Thursday

Buildup to Thursday trade, with exports a nothing to start the day.  Hurricane is not doing any real damage to the rice areas so far and if anything, bringing beneficial rain to the river freight dance.  WASDE brought a punt to wheat, and not much of anything exciting in corn or beans.  Rice got a bearish report but so far, the market has shrugged that off.  With the September futures squeeze between commercials, it's pretty clear that something potentially big is brewing in the rice export game.  Finally got 25 receipts registered and the long stopper has been there since July 3rd.  Nov rice up 14 cents, 1524 1/2.  Wheat off 3/4 to 578 1/2.  Corn looked below the buck but recovered to 406, plus 1 1/4.  Beans even better, 1010 3/4, up 10 1/4.  All for all a decent showing.  Dow gains another 240 points, 41,146 and bonds leak 14 tics, 126.11.