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BULLETIN 1479, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
TABLE 1.—The aggregate of all long and of ali short accounts and the combined net 
position in the 1926 May wheat future of the customers of 15 clearing members of 
the Chicago Board of Trade, together with the total open commitments for the market, 
by days, from July 8, 1925, to May 29, 1926—-Continued 
15 clearing firms 
Aggregate posi- 
tion 
Long ; Short 
Combined net 
position 
Long 
Short 
Total 
open 
com- 
mit- 
ments 
Date jin May 
wheat 
(long 
or 
short) 
1926 
Apr. 30__| 37, 678 
May. 1-_-_| 36, 952 
3__| 35, 161 
Aes Go. 
5__| 30, 466 
6__| 29, 939 
7_-| 29, 452 
8__| 28, 837 
10_-} 28, 737 
TSS 212 
12__| 26, 028 
13__] 26, 565 
1 OLEH 
| 
Date 
1926 
May 
15_- 
Aves 
Total 
open 
com- 
Init- 
mInents 
in May 
wheat 
(ong 
or 
short) 
15 clearing firms 
Combined net 
position 
Long | Short 
Aggregate posi- 
tion 
Long | Short 
11, 5138 | 10, 009 
11,097 | 9,863 
10,010 | 8, 835 
, 842 | 8, 492 
8, 891 7, 496 
8,676 | 6,576 
8,410 | 6,364 
7,628 | 6,202 
6,906 | 5,808 
5,645 | 4, 528 
4,335 | 3,513 
3,072 | 2,719 
TaBLe 2.—The opening, high, low, and closing prices of the 1926 May wheat future 
with the net change in price, by days, from July 8, 1925, to May 29, 1926 
(In cents per bushel) 
Net Net 
change ; change 
from from 
Date | Opening | High} Low} Closing | close Date Opening High} Low | Closing | close 
of pre- of pre- 
vious vious 
day day 
1925 1925 
July 8. 151%) 15254) 15114 iat 7d pes ee Aug, 20__| 1644-5 | 165 16254] 16234-7% -—ik 
9__ 15034] 15244) 15014 150%) —1% 21__| 16134-2 | 1637] 16134) 16334-%| +1 
iss 150 15154) 14814 1484; —2% 22__| 163144 | 16454] 16314 164-14 +% 
yO bese 14914) 15334) 14914 15334; +514 24__ 164-14} 16414] 16134 162-%| -—2% 
pe 154-14| 15954) 154 15834] +5 25__| 16134-5£) 1623] 16044) 160%-1 —-1k 
14__ 157 160 157 15834 0 26== 161-034| 161 159 159-%) —1% 
Ui 158-14| 15934! 15644 156%! —214 Fila 159-4! 16034] 15844) 16034-5%| +15% 
Lie 156-54) 15914) 155% 15944f +3 28__| 160-5914) 160%} 15914] 1595-4) —1k 
17__| 16044-14) 1637%| 15844| 1625-44] +3 29._| 15944-9 | 15914/915634| 15754-44) —2 
18__| 16034-14| 16314) 1 16034, —1% 31 .- 156-514| 15834] 15514) 15734-%% +% 
20_- 16034] 16034) 15824 15944; —11% || Sept. 1__| 15844-7%| 15814] 15614 157-4 — 
Ze 158 15884] 15454) 15434-54] —49% --| 15634-14| 157%] 155 1554%-4| —2 
PPh 154-14) 15554] 152 15344) —1% 3__| 15474-534| 15814] 154% 158-%| +2% 
PAV 155 15534} 154 154% +i 4__| 15814-8%| 15834] 15584) 15534-%| —214¢ 
24__| 15234-14) 157 15134| 1557%-6 +134 5_-| 1554-4) 156 15334| 15454-%| —114 
ee 156 156 154% 155% —% 8__| 15514-5% 15674) 154%) 1564-84] +2% 
27_-| 154444 | 155%) 153% 15434 —%% 9__ 15634! 157%] 15534] 15744-% +% 
28_-| 15444-4) 157%) 15414 15744) +2% 10__| 155146 | 15634) 15214) 1527%-84) —434 
29__ 157 158 15574! 156% —% iis 152-114} 15334} 151 153%-% % 
30__-| 15534-44] 157 154% 155% —1 12__| 15334-8 | 15374} 152 1524-2 -1% 
oles 15514] 15654) 154 15444; —14 14__) 1514-1 | 153%} 15054) 15284-% +% 
Aug. 1__| 15444-5%| 15734] 15414] 15634-7 | +25 15__|. 15154-14| 1544] 1514) 1533%-%) +% 
3.-| 15814-34) 16114] 15834 160-44) +314 G22 153-24! 15444] 15234) 1537%-4 +36 
4__| 15984-9 | 16434] 159 164-3%4| +4 17__| 1544%-3%%| 15554] 1538%| 15434-14 +34 
bee 16414] 16634! 163144) 16454-% +% 18__| 15334-14| 15444| 15214) 15334-% —% 
6__| 16444-4 | 1653} 163 1644%-% -\ 19__ 153-274] 15444] 152%) 1534%-14 —-% 
7__| 16444-34) 16814) 163% 168-77%4| +38% 21__| 15334-14] 154%%| 15234) 1541¢-34; +119 
8__| 16644-%4| 16814) 16614 167-44 —k 22__| 15414-84| 155 153%} 15344-%| —1% 
10__| 16614-5144) 167 16434) 1663%4-% —%% 23__| 15234-3 | 153%) 15014) 15034-%| -—2% 
11__| 1634-014] 16434] 16014} 162%-4| —4% 24__|15044-497%| 15044] 14444) 1463-4) —414 
ip) ss 163-84] 16474] 16154) 16434-%| +2% Zone 146-514) 14634] 1433%} 14544) —1% 
13_._| 16434-4 | 167 164 16534-'4 y% 26__| 14444-5 | 14614) 1 148-44; —1% 
14__| 163144-234| 164 162 162%%-l4|  —3% 28__|14134-4014| 14134] 13834 139-834, —41¢ 
Lies 162-134) 162 160 16054-%4| —1% 29__| 13914-40 | 14234| 138914] 141%-2 3 
17_-| 160-5984] 16214) 15814} 16134-'%| +1 30_-| 142146-3 | 14354) 13934] 140%-5%| -—1\% 
18_ 16154-34| 16234) 16014 160% —3{ || Oct. 1__]!14014-39 |114014|113554| 113644-l4| —43% 
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