CIF Gulf Grain-Corn bids firm, wheat weak

Dec 11 (Reuters) - Basis bids for corn shipped by barge to the U.S. Gulf firmed on Wednesday morning as slow barge loadings this week limited the amount of grain headed toward export terminals. * Subfreezing temperatures and snowstorms across the U.S. Midwest have made it hard for river terminals to move grain from their

LIVESTOCK-U.S. live cattle futures settle mixed, hogs lower

* CME feeder cattle end firm By Meredith Davis CHICAGO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mixed on Tuesday, with the December contract supported by steady cash expectations for this week while bearish spreads pressured the February contract, traders said. Cash cattle asking prices in Texas and Kansas surfaced at