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CME dairy markets mixed Thursday

Butter and nonfat dry milk were up, but most other dairy markets were down Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

 Class Three May milk was down $.11 at $15.12 a hundredweight. June was down $.09 to $15.59. July was down $.10 to $15.96.  August was down $.08 to $16.30. The milk futures from September through next April ranged from four to nine cents lower.

Grade AA Butter was up $.0050 at $2.3525 per pound.  Twenty-four carloads sold with prices from $2.3425 to $2.3550.

Barrels were unchanged at $1.6025 per pound.  No sales were recorded.

 40-pound blocks were unchanged at  $1.6650 per pound. No sales were recorded.

Nonfat dry milk was up $.0175 to $.8375 per pound.  Three carloads sold with prices from $.8350 to $.84.

Dry whey was up $.0025 to $.3175 cents per pound.  No sales were recorded.