Commodities
Chicago markets
Agriculture futures finished mixed Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery fell 9 cents to $7.755; December corn rose 0.25 cent to $3.40; December oats rose 2 cents to $2.5475; November soybeans dipped 2.5 cents to $8.825. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, October live cattle fell 0.17 cent to 96.9 cents; September feeder cattle dropped 0.45 cent to $1.1752; October lean hogs lost 1.03 cents to 66.82 cents; February pork bellies fell 1.6 cents to 90.4 cents.
Local markets
As of Friday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Association.
Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $6.86; corn, $3.05; milo, $3.00; soybeans, $8.23.
Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $6.86; corn, $3.05; milo, $3.00; soybeans, $8.23.
Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $6.86; corn, $3.05; milo, $3.00; soybeans, $8.23.
Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.05; milo, NA; soybeans, $8.23.
Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.05; milo, NA; soybeans, $8.23.
Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $6.86; corn, $3.05; milo, $3.00; soybeans, $8.23.
Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.05; milo, $3.00; soybeans, $8.23.
Nonferrous metals
Spot nonferrous metal prices Fri.
Aluminum -$1.134 per lb., London Metal Exch. Fri.
Copper $3.4110 N.Y. Merc spot Fri.
Gold – $673.00 troy oz., NY Merc spot Fri.
Silver – $12.063 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Fri.
Platinum $1271.60 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Fri.