Monday

Economy is still alive Monday and the Dow strong with a 307 point higher close, 34,134.  I would attribute the rally to lack of selling more than anything else as bonds drop a point and 14 tics, 111.11.  Long debt is still and probably will continue to be ugly.  November options run very late into the month for expiration so they could have more effects than normal concerning the roll for rice and beans.   Beans up 6 cents, 1286 1/4 but corn leaks 3 1/4 to 490 and wheat slips to 577 1/4, off 2 1/2.  Rice down 15 in thin computer hunting trade, 1580 1/2.