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Posted: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 8:51 AM




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Grains futures mixed, livestock prices fall

CHICAGO (AP) -- Grains futures traded mixed in early trading Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for July delivery rose 5 cents to $6.17 a bushel; July corn rose 6 cents to $6.26 a bushel; July oats were unchanged at $3.3750 a bushel; while July soybeans fell 6.25 cents to $14.5950 a bushel.

Beef and pork futures fell on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

June live cattle fell 0.87 cent to $1.1540 a pound; August feeder cattle fell 0.80 cent to $1.5865 a pound; while June lean hogs fell 0.30 cent at 84.10 cents a pound.

Copyright 2012 The AP.

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