Friday

Friday close dressed up by the funds as expected, with beans leading the way, 1043 1/2, plus 15.  Meal up 7.  Corn gains 3 1/4 to 378 1/2, bumping up against 380 with some difficulty.  575 wheat is 18 3/4 higher and getting into some thin air to me.  Rice gets 26 1/2 to the upside as well, 1251 1/2 as the cash boys are not getting 550 and cheaper a Bu bought as easily as expected.  Looks like the commercials are getting a lesson in selling what they don't own in all the grains this harvest.    Commercial has a way of coming out OK in these things though.  Dow faltered on the late day dress-up as we closed down 217 in a 500 point range, 27,602.   Bonds off 15 tics, 176 even.