Chicago Board of Trade

Soybean futures increased Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade, while grain futures finished mostly higher. Wheat for December delivery remained unchanged at $3.17 a bushel; December corn rose 1/2 cent to $1.96 3/4 cents a bushel; December oats rose 2 cents to $1.60 3/4 a bushel, and January soybeans rose 10 1/2 cents to $5.86 1/2 a bushel. Beef and pork futures declined on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. December live cattle fell 1 cent to 89.92 cents a pound; January feeder cattle fell .37 cent to $1.135 a pound; December lean hogs fell .82 cent to 60.85 cents a pound; February pork bellies fell 1.17 cent to 87.85 cents a pound.

Local markets

As of Tuesday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $3.49; corn, $1.57; milo, $1.47; soybeans, $5.25. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $3.49; corn, $1.57; milo, $1.47; soybeans, $5.25. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $3.49; corn, $1.57; milo, $1.47; soybeans, $5.25. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $1.57; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.25. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $1.57; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.25. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $3.49; corn, $1.57; milo, $1.47; soybeans, $5.25. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $1.57; milo, $1.47; soybeans, $5.25.

Nonferrous metals

Spot nonferrous metal prices Tuesday:

Gold – $458.80 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue.

Silver – $7.442 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.

Platinum -$943.00. troy oz., N.Y. (contract).