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

OpenHighLowLastChg.WHEAT5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMay503510¾490¾504¼Jul511518½497¾512¼Sep520½526¾506¾521Dec535½540¼521½536½Mar550553¼536550¾May558½560544¼559½Jul558560543¼559½Sep553½566½553½566½Dec573¼578¾563578¾Mar583589583589May591½Jul574½Est. sales 227,602. Wed.'s sales 213,479Wed.'s open int 438,852CORN5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMay394402383¾394¾Jul399407¼388¾399¾Sep398¼406½389¼399¼Dec401¾409392¾402¾Mar409415¼399¾410¼May413419405¾414¼Jul416¼422½408¾418Sep411411½406411½Dec412416¾405413¼Mar420425415422May429½430422¾427¼Jul430430½430430½Sep423Dec420420¼410½420Jul434¼Dec415¼Est. sales 625,946. Wed.'s sales 715,781Wed.'s open int 1,462,327, up 22,395OATS5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMay207215¾203207Jul215224¾211½214¾Sep223¼229221¼222¾Dec230238228230¼Mar243243235237¾May237¾Jul244¼Sep244¼Dec244¼Mar244¼Jul244¼Sep244¼Est. sales 2,788. Wed.'s sales 2,224Wed.'s open int 10,450SOYBEANS5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMay1007¾1034¾1002½1009¾Jul10161043¾1011¼1019Aug1017½1043¾1011¾1019¼Sep1006½1032½10011008¼Nov9981023½991999¾Jan998½1023¾992¼1001Mar995¼1018½988¼997¾May991¼1015988¾995¼Jul998¾1016991¾995¾Aug1003½1004½991991Sep971Nov955969½949½956½Jan965965960¼960¼Mar960963¾960963¾May966¼Jul971971968¾968¾Aug968½Sep952½Nov935935926¾926¾Jul943¾Nov918¾Est. sales 565,138. Wed.'s sales 804,244Wed.'s open int 859,052