CHICAGO LIVESTOCK
CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Fri:
Open High Low Settle Chg.
CATTLE
40,000 lbs.; cents per lb.
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Oct 94.30 95.00 93.50 93.75 + .25
Dec 92.17 93.15 91.12 92.70 + 1.25
Feb 93.30 94.40 92.75 94.25 + 1.00
Apr 94.00 94.80 93.30 94.75 + 1.05
Jun 90.50 90.95 89.70 90.77 + .60
Aug 90.35 90.95 90.00 90.80 + .75
Oct 93.50 93.50 92.82 93.50 + .40
Dec 94.50 94.50 94.30 94.30 + .55
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Feb 94.25 94.25 94.25 94.25 + .25
Est. sales 2,803. Thu.’s sales 32,163
Thu.’s open int 210,998
FEEDER CATTLE
50,000 lbs.; cents per lb.
Nov 98.62 99.55 97.80 98.62 + .77
Jan 98.07 99.10 97.10 98.05 + .80
Mar 98.25 99.15 97.45 98.52 + .77
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Apr 98.65 99.40 98.00 98.92 + .82
May 99.35 100.00 99.35 99.55 + .45
Aug 101.07 102.00 101.07 101.60 + .60
Sep 100.70 101.00 100.70 101.00 + .40
Est. sales 221. Thu.’s sales 3,131
Thu.’s open int 20,564
HOGS,LEAN
40,000 lbs.; cents per lb.
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Dec 54.87 56.50 54.70 54.80 — 1.20
Feb 62.77 63.92 62.75 62.97 — .45
Apr 69.65 70.60 69.50 70.15 + .15
May 77.90 77.90 76.55 77.10 — .82
Jun 79.65 80.50 79.00 79.97 — .20
Jul 78.35 79.30 78.20 78.75 — .50
Aug 76.67 77.00 75.90 76.00 — .65
Oct 70.25 70.90 69.55 70.20 — .50
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Dec 69.50 69.70 68.30 68.30 — 1.50
Feb 71.80
Apr 72.80
Est. sales 21,382. Thu.’s sales 24,678
Thu.’s open int 166,276, up 2,708
CHICAGO GRAINS
CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Fri:
Open High Low Last Chg.
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WHEAT
5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel
Dec 531 542 1/2 524 529 — 9
Mar 552 562 544 1/2 550 — 8 3/4
May 562 3/4 572 3/4 559 3/4 564 1/2 — 7 3/4
Jul 577 3/4 586 572 585 3/4
Sep 591 3/4 603 3/4 590 1/2 603 3/4
Dec 616 1/4 624 3/4 612 3/4 617 — 8
Mar 635 1/4 640 3/4 633 640 3/4
Jul 624 3/4 635 3/4 624 3/4 635 3/4
Dec 656 656 3/4 656 656 3/4
Jul 650 662 3/4 650 662 3/4
Est. sales 74,002. Thu.’s sales 69,055
Thu.’s open int 280,398, up 383
CORN
5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel
Dec 399 410 1/2 395 1/2 400 — 9 1/2
Mar 416 1/2 428 1/2 413 417 — 10 1/2
May 430 439 425 427 — 12 1/2
Jul 439 1/2 450 435 3/4 440 — 10
Sep 458 458 445 446 — 13 1/2
Dec 458 469 454 1/2 458 — 11 1/2
Mar 477 478 470 1/2 471 — 12 1/4
May 484 488 3/4 484 488 3/4
Jul 487 493 1/2 485 493 1/2
Dec 464 468 1/2 455 468 1/2
Jul 483 1/2
Dec 478 1/2
Est. sales 281,970. Thu.’s sales 270,591
Thu.’s open int 988,518, up 4,528
OATS
5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel
Dec 232 3/4 241 3/4 229 1/4 232 — 7 1/2
Mar 255 3/4 255 3/4 247 250 — 7 1/4
May 264 1/4 264 3/4 264 1/4 264 3/4 — 4 1/4
Jul 275 3/4 280 275 3/4 280
Sep 292
Dec 306 1/2
Mar 320 1/2
May 330 1/2
Jul 341 1/2
Sep 351 1/2
Dec 366 1/2
Jul 388 1/2
Sep 399 1/2
Est. sales 2,595. Thu.’s sales 2,567
Thu.’s open int 15,266, up 109
SOYBEANS
5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel
Nov 915 3/4 940 910 916 — 18
Jan 923 949 917 3/4 922 — 21
Mar 936 960 930 935 — 20
May 948 1/2 971 1/2 942 943 — 22 3/4
Jul 956 1/2 977 1/2 952 1/4 958 — 16 3/4
Aug 977
Sep 956 975 1/4 955 1/2 975 1/4
Nov 957 1/2 972 1/4 952 1/2 957 — 15
Jan 979
Mar 982
May 984
Jul 987
Nov 969 974 959 974
Jul 985
Nov 986
Est. sales 162,757. Thu.’s sales 156,442
Thu.’s open int 311,917
Ag futures fall
CHICAGO (AP) — Agriculture futures fell Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for December delivery fell 1.75 cents at $5.3625 a bushel; December corn dropped 8 cents to $4.015 a bushel; December oats fell 8 cents to $2.315 a bushel; November soybeans lost 8.75 cents to $9.2525 a bushel.
Beef futures and pork futures traded mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
October live cattle rose 0.25 cent to 93.75 cents a pound; November feeder cattle gained 0.77 cent to 98.62 cents a pound; December lean hogs fell 1.20 cents to 54.80 cents a pound; February pork bellies settled down 1.98 cents to 84.77 cents a pound.
CURRENCY EXCHANGE
NEW YORK (AP) — Key currency exchange rates Friday, compared with late Thursday in New York:
Dollar vs: Exchange Rate Pvs Day
Yen 98.70 98.48
Euro $1.2759 $1.2967
Pound $1.6143 $1.6444
Swiss franc 1.1552 1.1376
Canadian dollar 1.2026 1.2133
Mexican peso 12.7865 12.6765
METALS
Metal Price (troy oz.) Pvs Day
NY Merc Gold $716.80 $737.20
NY HSBC Bank US $722.00 $738.00
NY Merc Silver $9.730 $9.785
