Commodities
Chicago markets
Corn, soybean and oat prices fell Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery rose 0.25 cent to $7.3825; December corn fell 8.25 cents to $3.4475; December oats lost 8.5 cents to $2.5225; November soybeans dipped 0.5 cent to $8.7225. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, October live cattle fell 0.15 cent to close at 97.6 cents; September feeder cattle fell 0.12 cent to $1.1845; October lean hogs rose 0.2 cent to 67.9 cents; February pork bellies lost 1.05 cent to 91 cents.
Local markets
As of Tuesday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Association.
Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $6.46; corn, $3.10; milo, $3.05; soybeans, $8.12.
Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $6.46; corn, $3.10; milo, $3.05; soybeans, $8.12.
Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $6.46; corn, $3.10; milo, $3.05; soybeans, $8.12.
Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.10; milo, NA; soybeans, $8.12.
Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.10; milo, NA; soybeans, $8.12.
Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $6.46; corn, $3.10; milo, $3.05; soybeans, $8.12.
Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.10; milo, $3.05; soybeans, $8.12.
Nonferrous metals
Spot nonferrous metal prices Tue.
Aluminum -$1.120 per lb., London Metal Exch. Tue.
Lead – $3258.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch.
Zinc – $1.4914 per lb., delivered.
Gold – $664.40 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue.
Silver – $11.754 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.