Report of the Federal Trade Commission on the Grain Trade, Volume 7U.S. Government Printing Office, 1926 - Grain trade |
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... active milling capacity ( barrels per day ) of the United States appears to be included in the returns . TABLE 3. — Hedging policies of flour millers according to HEDGING 43 Hedging practices of flour mills_ General policies---
... active milling capacity ( barrels per day ) of the United States appears to be included in the returns . TABLE 3. — Hedging policies of flour millers according to HEDGING 43 Hedging practices of flour mills_ General policies---
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... included in the returns , of the 242 in the total , 126 ( slightly more than half the number ) stated flatly that they did not hedge , or reported so small a percentage of hedging that it is treated as accidental . Of the 116 who did ...
... included in the returns , of the 242 in the total , 126 ( slightly more than half the number ) stated flatly that they did not hedge , or reported so small a percentage of hedging that it is treated as accidental . Of the 116 who did ...
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... included . The data are from Federal Trade Commission hearings on Market Manipulation of Grain , p . 990 , but are also printed except for the year 1921 , in Future Trading Hearings before the Committee on Agriculture , House of ...
... included . The data are from Federal Trade Commission hearings on Market Manipulation of Grain , p . 990 , but are also printed except for the year 1921 , in Future Trading Hearings before the Committee on Agriculture , House of ...
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... included among its partners some of the most persistent large speculators in the Chicago market . It would be impossible to draw a sharp line of distinction between strict rule hedging and the qualified methods . Moreover , the latter ...
... included among its partners some of the most persistent large speculators in the Chicago market . It would be impossible to draw a sharp line of distinction between strict rule hedging and the qualified methods . Moreover , the latter ...
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... included in a day's trading by a scalper . Pit scalping transactions are allowed specially low commission rates under the rules of the Chicago board . 8 With the tax included , the cost to the scalper per turnover of a 5,000 - bushel ...
... included in a day's trading by a scalper . Pit scalping transactions are allowed specially low commission rates under the rules of the Chicago board . 8 With the tax included , the cost to the scalper per turnover of a 5,000 - bushel ...
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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.
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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.
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