Chicago markets

Agriculture futures declined Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for September delivery fell 5.5 cents to $6.735 a bushel; December corn lost 9.25 cents to $3.4875 a bushel; December oats dropped 9.25 cents to $2.6125 a bushel; November soybeans shed 0.25 cent to $8.7775 a bushel. Beef and pork futures closed in a range on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. October live cattle fell 0.72 cent to 94.85 cents a pound; September feeder cattle rose 0.52 cent to $1.1487 a pound; October lean hogs slipped 0.75 cent to end at 71.2 cents a pound; February pork bellies gained 2.1 cents to 93.15 cents a pound.

Local markets

As of Thursday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn.

Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $6.25; corn, $3.12; milo, $2.97; soybeans, $7.98.

Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $6.25; corn, $3.12; milo, $2.97; soybeans, $7.98.

Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $6.25; corn, $3.12; milo, $2.97; soybeans, $7.98.

Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.17; milo, NA; soybeans, $8.03.

Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.17; milo, NA; soybeans, $8.03.

Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $6.25; corn, $3.12; milo, $2.97; soybeans, 7.98.

Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.17; milo, $2.97; soybeans, $8.03.

Nonferrous metals

Aluminum – $1.157 per lb., London Metal Exch. Thu.

Copper – $3.3720 N.Y. Merc spot.

Gold – $661.40 troy oz., NY Merc spot.

Silver – $12.655 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot.