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Show BOARD OF TRADE COMPLAINED OF Grand Jury Receives Numerous Numer-ous Protests Regarding Transactions of Chicago Board. WILL INVESTIGATE High Meat Prices Come First Imports Fall Off Immensely Im-mensely in New-York. New-York. Chicago Aue. 19. A hin' that the federal Investigation of recent In creaaes m food prices miaht embrace execution ol ertain Hoard of Trade transactions was given by district Attorney At-torney Will.erson today 'I h.tr le celved a number of complaints against the l-:o,irr! of Trade relating to certain cer-tain operations there, but have not ci had opportunity, Jn the rush of other business to scrutinize them, he said Consequently l prefer not to disc u8s them now ." Mr. Wilkerson said the grand jury expected to complete the m . ei t, ,,, of high meat prices first. Imports Decrease Immensely New York. Aug. 19. Customs house reports made public todaj slum that imports since the beginning of the j European war have decreased Immensely. Im-mensely. Imports for the week of July IS were more than three million I dollars above the figures tor the week I of August 8 the lael io be compiled |