Cotton Futures Act of 1916
- Cotton Futures Act of 1916
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The Cotton Futures Act of 1916 required the principal, meaning the exact type and grade of cotton, be given to the government upon sale at a cotton exchange, so that the USDA could keep track of what was being grown and where.
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