Chicago Board of Trade

Soybeans tumbled in dealings Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade while grains were mixed.

Wheat for May delivery rose 2 1/2 cents to $4.16 a bushel; May corn dropped 2 3/4 cents to $3.26 3/4 a bushel; May oats fell 1 1/4 cents to $1.72 1/2 a bushel; May soybeans dropped 15 1/2 cents to $10.09 a bushel.

Cattle futures rose while pork futures were mixed in trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

May live cattle rose .55 cent to 78.65 a pound; May feeder cattle rose .90 cent 87.72 a pound; May lean hogs rose 1.25 cents to 68.05 cents a pound; May pork bellies fell .15 cent to $106.95 a pound.

Local markets

As of Tuesday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator — Wheat, $3.95; corn, $3.02; milo, $2.97; soybeans, $9.85. Edgerton Elevator — Wheat, $3.95; corn, $3.02; milo, $2.97; soybeans, $9.85. Overbrook Elevator — Wheat, $3.95; corn, $3.02; milo, $2.97; soybeans, $9.90. Midland Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $3.07; milo, NA; soybeans, $9.90. Lawrence North Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $3.02; milo, NA; soybeans, $9.85. Lawrence South Elevator — Wheat, $3.95; corn, $3.02; milo, $2.97; soybeans, $9.85. Pauline Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $3.07; milo, $3.02; soybeans, $9.90.

St. Joseph livestock

St. Joseph, Mo. (ap) — Quotations for Tuesday:

Estimated Hog Receipts: 200. Compared to Monday, barrows and gilts sold 1.00-1.50 lower. Liberal movement of hogs and packers getting numbers for this week’s profuse kill early. Hog prices now below cost of weight gains as corn and soybean meal prices soar. Barrows and gilts 46-50 percent lean 230-270 lbs 39.00-39.50. Sows: 1.00-2.00 lower; 1-2 300-500 lbs 37.00; 1-3 500-550 lbs 39.00; 550-700 lbs 41.00-41.00. Boars: Steady; 300-700 lbs 10.00.

Nonferrous metals

New York (ap) — Spot nonferrous metal prices Tuesday:

Aluminum – 77.5 cents per lb., London Metal Exch. Tue.

Copper -$1.3270 per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Tue..

Lead – $789.00 per metric ton, London Metal Exch.

Zinc – 54.30-54.55 cents lb., delivered.

Gold – $418.50 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Silver – $8.211 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.

Mercury – $305.00 per 76 lb flask, N.Y.

Platinum – $897.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract).