Futures trading began in 1851 in Chicago
In 1851 two grain merchants in Chicago agreed to a 2000 bushel corn delivery at a cent under the March price, starting modern futures trading in a standardized market. The piece traces growth, price risk, and periodic abuses, noting 1921 reforms and the 1973 creation of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with a 50 member panel.
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Chicago
Commodity Exchange Authority
Department of Agriculture
Congress
The
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Cedar Crest Young Farmers Meet on Beef Production
The Cedar Crest Young Farmers invite area farmers to a meeting at Cedar Crest High School in the vo ag classroom on Tuesday December 16. The session begins at 7 30 p m with beef production as the topic and all interested farmers are welcome.
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Cedar Crest
Cedar Crest High School
Vo Ag
Case announces rollbars for David Brown tractors
Case Rollbars J s Case Company announces ROPS rollbars for all David Brown tractor models 885 990 995 1210 1212 1410 1412. Produced by Sims Cabs Inc they meet SAE ASAE and OSHA standards and fit without modification at dealers or in the field. Optional canopies with gutters protect operators from sun and rain runoff.
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Case
J S Case Company
David Brown
Sims Cabs, Inc
Fit
SAE
ASAE
OSHA
Sims
Great White Sharks and Human Fatalities Compared
The piece notes an 18 foot average length for adult great white sharks and claims sharks kill or maim 40 to 300 people annually worldwide. It adds bees sting more people than sharks in the United States each year.
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United States
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