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TABLE 2.—The opening, high, low, and closing prices of the 1926 May wheat future 
with the net change tn price, by days, from July 8, 1925, to May 29, 1926—Con. 
BULLETIN 1479, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
(In cents per bushel) 
| j 
Net || Net 
| change || change 
A : _ | from | from 
Date Opening | High} Low | Closing | close | Date | Opening | High| Low | Closing | close 
| | of pre- | of pre- 
vious vious 
| | | day day 
1926 1926 
Apr. 3-_] 1564-534] 1563%| 1547%| 1564-4 0 May 3-_-_-| 1654-434) 16514] 16054] 1613¢-54] —25% 
5_-| 15534-%| 158 | 15594) 15734-8 134 4__.| 16144-1 | 161%) 156384) 158'44-%| —3% 
6.-| 158}4-9 | 159¥4] 15744) 15734-%| —% 5_.-| 1594%4-14| 15934] 15734] 1593414] +1 
7.-| 15774-8}6| 15844] 15644] 158-744) +% 6_.-| 160-5934) 16034] 15834| 15954-34) +14 
8..| 15834-9 | 16036] 15834) 1595444] +156 7..-| 159-834) 159 | 15714] 158%-%| —13% 
9__| 15934-60} 160 | 158 158%-4| —1%4 _.-| 1584-44) 16114! 157%} 161144-1| +2% 
10__| 15834-914| 1604] 15834) 1604-34) +2 10___|161}4-6034 16214) 16014] 16134-54) +34 
ioe 160-34 16074] 159%) 159%-l4| —1% 11___| 161-6034) 164 | 16014] 163344 | +23% 
Tessa 160-14, 1641%] 160 16334-%| +45% 193 165-14) 16514) 16044] 16144-%% —25% 
14__ 164-¥4) 16594! 16334) 16414-4 +3% 13 16034-1144! 16154) 15914! 1605¢-34, —% 
15__| 1654-644! 168}4| 16514) 167%-8] +334 14___| 16054-14| 16034) 158 158%-9 | —134 
16__ 168-9 | 169 | 16534; 16534-%| —2% 15__-| 159-87} 1604| 15874} 160-5934) +1 
gine 166-14) 16834) 16534| 1683644] +214 17__-| 16044-34| 16134| 15814] 15834-9 | —1 
19__| 16844-7%%| 17034) 16634) 16714-5%%| —34 18__-| 158}4-34] 15934! 15734] 1591-9 +% 
20..| 168% 169 | 164% 16514%4-%| -1% iqaes 160-44] 16034) 15834 160-4, +i 
21__| 16434-334| 16634) 16334) 166%4-34] +54 20...) 16134-2 | 16434| 16114] 163%4| +334 
22__| 16534-6 | 16634) 163%| 165%-14| —114 21___| 164144 | 16414) 16014] 16214-34 -—1144 
738 165-34) 16574) 16134; 1623¢-14] —234 22.__| 16234-14! 164 | 161%] 1631444| +1% 
24__| 16234-%%| 16334| 16044] 1623-41 —\& Beh Yy—-4 | 16424) 16234) 16344-34, —k 
26__| 16234-314| 16314| 161 163-%| +34 25_.-| 16334-14| 165 | 162%) 164%4-5| +114 
27_.| 1624-2 | 16534] 162 163%%-%4| +34 DGS. 165-14] 17034) 165 1704-34, +5% 
28__| 16334-5%| 16474) 163 16444-44,  +5% ei ace 171-14] 17134| 162%} 16334-5| —6% 
29..| 164-37 16444) 16214) 16234-%| —1% 28__.| 166-714] 16714| 163 | 16634-7%) +25% 
30--| 163-234) 164 | 16134) 16354-14) +34 29...| 167-8 | 168 | 16334} 164-5| —24 
May. 1-_- 164 | 16514 16374 16434-1¢ +% | 
TaBLE 3.—The number and amounts of trades! in the 1926 May wheat future 
recetved by two 
by minutes 
| 
clearing members of the Chicago Board of Trade on March 1, 1926, 
| Bought Scld 
| 
Job lots | Regular lots Job lots Regular lots 
Time in min- 
ules | Other | other Gis Other 
1,000 | 2,000 | .° 5,000 | 10,000) 1,000 | 2,000 .O*2°r_| 5 o00 | 10,000 
push-| bush-| J9P lots | push-| push- peu bush- bush- J0P lots | 4 :sh-] bush- oa 
| els | els rs els a els | els a: els | els | *° re 
| each | each amounts} each | each ior each | each | amounts each | each ee 
| Bushels Bushels Bushels Bushels 
SY ali! sae Bene ee Set L aeRNSS Paseo See am SI cpeertes sme Seed Me eh) OT 
19S oor hae Se es PS 6, 000 TER Ses [OS See ee a et el eee [i ees 
ORR oS i ro) eee es a |. - 3} 2300000 [cats oan. eer haere eel pene 20, 000 
Spomutareae. “| Pee jeu Scalers se) ae S| Se Opeagiy Mek ne | ene a Pea 1 2| 20,000 
GS ead Soehwaea jin eee oe AS Tee cl DEINE 9 eure | ene eae 140. 132000) |2 ee i aes 
eerie Sue] 22 co ol BUTE Ens ie eee al et. he ja eae ri Pepa WER 
Cane Ses i Rh eee | ZN TT Til Moe aia (ates Cy TC a ann pence eg POET doa ee ES 
fe oe Tos erie We fey mies ae [ue Same Bie? aoeeeaee Pee? Rey RSE ry 
ayiie tle Soe heal Geieeie [Seeley aeeae eee: fe ee eel a ro Fa * 
Tea ee tee ge Ray MS eA ee a es eee Lee ie 7 Aa Pacer tel ee eee fie eS Bss2==25= i 
Hiei one ot a eae rim BEAL 28S 1 eens Pies ty Batccas sy be: Sees esses 7 Se aa 
| 
1G glee: at Se RP ines baer seen pet ST i oon | iy Sees) (einem oes Me | dy Boe 
QUAL iy. de SN Sie F | Derabiel| 23s See A pees [ic 5 tee ie RE Ss DOES nt ee Fs eee 
QDR ese e ware |p retta: See) a Jie afc plesactmbtce a iil eee ee 9 2 11y Bay eee 
1, oe Zh 3] Ov aes mem GR | JE (een NRE: Biel ey To lees 3, 000 foe, r| eats 
CoP eek op a Bea, Oa Resperiawes Bates fir 5 leaner Dated i 
Sanh ae bee poate | eye cc]. sro eee ri cess oe rg aaa yeaa res Rees cs y Fea 
(See Bie a ier: S77, ae ee 7 7h eee) © ea 2 Se 1 | i | 3,000 1 i ee 
V2.7 {eget Bek ae be ORE Seebey eG yy ee NY | epi ee oe er Se ea 
ease ae TL Beet a eases | BYR Setd Ome es rage Ue ae ‘mn raat "Pe SE 
Cr Og aie ET ao 7| eee mea epee Pare Te REGEES pie tl ces Blige =| ios 
1 For new style contracts only which amounted to over 97 per cent of the total volume in May wheat. 
Does not include purchases or sales on bids made at a nominal price at the close. 
