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AND PRICES FROM JANUARY 3, 1933 TO DECEMBER 31, 1935

p,pareJ &, tire CommoJttg Erclraflle AJmllllllratlon (FormerliJ lire Grain Futuru AJmlnl•tratlon)

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICAL BULLETIN No. 55

WASHINGTON, D. C. February 1937

CORN FUTURES VOLUME OF TRADING, OPEN COMMITMENTS, AND PRICES FROM

JANUARY 3, 1933, TO DECEMBER 31, 1935

Prepared hy the Commodity Exchange Administration (Formerly the Grain Futures Administration)

CONTENTS

Table Page

Introduction ... ·-·····--·---·----------- 2 Open commitments-Continued.

Chicago Board of Trade-Contd. Table Page Volume of trading:

All markets: Annual, by calendar years, in all

futures combined, for each market and all markets com-bined. _______________________ _

Annual, by crop years, in all futures combined, lor each market and all markets com-bined ..•.. _____________________ 2

Monthly, in all futures combined, lor each market and all markets combined ____ ------------- ___ _

Monthly, for each principal futuro, and by markets ....... .

Chicago Board of Trade: During lifo of each principal futuro ________________________ _ Monthly, during life of each

principal future_______________ 6 Daily, for all futures combined .• 29 Daily, for each principal future: May ________________________ 30

July_________________________ 31 Hoptomhor __________________ 32 December. __________________ 33

A vcrage daily volume of trading m all futures combined, by months____ 9

A ~erago daily -~oiume-of-iradlr;g ~o;['~~': principal futuro, by

May ________________________ 10 July_______ 11

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v ~riaiions in di.iiy voiurne of trad: 13 Mmg Ill all futures combined ____ 19

ontbly volume of trading in round lots and Job lots ________ _

Volume of trading during life of ea,ch principal future compared wtth amount of open commit

Open c?m;;W:o~et~Iod by delivery______ 18

Ch•eago nourd of 'rrade: Dates on which principal futures

hccame dominant 28 Annual maximum an-d minimum

open commitments in all futures combined 8

Monthly, maximuln-and--minl: mum open commitments: ~I futures combined________ 9

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12

13

13

14

19

20 40

50 70 81 g)

21

23 23 24 26

37

20

36

45

21

21 23 23 24 25

Commitments ill each and all futures combined, open at end of each month, by years and by months ________________________ 14

Percentage of total commitments held open in each future at the end of each month, by years and by months ____________________ 15

Daily open commitments for all futures combined ______________ 29

Daily for each of the principal futures: May _________________________ 30

July _____ -------------------- 31 September ____ -------------- 32 December_ ____________ , _____ 33

Daily open commitments in all futures combined held by various classes of traders_______ 16

Weekly percentage of open commitments iu all futures combined held by various classes of traders. __ ----------- ____ ------ 17

Amount of open commitments settled by doli very.----------- 18

Kansas City:

Prices:

End of each week, for each of the principal futures_______________ 20

Cbioago Board of Trade: Highest and lowest prices paid,

from January 2, 1877, to De· comber 31, 1935________________ 21

Highest and lowest prices, seasonal range, and average daily range in prices for the lifo of each of the principal futures.__ 23

Days on which the price advanced or declined to limit of fluctuation permitted, or reached the pegged or minimum price______ 22

Monthly high, low, average daily range, and average closing price of each of the principal futures:

MaY------------------------- 24 July ___ ---------------------- 25 September __________________ 26 December.__________________ ?:7

Daily opening, high, low, and closing !"ices of each of the principa futures:

MaY------------------------ 30 July _____ -------------------- 31 September.. ________________ 32 December------------------- 33

Daily closing price of dominant future •• ----------------------- 29

1

26

28

46

59 70 81 91

31

35

36

38

40

41

40

43 43 44 45

59 70 81 91

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INTRODUCTION

Two bulletins have been published by the Grain Futures Administr~tion pertaining to the volum~ of trading, open commitments, and pnces of corn futures for the penod of January 3, 1921, to December 31, 1932. The publications containing these data arc Department of Agriculture Statistical Bulletins Nos. 34 and 43. Statistical data for the years 1933-35 have since become available and are presented in this bulletin.

TRADING IN FUTURES TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED

Trading in futures on the grain exchanges was suspended during the bank holiday of March 4 to 15, 1933.

On July 21 and 22, 1933, following the crash in grain-futures prices on July 19 and 20, trading in futures was suspended by the directors of the Chicago Board of Trade. Traders who had previously purchased weekly privileges, however, were permitted to exercise them on July 22, 15 minutes being allowed therefor. Beginning July 24, 1933, the directors provided that the daily market session for trading in grain futures should be from 10:30 a. m. to 1:15 p.m. (10:30 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturdays), until further notice to the members. On July 31, 1933, the regular hours of 9:30a.m. to 1:15 p.m. (9:30a.m. to 12 noon on Saturdays) were restored by order of the directors.

NO TRADING IN THE EXPIRING FUTURE ON LAST 3 DAYS OF THE DELIVERY MONTH

Under the provisions of an amendment to rule 259 of the Chicago Board of Trade adopted on October 14, 1935, effective with the 10~l5 December corn future, trading in the expiring future during the last three business days of the delivery month is prohibited.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

All statistical data presented in this bulletin relative to volume of trading and open commitments have been compiled from reports furnished the Grain Futures Administration by the clearing members and the clearing associations of the exchanges. The prices represent the official quotations of the Chicago Board of Trade for "round lots" of 5,000 bushels or multiples thereof supplemented in a few instances by data secured from brokerage houses.

VOLUME OF TRADING

SALES EQUAL PUUCHASES

The figures on volume of trading represent sales, or one side only of each transaction. For every sale there is, of course, a corre;~ponding purchase, so that the volume of trading figures in the bullctm may be accepted as representing either purchases or sales.

I!'OR LIFE 01•' FUTURE

The volume of trading on the Chicago Board of Trade during tb~ life of each future expiring during the years 1921-35 is prescn~cl in table .5. The life of. the future includes the period of t~me elapslti~ between the first trade m the future and the end of the dehvcry mDn .. j

As most of the trading in corn futures is done on the Chicago f~{ e of Trade, the data covering the daily volume of trading in eac~l 0 ~0 principal futures and in all futures combined have been restncted

coRN FU'fURES FROM JANUARY 3, 1933 TO DECEMBER 31, 193.5 3

that market. The daily volume of trading, open commitm?nts, and prices ~f the 1933, 1934, and 1935 ~ay corn futures at Chicago are shown m figures 1, 2, and 3, respectively. . .

From September 1 to December 31, 1934, there was tradmg m both "old style" and "new style" 1934 December corn futures. The need for the designation of the terms "old style" and "new style" was occasioned by the changes made with respect to the grades deliverable on futures contracts. The grades of corn which are now or were formerly deliverable at a premium, at contract price, and at a discount, respectively, on contracts for future delivery on the Chicago Board of Trade for the period September 2, 1924, to December 31, 1935, are as follows:

Deliverable at premium Deliverable at contract price

Premium, Yz-cent per *No.1 Mixed bushel: *No. 2 Mixed

*No.1 White *No.2 White *No. 1 Yellow *No.2 Yellow

Deliverable at discount

Discount, 2 cents per bushel:

*No. 3 White 1

*No.3 Yellow I

Discount, 2)/z cents per bushel:

*No. 3 Mixed I

Discount, 4)/z cents per bushel:

No.4 White 2

No. 4 Yellow 2

Discount, 5 cents per bushel:

No.4 Mixed 2

VOLUME OF TRADING IN ROUND LOTS AND JOB LOTS

During 1935 data have been secured showing the amount of trading that was done daily in round lots (units of 5,000 bushels and multiples thereof) ancl in job lots (less than 5,000 bushels). In table 7 will be found the amount in terms of bushels and the percent of trading that was done monthly in round lots and job lots on the Chicago Board of Trade during 1935.

OPEN COMMITMENTS

Tho figures representing open commitments are for one side only, !IS for every long commitment there is a short commitment of equal ~mou~t. Inasmuch as the figures relate to the market as a whole, jncludmg a~l the members of the clearing house, the agg;egate of the ong commitments and the aggregate of the short commitments open ~h?uld b~tlance exactly, not only. for each d!LY and f~r each month but 01 tho hfe of each future. This balance IS not affected one way or ~ilc oth:r t~y the fact that some contracts are eventually settled by m10 takmg m or putting out of grain by ~eli very. l~very such settle-

cut, of cou;se, affects both an outstandmg contract of purchase and a~ outstandmb<r contract of sale The monthly ranO'o in open com-mit · · '"' 192~~~nts In corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade from July ~ecember 1935 is shown in figure 4.

IO~t:l~l~r~~optr"d dOc~. 6, IU:JO, eliminated all No.3 corn from tho delivemble ~rades on and after June!, An~. 1, lU3!. an or ell very on December contracts. 'I' his rule, however, was repealed Jan. 7, IU:Jl, effective ~Prior toM

•nu Fehrunr ay I, 1D27, No.4 corn was deliverable during the months or November, December, January, on nnd urtcr JW0~\, ~~~.rule adopted Jan. 25, 1927, No.4 corn was eliminated from the deliverable grades

An asterisk (') 1 d n !cates grade deliverable under rules In e1Iect on Dec. 31, 1035,

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CORN FUTURES FROM JANUARY 3, 1933 TO DECEMBER 31, 1935 7

OPEN COMMITMENTS OF V ARlO US CLASSES OF TRADERS COMING WITHIN THE REPORTING REQillREMENTS

Following the crash in corn futures prices of July 19 and 20, 1933, during which was recorded an extreme decline of 19%-20Yz cents from the highs of July 18 to the lows of July 20, the reporting requirements which had been suspended since October 22, 1932, were reinstated by the Secretary of Agriculture. On and after July 20, 1933, all accounts having net open commitments in any one corn future amounting to 500,000 bushels were to be reported daily to the Grain Futures Administration, and as previously, in cases where a customer had more than one account, all accounts were to be combined for reporting purposes. On October 14, 1933, the amount required to be reported was reduced from 500,000 to 200,000 bushels.

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whether they represented speculation, hedging,3 or spreading between round lots and job lots. Spreaders between round lots and job lots are comparatively few in number. They make a specialty of buying futures in 5,000-bushel units and selling them in lots of less than 5,000 bushels, or vice versa. Tabl~ 16 ~hows the daily aggregate open long and short commit

men~s rn Chicago corn futures of each of the three classes of traders commg: within the reporting requirements during the year 1935. There Is also presented in the table the daily aggregate of the open long and short commitments of all accounts \vithin and without the 200,000-bushel reporting requirement. The open interest of the latter class is obtained by subtracting the daily aggregate commitmen~s (long and short, respectively) of those within the reporting fequu·ements from the total open commitments in Chicago corn utures. The open commitments of these small traders represent boih speculation and hedging, with the former usually predominating.

n table 17 is presented the percentage of the total open long and opdn short commitments in Chicago corn futures that was held at the en of each week by the various classes of traders during 1935. --3 The hedg . . hedging. e accounts mclude a small percentage or speculation which could not be separated from the

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PRICES

As previously indicated, the price data presented are the official quotations of the Chicago Board of Trade, supplemented occasionally by data obtained from brokerage houses. Few trades are made early in the life of a future. The prices at which they are made are sometimes not called to the attention of the quotation department of the Chicago Board of Trade and, therefore, are not entered into the official price record of the exchange. In those instances prices have been secured directly from the brokers by the Grain Futures Administration and are included in the price data presented in the bulletin.

The daily opening, high, low, and closing prices paid for the May July, September, and December futures on the Chicago Board of Trade are to be found, with the net change in price from day to day in tables 30 to 33. The net change in price from day to day is th~ difference between the average of the closing range of a given future on one day and that of the previous trading day. The change in price is expressed by a plus or minus sign, the former indicating an advance in price, as compared with the previous close, and the latter a decline.

In calculating the daily net changes in price, the average of the closing range of one day was compared w1th that for the previous day. In some cases the net change in price, close to close, as thus determined would be one-eighth cent more or less than the 5-cent limit of fluctuation permitted. In these instances the net change shown in the bulletin has been arbitrarily adjusted to show that the price had or had not reached the 5-cent limit, all such instances being indicated by footnotes.

The high and low prices and the dates on which they were paid on the Chicago Board of Trade, the price range for the future, and the average daily price range during the life of each of the principal futures are shown in table 23. The monthly high and low prices, the average daily range, and the average closing price are given in tables 24 to 27.

HIGHS AND LOWS

The official high and low prices quoted by the Chicago B?ard of Trade include not only the highest and lowest prices paid du:mg the trading session but also the bid and asked prices which are h1gher or lower than those paid, providing, however, that they follow a ~ra~e made in the pit. Whether the high or low is a bid or asked pnce 18

not indicated in the quotations of tho Chicago Board of Trade sent out on the public wires.

OPENING RANGE

The opening range in prices of futures is not necessarily the pric~d paid at 9:30 a. m. The opening range may include prices pal several minutes or more after 9:30 a. m., depending on how soon the orders to buy or sell "at the opening" were executed.

CLOSING RANGE

The closing range usually relates entirely to prices prevailingb a; 1:15 p. m. (12 m. on Saturdays). There are times, however, w .~5 the closing range also includes prices paid a few minutes before l.fi)] p. m. This usually occurs when a broker has a large order to se reading "to buy at the close" or "to sell at the close." In that ca


the broker informs the board of trade representative that he has a large order to fill "at the close" and wishes to have prices paid by or to him depending upon whether he is going to buy or sell, included in the ~fficial closing range. All trades made by him shortly before and at 1:15 p. m., are then included in the closing range for the day. Any bid or asked prices quoted at 1:15 p. m. are included in the official close and are shown by the letter "b" for bid, and "a" for asked.

Few, if any, closing prices are shown in the tables during the early life of a future. This is due to the fact that the trades made are few in number, with none coming at or near the close of the market.

LIMITATIONS ON DAILY FLUCTUATIONS

On March 14, 1933, the directors of the Chicago Board of Trade ordered that trading in futures, which had been suspended during the bank holiday of March 4 to 15, 1933, be resumed on March 16, and that under the provisions of rule 81, a limitation be placed on the market prices of corn for future delivery of 3 cents above or below the closing prices of the previous business day. On March 16 they ordered that the restriction on price fluctuations be withdrawn at the close of the market on March 17.

On July 20, 1933, the directors of the Chicago Board of Trade, acting under rule 81 of the exchange, declared that beginning with Friday, July 21, 1933, and effective until further notice, there should be no trading in corn futures during any day at prices more than 5 cents above or below the average closing price of the preceding day. The limitation, however, was not to impair the right of holders of weekly privileges at that time to exercise their privileges at prices outside of the limitations imposed.

All daily privileges good on July 21, 1933, were declared null and void and the consideration paid was ordered returned by the sellers to the buyers.

Beginning with July 20, 1933, the market report committee of the Chicago Board of Trade announced daily the limits of the high and low prices for each future effective the following trading day. Those were the maximum and minimum prices that could be paid on th11t .day. On July 28, 1933, the limit on daily fluctuations from the provwus close was reduced from 5 to 4 cents, effective as of that ~11te. During the periods that the pegged minimum prices estabhshed by the board were in effect, however, the low prices paid could not be less than the pegged minimum prices. The respective periods wl;en the pegged prices were in effect are shown below. th ~'he days on which the prices of the various corn futures reached

011' r~spective limits are shown in table 22. They are also indief·l1ted In other tables showing the daily prices of the individual utures.

PEGGED MINIMUM PRICES

qn .July 22, 1933, the directors of the Chicago Board of Trade, bcti!Ig .under. the provisions of rule 251 of the exchange, declared that neb~nmng With Monday, July 24, 1933, and effective until further ;tice! ~here was to be no trading in corn futures below the followSeg t 1nb1mum prices, known as pegged prices: July corn, 46 cents; 6l em er corn, 53 cents; December corn, 57}6 cents; and May corn, 28 c~~t3s. These minimum prices were later rescinded effective July

' 3. On July 31, however, the directors declared that there

10 STATISTICAL BULLE'l'IN 55, U. S. DEP'l'. 0]' AGRICULTURE

should be no trading in corn futures below the closing prices of Monday, July 31, 1933, viz: September corn, 49% cents; December corn 54% cents; and May corn, fiOYs cents. These minimum priees wer~ to remain in effect until and including August 15, 1933. Efl'ective after tho close of the market on tho latter day, the pegged prices were discontinued ~y an ord~r .of the di_rectors, issued on August 11.

The days on which the mm1mum pnces were reached during the period of March 16 to August 15, 1933, are indicated in table 22 and the tables showing the daily prices of the individual corn futures. During the period of March 18 to July 21, 1933, no limits on the fluctuations were in force.

SPUT QUOTATIONS

Fractions on the exchanges are expressed only in eighths of a ecnt and multiplies thereof. By virtue of a special provision of the Chieago Board of Trade rules (repealed June 29, 1933), however, trades were pennitted at so-called "split prices," equivalent to prices in sixteenths of a cent. This, however, was possible only if even mutliples of a lot were dealt in. Under such circumstances it was permissible to buy or sell one-half of the entire quantity at one-eighth cent ahove the remaining one-half. For example, a trader selling 10,000 bushels at 70% cents split actually sold one lot of 5,000 bushels at 70% cents and the other 5,000 bushels at 70% cents. While this was equivalent to a price of 701%6 cents for the entire trade, the split involved the quantity rather than the price. The price quotation for such transaction would have been expressed by using an equal sign (=)after the lower of the two prices, viz, $0.70%=.

In recording the highs and lows in the Chicago Board of Trade Yearbook, split quotations were not designated as such; in the example given, for instance, assuming that the higher of the two prices constituted the high for the day, it would have been recorded as $0.70% rather than as $0.70%=, and, on the other hand, if the lower of the two prices had constituted the day's low it would have been recorded in the Yearbook as $0.70% rather than $0.70%=. In this bulletin split quotations are shown as such by the use of the equal sign (= ).

AVERAGES

The monthly averages of daily volume of trading found in tables 10 to 13 are based on the total number of trading days in the month, regardless of whether or not trading occurred each day.

The monthly average closing prices found in tables 24 to 27 ~rc ·based only on quotations sent out on the public wire by the quotatron department of the Chicago Board of Trade. Prices quote~ by the board on round-lot trades previous to the time the quotatiOn com· mittee instructs that the quotations be sent out on the wire, are n.ot included in the averages for the following reasons: In the early life of a future, trading is small and at irregular intervals. Such trades, unless made at the beginning or closing of a tradin~ session,, have only the high and low recorded. If these prices were mcludcd JU the averages for the month or for the life of the entire future, the aver~Ke close might be higher than the average of the highs or lower tha\ 0

average of the low quotations. A few instances also occur w ~~ volume of trading in round lots has been reported to the Grar e Futures Administration for which no price has been recorded bl thd Chicago Board of Trade. This omission on the part of the oar

CORN FUTURES FROM JANUARY 3, 1933 'rO DECEMBER 31, 1935 11

may be caused by the failure of the pit trader to report to the market reporter th? price a~ which the tr~nsaction was J:?-B;de. .In such cases the pnce IS obtamed by the G~am Futures Adnnms~rat10n from tho firms who made the trade. It IS then entered as a high and low pri~c in the records and designated as a quotation received from the firms. Such price fi~ures ~;tro excluded from. avera~es.

Occasionally, openmg, h1gh, low, and closmg pnces are quoted by the Board of Trade, but no volume of trading reported to the Grain Futures Administration to cover these prices. This may be due to an error on the part of the firms in failing to report the trading or on the part of the exchange, which may have sent out a job-lot quotation, buyers' or sellers' price (bid or asked price) through error. Inasmuch as an opening, high, low, and closing wire quotation has been recorded by tho exchange, however, it signifies that a trade has been made and such quotations, therefore, are included in averages.

OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING FUTURES QUOTATIONS

AVERAGE OF THE HIGH AND LOW QUOTATIONS

In this bulletin are presented the opening, high, low, and closing prices of corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade. These four types are the only ones which are widely published, but it should be remembered that they are only a few of the many quotations which arc commonly registered daily in each active future. Several hundred quotations are usually established per day in the most active future during the 225 minutes of the trading session (150 minutes on Saturdays) and they tend strongly to fluctuate in wave-like movements, so that no one quotation can be fully representative of them all. Careful examination of the readily available types of quotations has disclosed that no one type is best suited for all purposes. For rou~h comparisons the differences between the various types may not be significant, but if a detailed analysis involving futures quotations and other data is to be made it is necessary to consider the character of tho other data (e. g., volume of trading) in connection with the nature of the type of the quotation chosen for the purpose.

'I'hc average of the high and the low quotations corresponds more chosely, on the whole, ·to the average of all the quotations for a day t ~m ~oes any other readily available type of quotation. 4

l'h1s may seem surprising at first in view of the disadvantages of such fi~urcs in most kinds of data but it may be seen that in futures 9uotatwn~ the daily high and low quotations are not affected by 180~atcd h1gh or low items. This is true because the contracts to bhiCh the quotations refer are very highly standardized and also hclauso t~e large number of traders involved in the futures market e ps to g1ve continuity to tho quotations.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS

of ~he tclo.sing quotations are more widely used than any other type uns{~~ lt10ns, both by tho grain trade and by others, but they are a e Ul a)}~ for many detailed comparisons. They have the advantc~anof b?mg the final quotations for tho day and thus of reflecting in th ges m .tho market situation which may have become known late ~mg session, but they are only roughly representative of tho

''l'ho data In nn uuputu';~edhlch those conclusions are based are presented, together with additional ooncluslons,

1 manuscript in the flies of the Grain l!'utures Administration.

12 STATISTICAL BULLETIN 55, U. 8. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

average of all the quotations for the day, and they exhibit much wider fluctuations over a period than does the market as a whole In part this is due to the fact that on one day the closing quotation~ may be found at or near the crest of one of the wave-like fluctuations and on the following day at or near the trough, but it also appears that at times the change from one close to another may be affected by such influences as a rush of scalpers to close out their contracts before the end of the session or by heavy trading connected with privileges. A further objection to -the use of closing quotations is that frequently they indicate that prices moved in the opposite direction from that which would be shown by a comparison of all the quotations. For example, the closin~ prices for a day may be lower than those of the previous day, wh1le the market as a whole was higher than on the previous day or the reverse may be true. Such was found to be the case on an average of 1 day out of 4 during the periods studied. For some purposes the closing quotations are the best type available, but their characteristics should be carefully considered before employing them in a detailed analysis.

TABLE 1.-Annual volume of trading in all corn futures combined on each of seven markets, by calendar years, Jan. 3, 1921, to Dec. 31, 1935

[In thousand bushels; !. e., 000 omitted]

1921 1922 1923 1924 1925

Market Per· Per· Per- Per- Per· Volume c~~t Volume c~~t Volume c~~t Volume c~~t Volume ~~t

total total total total total

--------1------ ---· ------------------Chicago Board of Trade 5, 830, 304 91. 61 4, 506, 683 93. 12 4, 286, 837 92. 21 5, 759, 327 92. 66 5, 971, 034 03.17 Chicago Open Board ... _ 212, 189 3. 33 84.780 1. 75 111,838 2. 41 151, 907 2. 44 116,041 1.81 Kansas City ____________ 108,538 2.65 168,447 3.48 170,115 3.70 232,430 3.74 259,083 4.0·1 Milwaukee _____________ 31,177 .40 25,056 .52 19,650 .42 19,326 .31 17,423 .27 St.Louis _______________ 122,301 1.92 46,502 .96 54,152 1.16 52,589 .85 45,007 .71 Minneapolis____________ (') ______ 7, 941 .17 473 . 01 (') ------ (') ...... Omaha_________________ (1) ______ (1) ______ (J) ______ (t) ______ (1) ----··

TotaL ___________ 6, 364, 509 100. 00 4~ 839, 449 100. 00 4, 649, 005 100. 00 o, 215, 579 100. 00 6, 408, 648 loQ.OO

1926 1927 1928 1929 1930

1----.---------------.----1---.--1 Chicago Board of Trade 3, 810, 701 92. 95 6, 328, 680 93.49 6, 322,027 92. 4,5 4, 537, 201 91. 70 4, 352,0,18 OL 7 ~ ChicagoOpenBoard ___ ll0,08:l 268 154999 220 172136 2.52 133,803 2."11 !19,40:1 2·5 K c· 1 1 4"" 3.· 60 ' · · ' · 4 4 15 232 433 4.10 235,201 4- 96 ansas ,,ty____________ 4 , oo 228,297 3. 37 283,89 . , . 01 29, 139 .01

~nrau_kee_____________ l~· ~~I : ~g ~~· m ·!f i~· Zl~ · ~~ 38· ~~~ .10 4. oa1 .n M ·. OUlS.] •. ------------- i')' i')' . (!l' • i')' . (1) ...... mneapo JS____________ ------ ------ ------ ------ 3g3 01 Omaha_________________ l) ______ I) ------ (' ------ I) ___.:._....

TotaL ___________ 4, 099,745 JOo:Oo 6, 769,600 JOo:Oo 6, 838,591 JOo:Oo 4, 943,104 100.00 4,741,285 1:

1931 1032 1933 1934 1935

1------.---- ----.-- ----.-- ---.---1-Chlcago Board of Trade 3, 880,276 91.49 1, 407,000 94.74 3, 608,602 93.39 3, 193,210 93.42 2, 2i~· ~~ 9f:~l Chicago Open Board.__ 149, 143 3. 52 34,019 2. 21 57, 377 1. 48 31, 597 · 93 111• 505 4. 72 Kansas City____________ 176,994 4.17 40,330 2. 55 182,981 4. 74 179,203 5. 24 9• 012 38 Milwaukee_____________ 20,538 .40 6,652 .42 15,102 .39 14,002 .41 •864 :()! St. J,ouis_______________ 3, 328 . 08 417 . 03 34 (') Minneapolis____________ 9, 869 . 23 (!) .• --Omaha_________________ 922 . 02 737 . 05 (I) ______ (1) ------ _ :.-

---Oo 2365 003100.00 TotaL ___________ 4, 241,070 100.00 1, 580,055 100.00 3, 864,062 100.00 3, 418,012 100. • ~

1 Trading in corn futures at Minneapolis began Jan. 30, 1922, was discontinued July 31, 1923, and resumed Jan. 31, 1931. Trading at Omaha began June 16, 1930, and was suspended Dec. 7, 1932.

' Less than 0.01 percent.


TABLE z.-Annual volume of trading in all corn futures combined on each of seven markets, by crop years, Nov. 1, 1921, to Oct. 31, 1935 1

[In thousand bushels; I. e., 000 omitted]

1921-22 1922-23 1923-24 1924--25 1925-26

Market Per- Per- Per- Per- P.llr-Volume ~~t Volume c~ft Volume ~~t Volume ~~t Volume c~ft

total total total total total _______ , ___ ----------------------Chicago Board of Trade 4, 180,201 93.17 4, 534, 919 92.69 5, 201,983 92.38 6, 363, 139 93.01 3, 862, 676 93.01 Chicago Open Board .•. 78, 574 1. 75 109,780 2. 24 147,972 2. 63 124,644 1. 82 96,383 2. 32 Kansas CitY------------ 159,604 3. 56 167,939 3. 43 210,241 3. 73 282,576 4. 13 161,079 3.88 Milwaukee------------- 23,402 . 52 21, 494 .44 19,208 . 34 18,274 . 27 14, 524 .35 St. Louis _______________ 37,050 .83 57,662 1.18 51, 710 • 92 52,370 • 77 18, 418 .44 Minneapolis ____ -------- 7,684 .17 730 . 02 (')

-~----(2) ------ 1:l ------

Omaha ___ -------------- (') ------ (2) ------ (2) ------ (2) ------ -------------------------------TotaL.---------- 4, 486,515 100.00 4, 892, 524 100.00 5, 631,114 100.00 6, 841,003 100.00 4, 153,080 100.00

1921}-27 1927-28 1928-29 1929-30 1930-31

Chicago Board of Trade 5, 981, 612 93.55 6, 588,880 92.60 4, 924,398 91.87 3, 799,000 91.00 4, 318,424 91.14 Chicago Open Board- .• 158,698 2.48 174,982 2.46 144,385 2.69 94,856 2. 30 173, 008 3. 65 Kansas CitY------------ 200,701 3.14 200,123 4.08 247,082 4. 61 208,114 5.03 208,000 4.41 Milwaukee ________ • __ •• 28,468 .45 38,672 .54 32,706 . 61 27,056 • 66 23,860 .50 St. Louis _______________ 24,359 .38 22, 537 .32 11, 885 .22 4, 651 .11 3, 497 .07 Minneapolis ___________ • l:l ------ I') ------ I') ------ (') --(·i-- 9, 869 . 21 Omaha _____________ ---- ------ ') ------ ') ------ 172 884 .02

-------------------------TotaL ___________ 6, 393, 838 100.00 7, 115, 194 100.00 5, 360,456 100. 00 4, 133, 939 100.00 4, 738, 442 100.00

1931-32 1932-33 1933-34 1934-35

Market Per- Per- Per- Per-Volume cent Volume cent Volume cent Volume cent

of of or of total total total total

- ------- ----------gricago Board or Trade. __ ----------- __ 1, 795,642 94. 20 3, 351,380 93.47 3, 017,402 93. 42 2, 678, 345 93.80 K ucago Open Board____________________ 42,949 2. 25 55,434 I. 55 33,252 1. 03 28, 215 . gg

~~~~.f~!:~::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 5~: m 2: ~~ 1~g: ~~~ 4: gg 1~g: ~~ 5: l~ 1~6: g~~ 4: g~ Ml OUI8_______________________________ 1,079 .06 --------- ------ --------- ------ 696 .02 0 n~eapolis ____________________________ --------- --------- ______ --------- ______ ---------rna~a_________________________________ 986 .05 (') (') (2)

TotaL ____________________________ l.006:258 1oQ.OO ~ loQ.OO 3,23Q,iOo 100:00 2,855,389 1oQ.OO

:The crop_ year Includes trading from Nov. 1 of one year to Oct. 31 of the following year. Jan T~rd!9n3g m corn ~utures at Minneapolis began Jan. 30, 1922, was discontinued July 31, 1923, and resumed

3 Le. • th I. Tradmg at Omaha began June 16, 1930, and was suspended Dec. 7, 1932. ss an 0.01 percent.

TA.BLE 3.-Monthly volume of trading in all corn futures combined on each of six markets, January 3, 1933, to December 31, 1935

[In thousand bushels, i. e., 000 omitted]

Year and month Total Chicago Chicago Kansas Milwau- St L . Minne-

- B~~~~eof 2J'a~d City kee . oms apolis ~~----------~------January .. -- 1933

l~ii!!!i!!il!!lll~!: 69,077 2,275 2,421 337 -------------------- 74,110 47,275 1,116 1, 738 205 ---------- ---------- 50,334 80,125 1, 522 4,605 471 ---------- ---------- 86,723

272,839 4,972 12,148 944 -------------------- 290,903 515,445 9,206 17,089 2,265 -------------------- 544,065 595,291 7, 300 25,340 2, 891 ---------- ---------- 630,822 748,490 9,212 55,231 2,611 -------------------- 815,574 265,788 5,093 16,231 982 ---------- ---------- 288,094 187,833 4, 270 0, 030 939 ---------- ---------- 202,078 336,853 5,600 15,367 1,327 ---------- ---------- 359,147 291,275 3, 644 13,733 1, 282 ---------- ---------- 309,934 198,311 3,071 10,048 848 -------------------- 212,278

TotaL. ------------------------------------------- 3, 608,002 57,377 182,981 15,102 ---------- ---------- 3, 864,062

=======

14 STATISTICAL BULLETIN 55, U. S. DJ!!PT. OF AGRICULTURE

TABLE 3.-Monthly volume of trading in all corn futures combined on each ,1 six markets, January 3, 1933, to December. 31, 1935-0ontinued 0J

Year and month

[In thousand bushels, I. e., 000 omitted]

Chicago Chicago Board of Open Trade Board

Kansas Mllwau- St. Louis Minno-City kee apolls

-Total

----·-------+---------------------1934

January....................... 110,323 2, 248 6, 622 514 .......... .......... 1!9, 707 February...................... 65,566 1, 033 3, 081 465 ---------- ---------- 70, 145 March........................ 68,194 910 4, 253 476 .......... ---------- 73,~13

M':~i~~===::::::::::::::::::::: ~~: m ~: n~ 1~: ~~ 1, ~~~ :::::::::: :::::::::: ~~:~~ June.------------------------- 360,474 4, 354 14,409 1, 978 ---------- .......... 381,215 JulY--------------------------- 411,761 3, 298 23,504 1, 536 .......... ---------- 440,091J August........................ 555,403 5, 246 39, 001 1, 973 ---------- ---------- 601,623 September. ................... 226,226 2,164 13,044 1,355 -------------------- 242,789 October....................... 276,620 2,410 16,190 906 .......... .......... 296,216 November..................... 354,459 2, 369 20, 153 1, 185 .......... .......... 378,166 December--------------------- 310, 935 2, 691 17, 003 1, 329 .......... ---------- 331,958

•rotaL .................. a, 1oa, 210 31,597 179,203 M,Oo2-=-== =-:-:= 3,418,012 =======

1935 January_ ...................... 239,638 2, a29 11, 049 1, 024 101 255)1}11 February ............ -......... 150,277 1, 766 8, 738 059 79 161,519 March ... --------------------- 211,342 2, 345 13, 059 930 116 2?:1, 792 ApriL. __ ...... _ ......... _ ..... 311,257 2, 741 14,663 1, 001 181 32fJ,843 May_------------------------- 227, 150 3,096 9,273 717 111 240,347 June. __ .---------------------- 204,853 3, 175 10, 681 738 55 210,502 July_ .. __ .... _ .............. -.. 177, 886 2, 045 11, 516 767 39 102,253 August ............. -- .. -_ ..... 173, 521 2, 019 8, 809 973 8 185,330 September .................... 128, 684 1, 655 5, 359 602 0 136,306 October __ --------------------- 188,343 1, 984 6,364 641 ---------- ---------- 197,332 November .................... 113, 701 925 4, 782 487 33 33 110,961 December--------------------- 92,580 810 6, 372 473 135 1 100,377 --------------------------

TotaL .................. 2, 219, 238 24, 890 111, 565 9, 012 864 34 2, 365, 603

TABLE 4.-Volume of trading in corn futures at six markets, by months, futures, and markets, from Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935

[In thousand bushels; l. e., 000 omitted]

Month, year, and market May future

July Septem- Decem- Other All future ber future ber future futures futures

-----------1---------------January 1933

Chicago Board of Trade.................. 49,790 10,601 2, 786 .......... ----------Chicago Open Board..................... 2,143 124 8 ---------- ---------· Kansas CitY----------------------------- l, 997 424 .................... ----------Milwaukee............................... 257 80 .......... ---------- ----------

69,011 2,275 2,4Zl

331

~ .. hJ'n0e~~oiis~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: == --------------- 10

TotaL .... ------------------------- 54,187 17,129 2, 794 .......... ----------~ '==== ==--

February 1933

20 47,275 Chicago Board of Trade.................. 32, 707 11, 055 a, 493 ---------- I, 116 Chicago Open Board..................... 1,054 59 3 .......... ---------- 1,!:! Kansas City............................. 1,295 443 ---------- .......... ------ ,w

~-:r£~~;is=~~~========================== ======~~~= =======~~= ========~= =====::::: :::::::::: ~ ------------------ 50 334

Total ... --------------------------- 36,207 11,607 3, 500 ----------~ ~ === ==---

March 1933 80,125

Chicago Board of Trade.................. 44,020 25,781 9, 724 1,522 Chicago Open Board--------------------- 1, 432 68 12

0,27 - ---------- 4,1)()

41!

Kansas City __ --------------------------- 2, 799 1, 649

~;rl~i~~;ii::=-==-==-====================== ======~~= ======~~~= =======~~= :::::::::: == ~ TotaL----------------------------- 49,066 27,672, 9, 995 ---------- ::=--~ ==


TABLE 4.-Volume of trading in corn fu,tures at six markets, by months, futures, and markets, from Jan. 3,1933, to Dec. 31, 1935~Continued

[In thousand bushels; i. e., 000 omitted]


July Septem· Decem- Other All future ber future ber future futures futures

-----------1--------------- ---Apri11933

Chicago Board of Trade.................. 63,053 149,336 59, 710 740 ---------- 272,839 Chicago Open Board..................... 1, 229 3, 672 71 •••••••••. ---------- 4, 972 Kansas City............................. 2, 735 8,106 1,307 ---------- ---------- 12,148 Milwaukee............................... 147 551 244 2 ---------- 944 St. Louis •.••• ---------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------Minneapolis •••• ------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------------------------------

TotaL-----------·---------------- 67,164 161,665 61,332 742 ---------- 290,903

May 1933

Chicago Board nf Trade.................. 7, 008 309,070 164,655 34, 712 ---------- 515,445 Chicago Open Board..................... 2 8, 859 372 33 ---------· 9, 266 Kansas City.········-------------------- 251 12, 583 4, 255 ---------- ---------- 17, 01!0 Milwaukee .. ----------------------------- 49 1, 303 794 119 .••••••••• 2, 265 St. Louis ............................................................................................ . Minneapolis ....................................................................................... ..

Total ............................. . 7, 310 331,815 170,076 34,864 .......... 544,065 ====== June 1933

Chicago Board of Trade.................. 32 115,000 310,642 168,687 930 595,291 Chicago Open Board..................... .......... 1, 394 5, 239 667 7, 300 Kansas City....................................... 4,708 18,061 2,571 .......... 25,340 Milwaukee............................... .......... 716 1,473 702 .......... 2,891 St. Louis ................................................................................... ----------Minneapolis ........................................................................................ .

TotaL............................ 32 121,818 335,415 172, 627 930 630,822 ====== July 1933

Chicago Board of Trade.................. 37,913 5, 121 353,335 352, 121 748,490 Chicago Open Board ....... :............. 20 3 7, 316 1, 903 9, 242 Kansas City....................................... 269 34,159 20,803 .......... 55,231 Mllwau.kee............................... 271 62 1, 521 757 .......... 2, 611

~·,;~.~~oils::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: 'l'otaL............................. 38,204 5,455 396,331 375,584 .......... 815,574

====== August 1933

g~!cago Board of Trade.................. 43, 128 61,253 161,242 165 265,788 K 1cago Open Board..................... 129 506 4, 458 5, 093

~;~~~~tf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ::::::~~~: :::::::::: ::::~;~~: :::~~;~~: :::::::::: ::::~~;~~~ TotaL............................ 43,689 .......... 67,970 176,270 165 288,094

=-====== September 1933

m:~g ~o~~d ~~~rade.................. 60,209 7, 414 120,210 187,833 Kansa• c1f d..................... 374 12 3, 890 4, 276 Milwa k Y............................. 1,373 392 7,265 9,030

~·,;~.~~~ii:~~:::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::~~~: :::::::::: ::::::~~~: ::::::~~~: :::::::::: :::::::~~~ Total~~~----------------------- ........ --02-,-24-9- -__ -_-__ -_-_-__ -_ --7-,-98_2_ --13-1-, 8-4-7 -__ -_-__ -_-_-__ -_ --20-2-, 0-78-

===========a October 1933

~hlcn~o Board of Tr d Chicago Open Boar a c.................. 165, 764 11,875 .......... 159,214 336,853 KansnsCit. d..................... 1,257 4 .......... 4,339 5,600 Mitwauke/·-----....................... 6,894 .......... .......... 8,473 .......... 15,367

~h~~~~~iii~.:~~:::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::~~~: ::::::~~~: :::::::::: ::::::~~~: :::::::::: :::::~=~~ TotaL. ------·--------------

........................................................ 174,075 12,012 ---------- 172,460 ---------- 359, 147 ===========-


TABLE 4.-Volume of trading in corn futures at six markets, by months, futures and markets, from Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued '




-----------11---------------November 1933

Chicago Board of Trade.................. 189,230 16,445 85,501 291,275 Chicago Open Board..................... 3, 041 50 553 3,1!41 Kansas City----------------------------- 0, 339 5 4, 389 13,133

~:E~~~;i;~:~:::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::~~~= :::::::~: :::::::::: ======~~~= :::::::::: :::::~:~~ TotaL............................. 202,468 16, 5?:7 .......... 90,939 .......... 309,934

===== December 1933

Chicago Board of Trade.................. 159, 604 ?:7, 488 11, 219 lOB, 311 Chicago Open Board..................... 2, 941 121 9 3,011 Kansas City .. --------------------------- 9, 458 143 447 10,048 Milwaukee ...... ----------------------- 701 84 __________ 63 ---------- 848 St. Louis ........................................... ____________________ ---------- __________________ __ Minneapolis ............... , ............. ---------- __________ ---------- __________ ---------- ----------

TotaL .. --------------------------- 172, 704 27,836 ---------- 11,738 ---------- 212,278

January 1934

Chicago Board of Trade.................. 89,655 18,249 2, 419 ---------- ---------- 110,323 Chicago Open Board_____________________ 2,150 98 ---------- ---------- ---------- 2,248 Kansas CitY----------------------------- 6,491 131 ---------- ---------- ---------- 6,622 Milwaukee------------------------------- 483 29 2 ---------- ---------- 514 St. Louis--------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------Minneapolis _____________________________ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

TotaL_---------------------------- 98,779 18, 507 2, 421 ___________ --------- 110,707 =====

February 1934

Chicago Board of Trade..________________ 46, ~362 15, 8~43 3, 4721 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ -_-_-_-_-_-_:-_:: o;., ~:~ Chicago Open Board_____________________ • • • Kansas CitY----------------------------- 2, 733 348 ---------- ---------- ---------- 3,~~

~.nrg~~~~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ------~~~- ------~:~- --------~- :::::::::: :::::::::: _________ _ Minneapolis ............................. ____________________ ---------- __________ ---------- ----------

TotaL............................ 50,222 ---w;447 ----a,476 ===-:-=-=.:= 7Q.i45 ====

March 1934

Chicago Board of Trade .... -------------- 43,749 20,236 4, 200 ---------- ---------- 68, ~16 Chicago Open Board..................... 661 241 8 ---------- ---------- ua ~t~~f~!:.~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 3' gu i~6 --------2- :::::::::: ::::::::.. 4' 476 St. Louis--------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------Minneapolis _____________________________ ::::.::.==.:: ::::.::.==.:: ::::.::.==.:: ::::.::.==.:: ~ :.:.=::.:.:.:

TotaL .... ------------------------- 48,206 21,408 4,219 --------------------~ ==== ~ Aprill934

Chicago Board of Trade ______________ ---- 96,851 77,461 34, 205 ---------- ---------- 20~: m Chicago Open Board_____________________ 422 1, 217 37 ---------- ---------- 12,820 Kansas CitY----------------------------- 7,051 5, 769 --- ---------- ---------- 1, 253

~~!:~~~~~:-----~:::::::::::::::::::::::::: ______ :~~- ------~~~- -------~:- :::::::::: :::::::::: ----------Minneapolis _____________________________ --------------------------------------------------::.:.:.:::::.:

----------------- 224,326 TotaL----------------------------- 105,024 84,913 34,389 ---------- ---------- ==

May 1934 244,672

Chicago Board of Trade__________________ 14,713 152, 183 77,776 ---------- ---------- 3, !08 Chicago Open Board_____________________ 7 2, 901 290 ---------- ---------- 0.~~2 Kansas CitY----------------------------- 596 8,226 301 ------------- ,.,

~~£~~~;:;is~-~~:::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::~: ::::::~~~: ::::::~~~: :::::::::: :::::::::: ::== --------------- 257,035

TotaL____________________________ 15,340 163,902 78,693 ::.:.:== ---------- ===


TABLE 4-Volume of trading in corn futures at six markets, by months, futures, · and markets, from Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued



July Septem- Decem- Other All future berfuture ber future futures futures

---------1------------June 1934

Chicago Board of Trade __________________ ---------- 85, 697 232, gz~ 42, 7~~ 360,474

~~~{{~1ft~:~~~~::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::: q~ I: m m 1H~ St. Louis.-------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------Minneapolis ..••. ------------------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------

TotaL---------------------------- ---------- 94,417 243, 701 43, 097 ---------- 381, 215 =====

July 1934

Chicago Board of Trade __________________ ---------- 10,051 227,652 174,058 411,761 Chicago Open Board _____________________ ---------- 5 2, 653 640 3, 298 Kansas CitY----------------------------- ---------- 335 14,666 8, 503 23,504 Milwaukee .. ----------------------------- ---------- 73 789 674 1, 536 St. Louis__ _______________________________ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------Minneapolis _______________________________________ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

TotaL---------------------------- ---------- 10,464 245,760 183,875 ---------- 440,099 =====

August 1934

Chicago Board of Trade__________________ 80,055 109,372 365,976 555,403 Chlca~o Open Board_____________________ 235 777 4, 234 5, 246 Kansas City----------------------------- 5, 947 9, 018 24,036 39,001 Milwaukee_______________________________ 113 561 1, 299 1, 973 St. Louis.. _______________________________ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------Minneapolis _____________________________ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

TotaL____________________________ 80,350 __________ 110,728 305,545 ---------- 601,623 =====

September 1034

Chicago Board of Trade__________________ 65,384 10,095 150,747 226,226 Chicago Open Board_____________________ 272 20 1, 872 2, 164

~1!~~i~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ::::~;~~~: ~~~~~~~~~~ ::::::~~: ::::~;~~~: ~~~~~~~~~~ ____ :~:: TotaL____________________________ 69,557 ---------- 10,560 162,672 ---------- 242,789

====== October 1934

g~;cago ~oard of Trade__________________ 134,007 13, 128 ---------- 129,485 276,620 KanC:~o Clpen Board_____________________ 769 5 ---------- 1, 636 2, 410 Mllwauk 1Y----------------------------- 6, 764 ---------- ---------- 9, 426 16,190

~i~0e~~:;ii~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::~~~: :::::::~~: :::::::::: ::::::~~~: ========== :::::::~~ 142,054 13, 188 ---------- 140,974 ---------- 206,216 ====== November 1934

Chicago Board of Trade 218, 308 45, 891 90, 260 354, 459 Chicago Open Board ------------------Kansas Cit --------------------- 1, 990 199 180 2, 369 M1Iwaukeey-- --------------------------- 13,429 852 5, 872 20, 153

~i.::.~~oiii_=:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::~~~: ::::::~~~: :::::::::: ::::::~~~: :::::::::: :::::~=~~~ TotaL_ ------ .. -------------------- 234,286 47,211 ---------- 96, 669 ---------- 378, 166

December 1934

Chicago Board of Trade Chicago Open Board ------------------ 226, 166 59, 743 25, 006 20 310,935 R:ansas Cit --------------------- 2, 488 175 28 2, 691 ~llwaukc/~ ---------------------------- 14, 238 1, 976 78? 17,003

~i~~o~~~iiii8_-:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::~~~: ::::::~~: :::::::::: :::::::~~: :::::::::: :::::~=~~~ Total ______________________________ -24-3-, 7-64- --6-2-,2-5-8 ---------------- --25-,-9-16----20---33-1-,9-5-8

====== 78730-37--2


TABLE 4.-Volume of trading in corn futures at six markets, by months, futures and markets, from Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued '




---------------1---- -------------January 1935

Chicago Board of Trade__________________ 173,458 53,829 12,336 ---------- 15 239, a1s Chicago Open Board_____________________ 1,872 448 9 ---------- ---------- 2,321l Kansas CitY----------------------------- 9,876 2,073 --------------------------- 11,~19 Milwaukee_______________________________ 622 341 61 ---------- _______ ::: 1,021

~.hJ'~.;';~oii8::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -------~~- -------~~- :::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: -------~~~ ------------------TotaL____________________________ 185,871 56,749 12,406 ---------- 15 255,041

===== February 1935

Chicago Board of Trade__________________ 106,628 33,811 9, 833 ---------- 5 !50,2i7 Chicago Open Board--------------------- 1, 085 487 194 ---------- ---------- 1, 766 Kansas City _____ ------------------------ 7, !52 1, 518363 _____ --8-3-- _- _-_-_--__ --__ - _-_- _--__ -_--__ --_-__ -_- 8, 738 Milwaukee _______ ------------------------ 443 659 St. Louis_________________________________ 50 29 ---------- ---------- ---------- 79 Minneapolis------------------------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

TotaL----------------------------- 115, 358 36,046 10, 110 ---------- 161, .)19 ======

March 1935

Chicago Board of Trade__________________ 134,923 52,379 23,820 ---------- 220 211,:112 Chicago Open Board_____________________ 1, 688 551 106 ---------- ---------- 2,345

~~=u~~!:_-_:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 9, ~~ a,~~ ------297- :::::::::: :::::::::: 13,~;: St. Louis--------------------------------- 108 8 ---------- ---------- ---------- 116 Minneapolis------------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

TotaL----------------------------- 146,812 56,537 24,223 ---------- 220 227,792 ======

April1935

Chicago Board of Trade__________________ 126, 945 128,029 56,273 10 ---------- 311,257 Chicago Open Board_____________________ 1, 059 1, 556 126 ---------- ---------- 2, 741 Kansas CitY----------------------------- 7, 949 6, 714 ---------- ---------- ---------- 14,663 Milwaukee_______________________________ 467 331 203 ---------- ---------- 1,091

~hJ-;7e~~oii8::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -------~~- ------~::_ -------~~- :::::::::: :::::::::: -------~~~ -----------------------

TotaL----------------------------- 136,466 136,752 56,615 10 ---------- 329,843 ====

May 1935

Chicago Board of Trade------------------ 31, 194 118,101 70,607 7, 248 ---------- 22~:i~~ Chicago Open Board--------------------- 27 2, 541 521 7 ---------- 9, 273 Kansas CitY----------------------------- 1, 621 7, 337 315 ---------- ---------- 717 Milwaukee_______________________________ 107 375 111 94 ---------- 111

~;~~~~aiis~-:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -------~:- -------~~- -------~~- :::::::::: :::::::::: ~ TotaL----------------------------- 32,961 128,365 71,672 7, 349 ---------- 240,347

June 1935

Chicago Board of Trade __________________ ---------- 68,332 86,103 50, 1!8 Chicago Open Board _____________________ ---------- 990 1, 851 334 Kansas City----------------------------- ---------- 5, 907 4, 005 679 Milwaukee _______________________________ ---------- 259 257 222

St. Louis--------------------------------- ---------- 24 31 ---------- ---------

201,853 3,175

10,681 738 !5

Minneapolis----------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ::::::.:.:.:.= T ------------- 219,502

otaL----------------------------- ---------- 75,512 92,637 ~ ---------- = July 1935

177,886 Chicago Board of Trade------------------ 1, 610 24,927 73,385 77,964 2,~l6 Chicago Open Board_____________________ 7 77 994 967 11,51o Kansas City __ ------------_-------------- ---------- 2, 055 5, 082 4, 379 )67 Milwaukee---------------------·--------- ---------- 72 347 348 39

~i~e~~oii8:=======================:::=: :::::====: _______ :~- -------~~- ::::::=::: :::::::::: ~ ----------------- I02,ZI3

TotaL----------------------------- 1,617 27,152 ~ 83,658 ---------- ==


TaBLE 4.-Volume of trading in corn futures at six markets, by months, futures, and markets,'from Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued

[In thoUBand bushels; I. e., 000 omlttedJ

-----------------, Month, year, and market May

future July Septem- Decem- Other All

future ber future ber future futures futures ----------------1·-------------

August 1935

Chicago Board of Trade .. ----------·----- 27,544 54,370 91,607 173,521 Chicago Open Board ... ------------------ 66 470 1, 483 2, 019

~E0~if~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;~~~~~~~~~~~ ;;;;;;~~~; ~~~~~~~~~~ ____ ::~~- ====~;~~= ========== _____ :::~ TotaL .. --------------------------- 27,831 ---------- 58,618 98,881 ---------- 185,330

September 1935

Chicago Board of Trade__________________ 37,874 23,011 67,799 ---------- 128,684 Chicago Open Board .... -------------·--- 275 ---------- 45 1, 335 ---------- 1, 655 Kansas City------·---------------------- 720 ---------- 1,172 3, 467 ---------- 5, 359 Milwaukee .... --------------------------- 240 ---------- 117 245 ---------- 602 St. Louis ..... ---------------------------- -----·---- ---------- 6 ---------- ---------- 6 Minneapolis----------------------------- ---------- __________ ---------- ____________________ ----------

•rota!. __ .••. ----..... -........ ____ . 39,109 ---------- 24,351 72,846 ---------- 136,306 October1935 ======

Chicago Board of Trade__________________ 56,868 5, 931 ---------- 125,544 188,343 Chicago Open Board .. -------·----------- 498 4 ---------- 1, 482 ---------- 1, 984 Kansas CitY---------------------------- 2, 218 ---------- ---------- 4,146 ------- __ 6,364 Milwaukee ..... -------------------------- 219 10 ---------- 412 ---------- 641 St. Louis------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------Minneapolis _____________________________ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

'l'otaL ......... -------------------- 59,803 5,945 ---------- 131,584 ---------- 197,332 November 1935

Chicago Board of Trade__________________ 43,607 7, 028 ----------Chicago Open Board_____________________ 546 11 ----------

~r;~~~~~=---~::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 2' g~g -------78' :::::::::: St. Louis_________________________________ 30 __________ ----------Minneapolis .. -----------·--------------- _ ------.-- .. -------- ----------

63,066 368

2, 759 209

3 33

113,701 925

4, 782 487

33 33

TotaL_____________________________ 46, ~06 7,117 ---------- 66,438 ---------- 119,961 December 1935

Chicago Board of Trade__________________ 52,369 8, 906 31,311 Chicago Open Board_____________________ 713 38 59 ----------

[~~fi;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=~~~~~~~~~ ____ ::~~- ..... J~- :::::::::: ----~~~~~- ~~~~~~~~~~ 92,586

810 6,372

473 135

1

TotaL _____ ----------------------- 57,756 9,118 ---------- 33, 503 ---------- 100,377

TABLE 5.-Volume of trading in the principal corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, during the life of the futures which expired during the period Jan. 3, 1921, to Dec. 31, 1935


Year life of future ended

m~-------:::::::::::::::: == :::::::::::::: ~~~:::::: =~-------------------------------

~~:::~:l:ll!l::l!lll!l:; ::ll~;;l;~;l;;;; IU33 ---------------------------------------

me::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

March future

r)

1il 562,506 290, 59i 117, ~50 194,891 26,303

1:1 ('~

May future

(') 1, 626, 066 1, 887,005 1, 629,643 3,152, 171 1, 464,894 1, 633,726 2, 368,395 I, 679, 806

914,319 2, 021,947

952,402 399,737 947, 117

1, 297,068

July future

(') 771,657

1, 010, 157 572,265

1, 497,403 615,942 993,642

1, 272, 536 851,958 503,052 737,213 307,907 668,386 435,519 598, 170

September December future future

1, 179, 337 638,235 722, 559 642,655

1, 205,791 618,527

1, 491, 703 1, 265,379

696, 542 566,399 622,389 213,069 973,012 701,318 410,038

804,613 1,135, 402

952,758 1, 625,889 1, 255,982 1, 097,501 1, 847,759 1, 343,630 1, 212,297 1, 550,381

820,542 381,398

1, 093,736 978,251 514, 667

_ Average_____________________________ 238,389 1, 569, 635 773,986 796, 463 1, 107,654

~ ~~!rpa1ditngfiin March corn as a principal future prior to .Aug. 1, 1927, nor after Mar. 31, 1932. ~ e e gures not available.

20 STATISTICAL BULLETIN 55, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

TABLE 6.-Monthly volume of trading during the life of the principal corn future8 on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935

lin thousand bushels; I. e., 000 omitted]

Year and month May future

July future

September December All futures future future combined

1933 January-----------.-----------------------February.--------------------------------March •.. __ ------------ __________________ _

tr:~l-~~ ~:::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: June ______ ------------.-------------------July __ -----------------------------------August._.--------------------------------September __ .. _____ .• ___ . __ . ___ -- ________ • October---.- •• --._-.---------- •• -- •• ------November __ -.--••. _ •.. ----.---. ___ • _____ _ December_ .• ________ ----------- _________ _

1934

49, 790 32,707 44,620 63, 053

7, 008 32

37, 913 43, 128 60,209

165, 764 189,239 159, 604

January •• __ .------- .. -------------------- 89, 655 February. ____ ------------------_--------- 46, 260 March _____________ ------------.---------. 43, 749 ApriL_ •. __ --------.---------------------- 96, 851 May-------------------------------------- 14, 713 June •.. ----------------------------------- --------.--July •• ----------- __ -------_--------_------ ------ _ ..... August. _____ ----------------_-----_-----_ 80, 055 September _____ --. __ --------------------__ 65, 384 October----------------------------------- 134, 007 November __ -------- __ -------------_-----_ 218, 308 December. __ .--- __ .---------------------- 226, 166

1035 January ________ ------------ ____ -----_____ 173, 458 February--------------------------------- 106,628 March ___________________________ -------__ 134, 023

tr;~_::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 15~: ~t~ June _________ ----------------------------. -------.-.-. July-------------------------------------- 1, 610 August..--------------------------------- 27,544 September ______ ------------ ______ -------- 37, 874 October _____ ------------------------_----. 56, 868 November __ ------------------------------ 43, 607 December_._.----------_------_.--------- 52, 369

16, 501 11,055 25, 781

149, 336 309,070 115,000

5, 121 ------------------------

11, 875 16,445 27,488

18,249 15,834 20,236 77, 461

152, 183 85,697 10,051

------------------------

13, 128 45, 891 50,743

53,820 33,811 52,370

128, 020 118, 101 68, 332 24,927

2, 786 3, 493 9, 724

59,710 164,655 310,642 353, 335 61, 253 7,414

------------------------------------

2, 410 3,472 4, 209

34,265 77,776

232,058 227,652 100,372 10,095

------------------------------------

12, 336 0,833

23,820 56,273 70,607 86,403 73,385 54,370 23,011

5, 931 ------------7, 028 ------------8,906 ------------

------------------------------------740

34,712 168, 687 352, 121 161, 242 120,210 159,214 85, 591 11, 219

------------------------------------------------------------

42,710 174,058 365,976 150,747 129,485 90,260 25,006

10 7, 248

50, 118 77, 964 01, 607 67,700

125,544 63,066 31,311

60,077 47,255 80,125

212, sao 516,446 604,361 748,490 265, 6~1 187,833 330, 863 291,275 108,311

110,323 05,.100 68,194

208,677 244,672 360,474 411,701 655, 403 220,226 276,620 364, 46Q 310,015

239,023 150,272 211, 122 3!1, 257 227, !50 204,853 177,880 173,521 128,684 188,313 113,701 02,680

TABLE 7.-Monthly round-lot and job-lot trading in all corn futures combined on the Chicago Board of Trade from Jan. 2 to Dec. 31, 1935

Total Volume of trading In- Percent ot total

volume-

volume of 1----..,-----1------;---tradlng

Month

Round lots Job lots Round lots Job lots

-----------------------------1--------l--------l--------·l-------~l-------

103.1 1,000 bushels 1,000 bushels 1,000 bushels JanuarY---------------------------------- 230,088 207,619 32,019 FebruarY--------------------------------- 150,277 129,866 20,411 March------------------------------------ 211, :l42 180,555 30,787 ApriL----------------------------------- 311,2.57 271,505 39,752 MaY-------------------------------------- 227, 150 106, 68~ 30,402 June·------------------------------------- 204, ~53 176,542 28,311 JulY-------------------------------------- 177,880 155,078 22,808 August. •• -------------------------------- 173,521 151, 156 22,305 September-------------------------------- 126,684 111,000 16,694 October----------------------------------- 188, 343 165, 8ol 22,492 November •• ------------------------------ 113,701 100,482 13,210 December •• ___ -------- __ ------ _______ •• _. 92, 586 81, 713 10, 873

Percent 80.64 86.42 85.43 87. 2.3 86.50 86.18 87.18 87.11 87.03 88.06 88.37 88.26

Percent !3. 30 13.68 14.67 12.77 !3. 41 13.82 12.82 12.80 12.07 II. 04 11.03 11.74


TABJ,E 8.-Annual maximum and minimum open commitments in all corn futures combined on the Chicago Board of Trade, with the respective dates, from July 9, 1923, to Dec. 31, 1935

[In thouaand buahels; I. e., 000 omitted]

Maxi· Mini- Maxi- Mini-mum mum mum mum

Calendar open open Calendar open opnn

Date commit- Date commit- Date commit- Date commit-year ments ments year ments ments

for the for the for the for the year year year year

---------- -------- -----------JQ2,) '····

65, 294 Nov. 23 38,052 July 9 1930 ... ___ 58,455 Nov. 13 30,848 Jan. 2 1024.. .... 8.5, 073 Mar. 27 43, 551 June 28 1931.. .... 59,172 Jan. 24 30,778 Oct. 3 1925 ...... 92,924 Mar. 12 40,211 Dec. 31 1932 ______ 50,477 Nov. 21 24,060 July 1 J02L .... 65, 588 Nov. 16 40, 144 Jan. 9 1933 ... _ .. 120,172 July 19 49,880 Apr. 18 1927.. .... 89, 554 Mar. 10 62,129 Jan. 3 1934.. .... 101,075 Jan. 22 59,459 July 9 1028 ...... !05, 655 Feb. 29 63,154 Dec. 31 1935 •. ---- 71,682 Jan. 2 21,011 Dec. 28 1020.. .... 83, 006 Feb. 27 30, 189 . •• do .....

1 No ftgures available prior to July 9, 1923.

TABLE 9.-Average daily volume of trading and maximum and minimum open commitments in all corn futures combined on the Chicago Board of Trade, by months, January 3, 1921, to December 31, 1935 1


Average Average daily Maximum Minimum daily Maximum Minimum

Year and month volume open com- open com- Year and month volume open com- open corn-of tmd- mitments mitments of trad- mitrnents rnitments

ing ing

1021 1924

.January ________ 26,451 ------------ ----------- January. _______ 15, 079 66,319 53,714 February .... __ . 28,043 ------------ ----------- February _______ 1a, 332 76, 679 65,198 March .......... 23, 306 ------------ ----------- March .......... 15,648 85,073 76,902 ApriL ......... 24,426 ------------ ----------- ApriL. .. _______ 11,832 79,032 67, 461 May ___________ 24,706 ------------ ----------- May .. _________ 10,214 66, 307 53, 146 June ____________ 25,459 ------------ ----------- June .... ________ 15,775 52, no 43, 55! July_. __________ 20,724 ------------ ----------- July ____________ 21,215 50, 102 44,449 August _________ 15,036 ------------ ----------- August .... _____ 26, R50 oo, 2:Jo 49,075 September.. .... 13,380 ------------ ----------- September ...... 26,033 56, 408 52,000 October 10, 183 ------------ ----------- October ________ 2<1, 328 67,249 58,343 Novemt;e-r~~===~ 11,317 ------------ ----------- N overn ber. ..... 23,455 71, 506 63,843 Decem her ______ 9, 097 ------------ ----------- December. _____ 25, 04R 77,817 69,323

1022 1025

January ________ 6, 474 ------------ ----------- January_------- 25, 425 78, 7<17 68,902 Kfhruary _______ 22,000 ------------ ----------- F'e brumy .... __ . 28, 351 86, 622 78,403 AJ~i~h ........... 19,806 ------------ ----------- March .......... 29,046 92,024 76,323

~~.:::~~~~~~~~= 11,567 ------------ ----------- April ___________ 24,885 76, 680 59,493 10,400 ------------ ----------- May .. --------- 19, ouo 58,492 52,388 14,420 ------------ ----------- Juno ____________ 20,344 59,450 46,865

August · 13, 204 ------------ ----------- July ____________ 10. 539 50, 323 43,084 Septem iie-r · · · · · 14,167 ------------ ----------- August.-------- 14,200 55, 027 46,629 0(·tnhor ·----- 14,008 ------------ ----------- Septemher ______ 16,584 51,067 42,198 Novomi;Cr- ~---- 18,482 ------------ ----------- October .. ______ 12,060 52,515 42,681

Decornbor ~~:::: 18,439 ------------ ----------- N ovom her .... __ 12,034 58,315 53, 152 17,356 ------------ ----------- December ...... 18,372 53,357 40,211

102.3 1026

{~'/uary. _______ 14, 151 ------------ ----------- January. _______ 11,628 50,107 40, 144 ifa1:~bary ------- 17,675 ------------ ----------- February _______ 9.865 58,270 50,701

~i5i2~~ 10,747 ------------ ----------- March .......... 10,919 6!,021 58,495 20, 542 ------------ ----------- ~ril.. ......... 10,817 59,071 54, 502 10, 6ll ------------ -----------

ay ___________ 8,846 fi7, 615 51, 157

14,868 ------------ ----------- June ____________ 12, 338 64,052 55,362 11,841 43,551 38,052 July ____________ 16,720 64,803 49,632

Septemiio'r"---- 10,213 44,397 38, 390 August ......... 15,701 56, 118 47,523 October ------ 11, 536 43,998 38,709 September ...... 13,666 49,904 43,468 Novern t;or-- ---- 15,481 50,757 42,237 October ...... __ 12,655 61, 111 49,413 'December~::::: 14,224 65,294 50,585 November ...... 15,559 65,588 59,332

10, 173 60,789 54,423 Decem her __ .... 14,051 62,985 58, 151 1 Open commitment figures not available prior to July 9, 1023.


TABLE 9.-Average daily volume of trading and maximum and minimum open commitments in all corn futures combined on the Chicago Board of Trade, by months January 3, 1921, to December 31, 1935-Continued '


Average daily Maximum Minimum

Year and month volume open com- open com- Year and month of trad- mitments mitments

ing

1927 1931

January_------- 9, 602 75,432 62, 129 September------February _______ 12, 221 81, 306 7.5, 660 October __ ------March __________ 14, 786 89, 5.54 80, 154 November ______ April__ _________ 11, 495 82,913 74, 318 December------May ___________ 25, 996 73,370 65,985 June ____ . _______ 33,208 78,673 71, 846 1932 July __________ -- 21,621 81,970 74, 964 August _________ 24,884 84, 192 70, 516 January--------September ______ 31,498 78, 255 62,796 February _______ Octoher ________ 21, 998 74,015 63,915 March _________ November ______ 18, 320 79, 642 72, 747 ApriL _________ December ______ 24,252 77,207 72,778 May ___________

June _______ -----1928 July ____________

August_ ________ January_------- 18,832 92, 903 75, 221 September ______ February _______ 28,219 105, 655 93,008 October ________ MarciL _________ 25,024 103, 433 94, 619 November ______ ApriL--------- 28,793 94,044 87,466 December------May ___________ 24,767 87,590 77,965 June ______ ------ 20, 176 88, 609 76, 603 1933 July ____________ 20,461 80,718 71,863 August ________ . 21, 130 82, 336 72,314 January------ __ September ______ 14,412 80, 616 68, 112 February _______ Octoher. _______ 16, 758 n, 463 70, 155 March _________ November_ _____ 18,209 93,614 87, 631 ApriL _________ December. _____ 16,025 89,542 63, 154 May ___________

June ___________ 1929 July ____________

August_ ________ January-------- 24,487 75, 081 62,825 September ______ February _______ 15, 495 83,006 75, 419 October_ _______ March _________ 15, 213 81, 300 70,523 November_ _____ ApriL _________ 16, 406 71, 003 60, 825 December------May ___________ 18, 549 57,034 53, OIJO June ______ ------ 17,4.59 55, lUI 48,439 1934 July ____________ 18, 533 52,283 45, 290 August_-------- 15, 500 51,488 43, 955 January ________ September ______ 11,326 47,991 44,385 February _______ October __ ------ 9, 446 44,795 38, 850 March ______ -·--November ______ 9, 905 39,823 34,013 ApriL _________ December_ _____ 7, 139 35, 675 30, 189 May ___________

Juno ____________ 1930 July ____________

August _________ January-------- 6, 702 38,752 30,848 September-----_ Ji'obruary _______ 10, 207 46, 454 38,726 October_ _______ March _________ 11, 438 53, 301 45,450 November_ _____ ApriL _________ 10, 094 53, 112 48, 347 December------May ___________ 10,209 4\J, 627 47, 713 June ____________ 11,881 48,875 :l7, 906 1935 July _____ ----- __ 18, 588 44,695 35,409 August _________ 22,859 51,011 42,464 January--------September ______ 16, 189 52,449 40,597 February _______ October. _______ 16, 517 55,776 47,900 March __________ November ______ 17,319 58,4.55 54,054 ApriL _________ December ______ 22,620 55, 841 52,338 May ___________

June ___________ 1931 July. ___________

January-------- 20,847 59, 172 August_ ________

53,373 September------February _______ 10,415 58, 867 50,220 October ________ MarciL _________ 12, 675 58, 7o:l fi(J, 109 November---- __ ApriL _________ 13, 660 50, 35fJ 43, 105 December ______ May ____________ 12, 687 43, 199 39,707 June ____________ 9, 388 41, 518 39,624 1921-35_-- ------July ____________ 13, 508 37,888 :J2, 730 July 9, 1923-August _________ 13,244 36,594 31, 176 Dec. 31, 1035 1_

1 Open commitment figures not available prior to July 9, 1923. 'July 19, 1933. • Dec. 28, 1935,

Average daily

volume of trarl-

ing

9, 218 8,826

14,647 7, 765

4, 619 6, 297 5,164 7, 401 4, 137 3, 701 3, 869 6, 354 4, 682 4, 047 6, 048 3, 587

2, 763 2,149 4, 713

11, 368 19, 825 22,896 31, 187 9,844 7, 826

13,474 12, 136 8, 203

4, 243 2, 980 2, 023 8,343 9, 410

13,864 16,470 20,570

9, 426 10, 639 15, 411 12, 437

9, 217 6, 831 8, 129

12,969 8, 737 8, 194 6,842 6,427 5, 302 7, 244 4, 738 3, 703

14,699

----------

Maximum Minimum open com- open com~ mitments mitments

-35,603 3!, 007 34, 874 30,778 41, 022 35, D03 38,478 36,403

37, 521 36, 370 42, 881 37,224 45, 583 41,801 45, 204 34,676 31,788 30,010 31,314 27,218 26, 358 24,060 33, 520 26,547 37,850 30,306 47, 011 38,134 50,477 47,210 50, 147 46,823

53, 326 49,991 56,770 53, 539 56, 353 52,877 53, 187 49,880 70,674 50,524 93, 423 78,081

120, 172 90,131 98,349 89,660 90, 797 86,936 99,506 94,699

101,285 96,419 102, 022 92,969

98,894 101,075 101,030 97,839

97, 634 93, 632 98,453 75, 466 72, 132 63, 683 63,772 59,652 83, 148 59,459 90,392 84,895 87,624 84, 038 84, 692 81,103 83, 043 75,769 75, 143 70,168

64,152 71, 682 65, 204 62,561 62,792 55, 76<! 57,741 44,140 43, 970 35,434 38,457 35, 690 35, 909 26,3·15

. 29,415 27, 'JiJ7 27,752 25,076 31, 670 24,250 32, 969 30,982 30,988 21,011

(1) (')

2 120, 172 3 21, Oil

-


TABLE 10.-Average daily volume of trading and maximum and minimum open commitments during the life of the May corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, by months, Aug. 2, 1932, to Dec. 31, 1935

Average dally

y enr and month volume of trad-

ing

1932

August_·-.----- 633 September_---- 850 October .. ·--·-- 1, 318 Novemher _____ 3, 021 December ______ 2, 500

1933 June __ --------- 11 July., __________ 1, 580 AugusL __ -- -- 1, 697 September_ ____ 2, 509 October_------- 6, 631 Novombr.r _____ 7, 885 December·----- 6, 650

1934

August .. _______ 2, 965 September_ ____ 2, 724 October__·--- __ 5,154 Novomher ------ 9, 492 December·----- 9,047

1935 July .... ________ 268 Aucust. ... _____ !, 020 Scptemher _____ l, 578 October·- ______ 2, 187

[In thousand bushels: I. e., 000 omitted]

1933 MAY FUTURE

Maximum Minimum open com- open com- Year and month mitments mitments

1933

4, 689 172 January_-------8, 179 5, 233 February-------

16,440 8,178 March __ -------33,896 15, 690 ApriL _________ 38, 546 35,231 May ___________

1934 MAY FUTURE

1934 32 10

11,223 138 January--------IS, 848 11,232 February _______ 30,457 19, 651 March _________ 46,876 30,778 April__ _________ 79, 694 46,929 May ___________ 90, 109 81, 166

1935 MAY FUTURE

1935

19. 103 213 January_-------27,510 19,620 February-------36, 633 27,630 March _________ 51, 371 38, 148 April ___________ 52,058 48,457 May_----------

1936 MAY FUTURE

1936 759 15

6, 710 852 November ______ 9, 729 5, 687 December_ _____

12. 178 9, 371

Average daily Maximum Minimum

volume open com- open com-of trad- mitments mitments

ing

----

1, 992 38.984 37,569 1, 487 39, 141 38,069 2, 625 38, 45.5 30,009 2, 627 29, 761 6, 393

270 3, 697 0

3, 448 85,240 81,441 2, 103 81,842 74,182 1, 683 73,694 63, 611 3, 874 62,988 11,033

566 4,832 0

6,671 51,843 42,16 2 4,847 42,379 38,295 5, 189 38,481 30,896 5, 289 32, !51 13,59 7 1, 200 12,814 0

1, 817 14,864 12, 14 9 2,095 16,905 15, 130

TABLE 11.-Avemge daily volume of trading and maximum and minimum open ~omrmtments during the life of the July corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, by months, Oct. 3, 1932, to Dec. 31, 1935

Average

y cnr and month dally

volume of trad-

ing --1932

Octo her 118 Nol'emlie_r ______

DcC<Jmber.~~~:: 676 607

1U33 January February~:::::: 660

602

[In thousand bushels: i. e., 000 omitted]

1933 JULY FUTURE

Average Maximum Minimum daily open com- open com- Year and month volume mitments mitments of trad-

ing

1933

!, 190 6 March _________ !, 517 7, 675 1, 260 ApriL _________ 6, 222

12, 126 8, 141 May ___________ 11,887 June __ --------- 4,423 July------------ 213

14, 113 12,203 15, 524 14, 163

Maximum Minimum open com- open com-mitments mitments

17, 742 15,422 27,933 17,910 38, 581 28,443 35, 971 3,911

2, 524 0


TABLE 11.-Average daily volume of trading and maximum and minimum open commitments during the life of the July corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, by months, Oct. 3, 1932, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued

[In thousand bushels: !. e., 000 omitted]

1934 JULY FUTURE

Average Average~ daily Maximum Minimum daily Maximum Minimum

Year and month volume open com- open com- Year and month volume open com- open com-of trad- mitments mitments of trad- mitments mitments

lng lng

-1933 1934

October_------- 516 3, 730 137 March _________ 778 26, 699 21,819 November _____ 685 7, 933 3, 743 ApriL _________ 3, 098 43, 436 26,865 December ______ 1,146 16,406 8, 371 May ___________ 5, 853 46,308 34,271 1934

June ___________ 3, 296 32,774 6, 364 July __ -------- •• 402 5, 200 0

January-------- 702 17,544 15, 419 February------- 720 21, 558 17, 039

1936 JULY FUTURE

1934 1936

October.------- 506 2, 681 78 March _________ 2,015 20, 133 17,634 November _____ 1, 995 13, 777 3, 052 ApriL _________ 6, 335 19,373 17,198 December------ 2, 390 18, 658 14,276 May_---------- 4, 542 19,793 17,912

1936 June ___________ 2, 733 19, 899 11, 946 July ____________ 959 11,312 0

January_------- 2,070 20,069 18, 936 February------- 1, 537 20,403 18, 860

1936 JULY FUTURE

1935 1936

October._------ 228 1, 334 130 December------ 356 4, 481 2, 591 November ______ 293 2, 666 1, 422

TABLE 12.-Average daily volume of trading and maximum and minimum open commitments during the life of the September corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, by months, Jan. 3, 1933, to Sept. 30, 1935

Average

Year and month daily

volume of trad-

I ~~~.! .(1.)jj II ing

1933

January __ .----- 111 February _______ 169 March __________ 572 ApriL _________ 2,488 May------------ 6,333

1934

January-------- 93 February------- 158 March __________ 162 ApriL _________ 1, 371 May ____________

2, 991


1933 SEPTEMBER FUTURE

Average Maximum Minimum daily open com- open com- Year and month volume mitments m!tments of trad-

ing

1933

1, 143 91 June _______ ----. 11,948 2,422 1,175 J u!y ------------ 14, 722 6, 190 2, 476 August_ ________ 2, 269

17, 128 6, 230 September. _____ 309 32,633 17, 917


1934

908 16 June ____________ 8, 925 2,099 1,008 July ___ • ________ 9,106 3, 422 2, 121 August _________ 4,051

20,998 a, 600 September ______ 421 29,730 21,820

-Maximum Minimum open com- opon com· mitments mitmonts

-60, 031 33,342

33,160 55, 926 6, 88: 32, 789

2, 348

46, 176 30,908 44,902 51, 784 8 270 44,717 ' 0

6,472


TABLE 12.-Average daily volume of trading and maximum and minimum open commitments during the life of the September corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, by months, Jan. 3, 1983, to Sept. 30, 1935-Continued

[In thousand bushels: i. e., 000 omitted)


Average Averrge daily Maximum Minimum daily Maximum Minimum

Year and month volume open com- open com- Year and month volume open com- open com-or trad- mitments mitments ortrad- mitments mitments

ing ing

1935 1935

January-------- 474 2,836 118 June ____________ 3, 456 16,827 13,079 FebruarY------- 447 4, 091 2,860 July ____________ 2, 822 16, 733 14,859 MarciL ....•... 916 7, 479 4, 179 August _________ 2, 014 15, 544 7,887 ApriL ......... 2, 345 11,868 7, 581 September-----. 959 7, 728 0 May ...... ------ 2, 716 13, 419 11, 794

TABLE 13.-Average daily volume of trading and maximum and mtmmum open commitments during the life of the December corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, by months, Apr. 27, 1938, to Dec. 31, 1935

[In thousand bushels; !. e., 000 omitted)

1933 DECEMBER FUTURE

Average Average daily Maximum Minimum daily

Year and month volume open com- open com- Year and month volume or trad- mitments mitmentto~ or trad-

ing ing

1933 1933 ApriL ......... 247 339 143 May------------ 1, 335 8, 996 467 September ...•.. 5, 009 JunL .......... 6, 488 36,852 9,372 October._------ 6, 369 July ____________ 14, 672 58, 615 37, 691 November_ _____ 3, 566 August.. ....... 5, 972 63,928 53,711 December------ 467


1934 1934

~~r:~~:::::::::: 1, 780 8,878 3 6, 962 38, 156 9, 040 October._------ 4, 980

August.. ....... 13, 555 59,831 39,965 November ______ 3, 924 September------ 6, 281 61,878 56,493 December ______ 1, 000


A . 1935 1935

~;~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10 10 10

279 2, 551 15 September ______ 2, 825 2, 005 8,112 2, 791 October.------- 4, 829 2, 999 10,062 8,105 November ______ 2, 628 ugust__ _______ 3, 393 13,690 10,903 December ______ 1, 423

Maximum open com-mitments

67, 731 66,580 48, 169 4,522

56,211 41,038 9,846

15,347 18, 316 18,570 13,086

Minimum open com-mitments

65,233 48,074 8, 792

0

42, 158 11, 215

0

13,77 4 2 5 0

14,51 14,00

-

26 STATISTICAL BULLETIN 55, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRlCULTURE

TABLE 14.-Quantity of commitments in corn futures open on the Chicago Board of Trade at the close of the last trading day of the month, from January 1924 to December 1935

[In thousand bushels; I. e., 000 omitted)

Month and year May future July future September December Other All futures future future futures combined

January-1924 __ --- --- -------------- 45,936 15, 504 4,879

~----------- ------------ 66,319 1925 .• -------------------- 49,632 21,030 7,479 ------------ ------------ 78,747 1926 .• ---- ---------------- 40,509 8,555 1,032 ------------ 50,101 1927---------------------- 63,453 11, 181 798 ------------ -----2i;ii7ii- 75,432 1928 .• -------------------- 63,784 8, 044 ------------ ------------ 02,903 1929.--------------------- 53, 131 10,276 ------------ ------------ 11,674 76,08! 1930.--------------------- 25,928 6, 633 598 ------------ 5, 593 38,752 1931.- -------------------- 40,433 11,788 1, 734 ------------ 4, 604 68,610 1932.--------------------- 27,038 6, 767 461 ------------ 1, 918 37,081 1933 ________ -------------- 38,055 14,113 1,143 ------------ 15 5:J, 326 1934.--------------------- 82,214 17,486 008 ------------ ------------ 100,608 1935 •• -------------------- 42, 162 19,139 2,836 ------------ 15 64,152

12-year average _________ 47,770 12,594 1,822 3, 747 66,032 February-

18,886 1924.--------------------- 49,121 8,672 ----------6- ------------ 76,679 1925.--------------------- 49,056 25,726 11,835 ------------ 80,622 1926.--- ------------------ 41,700 13,303 3,267 ------------ ------------ 68,276 1927---------------------- 60,453 18,055 2, 798 ------------ -----io;aaa· 81,366 1928.--------------------- 73,819 21,353 150 ------------ 105,655 1929.--------------------- 58, 197 16, 523 ------------ ------------ 7,008 82,628 1930.--------------------- 28,327 11,091 3,944 ------------ 2,353 45, 715 193L ---------------- _____ 37,877 13,476 4,183 ------------ 3,012 68,548 1932.--------------------- 29,339 9,654 2,080 ------------ 1,808 42,881 1933.--------------------- 38,547 15,437 2,422 ------------ ------------ 56,466 1934.- -------------------- 74,182 21,558 2, 099 ------------ ------------ 97,830 1935.-----~ -------------- 38,295 20, 160 4,091 ------------ 15 62,661

12-year average _________ 48,243 17,102 3, 795 (1) 2,119 71,260 March-

1924.--------------------- 43,763 23,296 12,774 ---------88- ------------ 79,833 1925.--------------------- 32,564 30, 142 13,529 ------------ 76,323 1926.------------------·-- 33,806 18,462 6, 745 ------------ ------------ 69,013 1927---------------------- 48,335 26,370 6, 750 ------------ ------------ 81,456 1928 .• -------------------- 58,561 29,971 6,087 ------------ ------------ 04,610 1929.--------------------- 46, 154 21,052 3, 317 ---------25- ------------ 70,523 1930.--------------------- 26,909 17,468 8,680 ------------ 63,082 193L ______ ---- _ -------- __ 32,785 16,393 6, 931 ------------ ------------ 66,160 1932.--------- ------------ 27,127 13,864 4,275 ------------ ------------ 45,2M 1933.--------------------- 30,009 17,678 5, 190 ------------ ------------ 52,877 1934 __ --· ----------------- 63,511 26,699 3,422 ------------ ------------ 93,632 1935.--------------------- 31,508 17,677 7,442 ------------ ------------ 56,627 -12-year average _________ 39,586 21,589 7,095 9 ------------ 68,280

.April-1924 __ -------------------- 23,400 27, 151 16,834 70 ------------ 67,461

1925.- -------------------- 11, 019 30,005 17,060 509 ------------ 60,403 1926.--------------------- 11,024 30,202 12,367 909 ------------ 64,502 1927---------------------- 20,544 42,148 11,606 20 ------------ 74,318 1928 __________ ------------ 15,790 55,678 17,100 545 ------------ 80,203

1929 ___ ------------------- 13,639 33,760 10,039 3,387 ------------ 60,825

1930_ --------------------- 7,260 25,788 11,849 3,450 ------------ 48,317 1931_ _____________________ 9,325 18,627 11, 1'14 3,979 ......................... 43,106

1932.--------------------- 5,801 17,896 10,056 923 ------------ 34,676

1933 __ -------------------- 6,393 27,933 17,128 339 ................................... 51,793

1934 ____ ------------------ 11,033 43,435 20,998 ------------ 76,466

1935.--------------------- 13,597 18,991 11,842 ---------i() ------------ 44,440 -12-year average _________ 12,403 31,043 14,012 1,178 _ __________ .. 68,636 -May- 63,146

1924 ____ ------------------ ------------ 29,570 21,917 1,659 ............................... 68,402 1925 __ -------------------- '16 29,070 21,943 7,463 ------------ 67,616 1926.--------------------- ------------ 35,440 17,826 4,349 ------------ 71,762 1927---------------------- ------------ 43,808 27,873 21 ................................ 83,407 1928.--------------------- ------------ 48,716 29,612 5,079 ................................ 65,620 1920 •• -------------------- ................................. 29, 118 18,187 7, 715 ------------ 48,806 1930.--------------------- ................................... 24,608 17,277 6,915 ------------ 30,707 1931 ____________ ---------- ------------ 20,680 12,835 6,192

___ ,. _______ 31,536

1932 •• -------------------- ------------ 16,895 12,166 2,469 ................................ 76,074 1933 •• -------------------- ................................... 35, 145 32,533 8,996 ............................... 64,1101 1934 ______________ -------- ------------ 34,271 29,730 .................................. .............................. 36,434 1935 ___ ------------------- ------------ 19,793 13,090 2,551 ------------ -;,3oi 12-year average _________ • 1 30,600 21,249 4,451 ................................. ==

1 Less than 1,000 bushels. • Defaulted.


Tn.BLE 14.-Quantity of commitment.s in corn futures open on the Chicago Board of Trade at the close of the last trading day of the month, from January 1924 to December 1935-Continued

[In thousand bushels; l. e., 000 omitted]

Month and year Other All futures

futures combined

Junif~:::::::::::::::::::::: ---------26- ~; ~~g ~; ~~ ~~ ~~~ --------~=~- !~; §~g 1926.--------------------- ------------ 9, 683 32,973 12,706 ------------ 55,362 1927..-------------------- ------------ 8, 820 65,825 16 ------------ 74,661 1928---------------------- ------------ 28,280 33,882 14,441 ------------ 76,603 1929..-------------------- ------------ 11,663 21,678 15,098 ------------ 48,439 1930.--------------------- ------------ 10,924 1R, 610 8, 372 ------------ 37,906 193L .• ------------------ ------------ 14,701 15,078 10,504 ------------ 40,283 1932..-------------------- ------------ 6, 621 14,974 5, 623 ------------ 27,218 1933..-------------------- 32 3, 911 49,780 36,666 ------------ 90,389 1934..-------------------------------- 6,364 46,175 8,878 ------------ 61,417 1935---------------------- ------------ 11,946 16,698 8, 112 ------------ 36,756

l--------ll--------l-------l-------l-------l--------12-year average_________ 10,908 29, 973 12, 469 10 53, 365

July-1924---------------------- 6, 825 ------------1925---------------------- 3, 354 ------------1926---------------------- 5 ------------1927______________________ 40 ------------1928---------------------- ------------ ' 1, 013 1929 __________________ ---- ------------ ------------

18, o30 24, 237 5 49, 597 26, 176 20, 117 ------------ 49,647 30,257 22,068 ------------ 52,330 58, 948 20, 280 79, 268 38,792 30,666 ------1;392- 71,863 23, 907 26, 423 245 50, 575

1930---------------------- ------------ ------------193!_ _____________________ ------------ '65

18, 024 24, 038 2, 165 44, 227 16,531 16, 140 ------------ 32,736

1932 __________________ ---- ------------ ------------ 16,936 9, 343 ------------ 26,279 1933______________________ 11, 171 ------------1934 ________________ ------ ------------ ------------1935______________________ 759 ------------

33,160 53,360 ------------ 97,691 44,992 38, 156 ------------ 83,148 15, 531 10,055 ------------ 26,345

12-year average _________ '~==!~, 8=4=6 ,I====' 9=0=I===2~8,=4=82=I===24:=::, 5=7=4 =l====31=7=l===55~,=30=9 August- ,~

1924______________________ 15, 957 436 10, 818 25, 260 611 53,082 1925______________________ 8, 040 ------------ 12,917 25,567 105 46,629 1926______________________ 9, 558 ------------ 6, 350 31,615 ------------ 47,523 1927______________________ 131 ------------ 25,912 47,088 6, 385 79,516 1928______________________ 1, 693 ------------ 24,371 44,044 8, 423 78,531 1929______________________ 4, 556 ------------ 9, 919 29,598 2, 905 46,978 1930______________________ 4, 841 ------------ 8, 279 32,219 5, 672 51,011 193L____________________ 5, 663 ------------ 7, 510 19,941 1, 027 34,141 1932______________________ 4, 589 ------------ 6, 287 22,444 15 33,335 1933______________________ 18,848 ------------ 6, 884 63,928 ------------ 89,660 1934______________________ 19, 103 ------------ 8, 270 59,831 ------------ 87,204 1035______________________ 5, 710 ------------ 7, 887 13,690 ------------ 27,287

--~---1-------l------l------·1-------l------12-year average_________ 8, 224 36 11,284 34,602 2, 095 56,241

September- 1==:=::==1=====1======1======1=====1=====

11:111111:1il:~lil;i:llll iiiiii'l~i Jii .. ,li lt::::~li: II 12-year average _________ l--1-3-, 8-53-l·---17-3-l----,-1-l---3-6-, 7-2-9 -l---3-,-22-1-l---53-,-97-8

Ootober-

lllllili~llli~~~~;~;~~; II ::::::jl :i;iiillll~llt::::~~: II 12-Year average _________ l--2-1-, 8-1-5 -l---1-, -53_3_1 ___ -_-_ -------------·l--3-3-, 5-5-2-l---4-,-088--l---6-0,-9-88

'Defaulted. 1===='1====


TABLE 14.-Quantity of commitments in corn futures open on the Chicago Bonrd of Trade at the close of the last trading day of the month, from January 1.934 to December 1935-Continued


Month and year

November-1024 __ --------------------1925_- --------------------1926_ ---------------------1027----------------------1928 __ ----- ---------------1029 ____ ------------------10:JO ___ ------- _ ----- _ -----1931_ ---------------------1932 __ --------------------1033 __ - -------------------1934.---------------------1935 .. --------------------

40,349 26,283 42, 756 35, 538 28,518 15,813 31, 081 25, 036 33, 806 79,694 50,777 14,864

12, 444 ------------2, 380 ------------4, 740 ------------------------ ------------

5 ------------315 ------------

3, 522 ------------3,896 ------------7, 575 ------------7, 933 ------------

13, 777 ------------2,606 ------------

15, 003 26,200 11,836 19, 066 44,613 11,666 11,597 7,634 7, 001 8, 792

11, 215 14,005

Other Allluture9 futures combined

------------70

------------20,245 17,084

6, 252 8,007 1, 834

25 ------------------------------------

67,790 55,041 59,m 75, 449 90,820 34,016 54,2117 30, f~JO 48,497 00,419 75,760 31,635

12-year average _________ l==3=5~, 4=3=4 ,l===4,;,' 9=3=8=l=--=·=--=·=--=·=--=-l==1=5,~7=77=l,==4,;,·• 5=1=0'I===60;;, ;;,;0.50

December-1024 __ --------------------1025_-- -------------------1026 ____ ------------------1927---- ------------------1028.---------------------1020 __ --------------------1930.---------------------1931 .. --------------------1932 .. --------------------1033 __ --------------------1034.---------------------1035.---------------------

12-year average ________ _

40,517 33,785 52,708 60, 601 42,766 20,705 40,110 28,624 37,721 85,546 52,058 16,872

42,699

20,691 o, 336 8, oza 1, 713 1, 274 2, 314 7,153 6, 007

12, 116 16,405 18, 668 4, 481

8, 664

291 ------------

10 ------------

25 ------------

10 00

zao 2.3, 027 19, 114 7, 080 6, 507 1, 962

15

10

4,837

70,400 40,211 01,051 75,341 03,154 30,180 53,780 36,403 40,851

100,951 70,726 21,353

66,126

TABLE 15.-Percentages of the total commitments in all corn futures combined on the Chicago Board of Trade open in the respective futures at the close of the last trading day of the month, January 1924 to December 1935

Month and year

January-1924..-- -----------------------1026.-------------------------1926 .. -------------------- ----1927---------------.----------1928.----------- - ------------1929.------- ---------·--- -----1930 ___ ----------------- --- --193L ___ -- ____ ---- ·-- --- _ -----1932.---------------.---------1933 ______________ ------ ·-----1934 ____ ·-- ----------------- --1935.----------------- -----·--

12-year average ____________ _

February-1924.-------------------------1925 ___ -----------.---------·-1926.-------------------------1927 _________________ --------1928 ________ ---- --------------1929 .. ------------------------1930 .. ------------------------193L ___ ------- __ ------- __ ----1932--------------.-----------1933.--------------------- ·-.-1934 _______ ----- ------ --------1936 ____________ . -------------

12-year average ____________ _

t LeSB than 0.01 percent.

May future

69.26 63.03 80.88 84. 12 68.66 70.76 66.91 68.97 75.34 71.36 81.72 65.72

72.45

64.06 56.63 71.56 74.35 69.87 70.43 61.96 64.69 68.42 68.34 76.82 61.21

67.70

September July future future

23.38 7. 30 27.47 9. 60 17.05 2.06 14.82 1. 06 8. 66 ------------

13.69 ------------17. 12 1. 54 20.11 2.96 18.25 1.24 26.47 2.14 17.38 .90 29.84 4.42

19.10 2. 77

24.63 11.31 20.70 13.66 22.83 5. 61 22.21 3.44 20.21 .14 20.00 ------------24.26 8.63 23.02 7.15 22.61 4.86 27.37 4.29 22.03 2.15 32.23 6.64

24.00 5.33

December Other All

futures future futures combined

------------ ---------- 100

------------ !00

------------ -----o~oi- 100 100 ------------ -·-22:68- 100 ------------

16.55 100 ------------ 100 ------------ 14.43 ------------ 7. 96 100

-----·----- 6.17 100 100 ------------ .03 100 ------------ ------~02- 100 ------------ -5. 68 100 ------------ -= 100 --------------------- 100 0.01 100 ------------

_ ... ________ 100 ------------ -----9~7!! 100 -- ·--------- 100 ------------ 9.57 100 ------------ 5.15 !Oil ------------ 5.14 !Oil ------------ 4.22 !Oil ------------ -------- !Oil ------------ ------~02- lOll

------------ -- lOll (1) 2. 97 === =

coRN FUTURES FROM JANUARY 3, 1933 TO DECEMBER 31, 1935 29

TaBUJ 15.-Percentages of the total _commitments. in all corn futures combined on the Chicago Board of Trade open w the respectwe futures at the close of the last tr~ding day of the month, January 1924 to December 1935-Continued

Month and year

Marlctz4. ------------------------- 54. 82 1025 .. ------------------------ 42.67 1920.------------------------- 57.29 1921-------------------------- 59.34 1028..------------ ... --------- 61.80 1029-------------------------- 65.45 1930..------------------------ 50.69 1931..------------------------ 58.43 1932..------------------------ 59.93 1033...----------------------- 56.75 1934__ ______________________ -- 67.83

1935 ... ----------------------- 55.64 1----1

57.08

29.18 39.49 31.28 32.37 31.68 20.85 32.01 29.22 30.63 33.43 28.52 31.22

31.62

16.00 17.73 Il. 43 8. 20 6. 43 4. 70

16.35 12.35 9.44 9.82 3. 65

13.14

10. 39

Other rufu~ea futures combined

~~---------- ---------- 100 0.11 ---------- 100

------------ ---------- 100 ------------ ---------- 100 ------------ ---------- 100 ------------ ---------- 100

.05 ---------- 100 ------------ ---------- 100 - --------- 100

------------ ---------- 100 -----------· ---------- 100 ------------ ---------- 100

------. 01 100 12-year average ............ .

1======1=====1======1======1==== Aprll-

1924 ... ----------------------- 34.70 40.25 24.05 .10 100 1925 . .------------------------ 18.52 51.95 28.68 .85 100 1926..------------------------ 20.23 55.41 22.69 1. 67 100 1921-------------------------- 27.64 56.71 15.62 .03 100 1928..________________________ 17.70 62.42 19.27 . 61 100 1929._ ______________________ .. 22.42 fi5. 50 16.51 5. 57 100 19:JO.------------------------- 15.02 53.34 24.61 7.13 100 1031.------------------------- 21.64 43. 21 2.5. 92 9.23 100 1932.. ___ ----- ---------------- 16. 73 51. 61 29.00 2. 66 100 1033 - .. ---------------------- 12.34 53.93 33.07 . 66 100 1034.. .. ______________________ 14.62 57.56 27.82 ------------ ---------- 100 1935..________________________ 30.60 42.73

12-year average ____ . _ ---. __ . l---=271.-=-175 ·l---:5:::2-:. 9::-:-4 I---=-=-26.65 .02 100 23.90 2. 01 --wo

= = May-1024 __________________________ ------------ 55.64 41.24 3.12 100 1925..________________________ '· 03 49.70 37.51 12.76 100 1926.. ________________________ ------------ 61. 51 30. 94 7. 55 100 19?<7.. .. ______________________ ------------ 61.10 38.87 . 03 100 1928__ ________________________ --------.... 58.41 35 .• 50 6. 09 100 11129.. ________________________ ------------ 52.02 33.06 14.02 1og 19ao ________________ ---------- ------------ 50.52 35.34 14.14 10 1931__ ________________________ ------------ 52.08 32.33 15.59 100

mL~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~H~ iU~ 1n~ ~88 12-ycar average _____________ l---;(""'')-'-'-'-l·---;~"'1-'-;: :~:+----;0:37:'-.-::-74.,.- -------~:~- ---------- ~:

June- 1==~=1=====1======1==== = =

llit/[:::::l:::;:;~~u;~::;~;~~: ~~ ~ll ~~ .~ l! 11134-------------------------- . 04 4. 33 55.07 40.56 100

1935:::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::: ~g: ~8 ~g: ~~ ~i: t~ i~~ 12-year average. ... _________ 1---.-=o:-1·1---:2""0,-. 4:-04-l-----,56:'-.""17::-l----":23:'-.-.:-36:,.+:.::..:..::.::..:..:_-.:-o:::2 --wQ

July- 1====,1=====1=====1======= 1~~-------------------------- 13. 76 ------------ 37. 36 48. 87 . 01 100 1926-------------------------- 6. 76 ------------ 52. 72 40.52 100 1927-------------------------- · ~~ ------------ ~g~ iU~ i88

~~ :; ::~ :~:~[ill;;~;::;;;; :~~: __ ·~~: i;i !~~. ;; ::~ ~ ~ I ~ : ~ ~ 12-Year a verage ............. l---,3;;-.""34,-l·---:-, .-=1-::6-1---5:-;1-. 5=:0:-l·---':!478:-:,~~:':- F==_:-::5:::7 ~~~

1=====,1=====1=====1======1===== 'L , n~~~n:~. o.o1 percent.


TABLE 15.-Percentages of the total commitments in all corn futures combined on the Chicago Board of Trade open in the respective futures at the close of the last trading day of the month, January 1924 to December 1935-Continued

Month and year May future July future Sep~~:r~er D~~~:~er r~fg:~ ruf:i)es combined

--------------------l--------l--------1---------------------------August-

! 924.. ___________ --------------1925 ___ -----------------------1926 .. ------ ------------------1927 __ ---------------- --------1928 __ ------------------------1929 ____ ----------. -----------1930 __________ ----------------1931_ _______ ·- ·- ·- ------------1 932 __ - -----------------------1 933_ -- _·_ ---------------------1934 _________ --------- --------1935 ____ ----------------------

12-year average ____________ _

September-1924 .. ------------------------1925 .. ------------------------1926 .. ------------------------1927--------------------------1928 __________ ----------------1920 ________ ------------------1930 __ ------------------------193L --------- __ -------- __ ----1932 __ ------------------------1933 __ ------------------------1934.----- --------------------1935 ___________ - --------------

12-year average ____________ _

30.06 17.24 20.11

.16 2.16 9. 70 9.49

16.59 13.77 21.02 21.91 20.93

14.62

. 82

.07

20.38 27.70 13.36 32.59 31.03 21.12 16.28 21.99 18.86

7. 68 9.48

28.90

20.06

47.59 54.83 66.53 59.22 56.08 63.00 63.16 58.41 67.33 71.30 68.61 50.17

61.53 1======1,=====1======1======1

38.53 30.09 29.68 2.00 8. 05

20.28 32.50 30.12 21.61 31.52 32.74 38.80

25.66

3. 71

.32

(1) '.04

56.00 69.46 70.32 76.80 74.27 69. 13 55.20 65.88 78.36 68.48 67.26 61.20

68.05

1.15 . 23

-----ii:oa· 10.73 6.18

11.12 3.01 .04

------3. 73

= 1. 76 . 41

21.20 17.68 10.59 12.30

4. 00 .03

5. 97 October- 1====1=====1======1======1====

(1)

1924 _____ ---------------------1925 ____ ----------------------1926 __ ------------------------1927--------------------------1928 __ ------------------------1920 _______ -------------------1930 ___ -----------------------193L-------------------------1932 __ ------------------------1033 ____ ----------------------1934 __ ------------------------1935 _____ ---------------------

46.83 36.14 45.08 17.28 14. 18 20.16 37.64 43.49 35.06 47.50 44.96 37.95

12-year averago _____________ l----;:;;-:;;-l 35.77

8. 09 1. 38 .47

------------------------------------

2.17 4. zg 2. 54 3. 78 3. 29 4.21

2. 51

------------ 44.18 ------------ 62.40 .08

54.45 ----23:53-59.19 ------------------------------------ 67.21 18.61 ------------ 58. 15 12.69 ------------ 45.91 14.28 ------------ 47.69 4. 54 ------------ 62.37 . 03 ------------ 48.72 ------------ 51.75 ------------ 57.84

100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

-----100

= 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

100

100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

---1-00 55.02 ---;).7o

1====1•=====1======1======1====1==== November-------------

!924__________________________ 50.52 1925__________________________ 47.75 1026__________________________ 72.06 1927-------------------------- 47. 10

18.35 ------------4.34 ------------

_______ :~~~- :::::::::~.:: 1928__________________________ 31.40 . 01 1020__________________________ 4~. 45 . 92 1030 _______________ ----------- 57. 34 6. 50 1931__________________________ 65.73 10.00 1932__________________________ 69.80 15.62 1933__________________________ 82.65 8. 23

22. 13 47.78 19.95 26.07 49.12 34.27 21.30 19. 57 14.44 0.12

14.80 44.41

26.01

1034__________________________ 67.02 18. 18 ------------

19~~:;~~~-~~~;~~~~::::::::::::l---:c:;:-:-:-:~~-:- ----::::c.,:~::_:-_-_-_--_-_--_-_--_·1---~-:-:-December-

1924 _______ -------------------192.5 .. -------------------- ----1926 .. ------------------------1927--------------------------1928 _____ ---------------------1929.-------------------------1930.-------------------------193L ..... -------- .. _________ .

. 41 ------------

. 02 ------------

------.-iii-----26:83-

10.47 !8. 36 !4. 77 4. 70 . 05

~

.OJ

. 22

. 38 30.57 30.26 23.45 12.10 li. 37 . 03

:::::::::::: :::::::::::: -----·:oi-

100 100 100 100 100 100 !00 100 100 100 !00 100

---"loO -100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

1932 .. ------------------------1933.------------------.------1934 .. ------------------------1935.-------------------------

12-year average ____________ _

70.33 84.02 80.48 67.16 67.72 68.88 74. 58 78.44 75.67 84.74 73. (lJ 70. 01

75.00

20.25 15.76 13.14 2. 27 2. 02 7. 67

13.30 16.10 24.30 15. 26 26. 38 20.90

15.44 --------~~~- :::::::::::: -----~~~;- -Joo

I Less than 0.01 percent, 1 Defaulted.


TABLE 16.-Daily oprm commitments in all corn futures combined on the Chicago Board of Trade of various classes of traders within the 200,0gp-bushel reporting requirement, and those not within the reporting requirement, from Jan. 2 to Dec. 31, 1936


Reporting Aggregate of

Total Reporting round-lot and Reporting those report·

open speculators job-lot hedgers • ing Date com· spreaders t

mit-ments

Long Short Long Short Long Short Long Short

- ----------------- --- ------1935

Jon. 2----- 71,682 14,360 5,177 2,625 2,628 9, 505 45,652 26,490 53,457 Jan. a _____ 71,218 13,755 5,275 2, 580 2, 593 9,495 45,014 25,830 52,882 Jan. 4 _____ 71,371 13, 515 5,005 2, 565 2, 559 10,420 45,368 26,500 52,932 Jan. 5 _____ 71,358 13, 185 5,005 2,455 2,441 10,625 45,767 26,265 53,213 Jon. 1----- 70,692 13,965 4,940 2, 532 2, 501 10,675 44,717 27, 172 52,158 Jan. 8 _____ 70,276 14,072 4,425 2,452 2,406 10,680 44,470 27,204 51,301 Jan. 9 _____ 70,895 14, 150 4,200 2, 362 2,347 10,540 44,634 27,052 51, 181 Jan. JO ____ 70,868 13,810 4,416 1, 930 1, 911 10,820 44,493 26,560 50,819 Jon. n ____ 70,696 13, 935 5,115 1, 955 1, 975 11,809 43,841 27,699 50,931 Jan.IL .. 69,696 14,075 4,990 1, 900 1,920 11,979 43,406 27,954 50,316 Jan.l4 ____ 69,502 13,550 4, 755 1,690 I, 713 12,299 42,882 27,539 49,350 Jan. 15..-- 67,346 10,795 4, 970 1,820 1,822 13,309 42,403 25,924 49, 195 Jan. 16..-- 66,674 10,205 5,165 1, 760 1, 754 13,589 41,986 25,554 48,905 Jon.IL __ 66,754 10,340 5,165 I, 795 1, 754 13,629 41,857 25,764 48,776 Jon. 18__ __ 66,659 9,805 5, 200 I, 780 1, 750 13,749 41,634 25,334 48,584 Jan. J9 ____ 65,989 10,205 5,015 I, 530 1, 628 13,669 41,422 25,404 47,965 Jan. 2L __ 66, 185 10, 205 6,415 1, 520 I, 521 13, 514 41,096 25,299 48,032 Jon. 22 ____ 66,243 10,290 5,395 1, 540 1,540 13, 619 41,344 25,449 48,279 Jan. 23 ____ 65,652 9,630 5,085 1, 590 1, 561 13,954 41, 213 25, 174 47,859 Jnn. 24 ____ 65,663 9,450 5,005 1, 580 I, 579 14,654 40,647 25,684 47,231 Jan. 25 ____ 65,359 9,080 5,115 I, 600 1, 685 14, 719 40,284 25,399 46,984 Jan. 26---- 65,157 9,035 4,870 1, 625 1, 602 14,524 39,881 25, 184 46,353 Jan. 28 ____ 64,061 9, 296 5,080 1, 610 1, 681 16,369 39,061 27,274 45,722 Jan. 29 ____ 64,430 9,080 4, 590 1, 565 1, 543 16,999 39, 153 27,644 45,286 Jan. ao ____ 64,374 8, 790 4,130 1,500 1,480 16,879 38,797 27,169 44,407 Jon. 3L __ 64,152 8, 780 4,145 1, 460 1,440 16,934 39, 137 27, 174 44,722 Feb.!__ __ 64,073 8, 930 3,825 I, 485 1, 457 17,009 38,923 27,424 44,205 Fob.L __ 63,709 8,800 3,800 1, 470 1, 451 17,039 38,815 27,309 44,066 Feb. 4 ____ 63,835 8, 620 3,980 1,500 I, 462 17, 134 38,283 27,254 43,725 Feb. 5 ____ 63, 536 8, 560 4, 256 2,018 2,018 17,664 38, 104 28,242 44,378 Feb. r, ____ 63,878 9,081 4, 335 2,045 2,040 17,689 37,979 28,815 44,354 Feb.L __ 64, 113 8, 930 4,380 2,090 2,089 17,789 38,276 28,809 44,745 Feb. 8 ____ 64,238 9,000 4,425 2,116 2,118 17,814 38,333 28,930 44,876 Feb. o ____ 63,818 9, 310 4,415 2,155 2,150 17,874 38,250 29,339 44,815 Feb.lJ ___ 64,846 0,655 4,430 2,216 2, 218 iB, 037 38, 117 29,908 44,765 Feb. 13.._ 65,038 9, 600 4,515 1, 855 I, 855 18,002 37,967 29,517 44,337 Feb.1L_ 64,814 9, 757 5,010 1, 020 1, 920 17,608 37,030 29,285 43,960 Feb. 15 ___ 64,603 9,807 4,970 1, 075 1,073 17,713 36,930 29,555 43,873 Feb. 16 ___ 64,436 9, 097 4,860 2,003 2,002 17,733 36,405 29,733 43,267 Feb. 18 ___ 64,565 9, 717 4,860 2,028 2,021 17,768 36,245 29,513 43, 126 Feb. 19___ 65, 204 9, 755 4,125 2,040 2,041 17,788 36,342 29,583 42,508 Feb. 20 ___ 65,101 10, 140 4,005 2,085 2,085 17,888 36,247 30, 113 42,337 Feb. 2!___ 64,050 9,880 3, 930 2,013 2, 014 17,890 35,659 29,783 41,603 Feb. 23___ 64,214 9,155 3, 640 2,026 2,031 17,820 34,986 29,001 40,657 Feb. 25.. _ 63,846 8,465 3, 720 2,045 2, 043 17,515 34,481 28,025 40, 244 Fob. 20 63,679 8, 265 3, 720 2, 055 2, 055 15, 530 32,215 25,850 37,990 Feb. 21::: F'eb. 28

63,553 8,185 3, 630 2,159 2,164 15,550 32,223 25,894 38,017

~ar. L~:: 62, Ml 8, 285 3, 620 2,167 2,168 15,525 32,216 25,977 38,004 02, 787 8, 200 3, 590 2,180 2,180 15,030 32,303 25,410 38,073

M:;:~---- 62,792 8,420 3,590 2,147 2,153 14,083 32,415 25,550 38, 158 M ---- 62,202 8, 395 3,600 2,140 2, 151 14,993 32,076 25,528 37,827 M:;:~---- 61,038 7,560 3,320 2, 196 2,196 14,683 32,440 24,439 37,956

~ar.C: 60,289 7,410 3,220 2,102 2,108 14,668 32, 173 24, 180 37,501 60,062 7,390 3,195 2, 524 2,522 14,658 32,002 24,572 37,719 M:~:~---- 50,614 7, 200 3, 205 2,064 2, 060 14,308 32, 177 23,572 37,448

Mar. 1i--- 50, 168 6,860 2, 970 2,431 2, 434 14, 158 31,415 23,449 36,819 Mor. 12 ___ 58,050 6, 760 3, 240 2,462 2,467 14, 463 30,937 23,685 36,644 Mar.l3 ___ 57,417 6, 760 2,870 2,408 2,408 14,473 31,012 23,641 36,290 Mar.11--- 57,520 7,000 2, 770 2, 392 2, 391 14,788 30,728 24,180 35,889 Mar. 15--- 57,801 7, 175 2, 725 1, 938 1, 942 14,911 30,426 24,024 35,093 Mar. 16 ___ 57,813 6, 050 2,725 1, 960 1,959 14,951 30,252 23,861 34,936 Mar.18 ___ 57, Ill 6, 660 2,410 1,898 1, 900 IS, 225 29, 707 23,783 34,077 Mar.1o ___ 55,957 6, 595 2, 545 1,855 1,867 15, 819 30,090 24, 269 34,502 Mor.2o ___ 55,908 6, 685 2,6.~0 1, 865 1,868 IS, 599 30, 112 24, 149 34,660 Mar.21 ___ 55,768 6, 035 2,940 1, 885 1,880 15,632 29,751 24,452 34,577 Mar.22 ___ 55,764 6, 660 2,935 1, 032 I, 929 15,837 20,216 24,429 34,080 Mar. 23::: 55,917 6, 560 2,925 1,892 1,892 15,878 29,281 24,330 34,098 56,441 6, 617 3,130 1, 992 1, 908 16,233 29,388 24,842 34,510 I

See text for 1 . 'Probabl exp anat10n of the class term used. 'Includels~c\ydes some speculative trading. See text fiir explanation.

a speculative and hedging trading. See text for explanation.

Aggregate of nonreporting

(small) traders a

Long

---

45,192 45,388 44,871 45,093 43,520 43,072 43,843 44,308 42,997 41,741 41,963 41,422 41, 120 40,990 41,325 40,585 40,886 40,794 40,478 39,979 39,960 39,973 37,387 36,786 37,205 36,978 36,649 30,400 36, 581 35,294 35,063 35,304 35,308 34,479 34,938 35,521 35,529 35,138 34,703 35,052 35, 621 35,048 35, 167 35,213 35,821 37,829 37,659 36, 584 37,377 37, 242 36,674 36,599 36, 109 35,490 36,042 35,719 34,365 33,776 33,346 33,777 33,952 33,328 31,688 31,759 31,316 31,335 31,587 31,599

Short

--

18,225 18,336 18,439 18,145 18,534 18,975 19,714 20,049 19,765 19,379 20,15 2

9 8 5

24

18, 151 17,76 17,97 18,07 18,0 18,1 17,9

53 64 3 17,79

18,43 2 5 4 9

18,37 18,80 18,!jp 19,1 19,96

44 7 0

68 3 0

58

19,43 19,8 19,64 20,11 19,1 19,5 19,36

24 8 2 3 1 1

19,36 19,00 20,08 20,70 20,8 54

0 9 9 6

20,82 21,16 21,43 22,69 22,8 23,34

24 7 7 2 9 6 7 4 4 5 2

23,55 23,60 25,68 25,53 24,55 24,71 24,63 24,37 23,08 22,7 22,34

88 3 6 9 6

27

22,10 22,34 21,40 21, I 21,63 7

8 7 4 5 8 1

22,70 22,87 23,03 21,45 21,24 21, 19 21,6 84

9 5

21,81 21,92


TABLE 16.-Daily open commitments in all corn futures combined on the Chica 0 Board of Trade of various classes of traders within the 200,000-bushel reporti~g requirement, and tho~e not within the reporting requirement, front Jan. 2 to Dec. 31, 1935-Contmued

Date

1935

Mar. 25 ... Mar. 26 ... Mar. 27 ... Mar. 28 ... Mar. 29 ..• Mar. 30 ... Apr. L .•. Apr. 2 ••.. Apr. 3 .•.. Apr. 4. .•. Apr. 5 .... Apr. 6 ..•. Apr. 8 .••. Apr. 9 .... Apr. 10 ... Apr.1L .. Apr.12 ... Apr. 13 ... Apr. 15. __ Apr. 16 ... Apr. 17 ... Apr. 18 ... Apr. 20 ___ Apr. 22 ... Apr. 23 ... Apr. 25 ... Apr. 26 ... Apr. 27 ... Apr. 29 ... Apr. 30 ... May!. ... May2 .... Maya ____ May4 ____ MayO .... May7 •... Mays ____ May9 .... May 10 ... May IL .. May 13 ..• May 14 ... May 15 ..• May lfl ___ May 17 ... May 18 ... May20 ... May2L .. May22 ... May23 ..•

ay 24 ..• ay 25 __ w

ay 27 ..• ay 28 ..• ay 29 ..• ay3L .•

uneL ...

M M M M M M J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J

une 3 .... une 4 .••• una 5 ...• una 6 .... une 7 .... une 8 .... une 10 ... una 11. .. una 12 .•. une 13 .•. une 14. ••. une 15 ... une 17 ... une 18 .•. una 19 .••

Total open com~

mit-ments

56, 051 56,662 56,374 56, 238 56,309 56, 027 56,949 56, 920 56,896 56,456 56,927 57,741 57,429 56,887 56, 305 56, 442 56, 535 56,403 55,485 55, 366 5.5,348 54,828 54,198 53,451 53, Ofl9 49,803 49,060 48,505 47,208 44,440 43, 970 43,000 42,830 42,4fll 42,682 42,070 41, Ofl2 41, 299 40,740 39, 9.55 39, 573 39,473 30,288 39,623 39,721 30, o77 ~9. 935 40,049 39, 507 39,588 39,223 38, 381 38,227 38,007 37, 2!\7 35, 434 35,690 30,032 36, 120 37,002 37, 3.51 37,011 36,924 36, 453 30,624 36, 501 37,012 36,795 36,389 36,640 37,240 37,636

[In thousand bushels ; i. e., 000 omitted]

Reporting ro~~~~~~~~d Reporting Aggregate of Aggregate or speculators job-lot hedgers thos~ report- nonreporting

spreaders mg (small) traders

Long Short Long Short Long Short Long Short Long Short

------ --- -------------------6, 572 2,845 1, 992 1, 992 10,428 29,693 24,992 34, 530 31,659 22,121 6, 575 2, 725 1, 958 1, 958 16, 447 29, 675 24,980 34,358 31,682 22,304 6, 817 2, 275 1, 920 1, 922 10, 462 30,018 25, 109 34,215 31,175 22,159 6, 092 1, 070 1, 915 1, 922 16, 482 29,820 25,080 33, 712 31,149 22,526 6,812 1, 970 1, 955 1, 960 10, 392 29,079 25, 159 33, 009 31,210 22,760 6, 897 2, 035 1, 981 1, 981 10,142 29, 511 25,020 33, 527 31,607 23,100 7,102 2, 235 1, 994 1, 994 15, 608 29,388 24,704 33,017 32, 245 23,332 7,177 2, 390 2,011 2, 012 15,331 29,295 24,519 33, 697 32,401 23,223 7, 392 2, 660 2, 005 2, 004 15, 176 29, 055 24,573 34,319 32, 323 22,577 7, 817 2,395 1, 917 1, 921 14,801 29, 068 24, 535 33,384 31,921 23,072 8, 052 2, 890 1, 795 1, 792 14, 671 28,735 24,518 33, 417 32,409 23,510 7, 625 2, 785 2,195 2, 204 15,633 29,775 25, 453 34,764 32, 21!8 22,977 7, 630 3, 200 2, 025 2,023 15,447 30,291 25,102 35, 514 32,327 21,015 6, 825 3,365 I, 983 1, 983 15,102 30,305 23,910 35, 653 32,977 21,234 6, 485 2, 985 1, 990 1, 990 14,792 30,048 23. 267 35,023 33,038 21,282 7,010 2, 880 1,892 1, 895 14,634 29,562 23, 536 34,337 32,006 22,105 7, 345 2, 685 1, 810 1, 804 14,287 29,776 23,442 34, 265 33,093 22,270 7, 560 2, 767 2,148 2,155 14, 354 29, 067 24,062 34,589 32,341 21,814 0, 815 I, 860 2,108 2,112 14,022 28,728 22,945 32,700 3,2, 540 22,785 7,160 2,040 2,148 2,134 13, 747 28,501 23,055 32, 675 32,311 22,601 7, 250 2,400 2,000 2, 065 13,066 28,320 22, 376 32,785 32,972 22,!63 7,435 I, 825 2,003 I, 991 12,846 28,408 22,284 32,224 32,544 22,604 7,465 2,030 I, 863 I, 860 12,296 27, 662 21,624 31, 552 32,574 22,646 7, 680 2,440 1, 825 1, 824 12, 251 26,861 21,756 31,125 31,695 22,326 7, 260 2, 670 I, 796 1, 803 12, 141 26,827 21,197 31, 300 31,872 21,769 6, 580 1, 945 1, 764 1, 761 12.481 26,008 20,825 29,804 28,078 10,009 6,810 2, 205 I, 691 1, 688 12,166 25,781 20,667 29,674 28,303 19,386 6,815 2, 22.5 1, 690 1, 689 11,041 24,980 20,146 28, 894 28,359 19,Gll 6, 805 2, 380 1, 372 1, 370 9, 273 23, 863 17,450 27, 613 29,758 19,595 6, 955 1, 96.5 I, 637 1, 643 7,108 21,371 15,700 24, 979 28,740 10,461 6, 520 2,065 I, 683 1, 690 6, 3.18 21,053 14,561 24,808 29,409 10,162 6,085 1, 785 1, 471 1, 472 6, 378 20,826 13,034 24,083 29,672 10,523 5, 58b 1, 785 1, 510 I, 513 6,138 20, 337 13, 233 23, 635 29, 507 10,105 5, 785 1, 455 1, 521 1, 522 6, 428 20,237 13,734 23,214 28,727 10. ~!7 5, 525 1, 475 1, 515 1, 545 6,128 20,481 13, 108 23, 501 20,484 19,181 5, 455 1, 270 I, 383 I, 387 6,358 20,171 13, 106 22, 828 28,874 10,242 5, 530 1, 265 1, 311 1, 307 6, 358 19,052 13, 199 22,524 28,463 19,138 5,445 1, 315 1, 309 I, 309 0, 358 19,83~ 13, 112 22, 457 28, 187 18,842 5, 210 1,085 1, 270 1, 275 6, ~.58 19, 249 12,838 21,009 27,902 19,131 5, 405 I, 085 1, 256 1,256 o. 358 18,870 13,019 21,211 26,036 18,7<14 5, 305 1, 360 985 988 0, 358 18,308 12, 738 20,656 26,835 18,017 5,420 1, 585 774 772 6,108 18, 623 12,302 20,080 27, 171 18,'193 5, 390 I, 370 778 781 6,108 18,409 12, 270 20,620 27,012 18,668

5, GOO I, 06.5 750 740 6,108 18, 033 12,458 21,044 27, Hi5 18,579 5, 600 1, ogo 722 72.5 0,108 18, 590 12,430 21,014 27,201 18,707

5, 730 I, 630 719 720 6,108 18,298 12, !)!)7 20, n48 27,020 18,029

5, 665 1, 580 730 735 5, 973 18,228 12,374 20, 543 27,561 10,392

5,130 1, 820 709 710 5,838 17,820 11,677 20, 350 28,372 19,699

5, 165 1, 980 657 660 5, 033 17,553 11,455 20,193 28, !12 10,37·1 10,807 5, 500 1, 995 054 655 5,873 17,041 12,027 19, 691 27,501 20,284 5,390 1, 715 553 554 5,858 10,640 11,801 18,939 27,422 20,460

5, 400 1, 920 516 516 5, 593 15,476 11,509 17,912 20,872 20.364 5,435 2,010 000 601 5,b88 15, 252 !1, 623 17,803 26,604 20,226

5, 810 2, 205 605 607 5,36~ 15, 0!)9 11,778 17,871 20,319 19,751

5,145 2,100 624 623 5, 473 14,693 11,242 17, 506 20,015 18,545

5, OiO 1, 920 585 585 5, 3.58 14,384 11,013 10, 889 24,421 18,753

5,205 1, 940 008 006 5, 288 14, 391 11,191 16,937 24,400 18,049

5, 945 2, 275 496 404 5,198 14,314 11, 039 17,083 24,303 18,8117

5, 252 2, 582 588 586 5,128 14,061 10,968 17,229 25, 158 10,029

5, 807 2,117 579 577 5, 388 14,349 11,774 17, 073 25,228 10,812

5,870 2, 815 590 594 5,463 14,130 n,o23 17, 530 25.428 10,706

5, 020 2, 625 485 491 5,683 14, 189 11,788 17,305 25,223 10,418

6, 080 2, 917 456 463 5, 088 14,056 12, 224 17,436 24,700 19,443

5, 015 2, 362 539 537 5, 623 14, Ill !1, 777 17,010 24,670 10,'170

5, 425 2, 407 500 594 5, 633 14,144 !1, 048 17,145 24,076 2o,H3

5,425 1, 825 515 517 5, 643 13,710 11, 583 16,058 24,918 20.776

5, 625 2, 354 490 490 6,083 13,393 12, 108 16, 237 24,814 20,567 5, 8:!0 2, 515 545 545 6,133 13, 188 12,508 16, 228 24,287

10,787 6, 055 2, 229 440 440 0,148 13,933 12, 043 16, 002 23,746 20,0fi6 6, 435 2, 550 445 445 6,148 13, 580 13,028 10, 584 23,012

2o,300 6, 690 2, 689 460 463 0,398 13,092 13, 548 16,844 23,602 21,600 6, 630 2,144 435 435 6,538 13, 557 13,603 16,136 24,033


TABLE 16.-Daily open commitments in all corn futures combined on the Chicago Board of Trade of various classes of traders within the 200,000-bushel reporting requirement, and tho~e not within the reporting requirement, from Jan. 2 to Dec. 31, 1935-Contmued


Reporting Aggregate of Total Reporting round-lot and Reporting those report· open speculators job-lot hedgers ing

Date com- spreaders mit-

ments Long Short Long Short Long Short Long Short

~ --- --- --------- ------ ------1935

June 20 ___ 38,008 7, 450 3,104 -·-·;;:aa· ""46i' 6,507 13, 556 13,957 16,660

June2L .. 37,949 7,285 3,054 6,472 13,720 14, 157 17, 175 June22 ... 38,012 7,180 2, 964 400 402 6, 447 1R, 550 14,027 16,916 June 24 .•. 38,303 7, 395 2, 944 -------- -------- 6, 477 13,615 13, 872 16, 559 June 25 ... 38,457 7,370 3,034 -------- -------- 6,487 13,482 13,857 16,516 June 26 ... 38,447 7, 380 3, 220 -------- -------- 6, 459 13,240 13,839 16,460 June 27 __ . 38,019 7,150 3,165 -------- -------- 6,489 13,348 13,639 16,513 June 28 ... 37,388 7,135 3, 920 385 383 6, 354 12,403 13,874 16,706 June 29 ... 36,756 7,225 3,885 499 506 6,124 12,207 13,848 16,658 July L ... 35,800 5,880 3,015 597 602 5,909 11,714 12.386 15,331 July z__ ___ 35,660 5, 175 2, 735 727 729 5, 609 11,448 II, 511 14,912 July 3 _____ 35,909 5,600 3,170 845 845 5,409 11,329 II, 854 15,344 July 5 .... 35,393 5, 857 3,076 830 830 5, 579 11' 006 12,266 14,912 July o _____ 35,543 5, 212 2, 941 810 810 5,549 10,856 11,571 14,607 July 8 _____ 35,219 5,195 2, 775 853 850 5,479 10,761 11,527 14,386 July 9.. ... :J4, 842 4,985 2, 715 923 924 5, 327 10,442 11, 235 14,081 July lO ____ 34,330 4, 945 2, 605 818 818 5, 207 10, 230 10,970 13,653 JulyiL __ 3:J, 964 4, 510 2, 600 797 797 5.197 10, 104 10. 504 13,501 JulylL_. a:J, 787 4, 530 2,630 800 801 5,197 10,065 10,527 13,496 July 1L .. 34,386 4,840 2, 795 R30 830 5, 202 9,828 10,872 13,453 July 15._ __ 3:!, 961 5, 345 2,895 733 746 5,102 9,832 11, 1RO 13,473 July ]o._ __ 33,602 5, 655 2,855 865 664 4, 742 9, 756 11,062 13,275 July 17__ __ 32, ns4 5, 110 2, 900 628 627 4, 429 9, 563 IO,lfl7 13,090 July 18 ____ 32,247 4,520 2,960 590 592 4, 259 9,110 9. 369 12, 662 July lD ____ 31,849 4, 635 2, 950 567 568 4,056 8, 664 9, 258 12,182 July 20 ____ 31,766 4,470 2,920 577 580 4, 061 8, 364 9,108 11,864 Jiily22__ __ 31,431 4,095 2,805 590 590 3. 845 7, 965 8, 530 11.360 July 23__ __ 31,272 4, 395 2,630 535 539 3, 520 8,035 8,450 11,204 July2L __ 30,927 4, 285 3,015 b02 499 3, 500 7, 620 8. 287 11,131 July 25.. __ 30,247 4,010 3,120 466 4o9 3, 460 7,159 7, 936 10,748 July 26 ____ 29,756 3, 985 2, 780 60.'; 605 3,435 6,872 8,025 10,257 July 27 ____ 29,348 4, 035 2, 350 530 530 3, 330 6,625 7. 895 9, 505 July 29 ____ 28,338 3, 250 2.470 475 480 3, 260 6,090 6, 985 9,040 July 30 ____ 27,874 2, 815 2, 545 430 430 3, 205 6,148 6, 450 9,123 July3L __ 26,34.5 2,470 3, 335 445 446 3,185 6,189 6,100 9, 970 Aug. L. __ 27,299 3,175 3, 685 523 524 3, 200 6,089 6,898 10, 298 Aug. 2.. .. 27,767 3, 275 3, 520 635 635 3, 350 "· 894 7, 260 10,049 Aug. 3 ____ 27, 60/i 3,105 3, 420 655 055 3.350 5, 994 7,110 10,069 Aug, 5.. .. 27,408 3, 259 4, 344 690 690 3, 350 5,899 7, 299 10.933 Aug. G.. .. 27,819 2,849 4, 692 733 736 3,380 6, 397 6, 962 11.825 Aug, 7 ____ 27,781 2,680 4,445 740 741 3, 320 6, 301 6, 749 11,487 Aug.8 ____ 27,798 2, 635 4,506 706 706 3, 290 6, 582 6, 631 11, 794 Au~. g ____ 28,047 2, 540 4, 466 720 720 3. 285 6, 337 6,.54.1 11,523 Aug. 10 ___ 28,791 2, 470 5,151 692 696 3, 520 5, 902 6, 682 11,749 Aug. 12 ___ 29,415 3, 040 5,475 637 640 3,895 6, 022 7, 572 12, 137 Aug.13___ 29,192 2, 990 5, 345 615 615 3,R40 6,189 7,445 12,149 Aug. 14.._ 28,982 2,815 4, 985 582 584 3, 850 6, 289 7, 247 11,858 Aug. 15 28, 948 2, 660 4, 765 588 588 3, 720 5, 908 6, 968 11,261 Aug. 16::: Aug. 17

z;;, 963 2, 715 4, 780 592 591 3, 635 5, 710 6, 942 11,081 Aug. w·-- 29, 302 2, 775 5,140 583 585 3, 665 5, 480 7, 023 11,205 Aug. 20 ... 29, 188 2, 780 5, 175 580 580 3, 470 5, 405 6.830 11, 160 Aug, 21 ... 20,069 2, 745 5, 26.5 545 545 3, 425 5, 410 6, 715 II, 220 Aug. 22--- 28, 747 2, 755 5,080 530 530 3, 400 5, 434 6, 685 II, 044 Aug. 2~ --- 28,.156 2, 730 5,015 530 530 3, 345 5, 585 6, 605 II, 130 Aug.21:--

28,491 2, 715 4, 705 530 530 3, 3fi5 5, 594 6, 600 10,829 Aug. 20 -- 28,401 2, 640 4,105 530 530 3, 300 5, 588 6,470 10,823 Aug. 27--- 28,619 3, 005 4, 790 530 530 3, 300 5, 523 6, 835 10, 843 Aug, 2~--- 28,626 3,040 5, 205 484 493 3, 360 5, 782 6, S84 II, 4~0 Aug. 2!1--- 27,817 2, 350 4, 890 474 476 3, 350 5, 428 6, 174 10. 794 Aug. ao--· 27, 585 2, 395 4, 925 471 473 3, 360 5, 248 6, 226 10, fl4f> Aug,3( .. 27, 42!i 2, 430 4, 017 469 469 3, 360 5,105 6, 259 10.491 Sept. 3 ... 27, 287 2, 430 4, 867 469 469 3, 360 4, 727 6, 250 10.063 Sept, 4---- 27, 180 2, 430 4, 715 470 481 3, 365 5, 117 6, 265 10,313 Sept. 5 .... 27, 177 2, 430 4, 765 508 507 3, 3.15 5, 082 6, 293 10, 3!i4 Sept, r,"-- 2fl, Rfi2 2,430 4, 505 508 !i05 3, 390 5,014 6, 328 10,024 Sept,~---- 2G, 727 2, 425 4, 457 520 520 3, 045 s, 327 5, 990 10,304 Sept g"" 2G,7:l:l 2, 425 4, 227 520 520 3, 060 5, 617 6, 005 10, 3R4 Sopt, to 27, 1!1G 2, 375 4, 465 520 5~0 3, 140 5, R30 6, 035 10, OJ s Sept.!(" 27,549 2, 483 4, 535 505 5fl3 3, l<i5 5, 820 6, 233 10. 757 Sept. 12 ... 27, 47G 2, 479 4, 451 609 609 3, 205 5,149 6, 293 10, 209 Sept.r3:::

27, •lll:l 2.184 4, 466 605 605 3, 205 5, 029 6, 294 10,100 27, 51G 2, 700 4, 657 570 573 3, 205 5, 014 6. 475 10,244 78730-37-3

Aggregate of nonrerorting (small traders

Long

---

24,051 23,792 23,985 24,431 24,600 24,608 24.380 23,514 22,908 23,414 24, H9 24,055 23,127 23,972 23,692 23,607 23,360 23,460 23,260 23,514 22,781 22,040 22,817 22,878 22,591 22,658 22,901 22,822 22,640 22,31 J 21,731 21,453 21,353 21.424 20,245 20.401 20,007 20,495 20,109 20.8-'7 21,032 21, 167 21, !i02 22, 109 21.843 21, 747 21,735 21,980 22,021 22, 279 22, 358 22, 354 22, 062 21,9.11 21.891 21,931 21, 784 21, 742 21, 643 21.359 21, 1Gfi 21,028 20, 924 20, 884 20, !i24 20, 737 20.728 21, 121 21, 31G 21, 1R3 21, 199 21,071

Short ---

21,348 20,774 21,0Q6 21,744 21.941 21,987 21,50 20,68

6 2

20,098 20,469 20,748 20,565 20,481 20,936 20,83 20, 761 20,67 20,46 20,291 20,93 3

8 7 4 5 7 2 1 8 3 9 9 3 8 1 5 1 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 2 8 3 4 7 2 7

28

20,48 20,32 19,89 19,58 19,66 19.90 20,07 20.06 19,79 19,49 19,49 19,84 19,29 18,75 16, 37. 17,00 17,71 17,53 16,47 15,99 16,29 16.00 16, 52 17,04 17, 27 17,04 17, 12 17,68 17,88 18,09 18,0 17,84 9

3 6 2 8 6 6 3 9 4 4 g

17,70 17,42 17,66 17,57 17,77 17, 14 17,02 16,93 16, 93 17,22 16,87 1G, 8 16,82

23 8 3 9 1 2 7 3 2

16,42 lfl, 36 16, 54 16,79 17,26 17,39 17,30


TABLE 16.-Daily open commitments in all corn futures combined on the Chica 0 Board of Trade of various classes of traders within the 200,000-bushel reportiKg requirement, and tho~e not within the reporting requirement, from Jan. 2 to Dec. 31, 1935-Contmued

[In thousand bushels; I. e., {)0{) omitted]

Reporting Aggregate of Aggregate ol Total Reporting round-lot and Reporting open speculators job-lot hedgers thos~ report- nonrcporting

spreaders mg (small) tradere Date com-

mit-ments

Long Short Long Short Long Short Long Short Long Short --- --- ------ --- ------ --- -------1935

Sept. 14 ___ 27,477 2, 645 4, 292 570 509 3, 225 5, 009 6, 440 9,870 21,037 17,607 Sept. 15 ___ 27,.504 2, .115 4, .537 564 509 3, 540 4, 917 6, 619 10,023 20, 945 17, ,)4[ Sept. 17 ___ 27, .>II 2, 380 4,410 .151 552 3, 745 4, 967 6, 876 9, 929 20,83.1 17,.582 Sept. 18 ___ 27, 752 2, 630 4, 320 580 579 3, 070 5, 257 7, 180 10, 156 20, 572 17,,\ijlj Sept. 19 ___ 27, 194 2, 1:JO 4, 846 590 590 3, 970 5, 352 6. 690 10,788 20, 504 16,106 Rept. 20 ___ 26,G47 2, 100 4, 415 592 593 3, 865 5, 327 6, 557 10,335 20,000 16,312 Sept. 2L_ 26, 710 2,0110 4, .500 600 605 3, 965 4,867 6, 655 9, 972 20,055 16,731 Sept. 23 ___ 26, 834 2, 200 4, 685 581 579 3, ~(15 4, 735 6, 646 0, 999 20, 188 16,835 Sept. 24 ___ 26, 7H5 1, 970 4, 900 531 532 3, 865 4, 625 6, 366 10,057 20,419 16,728 Sept. 25 ___ 26,445 1, 805 4, 305 440 434 4, 005 4, 625 6, 310 9, 454 20, 1:15 10, flU! Sept. 2L_ 26,825 2, llO 4, 965 -------- -------- 3, 82.1 4, 642 5, 935 9, 607 20,890 17,218 Sept. 27_ __ 26, .m 1, 46.5 5, 19.1 -------- -------- 3, 680 4, 617 5, 145 9,812 21,426 10,759 Sept. 28 ___ 26,417 I, 635 4, 680 -------- -------- 3, 270 4, 472 4, 905 9, 152 21,512 17,20.\ Sept. ao ___ 25,076 I, 1ao 5, 23.5 -------- -------- 3, 319 4, 512 5, 049 9, 747 20,027 15,320 Oct. !__ ___ 25,049 1, 410 4, 890 -------- -------- 3, 319 4, 572 4, 729 9, 462 20, 320 15,587 Oct. 2 _____ 24, 250 910 4, 360 -------- -------- 3, 319 4, 692 4, 229 9, 052 20,021 15,108 Oct. 3 _____ 24, 336 1, 105 4, 0.55 -------- -------- 3, 461 5, 201 4, 569 9, 256 19, 71i7 15,1!!16 Oct. 4 _____ 24, 59.5 1, 640 4, 1:30 -------- -------- 3, 759 .5, 479 5, 399 9, 609 19, 196 14,086 Oct. fi _____ 24,967 I, 325 3, 805 -------- -------- 4, 059 5, 790 5, 384 9, 655 19,583 15,312 Oct. 7 _____ 2.5, 151 1, 405 3, 85.5 -------- -------- 4, 609 5, 760 6, 014 9, 615 19, 137 15,.\36 Oct. 8 _____ 25, 352 1, 410 4, 320 -------- -------- 4, 324 5, 513 5, 734 9, 833 19,618 15,519 Oct. g _____ 25, 525 I, 410 4, 38.5 30:l 303 3, 924 5, 728 5, 637 10,416 19,888 15, 169 Oct. 10 ____ 26,041 1, 22.5 4, 580 353 353 3, 874 5, 892 5, 4.52 10, 825 20,.\92 15,219 Oct. ll ____ 26, 159 1, 575 4, 710 324 322 3, 879 6, 118 5, 778 11, 150 20,381 15,009 Oct. 14 ____ 26, 3H2 1, 670 5, 040 347 355 3, 634 6, 213 5, 851 11, 608 20,731 14,771 Oct. 1.5 ____ 26, 848 1, 39.5 5, 390 355 3.58 3, 634 6, 307 5, 384 12, 055 21,404 14.793 Oct. 16 ____ 26, 551 1, 500 4, 980 4no 400 3, 639 6, 310 5, 539 11,690 21,012 14,861 Oct. 17 ____ 27, 15~ 1, 8.\0 5, 565 48Q 179 3, 839 6, 520 6, 169 12, 564 20, 987 14,5[12 Oct. 18 ____ 27, 948 1, 840 6, 235 540 538 3, 944 6, 912 6, 324 13, 685 21,624 14,2113 Oct. 19 ____ 28,034 1, 905 6, 418 505 501 3, 954 6, 932 6, 424 13,854 21,610 11. 180 Oct. 2L __ 28, 190 1, 775 6, 183 490 493 3, 94~ 6, 995 6, 213 13, 671 21, 977 11,519 Oct. 22 ____ 28,682 2, 335 6, 178 450 4.10 4. 198 7, 264 6, 983 13,892 21,609 11.71111 Oct. 23 ____ 29, 014 2. 415 5, 938 380 380 4, 654 7, 203 7, 449 13, 521 21,565 15,493 Oct. 24 ____ 29, 581 2, 550 6, 088 385 388 4, 634 7, 233 7, 569 13, 709 22,012 15,872 Oct. 25 ____ 30, 320 2, 625 5, 888 380 380 4, 687 7. 195 7, 692 13. 463 22, 628 1fl,8.17 Oct. 26 ____ 30, 218 2, 645 5,873 355 3M 4, 687 7,170 7, 687 13, 397 22.531 16,821 Oct. 28. ___ 30,726 2, 495 6, 683 425 428 4, 7fS7 7, 615 7, 687 14,726 23,039 16,000 Oct. 29 ____ 31, 089 2, goo 7,1fi3 475 472 4, 414 7, 345 7,R49 14, 980 n21o 10, IOU Oct. 30 ____ 31, 522 2, 665 7. 306 595 597 4, 450 7, 660 7, 710 15, 563 23,812 15,059 Oct. 3L __ 31, 670 2, 520 7,0d1 640 645 4, 420 7, 683 7, 580 15,409 24,090 16,2111 Nov.!_ ___ 32, 022 2, .555 7, 366 605 068 4, 690 7, 620 7, 910 15, 654 24, 112 16,3GS Nov. 2 ____ 32, 146 2, 545 7, 266 660 662 5, 430 7, 602 8, 631i 15, 530 23,511 16,616 Nov. 4 ____ 32,817 2, 805 7, 533 670 673 5, 881i 7, 853 9, 360 16, 059 23,457 W,758 Nov. 5 ____ 32, gr,g 2, 935 7, .558 027 624 5, 900 7. 901 9, 462 16,083 23, 507 16,886 Nov. 6 ____ 32, 765 2, 895 7, 323 632 631 5, 920 7, 986 9, 447 15,940 23,318 16,8~i Nov. 7 ____ 32,702 3, 025 7, 063 625 627 5, 920 7, 995 9, 570 15, 685 23, 132 17,017 Nov. 8 ____ 32, 515 3, 010 7, 043 620 620 5, 913 8, 276 9, 543 15, 939 22,972 W,576 Nov. 9 ____ 32,316 2, 065 6, 343 629 830 5, 913 8,496 0, 507 15,469 22,809 16,847

W,322 Nov.12 ___ 32, 243 2, 960 6, 623 616 625 5, 723 8, 673 9, 299 15,921 22,911 16,208 Nov. 13 ___ 32, 047 2, 735 6, li:l3 634 63:l 5, 723 8, 673 9, 092 15,839 22, 9fl5 10,341 Nov. 14 ___ 32, 175 2, 880 6, 533 OliO 6.50 5, 713 8, 651 0, 24:! 15, 8:!4 22, n32

Nov. 15 ___ 31,712 2, 830 6,188 045 638 5, 673 8,462 9, 148 15, 2R8 22, .5M JG,124 Nov. 16 ___ 31, 786 2, 310 0, 293 820 £;30 5, 68:J 8, 244 8, 613 15, 167 23,ln 16, U16 Nov. 18 ___ 31, 765 2, 630 0, 418 585 588 5, 718 8,190 8, 933 15, 106 22,832 16,569

11.117 Nov. 19 ___ 30,082 2, 885 5, 008 510 515 5, 663 8, 342 0, 058 13,865 21, !124 17,125 Nov. 20 ___ 31,3M 2, 085 5,058 535 537 6, 628 8, 344 9, 148 13,930 22,216 17.618 Nov. 2L __ 31, 365 2, 750 4, 713 585 601 5, 62~ 8, 433 8, 963 13, 747 22.402 17,405 Nov. 22 ___ 31,429 2, 315 4, 593 070 671 5, 633 8, 760 8, 018 14,024 22,811 17,555 Nov. 23 ___ 31, 612 2, 300 4, 558 695 605 5, 638 8, 804 8, 633 14,057 22,070 17,917 Nov. 25 ___ 31, 074 2, 415 4, 568 710 716 5, 113R 8, 773 8, 763 14,057 23, 211 17,824

Nov. 26 ___ 32, 033 2, 200 4, 5f>3 675 OR3 5, 618 8, 963 8, !i83 14, 200 23, 450 17, {135 Nov. 27 ___ 32,090 2, 335 4, 5(!8 660 662 5, 548 8,895 8, 543 14,1.15 23,.147 18,174 Nov. 20 ___ 32, 256 2, 365 4, 741 475 47!l 6, 2R3 8, 866 9,123 14, 082 23, 133 16,878 Nov. 30 ___ 31, 535 2, 150 4, 641 625 027 6, 347 9, 380 9, 122 14. 657 22,413 16,719 Dec. 2 ____ 30,988 2, 125 4, 401 61.5 647 6, 512 o. 221 9, 282 14, 269 21,700 10.~15 Dec. 3 ____ 29,770 1, 445 3, 921 640 657 6, 302 9,107 8, 477 13, 685 21. 2!!3 15,566 Dec. 4_ ___ 20,060 1, 110 3,780 665 071 6, 077 9,102 7,852 13, 503 21,217 15,334 Dec. 5 ____ 28,214 1, 340 3, 440 6!!0 687 5, 7011 8, 753 7, 730 12, 880 20,475 15,343 Dec.6 ____ 27,365 1, 035 2, 850 595 600 5, 559 8, 572 7, 189 12, 022 20, J76 15, 2S3 Dec.7 ____ 27, 215 1, 125 2, 705 600 595 5, 3!)4 8, 542 7,119 11, 032 20,006 15,038 Dec. g ____ 26,758 1, 115 2, 385 585 585 5, 204 8, 750 6, 994 11,720 10,764 )4,932 Dec. 10 ___ 2e, 157 1, 125 2,000 045 545 5, 069 8, 680 6, 739 11, 225 19,418


TABLE 16.-Daily open commitments in all corn futures combined on the Chicago Board of 'l'rade of various classes of traders within the 200,000-bushel reporting requirement, and tho~e not within the reporting requirement, from Jan. 2 to Vee. 31, 1935-Contmued


Reporting Aggregate of Aggregate of Reporting round-lot and Reporting Total speculators job· lot hedgers those report· nonreporting open spreaders lng (small) traders

Date com-mit·

ments Long Short Long Short Long Short Long Short Long Short

- --- --- --- ------------------ ------!935

Dec. ll ... 25,953 1, 000 1, 940 535 530 5,079 8, 467 6, 674 10, 937 19, 279 15,010 Dec. 12 ... 25,845 1, 075 1, 905 490 498 5,065 8,578 6,630 10, 981 !9, 215 14,864 Dec. 13 ... 25, 232 1, 170 1, 940 615 609 4, 34.5 8,471 6, 130 11, 020 19, 102 14, 212 Dec. 14 ... 25,310 1,105 2,320 615 614 5, 085 8,505 6,805 11,439 18, 505 13, 871 Dec. 16 ... 25,006 1, 345 2, 284 580 580 5, 355 8, 343 7, 280 11,207 17,786 13,859 Dec.17 ... 24, 795 1, 085 2, 314 465 475 5, 255 8,193 6,805 10,982 17,990 13,813 Dec. 1~--- 24, 590 1, 100 2, 349 515 520 5, 200 8, 046 6, 815 10, 915 17,775 13, 675 Dec. 19 ... 24, 736 I, 2!.5 2, 202 560 558 4, 855 8, 390 6, 630 11, 150 18, 106 13, 586 Dec. 20 ... 24, 397 I, 215 2, 212 560 503 4, 830 8, 279 6, 605 11,054 17,792 13,343 Dec. 21. .. 23,874 1,135 2,007 570 570 4, 660 7, 910 6, 3fj5 10,487 17,509 13,387 Dec. 23 ... 23, 255 I, 060 I, 944 591 594 4, 615 8, 175 6, 266 10,713 16,989 12,542 Dec. 24 .. _ 23, 185 I, 180 1, 947 635 844 4,410 8,019 6, 225 10, 610 16, 960 12, 575 Dec. 26 ... 22,766 1, 145 1, 905 675 676 4, 430 8, 279 6, 250 10,860 16, 516 11,906 Dec. 27 ___ 21, 865 I, 005 1, 410 650 652 4,885 8, 570 6, 540 10, 632 15, 325 11,233 Dec. 28 .. _ 21,011 1, 00.5 I, 460 660 655 4, 990 8, 526 6, 655 10, 641 14, 356 10, 370 Dec. 30 ___ 21,276 970 1, 555 680 682 4, 730 8, 258 6, 380 10,495 14, 896 10,781 Dec. 31. .. 21,353 965 1, 530 685 681 4, 967 8, 333 6, 617 10, 544 14, 736 10,809

TABLE 17.-Percentage of the aggregate open commitment.~ in corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade held on the last trading day of each week by various classes of traders within the 200,000-bushel reporting requirement and those not within the reporting requirement from Jan. 2 to Dec. 28, 1935

Date

Reporting speculators

Reporting round lot-job lot spreaders 1

Reporting hedgers'

Aggregate of /> ggregate ot those reporting (s:;;'a]f)i~~d~~~ 3

Long Short Long Short Long Short Long Short Long Short

-----1--- ---· -----------------

1 See text t 1

Percent 7. 01 7. 16 7. 60 7. 47 5. 96 6. 91 7. 54 5.67 5. 72 5. 02 4. 22 5. 55 3. 59 4.82 4. 91 3. 75 4.59 3. 43 2. 72 4.12 5. 00 5. 44 7. 90 6. 12 7. 80

10.57 8. 28 8.13 9.19 8. 01

12.39

Percent 3. 44 2. 73 2. 32 2. 49 2. 31 3. 37 3. 11 3.15 3. 42 4. 11 3. 32 3. 53 3. 49 3. 80 3. 81 3. 44 3. 48 3. 58 3.14 1. 82 1. 35 1. 70 1. 23 1. 21 1. 05 1. 36 2. 28 2. 41 1.82 1. 81 2. 37

Percent 3. 42 2. 75 2. 32 2. 46 2.28 3. 37 3. 11 3. 16 3. 43 4.12 3. 33 3. 53 3. 50 3. 81 3.82 3. 43 3.48 3. 58 3.14 1. 82 1. 35 1. 70 1. 25 1. 21 I. 05 1.38 2.28 2. 41 1. 83 1. 81 2. 37

Percent 14.89 17. 19 20.72 22.29 26.75 28. 01 27.52 27.75 23.86 23.93 26.66 28.76 28. 51 27.04 25.45 22.69 24.00 15.14 15. 91 15.43 14.57 14.82 15.40 16.89 16.96 16.66 15.61 15. 13 12.78 11.34 12.14

Percent 64.14 62.28 62.77 61.21 60.93 59.94 56.50 54.48 51.62 53.09 52.12 52.07 52. 12 51. 51 52.60 51.04 51.50 47. 66 47.23 46.23 40.32 40.32 38.07 38.29 35.65 33.37 30.54 28.58 26.33 22.57 21.72

Percent 36.81 40.11 38.50 38.65 42.87 45.97 46.14 45. 16 40.69 39.63 41.64 44.01 44.18 44.03 42.66 39.90 41.53 32.34 32.58 31.73 29.99 31. 36 33. 10 34.74 36.90 37.68 32.55 31.62 28.67 26.90 25.76

'Probnbl or exp nnat!on of class term used. I Incluctei's~cl1n1 des some speculative trading. See text for explanation.

a speculative and hedging trading. See text for explanation.

Percent 74.57 72. 19 72.69 71.14 69. 17 70.22 67.15 63.31 00.77 62.23 59.67 61. 15 59.21 60.14 61.33 58.22 59.57 54.67 53.09 52. 17 46.67 47.46 47.22 45.62 44.50 45.32 41.10 39. 12 37.35 32.39 36.48

Percent 63. 19 59.89 61.50 61.35 57. 13 54.03 53.86 54.84 59. 31 60.37 58.36 55.99 55.82 55.97 57.34 60.10 58.47 67.66 67.42 68.27 70.01 68.64 66.90 65.26 63. 10 62.32 67.45 68.38 71.33 73.10 74.24

Percent 25.43 27.81 27.31 28.86 30.83 29.78 32.85 36.69 39.23 37.77 40.33 38.8& 40.79 39.86 38.67 41.78 40.43 45.33 46.91 47.83 53.33 52.54 52.78 54.38 55. 50' 54.68 58. 90· 60.88 62.65 67.61 63.52

36 STA'fiSTICAL BULLETIN 55, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

TABLE 17.-Percentage of the aggregate open commitments in corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade held on the last trading day of each week by various classes of traders within the 200,000-bushel reporting requirement and those not within the reporting requirement from Jan. 2 to Dec. 28, 1935-Continued

I

Reporting Reporting R~portlng Aggregate of ARgrogate or

speculators round lot· lob hedgers those reporting nonroportlng

Date lot spreaders (small) traders

Long Short Long Short Long Short Long Short Long Short --- ----- --- ----------------

1035 Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent PtrCNlt Aug. 10------------ 8.58 17.80 2.40 2.42 12.23 20.50 23.21 40.81 76.79 69.19 Aug. 17 ____________ 0. 47 17.54 1.90 2.00 12.51 18.70 23.07 38.24 76.03 61.76 Aug. 24------------ o. 29 16.56 1.87 1.87 11.62 19.68 22.78 38.11 77.22 61.89 Aug. 31------------ 8. 91 17.84 1. 72 1. 72 12.31 17.32 22.04 36.88 77.06 63.12 Sept. 7 ____________ 9.07 15.81 1. 05 1. 05 11.44 21.01 22.46 38.77 77.64 61.23 Sept. 14----------- 0.63 15.62 2.07 2.07 11.74 18.23 23.44 35.02 76 . .16 64.68 Sept. 2L ---------- 7.82 16.85 2.25 2.26 14.84 18.22 24.01 37.33 75.09 62.67 .sept. 28----------- 6.10 17.71 -------- -------- 12.38 16.93 18.57 34.64 81.43 05.36 ·Oct. 5 _____________ 5. 31 15.48 -------- -------- 16.26 23.19 21.57 38.67 78.43 61.33 ·Oct. 11..---------- 6.02 18.01 1.24 1. 23 14.83 23.30 22.00 42.63 77.91 67.37 -oct. 19. _ ---------- 7. 01 22.89 1.80 1.80 14.10 24.72 22.91 49.41 77.09 60.59 -oct. 26.----------- 8. 75 10.44 1.17 1.17 15.51 23.73 25.43 44.34 74.57 66.66 Nov. 2------------ 7.92 22.60 2.05 2. 06 16.80 23.65 26.86 48.31 73.14 61.69 Nov. 9 ____________ 9.17 19.63 1. 05 1. 95 18.30 26.29 20.42 47.87 70.68 62.13 Nov. 16.----------- 7. 27 19.80 1. 95 1. 98 17.88 25.94 27.10 47.72 72.00 62.28 Nov. 23 ___________ 7. 28 14.42 2.20 2.20 17.83 27.85 27.31 44.47 72.69 65.63 Nov. 30.---------- 6.82 14.72 1.08 1.08 20.12 29.78 2R.92 46.48 71.08 63.62 ~ec. 1------------- 4.13 10.27 2.20 2.19 19.82 31.39 26.15 43.85 73.85 66.16

ec. 14------------ 4. 37 9.17 2. 43 2.42 20.00 33.61 26.80 45.20 73.11 64.86 Dec. 2L ___________ 4. 75 8.41 2. 39 2.39 19.52 33. 13 26.66 43.93 73.34 66.07 Dec. 28------------ 4. 78 6.95 3.14 3.12 23.75 40.58 31.67 50.65 68.33 49.36

TABLE 18.-Comparison of the volume of trading in the various corn futures from September 1924 through December 19."J5, with the total volume of contracts settled by notices passed, deliveries, and the amount of actual grain involved, on the Chicago Board of Trade

Volume of corn Ratio of total futures settled by quantity of actual

delivery corn delivered to-

Total Open Total Total quantity contracts volume Percent- quantity

Future sold at begin- settled age of actual Volume during ning of no~l'ces total corn Quan· or life of delivery Quan- quantity dellv- tlty sold futures future month passed ered during settled tlty 1 sold Jfle of by de· durlnf futuro

life o livery future

------------ ----------1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

bushels bushels bushels bushels Percent bushels 1:3.14 1924 September.---·------- 642, ftli5 • 10.818 • 13.077 2. 327 0.36 740 1: 868

1:1.63 1924 December _____________ 1, 62/i, 889 15,003 12,038 2. 210 .14 1,352 1:1,203 1:1.71

1925 May_----------------- 3, 11i2, 171 • 11,019 '20, 210 6, 307 .20 3, 739 1: 843 1:3.04

1925 July._ •• -------------- 1, 497,403 • 8, 062 2 14,610 7,590 .51 2,496 1: 600 1:3.24

1925 September.----------- 1, 205,791 212,917 • 13, 669 5, 301 .45 1, 666 1: 724 1:2.86 1925 December _____________ 1, 255,982 26, 299 20,391 8, 749 • 70 3, 000 1: 410

1926 May------------------ l, 464,894 11,024

r IJ, 882 .67

1!j --~~----- ---------

192ft July ___________________ 615,942 0, OH3 3) 10,046 1. 73 --------- ---- -----1926 Reptember ____________ 618,527 6, 350 3) 5, 419 .88 --------- ---------1926 December _____________ 1, 097, 501 11,836 3) 3, 241 .30 f:) ------------------1927 May------------------ 1, 633, 726 20,544 3) 11, rn8 .67 --1:-·aii7- ----~:a~oi 1927 JulY------------------ 903,642 8,R20 ~·) 7, 586 . 76 2, 503 1927 September ____________ 1, 401,703 25,912 0, 609 . 65 (') -------·- --- ------1027 December _____________ 1, 847,759 10, 000 r:l 11.306 . 61 ''l ------------------1028 March ________________ 562, liOO 10, 333 (3) 5, 2H8 • 94 (' --------- ------ ... 1928 May------------------ 2, 3118, 305 15,790 (3) 6, 647 .28 (') ----------

_______ .. ----I 1928 Jul ------------------ 1, 272,536 28,280 (3) 12,863 1.01 (') -------------

Y . ~w 1 This column shows the volume settled by dehverv and paid for, whereas the figures In the ro1~id ror,

the left. giving the volume settled by notices passed, show the amount settled by dell very but not P the notices being passed on to others. ts 0pen

2 The larger volume of contracts settled by notices passer! as compared to the amount of contrac during at the beginning of the delivery month Is due to the fact that acldltlonal contracts made and held opon the delivery month were also settled by notices p!ISsed. 1 0

a Passing of notices was discontinued Jan. 6, 1920, when the new clearing house began to fnnct 0 • • Number of bushels of actual corn Involved In the delivery not known.


TABLE lB.-Comparison of the volume of trading in the various corn fut?.tres from Se[!tember 1924 through December 1935, with the total volume of contracts settled bJJ notices nassed, deliveries, and the amount of actual grain involved, on the Chicago Board of Trade-Continued

I Volume of corn Ratio of total futures settled by quantity of actual

delivery corn delivered to-Total Open Total Total

quantity contracts volume Percent- quantity

Future sold at begin- settled age of actual Volume ~~~~~, nfng of by total corn Quan- of delivery notices Quan- quantity deliv- tity sold futures futuro month passed ered during tity I sold life or settled

during future by de-life of If very future

--------- ---------------1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

bushels bushels bushels bushels Percent bushels 1928 September.--------- .• 1, 21l5, 379 24,371 ('l 2, 924 .23 ('l --------- ---------J028!Jecember ....••.•.••.• 1, 343, 630 44, 613 (' 8,145 . 61 (• --------- ---------1920 March ________________ 290, 504 7, 908 (') 2,652 . 91 t --------- ---------1920 May __________________ 1, 679, 806 13, 639 (') 11, 536 -69 •) --------- ---------1920 July. __ •. ___ ---------- 851, 9.58 11, 66.3 l!l 6, 259 .73

~:l --------- ---------1920 September ____________ 696,542 9, 919 1, 529 -22 --------- ---------1020 December ______ • __ ---- 1, 212, 297 11,666 I') 2, 262 . 19 --------- ________ ..,

1030 March ________________ 117.650 2,353 • 3) 1, 118 . 95 •) --------- ---------1030 May ____ ------ _______ • 914, 319 7, 21l0 l!l 1, 295 .14 t --------- ---------1030 July---···- .. ______ •••• 503,052 10,924 1, 125 .22 •) --------- ---------J9:JO September .. _____ .---- 566, 399 8, 279 (3 1, 960 .35 •) --------- ---------1930 December _____________ 1,,550, 381 11,597 (') 4,207 . 27 884 1:1,754 1:4.76 1931 March ________________ 194, 891 3, 012 (') 988 -51 645 1: 302 1:1.53 1931 May ________ .••••. ____ 2, 021,947 9, 325 ~·) 2, 316 .11 547 1:3,696 1:4.23 1~11 July ___________________ 737,213 14,701 3) 8,463 1.15 8,066 1: 91 1:1.05 J9318eptember ____________ 622,389 7, 510 (3) 6, 467 1.04 2, 935 1: 212 1:2.20 1031 December _____________ 820,542 7, 634

r 5, 644 .69 2, 887 1: 284 1:1. 95

1932 March_.------------ __ 26,303 1, 808 ') 1, 888 7. 18 1, 339 1: 20 1:1.41 1932 May _____ ··----------- 952,402 5, 801 ') 8, 143 .85 3, 340 1: 285 1:2.44 1932 July _________________ ._ 307,907 6, 021 ') 8,872 2.88 3, 535 1: 87 1:2.51 1932 September_----------- 213,009 6, 287 3) 8,407 3. 95 3,835 1: 56 1:2. 19 m~ rrecember _____ -------- 381,398 7, 001 (3) 7,038 1. 85 2, 875 1: 133 1:2.45

ay-- ------ ---------- 390, 737 6, 393 i:l 4, 504 1.13 3,450 1: 116 1:1.31 19:!3 .July ___________________ 668,386 3, 911 3, 249 .49 2, 012 1: 332 1:1.61 J9:J3 September ____________ 973, 012 6, 884 3) 7, 416 . 76 3, 704 1: 263 1:2.00 1033 December _____________ 1, 093, 736 8, 792 !l 9, 130 . 83 3, 248 1: 337 1:2.81 :~l1 ~fY-- .. ·-·-·----··-·· 947, 117 11,033 12, 207 1. 29 3, 702 1: 256 1:3.30 10 Y------------····-· 435, 519 6, 364 !l 4,429 1. 02 1, 151 1: 378 1:3.85 wl1 ~:te~O:beer .•.•••.•.•.• 701,318 8, 270 4, 770 . 68 2, 272 1: 300 1:2.10 1035 M b r _____________ 978, 251 11, 215 ') 1, 890 .19 l, 136 1: 861 1:1.66 JO:l5J ay __________________

1, 297,068 13, 597 ') 4,109 .32 2, 182 1: 594 1:1.88

1936 s~ 1~enili.i""""····----- 598, 170 11,940 3) 1, 703 .28 829 1: 722 1:2.05

1035 D~embei..:::::::::::: 410,038 7,887 {') 473 . 12 443 1: 925 1:1.07 514, 667 14,005 (') 6, 239 1. 21 1,124 1: 458 1:5.55

: ~assibng of notices was discontinued Jan, 6, 1926, when the new clearing house began to function. um er of bushels of actual corn Involved in the delivery not known.

T~rLE 1~.-Variations in daily volume of trading in all corn futures combined on the Chtcr:go Board of Trade, showing the number and percentage of days on which

e varymg volumes occurredfm· the period Jan. 3, 1921, to Dec. 31, 1935

Volume of trading Days Cumu- Days lative Volume of trading (million bushels) percent- (million bushels)

Number Percent age Number --------Under 6 1

415 9.23 g, 23 45--50.--- •••••• -- -· 21 to:k---: ______ 1, 061 23.59 32.82 50-55.--.·-··--···- 5 16-20 ____ 1,174 26.11 58.93 55--00 .•.......••••• 3

~ : -:-:=

806 17.92 76.85 6o-os_ .... __ . ______ 3 466 10.36 87.21 65-70_- ------------ 1 292 6.49 93.70 70-75 '------------- 1 146 3. 25 96.95 ---69 1. 53 98.48 TotaL ..•.•. 4,497 34 . 76 99.24

1 The small t ''rhc larges'f' 'jolume of trading was 887,000 bushels on Thursday, Feb. 2, 1933.

vo ume of trading was 72,128,000 bushels on ~'rlday, June 10, 1927.

Percent

---0.47 .11 .07 .07 . 02 .02

----100.00

Cumu-lative

percent-age

---99.71 99.82 99.89 99.96 99.98

100.00 --------------

38 STATISTICAL BULLETIN 55, U. S. DEP'l'. OF AGRICULTURE

TABLE 20.-0pen commitments (one side only) on the Kansas C'ity Board of Trade in the May, July, September, and December corn futures at the end of each week Jan. 7, 193J, to Dec. 2 8, 1935 '

[In thousand bushels; !. c., 000 omitted]

Week ended- May future

July future

September Decem her All futures future future ~

1033 Jan. 1------------------------------------- I, 533 136 ------------ ------------Jan. 14------------------------------------ 1, 703 172 ------------ ------------Jan. 2L----------------------------------- I, 740 263 ------------ ------------Jan. 28------------------------------------ I, 019 297 ------------ ------------Feb. 4------------------------------------ I, 001 306 ------------ ------------Feb. II_---------------------------------- 2, 003 339 ------------ ------------Feb. 18 •• _________________________________ I, 080 388 ------------ ------------Feb. 25----------------------------------- 1, 973 452 ------------ ------------Mar. 4 '----------------------------------- I, 050 537 ------------ ------------Mar. 11'---------------------------------- 1, 959 537 ------------ ------------Mar. 18----------------------------------- I, 819 6:!0 ------------ ------------Mar. 25----------------------------------- 1,548 820 6 ------------Apr. L----------------------------------- 1,186 1,005 102 ------------Apr. 8.----------------------------------- 065 1, 404 195 ------------Apr. 15----------------------------------- 844 1, 558 258 ------------Apr. 22 ______________________ :____________ 536 1, 7.39 422 ------------Apr. 20___________________________________ 333 1, 662 447 ------------May 6------------------------------------ 12.3 1, 840 604 ------------May 13 ____________________ ;______________ 75 1, 040 007 ------------May 20___________________________________ 11 1, 783 I, 221 ------------May 27----------------------------------- 10 !, 778 I, 284 ------------June 3------------------------------------ ------------' I, 705 1,380 ------------June 10. __ -------------------------------- ------------ 1, :!79 1, 520 ------------June 17 __ --------------------------------- ------------ 1, 200 I, 000 13 June 24----------------------------------- ------------ 571 2, 756 260 July L------------------------------------ ------------ 182 3~ 186 I, 107 July 8------------------------------------- ------------ 183 4, 108 I, 809 July 15. ___ ------------------------------- ------------ 176 4, 638 2, 591 July 22----------------------------------- ------------ 174 4,178 3, 249 July 29------------------------------------ ------------ 3 2, 568 2, 960 Aug. 5------------------------------------ ------------ ------------ 2, 120 2, 013 Aug. 12___________________________________ 36 ------------ I, 066 2, 010 Aug. JO___________________________________ 38 ------------ 1, 566 2, 807 Aug. 28----------------------------------- 78 ------------ 1,030 2, 784 Sept. L----------------------------------- 162 ------------ 165 2, 004 Sept. 0------------------------------------ 281 ------------ 21 2, 010 Sept. 16----------------------------------- 501 ------------ 10 2,846 Sept. 23----------------------------------- 661 ------------ 8 2, 946 Sept. 30__________________________________ 828 ------------ ------------ 2,098 Oct. 1------------------------------------- 1,113 ------------ ------------ 2, 711 Oct. 14------------------------------------ I, 277 ------------ ------------ 2, 611 Oct. 2L----------------------------------- I, 506 ------------ ------------ 2, :!27 Oct. 28------------------------------------ 1, 727 ------------ ------------ 2, 094 Nov. 4------------------------------------ I, 060 ------------ ------------ I, 923 Nov. 10___________________________________ 2, 109 ------------ ------------ I, 707 Nov. 18.__________________________________ 2, 401 ------------ ------------ I, 400 Nov. 25----------------------------------- 2, 688 ------------ ------------ I, 200 Dec. 2------------------------------------ 3, 537 25 ------------ ~~~ Dec. 0------------------------------------ 4,008 58 ------------ 14 Dec. 16 .• --------------------------------- 4, 129 67 ------------ 6 Dec. 22 ..• -------------------------------- 4, 434 84 ------------Dec. 30----------------------------------- 4, 713 87 ------------ ------------

1,000 1,875 2,003 2, 216 2,207 2,342 2,308 2,425 2,400 2,400 2,410 2,:J80 2, 203 2,1ifH 2,000 2,007 2,442 2, 027 3,012 3,015 3,072 3,085 2,008 3,122 3,503 4,476 0,2.10 7,406 7,001 6,040 6,012 4,018 4, 411 3,001 3, 231 3,102 3,357 3,015 3,624 3,824 3, 888 3,023 3,821 3,883 3,!108 3,987 3,888 3, 731 4,1-19 4,210 4,524 4,800

1931 4,R78 Jan. 6 .... ---------------------------------- 4, 791 87 ------------ -------- 4,814 Jan. !3____________________________________ 4, 711 103 ------------ ------------ 4, 754 Jan. 20------------------------------------ 4, 638 116 ------------ ------------ 4,&12 Jan. 27."---------------------------------- 4, 713 119 ------------ -------- 4,ooo Feb. a .. ----------------------------------- 4, goo 151 ------------ ------------ 4,925 Feb.IO___________________________________ 4, 757 168 ------------- 4,095 Feb.17___________________________________ 4, 782 213 ------------ ------------ o,!05 Feb. 24 ...... -------------------------------- 4, 850 246 -- ------------ o.o~s Mar. 3------------------------------------ 4, 737 208 -- ------------ 5,028 Mar. JO___________________________________ 4, 723 330235 ------------ ------------ 6,018 Mar. 17 •••.•.. ---------------------------- 4, 693 ------------ -- 4,1'80 Mar. 24----------------------------------- 4, 504 382 ------------- 4,770 Mar. 31..--------------------------------- 4,275 501 ------------ -- 4,012 Apr. 7 .. ----------------------------------- 4,017 605 ------------ ----- 4,2~8 Apr.14___________________________________ 3,424 824 ----------- 3,413 Apr. 2L. --------------------------------- I, 835 I, 578 ------------ ------------ 2,816 Apr. 28----------------------------------- 928 1,887 ---------27. -- 2,251

~:~ k:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~ i: ~~~ ~~ ------------ i:~l MMay JO___________________________________ 1~ ~· m 55 :::::::::::: 11'1li

ay 26----------------------------------- , , ~une ~- ----------------------------------- ------------ ~· r:g m :::::::::::: u~

~~~: ~[::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::: 'm ~~g 10 ~a:~ 1 The figures are lor Mar. 3. The exchange was closed Mar. 4 to Mar. 15, 1033, Inclusive, due to tho

holiday.

coRN FU'£URES FROM JANUARY 3, 1933 TO DECEMBER 31, 1935 39

TaBLE 20.-0pen commitments (one side only) on the Kansas City Board of Trade in the May, July1, September, and December corn futures at the end of each week, Jan. 7, 1933, to vee. 28, 1935-Continued

[In thousand bushels; 1. e., 000 'omitted]

May J uJy l:leptember December All futures _________ w __ ee_k_e_n_d_e_d-___________ 1 _~fu~t~u~re~ __ r~u~t=u~re~-l-~f~u~tu=r~e~.J-~f=u~iu~r~e __ 1 ~co=m~b~in~e~d

---------5ii' :::::::::::: 218 ------------311 ------------441 ------------526 ------------547 ------------582 ------------

602 508 562 652 731 730 776 828 835 787 765 765 867 912 938

104 178 313

I, 501 1, 854 2, 542 3, 593 4,162 3, 969 3, 842 4, 003 3, 948 3,899 3, 890 3, 472 3, 557 3, 233 2,0.56 2, 250 1, 657 1, 182

768 357 175 124 76 22

I, 014 1, 065 1, 423 1, 630 1, 661 1, 580 1, 428 1, 407 1, 544 ], 548 1, 160

---------48' :::::::::::: 120 ------------399 ------------629 ------------

746 496 333 157

804 782 767 729 797 992

1, 138 998 883 871 808 654 403 214 72

25 ------------

117 290 508 598 609 880

I, 217 I, 510 1, 733 I, 855 I, 701 I, 904 1, 935 2, 000 2,032 I, 735 I, 739 I, 651 I, 754 1, 813 I, 756 I, 607 I, 607 I, 178 1, 001

747 475 142

1, 349 1, 561 1, 973 4, 075 4,329 5, 226 6,114 6,108 5, 945 5. 814 6, 029 5, 849 5, 950 6, 066 5, 791 5,920 6, 248 6,007 5,908 5, 583 5, 399 5, 337 4, 941 4, 324 4,195 3, 999 4, 012

4, 037 3, 909 3, 550 3, 453 3, 408 3, 308 3, 229 3,330 3, 399 3,173 3, 033 3, 074 3, 090 2, 819 2, 717 2, 384 2,157 1, 996 1, 973 1, 917 I, 740 1. 557 1, 896 2,173 2, 469 2, 232 2, 021 1,823 1,829 2, 029 2, 355 2, 508 2. 616 2, 726 2, 569 2, 558 2, 355 2, 330 2, 296 I, 974 2,136 2, 083 2. 232 2,352 2, 295 2, 305 2, 345 2, 213 2, 265 2, 291 2,186 I, 999

40 STATISTICAL BULLETIN 55, U.S. DEPT: OF AGRICULTURE

TABLE 21.-Highest and lowest prices paid for corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade from Jan. 2, 1877, to Dec. 31, 1935

-Highest Date high Lowest

Dato low Future price per we.s made price per bushel bushel was mado

May corn. ________ ----- _________ ------------ _________ $1. 97%' May 15, 1920 $0.22% Apr. 9, 1897 July corn _______________________ ------------ ___ --- ____ 1. 99)/s July 10, 1919 • 23)4 {May 29, 1897

Juno 1,1807 September corn. ___ ------_----_-- __ --------- __ ------_ 1. 98 _ ____ do._----- .19)1 Sopt. 8, 1896

December corn. _____________ ------- __ ---------------- 1. 64 {Dec. 30, 1918 } .20% JSopt. 8, 1806

Dec. 31, 1918 l Sept. 9, 1~66 Dec. 23, 1032 -

TABLE 22.-Days on which the price of corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade advanced or declined to the limit permitted for the day or reached the pegged or minimum price allowed to be paid for the future from Mar. 16, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935 I

Date Future High of limit

Low of limit

Pegged or minimum

price allowed

to be paid

-----------1---------1-------1933

::·2·. ::::::.: ::::: : :: :::: : ::: 11~ ~¥~=m=~--~~-m ===~=~ -,·::= : ==~~ ;::: ~::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: {f!!! ~~~::~~~-=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ =====~~i~ ~~~~~~~~~~ _____ :~~

{1933 September_ ______________ ---------- $0.57%----------

July 28. _ -------------------------------- ~~H ~~-~~~~:::::::::::::::: :::::::::: J!~ :::::::::: July 29 {1933 September_ ______________ ---------- .53%----------

---------------------------------- 1933 December 58%-----·-···

{ l8~~ rul:.~~~=~:::::::::::::::: :::::::::: : M :::::::::: July 31_- -------------------------------- l~~~ ~r!O:~e':-"-- ------------- ---------- · i~~ ::::::::::

1934 May _____ :::::::::::::::::::::::::: :6oVa --·-······

Aug. L_ ________________________________ U!i! ~~;~~~~r:.::::::::::::::: Jm :::::::::: :::::::::: ~::: :~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: tm ~{~~?~~-:=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ =====~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ -----:~~~

1933 September _______________ -------------------- :04% Aug. 14---------------------------------- jg~~ ~~~~~~~:::::::::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: :1~%

1933 September. ______________ -------------------- .51~ Aug. 1"---------------------------------- jg~~ ~'::';~~~~~::::::::::::::: :::::::::: ::::::~~~ -----~~~~

1933 SDeptember _______________ ---------- · 50% ......... . Aug. 16---------------------------------- 1933 ecember ________________ ---------- · DOYs

1934 May_-------------------- ---------- . s ........ .. 1933 September_______________ .49% ---------- ........ ..

Aug. 17---------------------------------- 1933 December________________ • 54%---------- ......... . 1934 May_____________________ .60)/s ................... . 1933 September_______________ . 53Y, ---------- ........ ..

~::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~ii ~:r~~~:::::::::::::::: -----~~~~ ::===:~i~ ~~~~~~~~~~ {

1933 December ________________ ---------· · 47y,; ... Oct. 6..--------------------------------- l~~! ruj:.~~~:::::::::::::::::: :::::::::: :5o a::::::::::

11933 December.·-------------- . 41% ................ ..

: : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::·::::: 1m ~~,~~m ~~=~~~~~~~= : g; ~~~ ~ : I Bee text for explanation of limits and pegged prices. No limits In foroo from Mar. 18 to July 20•1933'


TABI.E 22.-Day.~ on which the price of corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade advanced or declined to the limit permitted for the day or reached the pegged or minimum price allowed to be paid for the future from Mar. 16, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued

Date Future High or limit

Low or limit

P~g15edor IDlDlillUID

a8~~d to be paid

------------1---------1---------1934

Apr. 16---------------------------------- 1934 JulY-------------------------------- .45% ----------1934 September_ ______________ ---------- .47% ----------11934 May_-------------------- ---------- $0.42% ----------

1934 JulY---------------------- $0.60% ---------- ----------July 11 .. -------------------------- _. -- __ 1934 September _____ ------ __ __ . 62 ---------- -------- __

1934 December._______________ . 62)1 ---------- ----------

::;. ::::~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ {!~ii ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~!~~ ~~======== TABI.E 23.-Highest and lowest prices, the seasonal range, and the average daily

range in prices per bushel for the life of each of the principal corn futures traded in on the Chicago Board of Trade and expiring during the period Jan. 3, 1921, to Dec. 31, 1935'

Average H!g)1est Lowest Range for daily

Future Date- Date life of range for pnce price future life or future

1028 March'-------------------Cents Cents Cents Cents 122 Aug. II, 1927 R4 Dec. 27, 1927 38 I• 1029 March _____________________ 100)4' Jan. 26, 1029 72),jl Aug. 10, 1028 27% I 1030 March _____________________ 107% July 31, 1929 73),jl Mar. 14, 1930 33Ys 1'

1031 March, old style ___________ reb. 28, 1931

} 102)1 Aug. 7,1930 50% Mar. 2,1931 42% F Mar. 3,1931

Mar. 30, 1931

ret. 15, 1930

} 1031 March, new style __________ 82 Oct. 21, 1930 50Ys Mar. 24, 1931 22)1 I• Oct. 22, 1930

:~;I ~arch. ____________________ Oct. 23, 1030 51)1 Nov. 9, 1931 32Ys Mar. 26, 1932 18)4' 1

l~~i ~~~ :::::::::::::::::::~:: 120)4' Aug. 12, 1920 54% Apr. 14, 1921 11Ys J1 700; Feb. 27, 1922 50),jl Nov. 4, 1921 19% I 82),jl May 31,1923 55% Aug. 12, 1922 27Ys 1

1924 May ______________________ 82)4' {Feb. 7, 1924 } 62),jl July 16, 1923 19% 1

1025 May Feb. 28, 1924

m~ t1~L:::::::::::::::::~:: 137Ys Feb. 4, 1925 80),jl June 25, 1924 57% 28 94)4' July 13, 1925 0634 May 29,1926 27),jl 1% 99),jl May 31,1927 69 Apr. 16, 1927 30Ys 1)4'

1028 May __ -------------- ______ 122 Aug. 9, 1927 87),jl {Oct. 27, 1927 } 34),jl 1' 1021J May ____ Dec. 27, 1927

------------------ 103%= Jau. 26, 1929 75 Aug. 10, 1928 28% 1)1

1030 May ________ ---------- ____ {Sept. 3, 1929 } {May 24, 1930 } 109% Sept. 12, 1029 77)1 May 29,1930 32)4' 1~ 10?1 May, old style. May 31,1930 lOll Ma ------------ 103),jl Aug'. 7, 1930 53Ys Apr. 27, 1931 49% 1'~ 1032 Ma~' new style ____________ 84% Oct. 23, 1930 54)1 Mny 29,1931 30% 1%

----------------- ----- 53)4' Nov. 9. 1931 27%= May 5, 1932 25Y. 1Ys 1033 May ______________________

46)4' reb. 27, 1933 } May 12,1933 23V. Feb. 28, 1933 22% :v.

1031 May _____ Mar. 2,1933

1035 May ____ .::::::::::-------82 July 17, 1933 40 Apr. 17, 1934 42 I• s 93)4' {Dec. 5, 1934 } 75 Oct. 4, 1934 18~~ 1),jl 1n21 Julv ------- Dec. 7, 1934

~:~~ i~l~ ::::::::::::::::::::::: 92),jl Nov. I. 1920 57),jl June 29, 1921 35 1% 72),jl Feb. 27, 1922 53%= Jan. 3, 1922 19)1 1 ------ 90 July 31, 1923 62% Oct. 3, 1922 27)4' 1)4' 1924Jnly -----------

{Sept. 26, 1923 } ----------------------- 114 July 31, 1924 71 Oct. 23, 1923 43 1)1 1025 July __

138),jl Feb. Oct. 30, 1923

1020 Julv --------------------- 4, 1925 95~ Apr. 3, 1925 43)1 2% . ----------------------- 91% Jan. 9, 1926 67 June 30, 1926 24% 1)1 Jan. 11 1926 ''rb { • } 'No 0t~~Yt~g5/~rJ =) happearlng as part or a price quotation Indicates a split quotation.

arc corn as a principal future prior to Aug. 1, 1927, nor after Mar. 31, 1932.

42 STATISUCAL BULLETIN 55, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

TABLE 23.-Highest and lowest prices, the seasonal range, and the average dail range in prices per bushel for the life of each of the principal corn futures trade~ in. on the Chicago Board of Trade and expiring during the period Jan. 3 1921 to Dec. 31, 1935 1-Continued ' , '

Range for Average

!Iighest Date Lowest Date dally

Future price price life of range lor future lifo of

futuro

-Cents Cents Cents Cents 1927 JulY----------------------- 107%' June 2,1927 75 Apr. 16, 1027 32%' I% 1928 JulY--------------------- __ 115Y.= May 1,1928 89% Dec. 27, 1927 26% I~ 1929 JulY----------------------- 105)4 can. 26, I929 } 79% May 31,1929 25Y, July 29, 1929 I% 1930 JulY----------------------- 102)/g Dec. 3, I929 73 June 30,1930 29% I)i 1931 July--- ___ ----------------- 87Y. {Oct. 9, 1930 } MY. May 25,1931 33 1)1 Oct. 10,1930 1932 July _________ -------------- 55 {Nov. 7,1931 } 27 July 5, 1032 28 I Nov. 9, 1931 1933 July----------------------- 67 July 17, 1933 25 Feb. 28, 1933 42 IY, 1934 July----------------------- OR% July 30, 1934 43 Apr. 17,1934 2.1% I% 1935 July----------------------- goy. Dec. 5,1934 71Y. Mar. 18, 1935 19 1% 1921 Septemher _________________ 75)4 Feb. 21, 1921 46Ys Sept. 30, 1921 28% IU 1922 September _________________ 73%' Feb. 27, 1922 55)4 Jan. 3,1922 18J.ji I)i 1923 September _________________ 92)'2 {Sept. 28, 1923 } 69% Jan. 2, 1923 22% I)i Sept. 29, 1923 1924 September----------------- 124 Aug. 18, 1924 74% Dec. 26, 1923 49% I% 1925 September _________________ 138)'2 Feb. 4,1925 77Ya Sept. 28, 1925 6I% 2% 1926 September _________________ 92% can. 9,1926 } 72%' Sept. 21, 1926 19% IY, Jan. 11, 1926 1927 September _________________ 115)4 Aug. 11, 1927 79 Apr. 12, 1927 36)1 I% 1923 September _________________ 116 May 1,1928 84 Sept. 29, 1928 32 2Ya 1929 September. ________________ 1087'2 July 29, 1929 80%' May 31,1929 27%' 1~ 1930 Septeml)er _________________ 102%' Aug. 7, 1930 72 June 23, 1930 30% 1~ 1931 September _________________ 73Ys Jan. 15, 1931 36 Sept. 30, 1931 37% 1% 1932 September _____ ·----------- 45)1;! Jan. 18, 1932 25 Sept. 30, 1932 20~~ Ji

reb. 28, 1933 } 1)1 1933 September _________________ 71Ys July 17, 1933 26% Mar. 2,1933 45)1 Mar. 3,1933

35% 1)i 1934 September----------------- 80%' Aug. 10, 1934 45 Apr. 17, 1934 {Sept. 26, 1935 } Mar. 25, 1935 17)4 I)i 1935 September _________________ 85 Sept. 27, 1935 67%' Sept. 30, 1935

} 1921 December _________________ 64 June 22, I921 44% {Nov. 3, 1921 19% I)'i Nov. 4, l92I

1922 December _________________ 76)'2 {Dec. I4, 1922 } 51Ys {Aug. 12, 1922 } 24% IU Dec. 20, 1922 Aug. 14, 1922 1923 December _________________ 79)4 Nov. 8,1923 60Ys July 6, 1923 18% IH 1924 December _________________ 129 Dec. 27, 1924 66Ys {May 15, 1924 } 62Ya 2U

May 16,1924 1925 December_ ________________ J07Y. Mar. a, 1925 72 Nov. 30, 1925 35% IU 1926 December_ ________________ 9I)'2 Aug. 11, 1926 67%: {Nov. 13, 1926 } 23% IY.

Dec. n, 10211 1927 December _________________ 120)4 Aug. 11, 1927 79% Dec. 27, 1927 40% JU 1928 December_---------------- gg Apr. 30, 1928 717'2 Aug. 10, 1928 27)1 IH

1929 December----------------- 104Ya euly 31, 1929 } 77Ya May 31,1929 27 lU Aug. 1,1929

38% I!i 1930 December, old style.------ 99)'2 Aug. 7, I930 60%' Dec. 29, 1930 I% 1930 December, new style ______ 81 Oct. 15, 1930 60%: Dec. 29, 1930 20)4 IJ4 193I December _________________ 56)'2 Apr. 1, 193I 32%'= Oct. 5, 1931 23% u 1932 December----------------- 39Ya Apr. 26, 1932 20%' Dec. 23, 1932 18% 2 1933 December _________________ 77 July 17, 1933 37Ya Oct. 14, 1933 39% I% 1934 December, old style _______ 97 Dec. 7, 1934 56% June 5, 1934 40% I)i 1934 December, new style ______ 97 Dec. 7, 1934 72% Oct. 4, 1934 24% I)-! 1935 December _________________ 72Y. Apr. 30,1935 54%' Aug. 20, 1935 17% ---


TABLE 24.-I-ligh andllow prices, average daily range, and closing prices p~:r bushel of the Chicago May corn futures, by months, Aug. 2, 1932, to Dec. 31, 1935 1

1933 MAY FUTURE

Average dally- Average daily-

Year and month High Low Year and month High Low

Range Closing Range Clo~ing price pnce

--- --- --- --- --- ---------!932 Cents Cents Cents Cents 1933 Cents Cents Cents Cents

August..------- 4072 34% 1 37% January._ ...••. 2872 25Ys )1 26Ys September .••... 39)1 32 % 35)1 February. ____ .• 26% 23)1 )1 25)1 October--------- 33Yii= 28% % 30% March. _________ 30)4 2372 Ys 27% November .••.•• 32)4 27% % 29% ApriL.-------- 37 29Ys 1% 3372 December ...... 29Y, 25 % 27Y, May------------ 46)4 35 1)4 42%

1934 MAY FUTURE

1933 1934 June ..... ------- 6872 65Ys 1 67)1 January.------- 54 50% Ys 52% July .. ---------- 82 60).1i 3 72Y, February.------ 53).1i 49Ys % 51).-2 Augu,t_ ________ 67% 53)4 2)4 62)4 March __________ 52 47)1 % 50% September ...... 63 5472 lYs 5872 ApriL--------- 49% 40 lJ.-li 46Ys October.. •...... 56)4 43% 2% 50% May ____________ 59 44 1% 48Ys November ...... 56% 45% 1% 52% December .•...• 65)4 47).-2 1% 51%

1935 MAY FUTURE

1934 1935 August ••••••.•. 88% 77)4 1Ys 82 January_------- 9172 82% 1)4 87Ys September ______ 83% 77)4 1)4 80% February_------ 89 8172 1).1i 84Ys October _________ 81 75 1)1 77% March __________ 84% 76).1i 1)4 79% November •..... 89).1i 76Ys 1)4 83% ApriL •.•.....• 92 79)1 IV. 87).-2 December. ..... 93)4 85).-2 1% 89)4 May. ___________ 90% 81% 1% 87)4

1936 MAY FUTURE

1935 1935 July ____________ 67% 64% 1Ys 65Ys October--------- 62).-2 57 1).1i 59).-2 August_ ________ 65)4 56 1).1i 59).1i November .•.•.. 61 57% % 59% September ______ 59Ys 56)1 1 57Ys December. _____ 61)4 58Ys )1 59).-2

1 Tho equal sign(=) appearing as part of a price quotation indicates a split quotation.

TABLE 25.-----:I-ligh and low prices, average daily range, and closing prices per bushel of the Chtcago July corn futures, by months, Oct. 3, 1932, to Dec. 31, 1935 1

1933 JULY FUTURE

Average dally- Average daily-Year and month lligb Low Year and month High Low

Range Closing Range Closing

price price - --- ------ --- --- ------ ---Octobo~~~2 Cents Cents Cents Cents 1933 Cents Cents Cents Cents Novombo~------ 34Ys 30% J.-2 32)4 March. _________ 31Ys 25).1i % 29Yz December~:::::

34)4 29% % 3172 tf.riL _ --------- 39% 3172 172 35% 30%= 26% % 28% ay ____________ 48% 37% 172 44}4'

Janua;~33 June ____________ 55Ys 43~~ 1% 47Ya

29V. July __ ------ ____ 67 45% 2)1 57%

February::::::: 27%= % 28)4 28% 25 )1 27Ya ~

I 1 he e~ual sign ( =) appearing as part or a price quotation indicates a split quotation.


TABLE 25.-High and low price.~, average daily range, and closing prices per bushel of the Chicago July cornfutures, by months, Oct. 3,1932, to Dec. 31, 1985-Con.

1934 JULY FUTURE

Average dally- Average dally-

Year and month High Low Year and month High Low Range Closing Range Closing price price

--- ------ --- ------1933 Cents Cents Cents Cents 1934 Cents Cents Cents Cents Qctober ••••••••• 57 46 2% 52 March ••.•••.••. 54 49% % 62% November .••••. 58J1 47J1 1% 54J1 ~riL •••••••••• 617$ 43 1J-1i 48% December ...... 66% 49~ 1% 53)1 ay ............ 61 46% 1% 5!Ji June ____________ 64)1 63% 2!4 57Yi 1934 July ____________

68% 66J1 1% 6!Ji January ........ 66% 62)1 Y8 64 February ....... 56 51% % 63%

1935 JULY FUTURE

1934 1935 October ......... 81J1 75 1% 78 March .......... 80)1 71J1 !).( 75% November •••..• 86 76% 1~ 82 ~rll ........... 86% 74 l!j 81!( December •••••• 90J1 82% 1~ 86% ay ............ 86% 7678 1% 81)i ... June ............ 82lj 77 1)4 81

1935 July ____________ 85M 78% 1% 82!(

January ........ 86% 7BV. 1~ 82% February------- 83J1 77% 1 BOYs

1936 JULY FUTURE

1935 I October......... 63V. November ...... · 617$ II 1936 I 60% December ••••••

60J1

TABLE 26.-High and low prices, average daily range, and closing prices per bushel of the Chicago September corn futures, by months, Jan. 3, 1933, to Sept. 80, 1936


Average dally- Average dally-

Year and month High Low Year an<J month High Low Closing

Range Clo~ing Range price price

------ ------ ----------1933 Cents Cents Cents Cents 1933 Cents Cents Cents Celli,

January ________ 31 28J1 v. 29% June ............ 60% 46~ 1%' 50% February--·---- 29)1 26% ~~ 28J1

July ____________ 717$ 49% 37.( 62)1

March .......... 33% 26% Y8 31!4 August _________ 57% 42)1 27.( olU ~ru ___________

41% 33 1% 37)1 September ••••.• 51!4 45 1% 47%

BY----------·- 50 39)1 1)1 46% -1934 SEPTEMBER ]'UTURE

1934 1934 2% 58~ January-------- 57 53% % 56)1 June ............ 66)1 M% 1% 62'• February •.••.•. 667$ 53% J1 .15!4

July ____________ 70ti 66% 76U March ••••.••••• 667$ 61% % 64)1 August ••••••••• 80% 70 1:14

78 ~ru ___________ 54!4 45 1V. 60% September ______ 80 75% I

BY------------ 627$ 48J1 1% 52% -1935 SEPTEMBER FUTURE -

1936 1936 17.( 76!4 January··------ 84% 75% 1~ 79%

June ____________ 77% 70)1 76% February _______ 79)1 74% 1 76u July_----------- 78J1 72)1 17.(

76 March __________ 77 67% 1V. 721 • August ......... 79!4 70% 1% 79U ~rn ___________

80% 69% m 767$ September •••••• 85 71% tH BY---··------- 807$ 70 75%

CORN FUTURES FROM JANUARY 3, 1933 1'0 DECEMBER 31, 1935 45

TABLE 27.-High and low prices, average daily range, and closing prices per bushel of the Chicago December corn futures, by months, Apr. 27, 1.9."38, to Dec. 81, 1985 1


I Average dally- Average dafly-

Year and month High Low Year and month H!gh Low Range Closing Range Closing

price price

--------- ------------1U33 Cents Cents Cents Cents 1033 Cents Cents Cents Cents

April ...... ----- 42)4 38% 1%' 407-i' September ...... 567-i' 48 1% 62% May ............ 52 41= 1% 48J.1! October ......... 507-i' 37Y. 2)4 44 June ............ 61%' 48% 1%' 53%' November ______ 50 30% 1%' 46J.1! July ............ 77 54% 37-i' 66% December ______ 48% 417-i' 1Y. 45 August ......... 62Y. 48)4 2% 56%'


1934 1934 June.. .......... 647-i' 56% 2 60 November, old July ............ 73)4 57 1%' 64~ style __________ 91Y. 76)4 1% sa: August. ........ 84 72% 1% 78% November, new September, old style .......... 91J.1! 76Y. l)Ci 82%

style.. ........ 81Y. 75)4 17-i' 78% December, old September, new style .......... 97 88 17l\ 92%

style .......... 81 757l\ 17-i' 787l\ December, new October, old style .......... 97 877l\ 1)4 92Y.

style.. ........ 78% 72%' 1% 75% October, new

style .......... 78% 72% 17l\ 757l\


1935 1935

~~;.1_._ ~::::~ ~ ~~: 7272 717-i' (!) (') September.. .... 60 55% 1Y. 577l\ 71%' 60~ 1% 64 October ......... 66)4 57% 1)Ci 60~ June.. .......... 68% 60'• 1% 63% November_ _____ 62 577l\ % 59% July ____________ 68)4 61)Ci 1% 63%' December_ _____ 59% 56 %' 57%

August ......... 64J.1! 64%' IX 67%

1 The equal sign (=) appearing as part of a price quotation Indicates a split quotation. ' During the beginning of the lite of the future there were only a few quotations, and they were not sent out

on the public wires. The dafly average therefore was not calculated.

TABLE 2~.-Dates on which the principal corn futures became dominant on the Chwago Board of Trade during the period Jan. 3, 1921, to Dec. 31, 19351

Year lifo of future ended May future

IU21 l~~23: :::::::::::::::----- ·-- ----- • --- ·- ---- • - o<ii:-24;i92i ·

:~f:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~~: ~: ~~~~ 1926:------ ------------------------- Oct. 29,1924

:~t~~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~!: J: m~ IU30 -- ---------------------------- Dec. 7,1928 w.n------- ---------------- Nov. 26,1929 1032______ ------------------------ Nov. 6, "030

!m=~~~~H;;;;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ m~: 1~~ !I~~ --------------------- Nov. 30, !035

July future September future

Apr. 18, 1021 June 13, 1921 Apr. 15, 1922 June 12, 1922 Apr. 16, 1923 June 12, 1923 Apr. 30, !024 June 18, 1924 Apr. 3, 1926 June 10, 1925 Apr. 22. 1926 June 22, 1926 Apr. 22, 1927 June 9, 1927 Apr. 18, 1928 June 26, 1928 Apr. 24, 1929 June 24, 1929 Apr. 9, 1930 June 14,1030 Apr. 28, 1931 June 30, 1931 Apr. 25, 1932 June 16,1932 Apr. 11, 1933 June 8, 1933 Apr. 21, 1034 June 2, 1934 Apr. 27,1035 June 19,1935

December future

Aug. 20, 1921 Aug. 15, 192Z Aug. 21, 1923 July 17. 1924 Aug. 19, 1926 Aug. 11, 1926 Aug. 22, 1927 Aug. 9,1928 July 29, 1929 July 23,1930 Aug. 1,1931 Aug. 18, 1932 July 17, 1933 Aug. 4,1934 Aug. 12,1936

'11urch co did during the P~~ d thnot become a dominant future during this period. A future is considered dominant futuro. As no at the open commitments therein exceed, and remain ln excess of, those of any other July o 1023 "rle'00 commitmont figures were not reported until July 9, 1923, the dates indicated prior to

' · • present estimates.

46 S'rATISTICAL BULLE'riN 55, U. S. DEP'r. OF AGRICULTURE

TABLE 29.-Daily volume of trading and open commitments in all corn futures com bined and the closing price of the dominant future on the Chicago Board of 1'mde. Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1.935 1 '

Open commitments

Date Volume of I-----.---

trading Amount

Change from pre· viou~ day

C!ming price oi

dominant luiure

Cenls 1,000 1,000 1.000 JOSS Mau

1033 bushels bnehels bushels future Jnn. 3 ................. --.-------------------------- 2,470 49,091 +140 20Y,=-Ys Jan. 4-----------------.----------------------------- 3, 683 W, 252 +261 2W..-27 Jan. 5 ... -------------------------.---------------.-- 3, 428 50,315 +03 2!i% Jan. 6--------------------------.---------------.---- :l,897 50,470 +155 27%-H Jan. 7 _ ---------------------------------------------- 3, 736 50,665 +195 2772-% Jan. 9-----------------------------------··----------- 3,076 50,530 -126 27!4-Ys Jan. 10---------------------------------------------· 2, 752 50,0g4 +455 27% Jan. 11. ------- .. ·----------------------- ...... ----- 6, 366 51,407 +413 27%-% Jan. 12.---------------------------.--------------.-- 4, 415 51,877 +470 27Ya-%= Jan. 13 .. --------------------- .. -------------------.. 3, 350 52 129 +2-12 27%=-H Jan.14------------·-·----------------------·-------- 1,8R5 52:270 +150 27!/,-27 Jan. JG _________________ ....................... ______ 5,500 52,262 -17 25Y,-26 Jan. 17 ____________________ ., ____________ .... -------- 2, 377 52, 159 -103 26Ys=-Vs Jan.1B------------------------.---------.----------- 1,842 52,167 +B 2GY, Jan.IO ..... ----------------------------------------- 1,682 52,340 +173 20%=-% Jan. 20--·-·----------------------------------------- 2, 664 52,431 t91 26%=-!1 Jan. 21.--------------------------------------------- I, 929 52,607 +176 26)12-Y,= Jan. 23.-------- ------------------------------------· I, 560 52, 6~1 +74 26%-% Jan. 24 _____________ : ________________ ---------------- 2, 4-15 52,941 +200 27=-27 Jan. 25.--------------------------------------------- I, 511 52,891 -50 27= Jan. 26 •• -------------------------------------------- 1,402 52,8H5 -6 26%~-% Jan. 27.. ------------------------------------------- 1,926 53,004 +119 20'-1 Jan. 28 __ --------------- ....... --------------------- I, 888 53, 120 +110 20%-Y, Jan. 30 .. ------------------· ----------------------- _ I, 755 53,188 +68 26Y, Jan. 3L ........... -------------- .................... 1, 520 53,326 +B8 2UJ.i=-'< Fe h. L---------·-----------· ....................... 2, 661 5:3, o3U +213 25Y,~-H Feb. 2----------------------------------------------- 887 53, !i51 -f-12 21i%b Feb 3.---------------------------------------------- 1,355 5:3,700 +149 25Y:i-Yz= Fob. 4. --------------------.------------------------ 3, 832 5:3,702 +2 25)12-Y:i= Feb. 6 ... -------------------------------------------- 1.819 54,032 +330 ZW..-26 Feb. 7 __ ----------------------- --------------·-----. I, 105 53,987 -45 25Y, Feb. 8 ... ----------------------------·--- ---·--·------ 913 53,806 -121 20).1;-){,= Feb. 9 ... -------------------------------------------· I, 935 54,117 +251 ?6a Feb. 10 .. ----------- ------------------------ ------- 2, 413 54,222 +105 z;;y, Feb. 11---------------------------------------------- I, 288 54,395 +173 2f.-25Y, Feb. 14---------------------------------------------- 2, 287 54,:314 -81 25Y,=-Y, Feb. 15 ... ------------------------------------------· I, 170 54,472 +158 25)/,-Yz Feb. 16 .... ----------·-------·----------------------- 1, 421 54,478 +O 2!iY,=-% Feb.l7 ... ----------------------------------------·-- 3,598 55,447 +969 25Y,-20 Feb. 18 .... ------------------------------------------ I, 845 55,819 +372 25)12-% Feb. 20 ... ------------------------------------------- I, 515 55,928 +109 25),2-%= Feb. 2L---------------------------·---------------· I, 460 on, 350 +422 25%-% Feb. 23·--------------------------------------------- 3, 711 56,681 +331 24%-H Feb. 24 ...... --------------------------------·-·----- I, 649 56,770 +80 25-24:V.= Feb. 25.. .. ------------------------------------------ 3, 532 56,620 -150 24Y:i·jj Feb. 21 .. -------------------------------------------- 3, 732 56,493 -127 23%-% Feb. 28---------------------------------------------- :J, 147 M, 406 -87 24)<(-Ji Mar. L __ -------------------·-------·-·------------· I, 690 5G, 353 -53 24Ji=-Ji Mar. 2.-.------------------------------------------- 2,489 55,941 -412 23'Hi Mar. :L--------------------------------------------- 6, 786 56, Hl2 +251 24%-% Mar. 16 '----------------------------·--- ·----------- 7, 775 56, OJ:! -179 27Y.b Mar. 17 --------------------------------------------· 9, 802 55,958 -55 27Y,-% Mar. 18 ... ------------------------------------------ 4, 408 56,222 +264 27)/:i Mar. 20. _ ------------------------------------------- 2, ~20 50,013 -?00 27%-%= Mar. 2L-------------------------------------------· 5, 755 55,345 -668 28=-l< Mar. 22_ -------------------------------------------· 4, 039 54, 554 -791 27%-% Mar. Z:L _ ------------------------------------------· 4, 678 54, 607 +n3 2~J.<i-Ys Mar. 24.-------------------------------------------- 3, 434 54,416 -101 28%-Yz Mar. 25 ... ------------------------------------------ 4, 536 54, 514 +98 29V.-~ Mar. 27 _ -------------------------------------------- 4, 31i9 54, 277 -237 29Y,-''

~~~: ~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~· ~M ~~· m ~~~ ~~~=~ Mar. 30 .. ------------------------------------------- 43; o43693 ~32: 483777 =~~3 ~~~~Ji Mar. 31.--------------------------------------- ·---- 5', 764 " ' 30%-Y.l Apr. L---------------------------------------------- 10,823 g~: ~~~ -'t~J 31%-U Apr. 3----------------------------------·------------ 11 030 51 766 -815 3ZU~ Apr. 4----------------------------------------------- • • 33-32%"' Apr. 5 ... -------------------------------------------- 1140,939225 ~21,092321 +_2~~ 33:U-34 Apr. 6----------------------------------------------- ' " ' , 33V,.-Y. Apr. 7.---------------------------------------------- 17,195 51,523 -408 Apr. 8 .. --------------------------------------------- 8,841 51,861 -J-33~ ~~~ Apr. 10.--------------------------------·------------ 5, 787 51,859 - 'it quota·

1 The equal sign ( =), a, and b appearing as part o! a price quotation Indicate, respect! vely' a spl tion, asked price, and bid price. h JidaY

' Chicago Board of Trade wa• clo~erl Mar. 4 to Mar. 15, 1933, Inclusive, due to the bank 0 ·

CORN FUTURES FROM JANUARY 3, 1933 '1'0 DECEMBER 31, 1935 47

TABLE 29.-Daily volume of trading and open commitments in all corn futures combined and the closing price of the dominant future on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued

Date

1933 Apr IL •.• ----------------------------------------- • Apr. 12.----------------- ---------------------------Apr. 13 ...• -----------------------. -----------------Apr. J,) __ -- -----------------------------------------Apr. 17------------------------------ ---------------Apr. 18. __ ------------------------------------------. Apr. 19 __ ------------------------------ -- ------------Apr. 20 ________ ---------- __ • ____________ • ---- _. _____ _ Apr. 21 .... _________________________________________ _ Apr. 22. _ -- ______ . ___ -- ___________________ • _________ _

Apr. 24. _- _--- --------------.------------------------Apr. 25 .. ---. _________ • _______ • _____________________ _ Apr. 20 .. ___________________________________________ _ Apr. 27. ____________________________________________ _ Apr. 2> .• ____ , ______________________________________ _ Apr. 2~- ____________________________________________ _ May L_- ___ ------ ____________________ -- ___________ _ May 2.. .. ___________ •• _________________________ • ___ _ May 3 .... ---------------- _____ ------------ _________ _ May 4 _______ --------.----------------- --------------May 5~--- -- _.- --------------- -----------------------May 6... ___________________________________________ _ May 8 .. ________________________________________ • ___ _ May 9 _____________________________________ • ________ _ May 10 _____________________________________________ _ May 11 •. ____ ------ _________________________________ _ May 12 _____________________________________________ _

------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------.. --------------------------

June 7 .:::::::::::::~:~:: :::::::::::::: =~: ~ :::::::::: Junes_ Juno o_ ----------------------------------------------

Volume of trading

1,000 b11.8hels

9, 837 ~. 932 8, 042 6, 647 6, 667 7,487

22.222 17, 498 12, 819 10, 335 15,413 10,880 11,056 10, 584 12, 401 17, 262 13,502 12,366 24, 635 14, 634 25,077 22, 581 22,490 24, 5!! 19, 213 25, 542 31, 724 21, 797 16,062 18, 526 13, 558 15, 774 22, 518 25,375 18, 106 19,710 19, 552 21,321 18,588 1U. 960 11,084 14,233 12,319 9, 562

1!, 471 14,623 14,262 1!, 783

12, 609 18, 185 14,205 14,223 17,138 20,621 15,791 16,097 11,566 41,529 31,078 31, 244 28, !68 25,473 3!, 066 48,362 47,559 44,397 28,536 23,424 24,336 24,635 45,591

Open commitments Closing price of

Change dominant Amount from pre- future

vious day

Cent., 1,000 1,000 1939 Jutv

b11.8hels b11.8hels future &1, 018 -841 34'/g-35 50,977 -41 33V.-J1 50,087 -890 347\!-% 49,973 -114 34%' 50, 225 +252 34%=-!-1! 49,880 -345 35)1-3.'; 51, 935 +2. 0.55 36-35Ys 51, 470 -465 377"8"'!-1! 51, 479 +9 37%'-% 51, 59! +112 38'!/8"'!-1! 52,266 +675 39%'-!-1! .>2, 476 +210 38Y8"'38 53,187 +711 37'/g-%' 52,886 -301 36Ys=-Ys 52,358 -528 35!1;-% 51,793 -065 38Ys-%' 50,524 -1,269 38)1-%' 50,533 +9 39Y,-39 51, 588 +1.055 40'!/8"'!-1! 52, 132 +544 41Ys-%' fi3, 616 +1, 484 44-44% !i4, 752 +1. 136 44Ys-45 57, 4i4 +2. 722 44Ys-% 57,953 +479 43%'-% .>9, 286 +1,333 44Ys-%' 60, 802 +I. 516 46'\i-Ys 62,889 +2, 087 471~-47 66, 131 +3. 24.2 47-47Ys 66, 523 +392 17H-%' 68,106 +I. 583 45Ys r.R, 392 +286 46!1;-% 70, 081 +I, 689 40-46Ys 71, 486 +1,40!i 45'!/,-)1 69,401 -2, OR5 44!-{-% 69,206 -195 44%'-% 70, 225 +1. 0!9 4-57"8"'%' 71, 510 +1, 21'5 45)/s-46 74, 63S +3, 128 45-44Ys 75, 317 +679 157"8"'%' 74,679 -63R 40%'-47 70,445 +1, 760 46!/,=-%' 76,674 +229 45%'-% 78,081 +1,407 45%'-% 78,515 +434 45-44% 78, 6S! +136 44%--%= 78,881 +230 45 80,906 +2, 02.5 44Y,-14 82, 127 +1,221 44Y.-%

1933 Septem-ber [uture

83, 114 +987 46%'-~= 82,020 -1.094 48!1;-' 8 82,315 +295 48%-49 83,423 +1, 108 49-48% 84,738 +1,315 48Y.-% 84,500 -238 47%'-%= 84, !41 -359 48%'-% 84,601 +460 47~-~ 83,602 -999 48%'- ·= 19, 160 +558 50%-51 84, 3Q4 +234 50-50Ys 85,580 +I, 186 52-52%' 86, 157 +577 517\!-~ 86,669 +512 52)4-1 88,677 +2,008 53%-!-1! 90,037 +I, 360 56%'-57 91,358 -l-!,32! 60H-%' 93,423 +2, 065 56%-V. 92,089 -1,334 55!1!-~ 90,389 -1,700 57-571 s 90, 131 -258 59-58!1! 90,796 +665 60)/~1 93,012 +2. 216 63U-Y2


TABLE 29.-Daily volume of trading and open commitments in all corn future.s combined and the closing price of the dominant future on the Chicago Board of Trade Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935 1-Continued '

Date

1933 July 6 ..... -- •• ---- .... -------- •. ------------.---.---July 7. ___ .... --------- ..... _ ------- _______ ... ______ _ July 8 ..• ___________ ------ ___ ------ ____________ .. __ .. July 10 .. _ ...... __ .... ____ ------------ __________ .. ___ _ July 11. ------- ..... _______ ... ______ . ___________ •• __ . July 12. _ .• ------- •. ______ --------- _________________ _ July 13.-----.... ---- _ ••. _ .. ----------- _____________ _ July 14. ----- .. _ ••• __ .. __ • __ . __________ ---· ____ ...... July 15. _ ------ ____ ---- ____ .... ______ .. _ ---. ___ . ____ _

Volume of trading

1,000 bushels

47,341 47,292 27, 113 29,706 42,822 ao, 230 29,182 26,437 20,432

Open commitments

Amount

1,000 bushels

95,612 101,799 102,946 104,824 106, 143 110,824 1!4, 766 115, 3R2 114, 631

Change !rom previous day

1,000 bushels

+2, 600 +6, 187 +I, 147 +1,878 +I, 319 +4. 681 +3,941

+617 -751

Closing price of

dominant future

Cents 19.1.1 Septem-

ber future 60-65% 63%-64 64-64)/g 66o/',.--!!4 68X-% 6W,--68 66Y,.-67 6W,.--V, 69U-%

1983 Decem-ber future

July 17 ..•.•..•.........•.••••.•..• _ .....••...•...• -- 60, 323 ll8, 498 +3. 807 75)/g-76 July 18.............................................. 37,806 ll9,236 +738 74%-~ July 19.............................................. 49,202 120,172 +936 7())-f-'4 July 2<L ..•.•...•••.•..•..•.••.......••.••.........•• 67,451 ll7, 351 -2,821 56%-58 July 22 '········· ••.. .• .... .. .•... ..••• ... •.. ..•••.•. 6, 035 118, 659 + 1, 208 (') July 24. •.•.. .. ••••. ..• .... .... ..•••... ....•• •••••.•. 22, 686 111. 667 -a., 802 57% July 25. .•..•••• .••• ... .• •. . ....•.• .••• ..... ..... •••• 23, 433 106, 310 -5, 357 58U-% July 26. ••• . .•. . .•••..• .• •...•..•.• ..•• .. •...••.• ..•. 26, 087 104, 316 -1, 004 63·63U July 27 ······---------------------------------------- 21,474 104,043 -273 66)4-)4 July 28.............................................. 15,196 103,461 -682 62%a July 29.............................................. 12,002 103,108 -353 58%a July 3L. -------.-------------------- .•..••.. ------.. 13, 589 97, 691 -5, 417 54%a Aug. 1............................................... 4,494 97,732 +41 58%b Aug. 2................................................ 17, 115 08,297 +565 60%-61 Aug. 3................................................ 11,920 08,340 +52 60)/g-~ Aug. 4 .•••.. ----------·-·-··-----···----·-····----·-- 6,316 98,281 -68 68%-% Aug. 5............................................... 5, 827 97,888 -393 5Wr~ Aug. 7 ··------·-------------------------·-··········· 4, 617 97,591 -207 68%-% Aug. 8-----·---------------------·------------------- 8, 776 96,910 -681 58%-% Aug. 9............................................... 8, 276 96,821 -89 50%-~ Aug. 10.............................................. 10,492 96,640 -181 59Ys-!!4

1~~: ~L=========================================== 1~: ~~ ~~: ~g~ ='=t m ~~~!14 Aug. 14............................................... 1,003 95,785 -349 54Y,a Aug. 15.............................................. 1,105 95,573 -212 64%a Aug. 16.............................................. 6, 467 94,354 -1,210 60%a Aug. 17 ...•.•...• _____ •.••.. ___ .••. ------------------ 16, 831 92, 638 -1, 716 64%b1L Aug. 18.............................................. 18,500 92,944 +306 54%-h Aug, 19 ••. ---·---------------------------------------- 9,184 92,236 -708 57Y..--68 Aug. 21.............................................. 10,226 92,515 +270 6~!-'2-% Aug. 22.............................................. 7, 835 92{ 051 -464 6 -57)is

1~:: ~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1~: m ~i: ~r~ ='=~~~ g~~~ Aug. 25.............................................. 12,158 92,111 +299 56%--1.§ Aug. 26 •••.••••.. ------------------------------------ 7, 542 02,462 +351 66%-7< Aug. 28.............................................. 8,109 92,249 -213 5Ws-~ 1~~· ~~---------------------------------------------- g·~~g ~~:~b? -I.n~ ~~it}• Aug: 31:::::::::::::::~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 15:443 89,660 -1,041 54Y8-% Sept.!.............................................. 11,750 87,280 -2,380 54%-J.;

~~Ppt· g- --------------------------------------------- g·. ~~ r1.· ~~~ +-~:~ ~~~3~ . ---------------------------------------------- 87 600 61"4-Y,: Sept. 7 _. __________ .. _______ ... __ .. ___ .... _ .. __ -------- 4, 579 , +221 61%c:Vs

Sept. 8. _ ------- __________ .. __ .. ___ . ___ _ _ ___ _____ ____ o, 086 87, 377 -223 6014_.,1 Sept. 9 ••• ------------------------------------------- 3,973 87,470 +03 ul%-52 Sept. 1L -------------------------------------···-··· 7, 949 88,552 +1. 082 GO'<~'L sept. 12. ______ .. ______________________________ .. __ __ 1. 221 88, o48 -1-396 di-x Sept. !3_____________________________________________ 7, 200 80,762 +814 62'"

8 Sept. 14. -------- _______ .... _______ ------ ______ ------ 8, 420 90, 738 +976 62v,_53 Sept. 15_____________________________________________ 7,309 91,601 +863 55%-'A sept. 16 ... ------------------------------------------ 7, 646 92,339 +738 66 Sept. 18. __________ •• ___ ..... ___ ...... ___ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ __ 10, 942 94, 020 + !, 600 66!Y.--'-i Sept. 19_____________________________________________ 9, 443 95,000 +980 M%-fl Sept. 20.-------------------- ______________ ---------- 8, 297 95,943 +034 fiO!Yl"Yz Sept. 21.............................................. 11,341 96,217 +274 60%-%' Sept. 22 .. ------------------------------------------- 16,010 94,870 -1.338 [1 2,,,--'4 Sept. 23.____________________________________________ 6,800 94,820 -59 dJ,.-% Sept. 25_____________________________________________ 6,118 05,286 +466 so:Vs 61 Sept. 26_____________________________________________ 6, 788 95,700 +414 ,-

! th exchange, • OhlcagoBoard of Trade was closed July 21 and July 22, 1933, by order of the directors o e 1 trades·

except for 15 minutes on July 22, devoted to the exercising of weekly privileges and the adjustment 0



Date

1933

tgt ~= :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Sept. 30. __ -------------------------------------- ___ _ Oct. 2 .. ___ ------------------------------------------Oct. 3 .• --------------------------------------------Oct. 4 •• ---------------------------------------------Oct. 5 .. ------------------------- ______ . ____________ _ Oct. 6 •• --- .... ------ __ ---- ____ • ____________________ _ Oct. 7 .. ----------- __________ -------- _ ----------- ___ _ Oct. 9 .. ---------------------------------------------Oct. 10. _______________ -------------- ____ ------------Oct. 11..--------------------------------------------Oct. 13 .. ______ -------- ______________ ---- ___________ _

Oct. 14 .• ___ ------- ___ --------- __ .-------------------Oct. 16 .. -------------------------------------------Oct. 17 •. --------------------------------------------Oct. IS •• ---------- __ ------- __ --- ____ --_------- __ ---_ Oct. 19. _. ----------- ____ ------ _--- _--- --------------Oct. 20 •.•.•• ----------------.----------------------Oct. 21..--------------------------------------------Oct. 23 .• ___ ----- _________ ---. __________ --. -- _- __ - ---Oct. 24. _ --------- __ ------ __ • ______ •• ----_ ••• _. ___ ---Oct. 25. _. __ • __ ------ _______________________________ _ Oct. 26 .. _____________ • ________________ • ______ • _____ _

Oct. 27. ---·-----·------------------------------- ----Oct. 28. ____ --------- __ • ___________________ • ________ _

~~Vf:::~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

78730-87-4

Volume of trading

1,000 bushels

8, 353 5, 664 6,350 4,671 4, 881 5,075

15,389 10,220 23,435 20,580 14,432 9,304 7,891

14,503 17,076 13,366 16,097 20,620 12,718 16,706 9,021

17,509 14, 157 14,804 15,831 12,817 7,975

11, 139 lt,307 17,104 9,558

10,240 9,353 9,525 5, 796 7,992

16,266 10,347 10,380 13,326 14,102 11,253 13,701 8,973

12,271 10,045 8, 765

13,380 12,345 8,674

14,988 19,180 23,711 12,118 8,342 5, 728

10,691 9,930 8, 964 9, 592

10,590 11, 526 5,490 6,655 8,987 7, 902 9,127 6, 794 5,102

Open commitments

Amount

1,000 bushels

95,798 96,328 96,797 96,629 97,170 97,701 98,220 97,802 95,956 94,699 96,035 96,233 96,423 98,074 97,261 97,638 97.485 96,875 97,232 96,852 96,469 96,477 97,843 98,839 98, 668 99,304 99,453 99,506 98,680 98,841 99,191

99,386 100,092 99,310 99,328 99,172 99, 6f!7

100,100 101,074 101,285

99,899 99,903 99,874

100,135 99,954 99,345 99,705 99,647 98,797 98,569 08,405 97,809 96,419 94,059 93,680 92,969 92,992 93,977 94,873 96,566 97,821 98,963 98,809 99,529

100,093 101,095 101,378 102, 622 102,596

Change from previous day

1,000 bushels

+98 +530 +469 -168 +541 -Ki31 +519 -418

-1,846 -I, 257 +1.336

+198 +190

+1,651 -813 -t4377 -153 -610 +857 -380 -383

+S +1,366

+996 -171 +636 +149 +53

-826 +161 +350

+195 +706 -782 +IS

-156 +435 +493 +974 +211

-1, 3RR +4

-29 +261 -181 -609 -l-4l60 -58

-850 -228 -164 -596

-1,390 -2,360

-379 -711 +23

+985 +896

+1, 693 +1, 255 +1,142

-154 +720 +564

+1,002 +283

+1,244 -26

Closing price of

dominant future

Cents 1933 Decem-

ber future 51U-% 50Yr50 soM-% 50Ys-U 49-48% 48-47% 47~% 45%-U 41Ua 41Ys-42 43~% 43Ys-J1 42Y,S4 39~-40 38%,-39 37~-38 41Ysb 42Ya-43 41Ys-41 4~U 43Ya-U 45Yr4 4572-'fi 47•~-% 47 % 48.-% 47-46% 45%-U 43-42% 4Wa-% 42%-)1>

193/,Mau fvJ.ure

50?/a-51 511{-52 52~-52 51~-% 53~-Ys 55Y.-U MM-% 55~-Ys 55Ys-l1 53?/a-54 55Vrl1 MVs-l1 o3U-Ys 54~% 54Ys-54 53Ys-l1 50Ys-l1 52-52Ys 501/s-~ 50~-~ 50%-72 51Ys-51 51-50Ys 50Ya-50 50 52>f-~% 52~-1

53Y.- ~ 53-52% 54U-J1 54Ya-U 53~% 52Va-U 51)1-% 51%-)1 50U-Ys 507i\-U 50%

50 STATISTICAL BULLETIN 55, U. S. DEP'l'. OF AGRICULTURE

TABLE 29.-Daily volume of trading and open commitments in all corn future.9 com bined and the closing price of the dominant future on the Chicago Board of 'l'rade. Jan. 3, 1.933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued '

----------------------------------------.--------.-----------------~--------

Date

1033 Dec. 20 .•.....•.•...... _______________ •. __ •.. _______ _ Dec. 21. •.....•.•..... __ .•. __ .• ___ . _. _______________ _ Dec. 22. ___ • __ --· _________ • _. _________ • _. ______ • ____ _ Dec. 26 •• ______ • _____ • __ • _____ • _. _____ • _. _. _____ •• __ _ Dec. 27-- ______ .. ___ .. _ .. _. _. _________________ • _____ _ Dec. 28.--- ____ .. _. ______________ .•. ________________ • Dec. 20 ________________ ------- ______________________ _ Dec. 30 •... -------------- ________ .... _______ . --------

1034 Jan. 2. ____ -------.-----.-----.------------ .•.. -·----Jan. a_ ... __ .. _._. __ . __ .. _ ... ___ . ___ ... ___ . ___ . _____ _ Jan. 4. ______ .•. ____________ • ___ • _____________ • _ •.• __

Jan. 6 ... ------ ...•.... --------.--- ... - ... - .. -- .• -- .• Jan. 6 .• ----·-·-. _. ___ •.•.•. _. _. ___ •. ___ . _. ___ . _ •.•• _ Jan. 8 .•. --. _ -----. __ .•.•••. ___ • ______ . _. _. _________ _ Jan. 9 ... -------- .•.• -- .• ---- .. -- •• --.-- ...•. - .. -.- .• Jan. 10 .• ---- ••. --.------ .. -- ---- •.... - ... - -- ... -. --. Jan. II .• --------- •• _._ .. _. ___ .•..... ______ . ______ .•• Jan. 12. _ ---- __ •• __ .• ___ ........• _. __ ...•• _. _ .. ___ .• _ Jan. 13 .. ---. ---- .•.•.. __ .•.•.. __ .•.•.. _ .... _____ .. _. Jan. 15 ...• __ .•. -- -·- •. ---- .•.... -- ..... - ...•.....• -Jan. 16. --· ------ .••. -·- -- ..•. -- ........• --.- ...•.•.• Jan. 17 _____ . ______ . _. _______ .... __ ... __ . _. __ .. _____ _ Jan. 18. -------. ·--- _ .. __ . --- __ .. _ .•. _ ...... _. _. ____ _ Jan. 10. _ .•. _________ .. ______ . _______ .. _____________ _ Jan. 20. __ . _. ________ . 0. _____ • ______ ••• -- __ -- _____ ---

Jan. 22. ___________________________________ • _______ __

Jan. 23.---------------------0----------------------Jan. 24 •• --. ---.--- •• -- •• ----------.- ••• -.-.- •• ------Jan. 25.------------------- ______________ ------------Jan. 26.------------------- __________ ----------------Jan. 27.---------------------------------------------Jan. 29 .• ---------------------- __________ ------------Jan. 30.------------- -------·---- -------------------Jan. 31.--------------------------------------------Feb. L------------ ---------------------------------Feb. 2.--------------- __ -----------------------------Feb. a _________ --------------------------------------Feb. 5 .. ------ ___ -- __ .• __ --. 0 ••••• -- •••• - •• -- •••• ---.

Feb. 6 .. ----- __ ---- ... __ .-- .. __ .....• -- •. --.--. --- ... Feb. 7--------- -------------------'------ __ -------- __ Feb. 8. __ • ----. ____ .... ---- .•.. _. __ .•.....•.... ____ __ Feb. g _____ -----------------------------------------. Feb. 10 ______________________________________ --------Feb. 13 .. _______ •. ________________ • _________________ _ Feb. 14 ________________________ -------- ____________ __ Feb. !5 ____________________________________________ __ Feb. !fl .. ____ .. ---. ___________ . ____________ -- __ -- __ __ Feb. 17 ________________________ -------- _____ . ______ __

Feb. 19 .. __ -------- ____ ---------- ___ ------------- __ __ Feb. 20 __________________ -------- ________ ------------Feb. 21. .. --------- ________________________________ __ Feb. 23 ...... -------------- __ ---- __________________ __ Feb. 24 ______________ ---.----- _______ . ______________ _ Feb. 26. _____________________ ------------------------Feb. 27 ____________________________________________ __ T•'eb. 28 .. __________________ . _______ .. _______________ _ Mar. !. ____________ . _____ .... --.-- ...... 00 .-----------

Mar. 2 .... ________ . _________________________________ _ Mar. a _____ ----------- ... -------- ......... -----------Mar. 5 _____ __________ -------- _______ - _ ---------------Mar. 6 ..... ________________ . ____ . __________________ __ Mar. 7 ..... __________________ .. __ ... _____ . --- ____ ----Mar. 8 ..... ___ .. ____________________________________ _ Mar. o _____________________________________________ __ Mar. 10 ...... ______________________________________ __ Mar. 12 _______ ----------- .. _________________________ __ Mar. 1:~---------- _______________ ----- _- ______ ------ __ Mar. 14 ____________ ------------------ ...... ----------Mar. 15 _____________ ----------- ____________________ __ Mar. 16. ____________________________________________ _ Mar. 17-------- ______________ . _____________________ __ Mar. 10 ____________________________________________ __

Volume of trading

1,000 b1Mhels

10,459 9, 740

10, 205 3, 735 8,030 5,026 0,004 7,424

6, 051 5,478 5,197 4, 213 2, 631 2, 540 5, 384 5, 185 5,020 4, 248 4, 528

12, 59! 6,467 a, 969 a, 519 3,223 3,447 3, 932 3,324 !, 968 2, 725 2,102 1, 232 2, 597 5,208 3, 544 3, 921 2, 554 2,052 5, 280 2, 730 4,340 3,306 5, 053 4, 135 4, 431 2, 009 2, 421 I, 229 !. 408 2, 978 3, 188 3, 248 I, 855 2,009 2,603 2, 756 1, 092 ?, 610 4,020 2, 208 2, 135 I, 780 a, 677 2,-144 I, 940 I, 861 2, 475 I, 785 1,823 2, 577 2, 358 I, 841 3,108

Open commitments

Amount

1,000 bushel•

102, 2ar, 102, fifJO 102, 552 102,224 101,615 101,441 101,423 100,951

100,075 100,614 100,368

09,750 99,094 90,603 98,092 99,047 99,080 99,424 99,504 99,844 00, 23.3 99,095 99, 141 98,804

101,018 101, 075 100,917 100,874 100,9.59 100, 916 100,857 100,977 100,902 100,608 100,489 100,623 100,004 101,0.30 101,017 100,829 100,764 100,756 100, 801 100,502 100,678 100,879 98,811 ()8, 850 98,9.34 98,864 98,040 98,851 98,658 98,444 98,088 117,8.39 07, 634 97,127 97, 226 07, :JOO 117, 502 117,2011 07,243 07,040 06, 051 117, 068 90,024 00, H62 gn, 924 90,894 06,951 96,732


1,000 bushels

-301 +316

+2 -328 -609 -174 -18

-472

-276 -161 -140 -018 -56

-131 -571 +56 -1-33

+344 +80

+340 -611 -138 +46

-247 -!-2, 124

+57 -158 -43 -j-85 -43 -69

-j-120 -75

-294 -119 +134 -19

-H26 -13

-188 -06 -8

-j-45 -209 -14

-j-301 -2,008

-!-39 -!-84 -80 -j-80 -89

-H13 -214 -.356 -249 -205 -507 -j-00 -!-74

+202 -29:3 -j-:J4

-203 -80

-j-107 -134 -62 -!-02 -:lO +57

-219

Closing prico of

dominant futuro

Cents 1fJB4 Mav

[11ture 48-47~ 48~-% 50~-Ys soU-Ys 51%-Ys 51jt% liO'HYY, 51)-:(-60%

51~-Ys 50%-% 51Y,-5~ 61%-Y:l 61%-% 51%-V, 5Z:V.-Y:! 62V,.-53 62)-:(-% 6W.-Y:! oW.-% .sw.-% 53YrrM 53-52% 52)-:(-'/s 52%-% 62Y,-)o:( .lll/,-52 52Y..-5:l 5W.-% 61%-% 62Y ... )o:( 52)-:(-% 52Y,..-53 62%-% 62% 62)/,..-)-:( 62V...-J4' 52Y,-% 62%-53 52Y,-63 51%-Ji 52V...-J4' 51Yi-U 5W...-% 61%--52 fil%-52 Ol%-fi2 51%--% 5W..-Yz 50Vr% uo-nOl-ii oW.-V. .10% r,o~.(,--Y, 50Y:l--% r,QV,..-Y, 60%-V. 50~-Yz 51's 51)i M% f>JY.i bOLT-% w%-li 61--61Y>' 61'YH·2 !jlo/g-% 5I'V'I'J.:i nlY!rfll 50:V.-% w%--Ys 51--51Y>' 51-50!1i

coRN FU'l'URES FROM JANUARY 3, 1933 TO DECEMBER 31, 1935 51

TABU 29.-Dail?J volume of trading and open commitments in all corn futures combined and the closing price of the dominant future on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935·-Continued

Dote

1934 Mar. 20 .... -----------------------------------------Mar. 21 ..• ------------------------------------------Mar.22 .• -------------------------------------------Mur. 2.1 .. -------------------------------------------Mar. 24 ..• ------------------------------------------Mar. 2(!.. .•• -----------------------------------------Mar. 'li ... -------------------------------------------Mar. 28 ... -------------------------------------------Mar. 29 ... --------·----------------------------------Mar.3L .•. ----------------------------------------Apr. 2.---------------------------------------------Apr. 3 .•.. ------------------------------------------Apr. 4.---------------------------------------------Apr. 5.---------------------------------------------Apr.fL •. ------------------------------------------Apr. 1----------------------------------------------Apr. 9 .• ---------------------------------------------Apr. 10 _____________ ----- __ ---- ______ ----------------Apr. II. .. -------------------------------------------Apr.12 _____________________________________________ _

Apr. 13·---------------------------------------------Apr. 14 .• --------- ___ -------------------------------. Apr.1r.·--------------------------------------------Apr. 17 •••• -----------------------------------------Apr.IR .....•. ---------------------------------------Apr. 19 _____________________________________________ _

Apr. 20 .•.•••• ---------------------------------------

Apr. 21__ _______ • ________________ --------------------Apr.Z:L ___________________________________________ _

Apr. 24 _________________ ------ _ ----------------------Apr. 25 _______ ---------- ______ -----------------------Apr. 20.·-------------------------------------------Apr. 27·--------------------------------------------Apr. 28-·--------------------------------------------

lvlay 28---·-----------------------------------------i'vlf 2\----------------------------------------------

~i~ ~;:::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::

Volume of trading

1,000 buHhels

2, 437 1,:}14 1, 363 1, 020

900 2, 445 6, 487 2,835 .), 991 4, 779 2, 934 4, 794 5, 651 3, 346 I, 570 4, 453 a, 169 2,844 a, 665 6, 200

10,089 4, 257

17, 176 19,670 8, 225

11, 377 !J, 229

9, .506 8,6~ 9, 408

11,002 9, 811

II, IUO 10,798 19,525 14,101 13,179

5, 910 6, 147 .5, 721

11,220 7, 555 0, 973

12,472 10,082 0, 010 7, 048 3, 151 4, 070 5, 302 7, 736 6,833 9, 911 7, 022 7, 251

14,444 8,491 7, 51G

19,445 12,819 24,158 26,612

15,641 17,911 16,987 13,515 12,209 9,150

Open commitments

Amount

1,000 bushels

96,629 96,527 96,513 90,418 !JG, 221 90, 113 95,293 04,801 04, 485 93, oaz 93, 4f.t:) 93,004 92, 511 112,071 01,733 Ul, 206 UO, 901 UO, 544 00, 0~6 80,720 87,870 87,443 ~s. an 82, 385 81,774 80,825 80,406

79,700 70,202 78, 059 77,740 77,000 77,270 76,509 75, 466 71,840 72,132 70, 606 70,454 60,828 69, ~i66 60, o:14 68,260 68,404 68,071 67,261 67,134 66, 011 06,002 65,605 66,085 64, 772 65, ~53 65, 307 65, 650 66, 114 6.5, 538 65,004 63, 683 63, 606 61,001 63, 772

63, 668 62,4.58 61,701 61,688 60,875 00,837


1.000 bushels

-103 -102 -14 -95

-107 -108 -820 -432 -370 -853 -170 -440 -493 -440 -338 -437 -305 -357 -508 -307

-1,859 -427

-2,066 -2,902

-611 -940 -419

-616 -498 -633 -019 +wo -630 -761

-1,043 -3,026

+292 -1,4a6

-242 -620 -462 -332 -774 +144 -333 -810 -127 -523 -609 -307 -520 -at a +581 -46

+352 +456 -576 -534

-1,321 +13

+305 -220

-104 -I. 210

-757 -13

-813 -38

Closing price of

dominant future

Cents 10.14 Mav

future 51-51J.1i 51-50% 51-5!J.1i 5DV.-% 50%-% 50)4-% 48%-49 48% 48)4-% 40-49J.1i 48%-)4 47)/g-48 48)4-% 48)/z--% 48J+% 48%-% 411--49J.1i 40)4-% 49y.j 47)4-% 47Y.-Yz 46%-% 42%a 42Y.-Yz 42V.-% 4a)/.-J4 44)4-%

1994 Jutv future

47%-% 47Y.-Yz 47)/.-)4 47%-Yz 46%-r2 46%-r2 47)/.-)4 48)4-% 47)/z--% 48)4-% 48--47% 48)/z--% 41!--40J.1i 60)/.-)4 40%-50 40%-!1 51}11-% 40)/z--% 40Ys-J1 48)1-% 48% 40%-V. 50)1-% 50%-% 52 51)/z--% 51Y.-Yz 51%-% 53)/.--)1 54)/g-)4 53%-V. 67-57)1 57-57V. 60%-61 50-58%

19.14 Septem-ber future

57%-58 .1(t-55Ya 58)/.--% 57Xf-Ys 5i~-h 57)/,--58

52 STATISTICAL BULLETIN 5'5, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

TABLE 29 -Daily volume of trading and open commitments in all corn futures combined and the closing price of the dominant future on the Chicago Board of Trade Jan. 3, 1.933, to Dec. 81, 1935-Continued '

Date

1934 June 9 ..•..........•........ _. ______ • ___ ••••• _______ _ June I L ..... _ ......•.•......•....... _ ..•.......•.•.. June 12 .............•..•.....•... _ .... __ ...• ______ •.. June 13 ........•....•........•.......•.•.... ___ ...•.. June 14 .........• _ .................•. __ ...... __ ...•.. June 16 .•..•••• _ .•.....•.•..•.. _. ____ •. _ ..........•.. June 16 .•..•.•••.......•••.••..•..••.••.... _______ • __ June 18 ..•...••..••.....•.•••..•..••• __ ...........•.• June 19 .••...••..•••.•..•.• _ •••.••• _ •.•.... _____ ••••• June 20 •..•.•.•.•..•......•.•••.•••.•....•...•.•..••. June 21. ••••••••••••••••••••••••• _ ••• _. _ ••• __ ••••••• _ June 22 ............••.•......• _ .. _______ . _ ••• _ ..• _ •.. June 23 •....•.......•.•.•.•..••.•.•.• _. _ ••••••• _. ___ _ June 26 ...............•...... _ •.. __ .....•...••• __ .• __ June 26 .•.....••.•..•.•......•..........•.•.......•.. June 27 .•...••...•......••••.........••••.........•.. June 28 ••••••••••••....•••••••••.•••.••........•.•... June 29 ••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••• June 30 .•••.•.•.•••••••••.•..•••••.•..•.•........•••• July 2 ••••••••••••••••••••• ___ ••• ___ •••••••••• _ •••••• July 3 ..•.•.•.•.•..••.•.•.....•.•.•.•...••••.••.•.... July 5 .. _ .....•....••.•...•..••.....•...•.•••.•••.•.. July 6 .............••.•..... ____ ........ _ .•.•.• _____ _ July 7 ...•.•...•................•....•..•............ July 9 .•.•..••...•......... ___ ...... _ ...• __________ •. July 10 .••.•••.•.••....•••.... _ ..••.. _ •..... _____ •... July 11. ••••••••••••••••• ___ • _ ••• _ ••• ___ ••••• ___ ••• __ July 12 .• ········-- ____ ··-·· •• _ ••••• _____ .. _____ • _ •• _ July 13. _ ..••......••••.......• ·-··-. _ ..•••••• _ .•••.. July 14 .•••.•••••..••...•.•.•...•...•••••.......••... July 16 ••.•••.•.•.•... --------- ______ .•• ______ -------July 17 ••.•••.••.•... ---------- __ ------- ----·---·-··· July 18 .• ---···--·--- .••..• ---------------------- ___ _ July 19 .•..•••. ----------------------- __ • ______ .••.•. July 20 .. ---- --------···- ------··------ •••• _________ _ July 21. •• ------------------------------------------July 23. ---------------------------------------------July 24. _ .•.• __ ----·------------------- _____________ _ July 26.--------------------------------- •. ----------July 26. ---------------------------------- •. ----- ___ _ July 27------------------ .. --------------------------July 28. _ -------------- ____ ------·-·· _________ ----- __ July 30. _____________ ---------------- _ ..• ___________ • July 3L _ ---- ... ____ -------- __ ----------------- _____ _ Aug. L------------- ---------------------------------Aug. 2 ___________________ • ---------- _____ . __ . _______ _ Aug. 3 _____ • ___________ • _________________________ •. __

Aug. 4---- ___________ ------------------. ____________ _ Aug. 6--------------- __ ---- .... _ ------ .. ____ ---------Aug. 7----------------------- __ ------------------ ___ _ Aug. 8 _________ ------------- _ -------------- _. ------ __ Aug. g ________ ••• --------------- __ --- __ -- •• -- __ • __ • __ Aug. 10 .•..•. -------------------. __ ----------- ______ _ Aug. 11-------·------------------ -- ______ -------- •• __ Aug. 13 ..••.• ---- _ ... --·- ----------------------- .•• __ Aug. 14 .... __ -------- ________ • ____ • ___ • ________ ------Aug. 16 .. ------- _____________ .• _____________________ . Aug. 16 .... ____________ .. __ .. -----. ________ • _ .• ____ •• Aug. 17 •.. ----- .. __ ------ __ ..•.•.. __________ . _ ----- __ Aug. 18 .•• _ -----.-------- __ ---------- ___ •• _. ---------Aug. 20. ___________ -------- •• _____________ • _________ _ Aug. 2L ___ .. __ .. ---------- __ • ____________ • __ • ___ •• __ Aug. 22 •• __________________ •• _______________________ _ Aug. 23 ____________________ . ____________ • _________ • __

Aug. 24 ____ •••.•.• ___ ------------------ __ ------- ____ . Aug. 26 .... ______________ • ___ • ___ •. -------. _ ----- ___ _ Aug. 27----- ____________________________ ---- _____ .. __ Aug. 28 ...• ________ . ______ • __ . _. _. ___ .. ___ ... __ . _. __ _ Aug. 29 .... __________ ------ _____ • _. ___ ----- ____ •• _. __ Aug. 30 ..• ____________ ------ __ .•• __ •.•. __ ••• _. _ ••• __ _ Aug. 31. __ • _. _______ --.---.--------------------------

Volume of trading

1,000 bushels

9, 744 8,257

20,294 16, 196 16, 663 13,057 11,287 10,420 8, 950 7, 936

16,941 14, 187 8, 592 8, 240

11,606 10,226 24, 346 19,981 11, 631 15, 310 8,289 9, 175 8, 097 3, 598 9, 751 7,957

17, 394 19,574 13,086 13, 182 13, 161 29,720 19, 010 17,642 21,332 13, 539 23,517 18,981 24,469 23,960 12,638 19, oos 30,025 18,796 20,290 20,794 14,176

16,317 28,573 25, 481 22,630 34,896 33,562 31,426 30, 299 24,888 25,948 19, 197 26,041 15, 179 13, 463 15, 214 15, 590 II, 192 12, 100 20,063 15, 433 12, 742 17,529 14,810 18, 511

Open commitments

Amount

1,000 bv.shels

60,985 60,542 61,220 61,466 61,825 61,373 61, 198 61, 135 61, 523 61,498 60,320 60,008 59,652 59,824 59,924 59,817 60,678 61,401 61, 417 60,608 60,501 60,474 59,822 59,620 59,459 59,585 60,277 61,314 61,420 62,827 64,848 69,640 71,364 73,547 74,261 75,526 76,297 76,286 76,348 76,927 77,361 78,857 81,446 83, 148 84,895 R5, 460 85,240

85,897 87,824 88,408 88,812 89,300 89,009 90, 392 89, 381 89,234 80,065 89,411 89,065 88,595 80,083 87,928 87,837 86,764 86, 618 86, 913 87,210 87,219 87,474 87,779 87,204


1,000 bv"'hels

+148 -443 +678 +246 +369 -462 -175 -63

-t388 -25

-1, 178 -312 -356 +172 +IOO -107 +861 +723 +16

-809 -107 -27

-652 -202 -161 +126 +692

+1,037 +106

+1,407 +2,021 +4, 702 +1, 724 +2,183

+714 +1,265

+771 -II +62

+579 +434

+1,400 +2,589 +I, 702 -1-1,747

+565 -220

+667 +1, 927

+684 +404 +488 +669 +423

-1, 0!1 -147 -169 +346 -346 -470 +488

-1, !56 -91

-I, 073 -146 +295 +303

+3 +255 +305 -675

Closing price or

dominant future

Cems 19.~1, Septem-

ber fv,ture 56%-!!4 57)i-Ys 59J.Is-BO 69Y.--Ys 59~-Ys 69Ji--'/a 58!i/s-!!4 60Vs-!i OW.-% 69Y..-)i 67!4-% 5W..-8!!4 68Ys-1 z 58Y..- • 58%-Ys 5W..-Y, 62Vs-63 6W..-Y, 61-61Ya 5W..-% 59Ys-!4 69Ys-U 5W.--% 58U-Ys 67-56Ys 57Ys-58 62b 5W..-Y, 60!!4-Y, 61!4-Ys 6W..-Y, 62%--Y, 63Y..-% 63!!4-% 6W..-Y, 64Y,..~ 66)4-Y, 6W.-'A 6W.--% 65)i-% 6W..-Y. 68U-% 7(}-69Ys oW.-% 71-71!4 70%-Ys 7W..-!i 1981, Decem-

ber future 75Y,..% 77Y,-% 78~U 7W..-U 82Y,..% 83-83Ys 79Y,a 7(}-78::4 78%-% 78%'-79 78V.-Ys 7Wdi 7W..-Y, 76%'-% 78-78J.'ii 7BU-Ys 7W..-%' 78Y..--79 sw..--r. 79Ys-79 7DY,..% 80%-J.-2 soY.-%' 1W..-U


TABLE 29.-Daily volume of trading and open commitments in all corn future.~ combined and the closing price of the dominant future on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued

Date

1934 Sept. L- -------------------------------------------Sept. 4. --------------------------------------------Sept. 6.--------------------------------------- -----Sept. 6. --------------------------------------------Sept. 7----------------------------------------------Sept. 8. _ ---------.----.----. _ ----.------ ___________ _ Sept. 10.---------------- ________ -------- _______ -----Sept. 11. -------------------- __ -------- ____ ----------Sept. 12 .•.••.• ----------------------------------- __ _ Sept. 13. ------------------ ____ ---------- ____ --------Sept. 14. ---------- __________ ------------ __ -------- __ Sept. 16 .. _ -------------------------------- _________ _ Sept. 17- ------------- _______ -------------- _________ _ Sept. 18. _ ------------ ___ ----------------------------Sept. 19. ------- _ ------ ___ --------------- ___________ _ Sept. 20 •.• ________ -----. _______ ----------------- ___ _ Sept. 21. ______ -------- __ ------------------- ___ ------Sept. 22. ___________________________________________ _

Sept. 24 ___ ---------------------------- __ ------ _____ _ Sept. 25. __ • ____________ • ___________________________ _

Sept. 26 •• ------------------ _ ------------- __________ _ Sept. 27 __ ------------------------------- ___________ _ Sept. 28. _ ------------------ _ -----------.-------- ___ _

8~~-t:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: g~;- t ==::::::================ = ======== := == == := := == Oct. 5 .. __ ----- ____ ------- ______ ----------- _________ _ Oct. 6 .. -------------------------- __ ----------- __ . __ _

g~[: t =:::=:= ::======== ==: := = := ::: ====== == :=:=:===:

~~1: ![ ~ ~~~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ Oct. 17 ~- ------ __ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: get. 18. _ ------ ____ ----- __ ------- ___________________ _

------------------------------------------

Volume of trading

1,000 buahela

6, 792 11,388 11, 566 14,724 12,290 7,223 8, 979 s, 313 S,986

10,655 21, S58 9,673

13, 1S2 7, 961 9,SS4 S,402 7, 913 4, 665 5,S61 9,S09 7,541 7,350 5, 741 5, 471 9, 509

15, S04 1S, 379 22,442 9,107 7,467 9,119 9, 7S5

12,236 12,999

5, 716 9, 6SO

13,470 9, 436 7,840 9, 259 7, 411

11,841 11,091 8, 735

10,244 11,909 4, 788 7, 940 9,977

10, 436 13, 416 10, 141 6,S73

9, 182 15,467 10, 126 12, OS2

7, 419 1S, 396 19, 974 19,889 20,703 12, 312 15, 567 1S, 091 16,669 15, 141 16, 066

Open commitments

Change

Closing price or

dominant Amount from pre- future

vious day

Cents 19.'4 Old

1,000 1,000 December bushels bushels future

S6, 145 -1,059 so-so~ S6, 212 +67 79)4'-% S6, 413 +201 SW>r'~ 87,624 +1, 211 sov...- a S6, 913 -711 SOJ4'-% S7, 030 +117 79Y...-~ 86,526 -604 79J4'-% S6, 722 +196 79~% S7, 11S +396 79 % S6, 699 -419 7SV...-~ S6, 003 -696 76)4'-~ S5, 320 -6S3 75%-76 S5, 644 +324 7W>r'~ S5, 590 -54 77V...-h S5, 407 -1S3 76Yz-% S5, 152 -255 78)4'-~ S5, 083 -69 7SV~ S5. 066 -17 7S% S5, 572 +506 77Y...-~ S5, 058 -514 7SY...-79 S5, 035 -23 7SV...-J4' S4,S49 -186 7S~-% S4, 656 -103 7S~-% S4, 03S -61S 7S S3, 919 -119 76~-% S2, 679 -1,240 77Y.--76Ys S2,470 -209 74-73~ S1, 103 -1,367 74%-~ S1, 255 +152 75JT-J4' S1, 406 +151 74)4'-74 81, S25 +419 73V...-% S1, 544 -281 74Ji-% S1, S60 +316 76 S2, 461 +601 77J4'-% S2, 697 +236 76>11 83,265 +56S 76~ 83,575 +310 78V...-% 83,748 +173 78)4' 84, 175 +427 78% S4, 692 +517 77Y...-78 S4, 522 -170 77 S4, 345 -177 76%-% R3, 826 -519 75V..-~ 83, 30S -518 75V...-% 83, 373 +65 74V..-~ 82,629 -744 75~ 82, 60S -21 74~ S1,S28 -7SO 74% S1, 593 -235 75)4'-% S1, 472 -121 76J.i-J4' S2, 238 +766 77JT-% S1, S99 -339 7SJ.i-Ji S2, 264 +365 77V...-Ji

1935 Mav future

82,709 +445 78~-Ys 83,043 +334 SO%-% S2, S93 -150 80Y...-J4' S2, 777 -116 S1-S1~ S2, S99 +122 SW...-% S2, 306 -593 S3Ji-% S2, 404 +98 S3-S2Ys 82,445 +41 83Y...-84 S2, 49S +53 S4-84~ S2, 209 -289 S4V...-~ S1, 355 -854 S5V...-~ 79, S16 -1,539 S4)i-~ 79, 451 -365 S5J4'-~ 79,223 -228 S5~-% 79, S29 +606 S5~-86

54 STATIS'l'ICAL BULLETIN 55, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

TABLE 29.-Daily volume of trading and open commitments in all corn futures combined and the clo.sing price of the dominant future on the Chicago Board of Trade Jan. 3, 1.933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued '

Date

1034 Nov. 24. _ ------------------------------------------Nov. 26 •.. -----------------------------------------Nov. 21---------------------------------------------Nov. 28 ........................................... .. Nov. 30 ............................................ . Dec. 1 ..................... --------------------------Dec. 3 .......... -------------------------------------' Jec. 4-~-------- --------------------------------- ___ _ D.:c. 5 ............................................. .. Dec. 6 .............................................. . Dec. 7 .............................................. . Dec. 8 ................ -------------------------------Dec. 10 ____________________________________________ __

Dec. 11. ........................................... .. Dec. 12 _____________________________________________ _

Dec. 13 ............................................ .. Dec. 14 ............................................ .. Dec. 15 ............................................ .. Dec. 17 ............................................. . Dec. 18 .• ____ • _. __ • ____ ..... ___ .... __________ ... _ ... . Dec. 19 ............................................. . Dec. 20 ............................................. . Dec. 21. ............................................ . Dec. 22 ............................................. . Dec. 24 ............................................. . Dec. 26 ............................................. . Dec. 27 ....................... -----------------------Dec. 28 ................ ------------------------------Dec. 29 ............. ___ ------------------------------Dec. 31. ............................................ .

1035

Volume o! trading

1,000 bushels

15,708 10, 227 18,617 25,141 18, :J52 18,220 21,372 ~~- ~05 20, 3o:J l:J, 476 22,608 11,267 15, 425

7, 702 12, 036 10,833 10, 6:J5 8, 264

11, 095 15,262

7, 402 7. :!13

11, 544 5,0W3 4, fJ28

10, oa2 8, S80

11,678 10,777 11, 554

Open commitments I Change

Amount from previous duy

1,000 1,000 bushels bushels

7!1, 581 -218 78,569 -1,012 77,800 -670 76,883 -1,010 75,700 -1,114 74,652 -1,117 75,143 +401 74,500 -544 71,843 -2,750 72,081 +238 72,057 +876 72,228 -720 71,057 -1,171 71,308 +251 71,086 -222 70, sao -250 7!,2W +:J80 70,881 -:J35 71, 2iJ +308 71,006 -273 11, o2:J +17 70,880 -143 70,271 -000 70, lfi8 -103 70, 200 +41 70, 725 +510 70, 028 +203 70,905 +67 70,604 -301 70,726 +32

Ciosln~ price of

dornlnunt, !uturc

-----·-Cents

10-% Ma11 /1JJure

80~-Y, 85:V.-80 BW.-Y. 88Yt-% 88~-Y, 01-01Y, OW.-J1 OHJY, 02Yt-% 0?-02Y, 01)4-% OfHJOY, OOY.-~ 80~-' 88)/..-88 88)4--% 80)4-% 88~-% 8W..-Y2 87~-:V, 87Y,--87 8W~rJ4 8W.-Y2 87%-Yf RB'V.-Yf 80)/..-fJO 8Wz-% 00!-2-% 80!1--'/s 80~-Y,

Jan. 2 .... ------------------------------------------- 7,892 i I, 082 +956 88!V.-r.i Jan. 3.---------------------------------------------- o, 126 71,218 -404 80)/,..89 Jan. 4----------------------------------------------- 8, 331 71,371 +!53 89% Jan. 5----------------------------------------------- 6, 606 71, :!58 -J:l 90%-Vz .Tan. 7 .. --------------------- -------·---------------- 11, 408 70, 692 -6fJ6 OIY.-% Jan. 8.---------------------------------------------- 8, 746 70,276 -410 01Yt-% Jan. [)_______________________________________________ o, 401 70,805 +610 oov.-V. Jan. 10 ... ·------------------------------------------ 6,440 70,868 -27 O!Y,-J-1 Jan. ll______________________________________________ 17, 77:! 70,606 -172 81t·88% Jan. 12______________________________________________ 11,012 60,005 -1,001 8!H0~1i Jan. 14 ............................... _______________ 7, 246 60,502 -IO:J 8Wz-%

~:~: iL:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: i~: g~~ ~~: ~i~ -:.~~~ ~tfri~ ~:~: !t:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: i: m ~i: &~~ -~~~ !~~~ ~:~: ~k::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~: g;;~ ~~: m +~~~ ~~~r.~ Jan. 23.·-------------------------------------------- o, 475 RS, 6n2 -501 ~1~~~ Jan. 24---------------------------------------------- 0, 405 65,603 -I-ll 84Y,--SS

j~: ~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: g: ~~~ ~g: n~ =~~~ 86-84% Jan. 28---------------------------------------------- !4, 844 04,661 -496 ~~~;~ Jan. 20______________________________________________ 8,862 64,430 -231 saY,-% Jan. 30.............................................. 5, 260 64,374 -56 84y,V. Jan. 31.............................................. 6, 30fJ 64,152 -222 8;l),H4 Feb. L---------------------------------------------- 6, 403 fl4, 073 -70 84_84y. Feb. 2----------------------------------------------- 5, 377 6:J, 700 -304 82)4-!> Feb. 4----------------------------------------------- 7, 027 63,835 -l-126 BZ%-V. Feb."----------------------------------------------- 8, 057 03, 53~ -209 82'V,..!.I, Feb. 6----------------------------------------------- 4, 372 fJ3, 878 +342 83%-Yz Feb. 7----------------------------------------------- r,, 080 64,11:J +23fi 84~f--% Feb. 8----------------------------------------------- 6, 6f!7 04,238 +125 BoJ-1-Y. Feb. [) ____________________________ ------------------- r,, 379 63,818 -420 84_83% Fell. 11 ... ___________________________________________ 6, 432 64,846 -1-1,028 86-Sfi)/a

Feh. 13·--------------------------------------------- 5, 255 65,038 +102 HfiY,-V, Feb. 14---------------------------------------------- 7, 455 64,814 -224 snV.-% ~eg·jg---------------------------------------------- ~: ~~~ ~!: ~~~ :m 8HJ,Hi

~~g: lt~::::::===========:::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1~: ~gg ~~: ~~ tg~ ~~~~ Feb. 20 ..••.. ---------------------------------------- 8,890 66,161 -43 "•1 gto

• On Feb. 18, 193.5, trading was suspended nt 11:13 a. m., for the remainder or the trading daY own the rendition of the gold-clause decisions by the Supreme Court.


TABJ,E 29.-Daily v~lume _of trading an0 open commitment.~ in. all corn future.~ combined and the closzng przce of the domznant future on the Chzcago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, 1983, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued

Dflte

1935 Feh. 2'------ ---------------------------------------l'eh. 23 .. -------------------------------- ------------Fe h. 25 __________ --- --.------------------------------Foh. 26 ...... ---. -----------------------------------Fe h. Zl .. --------------------------------------------Fe h. 2il .... ------------------------------------------Mar. I ... _-------------------- .. -----.-.--.----.----Mar. 2 .••.• ---- ... ________________________________ __

Mer. 4 __ •• ------------------------------------------Mar. 5. __ .... _____ .... _____________________________ _

Mar. fl ........ ----- ... -----------------.-.-------- •• Mer. 7 _. _ ..... ------------------.--------- ________ .. Mer. 8 ........ --------- _____ • __ -------- ____________ ..

Mar. 9 ___ • ------------------------------------------Mar. II ... _ .......... __ ._._.-----. ___ ----- ________ __ Mar. 12. _. ___ ------- _______________________________ _ Mar. 13. _. __ ------------ ________________ ------- ____ _ Mar. 14.. __ --------- ___ -----------------------------Mar. 15_ .•• _ .. ____ .. ______________________________ __

Mar. W •• ___ ----------------------------------------M or. JR .. __________________________________________ __

Mar. I D .. _------------------------------------------

Volume of trading

1,000 bushels

8,173 7,894 5, 612 6, 000 5, 817 5, 308 4, 961 4,118 5, 385

11, 049 17, 560 6, 373 3, 92.5 6, 336

16,392 0,098 7,190 8, 686 8,811 8, 258

12,919 8, 278 8, 025

11, 176 7, 287 7,106 6, 657 4, 968 9,020 6,165 4,163 5, 636 5, 667 8, 276

14,289 18,844 13, 138

6, 808 19, 194 17,068 18,055 14,303 14,326 12, 905 13,035 10,202 15, 389 0,901

11,307 12,084 11,202 19. 147 10,317

Open commitments Closinr.

Change price of

dominant Amount from pre- future

vlous day

Cents 1,000 1,000 1935 May

bu,Rhels bushels future 04, 950 -211 85%-% 64,214 -730 84V.--~ 63,846 -368 8W.--~ 63,679 -107 84V.--' 63,553 -120 84Y.--85 62,561 -092 84Y.--J4 62, 787 +226 84¥.--J.-S 62,792 +5 84)/.--84 62,202 -5fKJ 8:W.--J.-S 61,038 -1,164 82~-Ys 60,289 -749 81%--Ys 60,062 -227 82~-'/s 50,614 -448 g2)/;;-82 59, 168 -446 81)/.--81 58,050 -1,118 79)/,-79 57,417 -633 70)/,-~ 57, 520 +roo 79Y.-80 57,801 +275 78Y.-% 57,813 +12 79)/.--~ 57, 111 -702 77Y.-V. 55,957 -1,154 76%-% 55,908 -49 77%-~ 55, 768 -140 78~-Ys 55,764 -4 781 ,-78 55,917 +153 78V.-% 56,441 +524 77%-% 56,651 +210 77Y.--% 56,662 +11 77Ys-73 56,374 -288 79~ 56,238 -136 i8Ys--% 56, 360 +131 79~-v. 56,027 +258 80~-% 56,949 +322 ROY.-% 56,920 -29 80Y.--81 M,896 -24 83~-% 56,456 -440 8W.--sA 56,927 +471 84)4-% 57,741 +814 84V.-V. 57,429 -312 86%-V. 56,887 -542 87V.-J.-S 56, 305 -582 88)/.--~ 56, 442 +137 87%-'• 56,535 +93 88:Va-J-~ 56,403 -132 88V.-% 55,485 -918 88%-% 55, 366 -119 8W.-Ij 55,348 -18 80)/,-)4 54,828 -520 90%-~ 54, U18 -630 91%-V. 53, 4fil -747 90Y,-91 53,060 -382 88%-V. 49,803 -3,266 88-87% 40,060 -743 89-SOYs

1985 .lulu Apr. 27 future

o, 250 48, 505 -555 83Y.--s4 13,480 47,208 -1,207 84Ys--85 15,881 44,440 -2,768 85-85Y, 8, 850 43,070 -470 84%--V. 8, 778 43, 606 -364 83Ya-84 6, 532 42, 830 -776 83)/J":% 5, 032 42,461 -360 82~,-)4 8, 345 42, 682 +221 83~ -Ys

13,340 42,070 -612 81)/.-% 8, 806 41,602 -408 SlY..-~ 5, 177 41,200 -363 82!/.--!4 5, 648 40,740 -550 81~-Ys 8, 262 39, 055 -785 80'/s-~

May 14--··------------------------------------------ 10,197 39,573 -382 80)/,-~ • 'I' ---------------------------------------------- 7, 633 30,473 -100 80%-Ys

ota~~;~g~rB~sp~nded Apr. 24, 1935, pending arrangements for the disposition of open futures contracts or Trndo !rod; e exchange who had been granted an Injunction by a Federal court restraining the Board

suspending the member.

56 S'l'ATISTICAL BULLETIN 55, U.S, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

TABLE 29.-Daily volume of trading and open commitments in all corn futures com bined and the closing price of the dominant future on the Chicago Board of Trade. Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued '

Date

1935 May 15 •.••.•.•.••.•••••••• ---·············----····-· May 16 ••••• _ .•. __ ----. ____ ••••• ····---------------·-May 17 ______________ ---- ______ - ---------------------May 18----------------------------------------------May 20 _____________________________________________ _ May 2L .• _ ---- _______ -- _____ -- ______ --- _____ --------May 22 .. ___________________________________________ _ May 23 _______________________ -----------------------May 24 ________________________ ----------------------May 25 ______________________ ------------------------May 27-------------------- __ ------------------------May 28 .• ______________________ ----- __ ---------------May 29----------------------------------------------May 3L •• _ ---- __ -- -· _____ -- __ -----------_ -----------June 1.----------------------------------------------June 3 •• ______ ----- _- _--- -------- --·-----------------June 4 •• ----- _________________ --------- ____ ---·------June 5 ________ -- __ -----------------------------------June 6. ______________________________________ ---- ___ _

June 7 ___ ---- _--- __ ----------------------------------June 8. ______________________ --- _____ --- ____________ _ June 10 ___________________________ ------- ______ ---- __ June 1L •• __ --------- _________________________ ----- __ June 12 •• _________________________________ --------- __ June 13 ___________________ ---- ___ ------ ______ ------ __ June 14 __________________ ----------------------------June 15 ___________________ ---------------- ___ ------ __ June 17----------------- ----------------------------June 18-----------------------------------------.-----

June 19 ________________ ~--- -------------------- _____ _ June 20 .. -------------- ____ ---------- ________ ------ __ June 21. _ --------------------------------------------June 22 •. ___ ----------- ____ --------------------------June 24 __ -------------- ______ ------------------------June 25 _______________ -------------------------------June 26 .. ______________________ ----------------------June 27 __ --------- _ -------- __ ------------------------June 28 .• ------ _________ -----------------------------June 29 •. ____ ---- ___ --- _ -----------------------------July L _ --------------------------------------------July 2.----------------------------------------------July 3 _________ ------------ __ ------------------------July 5. _ ------- _____________ -------------------------July 6. ______________ ---- ____ ------ ------------------July 8. __ --------------------------------------------July o _______ ------ __ --------------------------------July 10. _ --------- __ ---------------------------------July 11. ___ ------ _____ -------------- _ ----------------July 12. ________ ----- ________ ---------------------·--July 13. _ ·--------· ____ -------- __ --------------------July 15. _ --------------------------------------------July 16. _________ ---- __ ------------------------------July 17 ______ ------- __ -----.--------------------------July 18. ___________ ---- ____ --------------------------July 19. _ -------- ________ ----------------------------July 20. _ -------------------------------------------July 22. _ -------------------------------------------July 23. _ ------------------ __ ------------------------July 24. _____ ------------ _ --------------- _ -----------July 25. ____ --- _ --------- _ ---------------------------July 26. _ ---------------- ____ ------------------------July 27 __ --------------------------------------------July 29. ___ ------------ ____ --------------------------July 30. _ ------------------ __ -----------------------July 3L _ -------------------------------------------Aug. L--------------- ----- __ ------------------------Aug. 2 .•. _____________________ - _- -- _- _----- ----------Aug. 3----------------- __________ --------------------Aug. 5------------- __ ---- ___ --- ___ -- -------------·- __

Volume or trading

t,Of)() bmhels

5,063 10,032 7,261 5,478 7,402 9, 742 5,986 5,208

15,684 9,468

12,411 10,826 10,409 14,671 10,566 13,054 10,657 7,376 7,762 6,814 6,156 6,886 5,045 7,052

11,589 9,010 5,402 7,237

10,149

8, 539 9,963 6, 794 4,068 4,776 5,865 9,066 5,162

15,378 10,487 13,021 9,718 7, 741

11,055 8, 392 7,686 7,039 5,688 5,742 2,473 3,410 6,511 5,686 7,259 4,687 4,193 2,389 5, 206 5,183 3,"966 5,308 6,916

10,408 8,740 8,347

11,233 10,418 9, 721 6,135 5,953

Open commitments

Amount

/,Of)() bmhels

39,288 39,623 39,721 39,577 39,935 40,049 39,667 39,688 39,223 38,381 38,227 38,097 37,257 35,434 35,690 36,032 36,126 37,002 37,351 37,011 36,924 36,453 36,624 36,501 37,012 36,795 36,389 36,640 37,240

37,636 38,008 37,949 38,012 38,303 38,457 38,447 38,019 37,388 36,756 35,800 35,660 36,909 35,393 35,543 35,219 34,842 34,330 33,964 33,787 34,386 33,961 33,602 32,084 32,247 31,849 31,768 31,431 31,272 30,027 30, 24i 29,756 29,348 28,338 27,874 26,345 27,299 27,767 27,605 27,408


/,Of)() bu8hel8

-185 +335 +98

-144 +358 +114 -482 +21

-365 -842 -154 -130 -840

-1,823 +256 +342 +94

+876 +349 -340 -87

-471 +171 -123 +511 -217 -406 +251 +600

+396 +372 -59 +63

+291 +154 -10

-428 -631 -632 -956 -140 +249 -516 +160 -324 -377 -512 -366 -177 +599 -425 -359 -618 -737 -398 -83

-335 -159 -345 -680 -491 -408

-1,010 -464

-1,529 +954 +468 -162 -197

Closing price or

dominant future

CentB 1936 Julu

future 80%-81 82%-83 81~-% 82%-% 82%-% 81%-% BlYs-81 81)4-% 79%-~ 78¥.-~ 77~-78 78)4-~ 78-78Ys 78~-% 78~-% 80Yz-% 8014-% 80~-% 80)4-~ 80J4-n 81)4-% 82%-Yz 81%-82 80~-% 79M-Ys 79-79~ 79-78% 80%-'.4 8lYs-82

1986 September future

76-75% 76%-)4 75~-% 7Wa-76 76%-~ 76%-% 76-76)1 75%-% 76jf-77Ys 76%-Yz 76~-% 76!4-% 76%-Ys 73-73)4 74)4-% 74%-75 76)4-!4 75Y.-J4 74% 74Y:r% 74%-)4 76Y:r% 76)11-76 76¥.-Yz 75¥.-~ 76)4-Ys 75%-M 75-74'% 76!4-% 76!-.(-% 75!4-% 76%-Yz 77!/s-78 76%-77 761<(-Ys 76M-V! 77%-% 78%-M 7711!-M mr-}1



Date

1935 Aug. 6 ______ -----------------------------------------Aug. 7--------------------------------------- _______ _ Aug. 8 .. ---------------------------------------------Aug. g ___ --------------------------------------------Aug. 10.------------------- __ --------- ______________ _

Aug. 12.------------------------------ ___ ------ _____ _ Aug. 13 .. _________ ---- ______________________________ _ Aug. 14 ____ ---------------------------------- _______ _ Aug. 15..------------------- ___ ------ __ --------------Aug. 16 ... ______ - ---- _- ___ --- _- __ -- _________________ _ Aug. 17 _____________________________________________ _ Aug. 19 _________ ----- _______________________________ _ Aug. 20 ______ ------------------------- _ -------- _____ _ Aug. 2L-------------- -----------------------------Aug. 22--------------------------------------_ -------Aug. 23 ... __________________________________________ _ Aug. 24 ________ ------- _____________________________ --Aug. 26----------------------------------------------Aug. 27--------------------- _______________ ---- _____ _ Aug. 26 ____ ------------------- __ -- _____ ------ _ -------Aug. 20 _____________________________________________ _ Aug. 30 _____________ ----- ___________________________ _ Aug. 3L _______________________ ------- _ -------- __ ---Sept. 3.---------- _____________ ----------------------Sept. 4. ___________ -------- ____ ---- __ ----------------Sept. IL ------------------------------- _____ ---------Sept. 6. _____ ---------------- _______________________ _

II; ~liiiilillilli~illii~l~llillliilliilllll ill I S ep 1. --------------------------------------------

Volume of trading

1,000 bushels

11,303 6, 503 4,066 4,053 8, 130

14, 140 9,106 7,197 7, 769 6,198 7,020 7,422 5, 265 5,110 3, 971 4, 803 2, 210 3,012 5,420 6, 353 6,381 2,878 2,984 5, 080 4,376 3, 584 3, 513 2,836 4, 019 5,815 7, 252 3, 373 2, 693 2,488 5, 572

12,658 7,045 8,394 4,868 3, 625 4, 058 4,172 5, 851 8, 778 6,880 3, 937 7, 817 4, 968

18,688 10,038 9, 372

10,731 10, 382 8, 667 6, 765 6,017 6, 568 5, 512 4,215 6, 979 5, 773 7, 308 5,209 4, 327 6,464 7, 226

Open co=itments

Amount

1,000 bushels

27, 819 27,781 27,798 28.047 28,791

29,415 29, 192 28,982 28,948 28,963 29,302 29,188 29,069 28,747 28,556 28,491 28,401 28,619 28,626 27,817 27, 585 27,425 27,287 27, 189 27, 177 26,852 26, 727 26,733 27, 156 27, 549 27,476 27,493 27,546 27,477 27,564 27, 511 27,752 27,194 26,647 26,710 26,834 26,785 26,445 26,825 26, 571 26,417 25,076 25,049 24,250 24,336 24,595 24,967 25,11'1 25,352 25,525 26,044 26, 159 26,382 26,848 26, 551 27, 156 27,948 28,034 28, 190 28,682 29,014


1,000 bushels

+411 -38 +17

+249 +744

+624 -223 -210 -34 +15

+339 -114 -119 -322 -191 -65 -90

+218 +7

-809 -232 -160 -138 -98 -12

-325 -125

+6 +423 +393 -73 +17 +53 -69 +87 -53

+241 -558 -547 +63

+124 -49

-340 +380 -254 -154

-1,341 -27

-799 +86

+259 +372 +184 +201 +173 +519 +115 +223 +466 -297 +605 +792 +86

+156 +492 +332

Closinll' price of

dominant future

Cents 1995 Septem-

ber future 76-75Ys 75Y.--76 75Yz-U 76U-Ys 75Y.--75

1985 December future

56-55Ys 55)4-% 5Wz-% 57Y.--57 57Y.--Ji 56:V.--U 55Ys-55 55~-% 56'!/.--U 55Ys 56%-'A 56)4 56Ys-Ys 56)4-%

mt~ 57-57Ys 57Yz-% 56Y,-56 56Ys 56Yr~ 56Ji-)4; 56)4 55~-Ys 56Ys-57 57 . 56Ys-% 57U-% 56Ys-57 57Y.-U 59Y.--~ 58%-V. 58-57% 58Ys-Vs 58~-Y. 58Yz-~ 58U-Ys 58-57Ys 59)4-~ 58)4-~ 57Ys-% 57)4-% 58Ys-59 61Ys-62 61~-'" 62%-Ys 64~-% 64~-Ys 62%-% 61k% 6W.--U 60~-% 6Q-59Ys 61 60%-Ji 59~-Ys 59Ys-Ji 59-59Ys 59%-V. 60~-% 61)>-f-%

58 STATISTICAL BULLETIN 55, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICUL'l'URE

TABLE 29.-Daily volume of trading and open commitments in all corn futures combined and the cloS'ing price of the dominant fut·ure on the Chicago Board of Trade Jan. 3, 1938, to Dec. 31, 1936-Continued '

Date

1035 Oct. 24 _____________________________________________ _ Oct. 25 _____________________________________________ _ Oct. 26 _____________________________________________ _ Ort. 28 ________________________ ------ _________ -- _ -- __ Oct. 29 _____________________________________________ _ Oct. 30 _______________________________________ ----- __ Oct. 3L _ ----- ______________________________________ _ Nov. L __ ---- ___________________________________ ----Nov. 2 ________________________ ---- _________________ _ Nov. 4_ ____________________________________________ _

Nov. 5 _______________________ ---------- -------------Nov. 6 _____________________________________________ _

Nov. 7 __________ ---- _________ --- --------------------Nov. 8 _____________________________________________ _ Nov, 9 _____________________________________________ _ Nov. 12 __ ----- _____________________________________ _ Nov. 13 ___________ ---- ______________ ---- ___________ _ Nov. 14_ ___________________________________ --- _____ _

Nov. 15- __ -- _______________ ------- _- ---- __ -- --------Nov, 16 ____________________________________________ _ Nov. 18 ____________________________________________ _ Nov. 19 ____________________________________________ _ Nov. 20 ___________________ -- ______ --- _ -- __ -- __ - --- --Nov. 2L ________ --- _________ ----- __________________ _ Nov. 22 _________________________________________ ----Nov, 23 ______ -- _________ -- ____ -- _____ --- ------------Nov. 25 ___ -- ________________ ---- ___________________ _ Nov. 26. __ ---- __________ ----- __________ -------------Nov. 27 ________ --- ________________________ ------ ___ _ Nov. 29_- ___ -- _- --- _____ - ____ - __ ------------ --------

Nov. ao _________________________________________ -- __ Dec. 2 ______________________________________________ _ Dec. 3 ______________________________________________ _ Dec. 4_ _____________________________________________ _ Dec. 5 ______________________________________________ _ Dec. 6 _______________ ----- __________________________ _ Dec. 7 ______________________________________________ _ Dec. 9 _________ . ____________________________________ _ Dec. 10. ____________________________________________ _ Dec. IL ___ --- ___ -- __ ------- ___________ -- ____ -- _____ _ Dec. 12 ___________ ----- _____________________________ _ Dec. 13 _____________________________________________ _ Dec. 14 _____________________________________________ _ Dec. 16 _____________________________________________ _ Dec. 17 _____________________________________________ _ Dec. 18 _____________________________________________ _ Dec. 19 _____________________________________________ _ Dec. 20 _____________________________________________ _ Dec. 21 ___________________ : _________________________ _ Dec. 23 _____________________________________________ _

Dec. 24----- ___________ --- ____ -- --------------------. Dec. 26 _____________________________________________ _ Dec. 27 _____________________________________________ _ Dec. 28 _____________________________________________ _

Dec. 30- ___ ---- __ ------------ _--- --------------------Dec. 3L ____________________________________________ _

Volume or trading

1,000 bUBhels

5, 089 3, 000 2,878 7, 309 9, 004 7, 376 7, 719 4, 800 3, 643 3, 786 3, 748 5, 444 4, 003 2, 945 2, 445 5,020 4,116 3, 745 4, 417 3,850 2, 341 9, 665 6, 155 5, 692 5, 545 2, 952 4, 278 4, 470 3, 935 7,498

9,139 7,189 0, 215 3, 720 4, 438 6, 143 2,550 a, 088 3, 901 1, 908 I, 730 8, 391 5, 3:i6 4, 828 2, 814 I, 981 2, 693 I, 786 3, 318 2, 343 2, 247 2, 004 6, 332 1, 731 2,128 2, 206

Open commitments

Amount

1,000 bushels

29, 581 30,320 30,218 30,726 31,089 31, 522 31, 670 32,022 32, 146 32, 817 32, 909 32,765 32, 702 32,515 32,316 32,243 32,047 32,175 31, 712 31,786 31, 765 30,982 31,364 31, 365 31,420 31, 612 31,974 32, o3:J 32,090 32,256

31, 535 30,988 29,770 29,009 28,214 27,365 27, 215 26,758 26,157 25, 053 25,845 25,232 25,310 25,066 24, 795 24, 500 24,736 24,307 23,874 23, 255 23, 185 22,766 21,865 21, 011 21, 276 21, 353

Change !rom pre· vious day

1,000 b·ushels

+567 +739 -102 +508 +363 +433 +148 +352 +124 +671 +152 -204 -63

-187 -199 -73

-196 +128 -463 +74 -21

-783 +382

+! +64

+183 +362 +59 +57

+166

-721 -547

-1,218 -701 -8.)5 -840 -150 -457 -601 -204 -108 -613 +78

-244 -271 -205 +146 -330 -523 -619 -70

-410 -901 -854 +266 +77

Closing prlco or

dominant futuro

Centa 1935 December

future 6Ws-Yz 61-fl!Y, 60Ji-% 60-00Y, 50!<(-% 5W.-U 58Y.-!ii ss)4-x 58 58Vs-!4 5W.-% 5Wz-% 58Y,-50 50-59)/g 58Ys-M 5Ws-Yz 59)1-59 59Y.-M 6W.-Yz 60!1-M 60-60)/g 61Yz-% 60%-Ya 6Ws-% 60-f>9Ya 59Ys-60 59%-M 59Yz-% 69!<(-Y, 5Ws-M

1936 Mav future

58% 58Vs-M 58'Vs-M 5Ws-Yz 68%-Ya 59!<(-Y, 59!<(-% 59-58Ya 5Ws-M 5Ws-Yz 50%-li' 61-61!<( 60Vs-l1 5Ws-% 50%-li' 5Ws-Yz WVs-% oWs-% OO:V,-60 59!ii-% OOY,-% 5Ws-l1 60Y,-% ooV.-li' OoY:r% ooX-61

-


TABLE 30.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, openingl high, low, and closing prices of May corn futures on the Chicago Board of Traae, Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935 1

Date

1933 Jan. 3..------------Jan. L------------Jan. 5--------------Jan. 6--------------Jan. 1--------------Jan. 9---------------Jan.JO _____________ _ Jan. Jl _____________ _

Jan. 12--------------Jan. 13 _____________ _

Jan. 14--------------Jan. 16--------------Jan. 17._ ___________ _

Jan. 18--------------Jan. !9._ ___________ _

Jan. 20-------------Jan. 2L.-----------Jan. 2.3 _____________ _

Jan. 24--------------Jan. 25 _____________ _

Jan. 26-------------Jan. 21--------------Jan. 26 _____________ _ Jan. 30 _____________ _ Jan. 3L ___________ _

~·eb. L-··---------Feb. 2-----·-------Fob. 3·-------------~·eb. 4 _____________ _

Feb. 6--------------~:~: L:::::::::::

iil![m~~~~~~~ ~:~: 16·-----------Feb.l~::::::::::::: ~:~: ~-----·-------

i~~: r~~~~~~~~~~~ Mb.28 _____ :::::::: M:~: ~--------------Mar. 3--·-----------

1933 MAY FU'rURE

Volume or trad

Ing

Open commitments

Range In price Net change from previous day

Opening price

High Low

Closing price Open

commitments

t ,000 t ,000 t ,000 bushels bmhelB Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels

1, 712 37, 569 26J4'-%= 26Yz 26)/g 26V.=-V. -152 2, 582 37, 753 26% 27 = 26Ji = 26Y..-27 + 184 2, 562 37, 654 27Ji 27J4' 26Yz= 26"" -99 2, 789 37,731 2627~-~ 27Yz 26Yz= 27%-V. +77 2, 823 37, 079 7Hil 27"" 27% 27J.T% +248 2, 120 a?, 927 27J.TV. 27% 21y. 27J4'-V. -52 1, 993 38, I 72 27 27J,i 26M= 27M +245 4, 684 38,441 27%-28J4' 28% 27~ 27~-"A +209 3, 165 38,905 27% 28Yz 27% 27Y..-~= +464 2, 465 38,914 27J,i 28 27% 27%=-Yz +9 I, 566 38,984 27!4-V.= 27% 27 27Y,.-27 +70 4, 001 38, 543 27-26% 27 25J,i 25Y..-26 -441 1, 802 38,328 2fi-26Ys 26Yz 26 26V.=-V. -215

Closlng price

Cenls +Ys +"A -)4 +% ------=u +~

1, 199 38,317 26Ys 26Yz 25J,i 26Y,. -11 1,168 38, aoo 26%-% 26% 26)4= 26%=-v. -11 ------+u 1, 087 38, 197 26~ 27J4' 26% 26%=-% -103 +Ys 1, 409 38, 234 26Y..-%= 20J,i 26% 26l+-Yz= +37 1, 100 38, 191 zw..-~ 26J,i 26Yz 20~-""' -43 ------+u 1,822 38,201 26%-27)/g 27Y.( 26J,i 27=-27 +IO +34

981 37,968 27-26J,i 27l~ 26%= 27= -233 ----------1,062 37, 940 27V..-27 2778 26%= 26%=-~ -28 -34 1,197 38,028 26%=-% 26~= 26% 26%' +88 1, 110 38,042 26Y..-% 26%= 2634 26Y..-U +14 ------::~ 1, 476 38,037 26Y.f 26% 26= 26Y.( -5

955 38,055 26V..-V.= 26% 26V. 26V.=-V. +18 2, 050 38, 186 26-26% 26)/g 25%= 25%=-% +131

642 38, 137 26-25% 26= 25~ 25~b -49 054 38,207 25~-% 25% 25Yz 2W..-Yz= +70

2, 814 38, 111 25V:r% 25% 25)/g 25V..-Yz= -96 1, 280 38, 221 25Y..-Yz 26 25% 25%-26 + 110

665 38,214 25%-~= 26)/g 25% 25J,i -7 696 38. ooo 25J,i-26 26~ 25J,i 2W..-V.= -145

1, 000 38, 251 20%-Yz 26% 25J,i 26a + 182 2, 034 38, 223 26)/g 26V.= 25J,i 25J,i -28 1, 067 38, 315 25J,i 26 25J,i 26-25J,i +92 I, 610 38,084 2W..-Ys= 25% 25Y.I 25Y.f=-)4 -231

784 38, 138 25Y..-J4 25% 25Y.f 25YrV. +54 1, 040 38, 113 25% 25% 25Ys 25Y.f =-% -25 2, 828 38, 852 25% 26% 25% 25%-26 + 739 I, 307 38,968 25~-J,i 26 25% 25).T% +116

036 38, 926 2572-% 25% = 25% 2W:r%= -42 910 39,011 25% 25H 25% 25Yr~ +145

2, 487 39, 117 2W:r% 25Ys 24% 24Yr~ +46 1,100 39,141 24%-"A 25 24% 26-24J,i= +24 2, 162 38, 809 25%-Yz 24% 24Y.I 24V:r'>' -332 2,386 38,715 24% 24~ 23% 23~-~ -94 1,865 38.547 23~-%= 24Y.f 23~2 24Y.I-V. -168 I, 149 38,455 24V.-24 24Y.I 23% 24J.1l=-Y.I -92 1, 806 37,081 24-23J,i 24)/g 23Yz 23J.T% -474 ------::~ 4,346 37,875 23%-~ 24J,i 23% 24J,i-~ -106 +1)<i 5, 092 37, 068 27-27!1! 27J,i 27 27J,ib -807 '+3 5, 080 36, 266 28-28Y.( 28% 27Y.f 27!4-Ys -802 -% 1, 971 36,026 27V:rJ4 27Yz 26Y.f 27Yz -240 ++}( 1, 623 35,629 27% 28Ys 27% 27~-~= -397 ~ 3, 379 34,910 27% 28Yz 27Yz 28=-Ys -710 +_~ 2, 338 34,050 27~-% 28Ys 27)1! 27%'-% -851 ,., 2, 668 33,680 21Wr% 29 27"A= 28M-Yo -379 +M 2, 098 33, 066 28Y.(-~~ 28)1! 27V. 28%-Yz -614 ++J4 2, 403 32, 685 28Y.I-V. 29Ys 28Y.( 20)/g-29 -381 % 2, 286 32,203 29Y.f-V. 20% 29 29Y.I-Ys -392 ++}( 2, 246 31,866 20-28% 29% 28'!4 29%-% -427 )<i 2, 0!8 31, 004 29~Yz 30Y.( 29% 29Yr% -862 +J4 1, 683 ao. 554 29% aov. 29% 29%-%' -450 _ -------1,634 30,009 29%-% 30= 20% 20%=-% -545 - - +V. 2, 604 29, 761 29Yr30 30% 20V. 30YrV. -248 +% 4,246 28,370 30%-%' a1v. 30% 3W..-~ -1,391 +1M

------=~ -~

4, 318 26, 713 31%-~ 32Yz 31Yz 32!4 ~ -I, 657 +!-. 1 T ------ 3, 563 25,040 32YrY. 33)/g 32Y.( 33-32J,i= -1,064 +~

tlon ~::~al 1slgn ( = ), a, and b appearing as part or a price quotation Indicate, respectively, a split quota• • Chi Pr ce, and bid price. 1 see :~ot 1Board 1ot Trade was closed from March 4 to Mar. 15, 1933, Inclusive, due to the bank holiday.

or exp anatlon.

60 STATISTICAL BUJ,LETIN 55, U. B. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

TABLE 30.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low and closing prices of May corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jan. 3 i93B to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued ' '

1933 MAY FUTURE-Continued

Range In price Net chango from

Volume Open previous day

Date of trad- commit- Opening Closing lng ments price price Open

High Low commit- Closing menta !Jrlco

·---1,000 1,000 1,000

1933 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels Cenls Apr. 6.------------- 4,751 23,663 33%-)4 34J1 33~ 33%-34 -1,986 +I Apr. 7 ______________ 6,153 22,522 34J.1i-l4 34J4 3o•~ 33J.1i-U -1,141 -14 Apr. s ______________ 2,205 22, 100 32%-% 32:l11 31:l11 32ti -122 -14 Apr. JO _____________ 1, 573 21, 71S 32%-U 32:l11 32J.1i 32:l11 -382 +V. Apr. ll _____________ 3,S63 20,021 32%-33U 33U 31% 32Y.-% -1,694 -Ys Apr. 12 .. ----------- 2,646 19,167 32l4-J.1i 32U 30Ys 31-30:l11 -S57 -I~ Apr. 13. ____________ 2,330 18,017 31J.1i 32)4 30% 32% -1,160 tt Apr. 16 _____________ 1, 686 17,171 32% 33 32% 32%-J1 -S46 +~ Apr. 17------------- 1,644 16,602 32l4 32% 31% 32Y.-~ -669 -!4 !g~: ~L::::::::::: 1, 941 15,694 31%-'A 32:l11 31% 32ti= -90S +Ys

a, 765 14,479 33J4-)4 35U 33 33h-~ -1,216 +14 Apr. 20 ............. 2,405 13,311 35-36 36 34U 36U-J.1i -1,168 +!~ Apr. 21. ............ 1,450 12,871 35~11-34)4 36% 34U 34%-35 -440

+~ Apr. 22 ... ---------- 1,268 12,386 aw.-ti 35Ys 34)4 35Ys -486 Apr. 21------------- 1,846 11,461 36%-fi 37 35~ 36U=Ys -926 +~ Apr. 25 ... ---------- 1,689 10,624 35/:t ~ 36U 36 ~ 35 51 -937 -1!4 Apr. 26 ... ---------- 1, 21S 10,021 36l4-J4 36 34% 35%- ~ -600 -!4 Apr. 27 .. ----------- 1,602 9,213 35U-34Ys 35U 34 347f-'/s -S11 -14 Apr. 28 ... ---------- 1,500 8,532 34 34 32% 32%-~ -6S1 -1~ ~r. 29 .. ----------- 2,908 6,393 35-36~ 36% 33Ys 35U-3 s -2,139 t21

ay L ------------- 845 3,697 35%-% 36U 35 35)4 -2,696 +· May 2-------------- 747 3,392 35 37 35 36J.t-% -305 tl May a ______________ 530 3,133 37 38Ys 37 3S -259 +1)4 May 4.------------- 346 2,912 38 38ti 37% 3851 -221 Hi May 5 ______________ 316 2, 735 39% 41% auu 41 ~-% -177 t214 May 6.------------- 406 2, 600 42U 42:l11 41ti 42~ -135 +1U May 8-------------- 170 2,443 42% 43% 42% 42%-% -157 ----·::us May g ______________ 172 2,259 42 42% 41 41=b -184 May 10------------- 136 2,168 4311.-U 43tl 42% 43!11 -91 t2Ys May 11------------- 174 2,109 45l4 45% 44% 44~ -59 +1% May 12. ____________ 362 1,932 45l4 46l4 45 45 --'177 1Y, May 13 _____________ 327 1,690 45% 45:l11 44~ :~~ -212 -% May 15 .. ___________ 273 1,610 45Yfi 45)4 45 8 -80 +J-1 May 16.------------ 202 1,579 45 45Ys 44U 44U -31 -1~ May 17.------------ 295 1, 491 45 45Yfi 44%= 44~ -ss ±v. May.18 .... --------- 205 1,439 45J.1i 45% ~~ 44 ~ -52 May 19------------- 206 1,263 44% 44% 43%a -176 -~ May 20.------------ 80 932 43U 43U 41Ys~ 42~b -331 -1% May 22.------------ 76 832 42Ys 43U 41Ys 42 ~b -100 +% May 23.------------ 41 821 :~~ 44 43% 43a=b -11 +~g May 24.------------ 67 763 44%= 43% 441 B -68 May 25. ____________ 88 707 42Ys 43 42!11 428~b -56 -1% May 26. ____________ 167 692 43!11 43)4 42 43% -15 +U May 27 _____________ 117 644 45Ys-44% 45~ 44% 44Ys -48 t1% May 29 _____________ 201 643 43~ 441 43% 44 -101 -1-' May 3L ------------ 469 43Y.-42% 43Ys 42Ys 43 -543 -1 ....................

1934 MAY FUTURE

June 28. _ -----~----- 10 10 6S~ 6S% 68~ ......................... +10 -------··· June 29. ____________ 5 16 66 66 +5 ------· ---June 30 .• ----------- 17 32

"67 _________ 67~ 6651

-ii7H _______ +17 -----+iu July!. ______________ 172 138 osu 69 6S ~a +106

July 3--------------- 521 416 69)4-~ 70% ~~ 70Ys +277 +~ July 5--------------- 953 900 71J.t-% 74 69~ 73-73)4 +486 +2% July 6--------------- 1,192 1,516 73lj 75~ 731 76%: +616 -2

July 7--------------- 1,983 2,692 76U-w 76 ~ 731 73~74 +~~~~ -14 Julys _______________ 715 2,014 72-72' 73% 71 73{t% +~ July JO ______________ 1,414 3, 531 73Y.-U 75)4 72 ~ 74tt:76 +617

July u ______________ 1,383 3,826 76-75% 7S ~~~ 77%-% +295 July 12-------------- 1,729 4,800 76ti 78f} 77!t%

+974 -----ti~ July 13. _____________ 1,441 5,230 77V.-~ 78!4 ~~g 76 ~ +430

July 14.. ____________ 955 5,569 76-767 78 77%-7S +329 July !5 ______________ 1,295 6,005 78 79% 77~ 79-79Ys +446 +2~ July 11-------------- 3,065 7,366 79%-80 82 79 81~% +1,360 -1 July 18.. ____________ 1,902 7,839 81-80 81% 79~ 80 79% +484 -3 July 19 ______________ 3,004 8,830 sou-so sou 76' 7&:-76!4 +991 -12% July 20 ______________ 4,365 S,762 76!4-74 77)4 61)4 64-63% -68


TABLE 30.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low, and closing prices of May c~rn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Contmued

Date Volume or trad

Ing


Open commit

ments Opening

price

Range In price

High Low

Closing price

Net change from previous day

Open commitments

Closing price

1,000 1,000 1,000 1933 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels Cents

July 22 • .. ---------- 398 8, 692 (') (') (') (') -70 (') July 2L------------ 2, 338 9, 231 63 63% 63 63 +539 -~ July 25..------------ 2, 300 9,898 63 66Vs 63 64Y.-U +667 +JJ.~ July 26.............. 1, 705 10,505 65%'-66)1i 68)1i 65%' OBY.-U +607 +4 July 21-------------- 1,846 10,920 72*-73 73 70U 7214-72 +415 +3% July 28------------·- 1, 395 11,018 7014-70 71 68)/g 68Y,a +OS -4 July 20.............. 1, 118 1!, 223 67- 65U 67)1i 64Y, 64Y,a +20.5 -4 July 31.............. 734 11, 171 60%' 60% 60)/g 60)/ga -52 -4 Aug. L............ 474 11,232 64)/g 64Vs 64 64)/gb +61 +4 Aug. 2.............. 1, 844 11,419 67Yz 67% 64 66l-4-J1i +187 +ZU Aug.a.............. 1,021 11,553 64!/..-14 66Yz 64U 6614-V. +134 -Vs Aug. L............ 500 11,601 64Yz 65% 63Ys 63Ys-64 +48 -2U Aug."-------------- 751 11,818 63% 64Ys 63U 64Ys +217 +Ys Aug. 7.............. 460 11,879 64Yz 65)/g 64 64Y.-U +61 -% Aug. 8.............. 1, 460 12,049 6414-V. 64% 62% 63Y.-64 +!70 -14 Aug. 0.............. 1, 295 12,483 64% 65Yz 64% 64%'-% +434 +~ Aug. 10.------------ 1, 322 12,702 65!-4 66Yz 65 65 +210 +~ Aug. 1L........... 1, 816 13,019 65Y.-U 65% 61)/g 62Y.-% +317 -2Ya Aug. 12.------------ 471 13,068 60)/g 60)/g 60)/g OOY,a +40 -2% Aug. 14............. 48 13,062 60)/g 60Vs 60)/g 60V.a -6 ----------Aug. 15............. 173 13,187 60V. 60V. 60)/g 60)/ga +125 ----------Aug. 16............. 1, 1!5 13,501 56)/g 56)/g 56)/g 56)/ga +314 -4 Aug. 17............. 2, 692 13, 579 53%'-Yz 60)/g 5314 60)/gb +78 +4 Aug. 18............. 3, 243 14,080 63-63%' 63%' 5714 59Y.-60 +510 -% Aug. 10............. 2, ooo 14,281 59Ys-59 63%' 59 63V.-U +192 +3l1i Aug. 21............. 1, 709 14,478 63Yz 03%' 61)/g 62%' +197 -~ Aug, 22............. 1, 669 14, li08 62%'-% 63~ 61Ys 62% +30 -• Aug. 23............. 1, 824 14,819 62Ys-61% 63% 61Ys 62Vs +311 - ~ Aug. 2L........... 2, 588 15,315 61%'·61 63 59% 6014-60 +496 -2 Aug. 25.------------ 2, 291 16, 155 62 62% 61 6214-% +~40 +2Vs Aug. 20............. 1, 876 16,790 62)1-63 63 61 62 +635 -K Aug. 28.------------ 1, 490 17, 174 6114 61Ys 60% 61Yz +384 -Ya Aug. 29_____________ 3, 224 17,717 6114-% 61Yz 57Yz 59Y.-)4' +543 -2K Aug. 30 .... _________ z, 967 18, 189 59-59Vs 6214 58 61 ~-u +472 +2Ys Aug. 31 2, 796 18,848 60~ 61%' 60Vs 60!!4-% +659 -%

Is!!! !1::::::::_:_:_:_:_:_ ~lli ~~i i ~ !~ [ ti --~~ 2, oss 22,413 5W.-%' ssu 56V. 56% +->36 :!=~~

8~Pt· ~~------------- 2,108 23, 128 56j/z-57Vs 59 56Yz 58Y.-59 +715 +2>;i p ----- 2, 559 23,506 60-60K 60K 58Yz 68~-Ys +378 ~

~B~Ppt 1165-_·_-_-_-_:_:_·_.:_:_: __ :·_- 2, 781 24,332 59-59YI! 59~ 58Vz 59~ +826 +~ 3, 196 25,340 59-58Ys 62~ 58~ 62YI!-~ +1, 008 +3

~:~t ~::::::::::::: u~ ~:m x&~~ ~~Ys ~g~ ~~~% +~Mg -~J1i se\ 21------------- 2. 977 27,820 o1Ys-01 61% aov. 60%-%' +405 -1 se~t. 22------------- 4, 511i 28,431 60-50% 60K 55n4~ 57-56%" +on -3~8 Sept. 23------------- 5, 1RO 2R,553 li7*-58 58~ ~ 57 +122 +Ys Sept. 25:------------ 2, 020 28. 81i2 58-59K 59~ 58 59-59)/g +209 +2 Sept. 2n ------------ 2, 095 29. 010 57*-~ 58~ 57 58~ +158 -~ s -------- 2, 166 29. 312 58%'-Yz 58J.ij 56Ys 57~-% +302 -In s~f,L ~:---- ... ::::: 2. 743 2o. 528 57Vs 57~ sr.v. 57!-1-~ +216 +~8 SepUg ------------ 1,690 29.740 56?-1\-~ 57Ys 55Vg 56Y,-~ +212 -1y8 Sept 30------------- 2. 022 30.282 57-57Ys 57U 56% li6%-Yz +542 ------:..::!'

!Olt:.!O:_:_._._._t_ •• _.:_••---~:-·~-·~:_•~-:~_: ~m ~ill i[~ h; ~ r~ :f!ft -- .. ~:~ , 9, 423 35,852 48-48V. 45o0~ 46U 48%-~ +772 + ~ , 8 7, 296 37, 313 48%'-l1i ~ 48 50Y.,-~ + 1, 461 + 1~ 'C~lel text for ox planation

e'""P~ ~~~f5 1~o1ard of Trade waR closed July 21 and July 22, 1033, by order or the directors or the exchange, 1 nutes on July 22 devoterl to the exercising of weekly privileges and the adjustment or trades.


TABLE 30.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high low and closing prices ~>f May corn ,futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Ja~. 3, l933 to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued '

Date

--------

1933 Oct. 10--------------Oct. I L. .. ----------Oct. 13.. .... --------Oct. 14--------------Oct. J6 ______________

Oct. 17--------------Oct. 18--------------Oct. 19--------------Oct. 20--------------Oct. 2L. ............ Oct. 23 ______________

Oct. 24--------------Oct. 25... ___________

Oct. 20--------------Oct. 21--------------Oct. 28--------------Oct. 30 .... __________ Oct. 31. ............. Nov. L _____________ Nov. 2 .. ____________ Nov. 3 ______________ Nov. 4 ______________ Nov. o ______________ Nov. 7 ______________ Nov. 8 ______________

Nov. 0--------------Nov. JO _____________ Nov. 13. ____________ Nov. 14 _____________ Nov. 15 _____________ Nov. 16 .. ___________ Nov. 17 _____________ Nov. 18 _____________ Nov. 20 _____________ Nov. 2L ............ Nov. 22-------------Nov. 23 _____________

Nov. 24-------------Nov. 25-------------Nov. 27 .. -----------Nov. 28 .. -----------Nov. 29 ... __________

Dec. 1. .. -----------Dec. 2 .. ------------Dec. 4 __ ------------Dec. 5 .. _ -----------Dec. 6 ... -----------Dec. 7 .. ------------Dec. 8 .... ----------Dec. 0 ... -----------Dec. II _____________ Dec. !2 _____________

Dec. 13 ... ----------Dec. 14-------------Dec. 15 .. -----------Dec. 10-------------Dec. 18 .. -----------Dec. 10 _____________ Dec. 20 _____________ Dec. 21. ____________ Dec. 22 _____________ Dec. 26 .. _ .. _ .... _ .. Dec. 27 .. -----------Dec. 28 _____________ Dec. 2fJ. ____________ Dec. 30 _____________

1934 an. 2 .. _____________

Jan. 3---------------J

J J

an. 4---------------an. 5---------------

Volume of trad-

ing

----1,000

bushel-• 4, 725 3, 441 6, 430 8, 351 o. 901 7. 922

11, 889 6, 800 9.011 4. 267 9, 713 7. 520 9,108 7,305 6, 229 4, 302 6,407 6, 473 9, 996 5. 229 6. 089 4,801 5, 148 3, 289 5, 322

11,153 7, 438 7, 127 9, 533

10,776 8, n31 0, 532 6. 440 8, 268 6. 764 6. 205 9, 901 8,154 6, 1.17 0, 750

II, 054 12, 102 7,596 5, 746 4, 130 8, 814 7, 538 7, or.1 7, 530 0,272 9,160 4, 610 5, 004 7, 882 6, 590 8, 203 5, 471 4, 297 8,88:! 7,8:!2 8, 146 3, 232 0, 130 4, 211 5, 239 6, 413

5, 111 4, 680 4, 301 3, 458


Range in price

Open comrnit- Opening nwnts price

High Low

---1,000

bushels Cents Cent.! Cents 37,680 50-49Vs 50).-f 49% 38,591 50-49% 5tl).i 40% 40, 005 49-48).-f 49 45Vs 40, 265 45-44% 46Vs 43~ 41,201 46-40% 47 44 1 s 41,815 45)4-J.-f 48)4 44 42, 372 48).-f-40 50 47)4 42, 608 48Y..-17Vs 49 46% 42, 505 46%-V. 51Va 45% 42,451 40-40)4 50).-f 48% 42, 819 52--51 fo2Vs 50)4 44, 221 52Va-51Vs 52).-f 51 45, 310 52Yz-Va 54% 51Vs 45,368 53lt54Va 51)4 52% 46, 180 523,-% 54% 52 46,467 53)4-52% 53% 52Va 46.837 53%-% 53% 50).-f 46,876 5Wz-!4 51% 48% 46,029 40Yz-% 49% 45% 47,572 48%-40 49)4 47% 48,031 49).-f-.50 51)1; 40)4 48, 508 50)1;-50 52V, 49% 48,777 52-51% 52% 51).-f 40, 110 52V,-51% 52Va 50% 40, 254 51'!-:H/s 53% 51% 50,807 54-53% 55).-f 53~ 51,580 54%-55 55 533 ,

54, 011 55-55% 55% 54% 55. 777 55%-% 56% 55% 55, 625 55).-f-Va 55% 53)4 56. 577 54Yz-% 55).-f 53)4 59,050 55)4-55 55% 53Vs 60, 113 54%-!4 54% 52'fi 61,700 53).-f-54 54% 52~ 62.732 54%-55 55 53~ 64,230 53~-Va 53Vs 52% 65,214 52'-% 53 50!1.1 66, 158 51)4-% 52% 50).-f 67, 522 51Yrr% 52Y, 50% 60,908 50).-f 51% 50 73,784 51-51!4 52Va 50).-f 79,694 51)4-V. 51).-f 50~1! 81. !flO 51V.--!4 5~ 50Vs 82,031 50%-Yz 50% 49).-f 82,312 50 50)4 49~ 82,605 50Ys-U 52% 501 s 83,514 52%-X 53 51Vs 84,304 52 53% 51% 85,494 53VrrVa 53).-f 52~ 86, 473 52%-Y. 54~ 521 2 87, 196 54%-!4 551, 53Vs 87,085 54)4-54 54)4 53~ 87, 703 53Ys-53 53)4 521 8 88, 109 52).-f-~ 52% 51)4 89, 178 51%-Yz 52 ~~~ 89,412 51J.1j-50:V. 51Ys 00, lOll 50)4-).-f 50% 49~ 89, 905 50-50)4 50Vs 50 89,220 50!4-Ys 50% 47% 89, l!JO 48!-:(-Ys 4H:V. 47).-f 88, 410 50%-.51 51)4 40% 88, lli8 50%-V. 51)4 50).-f 86, 606 50V..-Yz 51Vs 50% 86, 205 otY.--52 52Ys 51% 86,072 51V.--Ys 51% 40Vs 85,546 50V..-% 51)4 50Ys

85,240 51V..-!4 52).-f 51Va 84,837 oW.--% 52)4 50% 84, 533 50Y.--% 52 50% 83, 0•10 52-51%" 52)4 51)4

Net chnn~o from Previous dny

Closing price Open

commit- Closing ments price

---1,000

Cents bushel., Cents 50V,-50 +367 -):( 49Yz-% +911 -Y, 46%-~ -\-1,111 -2~ 45~-·· +260 -1):( 44)4-% +996 -1)4 48)-ib +o51 +4 49~-% +557 t1):( 47 .-Va +236 -2)4 48%-!4 -103 t1 40 1-1\-!4 -54 t1 52Va +308 t2% 51%-V. -\-1.372 -~ 53Vs-% +1. 080 ·\-2):( 52Vs-53Va +58 -u 54)4-% +812 tl', 5~Vs-% +287 -1Y, 51).-f +370 -IV, 49-~8~ +30 -2% 47Yz-'• +53 -1)4 48%-40 +643 t1% 50V.-51 +~59 +2 51%-52 +.567 +% 52)4-52 +170 t):f 51%~ti +333 -% 53)4.,-?,j +144 t1Y, 55)/;-)4 +I, 643 t2 54)4-% +683 -1 55~-Yz +2,431 tl 556 s-Y. +I. 766 +!4 53%-54 -152 -1!4 55%-Yz -\-952 -\-IY, oW.--Yz -\-2,473 -I 53)4-Y, +I, 003 -I~ 54tf-% +1,566 t1'• 54's-54 +1. 023 -Y, 53V.--Y. +1. 498 -!4 50V.--Yz +984 -3 52--52Va -\-044 tl!4 50Vs-% +!.364 -I):(

50%-Vs +2,386 -----·:.:u 50%-Y. +3,876 51)1;-51 +5,910 +!4 51-50% +1,472 -----x 50Ys-50 +805 50 +281 -----+v;l 52V.--% +383 52%-V. +810 ------~~ 53Va-!4 +790 53-52% -\-1,100 54~-v. +070 +!~ 541 ..-~ +723 -" 53).-f-6 s -Ill -IJ<i 52%-!4 -\-618 -% 5W.--% +496

51~-~ +979 -----::jji 50rr'"

+231 501 s-X -\-697 ------+0 50% -204 -20 48-47% -676 +Ys 48%-% -31!

+2 50%-Vs -7HO 50%-Vs -252 -- ---+t 51%-:V. -1,652 -H 51).-f-% -301 -172 50Ys-41J:V. -13:3

+1 51)4-50% -526

-306 +li 51%-:V. -1 50%-% -403 +1!4 51%-52 -304 -0 5W..-V. -503

COHN FUTURES FROM JANUARY 3, 1933 '1'0 DECEMBER 31, 1935 63

TAJJJ,E 30.-:Daily volume of trading, open cor;tmitments, opening, high, low, and closin(f rmces of May c?rn futures on the Ch~cago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1936-Contmued

!034 MAY FUTURE-Continued

Hange in price Net change from


Date of trad- commit- Opening Closing ing ments price price Open

High Low commit- Closing ments pnce

---- --- ·-------1,000 1,000 1,000

1934 bushels b'ushels Cents Cents Cents Cents bushel,, Cents Jan, 6 ..........•...• 2, 30U 83,858 5Wa-!1 51Y. 517.i 51Va-%' -82 +U Jan, 8.. ..•....•...•. 2, 081 83, 702 51%'-Y. 52Ya 51)1 51%'-Y. -156 ----------J!ftl, 0 ............... 4, 557 83,207 51V.-52Ya 52%' 51V. 52Ya-!1 -405 +%' Jan, 10 .............. 4, 402 83, !5fi 52)/a-53 537.i 52%' 52Ya-53 -51 +!1 Jan,!!.. ..........•• 4, 257 82,070 537.i-Ya 537.i 527.i 527.i-% -177 -%' Jan. 12 .........•.... 3, 646 83, 146 527.i-52 52%' .52 52%-!1 +W7 +Y.t Jan. 13 .....•.....•.• 3, 748 8:J, 000 52!1-% 52%' 51% 52Va-%' -77 +U Jan. 15 .........•.... 0, 004 82,806 .54-53)1 54 52)1 5:l!Va-%' -2fi3 +I Jan. 16 .........•...• 4,0W 82,006 53)/a-% 53Y. 53 1\3)/.-Y.i -ROO -!1 Jan. 17 .........•.•.. 3, 148 81,750 52Y.-%' 58)1 S2%' 53-52V. -2.50 -u Jan. 18 .........•.•.. 2, 685 81,610 52Yz-% 53 52\.:i 52\.:i-% -131 -%' Jan. 111 ••.•••.••••••• 2, 289 81, 441 52)1 52Y. 52% 52%'-V. -178 +!1 Jan. 20 .......•.•.... 2, 615 83, 274 52%'-!1 52~ 52 52%-~ +1,833 -!1 Jan. 22 .............. 3, 447 83,308 52YrY.i 52% 51% 51Ya-52 +34 -u Jan. 23.. ..•......... 2, 543 83,205 51Y.-%' 53 51% 52Vg-53 -10~ +1 Jnn. 24 .............. 1, 577 83, 102 52Ya-% 52V. 52)1 52%-%' -i03 -u Jan. 25-------------- 2, 251 83,136 52)1-% 52%' 51%' .sns-~ +34 -I Jan. 20 ..........•... 1, 720 83, 004 5!Y. 52%' 51% 52Y.-U -132 +Yz Jan. 27 .•............ 943 82,836 52)1-52 52)1 52 527.t-% -168

------+~ Jan. 20 .............. 2, 023 82,781 52Yz-% 53 52)1 52Y.-53 -55 Jan, 30 .............. 4,137 82, 460 53)1-% 53% 52% 52%'-Y. -312 -u Jan. 31.. ............ 2, 808 82,214 .52Va-!1 52%' 52 52% -255 -% Foh. !.. ____________ 2, 806 81,842 5:J-52Y. 53 52~ 52%-Y.i -372 -Y.i Feh. 2 .............. 1, 780 81,756 52% 52% 52 52)1-Y.i -80 ----------Foh. 3.. ............ 1, 283 81,457 52)1-52 52%; 52 52),-2--% -299 +X l•'eh. 5 ...........•.. 4,142 81,392 52%'-53 53)1 52% 52Y.-53 -65 +Yz Foh. 0 ..••....•..•.• 2, 025 81,305 52%' 53V. 52% .52V.-53 -87

··-··::i~ Jloh. 7 ............•. 3, 271 80,802 52%;-% 52%' 51%' 51%'-Y. -44:l Feh. 8 .......•...••. 2, 255 80, 526 5!Va-V. 52%' 5!Yz 52Y.-Y. -336 +Yz Feb. 0 .............. 3, 332 80, 223 52-52%' 52%' 50%' 5JY.-Ii -303 -1 Feh.lll ............. 2, 013 79, 083 50Yz-Y.t SlY. 50~ 51Va-%: -210 +Yz Feh. 13 .........•... 2,R74 79,101 51% 52% 51)1 51)/s-52 -702 +U l•'eh. 14 ....•........ !, 438 78,920 51Y. 52 51% 51)/s-52 -271 ----------Fob. 15 .....•..•.... 1, 540 78, 52R 51Y.-52V. 52)1 51% 51Y.-52 -392 ----------Fob. 16 ...••....•... 773 76,185 51Ya-%' 51V. 51% 51%'-% -2,348 -u ~~~:lL:::::::::: 881 76,082 51% 51% 51~ 51Ya-!1 -103 -X

2, 076 75,912 51%-U 51% 50Yz 50)1-% -170 -1

fl~:~t::::::::::: 2,173 75, 620 liO%-% 50% 50 5D-50Ya -202 -Yz 2, 200 75,480 50)1-% 50)1 49V. 50%-Yz -131 +Yz I, 282 75. 319 50%'-V. 51 50Yz 50% -170 +V. Foh. 24 ... 1, 470 75,008 50%-Yz 51Ys 50% 50%-V. -221 +Y.i I, 727 71,893 50%-!1 50%' 49Y. 507.i-% -205 -Yz 2, 275 74,480 50!i-% 50)1 49V. 50%-Yz -404 +U I, 504 74,182 50)1-% 50%' 50% 50%-!1 -307 ----------1, 000 73, 694 50Yz-U 50% 50)1 50V.-Yz -488

"""""+i~ 2, 685 72.041 50% 51%' 50% 51% -753 I, 307 72,683 51Va-% 52 g:~ 51V. -258 +U 1, 311 72, 550 5!%;-% 51li 51% -133 -% I, 343 72,723 51V. ·%' 51V. 51~ 51li +173 -Yz 2, 601 72, 366 51\i-V. 51% 50% 50)1-% -357 -%' I, 634 72, !01 50Yz sov. 50)1 50%'-V. -265 +U I, 233 71,805 50V.-51 51~ 50%; 61-51}'3 -21!6 +U I, 306 71, 546 50Y.-%' 5!Yz 50%; 51%-Yz -259 +Yz !, 208 71,503 517.i 51%' 50V. 5I!Va-~ -43 +Y.t I, 188 71, 137 51Yz-% 51)1 51Ys 51Ys-'• -366 -Yz 1, 112 70,788 517.i-Ya 51% 51 51Yr51 -349 -~ I, 601 70,524 51% 51%' 50%' 50V.-%' -264 -~

1, 438 69,943 50!Vs-Yz 51 50Yz 50%-V. -58! ------+~ I, 234 60,782 50%'-51Ys 51% 50%' 5!-.51)1 -161

1,821 69,055 51-SOV. 51 50Ys 51-50Y. -727 ----------I, 458 68, 545 51-50Y. 51)1 50Yz 51-51)1 -5!0 ----------

863 68, 3~8 SOY.-%' 51 50Yz 51-50V. -177 ----------833 68,176 50% 51)1 50% 51-51)1 -192 ----------737 67, 954 50%' 50V. 50% 50%-%' -222 -u 006 67, 655 60Y. SOY. 50%' 50%;-Y. -299

-----~~~ 1, 018 67,222 50V.-%' 50V. 50)1 50~-% -433 3, 834 66,022 40%'-48%' 49% 48%' 48Ya-40 -1,200 1.800 65, 532 41H8Y. 40 48Yz 48%' -490 -~ 3, 782 64, 744 48)/a-%' 49~ 47f§, 48Y,-% -788 - 2 3,143 63,511 48!1-ls 49's 47 1 z 40-49)~ -1,233 +%' 1,736 62,988 48%-% 4R%' 487.i 48%-Y. -523 -%' 2, 711 61,641 48Ys-48 48Ya 47Yz 47Y.-48 -1,347 -X


TABLE 30.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low and closing prices of May corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, l933 to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued '


R!IIlge In price Net change !rom

Volume Open previous duy

Date or trad· commit- Opening Closing

ing moots price price Open High Low commit· Closing

ments price

-1,000 1,000 I 000

1934 bushels bushels Cent/1 Cents Cents Cents bushels Cellls

i~~~ t~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3, 537 00,530 47~ 48~ 47U 48~% -1, Ill t)( 1, 942 59,757 48-48)1i 48% 47% 48 % -773 t)(

854 59,277 48Va-U 48% 48U 48J.f-% -480 ···---+l! 2, 002 57,947 48~ 49 48~ 48~-% -I, 330 Apr. 9. ···-···-·-·-- 1, 541 57,003 48~-% 49y,j 48~ 41l-49y,j -944 t)( Apr. 10 ••.•••••••••• I, 503 66,203 49~ 49~ 49 49J.:i'-% -800

-~~ tg~: g: :::::::::::: . 2,131 55, 193 493 s 49' 49 49y,j -1,010 3,471 53,706 4H8% 49 47 47)-:j'-~ -1,487

Apr. 13 .••••••••.•.• 6, 252 50,189 47-46~ 47~ 46~ 47Va- -3,517 +U Apr. 14 •••••••••...• 2,389 48,888 47y,j-47 !~u 46)1 46%-% -1,301 -!{ Apr. 16 •••••••.•..•• 8, 983 44,567 46%-47 42% 42%a -4,321 -4 Apr. 17 •.....••••.•• 9,012 39,581 41%-40 42~ 40 42V.--~ -4,086 -)( Apr. IS •.•.•••.••... 3, 221 37,966 42jtt3 431 42% 4Wa-~ -1,615 til Apr. 19. __ ••••.••..• 4,985 36,224 42 rYii 43)-:j' 41y,j 43y,j 1~ -1,742 +J.i tg~: ~~::::::::::::: 3, 517 34,122 43J.f-J.:i' 44~ 43y,j 44iT-% -2,102 +I

3,660 32, 172 44).f-% 45~ 44~ 45JT% -1,950 +I~ Apr.23 ••••••••••••• 2,831 30,765 45-44% 40 44% 4Ws-J.:i' -1,407 =~ Apr. 24 .•.•••••••••. 3,511 28,684 44%-45 45U 44~ 44%-45 -2,081 Apr. 25 .•.•••••••••. 4,581 25,387 45-44% 45 43% 44%-45 -3,297

------::~ Apr. 26 ............. 3, 542 22,904 44Vr45y,j 45y,j 44 44)-:j'-44 -2,483 Apr. 27 ............. 4,989 19,656 44-43% 44)-:j' 43% 43%-~ -3,248 -% Apr. 28 ............. 4,654 16, 144 43%-44 44)1 43% 44-44 8 -3,512 +l4 tl)r. 30 ............. 8,576 11,033 44-44y,j 45% 43% !~§t~ -5,111 +!~ ay L ............. 4,955 4,832 45)-:j'-45 45)-:j' 44 45%-~

-6,201 May 2 ••.•••.•••••.• 3, 470 3, 723 44J.f-U 45% 44J.1i -1,109 tJ' May 3 .............. 737 2, 578 45)1 45% 45)-:j' 45Yr ~ -1,146 -!4 May 4 .............. 637 2,099 4Ws-U 46% 45)-:j' 46 -479 +li

~:~ ~: ::::::::::::: 337 ], 791 45% 46~ 45)-:j' 46% -308 +% 338 1,643 46% 481 46% 47~-% -148 +I%

May 8 ..••••••••.••• 489 !, 301 47Ys-U 47% 46% 47' -342 -J4 May 9 .............. 311 I, 083 46~ 48 46% 46~a -218 -!4 May 10 ............. 403 1,131 46 ~ 49y,j 46)1 4~·~ +48 +2 May 11 ............. 326 986 49y,j 49y,j 46% 46% -145 -I% May 12. ····-·-·-··· 178 824 47y,j 47)-:j' 46y,j 46%a -162

------~~ May 14 ............. 301 560 46).f-y,j 46% 45 46 -264 May 15 ............. 115 520 46~ 46)1 46U 46!i -40 May 16 ............. 94 408 46% 47% 46).1i 47%b -112

t~ May 17 ............. 56 367 47% 48)-:j' 47% 48 -41 May 18 ............. 163 402 48 49y,j 47~ 48)-:j' +35 May 19 ............. 106 347 48~ 49% 48' 4Ws-J.1i -55 +!~ May 21. ............ 142 329 49% 50y,j 49Ys 49)-:j'a -18 May 22 ............. 61 337 49 49% 48% 49)-:j'b +8

-----~~~ May 23 ............. 63 359 48% 49~ 48% 49% +22 May 24 ............. 209 372 sou 51 60)-:j' 50~ +13 May 25 ............. 253 349 51 52U 51 52~ -23 tlli May 26 ............. 341 214 52).( 62y,j 51% 5!3 -135 +a~ May 28 ............. 192 137 52lj 55% 52Ys 55~-% -77

+% May 29 ............. 134 80 54)-:j' 55% 54~ 55% -57 +3% May 31. ............ 302 ---------· 56% 59 56'~ 59 -80

1935 MAY FUTURE

1934 Aug. L ............. 307 213 77% 78% 77)-:j' 78y,jb +213 -----·::ij Aug. 2 .............. 783 650 78M' 78% 77~ 77%-78 +437

+\~ Aug. 3 .............. 611 959 78-78)4 78% 771 78).1 +309 Aug. 4 .............. 1, 621 1, 769 78%-79 80).1 78~ 79% +810

+2~ Aug. 6 .............. 2,963 3,069 79%-% 82~ 79 81%-82 +1,300 +~ Aug. 7 .............. 2, 284 3,827 82Vr83 83 81~ 82%-~ +758 +I'

Aug. 8. ------------- 3, 906 5, 759 82JT% 84)-:j' 82 84·841a +t,032 +3% Aug. 9 .............. 6,084 7, 223 84)-:j' 87~ 83).1 87)-:j'-~ +1.464 +% Aug. 10 ............. 4, 285 8,034 87-87% 883~ 86).1 87J/r6 s +811 •-4 Aug. 11 ............. 4, 510 9,128 83% 87 83% 83%a +t. 004

=~ Aug. 13 ............. 4,380 9, 909 82%-83 84Ys 81% s. +781 Aug. 14 ............. 3, 489 10,467 83%-~ 85~ 83 8 +558

~~ Aug. 15 ............. 4,124 II, 415 81Vr6 833 s 81% 8 ~ +048

Aug. 16 ............. 2, 648 11,864 83% 84U 82y,j 82U +440 -2% Aug. 17 ............. 4,812 12,707 S!U-81 82 78% 79JT% +843

a See text for explanation.


TAllLE 30.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low, and cfo.1in(l prices of May c?rn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Contmued


Range in price N ct change from previous day

Volume Open Ope!Jing Closing Date of trnd- commit-

lng ments pnce price Open Closing High Low commit- price ments

---1,000 1,000 1,000

19:!4 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels Cents Aug. lL----------- 2, 654 12, 936 7W:r% SO% 78li 79Y:r% +220 -Vs Aug. 20.------------ 2, 234 13, 353 7W:r% SOli 79li 7Wz-'/a +417 -----+iV. Aug. 21...---------- 2, 351 13, 645 80%:-% S1Vs BOYs 81 +292 Aug. 22 .. ----------- 2, 605 14, 254 8W:rM 82 80% 81-80% +609 ------=ii *~~: ~L::::::::::

1, 862 14, 50S 80%-V. 81Vs 80Vs so_%-%: +254 1, 940 15, 044 81li-Vs 81% 80y,] BW:r% +536 +M

Aug. 25.------------ 4, 193 15, 747 stVs--82 83%: 81% 83'V.-V. +703 +2 Aug. 27 .. ----------- 3,0.50 16, 185 83%--Ji 83% 81% 82-81% +438 -lY. Aug. 28.------------ 2, 274 16,651 Sly,] 82)/o 81Vs 82%-V. +466 +Y. Aug. 29 _____________ 4, 320 17,533 83~83li 84)-8 S3 83%-V. +882 +1 Aug. 30.------------ 3, 760 18,356 83li-83 83% 83 83%-~ +S23 +li Aug. 31.------------ 3,099 19, 103 sav. S3% 82)/o 82')/s--12 +747 -lU Sept. L------------ 1, 549 19, 620 S2Y:r% S3Vs 82Vs 82%:-Ys +517 +li Sept. 4 ______________ 2, 623 20, 127 82li-81M 82li 81% 82-82Vs +507 -~ Sept."-------------- 2, 620 20,679 81% 83li Sl% s3Ys-li +552 +1~ Sept. 6-------------- 3, 90.5 21, 332 S3!4-% S3% S2 S2li-Vs +653 -1 Sept. 1-------------- 3, 202 21, S20 S2Y:rU 82% 81% 82Y:r% +488 +U Sept. 8-------------- I, 975 22,147 82y,] 82% Sl% 82 +327 -Y. Sept. JO _____________ 2,472 22,340 81% 82 81!(, SI%-Y. +193 -v. Sept. ll _____________ 2, 510 22,785 Slli-% S2 SO% SIV.--82 +445 +Y. Sept.IL ___________ 2, 707 23,292 82Vs S2Y, 81 SIVs +507 -Ys Sept. 13 _____________ 3, 057 23,717 SO% 81 80 80~1 +425 -% Sept. 14------------- 6, 396 23,862 80%-li 80% 77% 77Vs-% +145 -2~ Sept. I.\ _____________ 2, 677 23,956 77'V.-Y. 78V. 77li 77V.-% +93 - 8 Sept. 17 _____________ 3, 542 24, 547 78li-M 79% 78 79li-% +592 +I% Sept. 18 _____________ 2, 311 24, 90S 70V.-Vs 79% 78)/z 78%-79 +361 -li Sept.l9 _____________ 2, 589 25,222 78%-% 79 77%: 78-78)/g +314 -1 Sept. 20 _____________ 2, 470 25, 415 7SY.-M 79ti 7Sy,] 79Y:r% +193 +lY. Sept. 21._ ___________ 2, 589 25,822 79!4-79 79% 78% 79'Vd-2 +407 ----------Sept. 22.. ___________ 1, 322 26,008 79%-Ys SOY, 79% 79% +186 -Ys Sept. 24 _____________ 1, 701 26,376 79li 79% 78%: 78% +36S -% Sept. 25 _____________ 3, 973 26,478 78'Vs-li soy. 7S 80'Vs-Y. +102 +I~ Sept. 26 _____________ 2, 702 20,664 80:Y.-li 80% 79% 79%:-% +186 -M

2, 935 27,024 79%-% SO% 79% 80)/g +360 +% 2,004 27, 267 86-79% SOli 79~ 80Ys-li +243 +Ys 1, 653 27, 510 79%-~ sov. 7912 79%-V. +243 -% 3, 420 27,030 79li- 8 SOli 78)/o 7S'Vs-Y. +120 -1 5, 950 27,880 78%-li 7S% 77% 78Y.-% +260

-----::.::2~ 5,833 28,292 78'Vs-Y. 79 75V. 76Y,.--76 +412 6, 971 28,163 76li-75M 77 75 7W.-% -129

+ ·~ 3, S7S 28, 214 77-77% 77% 76% 77!4-% +51 +Y. 2,431 28,625 77%-78 78 i6Vs 76li-Ys +411 -I 3, S09 28, SS7 76Yz-% 76% 75Vs 75%-V. +262 -% 4, 204 29, 104 75Ys-'Vs 76% 75% 76!/o-% +217 +Ys 5, 517 29,710 76%-% 7S% 76% 7SYs-li +606 +I% 5, 951 30,650 79Y.--% 79y,] 7S% 79li-% +940 +I 2, 787 30,832 78-77% 78% 77V. 7S-77% +182 -1li 4, 719 31, 693 78-78)/g 79V. 77% 78Y...% +861 +Y. 7, 388 32, 631 7S%-79Vs so~ 78% SO'Vs-V. +938 +2 5, 580 33, 415 81-80% 81 79% 79%-SO +7S4 -Y. 4, 783 34, 170 79V. 80% 79Vs SO%-~ +755 +Y. 5,133 34,377 80li-80 BOY. 79 79:Ys- 2 +207 -1 3,884 34,463 79V.-% 79% 7S% 7SY:r% +86 -I 7, 853 34,578 7S%-79 79y,] 77Vs 77Ys-li +115 -IU 6,654 34,640 77li-Ys 78 76% 76%-% -38 -r: 5,14S 34, 5S3 77)/g-li 77% 76% 77-77(1 +43 :_t:~ 5,643 35, 149 77V.-% 77% 76 76li-'Vs +566 6, 622 35,343 75%-~ 76% 75% 76%-% +194 +Y. 3, 123 35, 616 76%-•s 77 76% 76V.-~ +273 -li 4, 946 35,604 77 77% 75% 75%-76 -12 :;:~ 5,393 36,134 76-76)/g 76% 75% 76%-% +530 6, 297 36,633 76Y...% 77% 76)/g 76Vs-77 +499 +~ 7, 7SO 38, 148 77Ys->i 77~ 76% 7W.-Y. +1, 515 5, 114 38,542 77tt=Vs 7S 8 77Y. 77%-78 +394 +~ 3, 275 38,646 78.-% 78% 77~ 77% +104 - .. 6, 221 39,706 78-78)/g 78% 7712 78~-% +I. 060 +I~ IO, 473 40,895 79Ys-79 80% 78Ys S01 -% +t, I89 +1·~ 5, 903 41, 508 80Y...a 81 so ~!11~ +613 -u 6, 769 42,323 SOY.- 81% sou +815 +% 4, 665 13, 30I 81~- Sl~ 81Vs 81%-Y. +978 +Y.

10, 681 44-,847 81%-% 833 s 81% S3li-% +I, 546 +1% I2, 907 46,581 83 83% 82% 83--82% +1, 734 -14 78730-87-G


TABLEJ 30.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high low and closing prices of May corn futures on the Chicago Board of 'l'rade, .!a~. 8, io83 to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued '

1U35 MAY FUTURE-Continued

Range in price Net change from

Volume Open previous day Date of trad- commit- Opening Olo~ing

ing ments price priCe Open High Low commit,.. Closin~,:

ments price

---- --- -I ,000 1,000 1,000

1034 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels Cent., Nov. 15------------- 12, 235 47,208 83-82% 84% 82}--2 83Ya-84 +687 +1 Nov. 16 _____________ 11, 606 47,971 83%-Ya 84Ya 83% 84-8478 +7o:J Nov. 11------------- 7, 121 48, 081 83Ya-% 84Ya 83% 84:V.--% +110 -----fji Nov. 10 _____________ 0, 037 48, 373 84%-Ya 85% 84% 85;Y.--% +202 +1 Nov. 20 _____________ 11, 538 48, 578 85Y.--% 80 84 84%-Ys +205 -~~~ Nov. 2L------------ 10, 771 49, 383 81Y>i-83Ya 85V. 83Ya 85%-Ys +805 +1 Nov. 22------------- 10,222 10, ooa BW.--% 86Yz 85% 85%-% +520 +~ Nov. 23 _____________ 10, 025 50, 545 85%-Ya BOYs 85 85%-86 +643 +Y. Nov. 24------------- 8, 877 51,371 BOY.-% 86Ya 86% 86%-Ya +825 +Ya Nov. 20 _____________ 12, 75.5 51, 016 8RY.--Yz 86Ya 85% 85Ya-86 -355 -li Nov. 21------------- 12, 220 50, 078 85Ya-86 87% 85% 87Ys-% -38 +Ui Nov. 28------------- 1.5, 345 51, 237 87%-Ya 88Ya 87% 88%-% +259

t\~z Nov. 30 _____________ 11, 208 50,777 87Y.--% BOYs 87% 88%-Ya -400 Dec. L ------------- 11, 435 50, 530 80V.-~ 91% soy. 91-91Ys -247 t2)4 Dec. 3 ______________ 14, 021 50, 967 01%-Ya 92 90% 00%-V. +437 -~ Dec. 4_ ------------- 12, lfJ4 50, 6()4 00%-Y>i 91Ys BOY. 91-91Ys -303 +Yz Dec. 5 ______________ 14, 284 48,78.0 91%-% 03% OlY( 02%-% -1,879 +1)4 Dec. 6 ______________ 9, 403 48,810 92y,!-Ol% 02% 01% 02-02Ys +26 -)4 Dec. 7 ______________ 18,103 4\J, 720 02%-V. 93Y( 90% 01%-% tOlO -% Dec. 8 ______________ 8, 7.55 49, Qfifj IJ!V.-% 01% 89'4 90-00Ys -OM -l);f Dec. 10 _____________ 10, IJQ9 4R, 4f>7 80%-% 00% 89Ys 90Y(-% -599 +X Dec. 1L ____________ 5, 532 48, 686 00 \JOYs 89Y( 8\J%-Ya +229 -Y, Dec. 12_ ------------ 8, 76:! 48. 513 89%-Ys 89% 88 88!-i-88 -m -!~ Dec. Ia_ ------------ 14,2:J5 48, 541 88Ys-% 88% 87% 88Y(-% +28 t),( Dec. 14 _____________ 8, 418 49, 036 88Yi-Ys 89V. 88 89Y(-% +495 +1 Dec. 15_ ------------ (j, 676 48, fi80 8\JY(-V. 89J/s 88V. 88%-% -366 -% Dec. 17------------- 7, 975 49, 120 88Y,-Ys 88Y2 87V. 87:V.--V. +740 -1)4 Dec. 18_ ------------ 11, 902 49, 007 87J/s 88)4 8(J% 87r.(-Vs +187 tV. Dec. 10 _____________ 5, 711 49,797 87% 88 86% 87Ys-87 +190 -% Dec. 20 _____________ 5, 725 40,713 87-86% 87 80Ys 86%-% -84 -~ Dec. 2L ____________ 8, 461 49, 948 86-85% 86% 85V. 86:V.--V. +235 +V. Dec. 22 _____________ 3, 892 49,705 86%--Ya 87% 86% 87Y..-Y2 -18:l +1 Dec. 24_ ------------ 3, 478 49, ~Ja5 87:V.--% 88Y2 87% 88%-V. +170 fl Dec. zp, _____________ 8, 162 50, 600 89-89Y( 90Ys 89 89Ya-OO +665 +10 Dec. 27------------- 6, 642 50,08:3 89%-00 IJO 89Y( 89)/.-% +383 -0 Dec. 28------------- 0, 008 51, 315 80V. 90% 88% 90),+-% +362 tl Dec. zg _____________ 7, 460 51, 277 90%-% 01J;,l 89% BOy,!-% -68 -1 Dec. 3L ------------ 6, 872 52,058 89)/.--Yz 90Ys 88Ya 89%-Ya +781 tU

193.5 -215 -1 Jan. 2--------------- 6, 111 51, 843 89%-00 00 88Ys 88:V.--% +U Jan. 3 _______________ 7, 430 51, 32B 88:V.--V. 89% 88Y( 89Ys-80 -517

Jan. 4--------------- 6, 621 51, 420 89%-ij 80Ya 89Ys 89% +04 +% Jan. 5 _______________ 5, 331 51, 538 oov. 89 oov.--v. +118 +IH 89Yrrlii

+~ Jan. 1--------------- 8, 270 50,922 00)/.-Y( 01y,! 90Y( 91%-% -616 Jan. 8--------------- 5, 918 50, 515 91Y(-91 91V. 001/,! 91%-% -407 ~--- --:}~ Jan. 9 _______________ 3, 824 50,635 91)/.--% 91V. 00% OOYa-~ +120

+% Jan. 10 ______________ 4, 637 50, 373 90%-91 91V. 90% 91)/,-1" -262 Jan. lL------------ 12, 530 48,934 00% 00% 8834 89-88Ya -1,439 -2)4 Jan. 12 ______________ 8, 400 48, W5 88)/.--Y( 89Y( 87% 89-8Py,j -769 ------::~ Jan. 14-------------- 5, 041 47, 1)33 80-BOYs 89Ys 88 88)4-% -232 a-3% Jan. 15-------------- 18; 233 45, 631 88%-Ys 88% 84)4 84%-)4 -2,302

+10 Jan. 16----------·--- 10, 037 45,280 85)4-)4 86% 84Vs 8B-86Ys -351 +0 Jan. 17-------------- 4,693 45, 226 86-86V. 86V. 85V. 86:V.--V. -54

Jan. 18-------------- 4, 491 44,982 86)/.-'~ 87 86)4 SOY.-% -244 --·--+iii Jan. 10-------------- 4,284 44,515 86%-' 87~ 86% 87%-% -467

+216 -1 Jan. 2L------------- 7, 282 44,731 87:V.--J4 875 s 86 86%-'Ya -U Jan. 22 ______________ 4,043 44,746 86% 86% 85% 8!l-86Ys +15 -10 Jan. 23 ______________ 7, 396 44, 120 8!l-86Ys 86)4 84Yz 84:Vs-J4 -617

+~ Jan. 24-------------- 6, 881 43,764 84%-% 85Ys 84 84%-Ya -365 +• Jan. 25 ______________ 5,078 43,57:! BW.--J4 85 84)4 84)/.,-85 -191

Jan. 26-------------- 2, 11)4 43,456 84%--85 85~ 84% 85-84Ya -117 -----:.:t Jan. 28-------------- 10,512 42,707 84Y(-83Ya 84~ 82% 83)/.--83 -·749

-0 Jan. 29 ______________ 6, 072 42,527 82%-Ya 83% 82~ 82}£~ -180

+1 Jan. 30-------------- 3,458 42,303 BW.--Ya 83% 825 8 83!Js= 8

-224 ~u Jan. 3L------------ 4, 685 42, 162 83t?Ys 84% 83% 84 .--!4 -141

Feb. L------------- 3,987 41,985 841, 84~ 83~ 83Y.--B4 -177 -182 ·-··-;.:jij Feb. 2-------------- 3, 630 41, 803 83%-% 841 s 83 8 84-84Ys +55 Feb. 4-------------- 5, 271 41,858 BW.-% 83% 82 82%-~

Feb. 5-------------- 5,580 41,468 SlY.-% 82)4 81)4 828/.- ~ -390 ...................

a See text for explanation,

CORN FUTURES FROM JANUARY 3, 1933 '1'0 DECEMBER 31, 1935 67

TAnUc 30.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low, and cloo~inr; prices of May c?rn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Contmued

1935 MAY l!'UTURE-Contlnued

Range in price Net change from previous day

Volume Open Opening Clo~ing DaLe o! trad- commit-

lng ments price pr1ce Open High Low commit- Closing

ments price

------- ------ ---1,000 1,000 1,000

1035 bv,.~hels bn•hel., Cents Cents Cents Cents bWJhels Cents Feb. 6-------------- 3,172 41,703 82-82Vs 82)4 81V. 82%-V. +2.35 +~ Feb. L------------ 4, 022 41,852 82Yz-% 83% 82)4 83%-)1 +149 +1

Fob. 8-------------- 5,210 41, 951 83%:-% 84% 83)4 8Wz-% +99 +1 Fob. g _______________ 3,894 41,559 84V. 85% 84%: 85)4-Vs -392 +11 Feb. Jl _____________ 4,698 42,379 84)/z-~ 84)4 83%: 84-83V. +820 -1~ Feb. J3 _____________ 3, 922 42,368 83%-84 85Vs 83% 85-85Vs -11 +I

Fob. 14------------- 5, 341 41,908 85r;.-84)1i 85% 84Ys 8Wa-V. -460 +V. Feb.1L .•••..••... 6, 115 41,415 85)« 86)4 85~ 86)4-% -463 +% Feb. 16 __ ----------- 3, 730 41, 005 80)4-% 87 867-i: 861/a-~ -440

-----+2~ Feb. !8 •------------ 4. 589 40,838 86)/.-86 80 85~ 89 -167 Feb. 19 _____________ 9,166 40,944 88%-88 88Ys 87 87%-Ji +100 -1''4. Feb. 20 _____________ 5, 008 41,210 87-86Ys 877-i: sov. 861/a-~ +266 -1 Feb. 2L ____________ 6,300 40,870 86%-86 86)4 85% BW.-11 -340 -v. Feb. 23 _____________ 5, 735 40, 003 85)«-84% 85Ji 84Vs 84%-Ji -777 -17\1 Fch. 2fJ _____________ 4, 253 39,625 84-83% 84V. 83% 84V.-Ji -468 Fob. 26 _____________ 4, 244 39,473 84!!/a-% 85Vs 84 84%-~ -152 ------+~ Feb. 27 __ ----------- 3,829 39,372 84o/'a-%: 85 84 84?/.-85 -101 +'• Feb. 28------------- 4, 017 38,295 85)4-% 85% 84)4 84%-V. -1,077 -)1 Mar.!__ ____________ 3, 331 38, 481 84)i-34 84)4 83% 84%-V. +186

------::~ Mar. 2-------------- 2, 778 38,465 84)+-% 84% 83V. 84)/g-84 -16 Mar. 4 ______________ 3,885 37,864 8.3%-% 83% 83)18 831/a-V. -601 -v. Mar.,\ ______________ 7,966 36,626 83)i-83 83% 81)1! 827-i:-Vs -1,238 -1~

Mar. 0-------------- 11,728 35,082 81%:-V. 847-i: 81 8Wa-V. -644 -1 Mar. 7 ______________ 4, 512 35,848 81)4-% 82)4 81)4 82)«-% -134 +1 Mar. 8-------------- 2, 753 35,452 827-i:-% 82% 81)1! 82)/.-82 -396 -)4 Mar. g~~------------ 4, 799 34,1J9!i 81!!/.-Y. 81%' sox 81)/.-81 -457 -1 Mur. 11... __________ 11,020 34, 011 8072--% 80% 78),.,; 70J/g-70 -984 -2

~~· !! .i_=··

5, 980 33, 438 79Y!i-79 79% 78)4 79)/.-Ji -573 +~ 4, 909 33,401 79)4-% 80 78V. 79V.-80 +53 +11 5, 463 33, 325 80-80)18 sov. 78~ 78).<'..-~ -166 -1~ 6, 074 33, 337 78~-v. 79% 781 8 79)/g-. +12 +V. 5, 526 32,684 791,-Vs 797-i: 77% 77)/z-% -653 -1~ 7,505 31,805 76)/z-% 77% 76)18 76%'-!j -879 +~ tlar, If!.. ..... ______ 5, 593 31,600 777-i:-77 77Ys 76% 77%-Ji -205

lar. 20 ___ 5, 547 31, 222 77%-% 78V. 77% 78~-v. -378 +1)4

~~ 1:: !:! i 11:

6,438 30,896 78Yz-l« 79~ 777-i: 781 .-78 -326 -%: 4,408 31, 032 78)«-)4 79 77Ys 78!!/..-".4 +136 +% 3, 138 31, 110 78)/z-% 78)4 77)4 77?/a-~ +78 -1 3, 382 31, 159 77)4-Y. 77Vs 77 77!!/.- • +49

-----~~~ 2, 481 31, 160 77% 78)« 77% 77%-78 +1 5, 332 31,130 78~-% 79V. 78~ 797-i: -30 3, 481 31, !GO 791 .-% 79%: 78% 78?/a-~ +30 +~ 2,897 31,348 78V.-79 79~ 78% 79~- 8 +188 3,906 31, 508 79Y. 805 s 79Y. 80 .-v. +160 +1 3, 476 31, 750 80~ 80~ 79)4 80)/z-% +242 +~ A~~·~-------- ------ 4,322 31,803 80% sF. 80)4 80?/a-81 +53 +~~ 9, 062 31,734 81-81Vs 83~ BOYs 83~-% -69 9, 963 30,096 83)1!-84~ 853, 83)1! 85'.-% -738 +2 7, 061 30,891 85-84)4 85 83Y. 84~-~ -105 -1~ 3,566 32, 151 84)i-84 84~ 83% 841/a- +1, 260 +· 9,463 30,474 85Jt80%; 86'• 85~ 86~~ -1,677 +2 7,480 29,554 867-i:-Vs 87)4 85•, 87Va- 2 -920 +I 7, 530 28,520 87)1!-88~ 88ii 87)4 88Vs-~ -1,034 • +%: 6, 030 2.8, 305 887-i:-~ 88' 86Y. 871/a-. -215 -1 5,407 27. 657 86%- 88Y. 86% 88Va-V. -648 +1~ 4, lOB 27, 186 88%-V. 89~ 87)1! 8Wa-% -471 +· 3,446 26,380 88-871J. 89 • 871J. 88Ys-% -797

------~~ 3,489 25.481 88Yz-V. 89Y. 88Vs 891/a-~ -908 5, 336 25,067 89-88% 90)4 88% 89)/a- • -414 3, 791 2-1, 557 sw.-~ 00% soy. 90Ys-~ -510 +1 4, 027 23,822 00%-91 91)1! 00~ 91%- -735 +!~ 5, 076 22,949 91% 92 so•, OOYs-91 -873 3,422 22,304 90%-Vs 90% 88)« 88!!/a-V. -645 -2lj 5, 624 19,987 887-i:-%: 88~ 87)4 88-87% -2,317 -% 2, 873 18, 066 88%-% 89' 8 88% 89-89Ys -1,021 +1Vs 1, 692 18, 355 88)4-% 89Vs 88 88)1!-89)/g -611

------+~ 4,577 16, 640 88%-% 89)1! 887\l 89)/g-)4 -1,715 ' 0n Feb 18 rendition oi 0; lQ35, trading was suspended at 11:13 a.m., for the remainder of the trading day owing to the ''rra<Iin . 0 gold-clause decisions hy the Supreme Court.

member oft'huspenhded Apr. 24. 1935, pending arrangements for the disposition or open futures contracts of a trade from sn~ exc ange who had been granted an injunction by a Federal court restraining the board of

spending the member.


TABLE 30.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high low and closing prices of May corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, J a~. 3, j o33 to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued '


Range in price Net chango froJQ


Date of trad- commit- Opening Closing ---ing ments price price Open

liigh Low commit- Closing ments prlw

--- -1,000 1,000 1,000

1935 bushel., bushels Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels Cents Apr. 30 ............. 6, 036 13,597 88Ys-89 BOYs 88% 80%-Ys -3,013 tY, May L ------------- 1, 671 12,811 90-89Ys 90% BOYs 89% -na -% May 2 .............. 1, 221 12, 419 88Vs-Y:i 89 88)4 88Ys -305 -Y, May 3 .......... ---- 967 11,750 88% 88Ya 88%' 88% -660 -Y, May 4.------------- 867 11,602 88Yr% 88Ya 88)4 88Yr% -1411 -\,) May 6 .............. 1, 506 11,296 88% 90%' 88% 00)/s-90 -306 tJY, May 7.------------- 1, 854 10, 409 90% 00% 88% 80)/s-%' -887 -~ :May 8 .............. 1, 254 10, 101 89%' 89% 88% 80)/s-89 -308 -v. May 9 .............. 830 9, 789 89Y:i 89Ys 89 89% -312 +~ May 10 ............. 875 9,608 89% 90 88Ys 88% -181 -I% May 11 ............. 1, 023 9, 311 88%-Ys 88Ya 87%' 87% -297 -I ·May 13 ............. 1, 229 9,147 87Vs-% 87% 85% 86%-% -lfi4 -% May 14 ............. 663 9,068 87-87)/s 87% 80% 87)/s -70 +% :May 15 ............. 692 8, 968 87% 88%' BOYs 87!/z-%' -!00 +V. May 16 ............. 885 8, 598 88)4-Yz 88% 88)4 88Y:i -370 tJY, May 17.------------ 745 8,442 88%-Ys 88Ys 87)/z 87Vs-Yz -lOG -I May 18 ............. 564 8, 245 87)/z- %' 88)4 86% 88)4 -107 +M May 20.------------ 830 7, 075 88)/.-% 90 88)/z 89 -270 +~ May 21.------------ 1, 120 7, 359 88%-% 89)/s 87Y:i 88Ys -6I6 -% May 22.------------ 572 7, 093 88-88%' 88% 87)/z 87%-Yz -266 -Y, May 23 ............. 485 6,895 88 88% 87Ys 88)4 -108 t% May 24 ............. 1, 917 5,889 87% 87Ya 84)/z 85-84% -1,006 -3% May 25.------------ 1, 090 5, 160 84% 85 83 83Ys -720 -I May 27.------------ 1, 864 4, 351 84)/,-%' 85%' 81% 83-83% -800 -Y, May 28.------------ I, I60 3, 687 82)/.-% 84)/z 82% 83Ys -604 +J.l May 29 ............. 2, 021 2, 551 84-84% 84% 82 82Ys-83 -I, 136 -Y, May 31.------------ 3, 280 ---------- 83)/.-84 84% 83 83Vs-83 -2,.551 Hi

1936 MAY FUTURE

1935 July 25.. ............ 15 15 06 66Ys 65% 05%a +15 ------+R July 26.. ............ 124 78 65)i 66)/s 85%' 00 +03 July 27 .............. 228 176 66 67% 06 67%'a +98 til<( July 29.. ............ 155 262 66% 67% 60% 66% +86 -% July 30 .............. 644 506 66 66Ys 65 65% +3:J4 -1 July 31. ............. 444 750 65% 66%' 64% 64Ys-M +163 -% Aug. L ------------- 382 852 65%' 65%' 64 64% +O:J -% Aug. 2 .............. 829 1,143 64)/z 64Yz 63)/s 64'Vs-%' +291 -v. Aug. 3 .............. 379 1, 200 64)/,.-64 64% 63% 03%-% +147 -H Aug. 5 .............. 708 1, 374 63% 64 62% 62% +84 -l

Aug. 6 .............. 1, 265 1, 582 62Ys 62Ya 60~ 61- BOYs +208 -Iii Aug. 7 .............. 920 1, 012 60Ya 61Y:i 601 2 61%-%' +330 +l<f Aug. 8 .............. 064 2,040 60~-Ya 01% 60% 60Ys +I28 -%

t% Aug. 9 .............. 618 2,283 611, 61% 61%' 6Ws-%' +243 -H1 Aug. 10 ............. 1,549 2, 681 61~ 61% 69)/z 59% +308 -3!4 Aug. 12 ............. 3,474 3,872 6812 58Ys 66)/s 56l's-Yz +I,10I -% Aug. 13 ............. 1, 786 3, 901 56-56%' 67Y:i 56 50)/sb +20

tl% Aug. 14 ............. 1,023 3,988 60%-57 57~ 56~ 57Y:i +87 +% ±~~: l~: :::::::::::: 1, 278 4, 214 57l's-58Ys 58' 576 8 67Ys +226

58~ +374 +V. 1, 450 4, 588 57%-58 67% 58)/.-58 -J2 Aug. 17 ............. 785 4, 731 58 58%' 67% 57Y, +148 -I Aug. 19 ............. 1, 224 4, 742 57)/z 57)/z 56Y:i 56%-Y, +11 +ii Aug. 20 ............. 1,202 4, 706 56~-% 57~ 56)4 57%'-~ -37

+~ Aug. 21.------------ 1, 247 4,811 571, 58. 57%' 57Ys-~ +I06 _I,, Aug. 22 ............. 568 4,866 57Ys 58 67% 57Vs-1 • +55 +'i Aug. 23.------------ 1, 137 5,181 57 58)/z 57 58 +3I5 -IT Aug. 24 ............... 366 6,171 58 68% 67)/z 57!!4'-Ya -IO Aug. 26 ............. 716 6,258 58)/s-Ji 58~ 57~ 57Ys-% +87 ------::fj Aug. 27. ------------ 726 5, 358 5Ws-M 58'• 571 57% +JOO +% Aug. 28 ............. 1, 178 5, 628 58 58% 67% 58)4-% +170 -!4 Aug. 20 ............. 1, 163 6, 611 58Vs-Y. 59 57Ys 58 +83 +V. Aug. 30 ............. 388 5, 617 57Ys-58 58)/z 67?1 58Vs-Yz +6 +V. Aug. 31. .............. 459 5, 710 58)/.-~ 59 58)/z 58tt50 +03 -I)l Sept. 3 .............. 1, 058 5, 687 58Ya 69)i 67% 571.-% -2:J

+~ Sept. 4 .............. 1, 365 5, 857 57Vs-M 58~ 57)/s 57Ys-58 +170 +• Sept. 5 .............. 858 5, 948 57%-58 58'• Zi~ 58)/s-%' +91 -1 Sept. 6 .............. 956 6,097 58'Vs-Ji 58% 57)4-% +I49

+1 Sept. 7 ................ 753 6,260 57~ 58 57~ 58-57Ya +163 -) Sept. 9 .... ---------- 904 6,848 57Y.-% 57% 57~ 57'Vs-Y. +88

CORN Ji'U'l'URES FROM JANUARY 3, 1933 TO DECEMBER 31, 1935 69

TAJJLFJ 30.-Daily volume of trading, open cony,mitment.s, opening, high, low, and clo,·in(f pr·ices of May corn fut·ure.~ on the Chtcago Board of Trade, .Jan. 8, 1988, to Dee. 81, 1935-Continued


Range in priee Volume Open Opening

])a to o! trad· commit-Jng ments prJ eo

High Low

--- ---1,000 1,000

1035 bushels bushe~' Cents Cents Cents Sept. HL ...••.••••• 2,018 7,041 u7Yz-M 58 57% Sept. 11 ........ ----- z, 1:Jo 7, 340 58-.58)1 58)1 57% Sept. 12.. .... ------- 1, 083 7,434 mY.-M 57M u7 Scpt.!L ___________ 046 7, 308 57Ys 57% 57 S"pt. JL ___________ 050 7,440 57Ys-M 58 57)4 Sept. !fl ............. 1,805 7, 702 57% 57% 56Yz Sept. 17 ...... ------- 3,911 8, 205 58-58Ys 59% 58 Sept. 18.. ...... ----- 2, 251 8, 300 uOY:rM 59M 58)4 Sept. 10 ............. 2,455 8, 181 50%-Yz 50% 58% Sept. 20 ............. 1, 325 8, 081 58%-Y. .50 58Ys Sept. 21.. ........... I, 218 8,140 58M-% 59 58% Sept. 23.. ___________ 1, 250 8, 308 58% SR% 57Yz Sept. 24.. ___________ 1,100 8, SOl 58Ys-58 58% 57% Sept. 25 _____________ 2, 386 8, 881 57Y:rM 57% 56Yz Sept. 20.. .. _________ 2,470 0,302 57%-% 58Ys 57 Sept. 27.. ___________ I, 720 0, 585 58V.-J1 58% 57)1 Sept. 2H .... --------- 1, 038 9, 575 58-57% 58% 57% Sovt. 30 ............. I, 807 9, 729 .57~-~~ 57Yz 56M Oct.!. ........ ______ 1, 409 9, 724 57-57)i 58 57 Oct. 2 ......... ______ 5, 281 9, 371 57Ys-.18Ys 61M 57M Oct. L ............. 3, 283 0, 568 81-00)1 Gl 50% Oct. 4.. _____________ 2, 833 9, 644 50%-:V. OOY. 59% Oct. .1 .. ._ ___________ 3, 003 9,814 60Ys-01 02)/z r,oy. Oct. 7.. .. ___________ 2, 772 10,009 61)1 62% 61ji Oct. 8.. .. ___________ 2, 504 10, 032 61)1--()1 61)1 60ji Oct. 11.. .. ___________ 2, 010 0, 923 OOY.-59% 60)1 59Yz Oct. HL._ __________ 1, 063 10,001 6(}-(JOYs 80% 50% Oct. !1 .. ., __________ I, 055 10,153 59%-Ys 60% 50

1, 372 10, 101 50% 59% 58% I, 020 10, 174 50)1-% 50% 59)1 1, 785 10, 200 60)1-% 60% 58% I, 084 10, 406 59Ji-Ji 50)/z 58% I, 632 10, 488 59 50% 58)/z 1, 714 10, 405 58)/z 58Ys 58)4 1, 440 10, 611 58% 50M 58% 2, 216 10, 776 59-50)4 00 59 2, 315 10, 785 59% 00% 59% I, 591 10, 995 OOYs 60Ys 59

977 11, 200 50%-U 50% 59 901 Jl, 223 59% 59% 50

2, 973 11,727 59Yz-% 50% 68)4 2, 602 12,034 58Yz-Ys 59 58Ys 2, 482 12, 178 58Yz 58% 57% 2, 062 12,020 58V. 50% 58% I, 250 12, 149 69 59 58Ys I, 146 12, 211 58Ys-58 58% 57% 1, 377 12, 589 58% 59Ys 58% I, 080 12, 652 58%-% 59% 58Yz 1, 971 12,038 59V.-Yz 50% 50% I, 368 12, 796 59Ys-OO 60 59

935 12, 757 59Ys-Ji 50% 58% I, 109 12,032 59j/.-59 50)/z 59 I, 450 12,098 59Ys 59% 58% I, 575 12,029 68Y.-% 59)1 58% I, 170 12,841 59%-% 69Ys 59)1 I, 133 12,684 69Vs-% 69% 60% 1,142 12,609 59Ys-% 60 50%

706 12,049 50%-% 59% 59)4 4,109 12, 529 59%-% 01 50% 2,848 12, 865 60%-61 61 60 2, 545 12, 911 ow..-v. 61 60 2, 520 13, 177 ooV.-% 60M 59)4 1, 481 13, 260 59Yz-% 50% 59J.jj 2,100 13, 018 60-50% 60 50 2, 306 13, 041 50)f-59 59% 59 1,887 13,814 59%-~ ~~~ 50!4 2, 622 14,334 59)4- 59 2, 959 !4, 864 69)f-59 59J.jj

58 a 3,846 15, 311 58%--Ji 58% 58 ------- 3, 071 15, 130 58%--J.il 50 58

Closing price

Cents 57M-% 57Yz-% 57)4 u7M-Y. 57Y:r% 57Yz 59%-% 58)..Z..% 5BY.-Yz ssy.-so 58Y:r% .58)1 57V.-% 57Ys 58-58).1! 57Y,-58 57V.-Yz 50%-Ys 57)/,-58 oov.-:u 60)1-V. ooV..-M OIY.-62 61%-Y. 60Y.-!i 59%-% SOY.-% 50)1-Ji 59-58% 508,4-% 59Ys-50 59)1-:V. 59Ys 58Yz-% 59)1-J.il 59%-% OQ-59% 59% 59Y:r% 50%-Ji 58Yz-% 58%-Y. 58)1-~ 58%-% 68Vs-!4 58)4-% 58Y.-% 59)4-% 59%--% 50!4-% 50Ys-Ji 59)4-Ys 59Ys-Ji 59-68% 69%-% 59%-Ys 59V.-Yz 59% 60~% 00 Ji 60)4-% 50%-ti 50%-% 59%-!4 59)/z-~ 59%--% 50%-Yz 58% 58%-~ 58Vs- •

Net change !rom previous day

Open commit· ments

---1,000

bushels +693 +305 +88 -36 +48

+2u6 +503 +104 -128 -100 +59

+168 +253 +320 +421 +283 -10

+151 -5

-353 +197 +78

+170 +285 -67

-109 +168 +62 +38 -17 +35

+197 +82 +7

+no +165

+0 +210 +214 +14

+604 +307 +144 -158 +129 +62

+378 +63 -14

+158 -30

-125 +oo -60 +12 +43 -75 +40

-120 +336 +76

+2.36 -+ 83

+358 +23

+173 +520 +530 +447 -181

Closing priee

---

Cents +!i -)i -)i +~ -)i

-----+2~

-1){ ----------

+' -~ -Ji -~ -% s

8 +Ys ----------_,

-% +1)4 +2'~ _, +Yz

+1· -!4

-1' -1

------------'~ + -·~ +!4 -J.il

-· +'~ + +li

-· +J.il -u -~ +'~ -+ -1

------+--+' + -

-----------------------------.

+ + -+·

+1 -

----------------------

+· -+• -· -

---------

70 STA'l'ISTICAL BULLETIN 55, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

TABLE 30.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, lo'W and closing pr'ices of May corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jan. :J, J9iJ.J to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued. '


l~ange in price Net change from


Date of trad- commit-Opening Clo~ing

ing ments price pnce

Open High Low commit- Closing

ments prico

---- --- ------1,000 1,000 1,000

1935 bttshels bushels Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels Cents Dec, 4 ______________ I, 364 15,277 58% 58% 58),{ 5BV.--Y. -l-117 +Ji Dec. 5 ______________ 2, 101 15, 311 5BV.--M wv. 58),{ 58%'-Ya +31 +Ji Dec. 6-------------- 3, 007 15,313 5[1-58Ya 50% 58%' 50!-:i-Y. -1-2 tY, Dec. 1-------------- I, 517 15, 447 50),{-)1 50% 50 50)4-% -I-J:J4 ----------Dec. o ______________ I, 705 In, 618 50%-Y. 50% 58%' 5[1-58Ya -l-171 -!4 Dec. JO_ ------------ 2, 483 15,405 58)/a-50 50%' 58Ya 509/a-%' -213 +~ Dec. 11------------- I, 125 15, 484 509/a-Y. SOYa 50% 509/a-Y. -l-70 -)II Dec. 12 _____________ I, 113 15, 552 50%-% 50%' 50),{ 50%-M -l-68 -)4 Dec. 13 _____________ 5, 662 15, 404 60%-61 61),{ 00)1 61-61),{ -148 +IJi Dec. IL ____________ 3, 139 15, 532 60%-Y. 60%' 60)4 OOVa-M -l-128 -Ys Dec. 16.------------ 2, 776 15, 706 60),{-Y. nov. 59% 509/a-~ -l-174 -Y, Dec. 17 _ ------------ I, 004 15, 605 50%-%' 50Ya 50)4 50Vr'• -11 -Y, Dec. 18.------------ I, 010 15, 783 69),{-% 50% 50),{ 50Va-Y. -l-88 +!1 Dec. 10-------------- I, 770 16, 022 59)/.-% 69% 50)4 509/a-~ -l-230 +!:l Dec. 20------------- 066 15, 003 509/.-Y. 50% .?0% 59%-''l -29 ----"tV. Dec. 21. ____________ I, 888 J(J, 307 50%' 60 50% 50%-fJO -I-:J14 Dec. 23. ____________ 1,302 16,241 60-50Ya 60)1 50% 60%'-% -66 -V, Dec. 24------------- 080 !G, 487 50% 50% 50% 60)/..-% +246 -!:( Dec. 26.------------ I, 264 16, 653 50% .?OY:i 59)4 59Vr!-:l -l-156 -!:( Dec. 27------------- 2,562 16,745 50%--Y. 59% 59 50)/..-% -l-02 +!:l Dec. 28------------- 1, 406 16, 706 50% 60)4 50)4 60%-!-:l -30 +~ Dec. 30. ____________ 1, 745 16, 005 60% 60%' 60% GOY.-% -l-100 +!:( Dec. 31. ____________ 1, 778 16,872 609/.--%' 61 60Y. OOYa-61 -3a I +Y,

TABLE 31.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, or,ening, high, low, and closing prices of .July corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, 1938, to Dec. 31, 19351

1033 JULY FUTURE

Range in price I Net change !rom


Date of trad- commit- Opeping Closing Open

ing ments pr1ce price Clo,ing High Low commit- price

ments ----

1,000 1,000 1,000 G<nt• 1033 bushels bushel,, Gent,, Cmts Gent., Gents bushels

Jan. 3--------------- 671 12, 316 27'Y.-%' 27Ya 27%= 27Y.-%= -j-201 +V. H(

Jan. 4--------------- 1, 073 12, 371 27% 2H% 27%' 28%-Y. +Ft5 -v. Jan .• ? _______________ 763 12, 478 28Y..-% 28!-'2 27Ya 28)1 -l-107 t% Jan. o _______________ 1, 037 12, 5Ja 28)1 28)1 28 28%'-:V. -f-:J5 +V.

Jan. 1--------------- 812 12,410 28%-29 20)1= 28Ya 28%-20 -04 -Jl Jan. g _______________ 857 12,203 29 20 28% 28%-Y. -126 +H Jan. lQ ______________ 615 12,420 28% 2!JV. 28)1 Z!JY,.--20 -1-127 +!:(

Jan. 11-------------- 1,382 12,450 29)4-% 2!J%' 20)1 20!-:i-% -1-30

Jan. 12-------------- 1, 051 12, 31Jl 20!-:i-V. 2!JYa 211= 211!-:i -08 ------::ji, Jan. 13 .. ____________ 561 12, 3!!0 29% 20% 28%' 28Ya-:V.= -\-:JH -Yo Jan. 14-------------- 2fl7 12, 4fi5 28% 2~Ya 28% 28%-Y. -j-66

-1 Jan. 16-------------- 1, 302 12, 837 28!-:i-V. 28% 27!-'2 27Y:ih -j-:J72

tV. Jan. 11-------------- lil5 12, 942 27Y.-% 28 27!-'2 27%' -1-105

Jan. 18-------------- lifl2 12, 051 27%'-Ya 27Ya= 27% 27%= +!! ------+v. Jan. HL ____________ 456 1:J, 127 27)1-28 28!-:i= 27Ya 28= -l-176

_.. Jan. 20 ______________ 530 I:J, 294 28% 28%' 28 28h -j-1117 -~-----

Jan. 21. _____________ 428 I:J, 426 28!-:i-% 2~% 27%= 27%= -1-132 ------+;4 Jan. 23·------------- :J!!l J:J, 534 28)1 2~!-:i 28 28~ -\-108 +Vi Jan. 24-------------- 583 13,744 2HY:r% 28%= 28% 2~ 1 2 -f-210

Jan. 25-------------- 438 1a, oo2 28'V.-Y. 28% 28)4= 28% -f-158 ~-----~~~ Jan. 26 ______________ 292 1:J, 906 2~Y.-% 28% 28= 28=-Y. +4 +H Jan. 27-------------- 588 13, 881 28 28!-:i= 27%' 28!-:i -25 -Y, Jan. 28-------------- 620 13, 951 28)1 28)1 27%' 27%' -\-70

--··· Jan. 30-------------- 227 14, 017 27% 27%' 27%= 21v.-%' -f-66 -----Jan. 3L------------- 513 14, 113 279/.-%' 27Ya 27% 27%' -1-06 ..... ·::q Feb. L------------- 527 14, 163 27% 27%' 27% 27%=-Vz -j-50 ---·· -1-41 -----Feh. 2-------------- 185 14,204 27% 27%= 27% 27Vz

. Jy a split 1 'I'he equal sign(=), a, and b appearing as part of a price quotation indicate, respective '

buotation, asked price, and hid price.


TABLIO 31.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low, and clowin(J 7Hices of July corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued

Date Volume of trad

ing

1933 JULY FUTURE-Continued

Open commitments

Opening price

Range in price

High Low

Closing price


Open commitments

Closing price

------ ---- ---- ----1--- --- ----------

1933 Fob. 3.------------Fob. 4 .. -·---------Fob. (L-·-·-------Foh. 7----·--------Jt,eb. 8--------------Feb. O ••• __________ _ F'ob.JO •• __________ _ Fob. 1L. _________ _ I•'eb. 14.. __________ _ Fob. 15.._ ----------Fob.16 ... _________ _ Feb.l7 __ , _________ _ Fob.18 ... _________ _ l'eb. 20 __ . _________ _

Feb. 2L ·-·--------l•'cb. 2!L.. _________ _ Fob. 24 ..• _________ _ Fob. 25 ____ ·-·----·-Feh. 27. __ -·-------F'ob. 21L. -·--------Mar. L--------·---Mar. z._ ___________ _ Mar.L_. ____ , ____ _ Mar. 16 '·-----------Mar. 17 ____________ _ Mar.18 __ ·---------· Mar. 20 ... _________ _ Mar. 2L .. __ , _____ _

~~UFiLHi ~~;: ~--·-·--------

~~I! : :;: ::: Apr.IJ ·----------· Apr. 12··----·------

j~] ::: guv~~~~~~~~~~

1,000 1,000 1,000 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels

340 14,237 27% 27Yz 27Y, 27V.= +33 857 14, 294 27)4 27)4 26Ys 27Y, +57 414 14,454 27-27V. 27% 27 27Yz=-% +160 365 14,384 27Yz 27Ys 27)4 = 27Yz= -70 149 14,386 27%' 27%'= 27% 27%'= +2 679 14, 3Q3 28-28Y, 28% 27Yz= 27Yz= +7 321 14,483 27% 27%= 27Yz 27Yz +oo 147 14,527 27%=-% 27% 27% 27% +44 462 14, 593 27!4-V. 27)4 26Ys= 27 +66 320 14,668 21 27% 21 27V,-Ji +75 303 14, 705 27Y, 27)4 26Ys 27 +37 546 14, 820 27-27Y, 28 27 27Yz + ll5

Cents -!4 -v. +7'2 -v. +!4 -!4

------+y, -% +Ji -u +Yz

358 14,928 27Yz 27% 27V.= 27V.= +108 411 15,073 27!4 27%= 27Y, 27V.= +145 ·---------426 15,291 27Y, 27Yz 27V. 27)(,-Ji= +21R

-u 840 15,101 27V.-27= 27V.= 26% 26Yz +no 302 15,422 26'!/,-Yz 26%= 26% 26% +21

1, 01s 15, 524 26Y.-% 26Yz 25Ys 26!4 + 102 1, 043 15, 45J 26'!/.-!4 26% 2.sy,; 25%-%= -73

952 15,437 25Yz-!4 25%' = 25 25%' -14 334 15,422 25% 25%' 25)(,= 25%' -15 43,1 15, 458 25Yz 25%' 25!/s 25Y, +36

1, 855 15, 561 25V,-Y, 26Yz 25Ys 26% + 103 1' 989 15, 700 29% 29% 28Ys 29%b +238 3, 489 16, 172 31-30)(, 31 20V. 29Y.- !4 +373 1, 763 16,507 29Y,-Ys 29Yz 28% 29'V.-Yz +335 1, 045 16, 661 29V.-Yz 30 29% 29% + 154 1, 832 16, 64<1 29% 30!4 29% 29Ys-30 -17 1,219 10,734 29%-~ 30 29% 29%-Yz +oo 1, 643 17,050 30Y,-% 3o% 29% 30Y.-30 +316

742 11,102 30V.-30 30Y, 29% 3!JY.-V. +112 1, 512 17,383 30V. 31 30V. :i1-30Ys +221

------:.::~

+V. -% -Ys +Ya

------:.::% +1!4 +3 -v. +Ji +V. +% -Yz +?-2 +U +%

1, 594 17,453 30%-31 31Yz 30% 3lY.-31 +70 1, 407 17,001 30Ys-'A 31Yz 30% 31% +148 ------+% 1,949 17,652 31% 31Ys 31\~= 31% +51 +!4 1, 774 17,742 31% 31% 3JYs= 31)(, +90 -% 1, 143 17,078 31'V.-Ji 31% 31V. 3J 72 -64 +Ji 2, 021 17,910 3lY.-% 32% 31.'/z 32V.=-J11 +2.12 +% 5,178 18,148 32V.- Ys 33Ys 32Yz 3.3'!/.-%' +538 +1.'/z 5, 095 10,059 34-33Ys 34Yz 337'2 34V.=-Ji +611 +7'2 5, 215 20,142 34%-7'2 35Y, 34V. 35=-3.1 +1, OR3 +% 6,032 20,870 36V.-?i 36% 35% :l5Y,.-:l6 +728 +1 7, 820 20,919 36-36V. 36% 33%' 35YR-H +40 -Yz 4,952 21,002 :J5-34Ys 35V. 34 34Y.--% +14a -% 3,141 21,287 34%-% 35V. :l4%= 35Y.-V. +225 +J-f 4, 3:30 21, 613 35%-V. 35% 84)4 34Ys-35 +:J2f> -Ji 4,627 22,110 34%-V. 34% 33V. 33%-Y. +497 -1% 4, 240 22,182 33V.-% 34Ys 33 !J4%-% +72 +IV. 3 361 22, ooo !l4%'-35 35H 34% 34% +424 +Ji 3, 755 23,145 3•1%-% 31% 33Ys ~~1)=:!~ +5!l9 - 1/, 3, 660 23,384 34-33Ys asy,; 33Ys .J.,h-3o +239 +Yz

13,904 25,551 35?H<i 38V. 35'/s 3G-35Ys +2.167 +1 10, ooo 25,748 38-39)0; 39'/s 37 37%-H +107 +1Yz

7, 73R 25,613 37%-)1( 38V. 36% 37V.-% -135 -Y, 6,687 25,804 37%-!4 387'2 36% 38%-?2 +191 +1!4 9, 512 20,739 391+% 39% 38V. !l\JV.-)2 +9!l5 +% 0, 370 27,011 38Y.-Ji 38Ys 38 3RYs-38 +272 -1% 6, fJ86 27, HOI 37!-'Hi 38% 37Y, 37Y.-% +r.90 -)11 5, 250 27,775 :l7Y.-% 37%: !lO% !llllii=-Ys +174 -Ys 7, 27!l 27,408 !Jf;%-Yz 36% 3fJ% :l5Yz-% -3fl7 -1% fJ, 090 27,1J!l3 3i)i-% !lilY. !lfl% !l~l/.-V. +525 +2% 7, 724 28,443 :lRY.-% 38Ys :>7% 38}~-J.:I +510 ----------8, 4H4 28, 467 aiY.-%' 39Yz !l7%' :;9 1.~39 +24 +~2 17, so1 20,458 30V.-V. 41Yz aov. 40%-Yz +nn1 +JJ.ro 9, 784 29, 8!J9 40)i-39Y,. 41Ji 3fJYs •I!Ys-V. +441 +%

10, 689 30, 549 42Ji-Ys 44% 42 44-41% +650 +3 14,868 30,801 144%'-45 45),-2 43Ys 44Vs-45 +252 +% 14, 578 32, 045 41%-% 46V. 44% 44Ys-% +1. 244 -!4 15,490 32,114 44-44)i 44Ys 4:l 43V.-% +09 -1Yz 13, 068 33,001 44%'-45)(, 15!4 44Y, 44Y.-% +893 +IYz

'Chicago Board of Trade was closed from Mar. 4 to Mar. 15, 1933, inclusive, due to the bank holiday.


TABLE 31.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high low ana closing prices of July corn futures on the Chicago Board of Tmde, J a~. 3, l938 to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued '




Date of trad- commit- Ope~ing Clo~ing

ing ments pnce pnce Open

High Low commit- Clo?lng mcnts pnce

·--- -1,000 1,000 1,000

1933 bu8hels bu.,hels Cents Cents Cents Cents bu8het., Genii! May 1L------------ !fl, 576 aa, 3:Jo 45-46:;i 47% 46 46%'-Ys -f-329 +2 May !2 _____________ 21,013 34, 465 46%'-47).:1 48% 46%' 47).:1-47 -t-1,121! +% May 13 _____________ 13, 142 36, 642 47%-48 48 46% 47-47J.1\ -t-2,177 -Y, May 15 _____________ 9,184 36, 172 46%'-% 47% 46% 47Ya-)i -470 Hi May 10------------- 11, :J53 37, 05H 47-46%' 47 45% 4.5Y, -f-886 -I% May 17 _____________ 7, 675 37,027 40-46)4 17 46 40Y:r% -31 -1-% May 18 _____________ 8, 702 38,086 47-47Ya 47% 46 46-46Ya -t-1,0.\!J -Y, May 19 _____________ 18, 175 38, !581 46J.1\-).:1 40% 44% 45')/,-% -f-49.5 -Y, May 2Q _____________ IIi, 267 37,052 45%-!4 45% 4:1% 44)4-% -1,529 -l)i May 22 _____________ 9, 731 30, :J52 44Y.--% 45 4:J% 44)4-% -700 ----------May 23 _____________ 11, 541 :Jo, 225 45-45)4 46 45 45Y.--% -127 -{-1!1, May 24------------- 10, 701 36, 45f) 46Y:r47 47 45% 45Y,-46 -t-2:n +Ji May 25 _____________ 9, 772 3(),866 45).:1-J.1\ 45)4 44J.1\ 45-44% -t-410 -I May 26 _____________ !J, 724 35,nn 45 45%' 44 45Y.--% -893 +li May 27------------- 8, fJIJ4 3.5, 032 40%'-47% 47% 46%' 46%'-47 -941 -{-J\1\ May 29 _____________ 6, 262 35,278 45%' 46%' 45%' 46J.1\=-Y-I -t-240 -% May 31_ ____________ 6, 792 35, 145 46)4-J.1\ 46)4 45)4 45)4-% -133 -1 June!_ _____________ 5,154 35, 307 44%'-).:1 45% 44)4 45)4-% -t-222 ----------June 2 ______________ 1, 608 35, 220 4.5J.1\-45 45% 44%' 45-44% -111 -Ji June 3-------------- 5, 025 3.5, 410 44%-% 44%' 44J.1\ 44'V,-%= -t-184 -% June 5 ______________ 6,403 35, 100 44J.1\ 45 43% 45 -301 -1-% June o ______________ 7, 420 35,071 45-44% 45% 44 44J.1i-).:1 -t-8fl2 -li June 7-------------- .5, 846 35, 890 44-44}ii 44% 4:JJ.1\ 44Y:r% -81 -1-Ji June 8_ ------------- 6, aoo 35, 259 44%-%= 44%= 43%' 43Ya-Ys= -031 -% June 9 __ ------------ 6, 250 33,414 48%'-% 45% 4a7'2 45%=-% -1,845 -{-!Jig June !0 _____________ 3, 551 32,230 46-46)4 40).:1 45% 45%=-46 -1,184 Hi June 12 _____________ 3, 801 32, 053 4W.--~ 46J.1\ 44%' 40J.1\-46 -177 ----------June 13_ ------------ 5, 454 29,057 45)4-1 45%= 45 45Y:r% -2,996 -Y, June 14 _____________ 7, 402 2.5, :330 44%'-% 41% 44).:1 44Y:r%= -3,727 -1 June !5 _____________ 3, 771 23,755 44%-0 45% 44 1t!~tt -1,574 +H June 16 _____________ 3, 068 23,002 44Y.--%' 45 44 -754 -I June 17 _____________ 1,889 21, !J!J2 43%'-Ys 45 43%' 44Y.--45 -1,010 ti June 19 _____________ 8,405 17, 735 45Y:rYs 47~ii= 15% 46Y.--47 -4,257 -1-2 June 20 _____________ 4, 181 15, 5ll 47)4-% 47% 4EHs 46Y.--!4 -2,224 -li June 2L ____________ 4, 770 13, 171 46% 48 46% 47%'-48 -2,340 -{-1%

June 22_ ------------ 3, 444 !1, 458 4R--47Y, 48% 47% 47Y.--% -I, 713 -~ June 23 _____________ 2, 003 !0, 787 47)4-J.1\ 48% 46%= 48'V.--% -671 Hi June 24_ ------------ 3, 303 9, 486 48)4-48 40% 48 4!JY:i -1,301 ti June 26 _____________ 4, 587 7, 655 40Y.--Ys 52%' 49% 52)4-% -1,831 -{-2% June 27 _____________ 3,103 6, HJO 55 55Y, 54 5W:r%' -1,465 +3):(

June 28_ ------------ 1, 387 5, 020 52--51% 55 51% 52% -270 -3~· June 29 _____________ 1, 215 5, 436 5l:;i 63 40% 50% -484 -Jli June 30 _____________ 2, 351 3, Oil 40-50 62).:1 49 62--52).:1 -1,525 -{-1% July]_ _____________ 1, 132 2, 524 53)4-63 55 53 54).:1-54 -1,387 -{-2 July 3 ______________

432 2,028 5f) 60% 55 56)4-% -406 t2Ji

July 5-------------- 430 1, 854 50% 60 55%' 50%b -174 +3 July o ______________

329 1, 605 58%' 61%' 5H'J4 61%' -159 +2%

July 7 __ ------------ 313 1, 365 62% 63 60 60)4-60 -330 -1%

July 8-------------- 142 1, 20:3 00 60~ 50 60 -72 -~ July 10 _____________ 113 1, 284 00).:1 621 00).:1 61Y,a -9 tJYa

July 11------------- 170 1,176 63% 65 63% 64Y.--%' -108 +2% -%

July 12------------- 260 1, 206 64%' 64%' 63% 64).:1-64 -t-120 -Ya July 13 _____________ 103 1,219 64 64% 63)4 63)4a -77 tJ~

July 14 __ ----------- 86 1,183 62% 64% 62~ 64%b -36 +% July 15 _____________ 147 I, 135 64%' 65).:1 64' 65b -48

tlX July 17 __ ----------- 89 1, 088 66% 67 66 66J.1\-% -47

-2% July 18 _____________ 103 1, 093 05%' 65%' 63Ys 63% -t-5 -4% July 19 _____________ 104 1, 046 65 65 59 59 -47

-13 July 20------------- 286 862 50 60V. 46 46a -184

<·~~~ July 22 •- ----------- 10 852 (') (') (') (') -10

July 24------------- 159 746 48 48% 47 47% -106 +2~

July 25------------- 59 640 48% 50% 48).:1 49%a -106 -i-3%

July 26------------- 87 585 53% 53% 53 53Y,b -55 +3~ July 27------------- 77 476 56 57 65% 57 -109 -31•

July 28------------- 72 411 53%' 55%' 53%' 53~a -65 -4

July 29------------- 191 285 52% 53% 49%' 49:;ia -126 -4 July ar_ ____________ 128 ---------- 46% 46% 45%' 45%'a -285

a Chicago Board of Trade was closed July 21 and July 22, 1933, by order of the directors o! tdhle ef~~~~g~i except for 15 minutes on July 22 devoted to the exerelslng of weekly prfvlleges and the a us trades.


TABLE 31.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low, an_d closing prices of July corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1936~Continued

Date

!933 Oct. 4---------------0ct. 5---------------0ct. 6---------·-----0ct. 1---------------0ct. 9---------------0ct. !0 .• -----------0ct. 11--------------0ct. !3 •••••••.•.•••• Oct. !4 .••••••.•••••• Oct. 16 ..••••••••••• Oct. 11--------------0ct. 18 .•••.•••••••• Oct. 19 ••••.•.••••••• Oct. 20 •••.•.•••••••• Oct. 21. •••••••••••• Oct. 2L ••.••..•••• Oct. 2L .••.•••••••• Oct. 25 .•..••••.•.••• Oct. 26--------------0ct, 27.. •••••••••••• Oct. 28 ••••••••.••••• Oct. 30 •••••..••••••• Oct. 31 ••••.••••••••• Nov.!. ••...•••••••• Nov. 2 •••.•......••• Nov. 3 .••••..••••••• Nov. 4 .••••.••..••.• Nov, 6 .••..••...•••• Nov. 7 •••..•.•••.••• Nov.S ••• __________ _ Nov. 9--------------Nov. 10. ___________ _ Nov. 13. ___________ _

~~ ~:~: :-~:~~~~: N~~: ~~:------------N ------------N~~.~:------------

~~~.: ~~::m~~m~~ B:~: ~- ... :::::::::: B~~: c:::::::::::: Dec. 7 •• ------------

Volume or trad

ing

1,000 bushels

190 117 426 270 354 267 197 701 855 659 507 672 444 909 403 916 442 728 556 699 463 402 098

1,203 b47 659 575 611 333 541 948 584 488 680 805 513 353 438 704 700 494 973 834 429 798

I, 080 1,149

882 621 584 894

1,664 I, 459 1, 548 I, 141 2,054

732 891

1,048 1,292

913 1, 200

779 1, 550 1,809 1,866

476 1,813

719 762 731

Open commit

ments

1,000 bushels

137 171 422 479 597 653 757

1,017 1,379 1,783 1,930 2,194 2,271 2,486 2,584 2,654 2,816 3,010 3, !39 3,491 3, 671 a. 710 3,730 3, 743 3,856 3,967 4,224 4,243 4,311 4,345 4,454 4,050 4,810 4,992 5,022 5,075 5,115 5, 221 5,472 5,651 5,757 6,020 0, 214 6, 334 6,628 7.274 7, 933 8,371 8, 521 8, 703 8,958 9,588

10,024 10,611 10,997 11,413 11,500 11,566 11,722 11,755 11,840 12,408 12,586 12,903 13,272 13,869 13,999 14,979 15, 154 15,265 15,405

1934 JULY FUTURE

Opening price

Cents 56)4 55% 54-53!1( sou 5WrA 52 51*'..4 50)4 46~-)4 48~ 47-47U 51 50-49~ 49-48% 51)4--5-" 53-53)4 54-53~ 54-53~ 55~-56 54% 55-54% 55U 52U-52 5()3,4 50)4-% 5WrA 51Vs-',4 53U 53)4-%

~~ 56)4-% 57Y.-J4 57~-% 57YI! 56%-)4 57V. 56V. 55~ 56% 55Vs-55 54%-~

g~~ 52Y.-J4 52Y>r·53 53~-% 53~-v. 52~ 51~ 52i'.-u 54!1-U 53~ 55 54V. 56 55% 54%-U 53~ 52%-% 52%-)4 52Ys-U 62~ 52~ 49V.-50 52!(-~ 52'..4-!1 52%-U 53~-% 53U 52U

Range in price

High Low

Cents 57 55)4 54 51% 52~ 52)4 52U 50~ 48)4 49 50 52 51Vs 53)1 52% 55 54% 56~ 56 56U 55U 55)1 53 51% 51 53 53~ 54~ 53~ 55)1 57% 56% 57% 58)1 57!1 57% 57)1 56~ 56" 66% 55~ 54% 54% 54 53)4 54 53% 53% 52% 52U 54% 5484 55 55 56 56% 55)4 54)1 54 53)4 62% 52% 52~' 62~ 50J.-s 63 63 53~ 64 53U 53

Cent.! 55% 54 50 48)1 sou 51)1 51)1 48 46 46 46V. 49)4 49U 47% 51 52)4 53 53% 54% 54 54V. 52J4 50U 47)1 49% 51Vs 51~ 53~ 52%

g~~ 55% 56~ 57~ 55U 65~ 65" 54~ 54"

~~ 5~ 52~ 52% 52 52)4 52% 52~ 61)1 61% 62V. 53~ 63% 53~ 54 56V. 54%1 63% 52~ 52YI! 51U 51% 52 49~ 49~ 51% 52% 52U 53U 51~ 52).-i

Closing price

Net change Crom previous day

Open commitments

1,000 bushels

+137 +34

+251 +57

+118 +56

+104 +260 +362 +404 +147 +264 +77

+215 +98 +70

+162 +194 +129 +352 +180 +39 +20 +13

+113 +111 +1157 +19 +68 +34

+109 +196 +160 +182 +30 +53 +40

+106 +251 +179 +106 +263 +194 +120 +294 +646 +659 +438 +150 +182 +255 +630 +436 +587 +386 +416 +87 +66

-f-166 +33 +85

+568 +178 +317 +ao9 +597 +130 +980 +175 +111 +140

Closing price


TABLE 31.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low aml closing prices of .J·uly corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, ,Jan. 8, J.983 to Dec. 31, 1 .935-Continued '

1934 JULY FUTURE-Oontlnned

Range In price

Volume Open Date of tmd- commit- Opening

ing 1nents price

High Low

---- ---1,000 1,000

1934 bushel., buNhel., Cents Cents Cents Jan. 2--------------- U24 15, 419 53Ys 54% 5a Jan. 3.-------------- 7~8 15, 660 53%-% MY, 52% Jan. 4--------------- 78:J J,), 73() 52Ys 53% 52)1; Jan. "---·--·-------- 702 15, 68() 03tf-% 53% 52% Jan. o _______________ 205 15, fl04 oa tr5a 53% 52% Jan. 8------·--·----- 408 15,719 53Ys 5:JYz 5a>~ Jan. 9------·-------- QIJ1 15,576 53%-U 547.( 53% Jan. JQ ______________ 729 Hi,(j53 54Yz 54% 517.( Jan. 11-------------- (150 15,800 54%-Ya 54% 53% Jan. 12-------------- 177 15, 085 53l:fo, 547.( 5:13-'2 Jan. 13 ______________ 717 10, 0\JI 54 1 8 54% 53.%: Jan. 15-------------- 2, 490 15,582 557.H4% 55% 647.( Jan. HL ____________ 1, 380 J(i, 707 55%-Yz 55% 64% Jan. 17--·--·-------- 74H [(),811 54%-% 55% 54% Jan. 18-----·-------- 749 w, 981 54!Y.-i1 MY. 54 Jan. 1U ______________ 850 l6,R59 54'!/,-)4 54% MY.( Jan. 20·------------- fl27 17,057 54!Y.-Yz 54% 53% Jan. 22-------------- 428 17,075 53)1j-54 54 5:JYz Jan. 2.3-------------- 055 17, 005 53% 54)1 .sav. Jan. 24-------------- 305 17, 058 54%-% 54% MY. Jan. 25-------------- 401 17,091 54% 54% 5:JYz Jan. 26 •. ---·-------- 322 17, 176 5:J% 54 5:Jy. Jan. 27 ______________ 284 17,282 64 54% 58% Jan. 29. _____________ 488 17, 425 54Yz 54% 54% Jan. 30 ______________ 844 17, 544 55-55)1j 55V. 54)/z Jan. 3L------------ 519 17,48fl 547.( 54% 5:J% Feb. L--·---------- 807 17,639 54Ya 54% 54);,! Feb. 2--·----------- 6:J8 17, 801 54 547.( 5:JYa Feb.;; ______________ 071 18, 044 54 fJ4% 54 Feh. "---·---------- 922 18,407 M%-55 55 54% Feh. fl. _____________ 475 18,304 51!!/,-Yz 54Ya 54)/z Feb. 7-------------- Ulfi 18, 570 54% 54% 5:J% Feh. 8-------------- 859 18,800 5:J% MY. mv. Feb. g_ ------------- I, :JU4 18, (176 53%-% 53% 52% Feb. 10 _____________ 986 19, 172 52)/z-J.-4 say. 527.( Feb. 13 _____________ 1, 447 10,722 53!!/,-Yz 54% 63)/z Feh.l4 _____________ 519 19, 917 53:V. 54 53% l<'eh. ],) _____________ 828 20,591 53% 54 53% Feb. 10 _____________ 402 20,815 53% 54 5:Jy. Feh.17 _____________ 3{15 20,892 53)/z 53Yz 5a7.( Feb. 19 _____________ 690 21, 090 53);,! 5:JV. 52)/z Feb. 20 _____________ 850 21, 2G8 52% 52% 62 Feb. 2L ____________ 7!JO 21, 433 52Y-(-% 52% fJI% Feb. 2:L ____________ 365 21,472 52% 53 52% Feb. 24. ____________ 416 21,402 52% 53 527.( Feb. 26 _____________ 727 21,472 52% 52% 51% Feb. 27------------- 41R 21, 506 52)/,-7.( 52Yz 61% Feb. :>.8------------- a1u 21, 558 62%-Yz 52% 527.( Mar. L-------------· 556 21, 819 52% 52Yz 51Ya Mar. 2-------------- 1, 245 22,004 52%-% 53% 52% Mar.;; ______________ 754 22,349 53% 54 5:J% Mar. 5 ______________ 702 22, 548 53%-% 53)1j 537.( Mar. 6-------------- 357 22, 544 53!!/,-Yz 5:J% 537.( Mar. 7 •. ----·------- 881 22,550 53)1j 537.( 527.( Mar. 8-------------- fJ44 22, 7(l7 o2Yz 52~ 52 Mar. 9-------------- 013 22,903 62%-o3 53l B 52% Mar.10 .• ___________ 416 23,044 52%-% 53% 52% Mar. 12 _____________ 920 23, 104 537.1:-Ys 53% 53 Mar. 13 _____________ 443 23,267 63Yz 53Yz 53Ys Mar. 14 _____________ 608 23, 554 53)1j 53% 52% Mar. 15------------- 870 23,849 53);,! 53)1j 52Yz Mar. 16--------·---- 859 24,368 52% 52:V. 52% Mar. 17 _____________ 518 24,546 53-63Ys 53% 52:V. Mar. 19 _____________ 1,191 25,002 52% 52% 62 Mar. 20----------·-- 817 25,342 52% 53);,! 52Yz Mar. 2L----------·- 372 25,410 52% 52Ya 62Yz Mar. 22------------- 414 25,583 52%-% 53 52!/z Mar. 23---------·--- 252 25,707 52%-% 52:V. 52Yz Mar. 24------------- 269 25,800 52% 62Ya 52% Mar. 26.---·--·----- 582 25,981 52%-~ 52Ya 52)1j Mar. 27 ..•.••••• ____ 2,155 26,228 51%-5 51% 507.(

Olo~ing pnce

Cents 53!Y.-% 52!Ys-Yz 53%-% 52% 53%-U 637.( 54 52Yz-% 6:!% 54 647.(-% 55Yz-% 55-55)1j 54%-% MY. MYz-% 54 53% MYz 54)/z 53!!/,-Yz r,ay. 54)1j 54% 5Wz-% 54 X-V. 54 X-V. 54)/,-7.( 54%-Yz 54%-Ya 54%-V. 53%-V. 54-54)1j 53-53)1j 53%-% 53Y,-54 54 53%-54 53\1 537.( 52Yz 52 527.( 52Yz 52% 52 52Yz 527.(-% 527.(-% 5:J% 53% 53% 537.( 52!!/,-Yz 52% 53-53Ys 53% 5Wz-% 537.( 53-52)1j 62%-Yz 52~ 52tY.-5a 62Ya 53&53 52~% 52% 52Yz-% 52tf% 527.( 50Ya


Open commit-ments

1,000 bushels

+14 +241 +71! -5:J +k

+25 -141 -l-78

-\-147 -\-135 +160 -\-41JI +12S -j-107 -f-1()7 -122 -j-1\18 -j-18 -70 +53 +:J;j +85

+lOll -\-143 +119 -58

-J-153 -J-!62 -j-243 +363 -43

+20fi +239 +W7 +JOG -J-550 +W5 +fi74 +224 +77

-j-198 +178 -j-165 -j-39 -j-20 -20 +34 -j-.52

+21!1 -j-245 +285 +199

-4 -J-fl

-j-217 +136 -j-141 -j-00

-j-163 +287

295 -j-519 -j-178 -j-45fl +340 -j-68

-j-173 +124 +93

-j-181 +247

Closing prico

-Cerila

+ii -1!4 -\-1!4 -H +%

------+•; +Y, -•, +', Hi

-l-1!4

=~ -% +' _, -•. +'.

-----------1 +· %

% Hi +' -!4 -!4

----------------:p;

+•., ----------

-I +'• -I +% +M

--------·· ------~i-

-v. -% -H +V. -1-U +Y< -% +!1 -!4

----·+i;· Hi -v. -}~ -% +14 +V. +% +' -V. -v. -J.l -~-~ +'• -/l +il -V. +il -% +li -0

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TABLE 31.-Daily volnme of tradiny, open commitments, openiny, hiyh, low, and cto.1in(J 7'rices of J·uly corn f'utures on the Chicayo Board of 'l'rade, Jan. 3, 1983, to !Jec. 31, 1985-Continued


Range In price Not change from previous day

Volume Open Opening Closing Dato of trad- commit-lng ments price price Open

High Low commit~ Clo~ing

ments pnce

-------- --- ----1,000 1,000 1,000

1934 bv.shels bv.shels Cents Cents Cents Cent.9 bv.shets Cents Mur. ZB .. ----------- 809 20,244 51-.JOV. 51 50Yz 50%-% +JG -Ya Mar. 29------------- I, f.iOO 20, 4:J:J 50Y,-% Iii).:( 49Y, 50% +189 -% Mar.3L----------- 1, 317 26, QUO 50Yz-% 51).:( 40% 51-51V. +Zoo +• Apr. 2_ ------------- 850 20,805 51-.JOY, 51 50% .50Yz +W6 -Yz Apr. •-------------- l,f>72 27, 434 50)..:1-V. 50% 40% 50V.-V. +569 -)..:1 Apr. •L _____________ 1, 083 27,857 50 50% 40)--2 509/,-% -f-42:J +' Apr. 6 ______________ 1, 055 28, o4:l 00).:(-% 50Y, 50).:( 509/,-% +180 ----------AJJr.fJ ______________ 433 28, OO!.i 50% 50V. 50Yz 50% +52 ------+i" Apr. 7_ ------------- 1, 305 28,034 50%-% 61!4 50% 51Y.--!4 +539 Apr. II ______________ 956 28,811 51).:( 51% 51)..:1 5l:Y~r}2 +177 +'• Apr. II! _____________ 770 28,902 51%-% 51% 51Yz 51%-% +151 +'• Apr.1J. ____________ 1, 153 211,329 51Ys 51Y, 51Yz 519/,-% +367 ----------Apr.12 _____________ 1, 821 29, {Jfj(:i 51Y,-!4 61% 40% 50Yx +fl37 -I• A)Jt. n _____________ 2, 437 30, G30 40!)/,-Yz !jO% 40% 50!<(-% +004 +' Apr.).! _____________ I, 240 31,0-16 50-40Y, 50 49% 10!)/,-% +416 -1, Apr. 10 _____________ 5, 764 32,005 10%-% 49%' 45% 15%a +050 • -4 Apr. 17 _____________ 7, 625 32,046 44!1-43 45}/z 43 45%-!4 -f-041 _, Apr.~~------------- 3, 453 3:3, 3(1:~ 45%-46 40% 45% 4.J:V..--Yz +417 +' Apr. HI _____________ 4, 569 3:i, 575 4.5)i-45 45Y, 43% 45%-V. +212 +' Apr. :w _____________ a, 6-43 34, oou 4fl0i-10 47 45Y, 46?/,-47 +524 +I' Apr. 21 _____________ 3, 000 34, 558 47V.-% 48!4 47\1 47%-Y, +450 +• Apr. 23_ ------------ 4. 359 3.5, 052 47!4-% 48V. 46Y, 47'Ys-Yz - +494

_, Apr. 24 _____________ 4, 733 an, 277 47}-2-% 47% 4fJY, 47Y.-!4 +1,225 _, Apr. 25. ____________ 3, 461 3fl, 088 47!4 47Yz 4fl 47%-7~ +411 +' Apr. 2fi _____________ 4,050 37,078 47%-% 47% 46Yz 46!)/,.-Yz -f-1, 290 -I Apr. 27 _____________ 4,130 39,354 4Wa-% 47 45Y, 469/,-Yz +1,376 ------+· ,\pr. 2~L------------ 4, 379 40,000 46% 47Yz 46ij 47Y.-!4 +I, 5.52 Apr. :Ill _____________ 8, 003 43, 4:J5 47!4 -Ys 48% 40Y, 48!4-% +2, 529 +I May!. _____________

7, 003 45,188 48--47% 48 46% 47Yz-% +I, 753 _, May 2 ______________

8,083 40,308 47Yz-% 48Yz 47 48!4-% +I, 120 +• ~::t ~:~~~~::::::::: 4, 050 45, 088 48l5 48% 47% 48-47Y, -320 _,

4, 370 46,061 47V.-~ 48Y, 47% 48Yz-% +73 +' May5 ______________ 4, 321 45,612 48!4-1 8 49)..:1 47% 49-40Ya -440 +' May7 ______________ 8, 287 45,252 40Yz-% 51 49Yz 50Y.-!4 -360 +I MayR 5,137 44,040 5Q-40:V. 50V. 48Y, 49Y,-50 -312 _,

May\1:::::::::::::: 4, 800 44, 409 50-40V. 50Yz 4UY, 49%-!4 -471 -· ~:;:~ :~------------- 8, 121 44, 460 49!4-Y, 52 40V. 51!4-% ---------- +2

~~~ :r:~:::::::: r., 8(i0 44,089 51%-!4 51% 49% 40Vz-(j -380 -1' 4, 390 43, 494 40!/:i-V. 49Y, 48% 49%-!4 -595 _, 4, 448 4:!, 427 49-48% 49 47% 48).:(-% -67 -I

Muy 16 -------- 2, 050 42,970 48%-% 49 48% 48V. -457 +•

~~~iF}~~~~~~~ 3, 011 42, 527 40Y.--:!4 40V. 48% 49%-V. -443 + 3, 750 42, QQ.) 50!)/,-Yz 50% 49Y, 50!4-% -522 +' .J, 314 41,7.57 .>w.-a 51% 50 50%-% -248 +' 4, 530 41, 33~l 50V.-% 52)/s 50~ 52 -424 +I'

May22 -------- 0, 170 41,101 52Yz-% 52Va 51 8 5!Y:r% -232 _, Mayn:::::··------ 4, 582 40,778 5!Yz-).i 52\1 50% m~=~ -323 ---------May 24 -------- 4, 557 40,440 51Y,-51 52).:( 51 -338 +

0, 007 40,204 51!4-Yz 53).:( 51)..:1 53Y.--:!4 -146 +1' 5, lib 39,439 53!4-53 54)..:1 53 54Ya-!4 -855 +I 4, 080 38,650 54% 54% 53% 53%-V. -789 _,

10,780 30,741 541)-~ 57!4 54~ 57-57!<( -1,909 +3 7,152 30,327 50%-'. 57% 55% .17-57% -414 _,

11,378 34, 271 50%-% 61 56% 60%-61 -2,056 +3' I2, 525 32,774 61-00% M~ 58% 56-58~ -I, 407 -2

6, 820 3I, 568 58r.f-50Yz 59•, 55V. 56-561 8 -1,206 -2' 7, 088 30,038 55!4-55 56 53% 54-53Y, -1,530 -2 7, 095 28,891 541).-!4 57).:( 53% 56M-% -I, 147 +2' 5, 344 28,011 50%-% 56V. 54Y, 55')/,-)..:1 -880 -I' 3, 883 27,036 54!4-54 50lj 54 55% -975 +' 2, 323 20,321 55%-~ 56%' 5.JV. 50-56V. -715 + 2, 247 25,513 56~-·· 56% 54% 54Ys-% -808 -1' 2, 070 24, 470 54Y,-55 56 54Yz 5.5% -1,034 +6 4, 402 22, 038 55!1-% 58Y, 55% 57V.-58Ya -I,841 +26 2, 495 2I, 437 58Yz-50).:( 59(j 57% 57Yz-% -1,201 -2,023 /20,637 57!4-56Ya 58!4 56Yz 57V.-58 -800 +' 2, 202 10,818 589/,-% 58% 56% 57Yz-% -819 _, 2, 379 18,845 58Ya-Yz 58Yz 56% 57%--Yz -973 -----+ii 1, 530 18,390 57 50 57 58:V.-50 -455 ---- I, 205 I7, 923 5UY..-X 59)..:1 58Ya 58%-V. -467 -~ cc text for explanation.

8 %


TABLE 31.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high low and closing prices of July corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Ja~. 3, l93S to Dec. 31, 1936-Continued '


Range in price Volume Open

Date of trad- commit- Opening lng ments price

High Low

---1,000 1,000

1934 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cents June 20.------------ 1, 437 17,429 58Y..-!)4 58Ya 57% June 21. .•.•..••••.• 2, 714 16,027 57~-Ya 58% 55)1 June 22 •.. ---------- 1,878 14, 998 553,-56 56 54% June 23 •..•.....••.. 1, 190 14,299 5W..-V. 57 M% June 25 .•.•••••...•• 1, 458 13,656 56!Vs-% 56% 55)1 June 26 _____________ 1, 763 12, 619 56Yz--Vs 57% 55Ya June 27------------- 2, 000 11,070 57% 58 57)/g June 28 •••.......••. 3, 540 8, 412 58)4-!)4 61)/g 58)4 June 29 ••.......••.. 1, 509 7, 626 60Yz--60 . 60)1 58% June 30 _____________ 1, 917 6, 364 58!Vs-V. 59% 58)1 July 2 ______________ 2, 564 5, 200 59)4-)/g 59)1 57)4 July 3. _ ------------ 773 4, 495 58)4-58 587\l 57% July 5 .• ------------ 467 4, 004 57% 58 57 July 6 ______________ 644 3, 359 57-56% 57% 56% July 7 ______________ 214 3, 257 57 57)4 57 July g ______________ 809 3, 335 57-56Ya 57 55)1 July 10 .........•.... 230 2,846 56% 56Ya 56 July 11 _____________ 374 2, 640 60>i 60% 59)4 July 12 ......•••.•.. 1, 455 1, 609 59)4-58U 60 57Ya July 13 _____________ 318 1, 235 58~ 60 57% July 14 ........•.•.. 86 1, 145 60. 60>i 59)1 July 16 _____________ 186 1, 070 60 60)1 59Ya July 17 _____________ 174 1, 000 61 62% 60Ya July 18 •..••........ 170 864 62)/g 62)4 61)1 July 19. _ ----------- 166 748 627\l 62)1 61% July 20. _ ----------- 230 605 63 63 61 .July 21. ••......••.. 181 578 62>i 63)/g 62 July 23. _ ----------- 305 503 647\l 64Ya 64 July 24_ ------------ 97 390 63% 64 627\l

uly 25 •.•.•........ 159 375 63)/g 65>i 63}~ .July 26 _____________ 76 338 64% 84% 63 July 27 _____________ 56 250 64% 64% 63% July 28 _____________ 80 234 64% 66)1 64% July 30.------------ 100 170 67)4 68% 66V. July 31.. ____________ 137 ---------- 67V.-% 68 66V.

.J

1935 JULY FU'rURE

1934 Oct. L _____________ 117 78 80% 80% 78% Oct. 2--------------- 240 169 78!Va-M 79)4 78)4 Oct. 3--------------- 276 262 78%-V. 79% 76)4 Oct. 4--------------- 844 544 7f>-75V. 77)/g 75 Oct. 5 ..•.... -------- 436 699 77-77)1 77V. 76% Oct. 6--------------- 233 773 78 78 76)4 Oct. 8--------------- 204 814 76% 76V. 75)1 Oct. 9 .•. ------------ 538 1, 055 75)1 76% 75)1 Oct. 10 ______________ 757 1, a75 77V. 78% 77)/g Oct. 11 .....•......•• 76a 1, 482 79% 79V. 79 Oct. 1a ______________ 374 1,606 78)1 78% 78)/g Oct. 15.. ____________ 450 1, 700 78%-Y. 80)/g 78)1 Oct. 16 ______________ 465 1, 691 79% 81)/g 79% Oct. 17 ______________ 542 1, 742 81)/g-)4 817\l 80)1 Oct. 18 ______________ 464 1,847 80)4-Ys 81)1i 79~ Oct. 19 ______________ a 58 1, 926 80% 80% 79% Oct. 20 .•.........•.. 541 2, 027 79V.-% 80 78% Oct. 22 ______________ 628 2, 092 79)4 79% 77)1 Oct. 23 •........••..• 695 2, 052 77% 78% 77)/g Oct. 24 ••..•.•.•••..• 530 2, 037 77% 7TY,. 76~ Oct. 25 ______________ 683 2,152 77% 77% 76% Oct. 20 ..•... -------- 764 2, 231 767.\-Y. 77)/g 75% Oct. 27 .•.•.•....•... 186 2, 254 777.\ 77% 76% Oct. 29 ...•.•.•...... 546 2, a28 77 77)1 75'4 Oct. 30 ______________ 567 2, 401 76%-Y. 77)/g 75V. Oct. 31.. ••••........ 927 2, 681 77-76% 77% 76)4 Nov. L •••.....••••. 1, 023 a, 052 77Ys-U 77)1 76% Nov. 2. _____________ 1, 124 a, 388 77)4 77)1 76V. Nov. a .•••••.•••.•.. 1, 049 a, 726 77Yz--% 77% 76V. Nov. 5-------------- 601 a,861 77Ys-U 78 76% Nov. 7-------------- 1, 393 4,120 78% 80% 78%

Closing price

Cents 57%-58 55!V..-!)4 54Ya 56!Vs-V. 56)4-% 56Ya-57 57Yz--% 61-61)/g 58Ya-% 59Y.-% 58Ys-J4 571:f% 57Ya 57%-U 57 55%-% 56% 60%b 57Ya 59)/ga 59% 60Ysa 61% 61% 62)/ga 62)/ga 63)/gb 64Vs-64 62% 64%a 63% 63%a 66)1 68 67>i

78~ 78'• 76)4 77a 77% 76)4 75% 70% 78t';\-% 79% 78%-% 79 80%-81 80)1 81 80-80% 78% 77~-% 771 R 77%b 76%-V. 77-77Ys 76% 76)4 77 76Y,-77 76%-77 77)4-% 76%-77 77V. 80>i-Y.

Net change from Previous day

Open commit-ments

1,000 bushels

-494 -1,402 -1,029

-690 -643

-1,037 -1,549 -2,658

-786 -1,262 -1,164

-705 -491 -645 -102 +78

-489 -206

-1,031 -374 -90 -75 -70

-136 -116 -143 -27 -75

-113 -15 -37 -88 -16 -64

-170

+7 +9 +9

+28 +15 +7 +4

+24 +32 +10 +1' +9 -

8 1 3 2 5 4 1 1 0 7

24 4 g

+5 +10 +7

+10 +6 -4 -I

-j-11 +7

1 6 g 1 5 0 5 5 9 3 4 3 0

+2· +7 +7

+28

Closing price

---Cents

-Ys -2Y,

-Ys +I% -!4 Hi +V,

+3V. -2!4 +Ys

-I% -v, +Y. -% -!4

-1!4 +t +4 -2Ys +1!4 +% +%

+1!4 +% +%

..... ti"" +Ys

-1!4 +2 -!Y, +V.

+2li +IV, -%

+37 +33

1 ---··"+ii ~ -li +33

+13 +25

5 +% 9 +20

coRN FUTURES FROM JANUARY 3, 1933 TO DECEMBER 31, 1935 77

TABt.E 31.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low, and closing prices of July c~rn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Contmued

-

Date

1934 Nov. 8 •... ----------Nov. 9--------------Nov. 10 •• ----------Nov.13 •• ----------Nov. 14.-----------Nov. 15 .• -----------Nov.16.-----------Nov. 17 •. ----------Nov. 19 ..• ----------Nov. 20.------------Nov. 21..----------Nov. 22 ••• ---------Nov. 23 .. ----------Nov. 24------------Nov. 26 ••• ---------Nov. 21-------------Nov. 28 ••.•.••.••••. Nov. 30 •.•••••.••••• Dec.L •••.••..••••. Dec. 3 .••• ---------Dec. 4-------------Dec. 6 ... -----------Dec. 0 ••.•.•.•.••••. Dec. 7. •••.. --------Dec. 8 .••• ----------Dec.IO ......•.••••. Dec. 1l ____________ _

Dec.12 .•...•..••••• Dec.l3 ____________ _ Dee.l4 ____________ _ Dec. 15 ••••.• _ -----Dec. 17--------.----Dec. IS ____________ _ Dec.19 .• __________ _ Dec. 20 ____________ _

~ i:::::::m-: ~ec. 29 ________ - ----ec.3L_ __________ _

1935

~~ r-:::::~~~=--:~-Jan.u ----------

Volume ot trad

Ing

1,000 bushel8

1,439 1,289

586 2,251 2,612 3, 601 3, 001 1, 997 2,119 2,246 2,111 2,035 2, 507 2,005 2,428 1, 999 3,617 2,858 4,376 6,114 2, 612 3, 961 2, 925 4, 637 1, 907 2,S07 1, 401 2,372 2, 092 1,S21 1, 274 2, S75 2, 325 1, 305 1,024 2, 358

Q09 75S

2,137 1, 202 1,S72 2,147 3,442

1,637 1, 411 1,466

998 2,627 2,446 1, 837 1,456 4,406 3,042 1,614 5, 723 3,410 1, 793 1, 620 1, 314 1,947 1,012 1, 678 1, 997 1, 230

643 3,600 2, 221 1, 296 1,408 1, 226


Open commitments

1,000 bushels

4,495 4,97S 6, 209 6,924 6, 563 7,660 S,600 9, 243 9,624 9,S49

10, 04S 10,267 11,071 12,017 12, 4S6 12,794 13,250 13,777 14,276 16,294 16,531 15,593 16,106 16,604 16,750 16, S51 16,887 17, 155 17,091 17,223 17,347 17,504 17,442 17,420 17,489 17,384 17, 4S6 17, 4S2 17,566 17, 7S7 17, 96S 18,304 1S, 668

19,711 19, 616 19,603 19,452 19,140 18,936 18, 9S3 19,056 20,069 19,709 19,664 19,636 19,240 19,276 19,373 19,099 19,024 19,070 19,050 19,329 19, 212 19, 145 19,437 19,253 19,228 19, 139 19 213

Opening price

Cents 8072-% SOYa-~ 81-81~ SJYz-% S3~-~ 82Va-% 83Ya-% 83-82~ 83~-% 84~-84 S2% S372-84 8372-% 8372-% 83Ya-84 82% S4~-~ 8472-~ S672-YII S9-89~ 87~-% 88%-89 90?:(-89~ 89J-T% 8872-% 86Ya-~ 87Ya-86~ 86~ S5~-~ 85~ 86~ 85~-% 85-84~ S4~ 84~-S3% S2YII-!1 S4Ya-:l1! S5-S5~ S6-86~ S6~-S7 S6)1-% S7?:( S5J.r%

86 84~-% S5:Va-~ 84U-M S5Ys-~ S6%-',4 S6)1 S6-86~ S5~-% S372-% S4 S3Ya-S3 S072-S1 S1~-~ SIJ.f-~ S2% S3-S2YII 81% S1)1 soy,~ 80~ so~-% SOYa-79~ 78~ 7S72-% 79)1 so~-~

Range In price

High Low

Cents so~ S1~ S1~ S3)1 S3~ S3YII S3% S3~ 84~ 84~ S3U 84U 83% S3YII 84 S4 S5% S6 S9 S9% 88% 90)1 90?:( ooy, SS% S7% 87~ S6% 86 S6~ S7~ S5~ S5~ S5 S4~ 84~ S4~ S5)1 S7~ S7 S7~ 87% S6~

86 85% S5YII S5YII S6% S6~ S6% S6)1 S5~ S4% S4 S3~ S1% S1\li S2% S3U S3 S1% S2)4 80\li S1~ 81~ sov. 79?:( 79~ S0)1 sou

Cents 79% 80~ S1 81~ S2)1 S2~ S2~ S2~ S3U S2U 82Vs S3~ S2U S3% S2)1 S2~ 84U 84~ 86)1 S7" S7~ 88% 88% S7)1 S6YII 86 sou S5U S5~ S5% S6 S4% S3~ S3" S3!<( 82% S4 S4YII S6 S6~ 85% S5% S6

~~ S4~ S4% S6~ S6~ S5% S6~ S3~ 82~ S2YII 79% so so~ S1% S2U 81Vs SO% SO% 79% so so~

~~~ 7Sal 79 791 s

Closing price

Cents 80~ SOYa-81 8Wa-~ S3Va-J1 S2:Va-~ S3U-)1 S3-S3~ S3Ya-U 83%-84~ S2Va-U 83 S3%-)1 83-83~ S3%-~ S2:Va-~ S3YII-84 S4YII-85 S5Ya-S6 88~-YII 88-S7% SS72-% S972-% S9-89~ 88U-% 87-87U S7?:(-% 86~-YII 85:Va-U 85%-~ S6%-!)( S6 S4%-~ S4%-YII 84 S3:Va-~ S3%-8,4 S4%-% S5~ S6%-% S6%-)1 S7-87~ S5!4 S5Ya-S6

84%-85 S5""-S5 84Ys S6~-YII S672-% S6%-~ S6-85% 86~-% S4-83~ S4-84~ S3Ys-83 79M-% S1~~ S1%-~ S2-S2Vs S3Ya-U S1YII-82 S1%-)1 S0)1-% S0%-)1 S0%-81 SO%-!)( 78% 7S)4-~ 79%-!)( so~ 79%-!)(


Open commitments

1,000 bushels

+375 +483 +231 +715 +639

+1,097 +940 +643 +381 +225 +199 +219 +804 +946 +469 +30S +456 +527 +499

+1,01S +237 +62

+603 +40S +146 +101 +36

+268 -64

+132 +124 +157 -62 -22 +69

-105 +102

-4 +84

+221 +171 +346 +354

+1,053 -96 -13

-151 -312 -204 +47 +73

+1,013 -360 -45 -28

-3S7 +27 +97

-274 -75 +46 -20

+279 -117 -67

+292 -1S4 -25 -so +74

Closing price

-1

------~~

+!)(

±~ -"t~ +%

-1 -3~ +1!)( +~ +?( +1~ -~~ -1

78 STA'fiSTICAL BULLETIN 55, U. 8. DEPT. OF AGRICUL'f'URE

TABLE 31.-Daily vol-ume of lrarling, open commitments, opening, high, low and closing prices of July corn fntures on the Ch·icago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, l933 to Dec. 31, 1.935-Continued '


Range in price

Volume Open Opening Date or trad- commit-price ing ments

High Low

----1,000 1,000

1935 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cents Feb. 2 .............. 1, 478 lS, 960 70Yz-Ji soy,; 79 Feb.4 .............. 1, 882 18,930 70Ji-Y>! 79% 78Y, Feb. 5 .............. 1, 791 18,860 78)i-78 78% 77% Feb. 6 .............. S10 18,869 78-77'/s 78Yz 77'/s Feb. 7 .............. 1, 254 18, 981 78Ji-% 70% 7SY, Feb. S .............. 1, 176 19,055 79Ji soy,; 79Ji Feb.9 .............. 1, 200 1S, 071 SOli-% SO% soy,; Feb. 11 ............. 1, 343 19, 13S 79% 79Yz 7S%' Feb.13 ............. 1, 050 19,343 7S'/s-79 79%' 78%' Feb. 14 ............. 1, 624 19, 430 79V.--Yz 80)i 79% Feb.15 ............. 2, 250 19, 686 79Yz-% 80% 79% l'eb. 16 ............. 1, 277 19,S07 80% 81)i SO% Feb. 1S ' ............ 1, 465 20,097 BOYz-Ji S3Yz 70'/s Feb. 19 ............. 4, 045 20,403 83-82!-i S3J1j 82J1j Feb. 20 ............. 2,389 20,007 82--81'/s 82J1j 81 Feb. 21. ............ 1, 4i6 20, 110 S1J1j 81% 80'/s Feb, 23 ............. 1, 679 20, 109 80)i-80 SO%' 79'/s Feb, 25 ............. I, 157 20, 15S 70%' SO% 79%' Feb. 26 ............. I, 117 20, 144 SOYz sov. 79%' Feb. 27 ............. 1, 035 20, 104 79%-SO 80Ji 70% Feb. 28 ............. 909 20,160 SOYz 80Yz 70%' Mar. !. ............. 1, 067 20, 10S 79Yz so 79J1j Mar. 2 .............. 1, 007 20, 133 so SOY, 79% Mar. 4 .............. 1, 191 20, o:33 79Yz-% 79Yz 79J1j Mar. 5 .............. 3, 833 10,982 70J1j 79).i 77Yz Mar. 6 .............. 4, 510 10,682 77).i-77 80 7R%' Mar. 7 .............. 1, 360 19,498 77Yz-% 7SYz 77% Mar. S .............. 1, 021 19,442 78Y.-77'/s 78% 77'/s Mar. 9 .............. 1, 203 19,455 77V.--Yz 77% 77Va Mar. 11 ............. 3, S44 10,089 76%'-Yz 70'/s 74)i Mar. 12 ............. 2, 283 18,091 74%'-% 75%' 74% Mar. 13 ............. 1, 588 18,S7:! 75% 75'/s 74'/s Mar. 14 ............. 2,007 19,053 75%-76 76 74J1j Mar. 15 ............. 1, S49 18,992 7Wz-Ji 75% 74 Mar. 16 ............. 2,024 18, 741 74%'-'/s 74'/s 73% Mar. 18 ............. 3, 811 18,228 72Y,-71Yz 73J1j 71Yz Mar. 19 ............. 1,698 1S, 231 72'/s 73% 72% Mar. 20 ............. 2, :J70 18,347 73%-U 74'/s 73Yz Mar. 21. ............ 2, 547 18,087 74% 75 73J1j Mar. 22 ............. 1, 759 17,886 74Va 74% 73%' Mar. 23 .............. 2, 246 18,034 74Va 74Y, 72)i Mar. 25 .............. 2,110 18,093 72--71Ys 72r,( 71%' Mar. 26 ............. 1, 393 18, 015 72Yz 73 72Yz. Mar. 27 ............. 2, 412 17, 705 73)i 74'/s 73y,f Mar. 2S ............. 1, 831 17,635 74% 74Yz 73Yz Mar. 29 ............. 823 17, 634 73%' 74J1j 73Yz Mar. 30 ............. 1, 026 17,677 74Y.f 74'/s 74J1j Apr.!. ............. 1, 340 17, 61S 74%' 74%' 74 Apr. 2 .............. 2, 468 17,522 74%'-'/s 75J1j 74)i Apr. 3 .............. 3, 905 17,551 74'/s-% 76% 74Yz Apr. 4 .............. 5, 809 17, :J84 77%'-78J1j 70J1j 77yz Apr. 5 .............. 4, 123 17, 621 78Y,..-78 78Yz 77 Apr. 6 ............... 1, 021 17, 198 77'/s-Ys 78% 77Yz Apr. 8 ................ 7, 270 1S, 561 70Yz-S1Yz 8!Yz 79Yz Apr. 9 ............... 7, 262 18, S35 SO-SO)i 82% 79'/s Apr. 10 ............. 7, 722 10, 280 83-83!-i 83% S2)i Apr. 11 ............. 5, 907 10,373 83Yz-S4 84 S1% Apr.12 ............. 5, 944 19, 358 SI%-Yz 83% 81~ Apr. 13 ............. 5, 360 10,264 83Yz-% 84Yz S27 Apr. 15 ............. 6,800 18, 740 S2V...-Yz 83J1j 82 Apr.16 ............. 4,890 19, 201 81%' 83J3. 81%' Apr. 17 .............. 7, 050 10,002 83-82'/s 84).i S2% Apr. lB ............. 4,039 19, 221 82%'-% S3r,( S2% Apr. 20 ................. 4, 7S5 10,017 S3V.--%' S5 83% Apr. 22 ............... 4,S91 19, 05S S4%'-% S5%

Clo~lng price

Cents so 78%-Ji 78Yz 78Ji-% 79-70Y, 70'/s-SO 80Yz-% 70-7S'/s 79Yz-% 79V.--%' SOYz-% 80'/s-~ 83).i-1z S2~-% 81%-Ji 81%-J.i 80J.i-Va 80J.i-Ys 80 80Y.--J.i 79'/s-%' 79'/s-SO 79%' 70% 77%'-% 77Y-f-Ys 78J.i-% 78 77%-J.i 75Y,-75 75-75Va 75%'-'/s 74Yz-% 74'/s-75 73Yz-% 72Va-Yz 73Ji-Va 74%'-'/s 73%' 74%-J.i nY.--%' 72Y.f-% 72Y.--73 74V.--74 73V...-Yz 7:!%'-'/s 74'Y.-Yz 74Yz-% 74Yz-% 71Wa-Yz 78%'-'/s 77'/s 78Ys-J.i BO:Y.--% 82Ji-Yz S2'/s-S3J1j 82:Y,.--J.i 83Yz-% 83V.--%' 82)i-S2 83Ji-% 82V.--V. 83Ji-Yz 84'/s-S5

Not change from previous day

---c----. Open

commit-ments

---1,000

bushels -253 -21 -79 +0

+112 +74 -S4

+W7 +205 +06

+247 +121 +290 +30(j -380 +40 -7

+40 -14 -40 +56 -52 +25

-100 -51

-300 -184 -56 +I a

-360 -98

-118 +180 -61

-251 -m

H +llO -260 -201 +148 +50 -78

-250 -130

-1 +43 -50 -00 +20

-11l7 +2:l7 -423

+1, 303 +274 +451 +87 -15 -04

-518 +455 -100 +120 -204 +41

Clo~ing IJrJCC

---Cents

Hi -1% +X -X +•, tl +!!,

-1!/ +' +'-• +' +•.,

t2' -Y.

-Jl., ----------

-1 ----------

-'· +'-• _, +' -1.] _, -I' _, t1 _, _, -2<

------+· -Jl. H -I' -1 +'

tl! -1 H

-1J _, +'

t1 _t ti +'

-------------+2"

I{ % ~

I{

t2'. _, +J

t21

tl 1 ~ +~ !{ _,

tJ'. v. i v. t)

-I' +1 -) +'

t1' _, ~

A 83r,( S4:Y.--Yz -1'. r. 23 ................. 5 422 10 1S2 84-S37 S4 82• - 6 +124

v. ~ u

P ' ' V. % U% tho S2'

'On Feb. 1S, 1035, trading was suspended at 11:13 a, m., for the remainder or the trading day owing to rendition of the gold-clause decisions by the Supreme Court.


TABLE 31.-Daily volume of trading, open commitment.~, opening, high, low, and closing prices of .July corn f'utures on the Chicago Board of Trade, .Jan. 3, 1938, to JJec • .'31, 1935-Continued

Date

1035 Apr. 25 6~~---------Apr. 26 ..•..• ------Apr. 27 ... ---------Apr. 20..-----------Apr. !JO ___________ __

~l~~ k :::x:::::: May L-----------May 4-------------May 0--------------May 7 _____________ _

May 8--------------May o _____________ _ May JO ___________ __

May 1L ------------May J:J ____________ _

May 14.------------May 15 ____________ _

May 10.-----------May 17...----------May 18 ___________ __ May 20.-----------May 2L -----------May 22.------------May 23 ____________ _ May 24 ____________ _

May 25.-----------May 27.-----------May 28.-----------May 20.-----------May 3L ------------June!. ____________ _

Juno 3_ ------------June 4.------------Jur1e 5.-------------June 6 •• __________ __

Juno 7 __ ------------Juno 8 .. ___________ _ Juno 10 ____________ _

l~~~ :i: :::::::::::: Juno 13

~~~~ \L~~~~~~~~~~ .l~~: l~-------------

1!~ ~ : :: ::::: !~!~ L~~~~~~~~~~~~ J~~~ L------------July 8 ... :::--------Jul o ---------

l~l~ :c:::::::::::

1935 JUI,Y FUTURE-Continued

Volume of trad

ing

Open commitments


Opening price

High Low

Closing price Open

commitments

1,000 1 ,000 1 ,000 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels

9, 951 18,530 82Vz--83Ys 83% 81% 83!4-Ys -652 4, 871 18, 458 83)/.-% 84V. 83V. 84!4-% '-72 3, 250 18, 497 83%-J..::i 84!4 83Ys 83)/.-84 +39 6, 595 18,700 83%-84 85 83% 84)/.-85 +20:J 6, 376 18,991 85-84% 85% 84% 85-85Ys +291 4, 297 19,002 85:Y.-!4 85% 84.'/z 84:Y.-V. +101 4, 850 10,244 84:Y.-Ys 84% 8!l% 83Ys-84 +1.52 3, 675 19, 266 83l1 84Vs 83Ys 83Vz--% +22 3, 529 18,993 83Yz--'Ys 83V. 82Ys 82:Y.-)4 -273 4, 844 10.219 82Va-82 83V. 81Ys 83!4-Ys +226 7, 063 19, 161 R3V.-% 83V. 81"/s 81Yz--% -.ss 4, 686 18,087 81Vz--'Ys 82% 80% RIYs-% -174 2, 859 18,964 82-82Ys 82V. 81% 82V.-!4 -23 2, 830 18,520 82)/s 82!4 81Ys 81!4-Ys -444

Closing price

Cents +V.

+1 -)4

+1 -----·::v.

-v. -v. -1)4 +1 -1% +!4 +V.

-1 -1 4, 182 18, 357 R1Vz-% 81% 79Ys 80%-J..::i -16!l

5,445 18,242 80!4-V. 80% 79 80V.-!4 -115 _________ _ 3, 062 18,224 80!4- Y2 81!4 80!4 80%-Ys -18 +V. 2, 801 17,951 80%-'/z 81V. 80% 80Ys-81 -273 +J4 5,104 17,912 BWz-Y. 83Ys 81V. 82Ys-83 -!l9 +2 3,765 18,036 83V.-!4 83!4 81% 81%-% +t24 -1!4 2, 861 18, 186 81 %-)4 82% 80'4 82!4-'Ys + 150 +V. 3, 607 18,144 82!4-82 82Ys 81% 82!4-% -42 ----------4, 903 18, 148 8l:V.-% 82% BOYs 81!4-% +4 2, 686 17,930 81"/s 82Ys 80Ys 8!V.-81 -218 2, 879 18,170 81-81!4 82Ys 81 81Vz--% +249 1, 744 18, o.so B!Vz-Va s1J.-2 79V. 7oYs-M +477 4, 879 18, 182 79J.4-Ys 79"/s 78% 78%-% -474 6, 179 18,586 78:Y.-Ys 79)/z 76Ys 77%-78 +404 5, 835 18, 906 77:Y.-!4 79)4 77!4 78Vz--% +320 5, 170 19, 168 78%-V. 78% 77!4 78-78Ys +262 7, 376 19,793 78% 79% 78!4 78%-% +625

-1 -)4 +V.

-1% -1 -Ya +% -% +%

5, 037 19, 579 78-77% 78Ys 77 78%-Ys -214 5, 677 10,890 79!4-% 80% 70!4 80V.-~ +320 -----+i% 4, 592 19,654 81V.-% 81% 79% 80%-Ys -34.5 +!4 3, 378 19, 733 80%-% 81 79% 80%-% +179 3, 276 10,549 SOH-% 81 BOYs 80\il-J..::i -184 -----·::v. a, 667 18, 997 soy. -Ys s1% 79% sov.-% -552 +% 2, 482 18.034 80"/s 81% 80"/s 81!4-% -63 +% 3, a85 18, 34o 81%-% s2v. s1v. s2v.-r2 -504 +1!4 2, 274 18,176 82% 82V. 81H 81Ys-82 -164 -V. 2, 982 17,975 81%-V. 81% 80% 80%-Ys -201 -1)4 4, 285 17,705 80!4-Ys 80% 78% 79!4-\il -270 -1)'2 3, 846 17, 1/i/i 79 79% 77Ys 79-70!1< -550 -)4 2,120 17,044 79-78Ys 70% 78!1< 79-78Ys -111 ---------2,248 16,319 79~2-38 80~8 78}2 80%-% -695 +J34 2,194 16,080 81Ys-V. 82!4 81Ys 81Ys-82 -263 +1!4 1, 566 15,683 81%-V. 82 81 81 11-% -403 -v. 2, 300 15,455 SO:Y.-)4 82V. 80)4 g1%-82 -228 +V. 1, 312 15,386 81% 82Ys 81!/g 81%-Ji -69 -%

939 15,306 81Ys 81!4 80% 81!4-Ys -80 ------+--;/.-885 15,202 so~ 81Ys 80% 81Vz--% -104 7• 076 15, 008 81% 81% 81!/s 81 :Yd1 -194

2, 109 14,336 81Ys-V. 82!4 81)'2 82 .. 82 1;; -672 ------+~ 1, 008 13,906 81% 81% 81)4 81%-)'i -430 -Yo 2. 940 12,580 81!4-81 82"/s 81 82-82% -1,320 +% 1, 030 11,946 81:Y.-V. 82"/s 81!4 81)/z -640 -% 1, 684 11,312 81)'2-)4 82Ys 81)/g 81!4-Ys -631 -)4

728 11,212 81H 82 81 81V. -100 +!4 644 10,931 81:Y.-)4 81% 81 81'/s-81 -281 -'/z

1. 308 10,500 80)4-80 BOYs 70!4 70!4 -431 -1§i 1; 205 10, 028 70 80!4 78% 8Q-80l1l -472 +%

100 o, oos 80Y2 s1v. soy. 81%-V. -12o +lV. 1, 350 9, 457 81% 82% 81% 821/,.-J..::i -451 +%

700 9,105 82Y,-X 82% 81% BlYs-82 -262 -!4 384 8, 978 82 82 80% 81% -217 -)4

a ~~~"glng suspended Apr. 24, 1935, pending arrangements for the disposition of open futures contracts or trndo r or of the exchange who had been granted an injunction by a Federal court restraining the board or

rom suspending the member.


TABLE 31.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low and closing prices of July corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, j933 to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued '

1U35 JULY FUTURE-Continued

Range In price Net ch.ange !rom

Volume Open Prev•ous day

Date of trad- commit· Opeping Closing

lng ments pnce price Open High Low commit· Closing

ments price

-1,000 1,000 1,000

1935 bushels bushels Oen!s Oen!s Oe'l!!s Oen!s bushels Oen!s July 12 ••• ----------- 234 8, 893 81)4-% 82 81)4 81% -85 July 13 •.• ------•---- 328 8,895 82-81:hi 82Ys 81)4 81Yii-82 +2 ------+11 July 15 •• ------------ 933 8,697 82Ys 83Ys 82 82%-Yii -198 +14 July 16.------------- 1, 145 8, 345 83Ys 84)4 83Ys 84:Vs-J4 -352 +114 July 17...----------- 1,451 7, 769 84Yii-85 85~ 84)4 84Ys-J4 -576 July 18 ••• ----------- 629 7, 253 84Yii 85 83 83% -516 ------:.:~

July 19 ... ----------- 539 7,024 84% 84)4 83)4 83)4 -229 -~ July 20 ••. ----------- 267 6,900 83% 84 83~ 83)4 -124 July 22 .•• ----------- 518 6, 633 83tt'% 84 83~ 83% -267 -----·:.:y, July 23 ______________ 329 6, 373 83%-fj 84~ 83% 84-84V. -260 +% July 24------------- 527 6,118 84%-~ 84)4 84 84% -256 +% July 25 .• ----------- 1, 045 5, 502 84~-84 84)4 83Ys 83~-v. -616 -1~ July 26.------------ 882 4,919 83~ 84~ 83~ 83)1-84 -583 +14 July 27 __ • ---------- 1, 001 4,320 84'~ 85 84~ 84~-% -599 +14 July 29.------------ 1,584 3,300 84~-83% 84% 82Ys 82)1-83 -:-~~~ -114 July 30 .• ----------- 1, 477 2, 357 83%-83 83% 81% 82% -% July 31.------------ 3, 515 ·--------- 83:Vs-% 84% 83% 84~-v. -2,357 +114

1936 JULY FUTURE

1936 Oct. L. ------------ 229 130 67% 58% 57)4 68% +130 -----t2V. Oct. 2. _ ------------ 283 212 58)1 62% 58% 61% +82 Oct. 3. _ ------------ 237 256 61% 61% 60)4 61 +44 -% Oct. 4. ------------- 183 314 60 61% 60 61~ +58 +M Oct. 5 •. ------------ 193 353 61)4 63J,i 61)4 62% +39 +1!1 Oct. 7 •• ------------ 276 386 62~ 63Ys 62 62)4 +33 -M Oct. 8 •• ------------ 194 389 61% 61% 60)1 60% +3 -1% Oct. 9 .• ------------ 240 476 60% 60% 60~ 60~ +87 -% Oct. 10. ------------ 246 561 60% 61% 60% 60%-% +85 +% Oct. 11.------------ 324 663 60% 61% 60 60Ys +102 -% Oct. 14. ------------ 178 683 60 60 59% 59% +20 -% Oct. 15. ------------ 166 696 59% 60~ 59)1 60)4b +13 +l4 Oct.16. ------------ 316 701 61-61~ 61'• 59% 59)1b +5 -% Oct. 17 __ ----------- 170 740 60~ 60% 59% 60~-% +39 +% Oct. 18. ------------ 270 825 59% 60Ys 59)4 60 +85 -)ii Oct. 19.------------ 230 873 59)4 59% 59~ 59)4 +48 -)4 Oct. 21. ------------ 207 925 59% 60)4 59% 60).i +52 +% Oct. 22.------------ 160 973 60 60% 60 60% +48 +~ Oct. 23.------------ 294 1, 077 61 61% 60)4 60)1 +104

_,, Oct. 24 •. ----------- 198 1,132 60~ 60% 59% 60~ +55 -)ii

Oct. 25 .• ----------- 94 1, 161 60 60)4 59% 60)1 +29 +U Oct. 26.------------ 97 1,176 60~ 60)4 59)1 60Ys +15 -% Oct. 28.------------ 258 1, 110 60 60% 59% 59)4 -66 -% Oct. 29.------------ 401 1,152 59~-v. 60Ys 59Ys 59)1 +42 +% Oct. 30. ------------ 137 1,182 69)4 59% 59 69% +30 ±~ Oct. 31. ------------ 351 1, 334 59)4 60)4 59% 59%b +152 Nov. !. ............. 224 1, 422 60 60 59J,i 59~ +BB Nov. 2-------------- 189 1,484 59 59~ 58% 59~ +62 ------+j( Nov. 4-------------- 389 1, 658 50% 60% 50% 60 +174 Nov. 5-------------- 407 1, 801 59%-60 60)4 59% 60Va-V. +203 +~ Nov. 6-------------- 309 1,006 60)4 60% 60!-( 60%-% +46 -% Nov. 1-------------- 133 I, 016 61-61Ys ~~~ 601/s 60% +9 -7' Nov. 8-------------- 171 1, 916 60Ys 60% 60~ +1 Nov. 9-------------- 120 1, 944 60 60)4 60 60~ +28 ------:% Nov. 12------------- 166 1, 966 60% 60% 60 60Ysb +22 Nov. 13 .. ----------- 163 1, 966 60 60% 59% ~~~ ------+2" ------+% Nov. 14------------- 186 1, 968 60%-% 60% 60)4

~~ Nov. 15 .. ----------- 243 1, 901 60~ 60% 60% 60%:-% +23 Nov. 16 .. ----------- 334 1, 906 ~~~ 61 60)4 60~ -86 +7' Nov. 18 ............. 90 1,904 60% 60% 60 ~ -1

+!~ Nov. 19 _____________ 644 1, 901 60% 61% 60% 61~-% +87 Nov. 20------------- 336 2,016 61% 61% 61 61a +26 +HI Nov. 21. ............ 403 2,102 61!;'. 61% 61~ 61% +B6 -% Nov. 22 ............. 380 2,100

61a 61)4 60' 60%-% +7 +li Nov. 23 ............. 212 2, 207 60' 61 60!-( . 60)1-61 +OS

-~ Nov. 25------------- 420 2, 331 oo•~ 60% 60Ys 60%-~ +124 +' Nov. 26 ............. 380 2, 461 60Ys 61 60J.ij 60% +130 -li Nov. 27 ............. 292 2,434 61 61 60% 60V..-% -27 +~ Nov. 29 _____________ 272 2 502 601 608 601 608 +68


TABT"E 31.-:Daily volume of trarlin(J, open co';tmitments, opemn(J, hiuh, low, and clrwinq pnces of July corn futures on the Chtcauo Board of Trade, Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued


Range In price Net change from previous day

Volume Open Opening Clo~ing Date of trad- commit-ing ments price pnce Open

High Low commit- Clo~ing

ments pnce

------------- ------1,000 1,000 1,000

1035 bushels bushel.• Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels Cents Nov. 30 ... ---------- 547 2, 666 60)4 60;4 60Ys 60)1-Ys +164 -)4 Dec. 2-------------- 644 2, 591 60 60 59)4 50~-% -75 -)4 Dec. 3 __ ------------ 341 2, 660 59)4 60)1 59)4 59~ +69

-----·:g~ Dec. 4-------------- 277 2, 629 59Ys-60 60 59% 60 -31 Dec. 5~------------- 482 2, 758 60 60% 59~ 60% +129 +Ys Dec. 6 ... ----------- 288 2,830 60)4 60~ 60Ys 60)4 +72 +Ys Dec. 7-------------- 148 2, 898 60)4 60% 60)4 60% +68 +Ys Dec. o ______________ 336 2,898 60% 60% 60Ys 60Ys ---------- -)4 Dec. 10 _____________ 305 3, 012 60 60~ 60 60~ +114 +% Dec. ll _____________ 125 3, 050 60% 60Ys 60)4 60~ +38

------:.:~ Dec. 12------------- 115 3, ll4 60% BOYs 60% 60)/:rYs +64 Dec. 13.------------ 1, 128 3, 213 61~-62 62)4 61% 62Y.--Y. +99 +2 Dec. 11------------- 1, 056 3, 562 61Ys 62 61% 61~ +349 -%: Dec. 16.. ___________ 338 3, 611 61% 61% 60Ys 61-BlYs +49 -~ Dec. 17 _____________ 309 3, 657 61 61)1 60% 60~-% +46 +~ Dcc.18 _____________ 132 3, 705 60Ys 60Ys 60~ BOYs +48 Dee.19 _____________ 198 3, 789 B1 61 BO% B1 +84 +Ys Dee. 20 _____________ 208 3,831 61 61 60~ '60)/,--61 +42 ----------Dec. 2L ___________ 248 3,876 60Ys B1)1 60~ 61)/,--)4 +45 +Y.l Dec. 23 _____________ 160 3, 902 61Ys 61Ys 61 B1 +2B -)1 Dec. 24..----------- 409 3, 928 B1 61 60% 60~ +2B -)1 Dec. 26..----------- 198 4, 011 60~ 60~ 60% 60~ +83 ----------Dec. 27 _____________ 34B 4,146 60Ys 60Ys 60Y, 60Y, +135 -)4 Dec. 28------------- 235 4, 245 60)4 61Y, B0)4 61% +99 +Ys Dec. 30 _____________ 383 4, 341 61% 61~ 61% 61Y, +96 +Ys Dec. 31.. ___________ 428 4, 481 61~ 61Ys 61)4 61~ +140 +J4

TABLE 32.-Daily volume of tradin(J, open commitments, openinu, hiuh, low, and closin(J prices of September corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935 I



Volume Open Opening Closing Date of trad- commit-ing ments price price Open

High Low commit- Clo~ing

ments pnce

--- ---J 1033

1,000 1,000 1,000 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cen!s Cents bushels Cents

96 91 28~ 28~ 28Y, 28~ +91 28 113 29 29~ 28Ys= 29 ,b +22 ------+%

103 168 29% 29% 29 29Ys +55 -Ys 71 211 29)4 29% 29Ys 29%b +43 +%

101 252 30 30)4 30 30)/s +41 +Ys 99 304 30 30 29% 29% +52 -~

144 387 29 30)4 29 30)4 +83 +Ys 300 492 30!"' 30Ys 30Ys 30Ys-)4 +105 ----------199 506 30Ys 31 30Ys 30% +104 +Ys 324 801 30% 30)4 30 30= +205 -Ys

52 815 29Ys-~ 30 29% 29~ +14 -)4 197 867 29)4 29/1= 28%: 28~-Ys +52 -1 60 874 28~ 29!4 28~ 29 +7 +Y. 81 884 29 29)4 28~= 28Ys +10 -Ys 59 898 29 29)4= 29 29)4 +14 +Ys

138 925 29~ 30 29)1 29)4 +27 ----------92 932 291 z 29)4 28Ys= 29 +7 -!4 69 941 29% 29% 29Ys 29)1 +9 +)4 90 981 29% 29%= 29)4= 29%a +40 +Ys 92 1, 006 29~ 29~ 29% 29% +25 ----------48 1, 024 29~ 29~ 29)4 29)4 +IS -Ys

1 Tho equal · ( ) . . . Quotation a k Sdign . = , a, b, and n appearmg as part of a pnce quotation Indicate, respectively, a split • 8 e pnce, bid price, and nominal price.

78730-37--6

82 STATIS'l'ICAL BULLETIN 55, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

TABLE 32.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low and closing prices of September corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade ,J ~n 3 1.933, to Dec. 31, 1.935-Continued ' · '

1933 SEPTEMBER FUTURE-Continued

Hange in price Net change from


Date of trad- commit- Opening Clo~ing

ing ments price pnce Open High Low commit- Closing

ments price

--- ------1,000 1,000 1,000

1933 bushel., b·ushel., Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels Cents Jan. 21-------------- 141 1, OBO 29}4 20)/z 28%= 29)/z +56 tl{ Jan. 28-------------- 89 1, !12 29% 29% 28%= 20-28Ys= +32 -% Jan. 30.------------- .52 1, 119 28% 29 28!)4= 28% +7 -Ye Jan. 3L ____________ 61 1, 143 28Y, 29 28% 28Yab +24 ----------l''eb. 1-------------- 84 1, 175 28!)4 29 28% 28!)4 +32 -Va Feb. 2-------------- 60 1, 195 28!)4 28% 28)/z 28% +20 -Va Feb. 3-------------- 61 1, 241 28% 28% 28%= 28%=b t4rJ -Va Feb. 4---------- -- 161 I, 282 28)/z 28)1 28}4 28)/z +41 ----------Feb. 8-------------- 125 l, 342 28% 28% 28)4 28Y, +GO t:V. Feb. 7-------------- 75 1, 374 28!)4 28% 28~/2= 28!)i=a +32 -Va Feb. 8-------------- 68 1, :J~6 29 29= 28Y, 29=b +22 H Feb. 9-------------- 166 1, 458 29}4 20)/z 28!)4= 28Y, tB2 -Va Feb. JO _____________ 58 1, 501 29 2\j 28!)4 28!)4 +43 -Ys Feb. 11------------- 74 1, 538 28!)4= 29 28!)4 29 +37 tV. Feb. 14 _____________ 21.5 1, 622 2~!)4 28!)4 28)4 28)4 +M -):( Feb. 15------------- 66 I, 6.51 28)/z 28% 28~'8 28)/z +29 tU Feb. 16------------- 78 I, 645 28)/z 28)/z= 28)4 28% -6 -Va Feb. 17------------- 219 1, 765 2BY.--Yz= 20% 28)/z 20=-Yz +120 t% Feb. 18------------- 180 I, 913 28Y,= 29)/g= 28!)4 28!)4 +148 -Y. Feb. 20------------- 168 1, 919 28!)4 29)/g 28!)4 28Y,-%= H tYs Feb. 21------------- 119 1, 083 28Y, 29 28!)4 28Y,= +64 tVa Feb. 23------------- 384 2, 158 28Y, 28Y, 27Y, 28 +175 -1 Feb. 24------------- 157 2, 202 27%-28 28}4 27Y, 28)/g +44 tVa Feb. 25------------- 3.52 2, 282 27% 28 27)/z 27%= tSO -% Feb. 27------------- 203 2, 327 27% 27%= 27 27-27)-'1! +45 -% Feb. 28------------- 330 2, 422 27-26Y, 27}4 26% 27!4-%= +05 +J~ Mar. L------------- 207 2, 476 27 27}4 26!)4= 27)4 +51 ---·-·:.:% Mar. 2-------------- 252 2,502 27!/rr-27 27)4 26% 20% +26 Mar. 3 ______________ 5~5 2, 756 26V.-% 28 20% 27V.-28 +254 tlJis Mar. 16 '----------- 604 3, 146 31 31 30% 31b +300 t3 Mar. 11------------- 1, 323 3, 520 32-:J3 33 30Y, 30Y, +374 -Va Mar. 18------------- 674 3, 680 31-30Y, :nv. 30)4 31)/z -l-100 t% Mar. 20 _____________ 352 3, 723 3JYr% 31)/g 31)/g= 31)/z +34 -----·+v. Mar. 2L ____________ 544 3, 791 :H:V, 32 31)/g= 31% +68 Mar. 22------------- 482 3, 761 31%-% 31Y, 31!4 :Jl}i -30 -% Mar. 23 _____________ 367 3, 877 31%-32}4 32)/z 31)/z= 31Ys-% +116 +H Mar. 24------------- 594 4, 188 32-31!)4 32)/g 31)/z :!2-32)/g +311 tV. Mar. 25------------- 621 4,4{6 32-31!)4 32!)4 31!)4 32% -1-253 t% Mar. 27 _____________ 479 4, 531 32!)4-% 33(i 32% 32!)4 +85 ·-·---+v. Mar. 28. ____________ 498 4, 714 32:V.-Yz 33)/g 32)4 33)/g-33 +183 Mar. 20 _____________ 784 5, 054 a:J!-4-Ys 33% 32Ys= 3:J%-X +340 tV. Mar. 30 _____________ 612 5, 141 33!4-Ys 33% :12!)4 32%-Ys tB7 -!'~ Mar. 3L ____________ 656 5,100 32!)4 33)/g= 32!)4 33 +19 +V. Apr. L _____________ 449 5, 230 33-33)/g 33Y,= 33 33Ys +40 tVs Apr. 3-------------- 1, 399 5, 763 34!)4 3.5% 31 35)/g-)4 +53:1 +1% Apr. 4-------------- 1, 617 5, 091 35J4-v. 36)/g 35 35% +231 t% Apr. 5-------------- 1, 557 fl, 231 36 30%= 35% 30:V.-Yz +237 t%

Apr. 6-------------- 3, 309 7, 398 37}4-38 :J8)/z 37)4 37!)4 +1, 107 tJV.

Apr. 7-------------- 3, 222 8, 082 37Y,-38 :J8 35)/g 37-37)/g +084 -~i -M Apr. 8-------------- 1,084 8,090 36!)4-% 36Y, 35Y, 36)4-% +617 +H Apr. 10 _____________ 1, 073 8,854 30)4-% 3fJY, 35)/g 36%= +155

Apr. 11------------- 1, 644 9, 381 37-36Y, ;J7 3GY,= 35!)4 +o27 -----:.:jj.i Apr. 12 ..•. --------- 1, 659 9, 700 36)4-36 36)4 35 35}4-Ys +310

+H~ Apr. 13------------- 1, 472 9,888 35!4-Ys 36% :)5 36)/z ttHB +Y. Apr. 15------------- 1, 598 10, 106 36Y, 37)4 36)/z= 30!)4-% +308 --71

Apr. 17 ------------· 1, 268 10,478 36)4 36% 35!)4 36)4-% -l-282 +M Apr. 18------------- 1, 886 10, 802 35:V.-Yz :J7 35)/z 37-36Y, +324

t% Apr. 19------------- 4, 553 11,905 37:V.-Ys 40 37)4= 38-37~ +1, JQ:l +t% Apr. 20------------- 4,103 12, 411 40-41 41 39 39:V.-1 2 +506 -0 Apr. 21------------- 3, 631 12, 995 39Yr% 40}4 38!)4 :JSY,-39 +584

+1 Apr. 22------------- 2,380 13, 401 38Y.-% 40 38)1 39Y,-40 +406

+IV. Apr. 24------------- 4, 055 14, 066 40Y,-41 41% 40 41)/g-)4 +06.5

-1Y. Apr. 25 _____________ 2, 921 14, 941 40%-40 40Y, 40 40)/g-40 +875 -~ Apr. 26 _____________ 2, 852 1.5, 562 39!)4-Yz 40% 39)/g 39% +021 -llg

Apr. 27------------- 3, 057 15, 755 :l9Yz-% 39!)4 38)/z 38% +193 -1% Apr. 28 _____________ 3, 323 10, 090 38)1-% 38~ 37)4 37!4-% +344 +3 Apr. 29 _____________ 4, 398 17, 128 30!4-Ys 40Y, 38% 40Y.-!4 +1, 029 -7i

M!>y L------------- 4, 530 17,917 41-40!)4 41 39)/z 39Y,-40 +789 +U May 2 ______________ 2,852 18, 114 39!)4 41)4 39!)4 40Ys-% +197 +1 May 3.------------- 5, 006 18,370 4JYr% 42Y,= 41)1 41%-Ys +250

2 Chicago Board of Trade was closed from 'Vfar. 4 to Mar.15, 1933, inclusive, due to the bank holiday.


TABLE 32.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low, and closing prices of September corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, 1988, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued

I033 SEPTEMBER FUTURE-Continued



Date of tract· commit- Opening Clo~ing

ing ments price pnce Open High Low commit· Clo~ing

ments pnce

--- --- ----1,000 1,000 1,000

!033 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels Cents May4 .............. 4, 228 I8, 6I4 42-42)/g 42Ya 41% 42Ya +244 +IVa May 5 .............. 7, 03I 19,598 43%-44)/g 45Yz 43Yz 45)/g-Yz +984 +2% May G .............. 6, 689 20,410 46Yz-47 47 45Yz 46Yz-% +812 +I)i MayS .............. 7, I32 2I, 893 46)i-46 48 46 46%-% +I. 483 +!i May 9 .............. 8, 239 22, 43I 46-45% 46% 44% 44%-45 +538 -I% May 10 ............. 5, 482 22,817 46Yz-47 47 45Ya 46Yz +386 +IYz May 11 ............. 7, 9I5 23, 736 48-48Yz 49 47Yz 48Yz-% +919 +2 May 12 ............. 9, 088 24,434 49-49% 50 48Yz 49)/g-49 +698 +Yz May I:L. ............ 7, 059 25, 416 49%-50 50 48% 48%-49 +982 ----------May15 ............. 5, 564 26, I23 48% 49)/g 48% 48Ya-49 +707 ----------May I6 ............. 5, 289 26,392 4BY.-Yz 48% 47Yz 47Ya-% +269 -I)i May17 ............. 4, 646 26, 62I 48Ys-U 48% 47Ya 4BY.-Yz +229 +% May 18 ............. 5, 892 27,080 49 49)i 47% 47%-Ya +405 -% May 19 ............. 7, 256 27,745 47%-48 48Yz 46Ya 47%-Yz +659 -u May 20 ............. 7, 000 27, 593 47Ys 47)/g 45% 46-46)/g -152 -IYz May 22 ............. 6, 84I 27,992 46%-Yz 46% 45H 46)/.-J,{ +399 +U May 2:L ............ 5, 971 28, 649 46%-47Y, 47Ya 46% 47Yz=-% +657 +I% May 24 ............. 7, I 56 29, 375 49-49Yz 49Yz 48 48)1-U +726 +% May 2.\ ............. 8,118 30, 32I 47%-~'2 47% 46% 47%-Ys +946 -1 May 20 ............. 5, 695 31, 059 47%-% 48 46% 47%-48 +738 +% May 27 ............. 8, 410 31, 180 49)i-50 50 48Ya 49-49)/g +12I +1Ys May 20 ............. 5, 465 32, 065 48Yz-% 49)i 48)i 48Y.-% +885 -)i May 31.. ........... 4, 601 32, 533 49)/g-48% 49)/g 47~ 47%-Ya +468 -1 June L ------------- 5, 335 33, 342 47 47Ya= 46'• 47Y.-Ya= +809 +Ys June 2 .............. 3, 616 33,730 47%-% 48% 47% 47Yz-% +388 -% June 3 .............. 4, 417 33, 724 47% 47% 46~ 46%-Ya -6 -% June.\ .............. 5, 578 33, 608 46Y.-Yz 47% 461• 47Y.-Yz -26 +% June 6 ______________ 5, 305 34, 604 47%-48 48)/g 46Ya 46Ya=-47 +906 -Yz Juno 7 .............. 3, 989 35, 124 46Ya-% 47% 46% 47%-% +520 +U June 8 .............. 4, 101 35,646 47-47% 47% 46% 46%-%= +522 -Yz June 0 .............. 8, 372 3.5, 647 46Yz-% 48% 46% 48Yz-% +I +1% June 10 ............. 8, 006 36, 547 49 49 48% 48Ya-49 +900 +Yz Juno 12 ....... ______ 7, 638 36, 906 48Yz-U 49)/g 47% 49-48% +359 ----------June 1:3 _____________ 8, 663 40, 188 48%-Ys 49 48 48Yz-% +3, 282 -Yz Juno 14.------------ 9, 999 43, 157 48Yz-% 48Yz 47Yz 47%-%= +2, 969 -% }~~~ l~- ------------ 8, 233 43, 746 47Yz 49 47}/g 48%-% +589 +Yz

9, 925 44, 576 48%-Ys 48% 47Ys 47%-% +830 -1

~~j ~ :::: : ::: 7, 202 43,807 47-47)i 48%= 46Ya 48%-U= -769 +1

22,375 45, 455 49%-Ys 51 49 50Y,-51 +I, 648 +2% I7, 096 46, 651 51%-'4 51% 49Ya 50-50)/g +1, I96 -1 10,113 47, 415 50Yz-% 52% sou 52-52% +764 +2)1 15, 169 47,980 52),2-Y. 52% 51% .51)1-% +565 -72

~::~~ ~1- ------------ 14, 359 48, 240 51%-lt 5271 50% 52%-Yz +260 +% June2o _______ ------ 17, 48I 49,390 52%-U 53Ya 51Vs 53%-Yz +1, 150 +1)1

27, 214 49,890 53%-54% 57% 53% 56%-57 +500 +3%

!~J f :::: ::::: 26, 9.59 49,905 58-00Y, 60% 58 60)/g-)i +IS +3% 24, 76I 50,631 58Yz-55 59% 55 56%-Yz +726 -3% 16, 235 50,136 56Yz-55% 57% 54 55Yz-% -495 -I 12, 441 49, 780 54%-54 57% 54 57-57Y, -356 +lYz I3, 245 19,778 58Yz-50Y, 59Yz 58H 59-58Yz -2 +1% 13, 044 48,945 60-6IU 61% 60 60%-61 -833 +2)i July 5 --------- 21,497 18, 708 61-61% 64Ya 60 63}-;i-~-2 -237 +2%

ii1~ f/~~H~m;~ 25, 117 48, 369 63%-63 66 63 66-65% -339 +2% 23, 766 50, 361 G7Yz-66)i 67Yz 63% 63%-64 +1. 992 -1Ys I2, 401 50, 235 63%-63 84h~ 62 64-64 1'il -126 +Ya 14, 635 51, 100 04%-% 66)/s 63% 65Y.-'4 +874 +1%

Jul~ 1~- ------------ 21,314 51, 758 66Yz-67 69 66h 68)4-% +649 +2Yz

~~~~ !f::::::::::: 16,362 54, 113 67Yz-66 69 66 68%-68 +2, 355 ----------14, 518 55, 926 68%-% 68Ya 66% 66V,-67 +1, 813 -1% 12,173 55,588 67-66 68Yz 66 68%-Yz -338 +1Yz

Jul~ 1?------------- 13, 864 54,439 68-69 60Ya 68 69%-% -1,149 +%

~~~~ ir:: :::::::::: 22, 192 54, 3I3 69Yz-% 7IYs 69)/g 71-71)/g -126 +1S 18, 259 53, 014 71-70Ys 71% 69Yz 69%-% -1,299 -1'• 20, 551 51, 681 70-70Ys 70Ys 64Yz 65--65% -1,333 -4Yz

July 22·,------------ 30, 897 51, 440 64-63'4 66Y, 51 53-53Y, -232 -12Y, July 24.------------ 4, 023 52, 459 (') (') (3) (') +1. 010 (3)

11,483 46,566 53 53 53 53 -5,893 -Ys July 25 -------------10, 703 42,574 53 55)/g .53 53Ya-54 -3,992 +1

July 20::::::::::::: 9, 857 38,648 55-56Yz 57Yz 55 57%-Yz -3,926 +3Yz ex~~hleago Board of Trade was closed July 21 and July 22, 1933, by order of the directors of the exchange, ' Pt lor 15 minutes on July 22 devoted to the exercising of weekly privileges and the adjustment of trades.


TABLE 32.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low and closing prices of September corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jdn 3 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued · '




Date of trad- commit~ Opening Closing

ing ments price price Open High Low commit- Closing

ments price

------ --- ---1,000 1,000 1,000

1933 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels Cents July 27------------- 7, 693 36, 742 50-60)/z 61% 50 61)/z-)4 -I, 906 t3Ys July 28 _____________ 5, 323 36, 342 5BY.--57Yz 60% 57% 57% a -400 -4 July 29 _____________ 4, 117 36, 100 56-55% 57 53% 53% a -152 -4 July 31_ ____________ 5, 041 33,160 51)/z-49% lilY. 49% 40% a -3,030 -4 Aug. L------------- I, 450 32, 789 53% 53% 53% 53% b -371 +4 Aug. 2 ______________ 5, 435 32, 561 57)4-% 57% 53~ 56)4-~ -228 t3Ys Aug. a ______________ a, 212 31, 834 54~-Yz 56% 54)4 56)4 -727 -X Aug. 4-------------- I, 430 31, 540 54~ 55)/z 54 54)4-54 -285 -2Ys Aug. 5 ______________ I, 424 31, 130 54Y,-54 55Yz 53% 55V.--Yz -419 tJY, Aug. 7-------------- 1, 067 30,824 55)4-54~ 55% 54)4 54!/z-% -306 -I Aug. 8 ______________ 2, 326 30,254 54Yz-~ 55)4 52)4 53~-54 -670 -% Aug. o ______________ 2, 073 20, 552 54-54)4 55Yz 54 54~-55 -702 +I Aug. lQ _____________ 1, 832 28, 698 55)4-% 56)/z 55 55Y,-55 -854 +Ys Aug. 11 _____________ 2, 206 28,200 55)4-Ys 55)4 51)/z 52~-53Ys -489 -2 Aug.l2 _____________ I, 346 27, 290 50-49% 50 49% 49% a -910 -3% Aug. 14_ ------------ 517 26,866 49% 49% 49% 49%a -424 ----------Aug. 15_ ------------ 368 26,600 49% 49% 49% 49%a -266 ----------Aug. 16_ ------------ 2, 161 25, 644 45% 45% 45% 45%a -956 -4 Aug. 17 _____________ 4, 475 23, 309 43)/z-42)/z 40% 42)/z 40%b -2,245 +4 Aug. 18------------- 2,116 22,388 52-52)4 52)/z 46~ 40)4-% -I, 011 +Ys Aug. 19_ ------------ I, 198 21, 611 49)4-49 53)/z 49 52)4-53 -777 t3)1 Aug. 2L ------------ 1, 012 21,066 53-53)4 53% 61Ys 52~-Ys -545 -X Aug. 22_ ------------ 1, 399 20,368 52)/z-% 53Yz 51~ 52% -698 -Y, Aug. 23_ ------------ 1, 863 19, 573 51%-%: 53 51% 51)4-~ -705 -% Aug. 24_ ------------ 2,435 18,204 51-.50~ li2)4 40)4 40)/z-1~ -1,360 -2% Aug. 25------------- 2,80:! 16, 768 li1)4-52 52 40~ liW.--!4 -1,436 +Hi Aug. 26_ ------------ 1, 407 15, 791 51%-Yz 51)/z 50 51 -077 -X Aug. 28------------- 2, 204 14,200 50%-)4 50% 40% 50V.--% -1,501 -Y, Aug. 20_ ------------ 4, 28.5 12,661 50%-Ys 50% 46% 48-48Ya -1,539 -2Yz Aug. 30_ ------------ 4, 815 0, 590 48-47~ 50~ 40% 50 -3,062 +2 Aug. 3L ____________ 4, 235 6,884 40-48~ 50'• 48~ 48)4-40 -2,715 -1 Sept.!__ ____________ 3, 317 2, 348 48)/z-48 48~ 477 8 48Yz-% -4,536 -Y, Sept. 5-------------- 843 1,641 48~-Ys 48% 47 47% -707 -% Sept. 6 ______________ 516 1, 366 47)4 47% 46~ 47~ -275 -Ys Sept. 7 ______________ 227 1, 108 47)/z 47~ 46% 40% -258 -lYs Sept. 8-------------- 603 I, 021 46~ 47 45~ 46~ -87 +Ys Sept. 9 ______________ 121 054 46)4 40% 45% 45% -67 -lYs Sept. !!__ ___________ 234 931 45)/z 47% 45)/z 46~ -23 tiYs Sept. 12 _____________ 108 586 46)/z 47)4 45)/z 45~a -345 -I Sept. 13 _____________ 187 546 46)4 48 46Ya 48 -40 t2U Sept. 14 _____________ 260 545 48~-Ys 48% 47)/z 48 -1 ------+ti Sept. 15 _____________ 62 470 47% 48)/z 47% 48% -75 Sept. 16 _____________ 12 453 48)4 51)4 48)4 51)4 -17 +2% Sept. 18 _____________ 105 418 51 51 50 50 -35 -1\4 Sept. Jg__ ___________ 24 305 49% 50~ 49 50Ysb -23 +Ys Sept. 20 _____________ 3 392 ------------ 49~ \') 50 a -3 ----------Sept. 2L ___________ 43 365 48% 46)4 46)4a -27 ------::y, Sept. 22__ ___________ 352 274 47 47Ya 45 46Ya -01 Sept. 23 _____________ 122 248 47~ 48 47% 48b -26 tiYs Sept. 25 _____________ 12 231 47% 48)4 47% 48)4 -17 +U Sept. 26 _____________ 40 217 48)/z 48)/z 47 47a -14 -IX Sept. 27 _____________ 25 193 46 47)4 46 47)4 -24 +U Sept. 28 _____________ a 192 (') \') 46n -1 ----------Sept. 29 _____________ 52 207 -4iij;.------- 46% 46)4 46)4 +15 ------::ji, Sept. 30 _____________ 143 ---------- 4W.--J4 46% 45)/z 45Ys -207


1034 Jan. 2--------------- 16 16 55~ 56 55)/z 55)/z +16 --- -------Jan. a _______________ 1 17 ------------ (') (') M)4n tl -- --------Jan. 4--------------- 113 00 54 54Ys 53% 54Y,b +70 --- --------1 Jan. 5 _______________ 63 124 54% 54YH 53~ 53Ysb t28

+~ Jan. 6 _______________ 27 142 54 54)4 54 54V.--J4 tl8 +Ys

Jan. 8--------------- 51 142 64% 54)/z 54Ys 54% -----+68- +!4 Jan. g _______________ 136 210 55Ys 56% 55 55)/z Hi Jan. 10 ______________ 54 238 55 55% 55% 55% t28 -% Jan. !!_ _____________ 113 301 55% 55Ya 51% MY.--55 +63

' No official quotations recorded.


TABLE 32.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low, and closing prices of September corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued



Volume Open Opef!ing Closing Date of trad- commit-

ing ments pnce price Open High Low commit- Clo~ing

ments pnce

------1,000 1,000 1,000

1934 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels Cents Jan. 12 ....•..••...•• 125 343 MYs-~ 55% 54~ 55Ys +42 +Ya Jan. 13 ....•..••...•• 63 344 55 55)4 54% 55)4 +1 +% Jan. 15 ... ----------- 197 456 5~)4 57 55)4 56%b +112 +IYs Jan. 16 .... ---------- 171 520 5-56% 57 66)4 66Ysb +64 -Ya Jan. 17-------------- 73 631 66Ya 66% 66Ya 56Va-)i +11 -)4 Jan. 18 .•.. ----------- 85 641 56 56 55)4 55%b +10 -% Jan. 19 .••.•....••••. 84 694 56% 56 56% 56 +53 +% Jan. 20 ...•.•...•••.• 206 687 56Ya-56 66Ya 55% 55% +93 -% Jan. 22 .. ------------ 57 692 55)4 55)4 56 55Ya +6 -)4 Jan. 23.------------- 126 707 55 56 55 56 +16 +% Jan. 24 .. ------------ 86 714 56 56 65)4 55%b +7 -Ya Jan. 25.------------- 73 732 55% 55% 55 55Ys +18 -~ Jan. 26 .............• 60 736 55 55~ 55 55%b +4 +I~ Jan. 27.------------- 5 739 ------------ (• (<) 55%n +a ----------Jan. 29.. ..........•• 91 771 56-56Ys 56)4 55% 56)4b +32 ----------Jan. 30 .•............ 227 889 66~-% 56% 56 56Ys-J4 +118 ----··:.:v. Jan. 3L------------ 127 908 56 56 55% 55~a +19 Feb.!. _____________ 218 1, 008 56% 56% 55Ys 55Ysa +100 +Ya Feb. 2.------------- 136 1, 066 55~ 55% 55)4 55~-% +58 -~ Feb. a _______________ 98 1, 103 56 56)4 56 56)4a +37 +I Feb."-------------- 225 1, 231 56~ 56% 66)4 50%a +128 +% Feb. 6 ______________ 230 1, 348 56Vs-~ 56~ 56)4 .56Ysb +117 -Ya Feb. 7 ______________

153 1,397 56Y:l 66)4 55)4 55)/ib +49 -1 Feb. 8--------------- 192 1,429 55Y, 55?1 55J,'2 5W.-'.4 +32 +U Feb. g_ ------------- 357 1, 557 55% 55~ 54~ 55Ys +128 -% Feb. 10 _____________ 230 1, 646 54)4-% 55~ 54% 55%a +89 +Ya Feb. 13 ....•.••.•.... 110 1, 679 55Vs-Ya 56 55% 55~b +33 +Ya Feb. 14_ ____________

112 1, 741 55% 56 55)4 55~-% +62 ----------Feb. 15 _____________ 53 1, 760 55% 55% 55% 55% +19 ------:.:Ys Feb.16.. ___________ 54 1, 811 56)4 55~ 55)4 55%a +51

Feh.17.. .•..•...... 132 1, 876 56)4 55 2 55Ys 55:Vrl4 +05 -% Feb. 19.. ___________ 212 1, 932 55Ys 56% 54)4 54)4-% +56 -~ ~:~: ~L :::::::::: 165 1, 960 54)4 54% 54 64-MYs +34 -1

168 2, 018 64Ys-J4 54% 63% 54)4-% +52 +~ ~~g: ~~------------- 208 2,060 54~ 54Ys 54% 54)4-% +42 +~ 123 2,068 54% 54% 54% 54% +8 +Ya 149 2, 079 54% 54)4 53~ 54 +11 -ij 62 2, 093 54 54)4 53% 54)4 +14 +~ 79 2,099 54% 54)4 54Ya 54Ya-J4 +6 ------+Ya 60 2, 121 54Ya 54% 54 54%a +22

8 J4

90 2,122 55 55)4 55 55% +1 +1 147 2, 194 55% 55% 55)4 55% +72 +' 122 2, 202 55% 55% 55Ya 55Vs-Ys +S -~ 80 2, 235. 55% 55% 55 55Ya +33

_, 192 2, 293 55 55 54)4 54!/:l +58 -· 106 2, 375 54)4 54~ 54 54tf"~ +82 +~ 103 2, 332 54%-~ 54% 54% 54Ya -43 + 139 2, 361 54Y. 55% 54Yz 55%a +29 +I 257 2, 451 55 55% 54% 55Y.-% +90 + 154 2, 520 55!/:l-% 55Yz 55 55Yab +69

_, 103 2, 520 55 55)4 54~ 54% ~--------- -' 100 2, 551 54% 55 54% 54% +31 -61 2, 583 54Yz-% 54% 54!4 54% +32 ----------89 2, 023 54% 55Ys 54%; 04.% +40 +~ 96 2, 675 54~ 54% 54 54%b +52 -

162 2, 742 54% 55 54% 55 +67 +' 79 2, 749 54~-% 54% 54% 54%a +7 -

M!;: ~:-------------116 2, 751 54Vs-Yz 54% 54)-~ 54% +5 -37 2, 757 54!-:1 MY. 54% 54%b +3 -'

II [[[iiiiiiii 25 2, 760 54% 54~ 54Y. 54)/2 +9 +

245 2, 010 54% 54% 54 54y8h +144 _,

498 3, 043 53)4-52% 53)4 52Ys 52%a +133 -Jl 226 3, 085 52% 52% 52)-2 52% +42 -543 3, 308 52% 53 51% 52~i +223 -1 319 3, 422 52)4-Ys 52% 51~ 52}-'sb +114 +' 348 3, 000 52% 52~ 52 8 52)4 +178 -· 511 3, 929 52 52 g 51% 52Ys +329 -431 4, 124 51% 52~ 51% 52% +195 +I 349 4, 271 52~S-~ 52~ 52)4 52% +147 +' 283 4, 361 52~-% 53 52% 52%-53 +90 +

'No official quotation recorded.


TABLE 32.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low and closing prices of September corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, ,J ~n. 3 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continucd

!034 SEPTEMBER FUTURE-Continued

I~ange in price

Volume Open Date of trad- commit- Opening Clo~!ng

ing ments price prwe High Low

---- ---- ---

1,000 1,000 1934 bushels bushels Gents Gents Gents Gents

Apr. 7 .. ------------ 480 4, 71.5 52% 53% .52% .53)4-% Apr. 9 ..• ----------- 672 5, 087 5:J% .J:J% 5:!)4 5:lr,( Apr.lO ..•.....•..•. 502 5, :!70 54 MY, saYs 5a%-54 Apr. u _____________ :l81 5, 514 54Y, 54)4 53% 54% Apr. 12 ... ---------- 908 0, 057 53% 53Ys .52 52% Apr.1a _____________ 1, 400 7, 051 51V.--Yz 52Y2 51Yz .52% Apr. 14 .•.. --------- 022 7, 500 52%-52 52)4 51Yz .51% Apr. HJ. •••••••..••• 2, 420 8, 805 51%-Ys 52 47% 47%a Apr. 17------------- 3, 033 9, 8-58 4fJ-45 47% 45 47)4 Apr. 18 _____________ 1, f>51 10, 445 47% 48% 47Yz 47% Apr. 19 ..•...•••.... 1, 82:1 11, 026 47)4 48 4fl 47%-48 Apr. 20.------------ 2, oou 12, 1sr, 48)4 4UY, 48 48%-49 Apr. 21.------------ 1, 8!i6 1:J, OflO 49)4-Yz 50Y8 49)4 49% Apr. 2a ... ---------- 1, 498 13,475 49-49% 49% 48% 40Y,-)4 Apr. 21 ... ---------- 1, 104 18, ()98 10)4 49!/z 48% 40-4QY, Apr. 25 .•. ---------- 2, 960 l!i, Gt15 411-49)4 41!)4 47% 49 Apr. 26 •• ·---------- 2, 213 17, 018 40Y,.-J4 40)4 48Y, 48)4 Apr. 27 .•..•.•..•... 2, 005 18, 2fl0 48Y,-48 48!/z 47% 48-48Yi< Apr. 28 ..• ---------- 1, 705 10, 41i9 48% 49)4 48% 48%-40 Apr. 30 _____________ 2, 045 20, (J08 4U 50 48% 40)11-50 May!. ...........•. 2, Oli:l 21,820 40%-Yz 49% 48% 49Y.--40 May 2 .. ------------ 1, 020 22, 101 10Y,-49 50 48Yz 40%-% May 3 ... ----------- 1, 114 22, 130 49% riO 49)4 49V.--X May 4_ ------------- 1, 131 22,204 40V.-X 50Ys 49Y, 49% May .5 •.. ----------- 1, 063 22, 421i 40% 50!/z 49Y, liO)i-% May 7 ______________ 2, 601 22,471 50%-Ys 52Y, ->0% 51-51V8 May 8 .•. ----------- 1, 920 22, 79:J 50% 51)4 50 51)4-Y, May g ______________ 1, 802 22,708 51!)/.,--51 51% 50!/z 50%-% May 10 ......•.••... a, 948 22,804 50Vz-% 53V. 50!/z 62!)/.--% May 11 .. ----------- 2, 890 22,996 53-52% 53 Ill 51-51Y, May 12.------------ 1, 451 22, 94a 51-50)11 51Y, 50% 50V.--Yz May 14 _____________ 2, 290 2:l, 147 50!4-V. 50% 48% 49Y.-% May 15 ... ---------- 086 2a, 121 49)11 50% 49% 50%-!4 May 16 ..... -------- 965 z:l,OG7 50Yz-% 51% 50 51)4-% May 17------------- 1, 580 23(233 51% 52)4 51% 51)11-52 May 18.------------ 2, 250 22,926 51% 53VR 51Yz 52Y,-52 May 19 ... ---------- 2,101 Z:l, 092 52Y, .5334 S2Y, 5:W.--Yz May 21. .•.......•.. 3, 590 2a, 923 54)4-54 54)4 52% 53-53% May 22.------------ 2, 379 21,192 sa 53% 52% 52% May 23 _____________ 2, 031 21,860 52%-% 5a'),\ 52Yz 53)4-% May 21.------------ 5, 1:J8 25, 448 5:l-53Y, 55 53 o4Y,-5S May 25 •..•.....••.• 3, 120 2-1,750 1)5-54% 50 54% 5SY.--50 May 26 .. ----------- 2, 486 2(), 140 56Y,-Ji 50% 55)4 55!/z-% May 28 .. ----------- 8, 473 20,805 56-56)4 59 56 58%-59 May 29 ............. 5, 533 27, 289 .58Yz-58 50 57Yz 58%-50 May aL ....••...... 12,478 20, 730 51J-58Yz 02% 58!/z 02%-% June 1. .• ----------- 14, 087 30,998 53-63)4 OOYz 60% 01-60% June 2 •.• ----------- 8, 821 32, 100 62-61% 62 57% 57%-58 June 4 ••••......•••• 10,219 32,417 57Yz-57 58 55% 56-55% June 5 .• ------------ 9, 549 32,608 56-55% 59% 55% 5BY.--% June 6-------------- 7, 032 3:J, 214 58%-li 59 67Ys 57)4-Y, June 7-------------- 7, 8a8 33,275 56Yz-Ys 58!/z 50 57%-% June 8 .• ------------ 6, 275 33,700 57Yz 58% 57Yi< mY.-58 June 9-------------- 6. 646 34,376 58-58%' 59 56% 56Y.--% June n _____________ 5, 566 34, 8a1 56%-57Y, 57% 56Yz 57)4-% June 12.------------ 13,298 30, 175 57Y,-57 60% 57 50%-60 June 13 _____________ 11, 539 a7, 039 60%-61)4 61% 50% 59Yz-~ June 14.------------ 12.292 37,701 59)4-Y, 60~~ 58% 50%-% June 15------------- o,o4a 37,067 59%-60)4 60% 58Yz 59)4-% June 16 .•. ---------- 7, OIJ6 38, 437 50%-60 00 58 58V.--% June 18 .•...••...... 6, .188 38,330 58)4-Y, 60% .18Y, 60Y.-!4 June 19 _____________ 6, 237 39,040 60)4-% 60Yz 50% 60Y,-Y, June 20 .. ----------- 5, 220 39, 215 OOY,.-60 60Y,. 58% 59Y,-J4 June 21. •......••... 11,906 39, 153 591]-U 59% 57)4 57!4-% June 22. _ ----------- 0, 620 30, 541 57)4-J.-:l 57% 56 56V.--% June 23 .. ----------- 5, 734 39,7:!5 57-57% 58% 57 58%-l] June 25 .. ----------- 5, 180 40,204 58Yz-% ' 58% 57% 58Y.--J4 June 26 .. ----------- 7,404 40,765 58)4-Ys 59% 57% 58%-~ June 27 .•. ---------- 6,541 41,991 59-59)4 60 58% 50V,-1 z June 28 .•..•.••.••.. 16,619 44,130 OQ-61Yz 63Y,. 60 02Y.--63 June 20 ....•.•...•.. 14, 042 45,334 62V.--J4 62% 60Yz 60!)/.--Yz June 30 .. ----------- 7 057 46 175 001 • • Yz-% 61' 001 61-61'

Net chango rrnn provjous day

Open commit-ments

1,000 bushels

+:J54 -\-:!72 -\-21!2 -\-l:l5 -\-64:! -\-004 -\-4o8

-\-1,206 +l,Ofia

-\-587 -\-581

-\-1, 150 -1-~75 -\-115 -\-223

-\-1, IJ07 -\-1,:!53 -\-1,242 -\-1,199 -\-1.530

-\-822 -\-281 -\-20

-\-lfl4 -\-181

-\-46 -\-322 -85 -\-06

-\-192 -53

-\-204 -2() -54

-\-106 -307 -\-166 -\-831 -\-269 -\-608 +588 -\-302 -\-300 -\-605 -\-484

+2, 441 -\-1,268 -\-1,102

-\-317 -\-191 -\-fl3(J

-\-31 -\-515 -\-586 -\-45/i

-\-1,344 -\-864 -\-752 -\-176 -\-470 -107 +710 -\-175 -62

-\-388 -\-104 -\-460 -\-561

-\-1,226 -\-2,139 +1, 204

+841

Closin vrico

Cents Hi +Y, Hi +Y. -I %

--------- % 4 y,

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+

Hi Hi I

+% -?2 - y.

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+ 1 + I -

+ --+

1 +V. -Yz t% +Y, Hi +V. -Y, 2 IV,

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+V. I

+% -----+ i~~

-Y, -Y.

+I +

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2 2% 1Y,

+M +M 1)4

+V2 2M +

+

+~ -Yz -Yz IH

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+ -

CORN FU'fURES FROM JANUARY 3, 1933 TO DECEMBER 31, 1935 87

TABLJ~ 32.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low, and closing price.~ of September co;n futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, J.933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Contmued



Volume Open Opeping Closing Date or trad- commit-

ing ments PriCe :t>rice Open lligh Low commit- Closing

ments price

--- --- ---1,000 1,000 1,000

1034 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels Cen~s July 2.-••••••••••••• 9,072 46,368 f,O%'-:V. 61 .19 50V..-% +103 -1!-~ July :L ....•.••••... 5, 771 46,854 59:V.-% 60 5~% .19V.-!4 +4~6 -!4 JnlyL ....•••••.... 5, 972 46,946 50V.-% 50% 58)4 @V.-!4 +92 ----··:.:ij .July L ........••... 5, 271 46,914 iiR:V..-}4 58% .57% 1\RVz-% -32 .Jnly7 ......••.••.... 2, 3M 46,700 .58!4-V. 58)/z 58 .18!4-V. -214 -!4 July U.. ............. 5, 920 46,292 .18)4-58 58)4 .56% .57-567-1! -40!1 -1!4 July 10 .............. 6,035 46,628 57-57}4 58% 57 ii7Va-5H +aar, +1 ,JulyJL ............ 11,857 46,537 01-62 62 OO% 62h -91 +4 July 12.. ............ 12,725 47,354 60%'-58 61% !iR mw.-:v. +817 -2Y. July 13.. ............ 8, 506 47,.531 !i0%'-60 61% !i0}4 60%-:V. +177 +IV. .July 14.. ............ R, 134 48,568 61-61% 61% 60% 61!4-Ys +1,037 +% July 16 .............. 7, 798 49, 5.16 61-61)/z 62}4 61 01%-Y. +988 +% July 17.. ............ 18,127 51,255 62-61% 63% f,J% 62%-V. +1,600 +1 July JR.. ............ 11, 180 51,742 63-63ti f,3% fl2% 63V~rfJ-~ +487 +% .July 10 .............. 0, 603 51,784 631A'z-% 64 62% o:J%-% +42 +:V. July 20 .............. 11, ~74 50,050 64\,(-% 64% 62% 6:W.-72 -834 -14 July 2L ............ 7,009 50, filO 63%-% M% 63% 6472-% -431 +IV. July 2.3 ..... _ ....... 11,007 49,071 6.5%-66)/z 66% 65% 6614-Ys -1,448 +I% .July 24 .............. 0,812 48,384 66-65% 66V. 84% 64:V.-% -6R7 -1:V. July2L ............ 12, 271 47,638 6/i-05% 67% 65 66~-% -746 +I~ July28.. ............ 11,207 47,071 66).{-66 66% 64~~ Ofi)l.(-% -567 -1~ July 27.. ............ 6, 022 46,027 66-66}4 66)/z os:v. 6.5%-:V. -444 +14 July28 .............. 0,003 46,062 6W.-Y. 68:!-11 66)/g 68).{-% -565 +2%' July 30 .............. 12,588 45, I21 68%-69 70)/o 68% 70-60* -941 +I% July 3L ............ 8, 072 44,992 69Yz-% 70!4 OK% 69:V.-:V. -120 -~ Au~.!. ............. 7, 843 44, 7I7 70!4-:V. 71)/o 70 71-71)4 -27.'i +1% Au~. 2 .............. 7,000 43, 5/H 71).{-71 71J~ 701.-;f 70%'-% -1,166 -% Aug.3 .............. 4, 625 42,412 70:V.-71 7172 70% 71V.-!4 -1,139 +:V. Au~. 4 .............. 4, ORO 41,618 7I%-Ys 73)/g 71% 72¥.-:V. -794 +1% Aug. 6 .............. 8, 203 30,800 12V.-72 75 71% 74Y,-% -1,818 +I%' Aug.? .............. 6, 883 38,000 75-75!4 75)4 73% 74Ys-75 -1,710 +%' Au~.8 .............. 4, 067 ~6. 744 74Ys-% 76% 74!4 76Ys-% -1.~46 +1% Aug.o.. ............ 7, 616 34,387 76)4 79%' 76 70Vz-% -2,357 +3% Au~. 10 ............. 0,410 ~2. 286 70:V.-80 80% 78)/z 70V.-80 -2,101 +~/s Aug. ll ............. 5,884 30,286 76 70Yz 76 76a -2,000 -4

~~ ~ : ::::~~:~~ 5,.525 27,557 75)/z-75 76)~ 73% 75%-% -2,729 -v. 3, 6.56 25,806 76%-~i 77)/z 75% 75~H1i -1,751 -)4 3, 621 24,672 741J. 75% 73% 75Ys-i-j -1, I34 +% 2, 745 2:J, 700 76}4-~ 70% 75)4 7.5:V..-!i' -873 -:v. 2, 718 22,733 74Yz-)4 7.1% 73:V. 73:V.-%' -1,066 -IV. 2,422 22,289 73Yz-%' 74~ 73)4 74Yz-% -444 +% 2,173 21,408 74Yz-% 75'• 74)4 74% -881 -v. 2, 653 10,656 74Ys-75 76 74% 7.5%-% -I, 752 +1%

A~~:~~: ............ 2,904 18,280 76!4-lj 76% 76 76%-)4 -1,376 +:V. A ............ 2,177 17,I03 76%-)4 76% 76 76V.-!4 -1,087 -----+ii-i A~::~------------- 2,182 15,870 76Yz 77:V. 76% 777H1i t -1,32.'!

I ~iiiiiiiiiil~ 2,182 14,786 77:V. 79)4 77% 79-79~ -1,084 +1~ 1, 383 !4, 060 78V.-%' 78% 77)4 77:V.-1z -726 -1~ 1, 772 13,103 77 78 76% 77V.-78 -057 +' 1, 530 12,292 78)/o 79%' 78:V. 79 -811 +1 2,036 11, 141 78%' 79% 78% 79%-% -1, 151 +~ 3, 582 8,270 79Yz-)4 79% 78)4 78:V.-!4 -2,871 -1'

851 6,472 78-77~ 7BJ~ 77)/z 78%-:V. -1,798 +~ 581 5, 606 77%-' 78% 77Yz 78V.-% -866

------~~ 1, 059 4, 722 78% 79)4 78% 79)4 -884 1,065 4,414 79:V.-% so 78% 78% -308

Sc~t: ~-------------- 427 4,015 78Ys-% 79)/z 78:V. 70Y, -399 +% Rept,J·------------- 285 3,921 79 79% 78% 78%'a -94 -:v. Sept.~~------------- 328 3, 751 78)4 78% 78)/g 78)4b -170 -:v. Sept, 1 ------------- 297 3, 502 78 78~ 77~ 78% -150 +:V. Sept.~~::·---------- 206 3,418 79~ 70•~ 78 78%a -174

=~ Sept, 14 ----------- 536 3,003 78 ~ 78% 77~ 77%-% -415 Sept, 15------------- 307 2,882 77% 77% 75% 76-7.~% -12I -1% Sept, 17------------- 245 2, 717 75Yz-% 76% 75% 75Ys-76 -165

-----+i~ Sept, Is"······----- 232 2, 591 76)/g 77% 76ti 771J. -126 Sept, Io···---------- 285 2,441 77V.-J4 77% 76% 77)4-% -150 -)4 Rept, 20------------- 360 2,130 77 77 76)4 76% -311 -Ys Sept, 21------------- 223 1,082 76~ 77% 76%' 77% -148 -1!4 Sept, 22··----------- 226 1,802 77' 78 77Ys 77%'b -180 +V. Sept, 24------------- 107 1, 701 78~ 78:V. 78)/g 78Y.a -101 +'--ii Sept, 25::::::::::::: 523 1,li84 78 78% 77% 77% -117 -~

219 1,381 76Ys 79 76% 78V.-79 -203 +1%

88 STATISTICAL BULLETIN 55, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICUL'l'URE

TABLE 32.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high low and closing prices of September corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade J ~n 3 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued ' · ·



Volume Open Previous day


High Low commit· Closing ments price

--- --- ---1,000 1,000 1,000

1934 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels Cent& Sept. 26 _____________ 372 1, 264 78% 79% 78% 78% -117 -Yz Sept. 27.. ___________ 355 1,136 78% 79~ 78% 78% -128 +Va Sept. 28 _____________ 427 896 78Va-78 78~ 77% 78~ -240 -18 Sept. 29 _____________ 579 ---------- 77% 78 77 77Ys-77 -896 -l)i


1935 Jan. 2--------------- 144 118 82 82Ys 80% 81Ysb +118 ----------Jan. 3 _______________ 285 266 BlVa-81 82 BOYs sw.-% +148 t% Jan. 4 _______________ 245 338 81Ya 82 81% 81%-% +72 -----+iu Jan. 5--------------- 272 353 81~ 82~ 81% 82%~ t15 Jan. 7--------------- 611 615 82~ 83~ 82~ 83%-~ +262 t1 Jan. 8--------------- 382 810 84-84Ys 84Yz 83% 84% +195 +~ Jan. 9 _______________ 800 1, 262 84~-% 84~ 83Yz 83V.-Yz +452 -1 Jan. 10-------------- 353 1, 424 83% 83Ya 83% 83Yz-% +162 -----:.:2)4 Jan. u ______________ 827 1, 678 83Ys 83Ys 81 81~-Ys +254 Jan. 12 ______________ 470 1, 806 80% 81 79Ya 81 +128 -)\( Jan. 14 .. ____________ 590 1,890 80Ya 81 79%: 79Y.-%: +84 -I', Jan. 15 ______________ 1, 049 2,064 79Ya-~ 79Ya 75Ya 76~-75Ya +174 -3% Jan. 16-------------- 643 2, 130 77-77~ 77%: 76Yz 77V.-Yz +66 t1Yz Jan. 11-------------- 585 2, 237 77~-Yz 77Ya 77 77~-Ya +107 +li Jan. 18-------------- 484 2, 289 78Ys 78Yz 77~ 78-78Ys +52 +'• Jan. 19 ______________ 528 2, 36.0 7BV.-Yz 79% 78% 79% +11 ti' Jan. 2L _____________ 423 2, 415 79% 79~ 77~ 78~ +55 -1Y, Jan. 22 •• ____________ 207 2, 412 78Ys 781 s 77!~ 77%: -3 -Yz Jan. 23-------------- 401 2,458 77%-~ 78Yz 77 77 +46 -% Jan. 24-------------- 527 2, 56.5 77Ys 77% 76% 77~ t97 +'• Jan. 25 .. ____________ 308 2, 550 76%: 78 76% 77~ t4 +Yz Jan. 26 .. ____________ 180 2, 54! 77Yz 78Ys 77Yz 77Ya -18 +Y. Jan. 28 .. ____________ 642 2, 502 77~-76Ya 77~ 76 76Ys -39 -1% Jan. 29 ______________ 560 2, 635 76-75Ya 76Yz 75% 75% +133 -·· Jan. 30 ______________ 515 2, 828 75Ya 77 75%: 76~-77 +103 t1% Jan. 3L _____________ 306 2,836 76Ya 77% 76Ya 771s +8 +Y. Feb. L. ------------ 281 2,860 77 77 76Ys 76% +24

_, Feb. 2 ______________ 269 2, 031 76Yz 77~ 76Ys 77 +11 +' Feb. 4 ______________ 374 3, 023 76~-Ys 76% 75~ 75~ +92 -I' Feb. 5-------------- 677 3, 193 75~-v. 75% 74%: 75% +170 +' Feb. 6-------------- 381 3, 291 75-74Ya 75% 74Ya 75%-Yz +98 -----·:;:" Feb. 1-------------- 413 3, 265 75Yz-% 76% 75% 76-76Ys -26 Feb. 8-------------- 305 3,217 70~ 76Ya 76~ 76% -48 +' Feb. 9 ______________ 285 3, 273 76Ya 77~ 76%: 77~-Ys +56 +' Feb. 11------------- 391 3, 314 76Y:r~ 76% 75~ 75Ya +41 -I' Feb. 13. ____________ 283 3, :n2 75Ya 76% 75% 76% -2 +' Feb. 14.------------11? 485 3, 452 76Ys . 76Ya 75~ 76~ +140 -'. Feb. 15 _____________ 452 3, 647 76% 77Ys 761~ 77 t95 +' Feb. 16. ____________ 459 3, 609 77Ys 77%: 76Ya 77Ys t02 +' Feb. 18 •------------ 304 3, 615 7fJ% 79~ 76Ys 70~ +6 t20 _, Feb. 19------------- 1, 498 3, 842 79~-78Yz 79~ 78~ 78Yz +227

-I'' Feb. 20 _____________ 593 3,809 781.-78 781s 77Ys 77%-~ +27 +V Feb. 21. ____________ 417 3, 949 77~ 78 77 77~ +80 Feb. 23 _____________ 480 3,997 70~-v. 77~ 76% 76~.-v. +48 -!)\( Feb. 25. ____________ 202 4, 048 76~-% 77 76~ 70Yz +51 --- ···=j~ Feb. 26------------- 639 4,047 76~-% 77Ys 76 76% -1 Feb. 27. ____________ 353 4, 062 76 1~ 76%: 75%: 1oV.-% +15 +~ -· Feb. 28. ____________ 292 4, 091 76V:r% 76% 75~ 75Ys +29 +' Mar. L------------- 563 4,183 75Y.-~ 76~ 75 1 s 76V.-~ +92

+'·' Mar. 2-------------- 333 4,179 7W.-Yz 76% 76~ 76Yz-% -4 till -' Mar. 4-------------- 308 4, 290 76)', 76Ys 75% 75Ya -P. Mar. 5 ______________ 050 4, 415 7.5% 75% 74% 74%:-% +125

-!~ Mar. 6 ______________ 1, 322 4, 610 74~ 77 nv. 74)4-Ys +195 +ll4 Mar. 7 ______________ 501 4, 701 74V:r% 75Yz 74Yz 75ti t91 -~i

Mar. 8------ __ ------ 151 4, 705 75V:r% 75% 75 7W.-~ +4 -~.!. Mar. 9-------------- 334 4, 703 75 75 74Yz 74Ya-%: -2

-2 Mar. lL ____________ 1, 518 4, 935 74)4-% 74Yz 72)4 72!!<(-% +232

N Mar. 12. ____________ 835 4, 973 72%:-% 73% 12Yz 73-73Ys +38 Mar. 13. ____________ 693 5,147 73~-% 73% 73 13Yz +174

d wing to 6 On Feb. 18, 1935, trading was suspended at 11:13 a.m., for the remainder of the trading aY 0

the rendition of the gold-clause decisions by the Supreme Court.


TABLg 32.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low, and cloo~in(J prices of September corn futures on the Chtcago Board of Trade, Jan. 3, 1.933, to Dec . .'31, 1935-Continued.


Range in price

Volume Open Opeping Closing Date of trad- commit-

ing ments pnce price

High Low

---1,000 1,000

1935 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cents Cents Mar.l4 ..... -------- 1, 156 5, 413 73Y:z-'X 73Ji 71% 72!/s-72 Mar. 1.\.. •.• -------- 888 5, 474 71%-% 72% 71Yz 72),-4' :.Iar. 16.------------ 708 5, 676 72)4 72)4 70ji 71-70'X Mar.!L.---------- 1, 508 5, 914 70)/z-70 70% 69ji 70Y.-70 Mar.l!J.. ___________ 987 6, 072 70Y.-Yz 70Ys 70 70V.-70 Mar. 20.------------ 1, 002 6,104 70V:z-% 71% 70)/z 11Yz-% Mar.2L----------- 2, 001 6, 701 71V.-71 71% 60)4 70)/g-70 Mar. 22 _____________ 1, 115 6, 019 70)4-Yz 70)i 69% 70!/s-)4 Mar.2L.---------- 1, 647 7, 297 70%-V. 70% 68)4 68~2-% Mar. 25.. ___________ 1, 165 7, 399 68-67% 68Yz 67ji 68-68!/s Mar. 26 _____________ 1, 074 7,467 68)4 69 68% 68%-60 Mar. 27 _____________ 1, 276 7, 470 69)4 70% 69)4 60% Mar. 28 _____________ 853 7.443 69%-70 70V. 60)4 60%-Y.i: Mar. 20 _____________ 443 7, 387 60% 70 69)4 69%-% Mar. 30.. ........... 690 7, 442 70V. 70% 70 70)4-:Y, Apr.!. ............. 851 7, 581 70V. 70)4 69:V, 70-70Y, Apr. 2 .............. 1, 486 7, 59.5 70)4-:Y, 70% 69% 69:V,-70 Apr. 3 .............. 1, 262 7, 611 60:V,-% 11Ys 60% 71%-Yz Apr. 4 .............. 3, 072 8, 076 72Y.-% 74 72)/g 73%-:V, Apr. 5.. ............ 1, 954 8, 415 73)4-73 73% 72Y, nv"-!4 Apr. 0----~--------- 1, 321 8, 302 73Y,-72%: 73)4 72Yz 73Y,-)4 Apr. 8 .............. 2, 452 8, 304 74-75 75Yz 74 75Y.-!4 Apr. 9.------------- 2, 326 8, 408 75-74% 77V. 74% 77-77V. Apr. 10 ............. 2, 803 8, 400 m;;:-!4 78~2 77V. 78 Apr.!!..----------- 2, 306 8, 764 78%-Yz 78% 76% 77!4-V. Apr.12.. ........... 2, 975 9, 520 76%:-Yz 78Ys 76Yz 78%-Ys Apr. 13..----------- 3, 439 9, 053 79-78% 79%: 78)4 79-79)4 Apr.15 ............. 2, 789 10, 350 78Vs-Y.i: 78% iiYz 77Vs-Yz Apr.16 ............. 1, 823 10, 684 77Ys-77 78% 77 78Yz Apr. 17 ............. 2, 991 11,180 78Vs-Yi! 70)/z 77%: 78-78!/s Apr. 18 ............. 2, 071 11, 050 78-78Vs 78Ys 77Ys 78Ys-Yz

1~1'11:1111 2,195 11, 350 79-70)4 80 79 79Ys 2,117 11,444 89-79% 80'/s 79 79%-Ys 2,418 11,583 79Y, 79)4 78 78Y,-V. 3, 572 11, 286 78Y:z-79 79 76%: 78V.-Yz 2, 573 11,636 79 79%: 78% 79Y.-% 1, 308 11,653 79-78%: 79% 78% 79)4 2, 317 11,868 79 80)4 79 89-80)4 3,459 11,842 80)4-Ys 80% 79% 79Ys-80Vs 2, 886 12,049 BOYs-~ BOYs 79% 70%:-% 2, 707 11,928 79Ys- • 79:Y, 78% 79Y.-Y.i: 1, 885 11,794 79)4-79 79:Y, 78)4 78V.-%: 1, 536 11,846 78Yz 78)/z 77Yz 77%:-% uy 6 .... 1, 905 12, 147 77% 78%: 77% 78V.-Yz

~~f ~~=~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4,408 12,175 78%-:Y, 78% 76% 76)/z 2, 846 12, 539 76)4-Y, 77)4 76 76%:-% 1, 486 12,509 76Y.-77 77!4, 76)4 77-77Vs I, 043 12, 575 77 77V. 75%: 75%-%:

M~~ u------------- 3, 044 12,242 76)4-:Y, 76% 74)4 74)/z

llli::;:ili 3,498 12, 114 74Yz-% 75Vs 73~ 74%:-Ys 2, 977 12,089 74% 75~ 74% 75-75!/s 1, 489 12, 222 75 756 8 74% 75)4-:Y, 3, 921 12, 935 75%-76)4 77%: 75Ys 77Y.-%: 2, 710 13,054 77Yz-78 78 76 76&76 2, 003 12,937 7Ws-lj 76% 75 76)4-~ 2,470 13,217 76Y:z-Y.i: 76Ys 75Ys 76Ys-1 2 2, 778 13,419 75%:-% 76:Y, 75V. 75)4-~ 2, 364 13, 311 75!/s-Y.i: 75~ 74)/z 74V.-'• 1, 579 13,219 74-'/\!-%: 751 2 74)/z 74%:-Ys

May 25------------- 5, 141 13,073 74Ys-% 74% 72Yz 72~-%

s:~~::::::::::::: 2, 656 13, 184 72{f72 72Yz 71)/z 71 .-% 3, 568 13, 281 71}/,-72 72)1 70 71-71Vs 3, 028 13,356 7W.-~ 72Ys 70% 71%:-Ys

Mny 3!------------- 2,447 13, 136 71%-' 71~ 70% 11%-Yz

i~~H: ~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ 3,242 13,090 72-72~ 73 8 71%: 72-71~ 3, 543 13, 320 7l{f70Ys 72% 7072 72Vs-'• 6, 131 13,079 73%-74)/z 75 73~ 74%-75 4, 245 13, 171 75%:-76 76 74. 75)4-%


Open commit-ments

----1,000

bushels +266 +61

+202 +238 +158 +122 +507 +218 +378 +102 +68 +12 -36 -56 +55

+139 +14 +16

+465 +330 -23 +2

+104 +1

+265 +756 +433 +397 +334 +505 -139 +309 +85

+139 -207 +350 +17

+215 -26

+207 -121 -134 +52

+301 +328 +64 -30 +66

-333 -128 -25

+133 +7!3 +no -117 +280 +202 -108 -92

-146 +111 +97 +75

-220 -46

+230 -241 +92

Clo~ing pnce

----

Cents -1Yz +J4

-1% -Ys

-----+iV. -1V. +!4

-1%: -Yz

+1 +% -Yz +Yz +Yz -)4

-----+iV. +2!4 -Yz

----------+2 +1%: +1 -%:

+1Yz +%

-1% +1 -Yz +Yz

+1% -v. -1Yz +!4

+1 -)4 +Ys -v. -)4 -Yz -Yz

-1 +%:

-2 +!4 +!4

-1)4 -1)4 +!4 +!4 +!4

+2' -1•

+~ -1'.

-· + -2 -1

-· ~ +' -+' :y, +7 Ys

)4 +2 + !4.

''I'rndln a member gfs3spended Apr. 24, 1935, pending arrangements for the disposition of open futures contracts of trade from su le exdcihange who had been granted an injunction by a Federal court restraining the board of

spen ng the member.

9Q STATISTICAL BULLE'riN. 55, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

TABLE 32.-Daily volume of trading, oywn commilment8, orwm:ng, high low anrl closin(f JJrtces of September co~n future-s on the Chicago Board of Trade, J dn. 8 1933, to Dec . .'31, 1985-Contmuecl '

!035 SEPTEMBER FUTURE-Continued

-Range In price Net change lrom


Date of trad- commit~ Opeplng Closing lng ments pnce price Open

Illgh I.~ow commit- Closing rnents price

--- --- ---1,000 1,000 1,000

1035 hushels huHhel.~ Cents Cents Cents Cents huBhels Cen~l June 5 .. ------------ 2, flGO 13,458 75Y,-75 75%, 74% 76%.-Yz t2H7 +% June 6 .• ------------ 2, (}35 l:l, ouo 75Yz 7.5Ys 71%. 74Ys-75 +211 -% June 7 .. ------------ 2, 057 13,817 74%.-% 75 74Ys 74%-Yz t118 -Y, June 8 .. ------------ 2, 300 1:!, 922 74--73Ys 75% 73Ys 74%-Yz ti05 June 10 ............. 2, ~H4 14, 080 74%-75 75%. 74Ys 75%-%. tHl7 -----+iii June 11 .. ----------- 1, 882 14, 261 70-70)/, 70)/, 75Ys 75Yz-% t172 -!4 June 12 .. ----------- 2, 787 14,208 75)/g-75 75% 74Y.;: 74X-% -53 -IY, June 13 .. ----------- 4, 7.Jl 14,021 78%.-V. 74 72Ys 73Y,-73 +416 -IY, June 14 .•..•.•...... 3, 307 14, HOI 13Y, n% 72Ys 73'V.--Yz t2:!7 tY, June 15 ....•...•.•.. 2, 405 14,584 73V.,-72%. 78% 72)/z 73Va--73 -277 -Y, June 17 ..........••. 3, 5~)9 15,147 7Wz-Y. 74%. 72%, 74:Va--%. t503 tiM June 18 .. ----------- 5, oou 15,6:32 75X-V. 70%. 7.5Y, 70%-%. t485 t2 June 19 ............. 3, 014 10,122 7fJ%.-V. 70%, 75% 76-75Ys t400 -u June 20 .. --------- .. 4, 867 16, fll4 75X 77 75Y.;: 7Wa--V. +102 +H June 21. ............ 3, 617 15,463 70Yz-%. 76Ys 75% 75%.-% -151 -X( June 22 •. ----------- 2, 249 16,525 75% 75)1 74% 75V.-75 t02 -Jo( June 24 •• ----------- 2, 111 10, 5R:3 74%-% 75%, 74% 7Wa--%. +58 +U June 2!L ~ _ ---------- 2, 32:! 16,463 7Wz-Ys 76 75Y, 75X-% -120 -Y, June 20 ............• 3, 436 ](j,552 75Yz-%. 76% 75)1 7fl--76Ys t80 +% June 27 .•..•.•...... 2, :!45 16,470 75%-% 7o%. 7G!;,1' 75Vs-~ -82 -)1 June 28 .. ----------- 6, 544 JO, 827 7r,Yz 77% 75% 70Ys-77Y. t357 ti)<( June 29 .. ----------- 4, 004 10,008 70%,-% 77X 76 70%-V. -129 -~t July!. •...•..•..... 6, :!~4 !(), ~8:! 76X-Ys 77Ys 75Yz 75%.-% -3J.I -u July 2 ..••..•..•.••.. 3, 780 JO, 31:3 75Y..-7o 76)1 7SY, 75%.-Ys -70 ----------July~--------------- 2, 50~ 16, 258 75%.-% 76X 75Y, 75X-Ys -55 -H July"--------------- 4, 452 10,350 74--73)/z 74)1 73 n--nx tOR -ZJI,i July 6 ..........•...• 4, 240 16, n:l 73-72)/z 74)1 72)/z 74V.-% +~77 tJll, July 8 ............... 3, 507 10,701 74Ya--X 75Y.;: 73%, 74Ys-7·5 -32 +U July o _______________ 2,812 10,458 75X-"A 76% 75Y.;: 7flY..-X -213 t1Vt July 10 •............. 2, 400 If), 207 7fiY,..-70 76% 7!J% 75%-V. -251 -% July 11 •........•.... 2,:323 1fJ, 000 74Vr74 75 74 74Ys -301 -% July 12 ... ----------- 1, 048 15,818 74%.-Ys 75 74Y.;: 74V:r% -88 -% July 1L ..•....•.•.• 1, 140 Jfl, 008 74%-X 75 74Y.;: 74:Y.-V. tiOO -----ti'" July 15 .....•.•...... 2, 444 ]!), 86!; 74%.-Ys 75%, 74% 75Yz-% -143 .July lfl ______________ 2, 008 15,802 75Ys 76).:l 7fi% 75Ys-76 -6a +Y, July 17 .............. 2,1!46 15,717 7fr76Y.;: 77 7fl 70%--V. -85 +72 July 18 .............. 1, 870 15, 512 7nYz-% 76Yz 7fiX 75%-~ -205 -1)1 July 10 ..••.•...•.... 1, 088 JfJ,52f) 75%,-76 70)/, 75Y.;: 7fiV.-% t14 +!4 July 20 ...•.•...•.•.. I, 040 Jli, 418 75!4-75 76 75 7!i%-U -108 +Vt July 22 .•............ 1, 088 15, 224 75%, 75Ys 74%. 76-74Ys -104 -% July 23 .............. 1, 808 Jfj, 4:lfl 1·Wa--75 70 75 75%.-Ys t212 ti{ July 24-------------- 1, 680 15, 214 7fi%,-76 76% 75% 76V,-% -192 +~2 July 2o ..•..........• 2,MH 15,018 7fl).:l-y,j 70% 7!)% 7fj%,-% -22fl -1;2 July 26 ...•• -------- 2, fi!i::S 15, 137 7.5Ys-70 76% 76)1 70%--Yz tliO +% July 27 ......•...... 4, 607 11,878 7fl%.-Ys 78)/z 70%. 77Ys-78 -250 tlH July 20 .....•........ 3, 000 14, \!]3 77 77Ys 70%, 76Y.-77 t:Jo -1 July ao ______________ 3, 7HJ H, 850 70%.-Ys 77Y, 7!i% 76\{-Y, -fJ·! -% July 31.. .....•....• 3,801 1n,li:H 71J!Vtr77 77)/, 7fJ 7fJY.;:-Ys tn72 -----tiPz Aug. L ------------- 4,174 15,514 7Wz-%. 78 70 77Yii-%. +J:J Aug. 2.------------- 5, 4[(; 16,130 77%.-Ys 70 77 78Yii-%. -JJ1 t1

-1 Aug. 3 .............• 2, H75 14,008 78%-70 70).:l 77%, 77Ys-%. -fi22 -% Aug. 5 ... ----------- 2,104 11,800 77%.-Ys 78 70% 77Yz-V. -108 -1% Aug. fL ------------- 2, 072 14,510 77%-V. 77% 75%, 7fJ-75Ys -284 Aug. 7 .............. 2, a45 14, 171 75%,-70 70% 75 76J1j-70 -315 ------:.:% Aug. 8 .. ------------ 1, 200 J:J, 088 75%, 76X 71% 7SJ+·X -rx:J +% Aug.!! .............. !JfiO 1:3,7.52 75%-Ys 7fl).:l 75% 7flX-Ys -z:lo -IV. Aug. 10.------------ I, H71 1:J, 101 7fi!Vtr%. 70%, 75 75)/,-76 -Ml -H Aug, 12 ....••..•.... 1, !J5l 12,745 74Ya-Yz 74Ys 74)/, 74tf% -410

+V. Aug. 1:!. ------------ 2, 0!!6 12, 41!2 n%.-% 75)1 n%. 74V...-%. -25:1

-140 t1 Aug. 14 _____________ 1, 626 12, :J4o 7o%-Ys 76X 75Y.;: 75%,-Ys tH2 Aug. 15 _____________ 2, 174 1 I, >J50 70X-Yz 77Ys 7fl).:l 77%-X -4110 -V. Aug. HL ------------ 1,117 11,408 77%-78 78 7fi% 76Ys-77 -ar.x -ZV. Aug. 17 ........•.... 2, 742 11, 36~ 76Y.-Ys 76X 74% 74%-%. -I:JO -V. Aug, 1!J. ------------ 2, 012 11, Ofl7 74:Va--V. 74%. 73~ 74~-73Ys -301 +H Aug. 20 .•••........• 1, 170 10, IJH8 7Wz-%. 74%. n•. 71 1 2 -7D Aug. 2L .•.•.•••.•.• I, 220 10,716 74%-Yz 75Yz 74Ys 7Wa--Yz -272 ------:.:u Aug. 22 ......•...... I, I:JO 10, :J98 74Y.;: 74% 78% 74X-Ys -:JIH

:!:~ Aug. n. ------------ 925 HI, 107 n%,-% 75 78% 74Ys-75 -2111 Aug. 24.------------ 646 10, 070 75-75)/, 75)/z 74% 74~-Ys -:l7 -liz Aug. 26.------------ 530 0, 040 75Ya 75!/a 74Y.;: 74'" -130 -r\4 Aug. 27.------------ 2, 259 9, 800 74X-Ya 74)/z 73 nYa--73 -80 -2!-i Au . 28.------------ 3 420 g 005 73 73' 70' 707 ·~ -855 g Ya


TABLJ~ 32.-Daily volume of trading, open commitment11, opening, high, low, and closin(J prices of SerJtember corn futures on the Chica(Jo Board of Trade, Jan. 3, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued

1936 SEPTEMBER FU'l'URE-Contlnued

Range in price Net chnnge rrom previous day

Volume Open Opening Clo~ing Date or trad- commit-ing mcnts price pnce Op~n Closing IIlgh Low commit- price ments

--- ----1,000 1,000 1,000

1935 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cen!s Cent• bushelB C~nt8 Aug. 29.------------ 2,356 8,604 70*% 72)4 70% 71Vs-7! -401 +~ Aug. 30.------------ 1, 171 8, 337 71-701-i 727"8 701-i 71)4-% -267 +I~ Aug. 31.------------ 1, 291 7,887 71 727"8 71 72-72% -450 :!:~ Hept 3 •.••.••••••••. 941 7,728 72-72)4 72)4 71% 7W.-J4 -159 Hept.1.------------- 908 7,442 72 7:l)4 72 n)-2 -286 +2 Sept. 5.------------- 976 7,053 73%--74 75 73~ 74%--75 -389 +1~ Hept. 6.------------- 839 6, 727 75 75!4 74% 75!4 -326 +~ Sept. 7 •••.•••.•••••• 684 6, 516 76~-76 76 75)4 76 -211 +~ Rept. 0-------------- 648 6,432 76-751-i 70V. 75% 76Vs-75% -84

------+~ Hept. J!J. ____________ 038 6,165 76-75% 76% 75% 76%-~ -267 Sept. 11 ••••••••••••• 852 6,071 77!4-% 77% 77 77%--)4 -194 +· Sept. 12 ••••.•.••.••• 760 6,858 77% 771-i 75)-2 75~ -113 -~a Sept. 13 ..••.•.••••.• 526 5,892 75*76 77% 75~ 77)4 +34 +II Sept. 14 ..••.•••••••• 429 5,910 77!4 77% 761 77V. +18 -v. Sept. 10 ..••.•.•••••• !, 203 6,800 77)4 79V. 77V. 711-79V. -101 +t% Sept. 17 .....•.•••.•. 2,019 4,975 70%-80 81)4 70% 81%--)4 -834 +2% Hept. 1H •..•.•.••..•. 1, 040 4,826 81*% 81% 80% 81:V.-% -149

~---------Hept. 19 ..••.•.•••.•• 960 4,409 82)4-)4 82)4 81!4 81!J. -417

------:::~ Sept. 20 .•....••.•••• 705 4,231 8I:V.-% 81% 70% 81!4-% -178 Hept. 21. ..•.•.•••••• 353 4,ll4 81% 81~ 80% 81&% -117 +!4 S011t.2L •..••.••••• 468 4,049 81V.-82 82 BOYs 81)4 -65 -!4 Hept. 21 .••.••.•••••• I, 413 3,796 81Ys-81 83)4 81 83-83Ys -253 +I~ Sept. 25.. •..•••.•••• I,l72 3,271 83*~ 84)-2 82~ 84 -625 +I Sept. 26 .•....••••••• 1,033 2, 674 84*~ 85 83}, 84Vs-85 -597 +I Hcpt. 27 .••...•••••.• 752 2,279 85-84•~ 85 82Ys 83~-% -395 -Ili Hept. 2H ••...••••...• 590 I,005 84 84Ys 82 82Y.! -284 -Il4 Hcpt. ao .....•••..•.• 2, 752 ·--------- 82~-)4 85 82 84Yr85 -1,995 +2!4

TABJ,E 33.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low, and clo.~ing prices of December corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Apr. 27, 1983, to Dec. 31, 1935 1


. Range in price Net change from

previous day

Date Volume Open Opening Closing of true!- commit-

ing ments price price Open High Low commit- Closing

ments price

--- ---H!33

1,000 1,000 1,000 bualicla bushels CeniB Cents Cents Cents bushels Cents AJ)r. 27 109 143 41)-2 4172 40Ys 40)1fjh +143 ~r>r. 2ll::::::::::::: 30.5 310 40-30Yz 40 38% 3W.-~ +170 ---··:::i%

MP:y ~fL ••.•••.••• 260 330 40~ 42Yz 40% 42--41% +20 +3!4 M ·------------- 403 467 42'.-43 43 41= 4J:YH-!~ +128 -)4 M~n------------- 273 noo 41% 42~ 41)4 42~~ +03 +%

~~~ F~~~~H~~~ 308 627 42% 44'• 42Ys 43)4 +67 +% 276 707 4:!~ 44% 43!4 44)4 +SO +I 441 7:14 45" 47 45 40~-47 +27 +2% 618 !J4l 48-48!4 48)11 46~ 47%-48 +207 +IYs 010 I, 003 47!4-Y. •lOYs 47)4 47~ +!52 -~ Ma~ IiJ··----------- 610 1,140 46~-47 47% 40% 4oa-:v. +56 -11 2

~~~ g:::::::::~~~= 527 I, 204 48V.-48 48Ys 47 47%n +145 +I% 877 1,021 4W:r~ 60% 48% 40~-% +327 +I%

May Ia:··---------- 1, 261 2, 058 50!4-% 51)4 40~ 60V. +4:l7 +% Mayl5. ····-------- I, 260 2, 383 51!4-61 51~ 40's sou-% +325 +Ys May w. ··---------- 1,041 2, 618 40%-~ 6012 40)4 UO% +235 +V. May 17 ·----------- I, 082 3,077 5Q-40•~ 50 48% 40)4 +450 -1~ May 18·------------ !J42 3,263 40)4 50V. 40)4 40%-~ +176 +' May 10··----------- 075 3, 470 60%-~ 50~ 40)4 40%-!--2 +217 -)4 M11y 20: ~:::~~:::::: 1,881 3,807 49~·· 40~ 48!4 48~ +427 -~

2,028 3,824 48%-% 48 2 47 4W.-Yz -73 -1)4 ••rne e Quotutlou'l~ksidgn (=), I!• b, and n appearing as part or 11 price quotation Indicate, respectively, a split

• e price, bid price, and nominal price.

92 STATISTICAL BULLETIN 55, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICUL1'URE

TABLE 33.-Daily volume of tmding, open commitments, opening, high, low and closing prices of December corn fut-ures on the Chicago Bow·d of Trade, Ap~ 2r 1933, to Dec. 31, 1985-Continued · ' '

1033 DECEMBER FUTURE-Continued

Volume Open Date of trad- commit- Opening

ing ments price

--------1,000 1,000

1033 bushels bushels Cents May22 ............. 1, 458 4, 030 47Yz-% May23 ............. 2, 163 4, 530 48Yz-Ys May 24 ............. 1, 628 4, 916 50)4-% May2.S ............. 3, 343 6, 744 49)4-40 May26 ............. 3, 012 7, 593 40)4-Yz May27 ............. 2,460 7,823 51%-52 May 20 ............. 2,150 8,-559 50%-Yz May 3L ------------ 2, 371 8, 996 51Yz-Ys June L ............. 1, 830 9, 372 49%-Ys June 2 .............. 1, 248 0, 559 50% June 3 .............. 2, 020 0, 517 50Y,-50 June 5 .. ------------ 2, 552 10,074 49Vs June 6 .. ------------ 1, 5:J7 10, a:n 50Vz-V. June 7 .............. 1, 948 11,113 40Yz-% June 8. _ ............ 1, 422 11, 649 49:V. Juno 9. _ ............ 3, 563 12,819 49V,-Y, Juno 10 ............. 2, 648 13,443 5IY,-52 June 12. ------------ 2, 774 14,209 ,SJ%-)4 June J:l. _. ---------- 3,021 15,318 51Y,-5l Juno 14 ............. 3, 160 15,928 50Yz June 15 .. ----------- 3, 784 16, 594 50)4 June 16 .. ----------- 2, 854 lU, 763 SO!Vrr% June 17 ....... ____ .. 2,475 17,648 .so June 19 .. ---------- 10, 740 20,060 .szY,-sJy. June 20 .. 9,801 22, 222 55-54% June 2L _ .:::::::::: 10,361 24,984 5:;%-51 June 22 .. ----------- 9, 5.55 26,709 56Y,-Yz June n .. ----------- 9, Ill 27, 632 55)4-54Ys June 24. _ ----------- 10, 2R2 20,701 56 June 26. _ ........... 16, 501 32,482 58--58)/z June 27. ____ ........ 17,497 35, 253 61%-64 June 28 ............. 18, 239 36, 852 63-59% June 29 .. ______ , ____ 11, 071 36,502 60Vrr60 June 30. _ ----------- 8, 615 36,660 .58--57)/z July L ............. 9, 787 37,091 62-63 July 3.. _____________ 10,038 39,408 64%-65% Julys__ _____________ 22,702 41,550 65%-66Yz July o__ _____________ 20,703 44,032 68--67)/z July 7.. _____________ 21, 230 47,481 71-69)/z July 8 ............... 13, 795 48,504 67%-07 July 10 .............. 13, 544 48,900 08Y,-Yz July 11 .............. 19, 955 49, 383 70Yz-n July 12.. ............ 11,870 50, 615 71-70% July 13.. ............ 13,030 52,390 72-72)/z July 14.. ............ 12,923 53,052 70Y.-!4 July 15.. ............ 14,126 53, 052 73-73Ya July 17.. ............ 24,977 55,742 74%-75 July 18 .............. 17, 541 57,290 76Y,-75)/z July 19 ______________

25,633 58,615 74%-75 Jrtly 20 ______________ 31,913 56,278 09%-68)/z

July 22 '-- ---------- 1, 604 56, 550 \') July 24 ______________ 8, 706 55, 124 57)/z July 25.. ____________ 10, 371 53, 108 57Yz July 26.. ____________ 13,438 54,578 59Yz-61

July 27.. ............ 11, 858 55,005 00%-07)/z July 28-------------- 8, 406 55, 600 63Yz-63 July 20.. ............ 6, 576 55,410 61-59)/z July 3L ............ 6, 786 53,360 56-55)4 Aug. L ------------- 2,405 53, 711 58--58% Aug. 2-------------- 9, 836 54,317 62 Aug. 3.----------- __ 7, 636 54,962 60Y,-59% Aug. 4 .............. 4,377 55,131 59%-59 Aug. 5 .............. a, 652 51,940 58)4-58 Aug. 7 .............. 3,090 54,888 50Yz-Ya Aug._8. ------------- 4, 900 54,607 58%-Yz Aug. 9 .............. 4,908 54,786 59-59)4

Range in price

Clo~ing pnce

High Low

Cen~s Cents Cents 48)4 47 47!Vrr% 49Yz 48}1 49H-X 50% 40% 49% 40)4 48 49Yrr40 .sox 4RYz 50Y.-Y-l 52

151Vs 51)4-%

51% 50Yz 51YrrJ4 51)/z 50)4 50)4-% 50% 40% 50!Vrr% 51 VB 50Vs 50V.--V. 50Y, 40% 40!Vrr% 50Yz 49 50)4=-!1 50% 49)/z 49% 50 48:V. 40Yrr50 49:V. 49)/z 49Yz 51Yz 40)4 51%-Yz 52 5JYa 51%-:V. 5l:V. .SOYz= 51Yrr% 51% 50Ys 51!4-Ys 50Ys 50)4 50Yz=-Yz 51% 50 5Wd1 51= 60 WY.-J-:i 51Y, 40% 51Y.--V. 54% 5l:V. li4Y,-Ys 55 5~V. 53Y,-Ys 56J-:i 53% MY.-V. 56% 55Y, 55Y,-Ys 56% 54% 56Y,-Ys 57Ys 55Ys 57!Va--Ys 61% .58 60%-:V. 64% 61% 64Vrr% 63% 50% 60Yz-% 61% 58 59!1-V. 61Ya 57)/z 61-0lV. 63Yz OJ% 63-62% 65Yz 64 65)4-Yz 6~Y, 64% 67%-:V. 70% 67)/z 7W.--Yz 71Ys 68 68%-Ya 08)/z 66)/z osy,.y, 70)4 67Yz 69!Vrr% 73 70Yz 72)4-% 73Ya 70% 72V.-Ys 73)4 71 71-71Vs 73 70Y, 72%-73 74% 72)/z 73%-:V. 77 74Y, 75Ya--76 76J-:i 74 74Y.-Yz 75 69)/z 70Y,-% 71% 55% 56Yz-58

(') \'> (') 57)/z 57)/z 57)/z OOY, 57Yz 58)4-% 63Y, 59Yz 63-63)4 67~~ 65 6Wz-X 65Yz 62% 62Y,a 62Ys 58% 58%a 56 54% 54%a 58% 58 58%b 62Ya 58J-:i 60%-61 61)4 58%: 60Y.-% 60 58)4 5BYz-% 59% 57% 50%-Yz 50~ 58Yz 58%-:V. 591 z 57 58Yrr% 60 50 59%-Yz

Net change from day previous

---Open

comrniiw ments

1,000 bu.,he{.,

+206 +000 +386

+1.828 +84() +2ao +no +4:l7 +376 +187 -42

+557 +257 +782 +sao

+1, 170 +624 +760

+1.109 +610 +606 +109 +885

+3,312 +1.262 +2, 702 +1. 725

+923 +2,150 +2,691 +2, 771 +1,599

-350 +164

+1, 025 +1, 717 +2, 142 +2,482 +3, 449 +1,023

+396 +183

+1, 232 +1, 775

+662

--+2;iino· +1,548 +1,325 -2,337

+278 -1,432 -1,020 +1,380 +1,327

-215 -280

-2,050 +351 +606 +645 +160 -101 -52

-281 +170

c losin~~ price

Cent., +V.

tiY, t% -%

tl!4 t1

---

--

--

--

--

-I +Y, -Y, -Y, tY, -% +% -Y,

t2 tJi -Y, -% +% -I ti t3 -1 +3 -1 +I +1!1 +3!4 +3% -3% -1% ti% +IJ!s t2Y, t2% t2% -2V.

---+iu t2)j

---:.:ifi ti% +Ys

+2'.4 -!Y, -4

-13%

(')+Ji +li

•+5 t3Ji -4 -4 -4 +4 f2Yz -fi

-2% +~li

----t~ Aug. 10 ............. 7, 338 55,240 59% 61)4 59% 59Ys-% +454 Au .11 1 • 1 ' • +1,187 g ------------- 9, 532 56,427 eo~z-00 60% 56H 57%-% -z

- C the e~change, ' Chicago Board of Trade was closed July 21 and July 22, 1933, by order of the directors o t of trades·

exoept lor 15 minutes on July 22 devoted to the exercising of weekly privileges and the adjustmen • See text for explanation.

CORN FU'l'URES FROM JANUARY 3, 1933 TO DECEMBER 31, 1935 93

TABLE 33.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low, and clo.~in(J prices of December corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Apr. 27, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued

Date Volume of trad

ing


Open commitments

Opening price

Bange in price

High Low

Closing price


Open commitments

Closing price

------ ----------1----------------

1933

~~t 1L:::::::::: Aug. 15.-----------Aug. 10. ·----------Aug. 17--------·---Aug. 18. -·---------Aug. 19 .• -----------Aug. 21.. __________ _ Aug. 22.-----------Aug. 2:5. ····-··----Aug. 24.------------Aug. 25 ____________ _

Aug. 20 .. -------·--Aug. 28. ·--·-------Aug. 29_ ·--·---- ---Aug. ao_ -----------Aug. :n. ---·--------Sept.!.. ........... . Sept."-----·-------Sept. L--·---------Sept. 7._ ___________ _

Sept. 8·------------Sept. 9..-----·------Sept. 11 .. __________ _ Sept. 12.. __________ _ Sept. 13.. __________ _ Sept. 14 .. __________ _ Sept.!.\ ____________ _ Sept. 16.. __________ _ Sept. 18.. __________ _ Sept. 10 ____________ _ Sept. 20 .. __________ _ Sept. 21.. .......••.• Sept. 22.. •••.• _____ _ Sept. ~L-·---------Sept. 25 ____________ , Sept. 20 .... ________ _

l!liiil[ Oct. 10 ............. . Oct. 11 ... _______ . __ _

~~:: n::::::::::::::

1,000 bushels

2, 945 438 564

2, 191 9, 664

13, 141 5, 977 7, 505 4, 767 5, 564 7,114 7, 064 4, 259 4, 415 9, 550 9, 908 8, 412 5, 912 4, 503 3, 533 3,166 6, 419 2, 739 5, 273 .5, 031 5, 004 5, 001 4, 466 4, 438 6, 979 5, 596 5, 317 6, 783

10, 478 3, 658 4, 011 4, 582 5, 585 3, 971 4, 276 2,889 3, 250 3, 428 9, 665 6,072

13, 697 10,887 6, 782 4, 312 4, 253 7, 372 7,870 5, 716 7, 668 8,059 li, 474 6, 780 4, 351 6,880 6, 189 4, 968 7, 970 5, 889 3, 210 4, 330 4, 136 5, 905 3, 782 3, 492

' 3, 977 Boo text lor explanation.

1,000 bushels

55,776 5.5, 857 55,786 55,209 55, 660 56,467 56,344 50,971 57, 175 57,884 58,293 59, 188 59,881 60,875 61,492 62,918 63,928 65, 281 65,233 65,429 65,715 65, :J42 OS, 298 65,744 65,949 06,088 66,087 66, 799 66,546 07, 126 67, 199 67,731 67, 421 60,052 65,720 66,045 66, 171 66,077 66,396 60, 308 66, 172 66,392 66,580 65, 202 64,020 60,454 58,368 58, 125 57,900 57,075 57,052 55, 617 54, 594 53,740 52,309 52,353 51, 861 51, 434 50,974 50,806 50, 519 50, 161 49,633 49, 315 48,959 48,074 48, 169 47,763 47,388 47,270

Cents 51'>--M% 54% 54% 50% 49-4872 57-57% 53:V.-% 58Yz-59 .57!/.-72 57)4-57 56%-55% 57~-.57 57-57)/g 56~-55% 55%-72 53)1 55~-54% 54!4 54%-V. 52%-Ya 53-52Ya 51%-~ 51-50V. 50Vz-Ys 51Ya-% 50%-51)/g 53%-54)4 53-53~ 52%-% 55M-56!4 54Yz-!4 54%-Yz .53%-72 51~-72 52)4-53)-2 51%-Ji 52Yz-l4 5oY.-M 50%-Yz 50Vz-% 49:V.-% 50-49V. 48Vz-j,ji 48~-48 47 45%-% 42-42Yz 42-41V. 43)4 43-42% 42)i-41V. 39-37~ 38Yz-3972 38Yz-39 41!/s-42 41%-41 40:Vs-% 43)4-Yz 45-45~ 46-45M 46-45% 47%-48~ 47)4 47~-47 47Yz-% 45-44M 43%-% 42Yz-% 43Y.-Yz 43%-Y.

Cents .5S 54% 54% 50% 54% 57% .58% 59 58% 58 5772 57)4 57Ys M)i 55% 56% 56 54% 54V. 53% 53 51V. 51)4 52% 52% 52V. 54)4 53!--'2 .55% 56)4 55% 55 53V. 51V. 53Yz 52% 52% 51Yz 50V. 51 soM 50)4 48V. 48Yz 47J,jj 45% 42% 43% 43V. 43\0 42l4 39V. 40~ 41V. 43% 42% 45 4472 46M 46% 48~ 48% 48% 47% 47V. 45% 43M 43)1, 45 4772

Cents 54% MYa MY, 50% 4~Y. 51% 5:l% 56 50% 56% .54Y, 55)/g 55~ 55)4 51Ya 52)4 54% 53% 52% 52 51% 50)/g 50)4 50 50Yz 50Ya .52)4 52)4 52Yz 54Yz 53)4 54J,jj 50Yz 48 51Ya .50% 50Yz 49Yz 49Y. 50)4 49J,jj 48Ya 47Ya 46)4 45)4 41)4 39)4 41~ 42% 42% 39)4 37)/g 37)1 37% 40% 40)4 39% 42Ya 44)/g 44Ya 45)1 47)4 45% 46

~~ 39Ys 41% 43 43Yz

Cents 54%a 54%a 54%a OO:V.a 54%b 54V.-Y2 57)/,-58 57)1-% 57-57)/g .56%-Ys 54~2--% 56Y.-% 56%-14 55V.-% 53%-H 55%-Ya 54:V.-% 5W.-72 52j/,-53 53-53)/g 51%-Ya 51%-Ya 50:Vz-% 51V. ·52 50%-Y. 52M-Ya 52% 52)/,-.53 55V.-% 55 sW.-M 54%-Y:l sw.-~ 50V.-% 52V.-% 52Y.-% 50)/,-51 51!4-% 50J,jj-50 50)4-% liOJ,jj-)4 49-48Ya 48-47Ya 47:Vz-J4 45%-~ 41Y,a 4lj/,-42 43Yz-% 43%-72 42:V.-% 39%-40 38%-39 37%-38 41V.b 42Ya-43 41)/g-41 42Vz-~ 4JYr~ 45Y.-% 46Yz-% 47%-% 47Yz-% 48~-% 47-46Ya 45%-Ji 43-42~ 4W.-% 42%-V. 4W.-M 47-47)'2

1,000 bushels

-651 +81 -71

-577 +451 +807 -123 +027 +204 +709 +409 +895 +693 +994 +617

+1, 421 +1. 015 +1, 353

-48 +196 +286 -373 -44

+446 +205 +139 +599 +112 -253 +580 +73

+532 -310

-1,369 -332 +325 +126 -94

+319 -88

-136 +220 +188

-1,378 -1, 182 -3,566 -2,086

-243 -225 -825 -23

-1,435 -1,023

-854 -1,431

+44 -492 -427 -460 -168 -287 -358 -528 -318 -356 -885 +95

-406 -375 -us

Cents -a:v.

-2Yz -4)4 +

+1% -------- ).2

-% -2V. -1 -1 +4 +1Ys -2 +1% +V.

+272

~ +_:~~ +' -1. -172 -2Y. -!Yz +1~ +2 +2Yz


TABLE 33.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, lo1J! anrl closing prices of December corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Ap~ 27 1983, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continucd · • '

1033 DECEMBER FU'l'URE-Oontinued

Range in price Net change !rom


Date or trad- commit- Ope!ling Closing

ing ments pnce price Open Tilgh Low commit- Closing

ments price

------ ---1,000 1,000

Cents Cents Cents 1,000

1933 bushels bushels Cents bushels Cent$ Nov. 6 ______________ 3, 466 46,290 45% 47)4 45% 46%-)4 -980 -% Nov. 1-------------- 2,174 45,007 46%-46 46)4 44% 45)/.-% -383 -% Nov. 8-------------- 2,129 45,.173 45Yii-% 47% 45% 47!4-Vs -334 tl).-2 Nov. 0 ... ----------- 4,165 41, 2.56 47!+% 40!4 47)4 48% -1,317 tl% Nov. 10. ____________ 2,325 4:l,870 4Wr% 48% 47% 47%-48 -386 -Y. Nov. 13 .•..•.••...•. 2, 765 42,253 48)4-49 49!4 48!4 48Yr% -1,617 +% Nov. 14 •. ----------- 3, 113 40,516 49)4-48% 50 :g~ 4!1-48% -1,737 +U Nov. 15 .......•••••• 2, 521 30,252 48%-V. 49 47)4 -1,264 -1H Nov. 16 •.• ---------- 2,209 38,251 47~--48V. 48% 46% 48Y.-% -1,001 t1l4' Nov. 17 •• ----------- 3,816 35,709 48'• 48% 47V. 47Y.-% -2,542 -1 4

Nov. 18------------- 2, oo.s 34,771 47Vr% 47)4 15% 4W.-!4 -038 -IH Nov. 20------------- 3,299 32,773 46%-Yii 47% 45% 47Ys-Yii -1,998 tJJ.-2 Nov. 2L ____________ 2,575 30,962 47%-Yi! 47% 46% 47V.--46Yii -1,811 -% Nov. 22------------- 2,066 29,718 46%-l<i: 47 45% 46Vr% -1,244 -Ya Nov. 23 _____________ 2,416 28,413 46!4-46 46!<( 43% 43%-% -1,305 -2V. Nov. 24------------- 3,3.17 26,425 44!4-~ 45% 43% 45Vs--U -1,088 tl)4 Nov. 25 _____________ 2,088 24,713 44Y.-~ 45 43~ 43% -1,712 -I% Nov. 27. ____________ 4,440 21,8P,O 43%-' 44% 43 1• 43%-44 -2,844 ----·-::% Nov. 28------------- 7,046 16,751 43 Yli--44V. 4.SV. 43)4 43%--!4 -5,118 Nov. 29 _____________ 10,370 8, 792 44Vs--% 44)4 43% 43~-% -7,959 +U Dec. L------------- 3, 040 4, 522 43%-44V. 45 43% 44'. -4,270 -~~ Dec. 2-------------- 1, 075 3,128 43%-% 43~ 42% 43 -1,304 Dec. 4-------------- 1,014 1,954 42Yr~ 431 • 42U 42Y.--~ -1,174 -u Dec. 5-------------- 9R3 1,339 43 45% 43 45% -615 tau Dec. 6-------------- 728 875 45% 46% 45)4 46 -4fA +V. Dec. 7-------------- 448 M.s 45Y.-% 47)4 45~ 47)4 -330 t1% Dec. 8-------------- 505 461 47V. ~~~ 46J H 46% . -84 -~ Dec. 0-------------- 177 351 46)4 46)4 48V. -110 t11

Dec. ll _____________ 303 304 48)4 48% 47% 47% +a -% Dec. 12------------- !48 224 46% 47% 46% 47 -130 -% Dec. 13------------- 160 260 46!4 46~ 45)4 45%--"/s +36 -1U Dec. 14------------- 57 172 45% 45% 44% 45 -88 -% Dec. 15. _ ----------- 20 162 44)4 44% 44U 44%h -10 -% Dec. 16------------- 11 126 "43% _______ ~·) ~·) 43)4n -36 ----------Dec. 18------------- 63 105 43~ 42% 43)4b -21 -----·:m Dec. 19------------- 26 105 44 44'• 43% 43%h --·---::2· Dec. 20------------- 26 103 43% 43% 41% 41%a -2)11

Dec. 21..----------- 09 88 41% 42V. 41!4 42V.h -15 +!4 Dec. 22. _ ----------- 253 273 44% 44% 43t£ 44)4 +185 tZ~ Dec. 26. _ ----------- 27 67 44U 44% 441 ~ 44%a -206 -'• Dec. 27. _ ----------- 87 130 44%: 45% 44~ 45~h +63 +Hi Dec. 28------------- 96 82 45)4 46 451 s 45 ~a -48 +V. Dec. 29 •• ----------- 93 86 44~ 44% 43% 43Yiia +4 -IV. Dec. ao _____________ 280 ---------- 441 s 44% 44 44% -86 tV.


1934 +a June 4-------------- 4 a "56% _______ (') ~·> "fiiifi. ________ .................

June 5.------------- 343 202 60~ 56% +109 -----::2V. June 6.------------- 530 433 59%:-U 593~ 57% 57% t231 June 7-------------- 488 564 57V. 50% 57V. 58% 131 +1

+U June 8-------------- 558 726 58% 50)4 58~ 59V. +162 -X June 9.------------- 851 1,096 59)4-3~ 59% 581 s 68%-U t370 +!( June 11.------------ 621 1, 2'd2 583 I

59a 58 58)/.-50 136

59~~ +Z% June 12 .•• ---------- 2,594 2,407 62 50V. 61% +~~~; -% June 13 _____________ 2,161 2,900 63-631 2 63° 61 61U June 14---·--------- 2,338 3,307 60%-% 61~ 60 611'.--u t407 ------::;( June 15.------------ 1, 752 3,588 61%-fi 61~ 59% 60~ 101 -1!4 June 16.------------ 1,812 3,916 61-111 1 8 61 • 58% 501 ..-U +328

+~" June 18------------- 2,302 4,415 68%-% 60% 58)4 ooU-% +4110 June 19 _____________ 1, 508 4,560 60% 60~ 59% 60% +145 -1 June 20---·---·----- 1,279 4,854 6ol'..-6o 601 s 59 59% !204 -1% June 2L---·------·· 2,321 5,140 50U 59~ 58 58-58V. 280 -l-i June 22------·------ 2,680 5,460 58-58U 58"' 56~ 57~% 320

+;% June 23. -----------· 1,668 5,618 57%-58V. 59% 578 596 r% +140 June 25 _____________ 1, 593 ll,064 50-50~ 50% 58~ fi9Vs +346 +% June 26. ------··---- 2,439 6,640 59-591 8 60~ 68~ 59%-% +576

' No official quotations recorded.


TA!li•Jil 33.-Daily volnrne of tradin(J, open commitments, open·in(J, hi(Jh, low, and dowinrJ prices of December corn fntnres on the Chica(JO Board of Trade, Apr. 27, jg:;:J,'to Dec. 81, 1985-Continued

Dale

~----

lf!34 une 27 ............. urw ::!H _____________ unc 2\J. ____________ urw:HJ _____________ uly 2.. ............. uly 3.. ............. uly "------------- .. uly fl~--------------uly 7 ______________ uly !!.. ............. uly !fL ............ uly II. ............. uly 12.. ............ uly 13.. ............ uly 14 ............. uly Hl.. ............ uly 17.. ............ uly 18.. ______ , _____ uly 11!.. ........... uly 20~-------------uly 21 .............. uly 2L ____________ uly 24.. ............

fuly 2L ........... uly 2fl.. ___________ uly 27.. .. __________ July~--------------

l~l~ :w:-.-_:::::::::: Aug. L -------------

--------

1 Sept, 1 I!J:J Hcpt, 1::--Scpt. 5 --Hor>L ~~----Sr,pt, 7::--Hcpt, k --BoJJt. I i)--Sept, 11 ::::

------------------------------------------ ----------------------~---- ---

19:J1 DECF:MBER l'U1'URE-Contlnucd

Hange ln price Volume Open Ope!ling Closing of trad~ commit-

lng menls prwe priee IIigh Low

---- ---

1,000 1,000 b·uHIW/8 bushels Cent.~ Gents Cents Cents

1, 685 6, 750 oov.-u no~ wy,; 60)1-% 4, 187 8, 130 tli-IJI y,; 641 2 01 MY...-)1 4, 480 8,441 o:w.-u 63!/z 61~ 6W.,-~ 2, 557 8,878 nzv.-u fl2)4 fH% 02-fl2y,j 2, 774 IJ, 010 01~-Y:I 62 flO OOY:; 1, 715 9, 1152 60Yz-Y. oov. 59% 00-00Y. 2,no 9, 521 flO:V.--60 60% 50 60-0f% 2, 182 u, f.i49 oOJ.i-n8% 5\JY:; 68% 6\JY.,-r.g 1, 018 9, 063 58V.-~ 5f! 58Y:; 58%-Y:I 3, 022 IJ, 832 58%-72 58% 57 57~-57 2, @2 10, 111 57!4-% 58Y:; 57!4 58--58Vs 5, lfl3 11,100 fllY:r62Y, fl2Y, GO')i 02Ylb 5, 394 12, 351 61)4-50Y:; OJ~ 59Y:; 00%--!4 4, 2()2 12, 654 60~ 62% 110 fJIY..-~ 4, 002 13,114 fl2!4-Y:I fl3Yl 62!4 62Yz-!4 li, 177 14,222 ()2!/z-63!4 63~ 62Y:; n:Jy,j

11,410 17, :J85 03'%: Ofl).i orVz WHJ4% 7, flfiO 18,758 oov,.y,; flflY:; 6.5 fJf>Y:I-% 7, 873 21, OJ5 00!4-% 67 65% OO'Y.-Yz 0, 728 22, 706 67Yz-V. 07Y, fJS% OflY-1-% 6, 310 24,420 flO~-% 67V. Ofl% fi7%-:V.

11,245 26,723 flf!~-70 70 08% fiii-08Y, 9, 072 27,512 08~-Y:I 60 67 07:V..-Yz

12, 039 28, a:j5 07V.-68!4 70 67V. 6HY,-J4 12, fl67 20,518 68~-Y:I 60% 67Y:; ti8Y,-J4 6, 560 30, 484 68Y,-fJO).i flU% 08Y, OBV.-!{

10,305 32, 50! 60-00y,j 71% 00 71!4-% 17, 3:!7 36,155 71~-72!4 73).2 7JY, nY.-~ 10,587 38, J.\6 72 1 :r% 7:! 71% 72!1-% 12,110 30, Hfl5 n-nv, 74!/z 72Y, 74-74!4 13, 011 11,250 74)4-H 74% 73 n~-:v.

8, 010 41, 801! n~-:v. 71)/z ia%' 74!4-% 10,116 42, 510 74~-75 76 74% 75Yz-% 17,107 44, Ofi!j 7li!/:r!4 78!4 74'%: 77Yz-% 10,311 4fl, 401 77V.-7R'/z 78Y:; 76Y, 78Y.--!4 1:!, 757 46, :J(JO 77%-!i 7UY, 77% 7UY.--V. 22,1!JG 47, nun 79%--!4 82Y, 7fl 82},l--%: 22,867 19, 611) H:l--82% 84 81~~ 83-83Vs 21,025 50,078 7!Jy,j 82!4 79Vs 70Y.,fl 20, :!!J4 51,915 7KV:r70!4 71!~ 77 7li-78V. 17, 74:l 52,001 71!%-% 80% 7X% 78~-% 18, 20:! r.2, 978 7S-77Yz 70 77Y. 78~-79 13, 801 5:J, 748 70%-80 80Ys 78 78!4-Vs 17, 511 5:!, 625 77~-Y. 78)4 75% 70Y.-!4 10,103 53,370 71\-76!4 77 7.\Y, 76%-Y. fl,056 54, 322 70!/z-77 77% 76}g 70~-%

10,210 54, 627 77Y:;-~ 78% 77!4 7f!--ny,; 10,081 5!i, 30:1 7RY:r~ 70 78 78!4-Y, 7, 15:! 55, ooa 7RY,-78 78Vz 77Y:; 77%-~ 8,0:!8 55,704 77~-78 70 77~ 78)/,--79

1:!, 088 56,380 70 81 7HY, 80%-% 11,000 50,071 80%-Y:I 80~ 79 70V.-19 8, 696 57, 465 78~-% 7!!% 78!4 7!JY.-%

11,670 57, fl40 8()-ROY, 81% 80 RO:V.-Y:; 9, 014 58, 2~2 80!4-Y, 81Vs 80 ROY.-%

11, 830 59,831 soY.-81 81 79% 79Y,-~

1034 DECEMBER l!'UTURF: (OLD STYLE)

2, 784 50, 152 70~-Y:I 80!4 79!4 80-80Ys 4, 387 57,205 78~-y,; 7UY:; 78l] 70!4-% 3, 81!0 55, uuo 70!4-% 80~ 70!4 80¥.-~ 4, 318 53,050 80~-:v. 81Y, 80 BOY.-Ys 4, 508 50,022 80%-80 soy,; 79!--~ SO)<\-% 2,306 50,240 8()3/.-J.i SOY, 79~ 7UY,--~ 2,320 48,377 70:V.-!4 so 70Vs 70!4-% 1, 05S

a Sec text lor explanation. 47,209 70%-Vs 79Y, 78Y, 70~-:v.


Open commit- Closing ments priee

---- ----1,000

bu8hels Cents +216 +~

+1,380 a +3V. +:Jo5 -2Vz +437 +U +102 -1Y:I +112 -Y. +372 ----------+25 -1

+114 -Y. +109 -IY:; +279 +1 +980 a +4

+1. 251 -lli +303 +1Y:I +40() +%

+1,108 +:V. +3, 163 +I~ +J, :m +'z +2, 257 +1 +1,601 -!4 +1. 72:! +1Yz +2, 204 +1!4

+780 -IY:; +823 +1~

+1, 183 -1 +96fl ----------

+2. 077 +3 +3,50·1 +_!~ +2,001 +1.800 +1% +1,2!14 -%

+610 +Y. +641 +1!4

+2, 145 +2 +1, 5:!6 +~

-182 +1 +1,381 +:l% +1,9ii9 +% +1,:!20 a -4

+9:!7 -Vs +1,0·16 -XI

+17 +Ys +770 -% -12-3 -2 -255 +XI +D52 +XI +:!0.5 +1!4 +670 +XI -240 -Y. +MJ +1!4 +670 +1~ +591 -1~ +494 +'z +184 +1 +r.:n +X

+1. 549 -1

-670 +XI -1,947 -~ -1,215

+_29. -2,031 -3,037

------~~ -676 -1,S69 -'z -1, 168 +Y.

96 STATISTICAL BULLETIN .55, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICUL'£URE

TABLE 33.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low, a.nd closing prices of December corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Apr. 27, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1985-Continued

1934 DECEMBER FUTURE (OLD STYLE)-Contlnued

Range In price Net chango from



High Low commit- CJo~ing ments prwe

-1,000 1,000 1,000

1934 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels Cents Sept. 12------------- 2. 428 45,207 70Ys--80 80% 70)1 79Yz-% -1,912 -v. Sept. 13...---------- 2. 07.5 44, 343 79).:1--79 79).:1 78% 78Vs--% -{)54 -% Sept. 14------------- 6, 572 42, 117 7~%--% 78% 76 76!4--Y. -2,226 -2)1, Sept. 15...---------- 2, 515 41,377 7f>%-V2 70Y, 75)/z 75Y,--76 -740 -v. Sept. 17------------- 2, 93/i 40,711 75%--76% 78 71i~ 77Vs--% -666 tl% Sept. 18...---------- 1, 402 40, 100 77)1-% 78).:1 771, 77Vs--% -611 -----::iii Sept. 19.. ___________ 2,407 30, 494 77).:1 77Yz 70% 76Yz-% -006 Sept. 20 _____________ 1, 567 ao, 012 77-77).:1 78).:1 77 78!4--Ys -482 +~~ Sept. 21...---------- 1, 533 38,489 78--77Ys 78)1 77% 78Y.-Y, -523 Sept. 22------------- 095 :l7, 981 78%--79 79 78% 78% -!)08 -v. Sept. 24 _____________ 044 37, 610 78% 78% 77% 77Ys-% -371 -% Sept. 25.------------ I, .516 37,060 77Y..--76% 70 76% 7BY.-79 -544 +Hi Sept. 26.. .. --------- 088 37, 034 78Ys 7H% 78).:1 78Y.-!4 -32 -% Sept. 27.------------ 880 :Jo, 382 78)1--% 79Ys 78).:1 78~--% -652 tY, Sept. 28 •.. ---------- I, 210 36, 13:l 7RYz-% 78Ys 78Ys 783,--Ys -249 ----··::j{ Sept. 29------------- I, 052 31\,917 7RY.--!4 78% 78 78 -216 Oct. L-------------- 2, 155 3.5, 2~2 77%--Yz 78% 76% 76%--% -0:!5 -JJi Oct. 2.-------------- 3,871 33,860 70Ys--!4 77).:1 75% 77Y,.--76Ys -1,416 +!4 Oct. 3--------------- 4, 251 32, 655 76%--Ys 77).:1 73% 74--73% -1, 2!1 -30! Oct. 4.-------------- 4,453 30,868 74--74).:1 74~ 72% 7W.-~ -1,787 +Ys Oct. 5--------------- 933 30,583 74Ys--75 751 z 74% 75Ys--1., -2S5 +Y, Oct. 6 .. ------------- 1, 186 30, 214 75Ys--V2 75)1 74 74).:1--74 -300 -IV. Oct. 8 .. ------------- 1, 161 29,060 74% 74% 73 7Ws--V2 -245 -%

0ct. 9 .. ------------- 1, 329 29,358 73)/z--% 74)1 73% 74!4--% -611 t% Oct. to ______________ 1. 413 28,929 74%-Ys 76).:1 74% 76 -429 ti%

Oct. 11 .. ------------ 1, 034 28,.563 77!4--Yz 77Yz 76)1 77!4-% -366 t1X Oct. ta__ ____________ 574 28,370 70).:1--70 76% 75% 76)1 -193 -1\-\

Oct. 15..------------ 1, 032 27,855 76).:1 77Yz 76 76% -516 +% Oct. 16-------------- 762 27,475 77% 78% 77 78%--Yz -:l80 +I%

Oct. 17..------------ 734 27,140 7BY.--% 78Ys 78Ya 78!4 -335 -v. Oct. 18-------------- 751 zo,n4 77Ys--% 78Ys 77)1 78)1 -406 tV.

Oct. 19-------------- 689 26,580 78).:1 78).:1 77).:1 77Ys--78 -154 -H Oct. 20.------------- 679 26,428 77V.-Yz 77% 77 77 -152 -I

Oct. 22.. •. ---------- 1, 240 26,060 77Yz 78)/z 76% 7W.--% -308 -V, Oct. 23 ______________ 851 25,743 76Yz 76~ 7oY, 7W.-% -317 -%

Oct. 24-------------- 1, 047 25, 255 70 76'• 75Ya 75'V.--V2 -488 -X Oct. 25.. ____________ 1, 314 24,649 75%--Ys 75Ys 74)1 74Ys--% -606 -%

Oct. 26-------------- 1, 547 24,080 7Wz--"/a 75% 73Ys 75Ya -fJ69 +%

Oct. 27-------------- 379 23,922 75).:1 7n!4 74% 74% -158 -% Oct. 29 ______________ 1, 001 23,520 7&--75)4 75% 73Ys 74% -402 -% Oct. 30.------------- 758 23, 254 74% 75)1 ny, 7.5).:1--% -200 +%

Oct. 31. ••. ---------- 932 22,844 75!4--Ya 76).:1 75Ya 76Ya !4 -410 +I Nov. L _____________ 1, 307 22, 257 7Ws--% 77% 70)/z 77*% -587 tili

Nov. 2-------------- 1, ll'i5 21, 637 77Ys 78)1 77)1 78Y.. !4 -620 +% Nov. 3 ______________ 814 21, 312 7BY.--% 78Ys 77).:1 77Ys--!4 -325 -1

+% Nov. 5-------------- 887 20,827 77%--Y, 78 76Ys 77Ys--78 -485

t1Vs Nov. 7-------------- I, 144 20, 127 7B'VrrYa 79% 78 79Ya -700

--% Nov. 8-------------- 1,106 10, 620 79Y.-% 79% 78% 7B%--Ys -507

Nov. 9 ... ------------ 1, 469 19, 060 79Ya BO 79Ya 7\JYz-% -560 +%

Nov. 10------------- 1, 135 1B. 307 79%--Ys 80 79% 79Yrr80 -753 +% Nov. 13 _____________ 2,342 16,807 70Y.-80 81% 79Ys 81)1--% -1,500 ti%

-% Nov. 14 _____________ 2, 040 15,460 81).:1 Ya 81Ys BOY, 8WrrYa -1, :l47 tlli

Nov. 15------------- 1, 763 14,509 B1!4--Ya B3 BOYs szv.--% -951 tl0

Nov. 16------------- 2, 900 13,648 82!4--% 84)/z 82).:1 B3Y,--84),1 -801 +J.i

Nov. 17------------- 1, 450 12,980 B3%--!4 84)1 83)4 84).:1·% -OOB +%

Nov. 19------------- 1, 604 12,234 84--84).:1 85Ya B4 8&--85)1 -740 -1%

Nov. 20------------- 1,845 11,263 85%--!4 85% B3)4 saY.-~ -1,031 +tr< Nov. 2L ____________ 1,392 10,666 83Y.--% 85 B3)4 84Y.- -537 +0

Nov. 22------------- 1,214 10, 137 8&--B5)4 85Ys 85 85Y,.--85 -520 +14

Nov. 23.------------ 975 9, 769 85).:1--% 85)1 84)1 85Y.-~ -368 +114

Nov. 24------------- 1,983 8, 667 85%--86 87% 85~ 87-871 a -1, 102 -)I Nov. 26.----------- 1, 562 8,202 87--87)4 87% 861, 86%--Ys -465 tzl.4 Nov. 21------------- 1, 513 7, 757 86%--a 89 86~ 88lt89 -445 +il1 Nov. 28------------- 2, 240 6,550 89Ys--'• 00~ 89~ 90 1 .--~ -1,207 -14 Nov. 30------------- 1, 632 5,822 89% 911 s 801 a 89%-7 a -728 +2i4 Dec. L------------- 1, 367 4,670 90Ys--91 92)1 90Ys 9Wrr!l:l -1,152 --% Dec. 3-------------- 1, 155 4, 120 02)1 93~ 91~ 91~ -550 +IJ4 Dec. 4. _ ------------ 644 a, 814 9!Y.-% 931 8 01 ~ 93' 8 -306 +I% Dec. 5-------------- 830 3, 417 93tf% 95~ 93)/z 94Ys--95 -397

_\~ Dec. 6-------------- 425 3,282 951 s 95% 94~ 95~ -135

Dec. 7-------------- 596 3,029 95Ys--96 97 931 ~ 941 8 -253 -1)/8 1 4 I 2' 2' --93 -89

Dec. 8-------------- 67 2, 9 0 94)/z


TABJ,E 33.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low, and closing prices of December corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Apr. 27, JOSS, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued

!934 DECEMBER FUTURE (OLD STYLE)-Contlnued

Hange In price Net change from previous day

Volume Open Closing Date of trad· commit· Ope!Jing

ing ments pnce price Open Closing High Low commit· price ments

---- ----1,000 1,000 1,000

19:!1 bushels bush eta Cent a Cent a Centa Cents buahels Cents Dec. 10.. ....•.•.•.. 586 2,576 93 nv. 91~ 93)/s -364 +J'il Dec. 11 ............. 142 2,500 93 03 02% 02Ya -76 -Y.j: Dec. 12 ............. 364 2, 340 92~ oa 01)/o 01)/o -IM -1% Dec. 13 ............. 238 2, !02 01% 92)4 91)4 02-91Y, -154 +'A Dec. !1 ............. 118 2,100 02 UZY, O!Y, 92~ -92 +• .. Dec. 15. ____________ 85 2,100 ozv. 03% 91V. 92%-Ji' ---------- -Y, Dec.l7 ............. 218 I, ggg 01%' 01%' 90Y, oov. -101 -1% !Jec.I8 ............. 285 1, 804 91Y, 91% 90 90%'-Ya -105 -Y, Dec. 19 ............. 22fi 1, 007 01 01 RO~ 90 -107 _-;~ Dec. 20 ... ------···- 181 I, 04.5 80%' ROY, 88~ 8RY,-~ -fj2 Dec. 2L ........... 228 I, 465 88% 88%' 88 88%' -180 ----------Dec. 22 _____________ !42 I, 488 88)/o oov. 88)/o IIO)i'a +n +IV. Dec. 24._ .. _. ________ 137 I, 443 OJV. UH~ f!l''i! f!IY, -4!i +1% Dec. zn ______________ 277 I, 307 o:J 04~1 03 {14 -Jan +ZY, Dec. 27. ____ ------- 407 I, 005 04-114 11< 041/,j 03 !J:l~ -212 -!4 !Jec. 28 _____________ 28(1 830 04 05)4 o:l)i' 0.5)4 -2:J!i -t-IJ/o Dec. 2U _____________ 408 515 05-94~ 05!/:i 02!/:i 92:V.--a -al!i -2% !Jcc. :u _. _____ . -~.- 4:!1 --------· 02% O:J%' 9H~ o:w.-~ -51!) +t ---· --- ----~----- -----

19:l4 DECEMBER FlJ'fl:H.E (NEW STYLE) ------------------------ -----

lsrJ--Ro'~ ](J:J1 Sept. I ------------- 1, 008 001 79%-%' 80)4 70)4 -HI OJ Hcpl .. <!. ____________ 3, 7\17 3, 27-1 7X%'-V. 70% 7H% 1 7H7;J'-% +2.:J7:l -~ Sept. r, _____ ------- _ 3,\187 5,022 7Ul-:H8 ~0%' 7!1_1.~ ' 80%-l) +1. 748 +IV. Sept. fJ ------------- 5, 4:m 7. Ul!J 80%'-81 81 SOY, 80:V.--~· +2. 807 -v. Sept. 7.. ____________ 4, 1fl3 10, 150 SllYz-80 80)/o 70% 80)4-% +2.z:J7 Sept. 8 ------------- 2, 5fl7 10, 7Jr, 80%-V. 80%: ~~~ 70fj-~ +f,(j{) -v. Hept.IO.. ___________ 3,8511 12,058 70Y.-Ji' 80 70)4-% +1,342 -~!1 'ctp. II. ____________ 3,548 13,130 711%-Y, 707/g 78~ 79~-v. +1,078 +V. 8ept.I2 ---·-------- 3, 045 15, Ill 79 '/o-80 80% 70)<( 701.-% +I. 975 -v. iicpl.!L ___________ 4, 087 15, o:10 70V,70 70!/a 781/s 78%-%' +r,:?fi -Yz 8e11t. IL .... ____ 8, 58:! 17, 142 78%-V. 78% 7.5 7/R 761/,-76 +1,50() -2%' Rcpr.. J!). ____________ 4, :J:J(l 17,271 7fi~-Yz 761~ 75)/o 75%'-% +120 -~ Sept. IL ___________ 0, 473 17,795 75~-70% 77%' 7S%' 77Ya-~~ +524 +J•, Sept, IS _____________ :J, OO:J 18, 141 77 1 ,-~2 77Y, 76~ 77!4-% -t-:J40 -)i' ScJit. lfJ 4, 4:18 18,501 77 77)4 76!/s 70Yz-% +'120 -~ Sept. 20::::::::::::: 4, 142 18,743 77-77)4 78 77 77V.-78 +182 +I' Sept. 21 3, 505 18,970 77%-~ 78)4 77H 78-78~ ~ +227 Sept. 22-- ------- ·--Scpt 24 · ------- 2, 241 l!J, 370 78%-'z 78% 78 78-78Y, +100

SCIIL 2&.::::.:::-- 2,0U3 20, 002 78V. 78% 77)4 77Y:i-% +020 -v. 4, 10l 20, l:J3 76%-!-1 78\-8 7fl% 78%-% +131 +JJi' Sept. 26 3, 470 20, 073 78%-V. 7\J)i' 78 78Y, -00 -~s

~~r 3,171 20,307 78)/o-)1; 70 78Y, 78V.-% +234 +~~ 2, 091 20,300 78%-V. 78)/o 77%' 78'/a-V. -1-!ia 2,187 20,611 78-77V. 78V. 77~ 78-77~ +251 -% 3, 817 20, 920 77Yz-% 78% 76)/o 70%-V. +318 -1%' 5, 743 20,764 7G:V.--V. 77 75% 70'/,-~ -165 +!4 8, 010 21,201 76V.-%' 77'/, 73)/o n~-'z +1117 -3V.

10, 174 21,528 74-74Y, 74%' 72% 74%-V. -t-207 +Y, a, 800 21,759 74)/o-Y, 75% 74)/o 74%-75 +Zl1 +V.

Oct R -- 3, 017 21,704 75% 75Y2 73% 73li;-%' +:J5 -1%

21U~~:: ::::_::::: 3, 045 22,155 71)4-% 74V. 72%' n)i'-73 +:JO! -% 3, (]24 22,027 73-72!-ii 74!/k 72% 74-74\..;< -128 +H 4, 540 21,846 74)4-% 70 74)<( 75:V~r%' -181 +I~

Oet. I:J 5, 2.51 21,700 76%'-77 77 70 70Y,-77 -HO +J ~ Oct. If, I, 081 21,880 70)4-70 7a)i' 7/i% 75~-(j +12:1 -1)4 Oct.HJ::------------ a, 110 22,017 75 1/, 77Y, 75% 70Ji-Ji' -t-12~ +V. Oct. 17 .. ------- 4, Ba5 21,778 70Y,-% 78% 70)/o 77V.-78 -239 +_!~ Oc:t. IR .. 2, 580 21,451 78-77~ 78)4 77Vs 77~-~~ -327 Ocl. IIJ--- ], 842 21,424 761/,~ 78)4 70%' 77%-% -27 +~

~~ : a. 010 21, 80~ 77V.-% 77V. 70% 761/s-77 +3H5 -%' 2, 3tJ7 21,001 70%-~ 76711 70 76Y,-76 -20s -I 2,120 21, 615 70~% ~&)i' 75Y, 75%-Ji' +II -~ 2, 80i . 21,491 jfjl % i4{j 74li;-75V. -124 - ~ 2, 010 21,433 75Y.-Ji' 75% 74)<( 75--i~V. -58 2, 604 21,423 75%-~ 75}.1 73~ 74-74Y, -JO -1 2, 070 20,075 73%'-' 74% 74~-''" -448 +~ 1,100 20,816 74V.--% 74Y, ~~Y. 74%-V. -,159 1, 447 20,370 74%' 7.5 73% 73~-J~ -440 =~

787:!0-37--7

98 STATISTICAL BULLE'rJN 55, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

TM!l!E 33.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low and cloBing prices of December com futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Ap~ 27 19."J,"J, to Dec. 31, 19.'35-Continued ' · ' '

1034 DECEMBER FUTURE (NEW S'rYLEl-Contlnued

Uange In price Net chango from


Date of trad· commit· Opening Closing lng ments price price


ments price

----1,000 1,000 1,000

1934 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels Cents Oct. 30 ..•.•..•••..•. 3, 269 19,804 74-74Ys 75Ys 73)1 75-75Ys -672 tl~ Oct. 31. •••.•.••.••.• 2, 280 19,314 74~ 76 74~ 75)/'.-76 -400 ·H Nov. 1..------------ 3, 306 18,781 76~.-v. 77'4 701s 77V.-'4 -53:! +ll:( Nov. 2 .. -------·---- 2, 748 18,332 77% 78'4 77y,j 77)/'.-78 -449 +!i Nov. 3 .. ------------ 1, 735 18, 580 7~:V.-J1 78)1 76% 77-76% +248 -!Jig Nov. 5 ______________ 1, 473 18,315 77 77% 76% 77Y.-% -26fJ +Ys Nov. 7 ...•.•.•.••••. 2, 457 17,001 78'4-77% 70'4 77)1 78)/'.-70 -414 tl!4 Nov. 8 ..•.••••.••••• 1, 078 17,270 70-70Ys 70Ys 78% 78%-~ -631 -!4 Nov.!!.. .•..••..•••. 2,.%5 16,416 78'4-% 7914 78'4 70%-12 -854 +!i Nov. 10 ..•...•.•.•.• 1, 033 16,082 70Y.-%· 79311 79)1 70'4-311 -334 +!4 Nov. 13 ......•...... 3,122 14,728 79311 81% 70'4 SW.-% -1,354 til{ Nov. 14 ...•.•••...•• 2, 415 I:J, 800 81'4-Ys 81% 80'4 81)/'.-81 -928 -Y, Nov. IlL •••.••••.... 2, 200 13,008 81)/'.-81 82% 80~ 82Yr% -792 +JY:i Nov. 16 ..•..•••..... 3, 196 12,270 82'4 84% 821, 83)/'.-84 -729 tlY:i Nov. 17 ....•.••..... 1,7:!8 11, 005 83Yr'4 84)1 83'4, 84'4.-% -374 HI Nov. 19 .•.••..•..... 2,207 11,124 84-84'4 85Y. 84 85-85Ys -781 HI Nov. 20 ••••••••••••• 2,462 10,186 85:!/.-85 85)1 83'4 83)/'.-'4. -038 -1% Nov. 21. .•••••.•.•.. 2, 395 9, :!54 83%-'4 84311 83'4 84%-V. -832 tl!oii Nov. 22 ••••••••••••• I, 670 8, 916 84'4.-85)/s 86 84'4 85'4-Ys -438 +~ Nov. 23 ...••.......• I, 6.59 8,443 85)1 85)1 84)1 85:V.-Vz -473 HI Nov. 24 •••••.•.••.•. 2, 843 7, o26 85%-86 87'4 85% 87Y.-'4. -017 +I~ Nov . .26 •••......•.•. 2,482 6,865 87-87'4 87% 86'4 86%-'4 -661 -Y, Nov. 27 ...•.....••.• 2, 781\ 6, 370 SOY.-% 88% 86)1 88%-V. -495 t2 Nov. 28 •..•••..•.... 3, 030 5, R46 89:V.-V. 90'4, SOY, 80%-90 -524 +U:i Nov. ao ............. 2, 594 5, 393 89'4 91Y. 89)/g 89%-V. -453 -!4 Dec.!. ..•.•••.•..•.• I, 042 5,176 90'4,-91'4 92% 90'4 92:V.-V. -217 t2~ DOll. a ______________

1, 082 4, 762 92)1 93'4, 91'4 91%-~ -414 -~ Dec.4 ..•..•.••.••.• 885 4, 590 91~-% gay. 91)/g 93)/s -172 +His ·nee. 5 ______________ 1, 228 4, 048 93'.-'4 95% 03)1 94'4-95 -542 till Dec. 6 .......•...... 6:J3 a, 793 95V.-94% 95% 94% 95)/s -255 +!4 Dec. 7 ______________ 1, 267 3,o99 05V.-96 97 93 03%-94 -194 -1% Dec. 8 ... ----------- 428 3,477 94%-V. 94)1 92~ 02)/'.-93 -122 -1 Dec. to _____________ 1,033 3,168 92~ 93 9Jl2 92% -399 -v. Dec.n .........•.•. 617 3, 225 921 92% 92)/g 92)1 +57 -v. Dec.12 _____________ 537 3,062 !12'4 92% 91 91)/g -163 -IV. Dec.l3. ------------ 263 3,002 91Y. 91'4 OJ 91% -60 +!i D~c.l4 _____________ 278 2,847 OIJ/z 92)1 O!J/z 92Vz -1/i.l t!V. Dec. 15 ........ _____ 229 2, 744 oav. 93V. 01'4 91% -103 -~ Dec. 17 _____________ 627 2, 346 91)/g 91'4 90% !10)1 -39R -J)i Dec. IS _____________ 7r,o 2,143 OJY. 91'4, 80% 90%b -203 -v. Dec. 19 _____________ 130 2,000 oov. 90)1 89% 89J/za -44 -v. Dec. 20 _____________ 383 2,02a 80% 89% 88)1 88)1 -76 -1 Dec. 21. ____________ 497 I, 464 87% 88)1 87\<-o 88J/z-Vs -/i50 ... +iV. Dec. 22 _____________ 125 I, 419 88% 00 88% 89Vsa -45 Dec. 24 _____________ 255 1, aao oov. 91)1 90'4 91%-V. -80 tl% Dec. 26. __ --------- 356 I, 242 03-93'4 93'4 03 93%a -97 t2!i Dec. 27 ___ ---------- 335 1, 083 9:!'4. 93'4 02% 93)1 -InO -!4

+J!i Dec. 28 _____________ 012 852 93Y.-'4 94% 92% 94'4 -231 -2V.

Dec. 29 ... ---------- 762 588 04% 95)1 92'4 02% -264 tl)i Dec. 3L ............ 809 ---------- 92 93% 91% 93)/'.-% -588


1935 A!Dr. ao____________ 19 :MayL_____________ 5 May 2.------------ ----------May 3-------------- 5 May 4_ ------------- ---------May 6.------------- ----------May 7.............. 15 MayR_____________ 20 May'9______________ 2 May 10 .. _. __________ ----------May ll_____________ 13

May 13.------------ 25 May 14............. 31 May 15............. 81

• N,o.officllll·quotatl0nB recorded.

10 15 15 20 20 20 25 :!5 :!7 37 4.5 70 92

147

------------ 72)1 ------------ 71%

71!--4 71%

:::::::::::: -68 _____ -iifi"""" :::::::::::: ------+5 ------------ 67)1 67V. ------------ +~~ . ----------- (') (') ------------:::::::::::: 'ij§ _____ -fi.j%'-- :::::::::::: ----- +R ------------ ~~ ~v. --------·--- t~~ ... :::::::::::: 66)1 66 :::::::::::: +65


TABLE 33.-Datily volwme of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low, and closing prices of December corn futu?·es on the Chicago .Board of Trade, Apr. 27, J!J33, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued


Hange In price Net chango from previous day

Volume Open Opening Closing Date of trad· commit·

ing ments price price Open Closing High r.ow commit· price ments

--- ----1,000 1,000 1,000

IQ35 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels Cents Mayl6 .. ----·-····- 32 178 ------------ 68~ 67 ------------ +31 ----------May 17. ---------··· 41 189 ------------ 671 66)4' 'ii7!4 _______ +11 ----------May 18. -------·-··- 50 209 ------------ 67%' 65%: +20 ----------May 20 .. ----------- 495 699 67 67% 66)/g 67% +390

---·--:.:~ May 2L -·--··-·-··- 932 1,123 66~ 67%' 66}1 66% +524 May 22. ------······ 364 1, 233 66 • 67)/g 66 66%-66 +110 -5: May 23. -----·-····- 265 1, 295 66--66)4' 67 66 66Y.-% +62 +~ May 24. -·-··--·-··· 882 1, 605 65% 65% 64Ys 64Ys +310 -2).i May 25. -------·-··· 843 1, 855 63%:-}1 64 62% 62Y.-'/a +250 -1~ May 27. -------·--·· 800 2,009 63 63 60% 61%: +154 -1 May 28 ..•.•••••.•.• 803 2,148 61)4' 62)4' 61)4' 61%: +139

····--:.:~ May 2U. ----····---- 771 2,402 61~ 62 60% 6W.-U +254 May31. ------------ 773 2, 551 61Y.-62 62% 61% 61}1a +149 :j:~ JuneL ____________ 1,086 2, 791 6DY.-% 62 60)4' 61% +240 Juno 3-------------- 1, 246 3,054 62~ 63}1 62)4' 63~ +263 +1~ June 4 .. -----···--·· 1,820 3, 401 64)4'-~ 64~ 63 63%: +347 +~ Juno 5 •. ------------ 1, 320 3, 811 63% 64% 63)4' 64Y.-~ +410 +1 June o ______________ 1, 851 4,103 64%;-}1 65 63% 63Y.-% +292 -I June 7. -----········ 1,090 4,107 6377-% 63% 63 63)/g +Q4 -% Juno 8-------------- 1,275 4,068 62% 64)/g 62% 62%:-63 -129 -u Juno 10 _____________ 617 4,024 6W.--}4 63% 63 63Y.-% -44 +% June II.-------···-· 889 4,187 64 64 62%: 6W.--)I.( +163 ..:}~ Juno 12 _____________ 1, 283 4, 318 63 63)/g 62 62-62)/g +131 Junet:t_ ___________ 2, 553 4, 683 6W.-}4 61% 60}1 60%-}1 +365 -I~ Juno 14------------- 1,857 4, 770 60%:-61 62Ys 60% 62-62)/g +96 +1}1 June 15. -------·-··- 781 4, 761 61% 61% 61)/g 6W.--U -I~ -~ June 17 _____________ 1, 300 5, 144 61%-}1 62% 61Ys 62%:-% +383 +!~ Juno 18 .. ___________ 2,346 5,522 64-64)1.( 64~ 63% 64Y:r% +378 !~~ June 10..----------- 3,059 5, 831 64)1.(-64 64~ 62% 63)1.(-Ys +309

l~~~ ~L ::::::::::: 2, 787 5, 930 62)1.(-62 64 62 63V.-}1 +108 +~ I, 865 6,100 6:l% 64Y, 63)1.( 63Y:r% +HH

---·--:.:~

mmj~~~~~~~~~~~~ 880 6,181 63Y.-63 63~ 62~ 63 +81

1, 780 6,518 62~-~ 64 1 8 62's 64-64~ +337 +1 2,566 6,986 64 ,... 65 63~ 64-64'. +468 --·-·+ui 3,521 7,550 64%'-% 65~ g:~ 66Vs-M +573 1,809 7,643 OW.--% 64% 64~-~ +84 -~ l~~~ ~------------- 5,885 7,975 64Y.-65Ys 67}1 64% 67'.-'• +332 +2 4,553 8,112 66%-% 68% 66% 67Ys-% +137 +~

!~11 :~:: ::~:::~ 5,003 8,105 67 68}1 66~ 67)/g--67 -7 ..:}g 5,210 8,135 67!4'-!j 68 65 2 65;,t% +30 4,534 8, 720 65}1--U 66 64% 646 }1 +585 -1~ 5,205 8,637 64--63 64 62 62%'-% -183 -2~ 2,938 8,782 62-61~ 63Ys

61a 62Y.-% +245 +~

3,620 8,610 63--63 8 63% 61 6277-% -172 -)4 2,877 8,027 62~-~ 63}1 62~ 63V.--}1 +317 +1

J~ly l~:------------- 2,528 8,928 63% 62' 63%-}1 +t J ly ------------- 3,035 0, 080 ~~~=~ 63% 62~ 63% +152 -·-·--::~

J~l~ l~-------------- 1, lUI 9, 076 63Y, 63}1 62~ 62%-:V. -4 -% J I ·------------- 1,933 9, 4R3 y. 62:V. 61's OIY.-62 +407 -% J~l~ l~-------------- a, 134 o. 390 63% 62~ oaY:r% -84 +~~ 2,443 9, 455 64 64% 63's 63%--64 +56

2,962 9,408 64--64'. 65tt 64 641/s--65 +43 +1 2,088 9, 482 65--65Ys 651 8 64)/g 64)1.(-Ys -16 -% 1, 066 9, 200 64%-% 64% 64 ow.--l,; -183 ----------1, 073 0,448 64-63% 64% 63% 04%'-% +140

-----:.:i~ 3,000 0, 574 64Ys 64)1.( 62% 63--62:V. +126 2,056 0, 463 63--62% g~~ 02% 62%:-Ys -111

~§ 1, 749 9, 505 62Yz-% 62% 6W.--}4 +102 1, 687 9, 712 63'/.-63 64 62Ys 03--621:1 +147 3, 256 0,622 62% 03Y, 62% oav.--Y. -00 4, 528 0, 074 03~--v. 65)4 o:17<: 61~--:v. +352 +ll4 a, oo5 0,86:1 04 ·--64 64V. fi4 64 1 .--);,( -Ill -a 2,507 10,062 63Y. gt~ 03%' 03% +190 -· 3,383 10,056 64)1.(-}1 63}1 63%;-}1 -7 - ..

1~~: v~:::~:~:::~ 5, 562 10,003 63~--64 04!/s 62~ 03~-Ys +848 -% 3, 476 1!, 104 63' ~r62% 63V. 62 1 " 62Ys-Y. +201 -s 2, 881 II, 407 62Y.--J;,I 02Y. 61% (jJ~-% +213 -· 3, 08! 11, 234 61%-02 62% 61!/, 61,.--Yz -173

ia ~::~ ; ::::: ::::::: 7, 060 11,721 O!V.--)1.( 01}1 58% fi0!4-!-8 -H87 3, 238 lJ' 098 50!4-~·B 60 50 sw.--~ -23

Aug o ::::::::::::: 2, 202 11,770 50Y.-% 60~ 50)4 59Y~r 1 +72 +~ 2,475 12 012 50' 1' 60) 50' 00-50' 242 +


TABLE 33.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high /QvJ and closing price.~ of December corn future8 on the Chicago Board of Trade' Ap; 27 1933, to Dec. 81, 1985-Continued ' · '


Range In price Net. change from


Date of tract- commit· Opening Closing ing ments price price


ments prioo

--- --- -1,000 1,000 1,000

1935 bushels bushels Cents Cents Cents Cents bushels Cent a Aug.IO ............. 4, 710 12,9I9 OOY.-!4 60)1 58Ya 58)4-Ya +907 -I% Aug.l2 ............. 8, 715 12,798 57)1-57 57)1 55M 56-55% -121 -2!4 Aug. 13 ............. 5, 224 12, 799 55Y.-M 56% 55% 55Y.-% +I -)1 Aug.14 ............. 4, 548 12,648 56 57 55M 50)1-% -151 +I Aug.l5 ............. 4,317 12, 878 57)4-)1 58Ya 57 57Ys-57 +230 +!4 Aug. 16 ............. 3, 331 12,877 57)4-~ 57)1 56% 57Ys-U -1 +!4 Aug.17 ............. 3, 493 13,203 57-571 s 57% 56Ya 56tt:M +326 -I Aug.19 ............. 4, 186 13,379 56Y.-56 56Ya 55 55's-55 +176 -1)1 Aug. 20 ............. 2,884 13,376 55)4-55 56Ya 54M 55%-% -3 +% Aug. 21. ............ 2, 643 13, 220 55%-% 56% 55~ 56%-M -Hi6 +J1 Aug. 22 ............. 2, 264 13, 292 56% 56% 55% +72 -% Aug. 23 ............. 2, 74.1 13, 203 55%-)1 57% ~~~ 56%-U --89 +% Aug. 24 ............. 1, 198 13, !60 56~-% 57Ya 56Ya 56)1 -43 -)4 Aug. 26 ............. 1, 766 13,421 563.-% 57 56Ya 56%-)1 +261 ----------Aug. 27------------- 2, 435 13, 408 56Yz-6/s 57% 56% 56Yz-~ -13

------~~ Aug. 28 ............. 1, 755 13, 284 56%-)1 57)4 56)4 57Ys-r4 -124 Aug. 29 ............. 2,863 13, 370 57)4 57% 56% 56Ys-~ +86 Aug. 30 .............. I, 319 13, 471 56% 57)4 56% 57-57's +101 +~ Aug. 31. ............ I. 234 13,690 57-57% 57% 57 57Y.-% +219 +' Sept. 3 .............. 3, 081 13,774 57%-U 57~ 56 58Ya-56 +84 -1)4 Sept. 4 .............. 2, 043 13,878 56Ya 566 s 55% 56Ya +104 +Vs Sept. 5.. ............ 1, 750 13,851 56)4-% 56% 56Ya 56?/,-% -27 +% Sept. 6 .............. 1, 718 13,903 56)1 56% 56Ya 56)4-~ +52 -Vs Sept. 7 .............. 1, 490 13, 957 56?/,-~ 56M 56)4 56)1 +54 +U Sept. 9.. ............ 2, 467 14,376 56Vs-1 8 56i1 55% 55%-Ya +419 -% Sept. 10 ............. 2,859 14,343 55:Vs-56 571 8 55% 56%-57 -33 +1!-i Sept. 1L. ........... 4,270 14, 159 57~-% 57% 56% 57 -184 ------:::ij Sept. 12.. ___________ 1, 530 14,201 571 ~-% 57% ~~i1 soY.-% +42 Sept. 13.. ........... 1, 221 14, 256 56)4 57% 57)4-% +55 +% Sept. 14.. ........... !, 100 14,121 57)4 57~ 56)1 56)/,-57 -135 -!4 Sept. 16.. ........... 2, 474 14,053 56V,-% 571,. 55% 57Y.-M -68 +U Sept. 17.. ........... 6, 728 14,331 57%-% 60 57% 59?/s-~ +278 +2% Sept. 18 ............. 3, 754 14,617 59Vs-% 59% 58 58Vs-1 +286 -I!4 Sept. 10 ............. 4, 979 14, 604 59Y.-M 59M 57Ya 5B-57Ya -13 -% Sept. 20 ............. 2,838 14,335 58% 58% 57% 58Y.-% -269 +% Sept. 21.. ........... 2, 0.54 14,456 5BY.-U 59Ya 58Ya 58~Ya +121 +U Sept. 23.. ........... 2, 331 14,477 58:V.-U 58% 57% 58' % +21 -!4 Sept. 24.. ........... 1, 509 14,428 58)4 58% 58!/s 58)4-Ya -49 -!4 Sept. 25.. ........... 2, 203 14,293 5R-57Ya 58% 57)4 58-57Ya -136 -!4 Sept. 26 ............. 5, 275 14,840 58)4-58 59% 58 5W.-~ +556 fl% Sept. 27.. ........... 4, 390 14,707 00-59)1 60 58Ya 58Y.-6 s -142 -IV. Sept. 28.. ........... 2,309 14,847 58)4-58 58% 07~ 57:V.-% +140 -~{ Sept. 30.. ...... __ ... 3, 258 15,347 57%-M 58Ya 571,. 57)1-~ +500 -!4 Oct. L .............. 3, 330 15, 195 57?/s-% 50 n7% nSYa-59 -152 +I% Oct. 2.. ............. 13, 124 !4, 667 58%-% 62% 58% 6l)/,-62 -528 +3 Oct. 3 ............... 6, 518 14,512 6Ws-Ya 62 60% 6IM-% -155 -!4

+I Oct. 4.. ............. 6, 350 14,037 61)4-01 63Ya 60Ya 62%-Ya +125 +~~ Oct. 5.. ............. 7,535 !4, 800 62%-63% 64% 62% 64)4-% +163

Oct. 7 ............... 7,335 14, 660 64 65)4 63% 64%-Ya -!34 Oct. 8--------------- 5,879 14,931 64%-Ya 64% 62)1 62%-% +265 -2

-1 Oct. 9 .............. 4, 506 15,120 62-61)1 62)4 61)1 01%-% +195 -!1 Oct. 10 .............. 4, !08 15, 392 62!4-V. 62)1 61Ya 61%-U +206 -!1 Oct. 11 ............. 4, 289 15, 343 61!4-% 62 60)1 60%-% -49 -u Oct. 14 ............. 3, 962 15, 508 oov.-Ya oov. gg~ 60-59Ya +165 +I Oct. 15 ............. 3,029 15,078 00!4-% 61)4 61 +470

=~ Oct. 16 .............. 4,878 15, 641 61%-)1 61% 59% ooV.-M -337 Oct. 17.. ............ 3, 619 16, 010 60)1 60% 59~ 59~-1). +369 -!1 Oct. 18 .. ___________ 5, 406 16, 635 50% 60 581 z 591 ·-~ +025 -!4 Oct. 19 ............. 3, 265 10, 066 581/,-% 50% 58)4 59-591 s +31

+!1 Oct. 21.. ............ 2,080 16, 654 59)4-% 60Ya 50 59%-!1 -12 fi>i Oct. 22 ............. 4, 088 16,933 50)1 61)4 59)1 60%-% +279 +!4 Oct. 23.. ............ 4, 617 17, 152 60%-61Ya 62 00% 61)1-% +219 -I Oct. 24 .............. 3, 300 17,454 61%-!1 61~ 60~ 60%-Yz +302 +!1 Oct. 25.. ............ 2, 538 17, 050 60%-% 61 1 s 601 8 61-61Ya +496 -!4 Oct. 26 .... _ -------- 1, 790 17,819 61-60% 61)4 60)4 60%-% -13I -U Oct. 28 .............. 4, 168 17,889 60%-% O!Ya 59% 60-00Ya +70 -!4 Oct. 29 .... ---------- 6, 061 17, 903 59% 60Ya 58% 59)4-% +14 -1 Oct. 30 ............. 4, 757 18, 162 50-58M 59 58 58V.-U +259

:!:~ Oct. 31. ____________ 4,406 18, 310 58% 59Y. 58% 58%-% +!54 Nov.!. ............. :J,335 18,451 68)/,-59 59Ya 58 68)4-Ya +I35 -II Nov. 2 .............. 2,309 18,451 58-57~ I ssv. 57Y. 58 --- +!4 Nov. 4 .............. 2,020 18,570 58V,-' 8 58% 68)4 58%-M

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TA-BLE 33.-Daily volume of trading, open commitments, opening, high, low, and closing prices of December corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, Apr. 27, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935-Continued

Date

1935 Nov. 5.. .......... .. Nov. 0 ............ .. Nov. 7 ............ .. Nov. 8 ............ .. Nov. 9 ____________ __ Nov. 12 ____________ _ Nov. 13 ____________ _

Nov. 14-------------Nov. 15 ___________ __

Nov. 16-------------Nov. 18 ............ . Nov. 19 ............ . Nov. 20 ___________ __

Nov. 2L .......... . Nov. 22 ____________ _ Nov. 23 ___________ __ Nov. 25 ___________ __ Nov. 26 ____________ _ Nov. 27 ____________ _

Nov. 29 ............ . Nov. 30 ____________ _

Dee. 2 .. ------------Dec. 3 _____________ _ Dec. 4 _____________ _ Dec."--------------Dec. o .. _ -----------Dec. 7 ____________ __ Dec. 0 ____________ __

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Volume of trad

ing

1,000 bushels

1, 661 3, 164 2,562 1, 839 1, 156 3,404 2, 378 2,389 3,041 2,374 1,455 4, 912 2,071 2,744 2,645 1, 259 1, 740 1, 715 1, 756 4, 604 5,633 2, 699 2,803 2,085 1,855 1,948

885 1, 557 1, 113

658 502

1, 601 1, 141 1, 714

901 830 719 612

1, 182 782 858.

1,442 3,424

~:l (•J

Open commitments

1,000 bushels

18,456 18,221 17,991 17,842 17,740 17,579 17,452 17,566 17,037 17,272 17, 212 16,462 16,483 16, 322 16,143 16, 145 16, 025 15,931 15,842 15,420 14, 005 13,086 11,980 11, 163 10, 145 9, 222 8, 870 8, 242 7, 740 7, 419 7,179 6, 615 6, 216 5, 749 5, 443 5,102 4, 925 4, 573 3, 691 3,112 2, 770 2,102

974 60 30

Opening price

Cents 58:V..-}4 58~-% 59~-% 58~_./ii 58Y.-'4 59-58~ 59Ys-59 6Q-59% 6D-60:V. 60:V..-:V. 59:Vs-% 59Ys-60 6Ws-62 60Y..-% 6W.-'c<( 59~-~ 60 59}4-59 59!-2-~ 59-58% 58-57~ 57}4-Ys 57Ys-7Z 57:Vs-7Z 56Ys-7Z 57}4-:V. 58:Vs-Ys 58:V.-7Z 57~-Ys 58:V..-)4 58%-Ys 59Yz-% 58%-Y:i 57Ys-58 577Z 577Z 57Y:i-% 57% 58Y,-}4 58~-% 58%~ 58-58Ys 58-57~

Range in price

High Low

Cerna 58~ 59~

ggfj 59}4 60Ys 597/g 60% 60).1i 60% 60Ys 62 62 61% 60~ 60Ys 60 59~ 60 59Ys 58}4 57~ 58Ys 57).1i 57~ 58% 58% 58).1i 58).1i 58~ 58%, 59Ys 59 58 57% 57% 57% 58Ys 59 58% 58% 58}4 58

(') (') (')

Cents 58 58% 58~ 58 58~ 58~ 58% 59% 59Ys 59% 59% 59Ys 60% 60}4 59).1i 59}4 59Ys 59 59Ys 58).1i 57).1i 56~ 57Ys 56% 56).1i 57}4 58

~~~ 58~ 58% 59}4 58% 57% 57)4 57~ 57)1.

~m 58~ 58Ys 57~ 56

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Closing price

Cents 58:Vs-~ 59Y:r'/ii 58Ys-59 59-59Ys 58Y.-'4 59:V.-7Z 59Ys-59 59Ys-~ 60:Vs-Y:i 60Y..-}4 6D-60Ys 6W:r% 60~-Ys 6Wa-% 6Q-59Ys 59Ys-60 59:Vs-U 59Y:i-ri 59}4-Ys 58Ys-~ 57~-Y:i 57Y:r:V. 57}4-Ys 56'r.i-Ys 57-57Ys 5S:Vs-)4 5Wr~ 58Ys-58 58:Vs-Y:i 58:Vs-Y:i 58).1i 59:Vs-~ 58V:r'~ 57:V..-~ 57:Vs-U 57}i-:V. 57% 58-58Ys 58~-% 58:Vs-Y:i 58}4-Ys 58-57~ 56~-Ys

Not change from previous day

Open commitments

1,000 bushels

-114 -265 -230 -149 -102 -161 -127 +114 -529 +235 -60

-750 +21

-161 -179

+2 -120 -94 -89

-422 -1,415

-919 -1,106

-817 -1,018

-923 -352 -628 -502 -321 -240 -564 -399 -467 -306 -341 -177 -352 -882 -579 -342 -668

-1,128 -914 -30 -30

Closing price

Cerna +Ys ~~

------=u +~ -7Z +~ +%. -J4 -J4

+1Y:i -~ -~ -Y:i

------i~ -J4 -Y:i

-1Ys -Ys -J4 -~ +~Q +J4 +~

ru:~~ ~cti. 14, 1036, the rules of the Chicago Board of Trade were amended to prohibit trading in the expiring ur ng the last 3 business days o! the delivery month.

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