THE S E V E N T H ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM

COMMODITY M A R K E T S AND THE P U B L I C I N T E R E S T

P R O C E E D I N G S

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Foreword I

Opening Symposium Session 2

The Speculator And The Grain Fu tu res Market 6

Use Made Of Commodity Markets By Terminal Elevators 24

The Miller And The Commodity Market 47

Rai l roads And Grain Markets In A F r e e Economy 63

Presen ta t ion Of Uhlmann Award Winners By Mr. F r e d Uhlmann 78

Effects Of Government Support P r o g r a m s On Commodity Marketing . . . . 85

P r i c e Effects Of Scalping And Day Trading 115

Closing Symposium Session 144

Acknowledgments 146

Tour Highlights 147

The F a c t o r s Affecting The Demand For High P ro te in Hard Red Spring Wheat 167

F a c t o r s To Be Considered In Locating Planning And Operating A Country Grain Elevator In The Continental United States . . . 205

Symposium Par t ic ipan ts 225