DTN Closing Grain Comments    09/23 13:50
   Grains Mostly Higher as Oats Lead The Way

   Nearly every grain-related contract finished higher Thursday, led by a 22
1/4-cent gain in December oats and a 14-cent gain in December KC wheat.
Increased drought in the southwestern U.S. Plains in this week's new U.S.
Drought Monitor plus added support from outside markets contributed to
Thursday's higher grain prices.

Todd Hultman
DTN Lead Analyst

   GENERAL COMMENTS:

   December corn closed up 3 3/4 cents and March corn was up 4 cents. November
soybeans closed up 1 1/2 cents and March soybeans were up 2 1/4 cents. December
KC wheat closed up 14 cents, December Chicago wheat was up 12 cents and
December Minneapolis wheat was up 8 cents. The December U.S. Dollar Index is
trading down 0.43 at 93.03. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 592.15
points at 34,850.47. December gold is down $27.40 at $1,751.40, December silver
is down $0.28 at $22.63 and December copper is down $0.0190. November crude oil
is up $1.05 at $73.28, November heating oil is up $0.0349, November RBOB
gasoline is up $0.0388 and November natural gas is up $0.130.