Friday

The global situation and fears of escalation over the weekend have most players keeping a closer hand Friday as the Dow was off another 289 points with none of the late rally we usually get, 33,258.  Bonds post a new life of contract low, 107.17 before a bounce back to 108.15, plus 20.  Meal and oil held for the crusher, but beans for the farmer broke 13 1/4 to 1302 1/4.  Corn sloppy and off 9 1/2 to 495 1/2.  Wheat tried to hold but eventually rolled over a bit, 586, off 8 cents.  Rice up 8 in a pretty dull day, 1583 1/2.