CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were lower Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. lost 14.75 cents at $6.0075 a bushel; Mar. corn was off 3 cents at $4.6225 a bushel; Mar. oats declined 12 cents at $3.71 a bushel; while Jan. soybeans fell 3.75 cents at $12.72 a bushel.
Beef and pork lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Feb. live cattle was off .65 cent at $1.7160 a pound; Jan. feeder cattle dropped .70 cent at $2.2550 a pound; Feb. lean hogs was down 1.62 cents at $.6580 a pound.