USDA Loan Deficiency Payments  Corn: 6 cents. Soybeans: $1.27.

Nonferrous metals

New York (ap) Â Spot nonferrous metal prices Thursday:

Aluminum – 61.7 cents per lb., London Metal Exch. Thu.

Copper – $77.0 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations.

Copper -73.50 cents per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Thu.

Zinc – 40.99-41.49 cents lb., delivered.

Gold – $299.50 troy oz., Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Gold – $299.70 troy oz., NY Merc spot Thu.

Silver – $4.380 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Mercury – $150.00 per 76 lb flask, N.Y.

Platinum – $450.00-458.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract).

Lead – 29-31 cents per lb.

St. Joseph livestock

St. Joseph, Mo. (ap) Â Quotations for Thursday:

Estimated Hog Receipts: 100. Not enough receipts, in all categories, to establish a market.