Slow Trade Day Christmas Eve

Tuesday was another slow trade day that closed early. From the floor of the CME Group, Jack Scoville shares his observations of Tuesday's markets.

Scoville: "Merry Christmas everybody. We are trading a little bit lower here across the floor. Really not a whole heck of a lot of news. Actually we sold some soybeans to Egypt really not producing much in effect here in the futures market here though whatsoever. Cash market is really quiet. Checking in around South America really nobody there today -- most guys already starting the Christmas holiday already. We're seeing that here in the United States as well."

Chicago March Wheat ended Tuesday down 3 and 1/4 cents at 6-06 and 1/2. March corn ended the day up a 1/4 of a cent at 4-35.??Portland prices for soft white white were down 3 and 1/4 cents at mostly 6-78 and 3/4. White club wheat prices were down 3 and 1/4 cents at mostly 7-03 and 3/4. Hard Red Winter wheat with 11.5 percent protein prices were down 2 cents at mostly 7-46 and 1/2. DNS wheat with 14 percent protein prices were down 3 and 1/2 cents at mostly 8-02 and 1/2.

?February live cattle were up down 22 and half Tuesday at 133-72 and half. January Feeder cattle were down 42 and half cents at 166-25. January class III milk was up a nickel at 19-64.