Chicago markets

Agriculture futures finished higher Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for September delivery rose 5.75 cents to $6.4175 a bushel; December corn closed up 5.25 cents at $3.4125; December oats rose 1 cent to $2.70; November soybeans ended up 5.5 cents at $8.545. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. October live cattle dipped 0.65 cent to close at 98.15 cents a pound; September feeder cattle fell 1 cent to $1.164; October lean hogs rose 0.13 cent to 74.7 cents; February pork bellies fell 2.3 cents to 87.3 cents.

Local markets

As of Thursday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $6.00; corn, $3.04; milo, $2.84; soybeans, $7.60. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $6.00; corn, $3.04; milo, $2.84; soybeans, $7.60. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $6.00; corn, $3.04; milo, $2.84; soybeans, $7.60. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.09; milo, NA; soybeans, $7.65. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.09; milo, NA; soybeans, $7.65. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $6.00; corn, $3.04; milo, $2.84; soybeans, $7.60. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.09; milo, $2.84; soybeans, $7.65.

Nonferrous metals

Spot nonferrous metal prices Thu.

Copper -$3.6775 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations.

Zinc – $1.6882 per lb., delivered.

Gold – $664.60 troy oz., NY Merc spot Thu.

Silver – $12.935 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu.

Platinum $1297.00 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Wed.