Chicago markets

Agriculture futures plummeted Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery slid 30 cents to close at $9.225; December corn shed 20 cents to $3.4875; December oats lost 13 cents to $2.76; November soybeans declined 47.75 cents to $9.4375. Wheat and corn prices fell the daily maximum limit allowed. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, December live cattle dipped 0.63 cent to 97.97 cents; November feeder cattle rose 0.72 cent to $1.1567; December lean hogs fell 0.18 cent to 59.37 cents; and February pork bellies fell 0.55 cent to 86.87 cents.

Local markets

As of Tuesday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Association. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $8.49; corn, $3.17; milo, $3.24; soybeans, $8.79. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $8.49; corn, $3.17; milo, $3.24; soybeans, $8.79. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $8.49; corn, $3.17; milo, $3.24; soybeans, $8.79. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.17; milo, NA; soybeans, $8.79. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.17; milo, NA; soybeans, $8.79. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $8.49; corn, $3.17; milo, $3.24; soybeans, $8.79. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.17; milo, $3.24; soybeans, $8.79.

Nonferrous metals

Spot nonferrous metal prices Tue.

Gold – $729.80 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue.

Silver – $13.327 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.

Platinum $1350.00 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.