Commodities
Chicago Board of Trade
As of Monday’s close, wheat for March delivery fell 2 3/4 cents to $5.18 a bushel; March corn fell 11 1/2 cents to $3.75 1/2 a bushel; December oats fell 4 cents to $2.64 1/4 a bushel; January soybeans fell 17 3/4 cents to $6.59 1/4 a bushel.
On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, February live cattle fell .97 cent to 88.12 cents a pound; January feeder cattle rose .30 cent to 97.27 cents a pound; December lean hogs fell 1.57 cent to 62.85 cents a pound; February pork bellies fell .67 cent to 91.30 cents a pound.
Local markets
As of Monday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $5.03; corn, $3.46; milo, $3.46; soybeans, $6.21. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $5.03; corn, $3.46; milo, $3.46; soybeans, $6.21. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $5.03; corn, $3.46; milo, $3.46; soybeans, $6.21. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.51; milo, NA; soybeans, $6.26. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.51; milo, NA; soybeans, $6.26. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $5.03; corn, $3.46; milo, $3.46; soybeans, $6.21. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, $5.13; corn, $3.51; milo, $3.46; soybeans, $6.26.
Nonferrous metals
Spot nonferrous metal prices Mon.
Aluminum – $1.275 per lb., London Metal Exch. Mon.
Copper $3.1570 N.Y. Merc spot Mon.
Gold – $645.20 troy oz., NY Merc spot Mon.
Silver – $14.061 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Mon.
Platinum -$1159.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract).