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19 THE MORSING QREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, DECE3IBER . 18, 1907. ONIONS GO SOUTH Movement Is on a Fairly Large Scale. ITS EFFECT ON PRICES Shipments 'May or May Not Break the San Francisco Market Po tato Trade Is Slow Kggs Are Becoming Cheaper. Oregon onions are moving freely toward the Southern market!. It la estimated that the shipments of last week and the present week will be 18 or 20 cars. According to trade wires from San Francisco yesterday, that market went up 25 cents to $.75 2.10 for Oregon stock. It was figured In some quarters that these neavy shipments, coming on top of an already weak market, would occasion a further slump. This lew, however, did not prevent loca4 buyers from operating and some business was reported done at $1.85. It Is known that certain of the dealers In California are already carry ing very large holdings of onions and the opinion has been given that the arrivals In the next few days cannot be supported. On the other hand, the advocates of higher prices believe that the big speculative hold ers In California will exert themselves to keep the market up for their own protection. The local situation is, of course, improved by the withdrawal of such a large block of, onions from this market. In the meantime there is a steady, though small movement of Eastern onions to the Coast. The potato market Is featureless. -Small shipments are going forward regularly, but it looks as If a big surplus will be carried over In Oregon unless the movement be comes more rapid. There has been no change in prices In the last few days. rOVLTRT MARKET DVI.I, AND WEAK Eggs Arriving More Freely and Declining. I'heese Moves Better. The poultry market was dull again yes terday. Receipts were large and a good many of the coops were' carried over. The heavy buyers seem to be waiting for lower prices. Eggs continue to arrive quite freely and the market has a weak tone. Most sales were at 35' cents, but It was reported some dealers were offering at 32H cents. . Butter was quoted firm In all departments. The city creameries are now together at the top price. A better outside inquiry for cheese Is re ported. Weekly Ciraln Statistic. The weekly grain statistics of the Mer chants' Exchange follow: t American visible supply Bushels. Increase. 2.044.O0O 3.031.000 4.124.000 1.477.OO0 2.263,000 2.211.000 4.116.000 4 12.000 SOI. 000 3.821. 0O0 December 16. 1H07. . December 17. 1IKN1... December 18, 11103... December 18, 1IMI4... December 14, 1003... December 13. 10O2. . . December 111, 1001... December 17, 1000... December 18, lSftB... December 1, 18l8. .. . .45.4HS.OO0 . .43.243.000 . ..",s.s:;.-..ooo . .38.5S5.000 . .34.001.000, . .48.15!l.0O . .(19.336.000 . .61.08:1,000 . .57.011.1.000 . .30.559.000 'Increase. t Quantities on passage Wk ending Wk ending W'k ending Dec. 14. Dec. 17. Dec. 13. . Bushels. Bushels. ' Bushels. .18.4X0.000 13.300,0(10 16.000,000 . 9.440.OO0 10.240,000 14.480.000 For II. K. Continent Totals 25,920.000 25.600.000 30,480,000 World's shipments, flour included Wk ending W'k ending Wk ending Dec. 14. Dec. 17. Dec. 15. '00. From Bushels. U. S., Can. . .6.186.000 Argentina . . 2t.00 Australia 224OO0 India 2SK.0O0 Danuh. ports. S04.000 Russia ..... 624.000 Bushels. Bushels. 6,192,000 224. 000 400. 000 TI2O.OO0 440,000 1.330. 01I0 4,384.000 160.000 264.000 332.000 1.06M.O00 1.5'JO.OOO Totals .8,482,000 8.920,000 8.848,000 Bananas Fall to Arrive. The Front-street trade was again disap- pointed by the non-arrival of bananas yes terday. A car of lemons came In. The steamer brought a fair assortment of veg etables. Buying, on the whole, was only fair. Cate Hops Sell for S Cents. The hop market la still active, though not so much business Is passing as was the case last week. The most important sale re ported yesterday was the Cate lot of 5O0 bales at HUlsboro, which was secured by Hart A Hubbard at 5 cents. Better Tone In Wheat Market. A much better tone prevailed In the wheat market and prices were quoted firmer. The volume of business, however, was not large, but a considerable amount of activity is looked for soon. The other cereals and hay were dull. Bank Clearings. Clearings of Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Portland $ lK"5.4fi4 Seattle '. 1.203.673 Taroma 007,363 Spokane 7S3.6UU Balances. $ 48.700 127.306 - 107.1H3 SO, 478 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. drain. Flour, Feed. Etc MILLSTUFFS Bran, city. $23: country. $24 per ton; middlings. $29; shorts, city. $24.30. country, $23.30 per ton; chop, $18 per ton. WHEAT Club. 81S2c; bluestem, S3 84c; Valley, 81S2c; red. 79tjSoc. OATS No. 1 white. $28; gray, $28. FLOUR Patent, $4.95; straight, $4.40: clears. $4 40; Valley. $4.40; Graham flour. $4.254.73; whole wheat flour. $4.505; rye llogr, $3.50. , BARLEY Feed. $27.60 per ton; brewing. $31 ; rolled, $30. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90 pound sacks, ber barrel, $8; lower grades. $6.507.30: oatmeal. steel-cut 45-pound sacks, $8.50 per barrel; 0-pound sacks. $4.50 per bale; oatmeal fground), 45-pound sacks, $S per barrel; 9-pound sacks. $4.30 per bale; split peas, per 100 pounds, $4.25 4.80; pearl barley, $44.50 per 100 pounds; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks, $2.00 pel- bale; flaked wheat, $3.25 per case. CORN Wholt. $32: cracked. $33. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, $16 per ton: Eastern Oregon timothy. $2tf23; clover. $15; cheat. $15; grain hay. $1510: alfalfa, $15; vetch. $14. Butler, Eggs, Ponltry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries; Extra cream ery. 37fec per pound: state creameries, fancy creamery. 3337fec; store butter, choice, 20c. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. 16 16fec; Ycung America. 1717fec per pound. VEAL 73 to 125 pounds, 8fe9c; 123 to 130 pounds, Tc; 130 to 200 pounds, 56fee. PORK Block. 75- to 150 pounds. 6tifec; packers. 0fec. POULTRY Average old hens, ll12c; mixed chickens, 11c: Spring chickens, 12c; roftsters. 8c; dressed chickens, 12 13c; tur keys, live. 13c; dressed, cnoice. 17 19c: gese. live, per pound. 89c: ducks. 12fe 18fec; pigeons. flSI.,',0; squabs. $23. EGGS Fresh ranth, candled, 350 per doxen; Eastern, 23 30c per dozen. Vegetables, Fruits, Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apple. 75c2 p-r box: peaches, 75c $1 per crate: pears. $1.23 1.75 per box; cranberries. $9.50 12 per barrel. TROPICA L FRUITS Lemons. $2.504.OO per box; oranges. navels, $1.75tP2.75; grapefruit, $4; bananas. 3c per dozen, cratea 5fec; ptnespples, $4.fiO . per dozen; pome granates. $2.25 per box; persimmons, $1.60 per box; tangerines. $1.75 per box. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 73c per sack; carrots, 65c per sack; beets. f.1.00 per sack; garlic, 8c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. 90cJ $1.00 per dozen; beans. 70ftc per pound; cab bage, lc por pound; cauliflowers. 75c$1.00 doz. ; ceftry, $3.503.75 crate; lettuce, hot house, $11. 2.V per box; onions. 15'.ioe per dozen; parsley, 20c per dozen: peas. 11c per pound; peppers, S17c per pound; pumpkins, llc per pound; radishes, 20c per dozen; spinach. 6c per pound; sprouts, 8c per pound; squash. llKc Per pound; tomatoes. $1.50 per box. ? ONIONS Buying price, 81.73Sfl.S5 per cwt. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 88c per pound; apricots. 18 lBc; peaches, 11913c: pears, llVii&Mc; Italian prunes. 28c; California figs, white, in sacks, 86c per pound: black. 414(8 50: bricks, 75c'$2.25 per box; Smyrna, ISVifc'tOe per pound; dales, Persian, 7c per pound. POTATOES Buying price, 50 03c per hundred, delivered Portland; sweet potatoes, $2.50 per cwt. Groceries, Nats. Etc. RICE: Imperial Japan, No. 1, 6c; South ern Japan. 545c; head, 7ttc COFFEE Mocha. 24&2Sc; Java, ordinary, 1720c; Costa Rica, fancy, lS20c; good, 19 18c; ordinary. 12 16c per pound. Columbia roast, cases, 100s. $14.50; 50s, $14.75; Ar buckle, $16.03; Lion, $15.83.. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails. $2 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.05; 1-pound flats. $2 10: Alaska pink, 1-pound tails. Doc; red. 1-pound tails. $1.55; sockeyes. 1-pouna tails. $1.00. SUGAR Granulated, $5 60: extra C $5.10; golden C, $5.00; fruit sugar, $5.60; berry, $3.60, star, $3.50; beet sugar, $5.40. Advance sales over sack, basis as follows: Barrels. 10c; H barrels, 25c; boxes. 50c per 100 pounds Terms; On remittances wtthtn 15 days deduct Uc per pound; if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deductive; maple sugar, 13 18c per pound. NUTS -Walnuts. 15H20c per pound by sack; Brazil nuts, 10c; filberts. 16c; pecans, 16lSc; almonds, lu20c: chestnuts. Ohio, 23c; peanuts, raw, GQ8bc per pound;' roasted, 10c; plnenuts, 10l2c. hickory nuts. 10c; cocoanuts, 8590c per dozen. SALT Granulated. $18.00 per ton; $2.25 per -Bale; half ground. 100s. $13.50 per ton; 50s. $14.00 'per ton. BEAN-S Small white. 4c: large white, Hc: pink. 4.20c; bayou, 4c; Lima, 8 fee Mexican red. 4c. . HONEY Fancy! J3.60 jjS.75 per box. Provisions and Canned Meats. BACON Fancy breakfast, 22 fee pound; standard breakfast. 19fec; choice, 18fec; English, 11 to 14 pounds, 17c; peach, 15fec. HAMS 10 to 11 pounds, 14c pound; 14 to 16 pounds, ISIac; 18 to 20 pounds, 14c; picnics, BMic; cottage, 12c; shoulders, llfec; boiled. 24c. SAUSAGE Bologna. long. 8c; links. 7fec BARRELED GOODS Pork, barrels. $20; half-barrels. $11; beef, barrels, $10; half barrels, $5.50. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears dry salt. I2c; smoked, 13c: clear backs, dry salt, 12c; smoked. 13c; clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds average, dry salt, none; smoked, none; Oregon exports, dry salt, 13c; smoked, 14c. LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces. I2c; tubs. 13c; 50s, 13c: 20s. 13fec; 10s. 13fec; fis. 13c; 3s, 13c. Standard pure: Tierces, 1141c; tubs. 12c; 50s. 12c; 20s, 12 fee; 10s, I2fec; 5s, L2Hc- Compound: Tierces, 8fec; tubs. 8c; 50s. 8c; 20s, 8c: 10s, 814c; Is. 9c Hops. Wool. Hides. Etc. HOPS 1907. prime and choice, 6S7c per pound: olds, 2c per pound. "WOOL Eastern Oregon, average best, 13 20c per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley, 1820c. according to fineness. MOHAIR Choice, 29&30c per pound. CASCARA BARK 5fe6c per pound; car lots. 7c per pound. HIDES Dry, No. 1. 15 pounds and up, 12$12fec per pound;. dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 13 pounds., 12c per pound; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds. 14c; dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint; culls moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, hair slipped, weather-beaten or grubby. 23c per pound less; salted hides, 5 6c; salted kips, 5 6c; calf skins, 7 8c: green hide, lc per pound less. FURS Bearskins, as to size. No. 1. $5 20 eacn: 'cubs, $13 each; badger, prime, 25 50c each; cat, wild, with head perfect, 3050c; cat, house, 320c; fox, common, gray, large prime, 5070c each; red, $33 each: .cross. $515 each; sliver and black. $100 300 each; fishers. $58 each; lynx. $4.306 each; mink, strictly No. 1, accord ing to size, $13 each; marten, dark north ern, according to size and color, $10 15 each; pale, pine, according to size and color, $2.504 each; muskrat, large, 12 15c each,- skunk, 3040c each, civet or pole cat. 5 13c each; otter, for large, prime skins. $ti10 each; panther, with head and claws, perfect, $23 each; raccoon, for prime, larg, 50 75c each; wolf, mountain, with head perfect. $3.505 each; prairie (coyote). uOcfUSl-UO each; wolverine. $6$ each." ' " PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Quoted Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. Prices hold very steady In the local live stock market. Receipts yesterday were 50 cattle and 240 sheep. The following quotations were current In the local market: CATTLE Best steers. $3. 73 4; medium, $3.25 3.50; cows.. $2.65 2.85; fair to me dium cows. $22.25; bulls. $1.502.25; catves. .i.d'w4. ' ..?, J -7TA'? , k ?' TSW'I ': Iu" HOGS Best, $5g5.23: lights and feeders. $4.505. - Eastern Livestock Market. CHICAGO, '-'' Dec. 17. ' Cattle Receipts, about 4000; market, steady. Beeves, $2.13$, 6.10 cows and heifers. $1.104.50; Texans, $303.80; Westerns. ?3.104.70; stockeis arid feeders, $2.204.10. Hoga Receipts, about 17.000: market, 20c higher. Light, $4.35ra 4.75; mixed. $4.35 1? 4.b-'."; heavy. 430&4.S5; rough, $4.304.4.1; pl9, Voo'd.Oo: bulk of sales. $4.65(4.80. Sheep Receipts, 12,000; market,- steady. Natives. $2(fi-4.60; Westerns. $2()4.55; year lings, .4.501i .5.75; lambs, $3.75'6.30; West erns. $3 75 6.25. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Dec. 17 Cattle Receipts. 1000. Including 200 Southerns; market, slow to steady. Native steers. $4 6.25: native cows and heifers, $2. 25 r& 5. 25; Blockers and feeders, $34.40; bulls, $2.50ij 4; calves. $3.506.25; Western steers, $3.75 5.25; Western cows. 2.5OS90. Hogs Receipts. 12.000; market. 1015e higher; bulk of sales, $4.404.60: heavv, $4 .50 6.03;' packers, 4.404.65; pigs and lights. $44.60. Sheep Receipts, 4000; market. steady. Muttons, $4f4.S0; lambs, $5.25 0.13; range weLhers. $3.755.25; fed ewes, $3.254..15. SOUTH OMAHA. Dec. 17. Cattle Re ceipts. 4000; market, slow to steady. Na tive steers, $3.255.63; cows and heif ers, $24; Western ateers, $34.00: Texas steers, $2.754i 4.2f; rows .and heifers for range. $1.733.50; stockers and feeders, $2.75J4.25. Hogs Receipts. 32O0: market. ,20ffi25c higher. Heavy. 4.454.C,B; mixed. $4.40M 4.45: light. $4.:t.1i 4.45; pigs, $44.40; bulk of sales, $4.4ocf4.50. Sheep Receipts, 4000; market, steady. Yearlings. $4 20 4.50; wethers. $44.25; ewes, $3.25fr'3.N5; lambs. 5.5ntfr 5.65. "NOT GUILTY," SAYS RUEF Deposed Boss at Last Pleads After Many Delays. SAN FRANCISCO.. Dec. 17. Abraham Ruef. indicted Jointly with Jeremiah Din an on a charge of conspiracy, pleaded not fruilty in Judge Dunne's court this morn ing. Ruef's cases have slipped along; un noticed, delay granted after delay, until today, when he attempted no further mo tions ot delay and when the clerk of the court asked him for his plea he answered In a low voice: 'Not guilty..'.' Dinan also pleaded not guilty. The charge to which Ruef and Dinan pleaded not guilty was in relation to the maintaining of th disreputable munici pal house at 620 Jackson street. In viola tion of the law. This is the first time that Ruef has been called upon to plead since he pleaded guilty to the charge of extortion In the French restaurant cases, upon which ex Mayor Schmltz was found guilty. . " Two Black Murderers Executed. TRENTON. N.- J.. Dea. 17. Charles Gibson and Stephen Dorsey, colored, were electrocuted at the state prison today for the murder of Mrs. Edward Horner and Victoria Natoll, the latter a servant girl employed by Mrs. Horner. The mur ders were committed in connection with a robbery of the Horner home near Cam den last August. The electrocutions were witnessed by Kdward Horner, husband of one of the murdered women. The loftiest rlty in ttie world Is Pasco, In Peru. It is 14.273 feet above the 8ea. SCARCITY OF MONEY Speculative Activity in Stocks Contracted. BUT TONE. NOT SO HEAVY Declaration of Extra Dividends Has - ' Effect on Some Issues Cur rency Premium and Call Loan Rates Strong. NEW YORK. Dee. 17. The scantiness of the money supplies kept the stock market dull and contracted the speculative activity materially, but the tone of the market showed soma relief from the heaviness that has weighed upon It for several days past. Prices showed small resiliency, however, and the movement was dragging and hesitating. Assistance toward resisting the mood of de pression was afforded by the news of the declaration of extra dividends of 2 per cent on Lake Shore and Michigan Central stocks, the two most prominent subsidiaries of the New York Central. Lake Shore's semi-annual dividend of 8 pr cent has been the regular rate only for two previous half years and on Michigan Central 4 per cent a year has been the rate for n years. The surplus from these dividend profits over the sum required to pay Interest on the collateral bonds issued by the New York Central accrues to the New York Central treasury, which holds most of the stock of 'the two companies. There has been conspicuous selling of New York Cen tral for several days on an assumption that Its dividends would be reduced - or paid in scrip by decision of the directors this week. The action In the subsidiary stocks today shook this belief and led to buying to cover shorts by the bears, other stocks In the list showed a similar condition of over ex tension of the short interest against ' the recent active selling. This was true of American Sugar and to some extent of the copper shares. The sustaining effect on prices In general developed only after a period of sharp re cessions. The coalers were conspicuous in the decline, Reading leading. The weakness was attributed to reports of consultation among those Interested In these properties to devise means to- meet the requirements of the law for divestment of ownership of coal mines. Assertions accompanied these reports that difficulties were encountered in finding a feasible method of . complying with the law which seemed to threaten the necessity of suspension of business by these companies when the laws become effective on May 1. The subsequent rally In the stocks pointed to a professional origin for much of the selling. The whole 'market. In fact, remained largely in professional hands and was narrow. Dividend prospects for In dividual stocks formed the staple of the discussion. Money conditions were unchanged. The premium persisted on currency, call loan rates went higher than yesterday and dis counts rose In both London and Berlin. Fears of a severe money stringency over the year-end In meeting the necessities of that period affected these markets.. New York's command of the exchanges is explained by the November foreign trade statement which shows an excessive value of exports over Imports for the month of $93,655,751. Not only was there a decline of nearly $9,000,000 In the value of imports, compared with the previous November reports, but exports have risen in value $21,789,000. the agricultural exports furnishing $17,000,000 of the in crease. Additional understanding of the in ternational exchange situation ia afforded by the showing that in -spite of November's $63,463,036 of gold imports, the 11 months of the calendar year, show an excess of Im ports over exports of gold of only $44,626, 482. compared with $103,133,880 in the 11 months of last year. New points of weak ness developed In the late market and the closing was Irregular. Bonds were heavy. Sales, par value. $2,016,000. United States bonds were ' un changed' on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. High. Closing Sales. Adams' Express Amal Copper 55.400 Am Car & Found. 900 do prefem-d Am Cotton Oil do preferred American Express Low. Bid. 162 : 43 29 95 27 85 190 12 - 21 fe 7'4 20 34 86 fe 6814 86fe 951, H9fe 26 fe 64 R. fe SO 74 34 148 160 28 7fe 133fe 101 It 30 33 11, ' 18 17 46 36 fe 92 42fe 20 Vi 29 ',4 jvm tia i.t pt. . . Amerlcsn Ice .... Am Linseed OH.. . do preferred Am Locomotive . . do preferred Am Smelt & Ref. 4 do preferred Am Sugar Ref.... Am Tobacco ctfs.. . Ansoonda Mln Co. Atchison do preferred . . . . Atl Coast Line Bait A, Ohio do preferred Brook Rap Tran. '" Canadian pacific. Central of N J- Ches Ohio Chi Gt Western. Chicago & N w.. C. M ft St Paul... Chi Ter & Tran. . ' do preferred C. C, C & St Louis Colo Fuel ft Iron. Colo & Southern.. do I st preferred . do 2d preferred.. Consolidated Gas. . , Corn Products . . . . do preferred . . . . , Del ft Hudson .... Del. Lack & West. D ft R Grande.... do nreferred . .'. . Dletlllers" Securl. . Erie do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred.. 4,400 22fe 18, 400 35 34 fe IL300 'g&i'i "67 9.966 88fe 94fe 3.666 '27" 'ife 1.100 70 69 fe "466 ' SOfe '79 " 8.166 38 ' '.iii'i 100 148U 1484 1I466 'invi' "isi.4 3O0 . 754 7fe 400 133fe 133 8,700 101 1001.; "166 'fiofe 'fisfe 800 18 Ifiii l.son imj jru, 500 46 44 fe 300 37 fe 37 "1.666 139fe iss' ' V.666' iofe'.'is"' '7,866 '2.814 '25" "'266 '?3i 'S3 '"166 "9" "9" 4. 400 55fe 85 60 I.ISfe 45 19fe OO 33 20,4 n i" 121 fe 8 56 rieneral ICiectrlc. . Illinois Central ... Int Paper do preferred .... Int Pumn do preferred .... Iowa Central 11 58 fe 11 32 22 51 fe do preferred ....... K C Southern. n do preferred Louis ft Nerfivllle 7O0 Mexican Central... 610 Minn ft St Louis. . M St P ft S S M 3o- do preferred .... ?n0 Misarurl Pacific.. 6.8"0 Mo. Kan & Texas f"0 do preferred .... 200 Vstlofil Lead Mex Nst R R pf v -Y Centrnl 26.100 N Y. One ft 'West siv; 141,4 77s 116fe 30 21 i 57 Vi 89 Hfe ?1 T limj, 7U. 57V4 14 . 27 71 116 47 H 11 3-V4 .17 31 K f4 33 t, 1"'i ' 7714 3 18fe TO S0 7'fe 94-14 92 fe Norfolk A Wesrtern preferred ..... v-th American... Pennm'va-la 35.200 111'i Vrm!c' G P. C C ft St louls Pressed Steel Car. . 7fO lSi ,n nreferred Rtl'-r 164.200 BOfe o let preferred 109 "1 1ST do preferred . . Republic Stel ... do p"-fer"rd . Rck PiTid Co... " do pre'er'-ed .... St 1, s v 2 nf. St L Southwestern fln rr-f ed . . . So,'thrn Psr'fle .. An prefer-"1 . Sothe-n Railway. do nrefer-ed . . . . Txa! ft r1 . . To pt T, ft "West d f)f.'.r-nrl . . . . U"lon P-lflc 200 13 15fe ' . . e 3'l H14 14 11 80 20 28 VK 14 . 6.Wt 7" 71 71 4v, 107K4 fTU Son 101J 1 ?ei t ?5 V0 19 19 mfe ' 14 1S.9 114 113t4 V1U r,rT"e'l t- O FrwS8 '. v T' o t,tv ; TT a T,Mer do T,-.rred I- s -tl 11 e ", A. r.-, f .... lo.e'o t-r . V-r-n r'""1!cfll - -eferred V-t "o r,.. .... " fe Trvterr lnlc ... " Son 56 "14 79 S 1" .5SV. ri, 1U 111. 1,1. -"'. ft T. . W'e-vt.- Ctral.- r"efer', r-rir.. 11.700 1114 rv-t-el ImIW fn -A e",. -v--.v A CCA HSfe 114R4 ., .1 , - 1- ' i Totsl sn-lcs1 for the '"''-. B14.5O0 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Dec. 17. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.104feD ft R O 4s 91 do coupon 105 IN Y C G 3fes.. 89 IT. f 8s reg lOlfelNorth. Pacific 4s SB do coupon. .. .lOlfelSouth. Pacific 4s 80fe VS. 8. new 4s reg.119 lunion Pacific 4s 99 fe do coupon. .. .119 jwiscon Cent 4s. 78 Atchison adj 4s 81 I Japanese 4s -80 Stocks at London.'" ' i.. "i.of:DON. Dec. 17. Consols for money. 82 ; -do for account, ,?2 3-16. Anaconda 5.37 fe Atchison 71.73 do pref 88 30 Bait & Ohio 82.23 Can Pacific. 133.00 Ches & Ohio 30.00 Chi Grt West 7.25 C. M. & S. P. 104.00 De Beers 16.12 D & R G 20.OO do pref. . . . 60.00 Erie 10.3714 do 1st pf.. 35.00 do 2d pf . . 24.00 Grand Trunk 1S.S7V4 111 Central... 128.00 L & N 92.00 Mo. K. & T. . 25.87 fe N. Y. Central 96.00 Norflk Wes 65.73 do pref 82.BO, Ont & West.. 32.12fe Pennsylvania. 56.75 Rand Mines.. 3.12fe Reading 45.50 Southern Ry. . 13.0O do pref 39.30 South. Pacific 7173 Union pacinc.iiT.oo do Dref. 82.30 U. S. Steel. do pref Wabash I do pref.... Spanish 4s. . . Amal Cop... 25.73 88.75 10.00 19.00 90.50 45.25 Eastern. Mining; Stocks. BOSTON, Dec. 17. Closing quotations: Adventure . .$ 2.00 Parrot .. Allouez 24.50 Qulncy .. Amalgamated 43.00 Ishannon . Atlantic 8.50 ITamarack Bingham 1 . . 4.12fe Trinity .. .$ 9.00 . 75.00 . 0.00 . 60 . OO . 13.23 . 7.25 Cal k. Hecla. 585.00 United Cop Centennial .. 23.50 Cop Range..." 52.50 Daly West.. . 8.50 Franklin 7.O0 Granby 70.00 Isle Royale. . 16.25 Mass. Mining 2.50 Michigan ... 8.O0 Mohawk 42.50 Old Dominion 26.00 Osceola 80.00 U. 6. Mining 32.30 U. 8. OH 0.50 Utah 23 00 Victoria l Winona 4.00 Wolverine ..108.00 North Butte. . 37.50 N. Butte Coal 13.23 Nevada 7.50 Cal & Aria.... 9.37 fe NEW YORK.'Dec. 17. Closing quotations: Adams Con 5 Alice 350 Breece 10 Brunswick Con. 50 Comstock Tun.. 18 C. C. Va 25 Horn Silver 100 iron Silver 70 Leadville Con... 85 'Little Chief 6 Ontario ........350 Ophlr 105 Potosl 8 Savage 23 Sierra Nevada. . . 22 Small Hopes 20 '.Standard 110 Money, Exchange, Btc NEW YORK. Dec. 17. Money on , call. Arm. 618 per cent; ruling rate, 12 per cent; closing bid and offered. 6 per cent. Time loans. Arm but dull; 60 days. 10 12 per cent; 90 days, 810 per cent; six months, 78 per cent. , Prime mercantile paper, 8 per cent. Sterling exchange, strong, with actual business In bankers' bills at $4.88104.8613 for demand and at $4.8015 4.8O20 for 60 day bills. Commercial bills, $4.80 1.8025. Bar sil ver. 53 fee. r Mexican dollars, 52c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, heavy. LONDON, Dec. 17. Bar silver uncertain, 24 d per ounce. Money, 34 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for t-hort bills la 6fe per cent; for three months' bills, 6J4 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17. Silver bars, 63fec. Mexican dollars. 62c. Drafts Sight, par; telegraph, 10c. - Sterling 'on London. 60 days, $4.804; sight, $4.86. , Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Today's state ment of the Treasury shows: Available cash balances $262,930,009 Gold coin and bullion , 27.977,691 Gold certificates 72,405,079 M. H. DURST ARRIVES AT AURORA Other Members of Organisation Committee Will Be In Oregon MondaV. AURORA, Or., Dec. 17. (Special.) M. H. Durst has Just arrived in Oregon from Cali fornia In connection with the formation of the Pacific Coast Hopgrowers" Union. Next Monday other members of the organlxation committee will arrive to take Up the work of organization In Oregon and Washington. In order to relieve the present conditions, it is the intention to secure the co-opera-llon of all present holders to make up a shipment of 30.000 bales from this Coast to be sent to London and handled as a unit In London. It is expected that these hops shipped to London will realize several times what la now being offered for the same hops: Mr. Durst is here to meet growers and arrange for meetings by the organizing committee.. , : Metal Markets. NEW TORK. Dec. 17. There was a fur ther decline In the tin market, which seems to be devoid of support,- and spot closed at 115 10s and futures at 117 Bs. Locally the mar ket was weak and lower at 26.37fe26.60c. Copper was lower at . London, with spot closing at f37 10s and futures at f58 15s. Lo cally the copper market wae weak but un changed. Lake, 13S13.25C; electrolytic, 12.75 13e; casting, 12.5012.75c. Lead In London was higher at tlS 2s 6d, but locally it was weak and further declined to 3.40iS3.50c. Spelter advanced to 20 In London, but was lower here, closing at 4.134.25c. The English Iron market was lower. Stand ard foundry Quoted at 48s 7d and Cleveland warrants 49s 4fed. Locally unchanged. Changes In Available Supplies. NEW YORK, Dec. 17. Special cable and telegraphic communication received by Brad- street's show the following conditions in avail able supplies: . Bushels1. Wheat. United States, east of the Rockies. Increased 1,095,000 Canada, decreased . 47, 1 Total. United States and Canada. increased . . .' 1.4O8.000 Afloat for and In Europe, decreased. .2,700. OoO Totfl.1 American and EuroDean ' sunnly decreased 1,652.000 Corn. United States and Canada, In creased 1,325,000 Oats United States and Canada. In creased 229,000 More Trading In Boston Wool Market. BOSTON. Dec. 17. A slight revival is noted In the local wool market and dealers report some buying, although trading Is still confined to odd lots. Staple wool prices held firm, but Inferior woola are weak, as the sup ply still is considerable. Quotations: California Northern, 64&8Sc; middle county, 60r62c: Southerns. 55S38c; Fall free. 4S?M8c. Oregon Eastern No. 1 staple, 7072c: East ern No. 1 clothing. 6S70c; Eastern average. 6788c: Valley No. 1, 60ig62c. Territory Scoured baels. fine staple. 709 72c: fine medium staple. 68$J70c: fine clothing, 65(7c; half-blood. 63c; three-eighths. 62663c qusrter-blood, 530T5GC. Pulled Extra, 65-370C. Dried Fruit at New York. . NEW YORK, Dec. 17. Evaporated apples are easy; fancy. 1111fec: choice, 10c: prime, 8SSflfec; 1906 fruit, 7felle. Prunes were steady and there was a jobbing demand for spot. Prices range from 4 to 16c. for California and from 7 to 7c for Ore gons, 50-30S. - Apricots Quiet. Choice, 22c; extra choice, 23c. and fancy. 2425c. Peaches Unchanged. Choice, 1212T,c; ex tra choice. 12feffrl3fec; fancy. 1313fec. and extra fancy. 1414fec. Raisins Unchanged. Loose Muscatels. 7c; seeded. 79c; ',London layers. $1.70 1-.80. Coffee and Sugar. NEAV YORK. Dec. 17. Coffee futures closed steady, net 10 points lower. Sales. 14,250 bags. December. 6.83g6.90c; January, 5.90c; March, 5.95c; September, 6.15c. Spot, steady. No. Rio. fec: No. 4 Santos. 8c. Mild coffee, quiet. Cordova, 9fe13c. Sugar Raw. firm. Fair refining, 8.803?3.33c centrifugal, 96 test, 3.85c: molasses sugar, 30 8.05c. Refined, firm. Crushed, 5.50c: powdered, 4.90c; granulated, 4.80c. New York Cotton Mnrket. ' NEW YORK. Dec. 17. Cotton futures closed steady, net unchanged to 9 points lower. December. 11.27c: January, 10.70c; February, 10.67c: March, IO.TTjo; April, 10.7fjc; May, 10.81; June, 10.83c; July, 10.78c; August, 10.60c, Wool at St. Louis. ST LOUIS. Dec. 17. Wool Steady, rltory and Wetsern mediums. 2G4gf23c; mediums, 19621c; fine. 16ffl7c. Ter- fine Further Decline In Tin. LONDON, Dec. 17. There was a further decline in the tin market today which closed at 113fe as compared with 119 yesterday. The sales amounted to 1O00 tons. - THREE GENT J 1 Wheat Turns Very Strong Chicago. at FOLLOWS WEAK OPENING Adrance Is Due to Reports From Argentina That Harvesting There Is Being Delayed by the "Rain. CHICAGO, Dec 17. The sharp advance In wheat followed a weak opening. The Liver pool market failed to exhibit ths strength of yesterday In the local market and liberal receipts In . the Northwest also depressed prices. About the end of the first hour the market became strong, because of the re ceipt of messages from Argentina declaring that harvesting there la being delayed by the rain. Shorts became active bidders and prices advanced rapidly. The rise was ac celerated by a report that Argentine cargoes at Liverpool had been marked up there 3 cents. The market closed strong. May opened to 94c lower at $1.02fe to $1.02fe, ad vanced to 1.051.05 and closed at $1.00. The sham advance In wheat brought out an urgent demand for corn. Prices advanced nearly 2 cents from the low point of the day. May opened c lower at 57 Vi to B7c and advanced to 59 fee, where Is closed. Oata rallied along with wheat and corn and closed firm. May opened HVic lower at 54c, sold off to 5333T6c, advanced to 54c. where it closed. Provisions were firm. At the close May pork was off 7c. lard was down 7fe10o, and ribs 2fec lower. " The leading futures ranged as follows: 9 WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. December ...$ .!3K 96W .95?i .96fe May . 1.02V, 1.05 1.02fe 1.05ti July Wife -ofe .wtvs -TO' CORN. December May .. .K5 . . .59 .. .60fe 59U 5fe 58--J, .B3T4 .57fe .56fe .5914 .50 fe .58 July May. old . May, new July, old . OATS. .. .54 .54 .. j52 . 53H .. .474 -48 .. .45 .46 PORK. ..12.82fe 12.82fe . .13.30 13.30 LARD. .88 fe .51 .4774 .45 .54 .6314 48 July, new .46 January 12.60 13.00 12.6714 13.12fe May . . . January 7.85 7.85 7.72fe 7.77fe 7.75 7.85 May 7.9214 7rf2fe ; SHORT RIBS. January 6.82UI 6.8214 May 7.12fe" 7.1214 6. 75 7.00 8 77fe 7.00- Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 2 Spring. $1.08J.12 No. S, 94elff$1.10; No. 2 red, 9598fec. Corn No. 2, 60fe61c; No. 2 yellow. 65 6fec. Oats No. 2. 5oe50fec; No. 3 white. 499 5214c. Rye No. 2. 77c. Barley Fair to choice malting, 8895c. Flag Seed No. 1 Northwestern, 1.12fe. Timothy Seed Prime, 4.304.35. Clover Contract grade, $16.25. Short Ribs Sides (loose), $6.757.25. Pork Mess, per bbl., $12.12fe12.25. Lard Per 100 lbs., $7.93. Sides Short clear (boxed). $7.12147.25. Whiskey Basis of high Wines, $1.35. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 43.70O Wheat, bu 55.800 Corn, bu 357.000 Oats, bu 4S3.50O 36,100 74.200 266.400 304.700 1.700 Rye. bu 2.000 Barley, bu 68.700 ' 25,500 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Dee. 17. Flour Receipts, 43, 600 barrels; exports, 4200 barrels. Firm and higher. . Wheat Receipts. 85.000 bushels; exports, 48.200 bushels. Spot, strong. No. 2 red, $1.06fe elevator and $1.0614 o. b. afloat; No. Northern, Duluth. $1.22 f. o. b. afloat: No. hard 'Winter. $1.1614 f. o. b. afloat. After a sharp opening drop. Influenced by easier ca bles, wheat turned strong and advanced near ly 2 cents from the low point. The rise was on reports of rains In Argentina. Last prices showed a 2 to 2c net advance. December closed at $1.06fe. May at $1.12 and July at $1.06. Hops, wool and llldes Quiet. Petroleum Firm. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17. Wheat Firm. Barley Firm. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1.60'9 1.65 per cental; milling, $1.701.75 per cen tal. Barley Feed. $l.B2fe 1.55 per cental; brew lng. 1.621431.6714 per cental. Oats Red, $1.75ft2 per cental; white, $1.56 1.65 per cental; black.- $2.733 per cental. Call board sales: Wheat May, $1.64fe 1.65 per cental.. Barley May. $1.63 per cental bid and $1.64?i per cental asked. Corn Large yellow, $1,700-1.75 per cental European Grain Markets. LONDON, Dec. 17. Cargoes, steadier; mora disposition to buy. California, phompt ship ment. 3d higher at 39s; Walla Walla, . prompt shipment, 3d higher at 38s 9d. LIVERPOOL, Dec. -17. Wheat closed: De cember, nominal; March, 7s 10d; May. lOd. English country markets, steady. French country markets, quiet. Minneapolis. Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 17. Wheat May, $1.11; July. $1.11; No. 1 hard. $1.10; No. Northern, $1.08: No. 2 Northern, $1.05fe 1.06; No. 3 Northern. $1.011.03. Wheat at Dulutb. DULUTH. Minn., Dec. 17. Wheat No. Northern, $1.C2T4; No. 2 Northern, $1.04 December. $1.04; May. $1.11. Wheat at Tacomax TACOMA, Wash.. Dec. 17. Wheat One cent higher. Bluestem, 82c; club. 80c; red. (Sc. TOD MANY HOPS RAISED GllOWEUS KKSPOXSIBLK FOK PRESENT DEPRESSION. Captain George Pope Believes a State Association Could Remedy This Trouble. ELLIOTT PRAIRIE. Dec. 15. (To the Editor.) I was very much pleased to read in yesterday's Oregonian the opinions ex presssed for and against the proposed plan of a Pacific Hopgrowers' Association. It would appear that a majority of Portland people are In favor of some kind of an organlxation. for it cannot be denied that the present chaotic state of the hopgrow lng industry is so bad that something must be done. I have taken considerable inter est in and have purposely kept up an agi tation of the question. Last Spring 1 wrote our Junoir Senator at Washington to see If some aid could not be given in the way of statistics and also to see if we. as growers and shippers, could not obtain a drawback of the duties on hop cloth for all hops exported. My communi cation with Senator Bourne bore good fruit, the Agricultural Department responded at once and the Senator pointed out a way by which the question of drawback could be settled, thus giving the hopgrower the same right as the wheat exporter now enjoys for his grain bags, which, by the by, the farmer furnishes free. Now I contend that this Is only one Item that could be much better looked after by an association of all the hopgrowers than It could be by an In dividual. The plan advocated by our California friends Is a very sweeping one. ' Yet if It suits them I should say that 1b their busi ness. Oregon and Washington- could draw p their own rules and organize to suit hemselves. Tet the principal features or all the State organizations should be alike. Let us look for a moment at the trouble that has brought us to our present pass. From every opinion expressed In your issue M yesterday, as gleaned by your reporter. 1 not that one and all express the verdict: Too much acreage. If we look at the' latest bulletin on hops, we nnd that Dotn California and Oregon have doubled their acreage In Ave years. It stands to reason that tins alone is quits ufflclent to have brought ruin so close to us. yet this k only part of our trouble. Since the great Increase of our acreage, the labor problem has Increased a hundredfold. It has become more difficult year Dy year 10 narven. the crop and It has, furthermore, become next to Impossible to put that crop on tne mar ket In ttie way It should be. Last July 1 ad vocated the plan of only picking half the crop. Had we men nwt 1 - union, this would, in all prooaoimy, navo taken place, and It would have saved Oregon growers the neat little sum of $1,800,000, ana besides they would have had a living price for what thev had to sell. For reasons like these, I hope all men in Oregon who are Interested will come to e-ether. I have no special plan to suggest. but have every confidence m the Judgment of all my fellow hopgrowers that If we all come together w will be able to evolve a plan that will be acceptable to all. but whatever mat plan may be, it must be on the lines of hon esty and without special privileges to particu lar parties. GEORGE POPE. ORGANIZING THE OREGON GROWERS California Committeemen Will" Visit This State In a Few Days. ALAMEDA. Cal.. Dec. 14. (To the Editor.) The California end of the Pacific Coast Hopgrowers" Union is practically organized Enough growers have signed up to assuro. success. It will iev-oniy a matter 01 uuu for us to have the co-operation of 90 per ceat of the California hopgrowers. Particular attention has been paid to the legal end of the association. Every precau tion has been taken to conform to and keep within the provisions of the law. We nave had the best legal advice obtainable and grow ers have been free to propound any queries they liked, so that the matter has been thoroughly discussed. The articles of associa tion have been signed and will be filed soon. The union will then have legal identity. As soon as all parties can get away, a committee of four. Including our legal ad viser, will go to Oregon and Washington for the purpose of canvassing all details of the association and by-laws with tbe hopgrowers of those states. Meetings will be called In different sections and committees appointed to discuss matters, nominate directors, etc. It Is expected to spend some 10 days la this work. ' The board of directors will consist of 15 men, five to be selected from each state. The di rectors will be practical business men. It Is requested that hopgrowers in all sections will bear these meetings In mind, so that no time need be lost - on account of slack attendance. The committee desires to meet and discuss the matters before them with every hop- grower, whether he has five or 600 acres. Hopgrowers having all or part of their hops contracted are particularly requested to be on hand, as the union proposes to help them also. The hopgrower having only Ave acres has the same vote as the man having 100 times as many acres. The union is strictly co-operative; it is "one man, one vote. In dividual Interests are amply safeguarded. Those growers who are dealers are also ex pected to co-operate, as their growing Inter ests will largely predominate over any com missions they can make as dealers. At the same time, no legitimate dealer-grower need lose a dollar's commission by reason of his being a member of the union. The union Is not antagonizing dealers. op- growers are merely uniting for protection and to secure living nrlces for their proaucts. also to gain the advantages which unity of efforts and control give. The united strength of hopgrowers will give them control of the circumstances which are now combining to ruin the Individual and to demoralize the Industry. Acting as a unit hopgrowers can verv easily command paying prices for hops. The opposition from dealers is shortsighted. The, more the dealers oppose It the mors cer tain hopgrowers are to proceed. It Is the Intention to. do all Dusiness particularly at first through dealers Just at present and every dealer acting in good faith with growers will have exactly the same crlvlleges and chances to buy hops from the union as every other grower will have. As also any dealer whose actions or reputation do not appeal to the directors can easily be let alone and advised to go elsewhere lor his hoos. If dealers are not willing to co operate with growers so we can realize suit able prices, or If dealers attempt to Injure the union In any way, we may easily arrange to sell direct to the trade. This la a defensive snd offensive alliance between hopgrowers. The union will have an Immense power behind It. The combined wealth represented will amount to over $20, OOO.cOO. Every hopgrower will receive pro tection and backing from the- union. All cases of illegal treatment of hopgrowers will be prosecuted at the union's expense. Every man's Interest will be protected. All dealers say they would prefer to see ho. selling at 16 cents than at knockout prices. It. would add to the stability of the business and to growers' and dealers" individual prosperity If hops never got below 15 cents per pound. The bylaws provide that the directors shall Immediately after harvest export or destroy the surplus. This will absolutely do away with short selling, or if any speculator has the recklessness to contract ahead at low prices he will most probably end up In tbe bankruptcy court. In this connection the Associated' Press re ports that Congressman Burleson has Intro duced a bill to regulate gambling In cotton. This bill makes It Illegal to deal In con tracts for the delivery of cotton unless the person selling the contract has made pro vision for the spots at which to close the deal. President Roosevelt's signature Js con sidered as a matter of course. This has been accomplished by the power of the Cottongrowers" Union. What Is to prevent hopgrowers having suoh a "bill e acted for our benefit? Nothing only the dis united state of the Industry. .The lagerbeer brewers Board of Trade has raised the price of beer one dollar per barrel, to go Into effect In New York and New Jersey the first of the year. "How does this strike" the hop grower? It would cost the brewer only 22 fe cents per barrel to pay us CO cents per pound for our hops. He can't do It. or at least the dealers say brewers won't pay more, and yet the price of beer Is put up at one time more than four times the cost of the hops at 30 cents ner pound. What do we hopgrowers say to that? Are we willing to combine or not? If not let us plow up our yards. As soon as the union is organized, the directors will make arrangements to prevent stocks of hops being sacrificed for current prices. Until we are organized we cannot move forward, so that It Is necessary for us to move quickly. Growers having hops are earnestly re quested not to sell at ruling knockout pi Ices. The union will soon be ready to co-operate with growers to raise prices. Growers will be notified through the press when they will be able to meet the commit tee to discuss the organization and bylaws. THE COMMITTEE. By M. H. DUN ST. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO, Prices Paid for Produce In the Bsy City - Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 17. The fol Ing prices were quoted In the ptoduce mar ket today: Vegetables Cucumbers, $1I.B0; garlic, 4iS6c; green peas. 295c; string beans, 5Q10o; tomatoes. 50r$l .50. Poultry Roosters, old. $44.oO; roosters, young, $5.50$7; broilers, small. $3Q3.50; broilers, large. $45; fryers, .$500; hens, l-9 8: ducks, old. $4l5; young, $5&7. Butter Fancy creamery, .TTfec; creamery seconds, 34c; fancy dairy, 2Rc; dairy sec onds, 24c. Fruits Apple, choice. $2.00; common. 60c; bananas, $13.50; Mexlcaa limes, $3,509 Lester Herrick & Herrick Certified Public Accountants Office Wells I'srgo Dulldlaa-. HERBERT ELLES SMITH Local Manager. Other Offices San Francisco Merchants Exchange Seattle Alaska Building; Los Angeles Union Trust Building; New York 30 Broad Street Chicago 189 La Salle Street 4.50; California lemons, choice, $3. 50- com mon, $1.25; oranges. navels. $1.252.30; pineapples, I2yi. Eggs Store. 28SSOc; fancy ranch, 48c: Eastern. 27 fee. Cheese New. 13fe14c; Young America, 14fe17c; Eastern. ISfec. Wool Spring, Humboldt and Mendocino, 24025c; South Plains and S. J.. 6108c; lambs, Uei3fec. Hops Oid, 21TSe; new, 691014c. MUlstuffs Bran. $28 20; middlings. $31 (6 32. Hay-VWheat. $12917; wheat and oats, $129 15; alfalfa, $11$I4; stock, $8310; straw, per bale. 458Sc. Potatoes Salinas Burbanks, $1.26-sl.S0; sweets, $1.2591.50: Oregon Burbanks, $lpl.23. Onions $1.75(32.10 per cental. Receipts Flour, 6412 quarter sacks; wheat. 430 centals: barley, 3380 centals; oats. 6S cen tals; beans, 783 tacks; corn, U2B centals; pota toes, 2050 sacks; bran, 540 sacks; middlings. 395 facke; hey, 70 tons; wool, 100 bales; hldts, 877. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO. Dee. 17. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was firm. Creameries, 25S2814c; dairies, 25c. Eggs Firm at mark, canes included, 24 9 26c; firsts, 23c; prime firsts, 25c; extras, 87o. Cheese Steady, ll12c. NEW YORK. Dec. 17. Butter, nrm. Imi tation creameries, firsts, 20621c. Cheese Steady and unchanged. Eggs Firm and unchanged. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. THE WAY TO GO EAST NEXT TRIP TRY THE) ORIENT AJU LIMITED THE GREAT NOR THEIIN'S SWELL. TRAIN. Daily to EL Paul, Minneapolis. Duluth. St. Louis, Chicago and alt points East. Crosses both mountain ranges by day light. Complete modern equipment. Including- Compartment Observation cars and elegant dining car service. 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