Chicago Board of Trade

Agriculture futures slid Monday. Wheat for December delivery dropped 20.75 cents to $5.27, while December corn plunged 19.75 cents to $3.78 and oats for December delivery shed 2.75 cents to $2.475. November soybeans sank 19.5 cents to $9.865. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, December live cattle slipped 0.25 cent to 87.15 cents; November feeder cattle gained 0.4 cent to 95.87 cents; December lean hogs rose 0.43 cent to 53.45 cents; and February pork bellies edged up 3 cents to 88.97 cents.

Local markets

As of Monday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Association. Ottawa Elevator — Wheat, $4.51; corn, $3.38; milo, $3.03; soybeans, $9.47. Edgerton Elevator — Wheat, $4.51; corn, $3.38; milo, $3.03; soybeans, $9.47. Overbrook Elevator — Wheat, $4.51; corn, $3.38; milo, $3.03; soybeans, $9.47. Midland Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $3.38; milo, NA; soybeans, $9.47. Lawrence North Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $3.38; milo, NA; soybeans, $9.47. Lawrence South Elevator — Wheat, $4.51; corn, $3.38; milo, $3.03; soybeans, $9.47. Pauline Elevator — Wheat, NA; corn, $3.45; milo, $3.03; soybeans, $9.47.

Nonferrous metals

Spot nonferrous metal prices Mon.:

Aluminum – $.8835 per lb., London Metal Exch.

Copper – $2.9995 N.Y. Merc.

Gold – $1042.10 troy oz., N.Y. Merc.

Silver – $17.084 troy oz., N.Y. Merc.

Platinum -$1339.50 troy oz., N.Y. Merc.