Cash Prices
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
These prices reflect buying and selling of a variety of actual or "physical" commodities in the marketplace-separate from the futures price on an exchange, which reflects what the commodity might be worth in future months..

KEY TO SOURCE AND OTHER CODES: A: ask; B: bid; BP: country elevator bids to producers; C: corrected; E=Manfra,Tordella & Brooks; G=ICE; I=Natural Gas Intelligence; L=livericeindex.com; M=midday; R=SNL Energy; W=weekly; N=nominal; S=The Steel Index; T=Cotlook Limited; U=USDA; Z=not quoted.
  Bid Ask Tue Price Previous Year Ago
Energy
Propane, tet, Mont Belvieu, Texas, gal.-G ... ... 0.4311 0.4378 0.5136
Butane, normal, Mont Belvieu, Texas, gal.-G ... ... 0.5256 0.5332 0.6300
Natural Gas, Henry Hub-I ... ... 1.770 1.730 2.620
Natural Gas, Transco Zone 3, $ per Mmbtu-I ... ... 1.750 1.730 2.620
Natural Gas, Transco Zone 6 NY, $ per MMBtu-I ... ... 1.470 1.560 2.770
Natural Gas, Panhandle East, $ per MMBtu-I ... ... 1.550 1.570 2.250
Natural Gas, Opal, $ per MMBtu-I ... ... 1.610 1.560 2.300
Natural Gas, Marcellus NE PA, $ per MMBtu-I ... ... 1.300 1.270 1.840
Natural Gas, Haynesville N. LA, $ per MMBtu-I ... ... 1.700 1.690 2.590
Coal, Central Appalachia, 12,500 Btu, 1.2 SO2-R,W ... ... 42.250 42.250 53.060
Coal, Powder River Basin, 8,800 Btu, 0.8 SO2-R,W ... ... 9.450 9.450 11.900
Precious metals
Gold, per troy oz
Engelhard industrial bullion ... ... 1231.74 1225.73 1188.97
Engelhard fabricated products ... ... 1324.12 1317.66 1278.14
Handy & Harman base price ... ... 1226.00 1220.00 1187.00
Handy & Harman fabric price ... ... 1360.86 1354.20 1281.96
LBMA Gold Price AM ... ... n.a. 1216.45 1179.25
LBMA Gold Price PM ... ... n.a. 1226.00 1187.00
Krugerrand, wholesale-E ... 1285.44 1285.44 1269.16 1230.94
Maple Leaf, troy oz.-E ... 1297.80 1297.80 1281.37 1242.78
American Eagle, troy oz.-E ... 1297.80 1297.80 1281.37 1242.78
Mexican peso, troy oz.-E ... 1498.25 1498.25 1479.38 1435.07
Austria crown, troy oz.-E ... 1214.53 1214.53 1199.19 1163.16
Austria phil, troy oz.-E ... 1297.80 1297.80 1281.37 1242.78
Silver, troy oz.
Engelhard industrial bullion ... ... 15.2700 15.2800 16.6700
Engelhard fabricated products ... ... 18.3240 18.3360 20.0040
Handy & Harman base price ... ... 15.1850 15.2750 16.7150
Handy & Harman fabric price ... ... 18.9810 19.0940 20.0580
LBMA spot price ... ... £10.5595 Closed £11.2132
(U.S.$ equivalent) ... ... 15.0600 15.2800 16.6000
Coins, wholesale $1,000 face val-A ... 13565 13565 13469 13046
Other precious metals
LBMA Platinum Price PM ... ... n.a. Closed 1129
Platinum, Engelhard industrial bullion ... ... 951.0 956.0 1132.0
Platinum, Engelhard fabricated products ... ... 1051.0 1056.0 1232.0
Palladium, Engelhard industrial bullion ... ... 571.0 580.0 732.0
Palladium, Engelhard fabricated products ... ... 671.0 680.0 832.0
Other metals
Aluminum, LME, $ per metric ton. ... ... n.a. Closed 1789.0
Copper, high grade: Comex spot price $ per lb. ... ... 2.2085 2.2415 2.7470
Iron Ore, 62% Fe CFR China-S ... ... 54.7 55.2 51.0
Shredded Scrap, US Midwest-S,W ... ... 204 204 260
Steel, HRC USA, FOB Midwest Mill-S ... ... 443 n.a. 464
Fibers and textiles
Burlap, 10-oz, 40-inch NY yard-N,W ... ... 0.5025 0.5150 0.4250
Cotton, 1 1/16 strand lw-md Mmphs, per lb-U ... ... 0.5738 0.5780 0.6185
Cotlook 'A' Index-T ... ... n.a. n.a. 69.4500
Wool, 64s, staple, Terr. delivery lb.-U,W ... ... 3.92 3.92 n.a.
Grains and feeds
Barley, top-quality Mnpls; $ per bu.-U ... ... n.a. n.a. n.a.
Bran, wheat middlings, Kn. City; $ per ton-U 50 65 58 60 103
Corn, No. 2 yellow. Cent. Ill. bu-BP,U ... ... 3.6300 3.6050 3.5750
Corn gluten feed, Midwest, ton-U,W ... ... 86.83 90.69 101.31
Corn gluten meal, Midwest, ton-U,W ... ... 443.78 447.62 592.77
Cottonseed meal, ton-U,W 205 210 208 210 305
Hominy feed, Cent. Ill. ton-U,W ... ... 90 90 110
Meat-bonemeal, 50% pro Mnpls ton-U,W 280 325 303 265 405
Oats, No. 2 milling, Mnpls; $ per bu.-U ... ... 2.4475 2.4500 2.9975
Rice, 5% Broken White, Thailand-L,W ... ... 365.00 365.00 390.00
Rice, Long Grain Milled, No. 2 AR-U,W 22.50 23.00 22.75 22.75 24.00
Sorghum, (Milo) No. 2 Gulf cwt-U 7.1075 7.3750 7.2413 7.4188 10.2013
Soybean Meal, Cent. Ill., rail, ton 48%-U 276.20 283.20 279.70 278.60 352.30
Soybeans, No. 1 yellow Illinois, bu-BP,U ... ... 8.9950 8.9400 9.6200
Wheat, Spring 14%-pro Mnpls; $/bu.-U ... ... 5.9225 5.8775 7.7100
Wheat, No. 2 soft red, St.Louis, bushel-BP,U 4.83 4.86 4.8450 4.7850 5.1100
Wheat - Hard - KC (USDA) $ per bu-U 4.52 4.57 4.5425 4.4950 5.6425
Wheat, No. 1 soft white, del Portland, Ore-U ... ... n.a. n.a. 6.2600
Foods
Beef, carcass equiv. index value,
choice 1-3,600-900 lbs.-U ... ... 208.85 208.96 242.99
select 1-3,600-900 lbs.-U ... ... 199.55 199.94 238.19
Broilers, dressed 'A'; per lb.-U ... ... 1.1142 1.1142 1.1337
Broilers - National comp weighted avg-U,W ... ... 0.8719 0.8719 1.0067
Butter, AA Chicago, lb ... ... 1.9500 1.9225 1.7850
Cheddar cheese, barrels, Chicago lb. ... ... 144.25 144.25 160.00
Cheddar cheese, blocks, Chicago lb. ... ... 147.00 148.00 158.00
Milk, Nonfat dry, Chicago lb. ... ... 73 73 98
Cocoa, Ivory Coast, $ per metric ton-W ... ... 3302 3302 3059
Coffee, Brazilian, Comp. ... ... 1.3468 n.a. 1.3239
Coffee, Colombian, NY lb. ... ... 1.4805 n.a. 1.5121
Eggs, large white, Chicago dozen-U 0.8200 0.9100 0.8650 0.8650 1.6850
Flour, hard winter Kansas City cwt ... ... 13.85 13.70 16.00
Hams, 17-20 lbs, Mid-US lb fob-U 0.54 0.57 0.55 0.51 n.a.
Hogs, Iowa-South Minnesota avg. cwt-U ... ... 64.74 63.44 62.68
Pork bellies, 12-14 lbs Mid-US lb-U ... ... n.a. 1.4068 0.7712
Pork loins, 13-19 lbs, Mid-US lb-U 0.8062 0.9998 0.9030 0.9003 1.0299
Steers, Tex.-Okla. ch avg cwt-U ... ... n.a. n.a. n.a.
Steers, feeder, Oklahoma City, avg cwt-U,W ... ... 182.32 186.67 265.00
Fats and oils
Corn oil, crude wet/dry mill-U 41.0000 42.0000 41.5000 41.5000 39.0000
Grease, choice white, Chicago lb.-U ... ... 0.3100 0.3100 0.2750
Lard, Chicago lb.-U ... ... n.a. n.a. n.a.
Soybean oil, crude; Central Illinois lb.-U 0.3180 0.3305 0.3243 0.3201 0.3039
Tallow, bleachable; Chicago lb.-U ... ... 0.3200 0.3200 0.2950
Tallow, edible, Chicago lb.-U ... ... 0.3700 n.a. 0.3000
Miscellaneous
Hides-U ... ... n.a. n.a. 106.000
Historical data for Wheat, hard, KC are unavailable from 4/19/2011 through 5/4/2015
Source : WSJ Market Data Group
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