FOR THE WEEK ag futures ended higher. FUTURES PRICES CLOSED THE WEEK higher across the board. Canola finished 3.80 above the previous close at 459.60. The trading range was 454.30 to 460.00. Chicago wheat settled at 661-1/2, up 34 with a range of 625-3/4 and 663. Minneapolis wheat ended the day at 687-3/4, 29-1/2 higher. Trading opened at 658 with the day's high and low of 689-3/4 and 658. Corn settled up 13-1/2 from the previous close at 392-3/4. The high-low range was 393 to 378-1/4. Chicago soybeans closed at 1052-1/2, up 25-3/4 with a sessi on high of 1054-3/4 and the day's low at 1026-1/4. Soy oil finished 0.56 higher at 39.83. Chicago oats closed up 9-1/2 at 271.

LIVESTOCK FUTURES worked higher across the board with live cattle at 92.775, up 0.925. Feeder cattle finished up 0.050 at 113.775. Lean hog futures gained 0.775 closing at 85.625.

THE CANADIAN DOLLAR was at 0.97180, up 0.0069. The US dollar was stronger against the euro at 1.3038, up 0.003.

AT 15:46 TORONTO STOCKS were down 15.21 points with the S&P index at 11713.43. The New York DJ industrial average was down 1.22 at 10465.94.

OIL PRICES finished firmer at 78.93, up 0.57 with a high for the day of 79.05. Natural gas ended at 4.918, up 0.091. Gold was up 13.10 at 1166.0.

IN THE METALS copper rose 0.0175 to 3.3075, silver gained 0.378 to 17.995, platinum rose 10.40 to 1573.0 and palladium gained 6.30 to 497.50.