Grains mostly higher, livestock lower
CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly higher Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Jul. advanced 46.50 cents at $8.6475 a bushel; Jul. corn rose 16.25 cents at $7.6825 a bushel; Jul. oats was off 9.50 cents at $6.55 a bushel; while Jul. soybeans was up 7.50 cents at 16.1625 a bushel.
Beef and pork were higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Aug. live cattle was up .40 cent at $1.3480 a pound; Aug. feeder cattle gained 1.08 cents at $1.7310 a pound; Jul. lean hogs rose .20 cents at $1.1317 a pound.
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