Grains mostly higher, Livestock mixed
CHICAGO — Grain futures were mostly higher Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. fell 10.50 cents at $6.1950 a bushel; Mar. corn was up .50 cent at $4.76 a bushel; Mar. oats rose 3.50 cents at $3.6875 a bushel; while Jan. soybeans gained 6.75 cents at $13.0450 a bushel.
Beef was higher and pork was lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Dec. live cattle was up 1.15 cents at $1.7090 a pound; Jan. feeder cattle gained 4.05 cents at $2.2165 a pound; Feb. lean hogs was off .60 cent at $.6927 a pound.
'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.
'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.
