Grains Mixed, Soybean Futures Advance

Wheat for May delivery fell 2 1/2 cents to $4.75 1/2 a bushel; May corn fell 3 cents to $4.21 1/2 a bushel; May oats rose 3/4 cent to $2.62 a bushel; May soybeans rose 1 3/4 cent to $7.59 a bushel.

Beef and pork futures settled higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

April live cattle rose 2.47 cents to $1.0102 a pound; April feeder cattle rose 1.82 cent to $1.0672 a pound; April lean hogs rose 2.08 cents to 67.75 cents a pound; May pork bellies rose 1.70 cent to $1.0640 a pound.