Exchange coffee house

Exchange coffee house

First known as the "City Tavern," kept by Robert Tesseyman, this 19th century hotel in Montreal, Canada later became the Exchange Coffee House. The hotel was a common place of rest for transient travellers and Upper Canada merchants. It became the location of the first stock transactions in Montreal.

Time Line

* 1832 - The hotel becomes the location of the first stock transactions to take place in Montreal, and perhaps Canada.
* 1874 - The Montreal Stock Exchange becomes Chartered after more than 40 years of informal trading, mostly in railroad and bank securities.
* 1883 - The Exchange moves to the Commodities Exchange building on St. Sacrament Street. Trading hours are from 10:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
* 1904 - The Exchange moves into its own building, at 453 St. François-Xavier Street in Old Montreal. Today home to the Centaur Theatre, this building was designed by architect George B. Post who also designed the New York Stock Exchange building.

External links

* [http://www.education.mcgill.ca/profs/cartwright/rawdon/mtlin1816.htm Montreal in 1816]
* [http://www.me.org/mx_hist_en.php Montreal Exchange (MX) Historical Highlights]


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