Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed mostly lower Friday ahead while cash markets quietly traded higher ahead of a long holiday weekend.

September Class III milk up 24 cents at $17.06.  October seven cents lower at $18.89.  November 18 cents lower at $17.55.  December down 19 cents at $16.65.  January through March contracts one to 15 cents lower.

Dry whey unchanged at $0.3325. 

Blocks up $0.0725 at $2.1250. 

Barrels up $0.0650 at $1.70.  One trade was made at that price.

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