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Originally appearing in Volume V11, Page 375 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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FUTURES , a See also:

TERM

term used in the produce markets for purchases or sales of commodities to be completed at a future date, as opposed to See also:

CASH

cash or " spot " transactions, which are settled immediately . See See also:

MARKET (Lat. mercatus, trade or place of trade)

MARKET, and (for a detailed discussion of the question as affecting See also:

cotton) COTTON: Marketing and Sup ply .

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