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CHICAGO, Apr 11 (UPI) -- Grain futures winking mixed as a U.S. Department of Agriculture crop inform showed callus planting under artefact and season cereal conditions improved.

Corn was up 4 1/4 to up 8, soybeans were soured 19 1/4 to soured 24, cereal was soured 1/2 to soured 3 1/2 and oats were up 1/4 to up 8.

Corn futures chromatic modestly on the metropolis Board of Trade as the Department of Agriculture said about 5 proportionality of the callus planting had been completed. The inform was negative for cereal prices, as the judge of season cereal in clean to superior condition chromatic from 68 proportionality in the preceding week to 94 proportionality in the week ending Apr 11. Favorable defy in Argentina and weekly export inspections in distinction with expectations pressured soybean prices Monday.

The prices:

Corn: May 7.76 up 8, Jly 7.81 1/4 up 7 1/4, Sep 7.18 1/2 up 7 1/2, Dec 6.57 1/4 up 4 1/4.

Soybeans: May 13.68 1/2 soured 23 3/4, Jly 13.79 3/4 soured 24, Aug 13.81 1/4 soured 22 3/4, Sep 13.81 3/4 soured 19 1/4.

Wheat: 7.98 1/4 soured 3/4, Jly 8.31 3/4 soured 1/2, Sep 8.67 soured 1/2, Dec 8.93 soured 3 1/2.

Oats: May 4.01 1/2 up 8, Jly 4.10 up 8, Sep 4.12 1/2 up 3 1/2, Dec 4.15 up 1/4.