Chicago Board of Trade

Soybean futures advanced while grain futures finished mixed Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery remained unchanged at $3.14 1/4 a bushel; May corn fell 1 3/4 cent to $2.05 1/2 a bushel; May oats rose 3 cents to $1.57 1/2 a bushel; May soybeans rose 1/4 cent to $6.23 1/2 a bushel. Pork futures increased on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Beef futures finished mostly lower. May live cattle remained unchanged at 85.20 cents a pound; May feeder cattle fell .15 cent to $1.0392 a pound; May lean hogs rose .35 cent to 74.85 cents a pound; May pork bellies rose .65 cent to 92.75 cents a pound.

Local markets

As of Thursday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator — Wheat, $3.05; corn, $1.71; milo, $1.56; soybeans, $5.94. Edgerton Elevator — Wheat, $3.05; corn, $1.71; milo, $1.56; soybeans, $5.94. Overbrook Elevator — Wheat, $3.05; corn, $1.71; milo, $1.56; soybeans, $5.94. Midland Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $1.75; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.94. Lawrence North Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $1.75; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.94. Lawrence South Elevator — Wheat, $3.05; corn, $1.71; milo, $1.56; soybeans, $5.94. Pauline Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $1.79; milo, $1.61; soybeans, $5.94.

Nonferrous metals

Spot nonferrous metal prices Thursday:

Gold – $428.00 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Silver – $7.140 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Platinum -$862.00. troy oz., N.Y. (contract).