Contents. This is a very rare document and we assume that the charts Bayer speaks of were laid-in as there is no reference to them in the Table of Contents. The copy we acquire to publish this book did not contain the charts) Book Condition: Fine, Contents: Foreword, PART I: The Foundation upon which we build our Rules of Forecasting Movements of Commodities and Stocks, Explanation of the Various Columns in the Nautical Almanac, Additional Fundamentals, What the Ancients Knew, Charts, Trading in Commodities, Astronomy for Traders, PART II: 48 Rules for Trading in Wheat, Rule No. 1. Speed of Mercury in Geocentric Longitude, Rule No. 2. Mars-Mercury Speed Differential of 59 minutes, Rule No. 3. Mars-Mecury Longitudinal Difference of 161 32 '18", Rule No. 4. Mercury Retrograde Position of One Year It's Effect a Year Later on the Same Date, + 44 more Rules, PART III: Hides and Stocks, 11 Rules for Trading in Hides or Stocks, Rule No. 1A. Venus, Daily Variation of Logarithm Radius Vector, Rule No. 2A. Venus Latitude Heliocentric 4 58' (4 52") Differences, +9 more Rules, PART IV: Rules for Cotton, Lard and Stocks, Addresses for Supplies. -- end. 51 pp. About the Author: Born in Germany, George Bayer moved to the United States in the early 1900's in order to satisfy his American dream of becoming a successful trader on New York and Chicago's speculative markets. Upon his arrival in New York it is supposed that Bayer started out as a stock broker and gravitated to the study of natural cycles within the markets. Though little was known about Bayer, we certainly can see today that he was a most prolific and highly successful writer of books regarding financial investment. Bayer is also noted with having authored and published one of the most unique books about market analysis entitled, Expert Stock Trader." His highly original theories and methodologies singled Bayer out as one of the great investment giants of his time. Much like his contemporaries W.D. Gann and RN Elliot