Commodities
Chicago Board of Trade
Agriculture futures mostly traded higher Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery lost 34 cents to $8.95; May corn added 16.75 cents to $5.84; May oats gained 16.75 cents to $3.88; May soybeans rose 13.75 cents to $12.11. Beef and pork futures traded lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. April live cattle fell 0.02 cent to 87.40 cents; April feeder cattle dropped 0.18 cent to 99.12 cents; April lean hogs slipped 1.07 cents to 56 cents; May pork bellies declined 0.43 cent to 67.07 cents.
Local markets
As of Tuesday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Association. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $8.90; corn, $5.49; milo, $5.34; soybeans, $11.21. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $8.90; corn, $5.49; milo, $5.34; soybeans, $11.21. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $8.90; corn, $5.49; milo, $5.34; soybeans, $11.21. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $5.49; milo, NA; soybeans, $11.21. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $5.49; milo, NA; soybeans, $11.21. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $8.90; corn, $5.49; milo, $5.34; soybeans, $11.21. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $5.49; milo, $5.34; soybeans, $11.21.
Nonferrous metals
Spot nonferrous metal prices Tuesday:
Copper $3.8260 N.Y. Merc spot Tue.
Gold – $882.90 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue.
Silver – $16.855 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.
Platinum -$1,928.80 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.