaker blacksmith shop at the corner of Michigan and Jefferson Streets in South Bend, Indiana, on February 16, 1852. Their wagons became known for quality and longevity.$9John DeereJohn Deere created the first steel plow in 1837 helping speed up farming across the Midwest. His business continued growing as agriculture expanded.$8Comstock SilverMining company created to take advantage of newly-discovered silver in Nevada.$9Drexel-MorganFinancial Holding Company that invests in stocks, gold, and other commodities.$10Great Northern RailroadRailroad construction company that helped expand transportation into the American West.$8Johnson Fuel OilCrude oil refinery and fuel creation company.$10Durham TobaccoTobacco and cigarette producer in Durham, NC. Biggest tobacco company in the world.$13 ................
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