On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange milk futures were higher and cash dairy prices were mixed Tuesday. September Class III milk was up $0.52 at $20.87. October closed up $0.19 at $20.98. November was up $0.36 at $21.64. December was up $0.18 to $21.28. January through July contracts ranged from seven cents higher in January to twenty-three cents higher in April and May.
In spot trade dry whey went up $0.0050 to $0.45. Two sales were recorded at that price. Cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.89. No sales were recorded. Cheese Barrels were unchanged at $1.9475. No sales were recorded. Butter went down $0.0225 closing at $2.9625. Twenty-one sales were recorded from $2.95 to $3.0025. Nonfat dry milk closed up $0.0100 at $1.5275. Two sales were recorded at $1.5250 and $1.5275.
