CHICAGO (AP) — Early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Thu.:
| OpenHighLowLastChg. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEAT | |||||
| 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel | |||||
| May | 618 | 629¾ | 616 | 627½ | +11¼ |
| Jul | 618 | 629½ | 616¼ | 628¼ | +12¼ |
| Sep | 620½ | 631 | 618½ | 630¼ | +12 |
| Dec | 625¼ | 635¼ | 623¾ | 635¼ | +11¾ |
| Mar | 630½ | 639½ | 630½ | 639½ | +11¼ |
| May | 634 | 637 | 633¼ | 637 | +8¾ |
| Jul | 616 | 618 | 614¾ | 617½ | +5¾ |
| Dec | 624½ | 625 | 623¾ | 624¾ | +4½ |
| Est. sales 70,249. | Wed.'s sales 149,929 | ||||
| Wed.'s open int 421,712, | up 8,753 | ||||
| CORN | |||||
| 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel | |||||
| May | 560¾ | 581¼ | 559¼ | 580 | +19½ |
| Jul | 546 | 564 | 544¼ | 563 | +17 |
| Sep | 499 | 509¾ | 498¾ | 508¾ | +9½ |
| Dec | 485¼ | 493¾ | 484½ | 493½ | +8 |
| Mar | 492½ | 500¾ | 492 | 500¾ | +8¼ |
| May | 496¾ | 504½ | 496¼ | 504½ | +7¾ |
| Jul | 498¼ | 506¼ | 498¼ | 506¼ | +7¼ |
| Sep | 467¼ | 467¾ | 466¼ | 467¾ | +3 |
| Dec | 452½ | 458¾ | 452¼ | 458¾ | +5 |
| Mar | 461 | 465 | 461 | 465 | +4¼ |
| Jul | 471 | 471 | 471 | 471 | +4¼ |
| Dec | 424½ | 425 | 424½ | 425 | +1½ |
| Est. sales 225,076. | Wed.'s sales 285,968 | ||||
| Wed.'s open int 1,767,396, | up 3,911 | ||||
| OATS | |||||
| 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel | |||||
| May | 372¾ | 379 | 372 | 376½ | +5 |
| Jul | 369¾ | 375½ | 369¼ | 372¼ | +3¾ |
| Dec | 349½ | 349¾ | 349½ | 349¾ | +3½ |
| Est. sales 124. | Wed.'s sales 94 | ||||
| Wed.'s open int 4,159 | |||||
| SOYBEANS | |||||
| 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel | |||||
| May | 1408¾ | 1422½ | 1404½ | 1417¼ | +8½ |
| Jul | 1403 | 1415¾ | 1398½ | 1410¾ | +7¾ |
| Aug | 1370¼ | 1377¾ | 1366¼ | 1375 | +4½ |
| Sep | 1301¼ | 1305 | 1296¼ | 1303¾ | +2¼ |
| Nov | 1270½ | 1274¾ | 1265 | 1273¾ | +3 |
| Jan | 1268 | 1272 | 1264 | 1271¾ | +3¼ |
| Mar | 1241 | 1244¼ | 1236¾ | 1244 | +3 |
| May | 1233¾ | 1238¾ | 1231¼ | 1238¼ | +2¾ |
| Jul | 1232½ | 1236½ | 1230 | 1236½ | +2¾ |
| Nov | 1143½ | 1147¼ | 1140½ | 1147 | +2¾ |
| Est. sales 86,664. | Wed.'s sales 165,996 | ||||
| Wed.'s open int 872,328, | up 2,015 | ||||
| SOYBEAN OIL | |||||
| 60,000 lbs; cents per lb | |||||
| May | 52.85 | 53.58 | 52.58 | 53.20 | +.35 |
| Jul | 51.00 | 51.45 | 50.52 | 51.24 | +.24 |
| Aug | 49.29 | 49.62 | 48.80 | 49.52 | +.15 |
| Sep | 48.11 | 48.35 | 47.61 | 48.33 | +.12 |
| Oct | 47.54 | 47.65 | 46.87 | 47.54 | +.05 |
| Dec | 47.12 | 47.37 | 46.52 | 47.27 | +.15 |
| Jan | 46.70 | 46.98 | 46.48 | 46.91 | +.15 |
| Mar | 46.25 | 46.63 | 45.93 | 46.56 | +.15 |
| May | 46.10 | 46.28 | 46.10 | 46.27 | +.11 |
| Jul | 46.04 | 46.04 | 46.02 | 46.02 | +.04 |
| Dec | 44.60 | 44.60 | 44.60 | 44.60 | +.13 |
| Est. sales 53,583. | Wed.'s sales 128,207 | ||||
| Wed.'s open int 498,059, | up 900 | ||||
| SOYBEAN MEAL | |||||
| 100 tons; dollars per ton | |||||
| May | 409.10 | 410.30 | 406.20 | 407.50 | —1.60 |
| Jul | 411.40 | 412.60 | 408.50 | 410.30 | —1.10 |
| Aug | 406.70 | 408.40 | 404.60 | 406.40 | —.80 |
| Sep | 401.40 | 402.50 | 399.50 | 401.10 | —.30 |
| Oct | 394.50 | 395.60 | 393.10 | 395.00 | +.70 |
| Dec | 393.00 | 394.40 | 391.40 | 393.90 | +.90 |
| Jan | 389.10 | 390.20 | 387.70 | 390.00 | +.80 |
| Mar | 377.60 | 378.60 | 376.60 | 378.30 | +.60 |
| May | 373.80 | 374.60 | 373.70 | 374.60 | +.50 |
| Oct | 353.40 | 354.00 | 353.40 | 354.00 | +.60 |
| Dec | 352.10 | 352.10 | 352.10 | 352.10 | +.60 |
| Est. sales 36,028. | Wed.'s sales 79,633 | ||||
| Wed.'s open int 415,962, | up 1,087 |
