Chicago Board of Trade

Grain and soybean prices jumped higher Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery rose 16 1/2 cents to $3.12 1/2 a bushel; March corn rose 7 1/2 cents to $2.07 1/2 a bushel; March oats remained unchanged at $1.59 1/2 a bushel; March soybeans rose 24 1/2 cents to $5.77 a bushel. Beef and pork futures finished mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. March live cattle fell 1.90 cent to 87.90 cents a pound; March feeder cattle rose .20 cent to 98.50 cents a pound; April lean hogs rose .68 cent to 73.55 cents a pound; March pork bellies fell .17 cent to 84.80 cents a pound.

Local markets

As of Tuesday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator — Wheat, $3.36; corn, $1.83; milo, $1.68; soybeans, $5.39. Edgerton Elevator — Wheat, $3.36; corn, $1.83; milo, $1.68; soybeans, $5.39. Overbrook Elevator — Wheat, $3.36; corn, $1.83; milo, $1.68; soybeans, $5.39. Midland Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $1.87; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.39. Lawrence North Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $1.83; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.39. Lawrence South Elevator — Wheat, $3.36; corn, $1.83; milo, $1.68; soybeans, $5.39. Pauline Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $1.91; milo, $1.73; soybeans, $5.39.

Nonferrous metals

Spot nonferrous metal prices Tuesday:

Aluminum – 88.4 cents per lb., London Metal Exch. Tue.

Copper 149.20 cents per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.

Lead – $1010.0 per metric ton, London Metal Exch.

Zinc – 65.50-65.75 cents lb., delivered.

Gold – $434.50 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue.

Silver – $7.517 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.

Mercury – $650.00 per 76 lb flask, N.Y.

Platinum – $867.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract).