Commodities
Chicago Board of Trade
As of Tuesday’s close, wheat for May delivery fell 9 cents to $4.19 a bushel; May corn fell 8 1/2 cents to $3.46 1/4 a bushel;
May oats fell 3 1/2 cents to $2.73 a bushel; May soybeans fell 15 1/4 cents to $7.63 3/4 a bushel.
On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, June live cattle fell 1.40 cent to 95 cents a pound; May feeder cattle rose .30 cent to $1.1152 a pound; May lean hogs rose .42 cent to 75.42 cents a pound; May pork bellies fell .08 cent to $1.0127 a pound.
Local markets
As of Tuesday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Association. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $4.32; corn, $3.16; milo, $3.06; soybeans, $7.09. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $4.32; corn, $3.16; milo, $3.06; soybeans, $7.09. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $4.32; corn, $3.16; milo, $3.06; soybeans, $7.09. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.21; milo, NA; soybeans, $7.14. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.21; milo, NA; soybeans, $7.14. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $4.32; corn, $3.16; milo, $3.06; soybeans, $7.09. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, $4.42; corn, $3.21; milo, $3.06; soybeans, $7.14.
Nonferrous metals
Spot nonferrous metal prices Tue.
Lead – $1964.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch.
Zinc – $1.5586 per lb., delivered.
Gold – $664.00 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue.
Silver – $13.375 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.
Platinum $1252.30 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.