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LOCAL FUTURES TRADING - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Open
High Low Last Aug. 2 WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Sep 704 728¾ 704 723 Dec 713 738 713 732¼ Mar 722¼ 745 722 739½ May 723½ 742¾ 722 738½ Jul 700 719 700 716¼ Sep 700½ 718½ 700½ 717½ Dec 709½ 723¾ 708¾ 720¾ Mar 713¼ 725¾ 713¼ 722¼ May 712 712 712 712 Jul 680 691¼ 680 691¼ Est. sales 58,256. Fri.'s sales 100,386 Fri.'s open int 359,960,up 7,013 CORN 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Sep 547¼ 553½ 540¼ 549½ Dec 545 553¾ 540¾ 549 Mar 553 561½ 548¾ 557 May 557½ 566 553½ 562 Jul 558 566½ 554¼ 562 Sep 511¾ 517 507¾ 513½ Dec 495 502¾ 494 500¼ Mar 504 508¼ 503½ 507¾ May 510½ 510½ 510½ 510½ Jul 511 511 511 511 463½ 464¼ Dec 464 465¼ Dec 426¼ 426¼ 426¼ 426¼ Est. sales 110,731. Fri.'s sales 184,862 Fri.'s open int 1,475,658,up 1,602 OATS 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel
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Sep 442¾ 445¾ 441 442¾ —4 Dec 448 449¾ 442 445½ —2¼ Mar 442½ 443½ 442½ 443½ —2¾ May 447447 447 447 Est. sales 179.Fri.'s sales 743 Fri.'s open int 4,577 SOYBEANS 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Aug 1419¼ 1420¼ 1404 1408 —6¾ Sep 1355 1361¼ 1342 1346½ —9 Nov 1349 1355½ 1336½ 1341½ —7¾ Jan 1354 1359¾ 1341¼ 1346¾ —7½ 1347½ 1351½ 1335¾ 1340¾ —7 Mar May 1346 1346 1333½ 1338½ —6¾ Jul 1345¼ 1348 1332 1337 —7 Aug 1320 1323½ 1315¾ 1323½ —3 Sep 1276¾ 1276¾ 1276¾ 1276¾ —4½ Nov 1255 1257½ 1245¾ 1254 +¼ Jan 1252½ 1252½ 1252½ 1252½ —1 Est. sales 50,191. Fri.'s sales 120,788 Fri.'s open int 658,605,up 661 July 30 Trenton MFA Soybeans, 13.39 (July 21),12.89 (Aug. 21) 12.79 (Oct. 21). Corn, 5.17 (July 21), 5.15 (Aug. 21) 5.00 (Oct. 21). Laredo MFA Soybeans, 13.39 (July 21),12.89 (Aug. 21) 12.79 (Oct. 21). Corn, 5.17 (July 21), 5.15 (Aug. 21) 5.00 (Oct. 21). Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers/Carrollton (1-800-722-4407) Corn, 6.47; soybeans, 14.09; wheat, 6.88. New Crop - Corn, 5.25; soybeans, 13.19; wheat, 6.71.
Fallout Continues Over Alleged Slurs Aimed At Health Chief Berkeley, Mo. (AP) — Civil rights advocates, religious leaders and others on Friday said they were outraged by St. Louis County Health Director Faisal Khan's claims that he was assaulted and bombarded with racial slurs after defending a new mask mandate. But a county councilman questioned whether Khan was telling the truth. Khan spoke at the St. Louis County Council meeting on Tuesday, when the council voted 5-2 to end a mask mandate imposed by Democratic County Executive Sam Page. St. Louis city and county simultaneously began requiring masks last week to combat the fastspreading delta variant of COVID-19. The resurgent virus began its summer assault in under-vaccinated rural areas of Missouri, but has increasingly led to new cases and hospitalizations in St. Louis. The county meeting was long and boisterous, with several in the crowd opposing the mandate requiring masks in public indoor places. Page has said the mandate stands despite the council's vote. Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed suit to try to stop the mandate.
Khan, a U.S. citizen since 2013 and originally from Pakistan, wrote to a member of the County Council on Wednesday that he was surrounded by an angry mob as he left the meeting. He said he was shoulder-bumped, threatened and called a racial slur, and that his accent was mocked. He also acknowledged that he responded by giving protesters the middle finger. Speaking at a news conference outside the St. Louis County Health Department, Caroline Fan, president of the Missouri Asian American Youth Foundation, said the slurs aimed at Khan “felt like being stabbed.” “We're in a pandemic,” Fan said. “He's trying to do his job.” Dr. Ghazala Hayat, a physician and a representative of the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis, said the comments directed at Khan were heartbreaking. “Hearing all those racist remarks and everything reflects poorly on our community, our state,” Hayat said. Republican County Councilman Tim Fitch said the council was launching an investigation into what happened, but he ques-
www.republican-times.com NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held at 6:30 pm, August 9, 2021, in the Conference Room-1st floor of the Grundy County Courthouse, 700 Main, Trenton, Missouri, at which time citizens may be heard on the property tax rates proposed to be set by the Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled-Senate Bill 40 in Grundy County- Board of Directors. The tax rate is determined by dividing the amount of revenue required by the current assessed valuation. The result is multiplied by 100 so the tax rate will be expressed in cents per $100 valuation. Each tax rate is determined by the computation on forms supplied by the State Auditor’s Office. ASSESSED VALUATION (By Categories)
CURRENT TAX YEAR 2021
PRIOR TAX YEAR 2020
Real Estate $95,871,322 $93,389,259 Personal 39,586,018 36,451,368 TOTAL $135,457,340 $129,840,627 THE FOLLOWING TAX RATES ARE PROPOSED: Amount of Property Proposed Tax Tax Revenues rates for 2021 Fund Budgeted for 2021 (per $100) General Revenue TOTAL
$135,453.00 $135,453.00
0.1000 0.1000
Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled Senate Bill 40 in Grundy Co. By: Kayla Graham, Executive Director dAug3
tioned whether Kahn was telling the truth. “We already know from available video — because I have it in my hands —- he was never assaulted,” Fitch told The Associated Press by phone on Friday. “He was never shoved. He was never shouldered. That was all in his letter. If he would be untruthful about that, which is easily provable — and he still hasn't made a police report that he was assaulted — what else is untruthful in what he is saying?” It was Fitch whom Khan, in his letter to County Council Chairwoman Rita Heard Days, accused of helping to incite the angry
crowd when he asked what Khan referred to as a “dog whistle” question: “Can you tell us why you're called Dr. Khan? Are you a physician in the United States?” Khan said he wasn’t a practicing licensed physician in the U.S. Fitch said the question was meant to familiarize the crowd with Khan’s background. “I was trying to establish what he told us were his credentials,” he told the AP. Page, in a statement, called the alleged actions against Khan “troubling” and said his office was launching its own investigation.
Local Farmer Awarded Grant A Brimson woman has been awarded a Farmer Veteran Coalition grant. Christine Chaney of Brimson, received the award for her business, C&P Farms. C&P Farms is a 95-acre veteran owned farm providing fresh fruits and vegetables to the surrounding community. Christine served 33 years in the Army, with two of those years deployed in both Afghanistan and Iraq. “As the country recently celebrated Independence Day, Tractor Supply is honored to celebrate our service members who work vigorously to defend and protect our freedoms,” said Colin Yankee, Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer at Tractor Supply and former U.S. Army Captain. “The Farmer Veteran Coalition
does amazing work assisting veterans embarking on careers in agriculture. It is our privilege to honor these individuals with these grants so that they may continue to share their unique talents and products with their communities. We thank them, and all of the men and women in the Armed Forces, for their service.” The FVC is a national nonprofit organization that assists active duty and veteran members of our Armed Forces embarking on careers in agriculture by providing them with education, resources and small grants to launch their own farming operation or find employment in farming. The group serves more than 30,000 members nationwide.
July Busy Bees Meeting Held The Busy Bees 4-H Club met on July 21 at 2:30 p.m. at the Laredo Community Center. There were nine members, three guests and two leaders present. Rebecca Urich presided over the meeting. Kaleb Bower led the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag and Jackson Huber-Bethards led the 4-H Pledge. The roll call question was, “Have you been to any shows yet?” Project reports presented were Jackson and Jesse Huber-Bethards in swine. Beef project reports were given by Kaleb, Adalynn and Kenzie Bower and Re-
becca Urich. A photography project report was given by Bailey Williams. Food project reports were given by Haley Kidd and Bailey Williams. The snacks were provided by the Huber-Bethards family. Demonstrations were given by Adalynn Bower, who demonstrated on how to make Chex mix. Kaleb Bowers demonstrated the parts of a compound bow and Kenzie Bower demonstrated how to prep a show calf. The activity was “sugar shock activity”. The meeting was adjourned and the next meeting is Aug. 15.
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