Chicago markets

Futures for grains and beans finished in a mixed range Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery rose 6.5 cents to $8.915; March corn rose 0.75 cent to $4.12; March oats shed 0.25 cent to $2.79; January soybeans fell 0.75 cent to $10.9875. Beef and pork futures rose on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. February live cattle rose 0.22 cent to 96.17 cents; January feeder cattle rose 0.1 cent to $1.0635; February lean hogs gained 0.1 cent to 61.2 cents; February pork bellies added 0.08 cent to 90.25 cents.

Local markets

As of Thursday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Association. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $8.65; corn, $3.77; milo, $3.77; soybeans, $10.19. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $8.65; corn, $3.77; milo, $3.77; soybeans, $10.19. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $8.65; corn, $3.77; milo, $3.77; soybeans, $10.19. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.77; milo, NA; soybeans, $10.19. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.77; milo, NA; soybeans, $10.19. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $8.65; corn, $3.77; milo, $3.77; soybeans, $10.19. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.77; milo, $3.77; soybeans, $10.19.

Nonferrous metals

Spot nonferrous metal prices Thu.

Aluminum -$1.088 per lb., London Metal Exch. Thu.

Copper $3.0185 N.Y. Merc spot Thu.

Gold – $801.20 troy oz., NY Merc spot Thu.

Silver – $14.440 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu.

Platinum $1470.20 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu.