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CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Wed:

OpenHighLowLastChg.WHEAT5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMar447½448438448May455½456¼446½455¾Jul464464½455464Sep476476½466¾476Dec491492½483¾492Mar502503496¾503May508¼511504½510Jul514515¾514515¾Sep525526½525526½Dec538546538539¼Mar551551546½546½May546½Jul530¾Est. sales 172,935. Tue.'s sales 197,583Tue.'s open int 442,878, up 2,957CORN5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMar362362¾358¾362May366½367¾363¾366¾Jul372372¾368¾372Sep377¼378374¼377½Dec386386¼382¾386Mar394¼394¾391½394½May398½398¾395¾398¾Jul401½402399¾402Sep392¼393½392¼393½Dec391¾392389½392Mar400400½399400½May406406½405¼406¼Jul409½410¾409½410¾Sep404Dec402402401¾402Jul414Dec405¼Est. sales 398,534. Tue.'s sales 378,849Tue.'s open int 1,355,719, up 11,374OATS5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMar182¾183½178182¾May191191¾186191Jul198¾199¾194½199Sep205¼Dec204½205203¾203¾Mar203¾May203¾Jul203¾Sep203¾Dec203¾Jul203¾Sep203¾Est. sales 1,049. Tue.'s sales 1,301Tue.'s open int 10,348SOYBEANS5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMar869¼870½864½869¼May873¼875869¼873Jul879¼880¾875½879Aug881¼882½877¼880¾Sep880¼882¼877880Nov882¼885878½882¼Jan885½889½883887½Mar886¾891886¼889May890¾894889891¼Jul894½899894¼896¾Aug894½Sep886¾Nov880½882¾879¼880¾Jan885½Mar890½May892½Jul896¾Aug896¾Sep896¾Nov879½Jul890Nov887½Est. sales 244,075. Tue.'s sales 344,193Tue.'s open int 713,828