Ag futures mostly up, livestock prices mixed

CHICAGO — Agriculture futures mostly rose Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for July delivery added 4.5 cents to $6.025 a bushel, while July corn rose 6.5 cents to $4.415 a bushel and July soybeans edged up 2.5 cents to $12.35 a bushel. Oats for July delivery were fell 3.25 cents to $2.3975 a bushel.

Meanwhile, beef and pork futures were mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

August live cattle edged up 0.60 cent to 81.22 cents a pound, but August feeder cattle slipped 0.25 cent to 95.60 cents a pound. June lean hogs gained 0.18 cent to 57.75 cents a pound, while July pork bellies dropped 1.1 cent to 60.80 cents a pound.