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When Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Tokyo Bay
the Japanese demanded that he move on. By July 14,
1853, possibly due to Perry's well-armed force anchored
in Tokyo Bay, the Japanese were convinced to meet with
him Perry presented the Emperor's representatives with a
letter from former President Millard Fillmore requesting pro
tection for shipwrecked American sailors, the opening of
additional ports to foreign trade, and establishment of coal
ing stations for American steamships. Since the mid-seven
teeth century. Japan had pursued a policy of isolation, with
only one port, at Nagasaki, open to foreign ships Perry’s
efforts resulted in ports being opened to American commer
cial interests for the First time in history, in less than a year
History is clarified experience. - J R. Lowell
■cr Old shower curtains make good ground cloths under
sleeping bags when camping.
earthwise
If bugs are
I bugging
• your gar
-Iden and
you're
templed
“ to reach
for chemicals, try an insectici
dal soap (available at nurs
eries) instead Or try this
recipe 6 cloves of garlic,
mashed. 1 chopped onion, I
tablespoon red pepper sauce,
and 1 teaspoon liquid soap
(not detergent) Mix every
thing m a 1-gallon jar of hot
tap water Let it steep for a
day then strain out the
chopped bits Use a pump
spray bottle to spray this on
your plants
Bastille Day, July 15
Scalloped Tomatoes
3 cup* sliced tomatoes
2 teispoon* sugar
1 tsaspoon basil
2 tablespoons parsley
salt and peppsr
3 cup* bread crumbs
3 green olives, chopped
1 tablespoon Parmesan chsese
2 teaspoons butter, cut up
Simmer tomatoes and sea
sonings until tomatoes
are tender Add 2'h cups
bread crumbs and olives
Pour into buttered 2-quart
dish and top with remaining
crumbs, cheese and butter
Bake at 375° F until topping
is browned
OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
FORECAST
Northeast:
Hot and sunny
then cooling;
cloudy, some
showers.
Southeast:
Clear and warm,
rainy coast and
Florida, then
showers, locally
heavy, turning
hot Florida
Midwest;
Showery and
cool, sunny and
warm north and
east, clearing and
warming, rainy
and cooler north
and east
Northwest:
Cool, light rain,
then sunny and
warm, scattered
showers
Southwest:
Showers and
cool, heavy ram
m the mountains,
thundershowers
desert, clearing
and turning hot
Make* 4 to
S servings.
National
Grain Market
St. Joseph, Mo.
Wednesday, July 7, 1993
DAILY NATIONAL GRAIN
SUMMARY WHEAT AND CORN
PRICES DECLINED, WEDNESDAY,
PRESSURED BY PROFIT TAKING
AND SHORT COVERINGS ON THE
BOARD; SOYBEAN PRICES CON
TINUED SHARPLY HIGHER BOUYED
BY WIDESPREAD FLOODING AND
ONGOING RAINFALL IN MIDWEST
AREAS. WHEAT 3 TO 8 CENTS LOW
ER EXCEPT MINNEAPOLIS FELL 31
CENTS. CORN UNCHANGED TO 2
CENTS LOWER. SORGHUM MIXED.
SOYBEANS 9 TO 19 CENTS HIGHER.
WHEAT PRICES LOWERED DESPITE
CONTINUED RAIN DELAYED
HARVEST IN KANSAS AND OKLA-.
HOMA. HOWEVER, HARVEST PROG
RESS MADE BETWEEN SHOWERS
AND FIELDS UP INTO SOUTHERN
lOWA READY. ONCE DRY ENOUGH.
REPORTS HARD RED SPRING
WHEAT PRODUCTION IS ESTI
MATED HIGHER THAN EXPECTED,
AS WELL AS ALL WHEAT PRODUC
TION. VERY GOOD YIELDS FROM
DRY AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN
HARVESTED. GOOD EXPORT
DEMAND PAST COUPLE DAYS LIM
ITED LOSSES. PROFIT TAKING ON
THE BOARD PRESSURED CORN
PRICES SLIGHTLY LOWER. TRAD
ERS IDEAS ACREAGE CUT BACK
DUE TO FLOODS, BUT RAINS MAKE
CORN. ADDITIONAL PRESSURE
STEMMED FROM LACK OF NEW
EXPORT DEMAND. STILL TRYING
TO DO SOMETHING WITH LAST
YEARS BUMPER CROP. SHARP
GAINS AGAIN IN BEAN PRICES.
FORCED HIGHER BY CONTINUED
REPORTS OF RAINS AND HIGH
WATER SPREADING AND ENGULF
TOWN AND COUNTRY
POURED WALLS
• Manure Pits IE
• Retaining Walls
• House Basements
• Trench Silo Walls
S (215) 593-5794
Ask For Ike
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RECEIVING STATION
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Rt. 897 - 1 mile North of Flvepointvllle
(215) 445-5776 • FAX (215) 445-6099
CRAIG'S HOG BUYING STATIONS
Four Locations To Serve You!
living Butcher
• No Advance Scheduling
• No Consignment Too Small Or Too Large
• Weighed & Paid For Upon Arrival
• Competitive Prices Paid For Light Weight Hogs, Sows & Boars
For More Information Contact Jeff Craig At (717) 532-5224
ING MORE ACRES. THERE'S VIRTU
ALLY NO CHANCE OF REPLANTING
FLOODED FIELDS. TOO LATE.
EXPORT NEWS: TUNISIA BOUGHT
175.000 TONNES OF OPTIONAL
ORIGIN WHEAT. SUB-SAHARAN
NATIONS BOUGHT 50,000 TONNES
HARD RED WINTER WHEAT, UNDER
BEP, FOR JULY/AUQUST SHIP
MENT. THE PHILIPPINES BOUGHT
19.000 TONNES OF DARK NORTHERN
SPRING WHEAT AND 6,000 TONNES
WESTERN WHITE, UNDER EEP, FOR
AUGUST SHIPMENT. LEBANON
BOUGHT 1,700 TONNES HARD RED
WINTER WHEAT, UNDER EEP, FOR
JULY DELIVERY. USDA ACCEPTED
BIDS FOR 30,000 TONNES SOFT RED
WINTER WHEAT UNDER EXPORT
ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, TO
MOROCCO FOR AUGUST SHIPMENT.
DATE CHANGE YEAR AGO TRUCK
BIDS: 07/07/93 07/06/93 07/08/92
WHEAT: KANSAS CITY 3.13-3.15 DN
5-4 3.48-3.50 MINNEAPOLIS TRUCK
BID 4.13 1/4 DN 31 1/4 3.58 PORTLAND
3.50-3.52 DN 3-4 4.20-4.25 ST. LOUIS
NEW CROP BID 2.97-3.00 DN 8
3.39-3.42.
CORN, U.S. NO. 2 YELLOW: KAN
SAS CITY 2.43-2.44 DN 2 2.50-2.52
MINNEAPOLIS 2.32 3/4 DN 2 1/2 2.42
SO. lOWA 239-242 DN 2-1 248-250
OMAHA 2.31-233 DN 1-NC 236-239.
SOYBEANS, NO. 1 YELLOW: KAN
SAS CITY 7.00-7.03 UP 19 5.82-5.86
MINNEAPOLIS 6.91 3/4 UP 13 1/4 5.78
3/4 SO. lOWA 7.01-7.04 UP 13-15
5.81-5.86 C. EX. PROCESSORS 6.96
3/4-7.09 3/4 UP 14 1/4-9 3/4 5.88 3/4-5.94
3/4.
•TRUCK BIDS FOR KANSAS CITY,
US NO. 1 HARD RED WINTER
WHEAT, ORDINARY PROTEIN. MIN
NEAPOLIS. US NO. 1 DARK NORTH
ERN SPRING WHEAT. 14% PROTEIN.
PORTLAND. NO. 1 SOFT WHITE
I* Market Hogs
!• Sows • Boars
• Cull Pigs
NOW RECEIVING:
Mon. 6:30-11 a.m.
Fri. 6:30-10 a.m.
All
Stations
Open
7:30 am
to
11:00 am
We Still
Buy
Hogs
The
“Old
Fashioned
Way”
WHEAT. ST. LOUIS, NO. 2 SOFT RED
winter Wheat.
FUTURES CLOSE; XANSAS CITY
(SEPT) WHEAT 3.05 3/4 DN 6 1/2 3.40
MINNEAPOLIS (SEPT) WHEAT 3.13
1/4 DN 6 1/4 3.35 CHICAGO (SEPT)
WHEAT 3.05 1/2 DN 7 1/4 3.42 1/2
(SEPT) CORN 2.47 3/4 DN 1 1/2 2.42
(DEC) CORN 2.57 3/4 DN 1 1/4 2.43 1/2
(AUG) SOYBEANS 7.09 3/4 UP 14 1/2 5.
7« 3/4 (NOV) SOYBEANS 7.15 UP 17
1/4.
EXPORT; BARGE OR RAIL, PORT
OF NEW ORLEANS OR NORTH TEX
AS GULF. NO. 1 HARD RED WINTER
WHEAT ORDINARY PROTEIN 3.44 3/4
DN 6 1/2 3.76-3.77 NO. 2 SOFT RED
WINTER WHEAT 3.25 1/2 DN 3 1/2-6
1/2 3.61-3.62 NO. 2 YELLOW CORN
2.63 3/4-2.66 DN 1/4-1 1/4 2.70-2.71 NO.
2 YELLOW SORGHUM RAIL 4.51 DN 2
BARGE 4.71 NC 4.31-4.60 **7/6 SORG
HUM SHOULD HAVE BEEN 4.53 NO. 2
YELLOW SOYBEANS 7.28-7.29 UP
15-14 6.08-6.09 BIRD.
HIS REPORT A SERVICE OF U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
LIVESTOCK AND GRAIN MARKET
NEWS. ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.
Front Royal, Virginia
Horse Sale
Report Supplied by Auction
July 3, 1993
126 HEAD.
RIDING HORSES, SERVICEABLE
AGE: AVERAGE TO GOOD QUALITY
925-1200 LBS. 600.00-775.00; BETTER
QUALITY 975- 1 300 LBS.
800.00- 800-900 LBS.
485.00-
RIDING PONIES; SMALL
250.00- LARGE 300.00-540.00
LOOSE HORSES: AVG. TO GOOD
FLESH. 925-1200 LBS. 520.00-760.00;
800-900 LBS. 370.00-505.00.