Chicago Board of Trade

Soybean futures retreated while grain futures finished mixed Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery fell 1 1/2 cent to $3.09 a bushel; May corn rose 1 3/4 cent to $2.07 1/2 a bushel; May oats fell 1 1/4 cent to $1.56 3/4 a bushel; May soybeans fell 6 1/4 cents to $6.17 a bushel. Beef futures moved mostly higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Pork futures decreased. May live cattle remained unchanged at 85.20 cents a pound; May feeder cattle rose .45 cent to $1.0625 a pound; May lean hogs fell .27 cent to 75.35 cents a pound; May pork bellies fell 2.38 cents to 85.87 cents a pound.

Local markets

As of Thursday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator — Wheat, $3.02; corn, $1.73; milo, $1.58; soybeans, $5.92. Edgerton Elevator — Wheat, $3.02; corn, $1.73; milo, $1.58; soybeans, $5.92. Overbrook Elevator — Wheat, $3.02; corn, $1.73; milo, $1.58; soybeans, $5.92. Midland Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $1.77; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.92. Lawrence North Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $1.77; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.92. Lawrence South Elevator — Wheat, $3.02; corn, $1.73; milo, $1.58; soybeans, $5.92. Pauline Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $1.81; milo, $1.63; soybeans, $5.92.

Nonferrous metals

Spot nonferrous metal prices Thursday:

Gold – $424.10 troy oz., NY Merc spot Thu.

Silver – $7.056 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu.

Platinum -$864.00. troy oz., N.Y. (contract).