Chicago markets

Agriculture futures mostly rose Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for September delivery rose 8.25 cents to $6.50 a bushel; December corn increased 1.75 cents to $3.43; December oats lost a penny to $2.69; November soybeans rose 6.5 cents to settle at $8.61. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, October live cattle fell 0.18 cent to 97.97 cents a pound; September feeder cattle dropped 0.03 cent to $1.1632; October lean hogs rose 2.9 cents to 77.6 cents; February pork bellies rose 0.05 cent to 87.35 cents.

Local markets

As of Friday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $6.05; corn, $3.07; milo, $2.87; soybeans, $7.66. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $6.05; corn, $3.07; milo, $2.87; soybeans, $7.66. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $6.05; corn, $3.07; milo, $2.87; soybeans, $7.66. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.12; milo, NA; soybeans, $7.71. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.12; milo, NA; soybeans, $7.71. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $6.05; corn, $3.07; milo, $2.87; soybeans, $7.66. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.12; milo, $2.87; soybeans, $7.71.

Nonferrous metals

Spot nonferrous metal prices Fri.

Aluminum -$1.161 per lb., London Metal Exch. Fri.

Copper $3.4845 N.Y. Merc spot Fri.

Zinc – $1.7136 per lb., delivered.

Gold – $672.50 troy oz., NY Merc spot Fri.

Silver – $13.100 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Fri.

Platinum -$1292.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract).