Chicago Board of Trade

Grain and soybean futures advanced Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for December delivery rose 7 1/4 cents to $3.36 a bushel; December corn rose 1/2 cent to $2.13 1/4 a bushel; December oats rose 6 cents to $1.70 a bushel; November soybeans rose 3/4 cent to $5.44 1/2 a bushel.

Beef futures declined while pork futures finished mixed in early activity on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Local markets

As of Tuesday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator — Wheat, $3.38; corn, $1.73; milo, $1.63; soybeans, $5.02. Edgerton Elevator — Wheat, $3.38; corn, $1.73; milo, $1.63; soybeans, $5.02. Overbrook Elevator — Wheat, $3.38; corn, $1.73; milo, $1.63; soybeans, $5.02. Midland Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $1.77; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.02. Lawrence North Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $1.73; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.02. Lawrence South Elevator — Wheat, $3.38; corn, $1.73; milo, $1.63; soybeans, $5.02. Pauline Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $1.81; milo, $1.68; soybeans, $5.07.

Nonferrous metals

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

Aluminum – 82.1 cents per lb., London Metal Exch. Tue.

Lead – $906.00 per metric ton, London Metal Exch.

Gold – $408.30 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue.

Silver – $6.346 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.

Platinum – $840.00. troy oz., N.Y. (contract).