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                In Northern and Western Illinois country 
				grain dealers quoted shelled  corn bids were 2 to 6 cents 
				stronger. 
				 
              
                Soybean bids were 5 cents lower.
 In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn 
				bids were 2 to 3 cents higher.
 
              
                Soybean bids were down 4 to 6 cents lower.
				
 In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were mostly 
				2 cents higher.
 
              
                Soybean bids were down 5 to 7 cents. 
				 
              
                Wheat bids were up 1 to 2 cents. 
              
                
				 
              
                
				
 
              
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                Commercial grain prices paid farmers 
				by Interior Illinois Country Elevators after 2.00 p.m. are listed below in dollars per bushel: 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 US 2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT   |  
					| NORTHERN | 3.00 - 3.10 | 8.81 - 9.05 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 2.96 - 3.08 | 8.61 - 9.07 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 2.98 - 3.13 | 8.91 - 9.22 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 2.88 - 3.11 | 8.99 - 9.20 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 2.99 - 3.05 | 8.85 - 9.00 | 3.97 - 4.38 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 2.76 - 2.97 | 9.12 - 9.24 | 3.33 - 3.93 |  
					| L. EGYPT | 2.97 - 3.08 | 8.85 - 9.03 | 3.92 - 4.28 |  
              
                Central Illinois average price 
			 
              
                Corn:  3.00 1/2 (-42 1/2 
				Z) Soybeans: 
				9.06 1/2 (-28 1/2 X)
 
 CONTRACT BIDS FOR NEW CROP 2014 DELIVERY
 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 US 
					2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT   |  
					| NORTHERN | 3.12 - 3.32 | 9.03 - 9.24 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 2.96 - 3.32 | 9.14 - 9.44 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.13 - 3.36 | 9.18 - 9.45 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.21 - 3.37 | 9.11 - 9.46 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.27 - 3.40 | 9.20 - 9.36 |  |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.23 - 3.33 | 9.44 - 9.61 |  |  
					| 
					L. EGYPT | 3.27 - 3.42 | 9.29 - 9.41 |  |  [Text copied from
			USDA-Illinois 
			Department of Agriculture Market News, Springfield] |