1.   He then went to work for his father at Clayton Brokerage, a commodity brokerage in Clayton, Mo., eventually making his way to Wall Street.

2.   It also owns a commodities brokerage, a unit to finance other cattle operations, and an online data service providing price quotes for cattle futures.

3.   Not all commodity brokerage are members of every exchange, sometimes contracting out trades to independents.

4.   The funds allegedly represent the proceeds of a scheme by London commodity brokerage Sogemin Metals Ltd. to pay kickbacks to Davila.

5.   China has booked more U.S. corn than it actually needs, according to grains analyst Bill Biedermann of Allendale Inc., a commodities brokerage in Crystal Lake, Ill.