CBOT Agricultural Markets Closed December 26, 2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) agricultural markets will be closed on Friday, December 26, 2003 in addition to the regularly scheduled Christmas Day holiday closing. The schedule for CBOT's agricultural markets only is as follows:

Wednesday, December 24
Open auction: Agricultural contracts will close at noon. Last trading day for January 2004 Agricultural options (Corn, Soybeans, Soybean Oil, Soybean Meal, Oat, Wheat and Rice options) will be Wednesday, December 24, 2003.

Electronic trading:

Agricultural contracts will not trade electronically from November 23, 2003 through December 31, 2003.

Thursday, December 25
All CBOT trading will be closed.

Friday, December 26
CBOT Agricultural open auction trading will be closed.