All white on the nightFurther to last issue's news about Chicago celebrating the victory of its White Sox baseball team in the World Series, I have got hold of some interesting pictures of the victory parade held in the city following the triumph, which of course proceeded past the front door of our old friends at CBoT. As with all these things, the majority are fairly predictable, being shots of cheering crowds, men in open topped buses et cetera. However, I was particularly taken with the new adornment of the statues of industry and agriculture (they look like a pair of women to me, but who am I to argue?) outside the exchange, which you can see reproduced here. I find it a trifle galling, I must admit, that this is apparently considered to be a bit of harmless fun by the folks at the Board of Trade. When I...