Chicago markets

Agriculture futures plummeted Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for September delivery fell 19 cents to $6.0175 a bushel; December corn shed 20 cents to $3.485; December oats finished down 18.5 cents at $2.5525; November soybeans dropped 50 cents to $8.9875. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, August live cattle dipped 0.27 cent to 91.35 cents a pound; August feeder cattle added 1.35 cents to $1.152; August lean hogs lost 0.48 cent to 72.97 cents; August pork bellies ended down 1.93 cents at 88.27 cents.

Local markets

As of Monday’s close, courtesy of the Ottawa Cooperative Association. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $5.64; corn, $3.15; milo, $2.95; soybeans, $7.92. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $5.64; corn, $3.15; milo, $2.95; soybeans, $7.92. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $5.64; corn, $3.15; milo, $2.95; soybeans, $7.92. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.20; milo, NA; soybeans, $7.97. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.20; milo, NA; soybeans, $7.97. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $5.64; corn, $3.15; milo, $2.95; soybeans, $7.92. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.20; milo, $2.95; soybeans, $7.97.

Nonferrous metals

Spot nonferrous metal prices Mon.

Aluminum -$1.241 per lb., London Metal Exch. Mon.

Zinc – $1.6954 per lb., delivered.

Gold – $665.00 troy oz., NY Merc spot Mon.

Silver – $12.968 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Mon.

Platinum -$1313.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract).