Commodities
Chicago Board of Trade
Agriculture futures traded mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery rose 3.75 cent to 8.70 cents a bushel; July corn lost 11.75 cents to $7.125; July oats rose .05 cents to $4.20; July soybeans fell 14 cents to $15.01. Beef futures traded higher and pork futures traded lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. June live cattle added 1.05 cents to 97.7 cents; August cattle rose 0.42 cent to $1.1347; July lean hogs fell 1.35 cents to 74.9 cents; July pork bellies lost 0.75 cent to 72.35 cents.
Local markets
As of Tuesday’s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Assn. Ottawa Elevator – Wheat, $8.65; corn, $6.68; milo, $6.53; soybeans, $14.51. Edgerton Elevator – Wheat, $8.65; corn, $6.68; milo, $6.53; soybeans, $14.51. Overbrook Elevator – Wheat, $8.65; corn, $6.68; milo, $6.53; soybeans, $14.51. Midland Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $6.68; milo, NA; soybeans, $14.51. Lawrence North Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $6.68; milo, NA; soybeans, $14.51. Lawrence South Elevator – Wheat, $8.65; corn, $6.68; milo, $6.53; soybeans, $14.51. Pauline Elevator – Wheat, NA; corn, $6.68; milo, $6.53; soybeans, $14.51.
Nonferrous metals
Spot nonferrous metal prices Tuesday:
Aluminum -$1.3975 per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.
Gold – $889.20 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue.
Silver – $16.627 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.
Platinum -$2025.00 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.