CHICAGO, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Grains closed mostly higher on the Chicago Board of Trade Friday as crude oil prices gained slightly in New York and the dollar strengthened.
Corn was up 5 to up 5 1/4, soybeans were off 2 3/4 to off 3, wheat was up 1/4 to up 1 and oats were up 2.
Corn closed higher, although export figures for the week were below expectations. Wheat exports surpassed expectations, while a rally in crude oil offset gains in the dollar. Soybeans closed lower in spite of a 115,000 metric ton purchase announced by China.
The prices:
Corn: Mar 4.12 1/4, up 5 1/4; May 4.22 3/4, up 5; Jul 4.33, up 5; Sep 4.43, up 5.
Soybeans: Jan 9.70, off 2 1/4; Mar 9.77, off 3; May 8.88 1/2, off 3; Jul 10.00, off 2 3/4.
Wheat: Mar 6.11, up 1/4; May 6.23 3/4, up 1/4; Jul 6.34 1/2, up 1/2; Sep 6.54 1/2, up 1.
Oats: Mar 2.12, up 2; May 2.21 1/4, up 2; Jul 2.30 3/4, up 2; Sep 2.40 1/4, up 2.
