Nonferrous metals

Spot nonferrous metal prices Thursday:

Aluminum – 88.5 cents per lb., London Metal Exch. Thu.

Copper – 195.00 cents Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations.

Copper 186.00 cents per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Thu.

Lead – $965.50 per metric ton, London Metal Exch.

Zinc – 71.53-72.03 cents lb., delivered.

Gold – $469.50 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Gold – $471.10 troy oz., NY Merc spot Thu.

Silver – $7.720 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Silver – $7.685 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu.

Mercury – $750.00 per 76 lb flask, N.Y.

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

Platinum $931.90 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu.

Local markets

As of Thursday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $3.68; corn, $1.59; milo, $1.54; soybeans, $5.33. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $3.68; corn, $1.59; milo, $1.54; soybeans, $5.33. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $3.68; corn, $1.59; milo, $1.54; soybeans, $5.33. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $1.59; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.33. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $1.59; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.33. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $3.68; corn, $1.59; milo, $1.54; soybeans, $5.33. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $1.59; milo, $1.54; soybeans, $5.33.

Chicago Board of Trade

Soybean futures retreated Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade, while grain futures finished mostly lower.

Wheat for December delivery fell 4 cents to $3.43 1/2 a bushel; December corn fell 2 1/4 cents to $2.03 1/2 a bushel; December oats rose 1/4 cent to $1.71 a bushel; November soybeans fell 3/4 cent to $5.88 1/4 a bushel.

Beef futures increased on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, while pork futures finished mixed.

December live cattle rose .75 cent to 91.95 cents a pound; November feeder cattle rose 1.05 cent to $1.1787 a pound.