Anti-inflation Program as Recommended in the President's Message of November 17, 1947. Hearings Before the Joint Committee on the Economic Report, Congress of the United States, Eightieth Congress, First Session, Pursuant to Sec. 5 (A) of Public Law 304, 79th Congress...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948 - 643 páginas Considers proposals to tighten Federal control of consumer credit, increase Federal regulation of futures trading of commodity exchanges, and extend Federal authority to control the allocation, inventory, and transport of scarce commodities. |
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... large holdings must be reported to us . Pur- chases of more than a certain number of bushels must be reported . But purchases by innumerable small speculators are not reported to THE PRESIDENT'S ANTI - INFLATION PROGRAM 3.
... large holdings must be reported to us . Pur- chases of more than a certain number of bushels must be reported . But purchases by innumerable small speculators are not reported to THE PRESIDENT'S ANTI - INFLATION PROGRAM 3.
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United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee. But purchases by innumerable small speculators are not reported to ... purchase of futures , those we do not object to and those are normally reported to us . But the speculation , which ...
United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee. But purchases by innumerable small speculators are not reported to ... purchase of futures , those we do not object to and those are normally reported to us . But the speculation , which ...
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... purchases that you speak of , do they tend to increase the price of the commodity in which they are dealing ? Secretary ANDERSON . I think rapid and undue speculation does , but you must remember that sometimes there are people who ...
... purchases that you speak of , do they tend to increase the price of the commodity in which they are dealing ? Secretary ANDERSON . I think rapid and undue speculation does , but you must remember that sometimes there are people who ...
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... purchases whether for foreign relief or for the armed forces , in order that their speculative effect may be minimized . That telegram was signed by Senator Baldwin , myself , Representa- tive Hart , Representative Rich , Representative ...
... purchases whether for foreign relief or for the armed forces , in order that their speculative effect may be minimized . That telegram was signed by Senator Baldwin , myself , Representa- tive Hart , Representative Rich , Representative ...
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... cost then in making their purchases and sales to the cost of the commodity ? It would be substantial with very high margins , would it not ? Secretary ANDERSON . I could not answer that , but 14 THE PRESIDENT'S ANTI - INFLATION PROGRAM.
... cost then in making their purchases and sales to the cost of the commodity ? It would be substantial with very high margins , would it not ? Secretary ANDERSON . I could not answer that , but 14 THE PRESIDENT'S ANTI - INFLATION PROGRAM.
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Agriculture allocation amount areas authority bank credit bank reserves bankers believe Board bonds BROWN bushels cars cash CATE cents CHAIRMAN CHAPMAN coal cocoa committee Commodity Credit Corporation Commodity Exchange Commodity Exchange Act Congress consumer cotton crop debt demand deposits Department ECCLES economy effect excess expansion export controls farmers FARRINGTON Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve System feed futures contracts futures market going Government securities grain exchanges hedging important increase industry inflation inflationary limited loans margin requirements MCCLINTOCK MEHL ment million operations percent present President production proposed purchase question reduce Representative HORAN result Secretary ANDERSON Secretary HARRIMAN sell Senator FLANDERS Senator KEM Senator MYERS Senator O'MAHONEY Senator SPARKMAN Senator WATKINS shortage situation SKYBERG special reserve requirement speculation statement steel STURTEVANT sugar supply thing tion tons trade Treasury UHLMANN United wheat
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Página 90 - The CHAIRMAN. Are there any other questions? If not, we thank you very much, Mr.
Página 68 - ... consisting of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Attorney General...
Página 639 - For the reasons hereinafter enumerated, transactions in securities as commonly conducted upon securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets are affected with a national public interest which makes it necessary to provide for regulation and control of such transactions and of practices and matters related thereto...
Página 18 - Such record shall be required to be kept for a period of three years from the date thereof, or for a longer period if the Secretary of Agriculture shall so direct, and shall at all times be open to the inspection of any representative of the United States Department of Agriculture or United States Department of Justice.
Página 247 - The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board...
Página 599 - OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, THE PRESIDENTS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, AND THE FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL •{Reprinted from Federal Reserve Bulletin for January 1941.
Página 165 - I thank you, gentlemen. Senator SMITH. Mr. Thomas, there are two or three questions I would like to ask you. You believe strongly, I take it, in public education or schools supported by taxation ? Mr. THOMAS. Believe in it? Why, Senator, it is the salvation of the country. Senator SMITH. What do you think would be the proportion of the children who would not be educated at all if our public-school system...
Página 98 - We have two important witnesses. (Thereupon at 12:30 pm a recess was taken until 3 pm of the same day.) AFTERNOON SESSION The committee reconvened at 3 pm upon the expiration of the recess. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will come to order.
Página 601 - Such acquisitions should be insulated from the credit systems, and, once insulated, it 'would be advisable if they were not restored to the credit system except after consultation with the Federal Open Market Committee. 4. The financing of both the ordinary requirements of Government and the extraordinary needs of the defense program should be accomplished by drawing upon the existing large volume of deposits rather than by creating additional deposits through bank purchases of Government securities....
Página 18 - ... orders for the purchase or sale of any commodity for future delivery on or subject to the rules of any board of trade...