davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1874-01-30

"a good steors.... 11so a.7ND
II good atsera. ..........>-.......,.l,l!a 49,.
uOQB-Thofe was reaaonnblo degree Of activity In
tho hog trade at prices differing but ittlo from those
current yesterday good to cloco lois being readily
sanbto 1t wlo tiorn woro buycra for pooa
to melu1n qualities at si.0o@5.a5. In addition
worry liberal demand for Now York, Boston, and othe1
Eastern markets., several local packers wero buying
freely, and all really desirable royoa werc taken u
quito as good prices rs wero obtanab'o Yesterday In.
ferior and common coarao unoven and mixed lots
still comprise worry considerable portion Of the daily
receipts aud ~ there Il at no time only limited u:
,,nrcmunoraiyo prlcos-now quotablo at S4,75@b.uo.
Yeatordays and to-ny's arrivals embraced 1hrgcr
nuber Of ofl'ghtwoIga than any proyioua two days II
tue present se.son The Tn sye1sso eRht q Tho hoE:
svcrago Of those remaining III the pcna unsod wss
undoubtedly less I, aate 10y that tae hoga nov
during tho closing days Of last month. THO average
weight OF th6 hogs rocolyed " Janafy lsst 3csr xaA
animals comprsca II ths sacs published below yos
.vesagod 2lo 1b. $50 Averaged 2o4 H. md oo syer:
cholcs grades, but weak for common and nc1lllm:
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Wheat was dull and steady, ut an average de-
cline Of N@Ic. Liverpool wRs reported weak,
and 1t was tunored tho European bnyora had
was was equivalent to withdrawal Of orders. ills
gave light dosnand. which, with weak New
York and liberal receipts lere made our market
heavy duting great part OF tho session, though
fG a a" ov ad IN atop ~ t
decline, and after that there was not very much
offered. There WIS aome changing over from
February to March, but worry little buying IN tho
hono oi IN ADVANCE, Cash wheat was especially
q greater part Of tho session, aud tho lir-
tic WAS only local. sellor March opened at
$1,2611, declined to $1.26, rose to sl.281{, and
receded to 81 .25sa ut the close. Seller February
No. No. spring ssoid It Gi.sax@l.ss, closing at | tie
inside. No. ! spring wnB dull ut ST .28@1.2 "a,
tho outside in proferred housoa. No. spring
was dull at $1.16, and rejected do at $1.o9. Cash
1,2oo @ bu (Northweutern) at si.24: SOD fbu 10 1t
$l.2s16; 2,80U hu do ut s1.23; 5000 bu No. 2
spring 1t 81 .291{ 0.4o0 bu do at 81 .2s; IS, 400
S :" Do Dc s 5s9S ba S % DO Il e p9e
bu do at S1.e21l; 2,4Uo bu No. 3spriug at FILE;
2,00o bu rejected spring at $sl.oo. Total 79,4 400
bu.
Corn wau dull and steady, but about 10 lower
like Mahonot'a coffin, suspended botraen two
| opposite magnets. These wrere furtherdecllne
Of CD per $50 lbs in Liverpool and smaller ro-
ceipts here. Tho first reduced the number Of
| buyers, nnd tho laas tho number OF Sellers
especially ln cash lots. The trading was chiefly
local, aud in the way OF settling up, with few
chauges from February into March. The anln-
mor options were neglected. Seller Fob
ss sso and 'e5e Closed n sse, Seller ssssh sold It
91l@594c, closing at b0yGe. Seller May sold at
65@6519c, closing firm at Goo. Nc. corn sold
54o for old, and 49c for new. Gash saios were
reported Of 5000 BIZ No. 2 old at 58e; 1000 BIZ
do (freo Oh cars) at $50; 500 bu do at 57s1c;
90 at 5islc; 2,4o6 ba rojeeted old at 54o; 5000
bu DO, ,iew, at Goo; 900 bu do ut 4911c. Total,
oste wore dull aud about 40 lower, In sym
woro 80 light as to make The cash offerings very
ANAL. Now York was quoted dull, and thero
was little demand for options, aa tho bulk OF tue
February deliveries have boon provided for, and
inn,eaiate wants. seiior Fabrnary sold early ut
| 4216c, aud closed nominay at 42o aud about the
Same for cash. sollor March cold at 43@l3]Sc.
Seller May sold early at A8}1c, but recoded to
4,2oo bu No. at 4211c 1,2o0 bn do at 40 GOO
bu do, white, at 421lc G0o bu rejected Ut B8e !;
ooo bu By y simple Ct sooi 1900 bu do at do, on
track. Total, 8+A00 bu.
Ing no demand from outside, e. while local buyers
| held OH for decline in sympathy with corn.
Regular No. waa nominal at B0o, and rojected
at 75@7Gc. Cash 4Balea we're limited to l 100 bu
| No. 3, on 20 storage, at $50.
Barley was moro active, and stronger. The
u1arkat opanel appureut[y weak, at $1.aS for No.
=, but soon improved 10 91.62, under an active
ionaant, and eloseta ut about si5i, with no dis
elimination ~ favor Of any house. No. was
81 20 iii tue Northwestern. No1eDtol ofOHetl flru]
, 1874-01-30
THE LIVESTOCK MARKETS.


,'CArTLE-The volume Of salea was larger than on
either Of tho previous days Of tho week, both local
aud outatdo buyers taking hold Wthrather more FREQ
do1u, but prices wcro lowor That this ohoul be tho
report surpua Of eattlo aid material derrociaton
IN values; The small margin sxisting at the begin.
nng Of tho weck hns been entirely awept away, aud
iaens lntenton to buy st owcr rates or remain idle.
The fact hnt tho amount Of cattle In tho yards fol
Attle my short OF 4o00 lead exortea Bo{tening n
auonee tron holders and ihe demanss Of buyers
comparison with Tuosaays prices tho days
sIfert slgoktSs, yhl!e u medium roaglish
The choicest cattle offered were not wanted Ut
$5.76@6.00, and with raTc exceptions no salcs wore
effected At oyer ss.35. Gregory, strader T. Go. sold
two 1ro.es, averaging 1s76 ,na a4s 1es, At b.oaH,
Tbs 400, but with thcao exceptions We learned Of
No transfers al q higher hsure than $5.40. Stock
Bsors wero n good request md, being ~ Light sup-
t55.5o Tor poor to medium grades, and d s575@4oo
Tor gona to prime. Gown BOLD principally ut $1,000
3.75. The market closed weak.
QUOTATIONS.
Extra sneoges-{3Taded steers, aserspang ], 400
Choice Dcovcs-Fine, lat, woll formed 5ycar
to year old stecrs, averaging 1850 to
aood nesve.wsii.fatieaoa aciy formca
steers. averaging 12oo to 1,sOo 6s 4.76@5.1o
Medium Gradea-steers In fair lesh, aver-
aging l;1s9 to l.soo a.eo@4'7o
aversains $50 70 lido Ibs. 49, s25@4oo
aosh, averaging 7oo to 1850 is. ...::.. s.oo@Aoo
staes, bulls, snd scalawaa steors 1.76@276
Cattlo-Tcxas, choice coru-fed ......... 4.00@4.g0
Cattlo-Te1as wtntered North h.......... 9.0093. 80
Cattle-Toxas, through droyeH. ........+. 17bea? 76
LIZ
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Nl:w YoaK, Jan. 20.-CuBtoms reco

Is1s" ASAA1 wall AUt-CuctVlua kCEuAtkot FAV4,@
oU0
Treasury disbursements $298,00O.
Money easy at 8 per cent.
Sterling dull at st4.8s}1@4.s4 for GO days !;
$l.87@4.8714 for sight.
Gold ranged at 1.l1I@1.l19k.
Carrying rates Bot.
Cleasiuga S25, ,O0o, 900.
6tata bonda quiot.
Governments quiet and Btoady.
Stocks opened strong, especially in low-nrlced
shares, but yoon became weak and declined HO
The greatest decline WAS iu Lake Bhoro. in
which tlore was considerable pressure to pell.
IN the later Board u further decline Of X and
Was established. The market continued weak.
With the lowest prices Of the day, at the oloBo.
The principal dss'inggs were in Lake Shore, New
Pacific Hail, and Union paoidc. Exceptions to
the general decline were Atlantic & Pacific pro-
ieztod, Panama, and Michigan Central, which
showed = slight improvement. T''.e t"1"s H.
4weon 10 and II o'clock wore tT2,;Na i, r:a, .:
which 23 900 wero Wostor:l Ushu.., ;5Oj. "a. II
Paoi1o, 1890 Wabash, 81 ,o00 raullio hia, 8,dt0
EqN Xerk oontral, 47ooo Lake Shore, d,6oa 81,
, 1874-01-30

THURSDAY EVENING, Jan. 20.
The following were the receipts nnd shipments
of tho leading articles of produce III Chicago
during tho past twenty-four hours, and for tho
corresponding date ono year ago:
, 1874-01-30
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS,

ExrhAxAr1oN OF HEsEnyxcz MAnxs.--t sAturdaysx
eepted. sBundny e1coptad: Monday excepted. | Ar
rive 6unday at 9: 10 D. m. DAILY.
MICHIGAN CENTRAL d GREAT WESTERN RA,laoADs
Uepot. foot qf Lake IT, aad Toot QT 7cerYaeconl.sf.
Ticket oNe< 81 Clark st southea corner qf Randolph
and IS Canalst.i corner qf .Madtson:
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Milwaukee, Grcsn Bay. Stevens'
Point, PrairIe du Chlen, 4 La
Crosse Dav Express.
Mtlwankee Mall aud ErCress ,...
Milwaukee. St, Paul i Minneap-
olia Night Expras8..............
, 1874-01-30
MONEY AND Commerce.


TuunapAr EVENING, Ian. 20.
Tho local money market presot,ta bit few i'm
portant ohauges yot. Tho demand for money is
still very active from parties who arc anttclpat-
ing heavy deliveries Of grain and proviatons on
tho farst OF tho month. Tho supply Of funds iB,
howovee, ample, and eo,no Of tho banks would
eveu BIO glad to inoroase their loars
Now York exchange was scarccr again To-day,
and sold at par between banks.
THE MECHANICS NATIONAL nANE.
Laat wcok the Executive Committee of the
Chicago Clearing House mude definite reoo1n-
mondation TINT tho Mechanics National Bank bo
expelled from tho Association for tho rcaaon
that the bank was mol In condition to justify
tho confidence OF tho otlor membere. Action
on this recommendation was, howovor, dofcrroa
until tho meeting OF the Association appointed
yor to-day, In order to givo tho bIcchanics' Ma
&ional Bank another aud final opportunity to put
its afInirs into g more satisfactory shape.
The bank has ut lass boon forced to
make some important changes In its
affairs, and to-day malo partial exhibit Of
ita condition to tho Executive Committee, which
induced tho Committee to withdraw Its recoul-
mendation Of expulsion, Tho changes made
are, first, that MIR. ]. Y. Scammon has resigned
tho prosideuoy Of the Mechanics National
Bank, and Mr. .. y. n1cCogg has beon appointed
In his stead second, that the liabilities Of tho
bank to doposisors havo been reduced from
'4420,000 OH Dec. 81, to s326,o00 now; third,
that instead Of IN aggregate Of about 95o,Go0 Of
cash and checks on city banks, AZ on Dec.
~, tho bank claims to have now on
hand s1l2,o00 In I" cash." We aro not
advised na to what llas beon done with the
Sl7s,000 ."bills payable +" which appeared in tho
e$atement OF the bank for Dec. ~. This amount
Waa understooa to be duo to tho Metropolitan
National Bank Of Now York for advances or
ovordraftB, aud we arc Informed haB since been
ancroascd to $220, 900 or thoreAbouts. It Is b.
tieved, however, that this amount las boon 60
cured to tho Metropolitan National by tho per-
6onal obligations Of Mr.. acRmmos,, With collat.
erals, and as II wns we'll known that flr. Scammon
WAS the principal stockholder In tho Mechanics'
it Is presumed that tho major portion Of tho
capital stock Of tho Mechanics haa been pledged
with tho metropolitan aB security for tho
&2280 600 abovo mentioned These figures are oi
courae too vague TO sum, up very definitely the
condition Of tho bank, but it's relations to the
pnbnc-regartlleas Of liabilities to tho stock
Aoders-may DO approximately stated on the
basis OF itR exhibit to tho Executive Committee
% follows:
70 metropolitan National Bani Of Now York. s2s,o
s552,ool
.. A6sETe.
BILLS receivable iessimatedl ea5oSi
, 1874-01-30

CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE, & ST. PAUL RAILWAY.
Unton Depot Nndfson and Caaalss. ..1jcke 0Mo
"a South CtaF&., oposife Sherman HousS and Dsott
, 1874-01-30

980oi choice, 66@85c; medium
On, 35@45.
75@80o; ha1f bright, oo@7oo,
choice, 32@35o i; medium, $50
tho following prices: Beech,
hickory. e11.o0; slabs, $500,
d demand, tho Inquiry being
IN manufacturers. Stocks are
rlrt frfy>
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they have 80 cleverly walked into. And
believe that if you look close, you'll find my
imitation of poor old Jacob Shelmire's writing
a great deal better than theirs"
This was virtually the end of the case. The
jury began to cast indignant looks at Mr.
Bledsoe and his companion, both of whom
turned white and red, and looked very uncom-
Portable. The judge simply told the jury that
it remained for them to say, from the evidence
whether Jacob Shelmire had executed the
will in dispute; and without leaving their
seats, they found that he had not.
One of the most remarkable things connect
ed with this trial was the sudden disappear
ance of Bledsoe and Passmore. Within fif
teen minutes after the verdict, l had war
rant for their arrest, on charge Of perjury
and forgery, in the hands of the police; but
they never found them.
Some days after the trial, said to my
clerk, "Well, Will, our client, Virginia Gar
vim, will not be Of age for some months yet
and it is necessary to have an administrator
and a guardian appointed. Do you know
whom she would prefer?
II have no doubt, sir" Will solemnly re:
piled, "that she would prefer me. And as
am to become her husband in two weeks, you
will concede the propriety Of the suggestion
I did more shook the splendid fellow by
the hand, and wished him whole century Of
happiness. And I was not above acknowl
edging to him, then and there, that his adroit
ness had saved Virginia's case, and that there
was peculiar fitness in her choosing him fol
her life. guardian.
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TypE1N A NEwspApER.-The Poughkeep-
sic EaoZe, in an article on chow mistakes hap.
pen in newspapers" figures up the number Of
type used in newspaper the size OF the rage
at 100000, i. e., the actual number of bits OF
metal arranged and rearranged every day IN
preparing a newspaper of that size for the
press. -.
In making type, variations that might be
allowed in the finest machinery would render
the type useless. 1t is very rare that type
furnished by two separate foundries can be
used together without great deal OF trouble,
though they try to make it after the same
standard.
We read, once in a while, of a wonderful
piece of cabinet work, or mosaic work, con-
tanning ten, twenty, or fifty thousand pieces,
the maker of which hasspent months or even
years of labor in producing it, and people go
to see it as great curiosity but the most
elaborate and carefully fitted piece ofwork OF
this kind ever made does not compare with
that which the printer does every day, tor
minuteness of detail and accuracy OF lifting.
The man who does the first is looked upon as
an artist-a marvel of skill-and if hun
dred of his pieces are put in wrong side up,
or turned the wrong way, it is not observed IN
the general effect but if the printer, in fit
ting ten times as many pieces together IN
sing gle day, puts one where another should be,
or turns one the wrong way, everybody sees 1t,
and is amazed at the stupid carelessness OF
those printers"
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A SrRATAGEM ON THE ScAFFoLD.-A Paris
correspondent relates the following story about
the great.grandmother Of the Polish Prince
Lubomirski, "who writes so cleverly and
chatters so incessantly:" "This unfortunate
Princess remained in Paris during the Reign
of Terror, imagining that her foreign nation.
ality would save her from the guillotine.
The unhappy lady, who was very beautiful,
made mistake She had been the intimate
friend of Princess Lamballe, and was arrested
on a groundless suspicion Of being in CORES.
pondence with the Austrian Government, and
hurried off to execution on the day following
that which saw Madame Roland perish.
Princess Lubomirski had one little daughter,
which she wished to embrace before she died.
A faithful nurse brought the child in her
arms, and, at the risk of her own life, to the
yery foot of the scafold. The wretched
mother, wishing that her little one should be
recognized in after years by the Lubomirski
fanil y, and not being allowed to write to
them, imagined the following means Of ident'
flying her orphan daug ghter: STOPPING down,
she dipped her finger in the blood of victim
who had Just perished, and wrote these words
in big letters on a scrap of her linen: The
child with the letters L. B. scratched on its
arm is my daughter, Princess Lubomirski.
Then taking pin she scratched the initials
on the arm of her child, embraced it, and q
few moments afterward laid her head under
the knife. The nurse, when the Reign Of
Terror was over, took the child to Poland
where, being recognized by her mothers
family, in the course of years she married her
cousin, Prince Ladislas Lubomirski. The pre-
sent Prince has often seen the initial scar on
his grand-mother's arm. The old lady only
died few years ago."
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chant or middle man to furnish food and
clothing for his laborers and all the means
necessary to get his crop, baled and weighed,
to the market The failure of his crop would,
of course, cover him with liabilities; but such
has been bis fatal persistence in this false sys-
tenn that he has been able to struggle through,
as in Alabama, three successive crop failures.
The merchant, somewhat reconciled to the
anomalous condition of affairs by the large
profits he can make on coarse goods brought
long distances, has himself pushed endurance
and courage to an extreme point, and when
he dare give credit no longer, hosts of plant.
ers are often placed in the most painful and
embarrassing po 'itions. So they gather up
the wrecks Of the ir fortunes, pack their Lares
and Penates in AL emigrant wagon or car, and
doggedly work their way to Texas.-'Scr'b-
or'o MnrfbLy
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EXPLANATION OF BLUsHING.-An emo.
tion-sometimes pleasurable, sometimes pain
ful-takes possession of the mind, and there
upon hot flush is felt, the skin grows hot,
and according to the intensity of the emotion,
these changes are confined to the cheek only,
or extend to the "roots of the hair," or call
over"
What is the cause of these changes? The
blood is a red and hot fluid; the skin reddens
and grows hot because its vessels suddenly
contain an increased quantity Of this red and
hot fluid; and its vessels contain more because
the small arteries suddenly dilate, the natural
contraction of their muscles being superseded
by state of relaxation. On the other hand,
in many people extreme terror causes the skin
to grow cold, and the face to appear pale and
pinched. Under these circumstances the sup
ply of blood to the skin is greatly diminished
in consequence of an excessive stimulation OF
the nerves of the small arteries, which causes
them to contract, and so cut off the supply Of
blood.
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LIE. S. O.. =, NOVEMBER IL, 1874:

when others have deserted, hand of hope
when all others refuse, and heart to feel your
sorrows as her own. Perhaps smiling cher.
up with prattling glee and joyous laugh, M VIII
drive all sorrow from your brow, and inclose
it in the wreaths of domestic bliss.
No matter how humble that home may be,
hoy destitute its stores, or how poorly its in.
msses are clad; if true hearts dwell there, it
is yet home-a cheerful, prudent wife, obe-
dient and affectionate children, will give pos.
SCISSORS more real joy than bags of gold and
windy honors. The home of temperate, in
dustrious and honest man will be his greatest
joy. He comes to it weary and worn, but the
music of the merry laugh and the happy voices
of childhood cheer him. A plain but healthy
meal awaits him. Envy, ambition and strife
have no place there, and with clear con.
science he lays his weary limbs down to rest
in the bosom of his family, and under the pro,
tecting care of the poor mans friend and
helper.
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A TRUTHFUL SKETcH.-Let man fail in
business, what an effect it has on his former
creditors Men who have taken him by the
arm, laughed and chatted with him by the
hour, shrug their shoulders and pass on with
cold "How do you do?"
Every trife of bill is hunted up and pre-
sented that would not have seen light for
months to come, but for the misfortunes of
the debtor. If it is paid, we'll and good; if
not, the scowl of the Sheriff, perhaps, meets
him at the corner. A man that has never
failed knows but little of human nature.
In prosperity he sails along gently, waited
by favoring smiles and kind words from eve.
rybody. He prides himself on his name and
spotless character, and makes his boast that
he has not an enemy in the world Alas the
change He looks at the world in different
light when reverses come upon him. He reads
suspicion on every brow. He hardly knows
how to move; or to do this thing or the other;
there are spies about him, a writ is ready for
his back. To know what kind Of stuff the
world is made Of, person must be unfortu-
nate, aud stop paying once in his lifetime.
If he has kind friends, then they are made
manifest. A failure is moral seive; it brings
out the wheat and shows the chaf. A man
thus learns that words and pretended good
will are not and do not constitute real friend
ship.
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REFUSING A LARGE FEE.-Velpeau, the
French surgeon, had successfully performed,
on little child FIVE years old, most perilous
operation. The mother, says the New York
Medical Record, came to him and said:
"Monsieur, my son is saved, and l really
know not how to express my gratitude. AL
low ME, however, to present this pocket'book,
embroidered by my own hands,"
"Oh, madame" replied Velpeau, sharply,
"my art is not merely question Of feeling.
My life has its requirements like yours.
Dress, even, which is luxury to you, is
necessary for me. Allow me, therefore, to
refuse your charming little present in ex.
change for more substantial remuneration" !.
"But, monsieur, what remuneration do you
desire? Fix the fee yourself"
give thousand francs, madame"
The lady very quietly opened the pocket
book, which contained ten thousand francs in
notes, counted out five, and after politely hand
ing them over to Velpeau, retired. Imagine
his feeling!
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at the smell of it. Better by far to tell him
the simple truth, that 1t is disagreeable, but
necessary for his health, and you desire him
to take it at once. Ten to one he will swal
low it with half the trouble of coaxing and
worry of words, and love you better for your
firm, decided manner :,
Don't teach the children by example to tel
white lies to each other and to their neigh
bors. Guard lips and bride your tongue. II
YOU desire to have the coming generation
truthful. Truthfulness is one of the founda
ton stones of heaven. Remember the old
old Book says, mo liar" shall enter within
the gates of the beautiful city. There is nc
distinction between white lies and those OF
dark hue. The falsehood is an untruth
whether the matter be great or small.-hs'ra'
Ne1p Yorker.
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THE SOUTHERN PIANrER.-There must,
and will be, radical change in the conduct
of the next generation of planters. The
younger men are, think, convinced that it
is a mistake to depend on Western and North.
ern markets for their daily consumption, and
for nearly everything which goes to make life
tolerabe But the elders, grounded by life:
time of habit in the methods which served
them we'll under slave regime, but which are
ruinous nowadays, will never correct them
selves. They will continue to bewail the un-
fortunate fate to which they think themselves
condemned-or will rest assured that they
can do very well in the present chaotic con.
dition ofthings, provided Providence docs not
allow their crops to fail. They cannot be
brought to see that their only safety lies in
making cotton their surplus crop; that they
must absolutely dig their sustenance, as we'll
as their riches, out of the ground Before the
war, planter who owned plantation Of two
thousand acres, and two hundred negroes
upon it, would, when he came to make his
January settlement with his merchant in town,
invest whatever there was to his credit IN
more land and more negroes. Now the more
land he buys the worse he is off, because he
finds it very hard to get it worked up to the
old standard, and unless he does, he can i'll
afford to buy supplies from the world at the
heavy prices charged for them-or if he can
do that, he can accomplish little else AS
most of his capital was taken from him by
the series of events which liberated his slaves,
he has been compelled, since the war, to un.
dertake his planting operations on borrowed
capital, or, in other words, has relied on mer-