Commodities
Chicago Board of Trade
As of Thursday’s close, wheat for December delivery fell 9 1/4 cents to $5.07 1/2 a bushel; December corn finished unchanged at $3.27 a bushel; December oats fell 2 1/4 cents to $2.34 1/2 a bushel; November soybeans rose 5 3/4 cents to $6.27 3/4 a bushel.
On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, December live cattle rose 2.07 cents to 90.65 cents a pound; November feeder cattle rose .55 cent to $1.05 a pound; December lean hogs rose 3 cents to 64.47 cents a pound; February pork bellies rose 2.65 cents to 92.17 cents a pound.
Local markets
As of Thursday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $5.05; corn, $3.07; milo, $3.07; soybeans, $6.03. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $5.05; corn, $3.07; milo, $3.07; soybeans, $6.03. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $5.05; corn, $3.07; milo, $3.07; soybeans, $6.03. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.12; milo, NA; soybeans, $6.08. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.12; milo, NA; soybeans, $6.08. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $5.05; corn, $3.07; milo, $3.07; soybeans, $6.03. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, $5.15; corn, $3.12; milo, $3.07; soybeans, $6.08.
Nonferrous metals
Spot nonferrous metal prices Thu.
Aluminum – $1.252 per lb., London Metal Exch. Thu.
Gold – $596.80 troy oz., NY Merc spot Thu.
Silver – $12.170 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu.