GENERAL COMMENTS:December corn closed up 7 1/4 cents per bushel at $4.13 1/4 and March corn was up 6 1/2 cents at $4.31 0/1. November soybeans closed down 4 1/2 cents at $10.06 1/4 and January soybeans were down 4 3/4 cents at $10.25 3/4.