Commodities
Chicago Board of Trade
Grain futures finished mostly higher Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for July delivery rose 8 1/2 cents to $3.67 a bushel; July corn was unchanged at $2.29 3/4 a bushel; July oats rose 3/4 cent to $1.96 1/2 a bushel; July soybeans rose 3/4 cent to $5.85 1/4 a bushel.
Beef and pork futures dropped lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
August live cattle fell .70 cent to 83.20 cents a pound; August feeder cattle fell .45 cent to $1.1275 a pound; July lean hogs fell 1.30 cent to 75.62 cents a pound; July pork bellies fell 1.62 cent to 97.02 cents a pound.
Local markets
As of Tuesday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $4.58; corn, $2.05; milo, $2; soybeans, $5.40. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $4.58; corn, $2.05; milo, $2; soybeans, $5.40. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $4.58; corn, $2.05; milo, $2; soybeans, $5.40. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $2.05; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.40. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $2.05; milo, NA; soybeans, $5.40. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $4.58; corn, $2.05; milo, $2; soybeans, $5.40. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $2.05; milo, $2; soybeans, $5.40.
Nonferrous metals
Spot nonferrous metal prices Tuesday:
Gold – $576.90 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue.
Silver – $10.250 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.
Platinum $1168.50 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.