AlHancaster Farming, Saturday, April 12, 1997 GRAIN, CATTLE AND HOG FUTURES MARKETS These Markets Published Courtesy Of Data Transmission Network (DTN) (Closing bids: Thursday, April 10, 1997) GRAINS DTN CORN 7 14 21 28 JAN 31 DEC DTN FUTURES 14 04/10/97 PRICES ARE DECIMAL CONTRACT CLOSE 4-DAY 9-DAY WHEAT MAY 393.00 385.25 385.28 WHEAT JUL 398 00 389.12 385.75 KCWHT MAY 435,50 424.50 417,81 KCWHT JUL 405.50 396,19 391.56 MNWHT MAY 422.75 417 25 410.19 CORN HAY 303.75 300,75 303.31 CORN JUL 305.50 302,81 304,89 CORN SEP 293.50 291.31 291.72 OATS HAY 169.25 167,50 169.86 BEANS MAY 855.25 853,69 860.17 BEANS JUL 860.50 858.37 864.61 BEANS AUG 847 50 843.56 845.94 MEAL HAY 284,00 283,45 286.32 OIL MAY 24 22 24.14 24.07 CATTLE APR 69.25 67.98 68.01 CATTLE JON 64,57 63,84 64.21 FCTL APR 71.38 71,00 70.36 HOGS APR 74.18 73.24 73 11 HOGS JUN 82,65 81.65 81.53 PKBLS HAY 82.35 80 60 79,82 COTTON HAY 71.36 72 15 72 11 COTTON JUL 73.15 73,90 73 76 LAST CHG 3036* +46 3054* +52 2934* +4O 2922* +32 2956* +26 2984* +34 3024* +24 2820 2800 2820* +4 SOYBEANS 8552* +76 8604* +B4 8474* +BO 7594* +7O 7046* +32 7110* +34 7170* +4O 7180* +5O 7180* +5O 6704* +l4 LIVE CATTLE HIGH LOW LAST CHG 6930 6855 6925* +72 6465 6422 6457* +37 6440 6415 6432* +l2 6817 6795 6802' -7 7012 6990 7002* -5 7100 7062 7077* -17 7280 7260 7280* 0 SWISS FRANC 6866 6833 6854* +4B 6927 6903 6921* +4B 6994 6986 6994* +4B JUN SEP DEC CONTRACT MAY 97 11 18 25 4 11 FEB MAR TECHNICAL POINTS AVERAGES MOVING WHEAT CHICAGO OATS 1682 1650 1652 1650 1694 1664 1660 1664 HAY JLY SEP DEC SOYBEAN HEAL 2850 2820 2640* + 2829 2799 2820* + 2750 2718 2747* + 2575 2540 2572* + 2317 2300 2316* + 2238 2215 2236* + 2230 2220 2220* + 2205 2205 2205* + FEEDER CATTLE HIGH LON LAST CHG 7160 7110 7137* +l5 7130 7037 7115* 0 7425 7345 7402* +5 7420 7365 7400* -5 7465 7430 7447* -12 7630 7597 7612* +2 7755 7737 7740* 0 7720 7710 7715* +5 MIDAM LIVE HOGS APR JDN JLY 5290 5865 5820 5330 5915 5875 HIGH SLOW STOCHASTIC 5 DAY 20 DAY iY *K ID *K *D 2 78 53 36 35 6 90 65 56 50 6 92 70 63 44 3 91 66 56 47 5 90 77 55 32 8 51 34 26 34 6 52 36 34 41 0 65 48 41 44 8 58 40 29 33 8 38 31 50 65 5 39 30 52 67 8 51 43 54 66 5 33 30 60 74 0 77 66 23 16 1 75 41 35 23 9 57 34 36 38 0 83 88 96 97 4 56 56 84 81 6 63 57 68 86 6 83 66 83 74 0 35 52 20 19 8 39 59 23 21 K.C. WHEAT HIGH LOW LAST 4360 4310 4354* 4064 4010 4054* 4084 4020 4060* 4120 4070 4106* 4090 4060 4080* LAST CHG 3930* +74 3980* +B6 4016* +B6 4104* +9O 4120* +BO MINN WHEAT 4260 4180 4226* 4164 4094 4140* 4140 4060 4120* 4150 4074 4120* 4150 4150 4150* 1692* +2O 1662* +2O 1660* +2O 1664* +22 SOYBEAN 2440 2417 2477 2498 2507 2510 2545 2535 2550 2550 LEAN HOGS HIGH LOW LAST CHG 7430 7350 7417*+122 8290 8225 8265*+102 8245 6185 8210* +77 7970 7900 7947* + 70- 7345 7300 7320* +3O 7125 7080 7102* +4O 6985 6950 6965* +27 6630 6600 6600* +l7 PORK BELLIES 5320* +95 5680* +9O 5820* +65 MAY JLY AUG 8245 8140 7855 2.742 2,710 2.676 2.644 2.612 2.580 2.546 8 APR OIL 2422* +5 2463* +5 2482* +6 2495* +8 2505* +6 2525* 0 2535* +5 2550* 0 2458 2480 2495 2495 2515 2535 8135 8235*+107 8045 8097* +B5 7760 7825*+112 ISTOCK 21 28 4 11 18 25 19 CATTLE, LIVE APR 97 COI 7 14 LIVESTOCK DTN 31 DEC 21 28 14 JAN 25 SOYBEAN GRAINS ,ut“" m 21 28 31 DEC 14 JAN SOYBEANS GRAINS DTN 97 CONTRACT HIGH: 77.40 HOGS 18 25 4 11 18 HAR 97 CONTRACT HIGH: 296 HAY MEAL 25 4 11 18 25 1 CONTRACT HIGH: 8.880 LOW HAY 25 40 4 ’RACT 25 1 7 LOW 8 APR 8 APR