Report of the Federal Trade Commission on the Grain Trade, Volume 7U.S. Government Printing Office, 1926 - Grain trade |
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... appears to be an important aid to traders with little therefore , important in keeping competition in the g fective . In this way trade margins in grain are probab than they would be without future trading . The m special skill and ...
... appears to be an important aid to traders with little therefore , important in keeping competition in the g fective . In this way trade margins in grain are probab than they would be without future trading . The m special skill and ...
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... appears that corn and oats job - lot trading developed from practically nothing within the period of three years covered by satisfactory figures . Wheat job - lot trading was of considerable importance at the begin- ning of this period ...
... appears that corn and oats job - lot trading developed from practically nothing within the period of three years covered by satisfactory figures . Wheat job - lot trading was of considerable importance at the begin- ning of this period ...
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... appears that future tra eral are kept open only a comparatively short time ; in fact , few days . The average duration of open trades for the m whole appears to be only 7 days for wheat , 10 for corn , a oats . Upon the basis of such ...
... appears that future tra eral are kept open only a comparatively short time ; in fact , few days . The average duration of open trades for the m whole appears to be only 7 days for wheat , 10 for corn , a oats . Upon the basis of such ...
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... appears generally true that gains are less per bushel than losses per bushel ; that is , there is a tendency to hold on to trades showing a loss , while a gain tends to be taken rather promptly , and hence the gains are split up among a ...
... appears generally true that gains are less per bushel than losses per bushel ; that is , there is a tendency to hold on to trades showing a loss , while a gain tends to be taken rather promptly , and hence the gains are split up among a ...
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... appears , however , that recently they have been much less important than formerly . This may be attributed in part to the development of anticorner rules , supported by a stronger sen- timent against cornering than formerly prevailed ...
... appears , however , that recently they have been much less important than formerly . This may be attributed in part to the development of anticorner rules , supported by a stronger sen- timent against cornering than formerly prevailed ...
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Board of Trade Bought Sold Bought broker buying cash grain Chicago futures classes clearing members close commission houses commodity corn and oats corner crop customers days open dealers December delivery month discounts effect exchange Federal Trade Commission figures future contracts future trading futures market gain or loss gains and losses grain futures grain trade groups of clearing hedger hedging July July-December Kansas City limit long side losses per bushel manipulation margin Minneapolis nonmember occupations October Open board open interests operations Ordinal analysis period pit scalpers purchases and sales Quan Ratio to transactions regards relation result roman type rule same-day trades sample Saturdays scalping scalping trades seller September short selling short side short trades Sold Bought Sold speculative spreads stop-loss order Sums of ordinals TABLE terminal elevators tion tity transactions per day volume of trading Wheat Corn Oats wheat futures wire houses
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Page 260 - All purchases and sales made by us for you are made in accordance with and subject to the rules, regulations and customs of the Chamber of Commerce or Board of Trade where the trades are made and the rules, regulations and requirements of its Board of Directors, and all amendments that may be made thereto. The contract is made under the authority of the Act of Congress known as 'The Future Trading Act.
Page 412 - That the provisions of this Act shall cease to be in effect when the existing state of war between the United States and Germany shall have terminated, and the fact and date of such termination shall be ascertained and proclaimed by the President...
Page 99 - or ' scratch sales ' or ' pass-outs,' provided that the purchase and sale are made at the same exchange, on the same day, at the same price, and for the account of the same person, or (e) the sales are made by a broker on account of a principal, and the name of the principal is not disclosed to the buyer, provided the principal sells to the broker the same quantity and the same grade and kind of grain at the same price, on the same day, on the same...
Page 305 - Justice. (c) When the governing board thereof prevents the dissemination by the board or any member thereof, of false, misleading, or inaccurate report, concerning crop or market information or conditions that affect or tend to affect the price of commodities.
Page 305 - ... to affect the price of commodities, and any member who shall knowingly or carelessly disseminate such report shall be suspended by the Board of Directors from all privileges of membership for such period as the gravity of the offense committed may warrant.
Page 380 - In case anv property contracted for future delivery is not delivered at maturity of contract, the president shall appoint a committee of three from the membership at large, to be approved by the board of directors, which committee shall determine as nearly as possible the true commercial value of the commodity in question on the...
Page 260 - Please take notice that all orders for the purchase or sale of cotton, coffee, grain and provisions for future delivery are received and executed with the distinct understanding that ACTUAL DELIVERY is CONTEMPLATED and the party giving the order so understands and agrees.
Page 260 - All orders for the purchase and sale of any article are received and executed with the distinct understanding that actual delivery is contemplated and in accordance with and subject to the rules, regulations, and customs of the Exchange upon which the order is to be executed and the requirement of its Board of Directors and all amendments made thereto, and that the party giving the order so understands and agrees."5 The customer pleaded ignorance of the exchange by-laws and rules and contended that...
Page xxi - SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith a report of the Federal Trade Commission with respect to the sale and distribution of milk and milk products.
Page 403 - I enclose herewith for your information a copy of resolutions recently adopted by the board of directors of the board of trade of the city of Chicago relative to the prohibition ' by Germany and France of the importation of American hog products.