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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15
Selected Poetry.
Gfrom tie La Crosse Dtnsocrat. 7
SPOONS
BY DAVID PAuB. JONES.

AS the moon went down ono wintry night,
blcar-eycd monster hove in sight
OF fine old mansion in the South,
Croaking aloud with open mouth
spoons !"
With eye asqnint; with pockets widc;
With steady look, and Btealthier stride
With visago dark, whcroon was wrote
The motto which beneath wc quote
"Spoons!"
whence comc'h tou'' .ho goodhost said,
.'What do you scck-our gold or broadf
Or do you from The night air fy?"
The strange beast made but ono rcply-
"Spoons ?"
"Oh rob us not ~ the good wife cried,
these hcirlooms arc our family pride,
oh, take whatever else yau will!'
Eu. the bluo coat Numbered louder still
Spoons :"
''Thcn take my watch and chain and 60 =,
The old nHn said.;n accents low.
The watch wMs gobblcd in tricc,
But still was heard that strange device
"Spoons -
"Foul fond, would's rob the oldand woak L?
Ny sons arc soldiers, them 60 seek;
elias, thou ART too base TO fight.
Thou coward that dost howl at night'--
"SpoonsH'
a guard Of soldiers dressed in blue,
Soon sacked the household through ead
through;
Until nt last-tho prizc cspied.--
With one loud voice tho robbers cried
''Spoous ~
The sp"ils secured, on plumber bent,
These villains to the ncighbors went
~ every house dctrncelcss NIGH
Was heard that strange. ungodly cry
Spoons !"
An when at last, nt dawn Of day,
The cock eyed monster knclt--lo play!
Ben, Butlcr's servant swears ho heard
Him inutter Chat ncourscu word.
"Spcons I,
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rFrom tho American Farmer I
Farm Work for tho Month Of January

The old year and its work finished
up, the new one with its engagements
demands attention. A plan Of work
ing operations for tho year should bo
thoughtfully made. Allot to- each
Drop its proper ground Determine
tho oxtent of each, stunning alike tho
error of over cropping on tho ono,
hand, and on the otber Of not having
enough to task we'll your cropping re-
sources. 1t is nico point and of
much Importance to adapt the work Of
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15

An unbroken railway communication
now exists between New York and the
base ofthe Rocky Mountains, a distance,
OF over two thousand miles. Al tempo.
rary bridge, recently erected across lie
Missouri a river at Omaha, was the last
link Of this liue constructed.
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CotRr OF &prEAEs.--Wo, under-
stand that Chief Justice Dunkin and
Ills associates have ordered special
term of the Court of Appeals, to bo
held in Charleston, commencing on
Thursday noxt, 9th instant.--Phenip.
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Parties in Bridgeport, Conn, are en-.
gagged IN gotting out novelty III the
shape Of q wagon body. The entire
body is made of rubber, hardened by
the addition of tin and iron in the COM.
position, and is cast in mould,
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BEGINNING TO BELIEvE.-"Bub-
bles," of the California Golden Era,
gets off the following:
l begin to believe, nowadays,
money makes tho man, and dress tho
gentleman.
I,begin to believe that the purse is
more potent than tho sword and pen
together. ~
/ begin to believe that those who
sin tho most during the week are the
devoutest on Sundays.
begin to- Bcliovo that honesty is tho
best policy-to speculate with until
you have gained cvcrybodys conf
dcnce--then line your pockets.
begin to- believe in humbugging
people out Of thcis dollars. It is
neither steeling nor Begging and
those who are humbugged have onES
themselves to blame.
y begiu 10 believe that n man was
not made to enjoy life, but to keep
himself miserable in the pursuit and
possession OF riches.
i begin to bclievo that the sncst
remedy for hard times and tight
money market is an extravagant cx-
pcnditnrc on tho part of the individu-
al-to keep the money moving.
| begin to believe that none but
knaves arc qualified to hold Office un-
der Govcrnment-with tho exception
of few natural born fools and luna
tics.
[ begin to believc'that piann-forto
is more necessary in family than
meat and potatoes.
[ begin tobclicve that boy who
doesn't swear, smoke and chew tobac-
GO may be a very good boy, but natu-
rally stupid.
l begin to believe that if the dcvil
should die, one halN Of the world
would be:thfown out Of employment.
SECOND ULYSsEs.--..pa old man Of very
acute phisognomy, nns nswcring to the namo
Of jacob Wino', was brought before tho
police court cf Philadelphia. His clothes
looked rs if 'hoy might hure been bought
seconT' hnn' 'otS in his youthful prime, for
they Ind suffered more from the rubs Of
the world than the proprietor himself
"What business do you follow, Wilmot ?"
/ "A vngabond, perhnps?"
/ t'Nom are not far wrong. travellers md
I vngnbonds are about the samo thing Tho'
difference is that The latter travel without
money, and the focmcr without brains"
Where have you travelled %
"All over the contincnt."
81 or what purpose ~
"Obscrvati0U"
'Wh,N Have you observed %
"N lsttlc TO commend, much to cersurc,
and very much 10 laugh ni.'
''Umph mud what do you commend ,"
ga handsome woman hat will, s,Ny Mt
home, an eloquent prcnchcr ,hnt will preach
n short sermon, gond writer that will not
write too much, and u fool who las sense
enough to hold his tongue"
What do you censure2'
|, "A msn' %tiu marres n girl for her fne
clothing. youth WHO studies luw or mcd-
cine while he has the use of his bands, and
people who elect drunkard or blockhcad 10
Office"
"What do you laugh Mt %
IL hugh at n man who expects his posi-
tionto command that respect WHICH his
personal qualities and qualifications do not
merit"
10 whs dismissed.
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HORRIBLE DEATH OF AN EDlroR.--
Among the parties who were burned to
,dealhtin the Angola Railroad disaster,
was MIR. Charles Lobdell, associate editor
OF the Lacrosse Democrat Ho was on
his way.to bridgeport Connecticut, to
get married. III ss,
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lfyou yonr.l'ps
Wca4d keep from Slips,
Five things observe with care
OF whom speak,
10 whom you speak.
And how, and whom, and wboro

- ft --T-E--.-- - o. ------ 1'f.
The "Whito: Fawn'' willsbe the
next attraction at Niblo's, surprising
IN grandeur and effect tho "BlaoH
Crook," with more women but less
clothing. o..
Ihere 's man in Totness SO witty.
that his wife manufactures all the but
ter that she uses from tho oroam Of
his jokes. =
- - s----7-s---.
During 1851, from Jannary lst until
day. 239OG5 Immigrants mr.
,r,vea nn at Nov York, as compared, with,
year.. wy
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LmDiAN CoNIMissroNERs.- Geo. w.
Bushyhead, (chief,) johnson Gruslsey,
Jnncorinka and Stampcr, Chcrolsecs,
who have been appointed by tieir
tribe Commissioners to visit Washing
ton, arrived in Columbia yesterday
and took up their quarters at the
Central House. Their business is to
confer with tho authorities relative to
tho romo3al Of the remnant of the
Cherokee tribe of Indians-about
l,OOO-now rcmaining in North Caro-
lima, Tennessee and the upper part of
this State, to the West. Ono of the
party is scvcnty-eight years old, and
was one of tic Commissioners who
arranged the treaty stipnlations and
reservations with Gen. Jackson, on
the conclusion of the ,Gar, Menia,
5M.
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PBANTfNti TREES.

If thcrc be trees to plant in Sprir e,
dig out the holes in any suitable
weather, and let thcro be no over
haste that will prevent its being we'll
done. Sot stakes near the trees plant.
cd out the past Fall, and fastcn the
trces to them securely, with ropes of
straw, to prevent tho evils produced
by the winter winds. Turn over and
examine all piles of weeds and other
trash, and kill the field mice you will
DO sure find in some of them. 70
your ponch trees, so down on your
knees, with knife and brad awl, or
other probe, and hunt out the grub
Use good cushion of straw to kncel
upon.
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CARTS AND IMrLEMENTs.

Have carts and implements of all
sorts, thoroughly repaired, if they
need it, and keep all well secured
from weather.. If there is not she'd
ding or house room for every thing,
provide it now, when the necessity is
apparent, and you have the leisure
for it. Fave all gearing overhauled,
repaired and creased. Give the
blades of scythes, the knives of your
reaper and mower, and anything about
other agricultural machines or implc-
monts likely to suffer from rust, a thin
coating of grease and becswax melted
together.
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a FAST PRlNcE.-A few weeks AGO
the Prince of Wales was on a visit 70
Paris. X foreign correspondent thus
records one of the little incidents of
the Princes stay there:
"Lctort is the name of the Partisan
money-brokcr who recently cxtricatcd
the Prince of Wales from very IN.
pleasant scrape. The Prince was in.
cogmtto in Paris, and had bought of a
jcwcller there diamonds and bracelets,
worth about fifty thousand francs,
which he presented to good looking
member Of the dcmi-monde. He then
went to tho Cerole dcs Etrangers, play
cd at baccarat, and lost every franc he
had with him. Next morning the
jewelier came to him and wanted his
money. AS the Prince told him he
bad not got a franc, and that ho would
send him his sum from London Tie
Jewcller waxed wroth, and threatened
to- snc the Prince and seize the Jewel.
ry in tho hands of the Ioyetie. The
Prince was at a loss how to secure the
money, as he was in Paris contrary to
his mothers wishes, and he was over
joyed at the offer which the above
named broker made to advance the
fifty thousand francs"
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AT a recent fremeN's celebration. in
Charleston, the fo!lowirg ingenious and
appropriate toast, bringing in the name
every white fire company in the city,
was offered:
Or Guests Of the Fire Department
o|he city Of Charleston : With Pho.
'aeey IN Charleston may we ever Hops to
have an eye as Vtyllonf as tic Eagle
to the Interests of ON Palmetto STATE,
and may we always revere the memory
OF our revolutionary hero, Mayton.-
Young Anser'cA is proud Of her Gc,7naa =
clement, and cstecms her Wusieington
Therefore, we trnst that no volcanic
-dstna may ever disturb the harmony ot
feeling that should exist amongst us,
for we should, like Pleair rising from
the flames, with renewed energy hau,c
with the destructive element, discord,
and stand firm as the ,StoncvaN in the
discharge of duty.
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There is much suffering at tile North
and intense suffering at the South, and
all the world Is fnll oft. London iourn.
nls speak OF the tens Of thousands OF
men and women starving in East LON
don, and in Liverpool and Cor,.aNt"
and the accounts OF the aggravated misc.
ry OF these helpless multiludrs are most
horrible. In manufacturing districts,
and in many lines ofbuSiness the pres
ent condition of things is dull, and the
prospects gloomy.
The New Haven Rogiste, has a dig
patch from New York, which states
shat Mr.. At. Stewart, of that city,
has received a long letter from Gen G.
raj Grant, III reference to his noniaa- :.
ton for the Presidency by the late
mass meeting at Cooper Institute low
York. The dispatch adds that G on G.
raj Cfrant acceptsthe resolutions and
authorizes the committee to use, Ris
name for tho Presidency.
A woman IN Illinois recently sold her
husband To- another Mmn4e for $l20. -.
All parties, husband included, seemed
satisfied with the bargain, and the trans
Ter was made by mutual consent. Wife
selling is not uncommon III England, ! but
such transactions should De foreign TO
American sol:,
Thaddeus Stevens is engaged in tho
preparation of a speech in favor of the
Alaska appropriation bill. He insists
that Ills health is not as poor as 9th
or his friends or enemies think it IS. r
Tho Democrats' of Leavonworsh,
Kansas, have organized club, of
which the particular object is to aonai-
nate General William fisherman for
the Presidency. S Y
. Austria had to dbek Maximilian of
his title Of Emperor before it could
get his Body: IIb was styled "tho
late Archduko" in allcommunisations
with Juarez..
n Vermont, ly a recent law, minis.
tcrs iof the Gospel who have ceased 70
perform theiolher duties OF their sacred
Office are no longer authorized to sol.
emnize marriages. ay4ta &.
Auexchange says The ladies would rather
lace mad bull than not have, their. dresses
gored,, N''''
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15

LATE Discoveries AT JERUSALEM.
The discoveries recently made by Lieut..
Charles Warren, II. e., exploring for
the Palestine Fund in Jerusalem, will
crafty all persons who are interested in
Biblical studies. It now seems definite.
ly established that the South wall s,of
tho sacred enclosure which contained
the temple is buried for greater depth
than the height emerging from the
ground, and that if barred to its founda.
tion, the wall' WOULD present an unbro.
ken face of solid masonry nearly 1000
feet long and $50 feet in heightI fThe
wall, as it stands, has excited the won
der of the world. No one has done
more than speculate on the depth of its
foundations or the MINOR discoveries
made by Lieut. Warren, which, as the
Secretary Of the Exploring Society
writes on the llth instant, have com
plctcly changed the conditions Of re-
search in Jerusalem. The sites OF The
Temple. Cavalry, The Holy Sepulchre,
the Pool OF Bc,hadia, are hoped to- be
discovered and if The exploring party
is provided with funds, Lieut.. Warren
docs not despair OF surveying and desig-
! mating the boundaries and chief localities
OF the ancient Jerusalem which the Sa-
vionr saw and which Jpsephus dcsorib-
ed.-N. Y. Times.
ANCIENT TREES. The celebrated
chestnut on 44itna must be thousand
years old at least The Baobab trees
Of the Green Cape demand of us, ac-
cording to their thickness aud the nun.
be. of zones in some Of their branch
esy an age of four thousand years, or
thereabouts. The gigantic Cypress
at Santa Maria del Iulc six miles
cast of Oaxaca, in Mexico, has cir
cumfercncc of l2l Spanish feet, about
pIO feet in diameter. Now, suppose
that every annual zone measured one
line, the tree must be nearly three
thousand years old. It is Historically
certain that it is older than tho con-
quest of Mexico by the Spaniards.
The ago of the great Dragoon tree at
Crotava, in Tcncriffe, is supposed to
be five thousand years. These exam
pies arc quito sufficient to prove the
possibility of acompound plant living
on without end.
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MANURE.

Gather materials for manure from
every source. Look especially 70 tho
accumulation Of tho hog pens. Soo
that the spouting takes off we'll from
the manure heap the water that would
wash away its strength.
LIME AND ASHES.
S2rcnd these on surface at any time
that it may DO convenient to do So.
POTATOES.
Where tho ground is light and dry,
a tow of the early sorts, may now be
planted.
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CARE OF STOCK.

Have horses, cows, calves, oxen, and
sheep, we'll looked to according to last
months notes. AS ewes approach tho
season ef lambing,. give them. a care
full oversight, and feed them some
grain, that they may be kept in good
heart. Keep breeding sows in good
condition, if you expect to raise from
them thrifty broods of pigs. Supply
all deficiencies i'm the number of work
ing stock.
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MARRIAGE ExTRAonDINARY.-The
Phnnic of yesterday contains tho fol-
lowing:
Married OF Tho Goth instant, at
Royles' Mill Pond Poorhouse, in Rich
land District, by the Rev. Uriah G..
Lee, Mr.. Wm. Boatwright, aged six
ty-scvon years, to Mrs. Ann Oxindinc,
aged ninety years.
Both Of tho above are inmates of
tho District poorhouse, and are in
good health. This is tho brides
fifth husband and the groom's second
wife.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15

OAKS PLANTED BY SQUIRRELS. 1t
is a curious circumstance, and not gene
rally known, that many of the oaks
which are called spontaneous are plant
ed by tho squirrels. The little animal
has performed the most essential service
to the British Navy. A gentleman
walking one day in wood belonging
to- the Duke OF Braulort. near Trey.
house, III the county Of Monmouth. had
his attention diEerlcd BY squirrel
Witch sat very composedlv on the
ground. lie stopped to observe his
motions; IN few moments the squirrel
darted 10 The top Of tho tree bcnea,I.
which no had been sitting And in an
mstant he was down with an acorn in
his mouth, and began to burow in the
earth with his paws.
Alter digging hole, he stopped
down and deposited the acorn; then
covering it, he dartcd up the tree
again. In a moment. he was down
with another, which he buried in the
same manner. This he continued to
do as long as he thought proper to watch
mm.
The industry of this little animal is
directed to the purpose Of securing him
sell against want in winter and, as it is
probable !,lat his memory is not suffi
Gently retcntive to enable him to re-.
member the spots, in which ho dcpoat-
ed every acorn, the industrious little
fellow, no doubt, loses lew every year.
a few spring up and arc distined to
supply the place of the parent tree
Thus, in Great Britain, in some meas
ure, indebted for her mercantile great.
ness to the industry and lad memory Of a
squirrel. -Mc'vy's Museu8.
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good health. This is tho brides
fifth husband and the groom's second
wife.
BfEhiMosIsMs.-Therc aint no $an-.
eral rule for happiness man hcs tn
be measured for hiz happiness, jist az
ho does for hiz' boots, and even then
hc' don't always git good fit.
/ Joy Will mako man change ends
quicker than sorrow.
If young man kant find anything
else chat lie il fit for, I like tn SEQ:
him carry gold-hoddcd kane.
n hoss doctor gives the following;
recipe.
FOR A sICc uoss
take 3 sents wurth rubber
q scnts wurth calomcy,
4 scnts wurth sulfur,
give the hoss onct day., when the
hoss git fisNEed, hold ap'on, the modu-
son.
The following joke is going tho round, in
the westorn papers: 1hs superintendent Of
THO Mhrictrr q Gihoshnati Railway, dis.
charged cohd>lctor belonging to that road. ,
well snid he. - was discharged for
giving free pnss. "What made you such
81 fool as 10 give a free pass 9'' 'Wen, YOU
ess," replied tie conductor. ..I got tired Of
riding nlone, and save n friend of mino q
free pass TO- got him TO 60 along for compa..
n.y."
In reply 10 Ikes question Of awhat
MIR. Seward meant when he sai1asas
wanted 81. Thomss Tor coaling IA.
ton 2" Mrs, Part'ngton, (after rubbing
her forehead thoughlfully for moment
with the bow Of her silver spec,acles,O
replied, 'it must be because it shakes
50, Isaac, and is therefore n good place
10 syf the ashes, - Hartford. Tines. ,
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the season to the available means of
Working and to the capabilities Of tho
manager. Management is q great
power in agricultural operations, espe-
cially when these are on scale Of
any cxtent.ss-,.,r 49,, .
a.g WHEAT FIELDS.
Look occasionally to these and keep
tho water furrows open. bearing in
mind that it is excess Of cold water
rnthor than excess Of cold which caus.
es winter killing. If there has been
good fall growth, Craze with cattle
when the ground is in condition for it,
and if there has beon fall fly, Craze
with sheep.
Continue to strip tobacco whenever
it may be in order. aud dispatch the
work, observing the suggestions of last
month. Get in hand stuff for hogs
heads siding and heading, so that they
may he in readiness without consum- :
ing moro valuable time later in the
season. The timber for hoops should
be cut green when wanted fsr use.
TOBACCO BEDS.
Have cut early, the brush and wood
for burning tobacco beds, and take
tho first opportunity Of the ground
being in u condition for work
ing, to prepare for seeding. 1t
sometimes happens that this oc-
ours in this latitude in the month of
January, and not again perhaps till
very late in the season. Last year the
spring season was SO bad rs to make
the sowing Of plants very Fate, and
such spell of weather as We some
times have III January, thoughwc had
none last year, would have given great
advantage to the planter. Some
planters got rid Of the great labor of
burning by substituting heavy appli-
cations Of Peruvian Guano, at tic
rate of six to eight hundred weight
chopped in while preparing the bed.
CARE OF STOCK.
Have horses, cows, calves, oxen, and
sheep, we'll looked to according to last
months notes. AS ewes approach the
season eff lambing, give them a care
full oversight, and feed them some
| l. I
The New York herald., 1868-03-13

The FOR wheat was almost inactive and prices were
.Ss % %ss NS sas sy .sa ahoss ccs
opsssd au ~ sss, and
S a. sins ss q aSG1'
nearly yellow; u II fs5 Wits u is i s5 i9I
wers wee na a1 With Of
Ss &c ss" Oune sasae
for wess5n Barley WAS q1e bat r being @
quiet but dm, with sales OF $500 bushels State at - is
FaE,sars continued 70 rule quiet and rates lowe,
1s FSsa q
ssss Soon 4 & boxes
s bushels wheat sgd loo erees beef at ss and sd
bbs rosin a. s per $50 To Londan bushels wheat
to ssRss to A. " with bOs petroleum.
a0 2lc Sales 100 bales, deliverable June &c. god
in bond and about 900 do on the spot within the range OF
of prices
for and s 5c or a5 m there .,
demand. Other kinds unchanged. - :.
Hay without material 4 change We quote shipping 81
heard Of no sales Of In but no
hs @sGe @ ns
dull depressed and lower, sssns ss roe sale
q aSs sp r %
So Sbls low No 9. s 50 a IA 100 DO pale q a s = 4
The latter price for small lot reported strained
% s.s Ess.sss !s5Is
h. and wi1nss sS1Ga sS a - ~ s;va Tar =, "s X
oiLsLnsssd was quiet pa M rm 4. Il 20 u s in casks
ss bbs pork c67 do beot l7s do
meats - DO lard la5 dres,sa hoss Tasre was only
and prices were again lower new mesa closing rather weak At
H. sSS ss BID ds e for ssfs W ms sns 'pns
2s 80 for old do hs latter for small ots sao sal for
E EsE isiars RE- delivery 50 Ssls Is April
sellers option Dressed hogs were weak at ie. sc for
wsss Without ana aass s s hsa sy
g At ss Vas o s "eyasSSns wS saos 70 Of ab 5 bb Il
HIusa III ls 2s: COMMON to good mess and s s 50
ira do beef moderately active with sales OF so
@ Ct vs. iGa ha 5
ss supply light Cut me meats sss were quiet Gas sesy
for c 0S for picked m hams @ within s tS Sr
snnss Sa pees Bacon was spany dealt Sa,
steady in value 200 boxes iac
Without activity and prices were heavy
= Ihs % aiss e fair
&c for ordinary to extra State Cheese was IN mode-
PETRoLEUN-Crade continued duh and heavy, closing At
sc for ne.. weeks No sass 1ss were report
,aon for @ standard white was c Nsphiha was In some
livery at IS c buyers option. Philadelphia market
there but little DOING but prices were gnchansed sales
RIoE-The business was unimporant, but prices were
steady a. ilc llHc for Carolina and 6c 'c gold, for
heard Of further sales Of Calcutta inseed
ps,a. for lots q arrive Clover quiet steady
sc 40 Timothy y unchanged at " 10 - and rough
suGAR.-There continued a good demand for raw, bu,
prices were ,rs easier he market closing steady bow
ssrs TOO hsas isc Sas., ~. ioI fesic
active al The following qaoatlons -is is;sc. for pow
dered crushed and gTanulaed, l5c l5c for soft white
TALLo1was arm, with moderate demand Sales o,oOC
none The marke. continued mac
tive, and prices were entirely nominal.