Wheat, corn and soybeans higher,oats lower on the CBOT; beef higher and pork lower on the CME.

Grain futures were mostly higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for May delivery was up 5.75 cents to $4.99 a bushel; May corn rose 3 cents to 3.91 a bushel; May oats were .50 cent lower at $2.82 a bushel; while May soybeans gained 8.25 cents to $9.9275 a bushel.

Beef higher and pork was lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

April live cattle was up .85 cent to $1.5560 a pound; May feeder cattle rose 2.90 cents to $2.1125 a pound; while April lean hogs were 1.85 cents lower at $.6412 a pound.