Wheat for March rose 8.25 cents at 4.4925 a bushel; March corn up 2.25 cents at 3.5875 a bushel; March oats gained 3.50 cents at $2.6950 bushel; while March soybeans advanced 6 cents at $9.9150 a bushel.
Beef and pork were higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange February live cattle was up 1.10 cents at $1.2570 a pound; March feeder cattle rose .28 cent at $1.47 a pound; while February lean hogs gained .13 cents at $.7240 a pound.