SELLING CORN ON THK t'ASII FLOOR 2X9 



When this grain arri\ cs in the central market, the cars are switched 

 to the grain 3'ards as already designated. Promptly each car is ex- 

 amined and samples taken for inspection. A part of each sample, after 

 it has been graded by the Inspection Department, is placed in a paper 

 sack on which is recorded a complete description of the car and con- 

 tents, and then taken to the "cash floor" in the Board of Trade 

 Fiuilding. 



ON THE CASH FLOOR (Chicago Board of Trade) 



Note sairii)les in sacks on tlu- tal'le, from the Insi)L-ction Deparlmcnt. Commission nur- 

 cltants. agents, messenger hu\s, iirokers ami hnyers aronntl the talile examining samples, buying 

 and selling. ( Pictine taken li\' koliert II. Moulton, Chicago. 1 



What must the commission merchant do now? Just as soon as 

 samples from the cars consigned to him for that day reach his table, 

 and the gong sounds to announce the time for trading he searches for 

 his customers providing they are not already waiting for him. In this 

 big room everything is hurry and hustle. Pong rows ctf tables are 

 heaped with paper 1iags containing samples of grain. Buyers and 

 sellers are rushing here and there. It is noisy and crowded. Hun- 

 dreds of cars of grain must be disposed nf within a couple of hours. 



