Commodities
USDA Loan Deficiency Payments  Corn: 6 cents. Soybeans: $1.27.
Nonferrous metals
New York (ap) Â Spot nonferrous metal prices Thursday:
Aluminum – 61.7 cents per lb., London Metal Exch. Thu.
Copper – $77.0 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations.
Copper -73.50 cents per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Thu.
Zinc – 40.99-41.49 cents lb., delivered.
Gold – $299.50 troy oz., Handy & Harman (only daily quote).
Gold – $299.70 troy oz., NY Merc spot Thu.
Silver – $4.380 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).
Mercury – $150.00 per 76 lb flask, N.Y.
Platinum – $450.00-458.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract).
Lead – 29-31 cents per lb.
St. Joseph livestock
St. Joseph, Mo. (ap) Â Quotations for Thursday:
Estimated Hog Receipts: 100. Not enough receipts, in all categories, to establish a market.