Future Trading in Grain: Hearings, Sixty-seventh Congress, First Session |
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amendment ARNOT BARNES believe bill board of trade bought bucket shops bushels of wheat buyer cash grain cash wheat CHAIRMAN Chicago Board committee CONGRESS THE LIBRARY contract market cooperative associations corn country elevators crop CROSBY Department of Agriculture DUFF DUSEN effect eliminate export farmers Federal Trade Federal Trade Commission flour fluctuations future contracts future delivery future trading futures market gambling GATES Government grain business grain exchanges grain trade handling HARGIS legislation limit manipulation MCDERMOTT membership miller million bushels Minneapolis MORRILL MURRAY operations organization present private wires producer profits provides public exchange purchase question reason regulations reports rules Secretary of Agriculture sell Senator CAPPER Senator KENDRICK Senator KENYON Senator LADD Senator MCNARY Senator NORBECK Senator REED Senator SMITH short selling sold speculation statement TATOR terminal markets thing tion transactions VAN DUSEN volume words
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Page 409 - ... a written petition praying that the order of the commission be set aside. A copy of such petition shall be forthwith served upon the commission, and thereupon the commission forthwith shall certify and file in the court a transcript of the record as hereinbefore provided.
Page 213 - That upon each contract of sale of any cotton for future delivery made at, on, or in any exchange, board of trade, or similar institution or place of business...
Page 6 - ... (d) The evidence so taken or admitted, duly certified and filed as aforesaid as a part of the record, shall be considered by the court as the evidence in the case. The proceedings in such cases in the circuit court of appeals shall be made a preferred cause and shall be expedited in every way.
Page 184 - ... no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning which he may so testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, and no testimony so given or produced shall be received against him upon any criminal investigation or proceeding.
Page 357 - ... (b) When the governing board thereof provides for the making and filing by the board or any member thereof, as the Secretary of Agriculture may direct, of reports in accordance with the rules and regulations, and in such manner and form and at such times as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture, showing the details and terms of all transactions entered into by the board, or the members thereof, either in cash transactions...
Page 409 - ... shall forthwith certify and file in the court a transcript of the record theretofore made, including evidence received. Upon the filing of the transcript the court shall have jurisdiction to affirm, to set aside, or modify the order of the commission, and the findings of the commission as to the facts, if supported by the weight of evidence, shall in like manner be conclusive.
Page 184 - ... upon the ground that the testimony or evidence, books or documents required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to...
Page 5 - Act, shall be construed to import the plural or singular, as the case demands, and shall include individuals, associations, partnerships, and corporations. When construing and enforcing the provisions of this Act, the act, omission, or failure of any official, agent, or other person acting for or employed by any association, partnership, or corporation within the scope of his employment or office, shall, in every case, also be deemed the act, omission, or failure of such association, partnership,...
Page 287 - The CHAIRMAN. Does any member of the committee wish to ask Mr.
Page 410 - ... except data and information which would separately disclose the business transactions of any person and trade secrets or names of customers...