"A cow for her milk, / A hen for her eggs,
And a stock, by heck, / For her dividends.
A orchard for fruit, / Bees for their honey,
And stocks, besides, / For their dividends."
-- John Burr Williams

			1815 – A complete list of the securities traded on the New York Stock Exchange is published for the first time, in the New York commercial Advertiser. There were 24 offerings. Most were government bonds and bank stocks.