Grains higher, livestock mixed.

CHICAGO (AP) – Grain futures were higher on Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. gained 22 cents at $8.1675 a bushel; Mar. corn rose 9.25 cents at $6.2775 a bushel; Mar. oats advanced 25 cents at $6.56 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans fell was up 6.50 cents at $14.10 a bushel. Beef was lower and pork was higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Feb. live cattle was off .03 cent at $1.3657 a pound; Jan. feeder cattle was off 1.13 cents at $1.5837 a pound; Feb. lean hogs rose 1.60 cents at $.8730 a pound.

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