Wheat for May was up 5 cents at $5.8650 a bushel; May corn rose 8.75 cents at $4.52 a bushel, May oats was up 9 cents at $3.88 a bushel; while May soybeans gained 34.25 cents at $11.90 a bushel.

Beef and pork higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Jun. live cattle was up 2.95 cents at $1.7680 a pound; May feeder cattle gained 2.18 cents at $2.4360 a pound; while May lean hogs rose .05 cent at $.9307 a pound.