Chicago Board of Trade

Agriculture futures traded mixed Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery shed 38.5 cents to $12.44 a bushel; May corn added 2.25 cents to $5.695; May oats fell 0.75 cent to $4.01; May soybeans gained 7.75 cents to $14.0275. Beef and pork futures traded lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. April live cattle fell 0.77 cent to 89.55 cents a pound; March feeder cattle slipped 0.32 cent to 99.45 cents; April lean hogs dropped 0.55 cent to 57.20 cents; March pork bellies declined 0.45 cent to 79.75 cents.

Local markets

As of Thursday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $12.42; corn, $5.30; milo, $5.20; soybeans, $12.83. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $12.42; corn, $5.30; milo, $5.20; soybeans, $12.83. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $12.42; corn, $5.30; milo, $5.20; soybeans, $12.83. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $5.30; milo, NA; soybeans, $12.83. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $5.30; milo, NA; soybeans, $12.83. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $12.42; corn, $5.30; milo, $5.20; soybeans, $12.83. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $5.30; milo, $5.20; soybeans, $12.83.

Nonferrous metals

Spot nonferrous metal prices Thursday:

Zinc – $1.1983 per lb., delivered.

Gold – $995.00 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Silver – $20.630 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).