To Investigate the Causes of the Decline of Cotton Prices: Hearings Before the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, United States Senate, Seventy-fourth Congress, Second Session, Pursuant to S. Res. Nos. 103, 125, 172, and 182, Resolutions to Investigate the Causes of the Rapid Decline in the Price of Cotton on the Cotton Exchanges Before, On, Or Subsequent to March 11, 1935, Parte 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1936 |
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American cotton amount of cotton Anderson average bales of cotton basis bought buyer carrying charges cents a pound certificated cotton certificated stock CHAIRMAN CLAYTON clearing house committee correct cotton business cotton market cotton merchant crop December decline deliver delivery month delivery points difference Ellison D fact farmer Federal Farm Board figures firm fixed futures contract futures exchanges futures market Galveston Government grades Houston issued notices January July 31 liquidate long interest March 11 MCFADDEN Middling seven-eighths mills month notice day October operations Orleans percent period points over July profit purchases qualities question record season sell seller Senator NORRIS Senator Smith short interest short position sold southern delivery speculative spot cotton spot market spot price statement stopped straddle tender thing thousand bales tion transactions transfer warehouse WEIL WYLLIE interposing York contract York Cotton Exchange York market
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Página 2 - The committee shall report to the Senate, at the earliest practicable date, the result of its investigations, together with its recommendations. For the purposes of this resolution the committee, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, is authorized to hold such hearings, to sit
Página 3 - production of such books, papers, and documents, to administer oaths, to take such testimony, and to make such expenditures as it deems advisable. The cost of stenographic services to report such hearings shall not be in excess of 25 cents per one hundred words. The
Página 3 - to hold such hearings, to sit and act at such times and places during the sessions and recesses of the Senate in the Seventy-fourth Congress, to employ such clerical and other assistants, to require by subpena or otherwise the attendance of such witnesses, and, the production of such books, papers, and documents, to administer
Página 3 - the said committee, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, is hereby authorized to hold such hearings, to sit and act at such times and places during the sessions and recesses of the Senate in the Seventy-fourth Congress, to employ such clerical and other assistants, to require by subpena or otherwise the attendance of such witnesses, and, the production of such books, papers, and documents, to administer
Página 3 - and to make such expenditures as it deems advisable. The cost of stenographic services to report such hearings shall not be in excess of 25 cents per one hundred words. The
Página 3 - and recesses of the Senate in the Seventy-fourth Congress, to employ such clerical and other assistants, to require by subpena or otherwise the attendance of such witnesses, and, the production of such books, papers, and documents, to administer
Página 309 - 1936 UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, Washington, DC The committee met, pursuant to adjournment, in the committee room, 324 Senate Office Building, at 10 am, Senator Ellison D. Smith (chairman) presiding. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will
Página 698 - minimizing speculation; (2) by preventing inefficient and wasteful methods of distribution; (3) by encouraging the organization of producers into effective associations or corporations under their own control;
Página 2 - act at such times and places during the sessions and recesses of the Senate in the Seventyfourth Congress, to employ such clerical and other assistants, to require by
Página 143 - 1936 UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, Washington, DC The committee met, pursuant to adjournment, in the committee room, 324, Senate Office Building, at 10:30 am, Senator Ellison D. Smith (chairman) presiding. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will