Commodities
Chicago Board of Trade
Grain and soybean futures tumbled Tuesday. Wheat for July delivery fell 20 cents to $5.81 a bushel; July corn fell 20 cents to $3.96 a bushel; July oats fell 16 3/4 cents to $2.72 1/4 a bushel; July soybeans fell 26 1/4 cents to $8.29 a bushel.
On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, August live cattle rose .05 cent to 91.30 cents a pound; August feeder cattle rose 1.73 cent to $1.0845 a pound; July lean hogs fell .53 cent to 75.17 cents a pound; July pork bellies fell .12 cent to 97.05 cents a pound.
Local markets
As of Tuesday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Association. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $5.59; corn, $3.81; milo, $3.61; soybeans, $7.69. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $5.59; corn, $3.81; milo, $3.61; soybeans, $7.69. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $5.59; corn, $3.81; milo, $3.61; soybeans, $7.69. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.86; milo, NA; soybeans, $7.74. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.86; milo, NA; soybeans, $7.74. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $5.59; corn, $3.81; milo, $3.61; soybeans, $7.69. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $3.86; milo, $3.61; soybeans, $7.74.
Nonferrous metals
Spot nonferrous metal prices Tue.
Lead – $2406.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch.
Zinc – $1.8145 per lb., delivered.
Gold – $660.40 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue.
Silver – $13.303 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.
Platinum $1298.50 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.