Commodities
Chicago Board of Trade
Soybean and grain futures finished lower Tuesday. Wheat for September delivery fell 1/4 cent to $5.83 a bushel; September corn fell 11 1/4 cents to $3.28 1/2 a bushel; September oats fell 1 1/2 cent to $2.65 1/2 a bushel; August soybeans fell 15 1/4 cents to $8.55 3/4 a bushel. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, August live cattle rose .30 cent to 89.97 cents a pound; August feeder cattle rose .60 cent to $1.1155 a pound; August lean hogs rose .33 cent to 70.20 cents a pound; August pork bellies fell 1.98 cent to 87.17 cents a pound.
Local markets
As of Tuesday’s close, courtesy of the Ottawa Cooperative Association. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $5.60; corn, $3.09; milo, $2.89; soybeans, $7.81. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $5.60; corn, $3.09; milo, $2.89; soybeans, $7.81. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $5.60; corn, $3.09; milo, $2.89; soybeans, $7.81. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.14; milo, NA; soybeans, $7.86. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.14; milo, NA; soybeans, $7.86. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $5.60; corn, $3.09; milo, $2.89; soybeans, $7.81. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.14; milo, $2.89; soybeans, $7.86.
Nonferrous metals
Spot nonferrous metal prices Tue.
Lead – $2773.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch.
Zinc – $1.6270 per lb., delivered.
Gold – $652.90 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue.
Silver – $12.569 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.
Platinum -$1283.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract).