wheat pit
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There, in the most hectic trading in the wheat pit in over five years, the price of spot wheat jumped to $2.50, highest since 1920.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Senate floor last week looked more like rush hour in the wheat pit than a forum for lawmakers.
From Time Magazine Archive
For several days there was virtually no trading in Chicago's wheat pit.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tense and nervous, speculators crowded the Chicago wheat pit one morning last week, waiting for the opening gong.
From Time Magazine Archive
Board of Trade, La Salle and Jackson Sts.; visitors may obtain admission to gallery overlooking the famous wheat pit.
From The Greatest Highway in the World Historical, Industrial and Descriptive Information of the Towns, Cities and Country Passed Through Between New York and Chicago Via the New York Central Lines. Based on the Encyclopaedia Britannica. by New York Central Railroad Company
