Commodities
Chicago Board of Trade
As of Tuesday’s close, wheat for May delivery rose 7 3/4 cents to $4.62 3/4 a bushel; May corn rose 7 1/4 cents to $4.05 1/4 a bushel; May oats rose 6 1/2 cents to $2.83 1/2 a bushel; May soybeans rose 5 1/4 cents to $7.64 3/4 a bushel.
On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, April live cattle fell .20 cent to 97.60 cents a pound; April feeder cattle fell .97 cent to $1.0555 a pound; April lean hogs fell .30 cent to 64.07 cents a pound; May pork bellies rose .35 cent to $1.0355 a pound.
Local markets
As of Tuesday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Association. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $4.64; corn, $3.80; milo, $3.70; soybeans, $7.10. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $4.64; corn, $3.80; milo, $3.70; soybeans, $7.10. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $4.64; corn, $3.80; milo, $3.70; soybeans, $7.10. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.85; milo, NA; soybeans, $7.15. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.85; milo, NA; soybeans, $7.15. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $4.64; corn, $3.80; milo, $3.70; soybeans, $7.10. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, $4.74; corn, $3.85; milo, $3.70; soybeans, $7.15.
Nonferrous metals
Spot nonferrous metal prices Tue.
Lead – $1956.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch.
Zinc – $1.5719 per lb., delivered.
Gold – $657.90 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue.
Silver – $13.285 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.
Platinum -$1229.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract).