Grain prices down Monday - UPI.com CHICAGO, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Grain futures corrected lower in Chicago Monday, as Friday's sharp price run-up proved too weak to hold up. Corn was off 3/4 to up 1/2, soybeans were off 33 to off 40 3/4, wheat was up 31 1/4 to up 47 and oats were up 1 3/4 to up 2 1/4. Corn trading was choppy with steep losses in the soybean market keeping corn in check. Wheat futures also fell with recent rains providing beneficial moisture to the winter wheat crop. Soybean prices dropped as Friday's upturn provoked a session dominated by profit taking. The prices: Corn: Dec 7.56 3/4 up 1/2, Mar 7.60 up 1/2, May 7.55 3/4 off 3/4, Jly 7.48 1/2 off 1/2. Soybeans: Nov 15.60 1/4 off 40 3/4, Jan 15.63 off 39 3/4, Mar 15.29 1/2 off 34 3/4, May 14.88 1/2 off 33. Wheat: Dec. 8.84 1/4 off 18 1/4, Mar 8.96 off 16 1/4, May 8.95 off 11 1/4, Jly 8.53 3/4 off 13 1/4. Oats: Dec 3.66 1/2 off 4, Mar 3.71 3/4 off 4 1/4, May 3.73 off 4 1/4, Jly 3.71 1/4 off 4 1/4.