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CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Thu:
OpenHighLowLastChg.WHEAT5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMay464468¾455¼464Jul471¼476462¾471½Sep481½485¼472½481½Dec496499¼487496Mar510¼512½501509¾May515¼521¼512½518½Jul519524517¾522¾Sep528½530¼525¼530¼Dec540544½539¾544½Mar550554½550554½May554½Jul544½Est. sales 137,395. Wed.'s sales 116,284Wed.'s open int 431,477CORN5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMay366¾367¼347½367Jul371¼371¾351½371½Sep375½376¼356¾376Dec383½384364¾384Mar392392¾374½392¾May396¼397380¼397Jul399¼399¾384¾399¾Sep391¼391¼382391¼Dec390391380¾390½Mar399¾400390½399¾May399405¾396¾405¾Jul405410400¾410Sep397403396¾403Dec397½400¾394400¾Jul413Dec400Est. sales 788,193. Wed.'s sales 355,453Wed.'s open int 1,331,296, up 2,476OATS5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMay185188182¼185¼Jul197197194196¼Sep204¼205¼203¾205¼Dec215¼217212¾215¼Mar219¾May219¾Jul225Sep225Dec225Mar225Jul225Sep225Est. sales 698. Wed.'s sales 1,260Wed.'s open int 10,875, up 318SOYBEANS5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMay908½914896909Jul915½922¼903½916¼Aug918923½906¼918½Sep918½923¾907919Nov921¼927¾910923Jan925931915926½Mar927932½915927¾May925¼930¼915927Jul929½933¼919¼931¼Aug929¼Sep921Nov913½918906914½Jan919¼Mar923¾May926Jul929¾Aug929½Sep929½Nov919½919½914½914½Jul931¾Nov913¾Est. sales 317,257. Wed.'s sales 215,142Wed.'s open int 760,163