Chicago markets

Corn and soybean futures finished higher Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for September delivery dipped 0.4 cent to $6.214 a bushel; December corn jumped 9.6 cents to $3.652; September oats rose 2.4 cents to $2.70; November soybeans surged 18.6 cents to $9.414. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, August live cattle fell 0.13 cent to 92.12 cents a pound; August feeder cattle dropped 0.32 cent to $1.143; August lean hogs gained 3 cents to 74.07 cents; August pork bellies ended 3 cents higher at 89.95.

Local markets

As of Thursday’s close, courtesy of the Ottawa Cooperative Association. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $5.81; corn, $3.32; milo, $3.12; soybeans, $8.35. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $5.81; corn, $3.32; milo, $3.12; soybeans, $8.35. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $5.81; corn, $3.32; milo, $3.12; soybeans, $8.35. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.37; milo, NA; soybeans, $8.40. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.37; milo, NA; soybeans, $8.40. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $5.81; corn, $3.32; milo, $3.12; soybeans, $8.35. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.37; milo, $3.12; soybeans, $8.40.

Nonferrous metals

Spot nonferrous metal prices Thu.

Lead – $3036.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch.

Zinc – $1.6546 per lb., delivered.

Gold – $666.70 troy oz., NY Merc spot Thu.

Silver – $13.078 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu.

Platinum $1333.70 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu.