Commodities
Chicago Board of Trade
As of Monday’s close, wheat for May delivery fell 5 3/4 cents to $4.70 3/4 a bushel; May corn fell 8 1/4 cents to $4.09 1/4 a bushel; May oats fell 1/2 cent to $2.62 1/2 a bushel; May soybeans rose 5 1/4 cents to $7.65 a bushel.
On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, April live cattle rose .57 cents to $1.0202 a pound; April feeder cattle rose .50 cents to $1.0712 a pound; April lean hogs were unchanged at 67.95 cents a pound; May pork bellies fell 2.02 cents to $1.0720 a pound.
Local markets
As of Monday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Association. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $4.77; corn, $3.84; milo, $3.74; soybeans, $7.05. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $4.77; corn, $3.84; milo, $3.74; soybeans, $7.05. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $4.77; corn, $3.84; milo, $3.74; soybeans, $7.05. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.89; milo, NA; soybeans, $7.10. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.89; milo, NA; soybeans, $7.10. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $4.77; corn, $3.84; milo, $3.74; soybeans, $7.05. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, $4.87; corn, $3.89; milo, $3.74; soybeans, $7.10.
Nonferrous metals
Spot nonferrous metal prices Mon.
Aluminum -$1.253 per lb., London Metal Exch. Mon.
Copper $2.8440 N.Y. Merc spot Mon.
Gold – $648.40 troy oz., NY Merc spot Mon.
Silver – $12.985 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Mon.
Platinum -$1207.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract).