Chicago Board of Trade

Agriculture futures mostly traded lower Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery fell 11 cents to $9.23; May corn dropped 10.75 cents to $5.9425; May oats lost 1.75 cents to $3.8725; May soybeans rose 43 cents to $13.56. Beef futures traded higher and pork futures traded lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. April live cattle rose 1.70 cents to 88.47 cents; April feeder cattle added 0.85 cent to 99.10; April lean hogs lost 0.25 cent to 59.17 cents; May pork bellies slipped 1.23 cents to 71.37 cents.

Local markets

As of Thursday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Association. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $9.15; corn, $5.54; milo, $5.44; soybeans, $12.86. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $9.15; corn, $5.54; milo, $5.44; soybeans, $12.38. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $9.15; corn, $5.54; milo, $5.44; soybeans, $12.86. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $5.54; milo, NA; soybeans, $12.86. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $5.54; milo, NA; soybeans, $12.86. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $9.15; corn, $5.54; milo, $5.44; soybeans, $12.86. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $5.54; milo, $5.44; soybeans, $12.86.

Nonferrous metals

Spot nonferrous metal prices Thu.

Copper $3.9540 N.Y. Merc spot Thu.

Gold – $928.30 troy oz., NY Merc spot Thu.

Silver – $18.013 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu.

Platinum -$2065.00 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu.