Commodities
Chicago Board of Trade
As of Tuesday’s close, wheat for December delivery rose 9 1/2 cents to $4.86 1/2 a bushel; December corn rose 15 1/4 cents to $3.57 3/4 a bushel; December oats fell 1/2 cent to $2.64 a bushel; January soybeans rose 13 3/4 cents to $6.71 1/4 a bushel.
On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, December live cattle rose .10 cent to 85.85 cents a pound; January feeder cattle fell 1.45 cent to 93.97 cents a pound; December lean hogs rose .45 cent to 61.67 cents a pound; February pork bellies fell .07 cent to 88.77 cents a pound.
Local markets
As of Tuesday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $4.94; corn, $3.43; milo, $3.43; soybeans, $6.38. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $4.94; corn, $3.43; milo, $3.43; soybeans, $6.38. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $4.94; corn, $3.43; milo, $3.43; soybeans, $6.38. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.48; milo, NA; soybeans, $6.43. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.48; milo, NA; soybeans, $6.43. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $4.94; corn, $3.43; milo, $3.43; soybeans, $6.38. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, $5.04; corn, $3.48; milo, $3.43; soybeans, $6.43.
Nonferrous metals
Spot nonferrous metal prices Tue.
Aluminum – $1.213 per lb., London Metal Exch. Tue.
Zinc – $2.0298 per lb., delivered.
Gold – $623.80 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue.
Silver – $12.861 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.
Platinum -$1188.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract).