It’s been illegal to trade onion futures since 1958 thanks to a scheme to short the onion market.

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LEONARDS MARKET CATALOGUE PD PRE 1930. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leonard%27s_market_gardeners%27_catalogue_-_season_1900_(1900)_(20564539601).jpg

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WIMPY. PD 1930-1963 INCLUSIVE © NOT RENEWED.

PHILCO REFRIGERATOR 1940S. PD STATE ARCHIVES OF NORTH CAROLINA, RALEIGH N.C.  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philco_refrigerator_display,_Asheville,_North_Carolina,_1940s.jpg

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SHORT  CCA SA 3.0 U GROCHIM. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Short_(finance).png

EDVARD MUNCH – THE SCREAM  PD AUTHOR+80<. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edvard_Munch_-_The_Scream_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

STARR ALLIUM CCA SA 3.0 U FOREST & KIM STARR (http://www.starrenviornmental.com/).https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starr_070313-5654_Allium_cepa.jpg

ISABEL CODRINGTON ONION SELLER. PD AUTHOR+70<. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Isabel_Codrington_Onion_seller.jpg

BARNARDS MARKET GARDENER’S PRICE LIST  IABI PD PRE 1930. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barnard%27s_market_gardeners%27_price_list_of_seeds_and_gardening_tools_(1900)_(20165478670).jpg

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20120105-OC-AMW-0425. PD WFG. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20120105-OC-AMW-0425_(7042322619).jpg

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE  PD  WFG. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Agricultural_Marketing_Service_(AMS)_Specialty_Crops_Market_News_(SCMN)_reporters_on_site_at_the_Los_Angeles,_California_Wholesale_Produce_Market_on_20_October_2023_-_17.jpg

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CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (G. BUSH). PD WFG. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chicago_Mercantile_Exchange_(G._Bush).jpg

ZWIEBELN AUF ANTIGUA  CCA SA 4.0 I CHK46. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zwiebeln_auf_Antigua.jpg

CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE 1. CCA 2.O G LIZ_NOISE. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chicago_Mercantile_Exchange_1.jpg

ONIONS, ONIONS, ONIONS!  PD WFG. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Onions,_onions,_onions!_131014-N-GM561-132.jpg

THE FLORISTS’ REVIEW. PD PRE 1930. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Florists%27_review_(microform)_(16683751285).jpg

TWO MEN SHAKING HANDS DPLA PD DPLA CO OP PROJECT, INDIANA STATE LIBRARY & HISTORICAL BUREAU. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two_men_shaking_hands_-_DPLA_-_aa469e4c7fdfd66969354653987ec61d.jpg

ALLIUM CEPA CCA SA 4.0 I, 3.0 U, 2.5 G, 2.0 G, 1.0 G FILO GEN’.  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Allium_cepa_(Amaryllidaceae).jpg

STOCKBROKERS AT NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE PD PRE 1930. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stockbrokers_at_the_New_York_Stock_Exchange.jpg

STOCK MARKET IMAGE CC0 1.0 UPDD NO AUTHOR LISTED. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stock_market_Image_public_domain.jpg

ONIONS (ALLIUM CEPA) – GEOGRAPH.ORG.UK  CCA 2.0 G EVELYN SIMAK. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Onions_(Allium_cepa)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_935444.jpg

BIRMINGHAM WHOLESALE MARKETS. CCA 2.0 G STAR-ONE. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Birmingham_Wholesale_Markets.jpg

S&P BSE SENSEX CHART PD BY AUTHOR. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S%26P_BSE_SENSEX_chart.svg

CHICAGO ILLINOIS US STREET MAP CCO 1.0 UPDD KIRILL_SHRAYBER.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chicago_Illinois_US_street_map.svg

REDSKIN COLORADO ONIONS PD NARA CO OP PROJECT WFG. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Redskin_Colorado_Onions%22_50_lb._bag_detail,_Granada_Relocation_Center,_Amache,_Colorado._Onion_field_on_project_farm._A_total_of_nearly_15,00_._._._-_NARA_-_539950_(cropped).jpg

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ONION MOTHER PLANTS CCA SA 3.0 U SHUHATAXMEDOV. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Onion_mother_plants_(bulbs)_for_production_seeds.jpg

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION SEAL. PD WFG. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commodity_Futures_Trading_Commission_seal.svg

SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE  PD WFG. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Agriculture.svg

SENATE WATERGATE HEARING. PD WFG. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Senate_Watergate_Hearing.jpg

MONEY – 1428594 1920. CC0 1.0 UPDD MAKLAY62. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Money-1428594_1920.jpg

AUSTRIAN STOCK MARKET INDEX. PD RELEASE BY AUTHOR. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Austrian_stock_market_index.jpg

YOUNG BOY TENDING FRESHLY STOCKED FRUIT AND VEGETABLE STAND 1915  PD NARA WFG. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Young_boy_tending_freshly_stocked_fruit_and_vegetable_stand_at_Center_Market,_02-18-1915_-_NARA_-_521049.jpg

CHICAGO BOT  PD JEREMY KEMP. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chicago_bot.jpg

CONGRESSMAN GERALD FORD PD LOC US NEWS & WORLD REPORT COLLECTION. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Congressman_Gerald_Ford,_head-and-shoulders_portrait.jpg

FORMER PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER AND CONGRESSMAN GERALD FORD. PD US NEWS & WORLD REPORT COLLECTION LOC. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Former_President_Dwight_D._Eisenhower_and_Congressman_Gerald_Ford_hold_a_news_conference.jpg

TAINTED MONEY – DPLA. PD PRE 1930. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tainted_Money_-_DPLA_-_2bc33483389c933227ddf32449ff5c85.jpg

MAULE’S SPECIAL WHOLESALE PRICE LIST  IABI PD PRE 1930. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maule%27s_special_wholesale_price_list_for_market_gardeners_-_1903_(1903)_(14595455107).jpg

JOLLY ONION MENU  PUBLIC ACCESS PINTEREST AND FOR SALE, VINTAGE MENU ART. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/551128073132852231/visual-search/?x=16&y=16&w=532&h=353&surfaceType=flashlight

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