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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · BATTLE CREEK, MICH. · Jan 17, 1871

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 37, No. 5.

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Market Report.

The following were the market quotations several years ago, of some of the most valuable commodities known upon earth. We present them again, only remarking that the stocks have not improved, but have rapidly depreciated since first reported:
Honor.—Scarce. Old stock exhausted, and the new will be a failure.
Virtue.—Old growth nearly consumed; young growth, prospect very unpromising.
Honesty.—None in the market.
Prudence.—All in the hands of old stockholders, and held close.
Modesty.—Stock badly damaged. None for sale to street speculators.
Love.—None offered except for the greenbacks.
Patriotism.—First quality scarce, and none to be disposed of. Second quality easily bought on speculation at one hundred per cent discount.
Religion.—Very little of the genuine article on hand. Stock generally adulterated.
Politeness.—Cheap. Holders unwilling to dispose of any at the present rates.
Commodities of another nature, however are plentiful.
Vice.—Market overstocked.
Pride.—Market glutted.