Nonferrous metals

Spot nonferrous metal prices Friday:

Aluminum – 84.8 cents per lb., London Metal Exch. Fri.

Copper 174.70 cents per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Fri.

Lead – $937.00 per metric ton, London Metal Exch.

Zinc – 66.97-67.47 cents lb., delivered.

Gold – $443.60 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Gold – $444.20 troy oz., NY Merc spot Fri.

Silver – $7.010 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Silver – $7.008 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Fri.

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

Platinum -$900.00. troy oz., N.Y. (contract).

Platinum $911.50 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Fri.

Chicago Board of Trade

Soybean and grain futures moved lower Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery fell 2 1/2 cents to $3.20 a bushel; December corn fell 5 cents to $2.17 1/4 a bushel; December oats fell 2 1/4 cents to $1.49 1/4 a bushel; November soybeans fell 8 cents to $5.99 cents a bushel.

Beef futures finished higher and pork futures finished mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. October live cattle rose 0.15 cent to 81.20 cents a pound; October feeder cattle rose 0.70 cent to $1.0857 a pound; October lean hogs fell 0.40 cent to 61.65 cents a pound; February pork bellies rose 0.30 cent to 79.60 cents a pound.

Local markets

As of Friday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $3.26; corn, $1.72; milo, $1.62; soybeans, $5.59. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $3.26; corn, $1.72; milo, $1.62; soybeans, $5.59. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $3.26; corn, $1.72; milo, $1.62; soybeans, $5.59. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $1.72; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.59. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $1.72; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.59. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $3.26; corn, $1.72; milo, $1.62; soybeans, $5.59. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $1.72; milo, $1.62; soybeans, $5.59.