Grain markets mostly higher on CBOT

Grain markets closed mostly higher Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Corn was steady to up 8 1/4, soybeans were up 4 3/4 to up 13 1/4, wheat was up 10 1/4 to up 17, oats were off 8 1/2 to off 10 1/4. Weather gave a boost to corn after a day of choppy trade on slow export demand and outside economic concerns. Traders expect next week's crop report to show a drop in good to excellent crop ratings due to warm, dry, windy weather in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Weather also gave a boost to soybeans and wheat, although rain is forecast to develop across the Corn Belt and mid-South. The prices: Corn: Jly 5.78 1/2 unc; Sep 5.26 1/2 up 8 1/4; Dec 5.21 up 6; Mar 5.32 3/4 up 6 1/4. Soybeans: Jly 13.82 up 6; Aug 13.62 up 5 3/4; Sep 13.21 3/4 up 8 1/2; Nov 12.89 1/4 up 13. Wheat: Jly 6.80 up 17; Sep 6.94 1/2 up 16 1/4; Dec 7.15 1/2 up 15 1/2; Mar 7.38 up 14. Oats: Jly 2.96 1/4 off 8 3/4; Sep 2.99 3/4 off 9 1/4; Dec 3.06 off 9 1/2; Mar 3.13 1/4 off 10 1/4.