Chicago Board of Trade

Wheat for May delivery rose 20 1/2 cents to $4.78 1/2 a bushel; May corn rose 10 1/4 cents to $3.69 a bushel; May oats rose 1 1/2 cent to $2.71 a bushel; May soybeans fell 1/4 cent to $7.38 a bushel. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, June live cattle rose .23 cent to 92.70 cents a pound; May feeder cattle fell .68 cent to $1.0772 a pound; May lean hogs rose .30 cent to 75.95 cents a pound; May pork bellies rose .48 cent to $1.0425 a pound.

Local markets

As of Friday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Association. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $4.86; corn, $3.39; milo, $3.29; soybeans, $6.78. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $4.86; corn, $3.39; milo, $3.39; soybeans, $6.78. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $4.86; corn, $3.39; milo, $3.29; soybeans, $6.78. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.44; milo, NA; soybeans, $6.83. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.44; milo, NA; soybeans, $6.83. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $4.86; corn, $3.39; milo, $3.29; soybeans, $6.78. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, $4.96; corn, $3.44; milo, $3.29; soybeans, $6.83.

Nonferrous metals

Spot nonferrous metal prices Fri.

Aluminum -$1.265 per lb., London Metal Exch. Fri.

Copper $3.5295 N.Y. Merc spot Fri.

Gold – $685.40 troy oz., NY Merc spot Fri.

Silver – $13.058 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Fri.

Platinum -$1270.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract).