USDA Loan Deficiency Payments  Corn: 1 cent. Soybeans: $1.10.

Nonferrous metals

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

Aluminum – 62.3 cents per lb., London Metal Exch. Thu.

Copper – $75.0 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations.

Zinc – 39.93-40.43 cents lb., delivered.

Gold – $292.15 troy oz., Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Silver – $4.455 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

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

Lead – 29-31 cents per lb.

St. Joseph livestock

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

Estimated Hog Receipts: 50. Not enough Barrows and gilts on offer to establish a market. Sows: scarce. Boars: scarce.