Free list. The free list on the New York Stock Exchange has been abolished. Formerly business
was begun with the calling of a regular list of stocks and bonds and bids and offers were made as
the names of the securities were called out. This list comprised the stocks and bonds actively dealt
in. After this regular call if there was a request for the recalling of a stock or bond the request
involved the payment of a fee of 12 1-2 cents. Then there was a free list composed of inactive
stocks and bonds. The names of these securities were called on request and no fee was exacted
for calling.