, ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁At ▁the ▁vote , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁New - Y ork ▁M ining ▁Stock ▁and ▁National ▁Pet role um ▁Exchange ▁largely ▁fav ored ▁cons olid ation . ▁However , ▁the ▁New - Y ork ▁Pet role um ▁Exchange ▁saw ▁ 2 6 9 ▁in ▁favor ▁and ▁ 2 5 0 ▁against , ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁total ▁membership ▁of ▁around ▁ 6 8 8 . ▁After wards , ▁a ▁joint ▁committee ▁of ▁three ▁members ▁from ▁each ▁Exchange ▁was ▁proposed , ▁for ▁the ▁draft ing ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁constitution ▁and ▁by - la ws ▁prior ▁to ▁any ▁cons olid ation . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁gover ning ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁New - Y ork ▁M ining ▁Stock ▁and ▁National ▁Pet role um ▁Exchange ▁had ▁voted ▁against ▁cons olid ation ▁ 2 9 ▁to ▁ 2 . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁reasons ▁given ▁was ▁that ▁that ▁National ▁Exchange ▁tre as ury ▁contained ▁$ 2 0 4 , 0 0 0 , ▁while ▁the ▁New - Y ork ▁Pet role um ▁Exchange ▁only ▁had ▁$ 7 4 , 5 7 0 . ▁However , ▁a ▁resolution ▁was ▁passed ▁that ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁New - Y ork ▁Pet role um ▁Exchange ▁could ▁join ▁the ▁National ▁Exchange . ▁ ▁The ▁Times ▁reported ▁on ▁August ▁▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁that ▁" An ▁animated ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁New - Y ork ▁Pet role um ▁Exchange ▁was ▁held ▁yesterday