Al6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 26, 1997 GRAIN, CATTLE AND HOG FUTURES MARKETS These Markets Published Courtesy Of Data Transmission Network (DTN) (Closing bids: Thursday, April 24, 1997) 18 CORN HAY 97 CONTRACT HIGH: 3.940 DTN GRAINS 21 28 JAN 14 04/18/97 DTN MEEKLY TECHNICAL SUMMARY Past Week's(4/14-4/18) March's High Low Close High Low 438.00 406.00 437.00 408.00 363.00 447.00 414,00 444.5 405.00 356,00 504.00 460.00 499.5 455.00 408.00 484.00 435.00 481.00 408.00 368.00 465.00 435.00 463.75 430.00 400.75 307.5 296.25 300.25 314,00 295.25 309.5 295,75 300.25 311.5 291.5 295.5 284.5 287.5 301.5 282.00 180.25 171,00 172.75 197.00 170.75 848.00 818.00 844.00 867.00 798.50 849.75 825.00 845.75 869.00 801.00 636.00 813.00 826.25 855.00 793.00 24.55 23,78 24.41 26.10 23.80 278.5 269.5 275.8 286.00 259.10 70.80 68.55 69,05 69.80 67.40 65.65 63.90 64,475 65.425 63.325 71.825 70.50 71.375 69.50 66,250 85.70 81,875 85.325 74.55 68.05 85.45 81.60 85.38 81.60 74.23 90.55 81.05 89.95 82.35 72.275 72.50 70,50 70.86 78.25 71.05 74,10 72.20 72.52 79.00 72.70 DTN FUTURES NEARBY WHEAT JUL WHEAT NEARBY KCWHT JUL KCWHT NEARBY MGENT NEARBY COEN JOL CORN SEP CORN NEARBY OATS NEARBY BEANS JUL BEANS AUG BEANS NEARBY BNOIL NEARBY MEAL NEARBY LIVCT JDN LIVCT NEARBY FEDCT NEARBY LNH6 JUL LNHG NEARBY PKBLS NEARBY COTTN JDL COTTN CORN HIGH LOW 2982 2920 2992 2926 2864 2814 2820 2774 2866 2824 2890 2870 2930 2894 LAST CHG 2930* -54 2936* -54 2816* -46 2784* -36 2830* -42 2870* -40 2904* -44 2760 2726 2734* -44 SOYBEANS 8480 8384 8500 8404 8310 8230 7580 7500 7014 6920 7060 6974 7110 7040 7114 7060 7150 7070 6680 6600 8470* +44 8480* +34 8274* 0 7546* +l4 6950* -10 6996* -22 7044* -20 7060* -24 7070* -20 6680* +4O LIVE CATTLE HIGH LOW LAST C 6460 6387 6392* - 6455 6387 6400* - 6850 6810 6815* - 7020 6985 6987* - 7115 7070 7070* - 7295 7267 7272* - SWISS FRANC 6892 6847 6886* +8 6958 6919 6956* +9 7030 6988 7030* +9 JUN SBP DEC 11 MAR 11 18 FEB CHICAGO WHEAT 1752 1732 1734* -6 1686 1664 1666* -14 1666 1650 1650* -14 1666 1650 1650* -10 SOYBEAN NEAL 2742 2712 2730* +6 2723 2688 2708* +ll 2647 2612 2627* +l6 2495 2462 2480* +l6 2285 2252 2267* -1 2220 2187 2194* -4 2205 2176 2176* -9 2180 2160 2163* -7 MAY JLY SEP DEC FEEDER CATTLE HIGH LOW LAST CHG 7250 7240 7242* -2 7240 7205 7225* -15 7550 7507 7525* -27 7545 7510 7520* -30 7567 7545 7560* -15 7730 7710 7715* -7 7785 7780 7780* -10 7780 7760 7760* -10 MIDAH LIVE HOGS 6080 6060 5915 6220 6160 6030 JDN JLY AUG 1 8 15 22 APR Current Support Resistance 394.00 490.75 390.00 465.00 406.00 527.00 419.50 499.00 401.50 465.00 289.50 322.50 282.75 320.75 279.00 301.50 161.00 197.00 803.00 888.00 806.00 892.00 796.00 853.00 23.47 25 325. 73. 65.80 76.90 •90.175 ???? 90.55-100.50 76.775 74.95 K.C. WHEAT HIGH LOW LAST CHG 4820 4674 4680M54 4640 4430 4450M64 4620 4450 4460*-146 4690 4500 4510M34 4580 4420 4420*-210 MINN WHEAT 4534 4350 4374M66 4544 4390 4404M40 4534 4390 4394M54 4560 4414 4434M24 4580 4460 4460*-120 SOYBEAN OIL 2495 2463 2485* -8 2539 2506 2532* -1 2550 2524 2548* 0 2560 2530 2553* -1 2570 2527 2552* -3 2575 2545 2561* -5 2573 2573 2573* -4 2590 2590 2590* -5 LAST CHG 4214M06 4256*-100 4294M12 4402* -92 4430* -70 4200* -60 LEAN HOGS HIGH LOW LAST CHG JUN 8660 8475 8537* +42 JLY 8640 8485 8552* +6O AUG 8445 8240 8310* +3O OCT 7700 7555 7615* +3O DEC 7390 7260 7335* +45 FEB 7185 7125 7162* +27 APR 6815 6755 6755* -5 JUN 7370 7260 7300* +4O PORK BELLIES HAY 9512 9200 9512*+300 JLY 9467 9165 9467*+300 AUG 9137 8900 9137*+300 6115* +4O 6085* +55 5925* +3O 2.580 2.644 . 2.612 2.580 2.546 4/18 80 50 125 LIVESTOCK 18 LEAN HOGS JON 97 CONTRACT HIGH: 86.60 LON; 67.6 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 4 JAN FEB DTN LIVESTOCK 19 CATTLE, 28 4 11 18 25 * FEB 21 JAN DTN GRAINS * 25 SOYBEAN MEAL MAY 4 11 18 25 4 11 18 25 1 FEB MAR 4 21 28 JAN 23 SOYBEANS HAY 97 CONTRACT HIGH: 8 ITN GRAINS tr 11 18 25 1 8 MAR APR CONTRACT HIGH: 70.80 LIVE APR 97 11 MAR ■ CONTRACT HIGH 25 1 8 15 APR .. 256,7 m 8 15 APR