Commodities
Chicago Board of Trade
Soybean futures advanced while grain futures finished mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for December delivery fell 4 1/4 cents to $3.04 1/2 a bushel; December corn remained unchanged at $1.98 a bushel; December oats rose 2 cents to $1.42 1/4 a bushel; January soybeans rose 5 cents to $5.10 1/2 a bushel.
Beef and pork futures declined on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
December live cattle fell .55 cent to 82.47 cents a pound; January feeder cattle fell 1.10 cent to $1.0037 a pound; December lean hogs fell .20 cent to 71.90 cents a pound.
Local markets
As of Tuesday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator — Wheat, $3.36; corn, $1.63; milo, $1.48; soybeans, $4.81. Edgerton Elevator — Wheat, $3.36; corn, $1.63; milo, $1.48; soybeans, $4.81. Overbrook Elevator — Wheat, $3.36; corn, $1.63; milo, $1.48; soybeans, $4.81. Midland Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $1.67; milo, NA; soybeans, $4.81. Lawrence North Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $1.67; milo, NA; soybeans, $4.81. Lawrence South Elevator — Wheat, $3.36; corn, $1.63; milo, $1.48; soybeans, $4.81. Pauline Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $1.71; milo, $1.53; soybeans, $4.81.
Nonferrous metals
New York (ap) — Spot nonferrous metal prices Tuesday:
Gold – $435.70 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue.
Silver – $7.525 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.
Platinum $850.20 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.