Grains, Soybeans Rise

CHICAGO - Grain and soybean futures advanced in early activity Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for July delivery rose 4 1/4 cents to $5.24 a bushel; July corn rose 5 cents to $3.79 3/4 a bushel; July oats rose 1/2 cent to $2.91 a bushel; July soybeans rose 3 1/4 cents to $8.25 1/2 a bushel.

Beef and pork futures were mixed in early trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

August live cattle was unchanged at 89.72 cents a pound; August feeder cattle fell .70 cent to $1.0907 a pound; July lean hogs fell .15 cent to 74.10 cents a pound; July pork bellies were unchanged at 95.30 cents a pound.