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To: Eddy Blinker who wrote (320)	6/9/2001 4:38:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 443

Eddy, if it really matters to you when exactly stocks started trading on the Chicago stock exchange, research it yourself. I know it was before the October 24, 1929 crash, and after September 1, 1929. I got the info from a microfilmed copy of Business Week, one of the first three issues in September, 1929, but I really don't feel like digging for it right now, because I don't think the date matters. I'm working on other stuff now, and I've put it aside. At any rate, you've clarified that you were talking about commodities, not stocks, so what difference would the exact date make to you? You're just talking nonsense. Short selling of commodities in Chicago did NOT cause the worldwide decline in prices of all commodities, including ones which were never sold on the Chicago exchange. You claim to be good with computer programming. Here is a treasure trove of raw macroeconomic data, for free: nber.org