Commodities
Chicago Board of Trade
Agriculture futures traded mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for September delivery rose 21.25 cents to $7.80; December corn shed 10.5 cents to $5.45; November soybeans dropped 26 cents to $12.69. Beef and pork futures were also mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. August live cattle added 0.05 cent to $1.0022; August cattle fell 0.07 cent to $1.1535; August lean hogs rose 0.52 cent to 82.77 cents; August pork bellies slipped 3 cents to 65.40 cents.
Local markets
As of Tuesday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $7.37; corn, $4.95; milo, $4.55; soybeans, $12.64. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $7.37; corn, $4.95; milo, $4.55; soybeans, $12.64. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $7.37; corn, $4.95; milo, $4.55; soybeans, $12.64. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $4.95; milo, NA; soybeans, $12.64. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $4.95; milo, NA; soybeans, $12.64. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $7.37; corn, $4.95; milo, $4.55; soybeans, $12.64. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $4.95; milo, $4.55; soybeans, $12.64.
Nonferrous metals
Spot nonferrous metal prices Tue.:
Aluminum -$1.3200 per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.
Gold – $878.60 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue.
Silver – $16.537 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.
Platinum -$1584.50 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.