USDA Loan Deficiency Payments  Corn: 6 cents. Soybeans: $1.19 cents.

St. Joseph livestock

St. Joseph, Mo. Â Quotations for Wednesday:

Receipts: 1,800 Last week: 2,405 Year ago: 16. Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers trading mostly steady, with weakness noted on heifers over 600 lbs and steers over 700 lbs. Trading continues to be active as quality is plain to average, and cattle in mostly thin to average flesh conditions.

Nonferrous metals

New York  Spot nonferrous metal prices Wednesday:

Aluminum – 62.4 cents per lb., London Metal Exch. Wed.

Lead – 29-31 cents per lb.

Zinc – 40.06-40.56 cents lb., delivered.

Gold – $297.40 troy oz., Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Silver – $4.445 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).