Nonferrous metals

Spot nonferrous metal prices Friday:

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

Copper – 193.00 cents Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations.

Copper 185.45 cents per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Fri.

Lead – $991.00 per metric ton, London Metal Exch.

Zinc – 71.01-71.51 cents lb., delivered.

Gold – $466.00 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Gold – $469.20 troy oz., NY Merc spot Fri.

Silver – $7.670 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Silver – $7.814 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Fri.

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

Platinum -$934.00. troy oz., N.Y. (contract).

Chicago Board of Trade

Soybean futures advanced Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade, while grain futures finished mostly lower.

Wheat for December delivery fell 4 1/2 cents to $3.39 a bushel; December corn remained unchanged at $2.03 1/2 a bushel; December oats fell 3 3/4 cents to $1.67 1/4 a bushel; November soybeans rose 1 1/4 cent to $5.89 1/2 a bushel.

Beef and pork futures declined on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

December live cattle fell 2.37 cents to 89.57 cents a pound; November feeder cattle fell 2.10 cents to $1.1577 a pound; December lean hogs fell 1.02 cent to 61.50 cents a pound; February pork bellies fell 1.52 cent to 87.95 cents a pound.

Local markets

As of Friday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $3.61; corn, $1.59; milo, $1.54; soybeans, $5.35. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $3.61; corn, $1.59; milo, $1.54; soybeans, $5.35. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $3.61; corn, $1.59; milo, $1.54; soybeans, $5.35. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $1.59; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.35. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $1.59; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.35. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $3.61; corn, $1.59; milo, $1.54; soybeans, $5.35. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $1.59; milo, $1.54; soybeans, $5.35.