Grains mixed Monday

Grain futures prices were mixed on the Chicago Board of Trade Monday as the dollar index rose 0.63 percent to 82.90 on the International Exchange. Corn was up 6 3/4 to up 8 1/4,soybeans were off 3 1/4 to up 1 1/2, wheat was off 2 1/2 to up 1 1/4 and oats were up 4 3/4 to up 9 3/4. Corn found support from signs of increasing ethanol demand. Wheat futures were mixed as continued cold weather indicates a slow spring, but recent moisture in the Plains states was viewed as beneficial. Soybean trading was choppy with support coming from China, which has increased soybean purchases recently. The prices: Corn: May 7.33 1/4 up 7, Jly 7.15 1/4 up 6 3/4, Sep 6.05 up 8 1/4, Dec 5.72 up 6 3/4. Soybeans: May 14.40 1/2 off 3 1/4, Jly 14.18 off 1/2, Aug 13.73 off 1/2, Sep 13.01 1/4 up 1 1/2. Wheat: May 7.27 1/4 off 2 1/2, Jly 7.29 off 1/4, Sep 7.35 1/2 up 1/2, Dec. 7.47 1/2 up 1 1/4. Oats: May 4.01 up 4 3/4, Jly 4.00 1/4 up 9 3/4, Sep 3.73 3/4 up 6 1/2, Dec 3.67 1/2 up 5.