Business: Bear v. Bear

In the boom days of 1928 a stock called Alaska Juneau sold for $1 a share and this year it has sold for $20. It is, of course, a gold-mining stock—the one kind of stock which Bears can logically be bullish on— for when everything else goes down, gold becomes more valuable. Last week Wall Street brokers had a tall tale to tell of a fight among the bears which centred on Alaska Juneau and made it the most exciting stock on the Exchange.

Bears? Bears? They are referred to daily in every financial...

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