Chicago Board of Trade

Agriculture futures traded higher Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery rose 12 cents to $10.455 a bushel; March corn added 1 cent to $5.245; March oats gained 8.75 cents to $3.8375; May soybeans advanced 7.75 cents to $14.2475. Beef and pork futures traded lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. February live cattle fell 0.15 cent to 91.92 cents a pound; March feeder cattle dropped 0.58 cent to $1.0507; April lean hogs slipped 1.07 cents to 64 cents; March pork bellies lost 0.77 cent to 93.50 cents.

Local markets

As of Thursday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $10.30; corn, $4.95; milo, $4.95; soybeans, $12.91. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $10.30; corn, $4.95; milo, $4.95; soybeans, $12.91. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $10.30; corn, $4.95; milo, $4.95; soybeans, $12.91. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $4.95; milo, NA; soybeans, $12.91. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $4.95; milo, NA; soybeans, $12.91. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $10.30; corn, $4.95; milo, $4.95; soybeans, $12.91. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $4.95; milo, $4.95; soybeans, $12.91.

Nonferrous metals

Spot nonferrous metal prices Thursday:

Zinc – $1.1062 per lb., delivered.

Gold – $945.00 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Silver – $18.060 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Platinum $2163.20 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu.