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|  | **FILE        NUMBER:** | RF00-004 | **PLACED        ON THE PUBLIC RECORD:** | 6/8/00 | **CATEGORY:** | C |
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|  | MERCHANTS        EXCHANGE OF ST. LOUIS, LLC, APPLICATION FOR INITIAL |
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|  | CONTRACT        MARKET DESIGNATION1 |
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| DOCUMENT        NUMBER: | 1 |
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|  | S.A. Early,        Foley & Lardner, to J.A. Webb, Secretary, CFTC, Application of the        Merchants |
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|  | Exchange of        St. Louis for Designation as a Contract Market in Barge Freight        Futures |
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| DATE: |  | 1/7/00 | PAGES: |  | 31 | PDF SIZE: |  | 1008        KB | PDF LINK: |
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| DOCUMENT        NUMBER: | 2 |
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|  | S.A. Early,        Foley & Lardner, to J.A. Webb, Secretary, CFTC, Application of the        Merchants |
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|  | Exchange of        St. Louis for Designation as a Contract Market in Barge Freight        Futures, |
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|  | Attached        Exhibit A: Merchants Exchange of St. Louis, LLC, Proposed        Rules |
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| DATE: |  | 1/7/00 | PAGES: |  | 85 | PDF SIZE: |  | 2617        KB | PDF LINK: |
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| DOCUMENT        NUMBER: | 3 |
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|  | S.A. Early,        Foley & Lardner, to J.A. Webb, Secretary, CFTC, Application of the        Merchants |
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|  | Exchange of        St. Louis for Designation as a Contract Market in Barge Freight        Futures, |
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|  | Attached        Exhibit B: Statement of Affirmative Representations |
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| DATE: |  | 1/7/00 | PAGES: |  | 2 | PDF SIZE: |  | 62        KB | PDF LINK: |
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| DOCUMENT        NUMBER: | 4 |
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|  | S.A. Early,        Foley & Lardner, to J.A. Webb, Secretary, CFTC, Application of the        Merchants |
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|  | Exchange of        St. Louis for Designation as a Contract Market in Barge Freight        Futures, |
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|  | Attached        Exhibit C: Chart of Comparison to CEA Regulations |
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| DATE: |  | 1/7/00 | PAGES: |  | 24 | PDF SIZE: |  | 685        KB | PDF LINK: |
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