Commodities
Chicago Board of Trade
Grain and soybean futures retreated Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for December delivery fell 1 1/4 cent to $3.10 a bushel; December corn fell 3/4 cent to $1.94 3/4 a bushel; December oats fell 2 1/4 cents to $1.65 1/2 a bushel; January soybeans fell 9 cents to $5.83 a bushel.
Beef and pork futures increased on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
December live cattle rose .32 cent to 91.80 cents a pound; January feeder cattle rose .12 cent to $1.1477 a pound; December lean hogs rose 1.47 cent to 63.75 cents a pound; February pork bellies rose 2.37 cents to 91.17 cents a pound.
Local markets
As of Monday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $3.40; corn, $1.55; milo, $1.50; soybeans, $5.27. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $3.40; corn, $1.55; milo, $1.50; soybeans, $5.27. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $3.40; corn, $1.55; milo, $1.50; soybeans, $5.27. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $1.55; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.27. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $1.55; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.27. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $3.40; corn, $1.55; milo, $1.50; soybeans, $5.27. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $1.55; milo, $1.50; soybeans, $5.27.
Nonferrous metals
Spot nonferrous metal prices Monday:
Aluminum – 91.8 cents per lb., London Metal Exch. Mon.
Copper – 200.60 cents Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations.
Copper 193.75 cents per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Mon.
Lead – $1024.0 per metric ton, London Metal Exch.
Zinc – 75.77-76.27 cents lb., delivered.
Gold – $459.00 troy oz., NY Merc spot Mon.
Silver – $7.579 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Mon.
Mercury – $700.00 per 76 lb flask, N.Y.
Platinum -$939.00. troy oz., N.Y. (contract).

