Show HUGHES COMMITTEE REPORTS investigation of speculation in se cur curit ittes les and commodities A new york the report of the committee appointed by governor hughes hughea to investigate speculation in securities and commodities and the organizations used in dealings therein was made public wednesday night tile the new york stock the consolidated Consolidate i stock the cotton tile the produce tile the coffee the mercantile and the metal exchanges and the curb market were wera thoroughly investigated and becom ions looking to improvement of existing conditions were made at length by tile committee the most drastic finding is that affecting the mercantile and metal exchanges as follows under id r present conditions we are of the OP opinion illion that the mercantile and metal exchanges do actual harm to producers and consumers I 1 and that their charters should be repealed pe aleJ |