Commodities
Chicago markets
Agricultural futures climbed sharply Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery rose 17.25 cents to $7.735; December corn rose 3.75 cents to $3.8125; December oats gained 1.5 cents to $2.77; January soybeans jumped 16.5 cents to $10.87. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, December live cattle rose 1 penny to 96.17 cents; January feeder cattle rose 0.75 cent to $1.0957; December lean hogs gained 2.82 cents to 54.82 cents; February pork bellies rose 3 cents to 92.4 cents.
Local markets
As of Tuesday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Association. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $7.50; corn, $3.58; milo, $3.58; soybeans, $10.04. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $7.50; corn, $3.58; milo, $3.58; soybeans, $10.04. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $7.50; corn, $3.58; milo, $3.58; soybeans, $10.04. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.58; milo, NA; soybeans, $10.04. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.58; milo, NA; soybeans, $10.04. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $7.50; corn, $3.58; milo, $3.58; soybeans, $10.04. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.58; milo, $3.58; soybeans, $10.04.
Nonferrous metals
Spot nonferrous metal prices Tue.
Copper -$3.0330 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations.
Lead – $3092.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch.
Zinc – $1.1580 per lb., delivered.
Gold – $790.30 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue.
Silver – $14.476 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.