Al6*Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 5. 1994 GRAIN, CATTLE AND HOG FUTURES MARKETS DTM FUTURES 14 11/03/94 PRICES ARE DECIHAL MOVING AVERAGES CONTRACT CLOSE 4-DAY 9-DAY 18-DAY 45-DAY WHEAT DEC 387.75 387.75 393.53 398.39 396.27 WHEAT MAR 399.00 398.62 404.19 408.69 402.61 KCWHT DEC 400.75 398.31 402.61 405.85 401.92 KONHT HAP 400.50 399.56 405.31 409.65 405.73 NNWHT DEC 393.00 392.19 397.56 402.51 402.13 CORN DEC 215.25 215.63 216.14 215.85 217.96 CORN HAP 226.25 226.62 227.28 226.72 228.11 CORN MAY 234.25 234.62 235.39 234.71 239.77 OATS DEC 126.75 126.06 126.78 127.82 126.59 BEANS NOV 546.25 544.12 547.22 544.04 551.01 BEAMS JAN 558.00 555.94 558.97 555.51 561.23 BEANS HAR 568.00 566.12 569.19 565.43 571.01 NEAL DEC 158.50 159.80 161.66 162.54 164.98 BNOIL DEC 26.87 26.15 26.06 25.42 25.03 CATTLE DEC 70.25 70.10 69.97 69.54 69.18 CATTLE FEB 69.15 69.09 68.90 68.48 68.12 FCTL NOV 75.25 75.36 74.90 74.07 74.10 HOGS DEC 34.17 34.46 34.30 34.18 36.46 BOGS FEB 36.95 37.08 37.13 36.84 38.00 PKBLS FEB 42.20 42.13 41.44 40.38 40.41 COEN HIGH LOW LAST CHG 2160 2150 2152* -4 2270 2260 2262* -4 2346 2340 2342* -4 2404 2394 2396* -4 2450 2442 2444* -4 2494 2484 2490* -4 2552 2552 2552* -4 2622 2616 2620* -6 2510 2502 2502* -12 SOYBEANS 5476 5446 5462* +4 5596 5560 5580* +4 5694 5662 5680* +2 5774 5744 5762* -4 5840 5812 5826* 42 5874 5850 5854* -6 5890 5860 5890* 0 5970 5942 5956* -12 (Continued from Pago A 1) al boards. A member for 52 years, Hiller is currently a member a Bottle Run Grange No. 1301, of Lycoming County. In the past he has been master of the West Branch Grange, Shemanata Grange in Perry Coun ty, and a member of the stale Grange executive committee and coordinator of the state leadership/ membership program. Also, William Steel, of Beaver County, who was reelected for 2 years as overseer (vice president). Others reelected to office include Stanley Gruber, of Sloney Pointc Grange No. 1694, steward; Jennifer Cummins, Big Beaver Grange No. 1578, lady assistant steward; Patricia Rudy, Mt. Ncbo Grange No. 1872, slate chaplain; Anna May Nauss, Valley Grange No. 1360, stale treasurer; Dina Zug, Walker Grange No. 786, sec retary, Ronnie Harris, lona Grange No. 272, gate keeper; Mary Ann Keith, Lincoln Grange No. 914, ceres (Roman goddess of agricul ture); Ruth Osborne, Morning Star No. 1271, pomona (Roman god dess of fruit trees); Nettie Mart solf, Jefferson Grange No. 1373, flora (Roman goddess of flowers): and William Vemam, Jackson Grange No. 1506 i executive com mittee member. Newly elected were Donald Evens, of Hartslog Valley Grange No. 375, lecturer; and Henry Seidel, of Virginville Grange No. 1832, assistant steward. Policy Adopted During the Grange’s annual banquet, members set slate policy based on the cumulative emphasis of local wishes as expressed by (Closing bids: Thursday, Nov. 2, 1994) TECHNICAL POINTS CHICAGO WHEAT HIGH LOW LAST CHG 3930 3870 3876* -44 4036 3980 3990* -40 3820 3770 3782* -26 3500 3466 3474* -14 3522 3522 3522* -2 3630 3620 3620* -20 OATS 1270 1254 1266* +lO 1334 1320 1332* +lO 1366 1354 1366* +lO 1394 1386 1394* +4 SOYBEAN NEAL 1602 1582 1585* -11 1615 1600 1603* -9 1655 1641 1643* -10 1690 1682 1685* -9 1733 1727 1730* -5 1754 1743 1743* -8 DEC MAR MAY JLY Pa. State Grange Holds Annual Convention delegates. As a result of this session, some of the key policy set include posi tions on tort reform, property own ers’ rights, agricultural. zoning exemptions, and ag nusiance regulations. More specifically, the Grange policy seeks tort reform by work ing with the Chamber of Business and Industry, the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association, the Pa. Medical Society, the Pa. Defense Institute and agricultural interests to establish a policy so there are fewer interpretations of the law and that, where punitive damages are lb be levied, that the proceeds go to a fund to help pay legal fees for the poor and indi gent, rather than to the plaintiff. The goal of the tort reform poli cy is to reverse the high and ever mcreasmg cost of liability insur ance which contributes to a rise in health care costs, discourages innovauon by business, increases costs of goods and services, and makes it difficult for some to pay for insurance. It is the position of the Grange that the existing state tort liability system has been failing to provide reasonable compensation to peo ple injured by the negligence of others, at a reasonable cost The Grange also seeks greater protection from liability lawsuits for property owners, especially if the land is properly posted against trespassing, or otherwise effec tively fenced. The Grange also seeks a tort pol icy that would make the plaintiff pay for all defense costs and penal ties when a defendant is found "not guilty.” SLOW STOCHASTIC 5 DAY 20 DAY IK ID IK ID 32 21 11 19 36 22 12 22 46 26 15 22 36 22 12 21 46 28 15 21 15 22 39 45 10 18 49 58 10 14 51 60 25 27 19 28 34 23 64 72 34 24 65 73 34 24 65 73 9 10 6 24 59 44 82 84 RSI'S 9DAY 14DAY 30DAY 39.2 43.0 50.4 41.9 46.1 50.2 45.6 48.1 54.0 40.6 44.6 50.6 41.3 45.0 49.6 45.4 45.6 44.9 46.2 46.9 46.0 45.5 45.6 45.3 47.7 48.9 50.7 52.0 49.8 46.3 52.6 50.6 47.0 52.5 50.7 47.2 28.0 32.3 38.0 70.5 67.5 61.2 60.0 57.8 53.2 60.5 58.4 52.8 61.5 58.6 51.7 44.4 41.3 37.5 47.4 45.5 42.3 60.4 57.6 51.8 K.C. WHEAT HIGH LOW LAST CHG DEC 4040 3992 4006* -20 MAK 4044 3986 4004* -30 HAY 3870 3780 3804* -54 JLY 3554 3520 3520* -24 SEP 3560 3560 3560* -14 NINN WHEAT DEC 3984 3926 3930* -44 HAH 4074 4020 4030* -44 HAY 4004 3954 3954* -54 JLY 3780 3694 3700* -20 SEP 3600* 0 SOYBEAN OIL DEC 2695 2632 2687* +53 JAN 2595 2541 2583* +4O HAS 2517 2475 2508* +22 NAY 2475 2439 2461* +9 JLY 2450 2415 2430* +2 ADG 2425 2405 2420* +1 As far as agriculturally zoned land, the Grange supports legisla tion that would exempt such prop erties from other local ordinances which would unduly restrict agri cultural development and/or prac tices, as long as those practices and development posed no danger to public safety. In relation to that, the Grange has a long-standing advocacy of limits to nusiance lawsuits against agriculture. At the same time, the Grange strongly supports prop osed legislation that would require prospective property buyers to be informed that, if the property they are considering for purchase is adjacent to agriculturally zoned land, that they are informed that they can expect to be subject to dust and odor associated with farming practices. According to Brenda Sham baugh. Grange legislative liason, “We hope this piece of legislation (House Bill 2388) will alleviate potential problems when non agricultural citizens move next to agricultural operations, by inform ing potential neighbors of the farming activities in proximity to their new dwelling.” In other business, the winner of the Granger of the Year award was Judy Hetzel, of Ml Nebo, Allegh eny County. Wife of Robin Hetzel and mother to Rebecca, S, and Brittany, 2. Judy is the third person in her family to win the honor, fol lowing in the footsteps of her father Carl Rudy who won the award in 1984, and her mother Pat Rudy, who won in 1990. She was presented with a plaque >EC LIVE HOGS "“7j”T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 TT - 4. Hr j|H II wm .... v k\ iiii.'i 1 8 15 22 ADG NOV SOYBEANS 1 8 15 22 29 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 ADG SEP OCT Granger Of Year I during the annual All-Granger banquet. Hetzel, who serves as a lecturer for her Grange and who is the mas ter of Allegheny County Pomona Grange No. 42, is also a member of the Stale Grange Energy Commit tee. She has been active in Grange all her life. “I’ve been raised in the Grange family wilh my family,” she said “By the time I wiVl4 years old, I knew the ritual by heart. 1 stayed with the Grange m the youth department because it was fun and we always had a good time.” In addition, Hetzel is also involved in other community activities and projects. She is a member of the Sewickley United Methodist Church, and serves as us choir director, organist and Sunday school teacher, she is pres ident of the Methodist Women’s Society, Learning Tree Pre-School Executive Committee; and the Quaker Valley Parent-Teacher Associatiqp. She also volunteers once a week at the Quaker Valley Elementary School. “1 firmly believe you can find the time to do the things you really want to do,” she said. ‘There is always time tomorrow to mow the, grass or clean the house. You have to make time to do the things you enjoy doing.” A former Grange youth prin cess, Hetzel also was a youth chairman of the year winner, and also a former winner of the state’s talent contest in music. In other business, the Grange named the winners in its subordi nate community service program. They are Berks Countys’ Virgin ville Grange No. 1832, first; Bucks COHTRACT HIGH: 50.50 LOt): 32.80 12 19 26 3 10 17 SEP 0C! CONTRACT HIGH: 6.990 LON: 5.266 ilfi County’s Middletown Grange No. 684. second; and Greene County’s Harvey’s Grange No. 1444. The pomona grange winners were Berks County’s Berks No. 43, first; Chester/Dclaware coun ties No. 3, second; and Jefferson No. 20, third. According to Miriam Fomey, state community service coordina tor, the awards recognize the Granges that have made signific ant contributions to their commun ities. They are based on a notebook kept during the contest year, which include written articles about the Grange projects, photographs of the event and media coverage. In this year’s talent contest, Gina Gallimore was first place in the Grange’s “Sign a Song” con test, which rewards those adept at using sign language to convey the lyrics of a song. Gallimore is a member of Adams County’s Battlefield Grange No. 2086. She also was the first place contestant in the public speaking contest for those aged 19 to 25, and first in the group categ ory for signing a song, signing with Wanda Gallimore. Other talent contest winners inlcude 11a Mae McMillin, of Lawrence County’s Westfield Grange No. ISI4-Who earned a first place in public speaking among those aged 26 to 35. The first place winners advance to the 1995 Mid-AUantic Grange Conference, set to be held in West Virginia in April. The directors of the Grange’s women’s activities and youth f' Members Honored (Turn to Png* A 26)
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