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NEW YORK (AP) — Futures trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange Wednesday:

OpenHighLowSettleChg.
LIGHT SWEET CRUDE
1,000 bbl.; dollars per bbl.
Dec	74.23	75.40	73.88	74.58	—.03
Jan	74.26	75.42	73.92	74.50	—.14
Feb	74.30	75.39	74.01	74.43	—.30
Mar	74.49	75.50	74.20	74.37	—.49
Apr	74.60	75.51	74.36	74.43	—.57
May	74.98	75.62	74.49	74.57	—.55
Jun	74.89	76.20	74.54	74.70	—.52
Jul	74.70	75.74	74.69	74.73	—.51
Aug	75.32	75.77	74.74	74.75	—.51
Sep	75.31	75.77	74.78	74.80	—.51
Oct	75.74	75.81	74.84	74.84	—.51
Nov	75.80	75.92	74.91	74.91	—.52
Dec	75.25	76.05	74.86	75.01	—.54
Jan	75.68	75.68	75.04	75.04	—.54
Feb	75.76	75.76	75.11	75.11	—.54
Mar	75.85	75.85	75.19	75.19	—.55
Apr	75.30	—.55
May	75.45	—.55
Jun	76.19	76.49	75.63	75.63	—.55
Jul	75.70	—.55
Aug	75.82	—.54
Sep	75.98	—.52
Oct	76.16	—.51
Nov	76.35	—.51
Dec	76.78	77.43	76.52	76.56	—.51
Jan	76.57	—.51
Feb	76.62	—.51
Mar	77.20	77.20	76.72	76.72	—.51
Apr	76.83	—.52
May	76.97	—.52
Jun	77.68	77.68	77.15	77.15	—.52
Jul	77.17	—.52
Aug	77.27	—.53
Sep	77.41	—.53
Oct	77.58	—.53
Nov	77.78	—.53
Dec	78.75	78.75	78.00	78.00	—.53
Jan	78.03	—.53
Feb	78.07	—.54
Mar	78.12	—.55
Apr	78.18	—.55
May	78.25	—.55
Jun	78.34	—.56
Jul	78.40	—.57
Aug	78.49	—.58
Sep	78.61	—.58
Oct	78.75	—.58
Nov	78.91	—.59
Dec	79.80	80.00	79.10	79.10	—.59
Jan	79.12	—.59
Feb	79.14	—.59
Mar	79.17	—.59
Apr	79.21	—.59
May	79.26	—.59
Jun	79.31	—.59
Jul	79.40	79.40	79.34	79.34	—.59
Aug	79.40	—.59
Sep	79.48	—.59
Oct	79.59	—.59
Nov	79.71	—.59
Dec	80.45	80.45	79.85	79.85	—.59
Jun	80.13	—.59
Dec	80.40	—.59
Jun	80.75	—.59
Dec	81.09	—.59
Jun	81.29	—.59
Dec	81.49	—.59
Est. sales 693,590.	Tue.'s sales 531,050
Tue.'s open int 1,459,175
HEATING OIL
42,000 gal, cents per gal
Dec	238.19	241.65	235.75	235.90	—2.23
Jan	236.75	239.35	233.96	234.12	—2.14
Feb	235.71	237.93	232.80	232.91	—2.25
Mar	234.17	236.49	231.58	231.69	—2.28
Apr	232.76	235.08	230.34	230.48	—2.28
May	232.38	234.55	230.10	230.21	—2.28
Jun	232.80	235.05	230.42	230.61	—2.30
Jul	234.96	235.10	231.60	231.60	—2.32
Aug	235.36	235.40	232.63	232.63	—2.34
Sep	237.13	237.19	233.61	233.83	—2.35
Oct	237.28	238.49	235.10	235.10	—2.32
Nov	238.71	239.72	236.31	236.31	—2.24
Dec	239.74	241.48	237.04	237.28	—2.15
Jan	239.59	239.59	238.00	238.03	—2.08
Feb	239.49	239.49	237.96	237.96	—2.02
Mar	238.89	238.89	236.98	236.98	—2.04
Apr	235.73	—2.04
May	235.73	—2.04
Jun	238.85	238.85	235.98	235.98	—2.04
Jul	236.68	—2.04
Aug	237.48	—2.04
Sep	238.38	—2.04
Oct	239.43	—2.04
Nov	240.43	—2.04
Dec	241.38	—2.04
Jan	241.78	—2.04
Feb	241.78	—2.04
Mar	241.58	—2.04
Apr	241.03	—2.04
May	240.68	—2.04
Jun	240.43	—2.04
Jul	240.48	—2.04
Aug	240.98	—2.04
Sep	241.48	—2.04
Oct	241.98	—2.04
Nov	242.48	—2.04
Dec	242.88	—2.04
Jan	242.78	—2.04
Est. sales 143,099.	Tue.'s sales 136,628
Tue.'s open int 387,099,	up 908
NY HARBOR RBOB GAS
42,000 gallons; dollars per gallon
Dec	2.0370	2.0775	2.0285	2.0438	+	6
Jan	2.0157	2.0555	2.0067	2.0225	—	11
Feb	2.0179	2.0585	2.0131	2.0259	—	24
Mar	2.0395	2.0723	2.0330	2.0410	—	44
Apr	2.2339	2.2612	2.2228	2.2270	—	93
May	2.2351	2.2613	2.2263	2.2304	—101
Jun	2.2285	2.2491	2.2150	2.2180	—109
Jul	2.2238	2.2252	2.1999	2.1999	—124
Aug	2.2037	2.2037	2.1768	2.1782	—137
Sep	2.1717	2.1795	2.1500	2.1526	—142
Oct	2.0438	2.0458	2.0266	2.0266	—137
Nov	2.0205	2.0231	2.0062	2.0062	—131
Dec	2.0054	2.0270	1.9943	1.9973	—126
Jan	2.0199	2.0199	2.0021	2.0021	—123
Feb	2.0151	—121
Mar	2.0392	—121
Apr	2.2197	—151
May	2.2217	—160
Jun	2.2167	—180
Jul	2.2062	—195
Aug	2.1947	—195
Sep	2.1787	—195
Oct	2.0527	—195
Nov	2.0312	—195
Dec	2.0212	—195
Jan	2.0192	—195
Feb	2.0257	—195
Mar	2.0352	—195
Apr	2.1837	—195
May	2.1809	—195
Jun	2.1719	—195
Jul	2.1599	—195
Aug	2.1449	—195
Sep	2.1274	—195
Oct	2.0274	—195
Nov	2.0049	—195
Est. sales 135,728.	Tue.'s sales 146,617
Tue.'s open int 351,788,	up 2,063
NATURAL GAS
10,000 mm btu's, $ per mm btu
Dec	4.266	4.508	4.194	4.371	+127
Jan	4.386	4.635	4.322	4.516	+151
Feb	4.350	4.590	4.300	4.488	+155
Mar	4.285	4.499	4.213	4.397	+141
Apr	3.775	3.843	3.722	3.798	+34
May	3.730	3.768	3.682	3.731	+18
Jun	3.742	3.774	3.725	3.747	+18
Jul	3.750	3.794	3.749	3.767	+15
Aug	3.760	3.805	3.758	3.775	+14
Sep	3.764	3.790	3.743	3.763	+14
Oct	3.804	3.825	3.763	3.792	+13
Nov	3.882	3.893	3.846	3.867	+10
Dec	4.050	4.058	4.008	4.033	+	5
Jan	4.167	4.182	4.129	4.154	+	9
Feb	4.122	4.125	4.114	4.116	+	7
Mar	4.037	4.045	4.020	4.039	+	7
Apr	3.777	3.795	3.750	3.776	—	14
May	3.789	3.789	3.764	3.764	—	15
Jun	3.810	3.810	3.785	3.785	—	15
Jul	3.803	3.810	3.803	3.810	—	15
Aug	3.814	3.819	3.814	3.819	—	15
Sep	3.805	3.805	3.804	3.804	—	15
Oct	3.855	3.855	3.815	3.828	—	15
Nov	3.895	3.899	3.895	3.899	—	15
Dec	4.057	—	10
Jan	4.180	4.189	4.180	4.189	—	11
Feb	4.168	—	10
Mar	4.107	—	9
Apr	3.882	—	9
May	3.877	—	9
Jun	3.905	—	9
Jul	3.938	—	9
Aug	3.949	—	9
Sep	3.939	—	9
Oct	3.963	—	9
Nov	4.042	—	9
Dec	4.190	4.210	4.190	4.210	—	9
Jan	4.340	—	9
Feb	4.318	—	9
Mar	4.256	4.256	4.256	4.256	—	9
Apr	4.006	—	9
May	4.001	—	9
Jun	4.029	—	9
Jul	4.061	—	9
Aug	4.073	—	9
Sep	4.067	—	9
Oct	4.091	—	9
Nov	4.176	—	9
Dec	4.335	4.351	4.330	4.351	—	7
Jan	4.483	—	5
Feb	4.461	—	5
Mar	4.390	4.399	4.390	4.399	—	5
Apr	4.119	—	5
May	4.129	—	5
Jun	4.150	4.157	4.150	4.157	—	5
Jul	4.188	—	5
Aug	4.202	—	5
Sep	4.196	—	5
Oct	4.222	—	5
Nov	4.312	—	5
Dec	4.497	—	5
Jan	4.627	—	5
Feb	4.604	—	5
Mar	4.541	—	5
Apr	4.251	—	5
May	4.266	—	5
Jun	4.294	—	5
Jul	4.325	—	5
Aug	4.349	—	5
Sep	4.345	—	5
Oct	4.376	—	5
Nov	4.466	—	6
Dec	4.651	—	6
Jan	4.756	—	9
Feb	4.731	—	11
Mar	4.663	—	14
Apr	4.338	—	14
May	4.355	—	14
Jun	4.385	—	14
Jul	4.422	—	14
Aug	4.452	—	14
Sep	4.449	—	14
Oct	4.484	—	14
Nov	4.574	—	14
Dec	4.762	—	14
Jan	4.862	—	14
Feb	4.837	—	16
Mar	4.767	—	14
Apr	4.427	—	19
May	4.419	—	19
Jun	4.449	—	19
Jul	4.487	—	19
Aug	4.525	—	19
Sep	4.531	—	19
Oct	4.576	—	19
Nov	4.664	—	19
Dec	4.854	—	19
Jan	4.954	—	19
Feb	4.924	—	19
Mar	4.844	—	19
Apr	4.494	—	19
May	4.500	4.500	4.482	4.482	—	19
Jun	4.512	—	19
Jul	4.553	—	19
Aug	4.592	—	19
Sep	4.602	—	19
Oct	4.654	—	19
Nov	4.744	—	19
Dec	4.934	—	19
Jan	5.029	—	19
Feb	4.998	—	19
Mar	4.916	—	19
Apr	4.551	—	19
May	4.536	—	19
Jun	4.568	—	19
Jul	4.613	—	19
Aug	4.655	—	19
Sep	4.668	—	19
Oct	4.728	—	19
Nov	4.818	—	19
Dec	5.013	—	19
Jan	5.108	—	19
Feb	5.073	—	19
Mar	4.988	—	19
Apr	4.603	—	19
May	4.588	—	19
Jun	4.626	—	19
Jul	4.674	—	19
Aug	4.718	—	19
Sep	4.733	—	19
Oct	4.795	—	19
Nov	4.900	—	19
Dec	5.110	—	19
Jan	5.220	—	19
Feb	5.183	—	19
Mar	5.095	—	19
Apr	4.705	—	19
May	4.690	—	19
Jun	4.728	—	19
Jul	4.776	—	19
Aug	4.820	—	19
Sep	4.835	—	19
Oct	4.897	—	19
Nov	5.017	—	19
Dec	5.247	—	19
Est. sales 538,940.	Tue.'s sales 502,494
Tue.'s open int 966,597