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Futures

	@C - CORN - CBOT
	Month	Open	High	Low	Last	Change	Time	More
	Jul 12	622'6	638'4	619'4	635'4s	10'4
	Sep 12	537'2	551'6	532'4	546'4s	8'0
	Dec 12	527'2	542'4	522'0	537'0s	8'6
	Mar 13	535'0	552'2	533'4	546'4s	7'2
	May 13	543'6	560'0	541'6	557'0s	9'6
	Jul 13	551'2	567'0	550'4	563'4s	8'6

	@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
	Month	Open	High	Low	Last	Change	Time	More
	Jul 12	1435'0	1438'6	1405'0	1405'0s	-33'0
	Aug 12	1400'6	1409'6	1379'4	1381'0s	-24'2
	Sep 12	1345'2	1355'0	1326'4	1327'0s	-20'4
	Nov 12	1304'0	1317'4	1288'2	1288'0s	-18'4
	Jan 13	1302'0	1314'2	1286'6	1286'0s	-18'0
	Mar 13	1275'4	1287'0	1260'0	1259'4s	-16'0
	May 13	1252'0	1272'6	1245'2	1242'6s	-18'0

	@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
	Month	Open	High	Low	Last	Change	Time	More
	Jul 12	4278	4308	4170	4179s	- 101
	Aug 12	4094	4147	4032	4034s	- 69
	Sep 12	3914	3972	3861	3864s	- 50
	Oct 12	3727	3784	3689	3687s	- 41
	Dec 12	3697	3752	3651	3654s	- 36

	@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
	Month	Open	High	Low	Last	Change	Time	More
	Jun 12	117.875	119.900	117.875	119.525s	1.600	05/18
	Aug 12	119.875	122.100	119.775	121.925s	1.875	05/18
	Oct 12	124.950	126.675	124.775	126.300s	1.350	05/18
	Dec 12	127.375	129.050	127.200	128.600s	1.150	05/18
	Feb 13	128.550	130.300	128.550	130.025s	1.350	05/18

	@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
	Month	Open	High	Low	Last	Change	Time	More
	Jun 12	87.675	87.950	86.800	87.425s	0.000	05/18
	Jul 12	88.950	89.125	87.700	88.575s	- 0.175	05/18
	Aug 12	89.650	89.750	88.550	88.900s	- 0.600	05/18
	Oct 12	81.675	81.875	80.900	81.400s	0.050	05/18
	Dec 12	78.975	79.425	78.275	79.175s	0.250	05/18

	@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
	Month	Open	High	Low	Last	Change	Time	More
	May 12	150.225	151.600	150.200	151.300s	0.675	05/18
	Aug 12	159.850	161.250	159.700	160.700s	0.775	05/18
	Sep 12	161.100	162.325	161.050	161.725s	0.550	05/18
	Oct 12	162.400	163.500	162.125	162.875s	0.450	05/18
	Nov 12	162.900	164.000	162.750	163.475s	0.475	05/18

My Custom Markets
	Symbol	Open	High	Low	Last	Change	Time	More

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