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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-12-21

While Professor Fossler should not be
blamed, it does seem that the board
might find some way to provide flags
for all of the school buildings. 1t may
be sentimental, this flying the flag from
the school houses, but II is good, heal
thy sentiment, and 1t is a sentiment
that ought to be encouraged. Anything
that will inspire school children and
others with the pride of country and
tend to awaken patriotic interest ought
to be encouraged. Something is need
ed to check the spirit Of lawlessness
and anarchy that seems just now to
be growing.
Next time the A. p. A. agitators
would do well to proceed little more
cautiously.
Chapters have been written on the
degeneracy of the newspaper press. It
is high time that somebody should de-
vote a few chapters to the degeneracy
Of the periodical press. This week
have been reading the Christmas an
nuals. Figaro. Mirror. The Sketch. Town
Topics, etc. Some Of them are beau
tiful. The fin de steele spirit runs riot
in many Of them. The art is garish.
The text is erratic and erotic. The
pictures in the more daring Of the pub
locations show chiefly the graceful con-
tours of women's legs. In one, Town
Topics, are many up-to-date stories.
Invaribly the hero and heroine are mar
ried, though not to each other. These
stories begin after the ceremony Of mar
riage and take husband and wife
through the gamut of Illicit passion.
A story in Town Topics is clever IL it
succeed in making a vicious brute Of
its hero and a harlot Of its heroine.
The hebdomodal press, pictorial and
is largely running to wom-
ems legs and conjugal scandal.
The people Of Lincoln did not have to
go to the theatre this week to see de-
picted the stress Of tragedy in business
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-12-21

to equip the school buildings with
American flags on the ground that the
school district could not afford the ex-
pense
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-12-21

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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-12-21
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT

Mems all wool clay worsted suits. sizes 49, &c.
40 and A. worth $40 and S25, clearing price s1l 43
Mems Scotch cheviot suits sizes 364O
clearing price SIS
Mems ee-buttoned cutsways werth sl2
and els clearing price 69S
Mems Scotch suits worth % clearing price 34S
Boy'y suits. IA to Is worth IS cleoring price 24S
Boy suits knee pants ages 4. worth g 90 at So
Boys Scotch suits, knee pants ages to 8
worth s. clearing price lbs
Bows Scotch sheviot suits knee pants ages9
to IA worth q cearing price So
Mems black overcoats worth 81 clearing price 34S
Mems overcoats worth $40 clearing price 478
Mems fine Melton overcoats worth SIS clear
ing price 99S
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-12-21

Our best corsets worth SOC go at 81
'6O6' worth 81 % clearing price SO
Our rather corsets worth 75c 90 at AZ
Ladies cloaks worth Sl5 clearing price IS 4S
8 and 10 clearing price 3 6
6, clearing price 2 6S
Chinchilla cloaks worth SIS 90 at 7 %
Good unbleached staple muslin worth &c. ga.
Beached muslin worth TIC go at as!
50 pieces 46in fine cashmere all shades worth
SO to Coo yard clearing price %
80 pieces novelty goods 36n WIDE worth 60 to
75c yard clearing price 81
% pieces double width dress flannel worth 75c
clear ng price 37Ik
% pieces French Moire worth 4Oc clearing
price ,s
80 pieces double width cashmere now Csc, Is
Half prices in table linens and bed spreads during
our sale. Great discount in ladies trimmer hats
rly before the best bargains are gone Mail orders
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-12-21


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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-12-21

The people of Lincoln did not have to
go to the theatre this week to see de-
picted the stress Of tragedy in business
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18
a COURT BALL.
BriIIisncy OF the Scene Depicted by an
American Visitor


American Visitor
Never shall | forget the sight which
greeted me as we entered, writes Win
nifred Grant, in Home and Country.
long walk between two lines of people
led to the further end of the room,
where | saw slender man, in the uni
form of the Austrian hussars, and a
sweet-faced lady in court costume
that fairly blazed with jewels. sur
rounded by ladies and gentlemen in
waiting. all gorgeOusly attired. The
brilliancy of the countless crystal gas
lights from the huge chandeliers, the
superb uniforms, wealth of sparkling
Jewels on all sides. and the magnificent
gowns. all completed picture of daz-
zIing beauty, never to be forgotten. l
was dimly aware of the fact that the
countess had again given our names to
some official. who repeated them to the
master of ceremonies, handing him the
cards. Not visiting cards, mind you,
but huge things with our names so
clearly written as to defy mistake We
had dropped our trains on entering the
room. and they were Immediately spread
out to their full width and length by
ushers with long wands.
Then we slowly marched up the
room. and after our names had been
announced to their majesties, we each
stepped forward and courtesied, or
bowed. almost to the floor. Then we
backed away, keeping our faces toward
the royal party. until we reached the
end of the room, where we stopped to
breathe for minute. l had been pre-
sented. and lived, and was grateful.
Presently there was a movement in
the lines of guests, and at the same
moment hidden orchestra began a
majestic polonaise. The guests moved
towards the sides of the room. leaving
the center cleared, and, headed by two
ushers with slaves, the royal party
slowly marched around the ballroom
and then retired. His ma jesty's ball
had been formally opened.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18
Modern Andalus,a-

Mr.. Carl LufTmann. the well-known
Australian agricultural expert who
has been for some months studying
viticulture and fruit growing round
about Malaga. gives q highly favorable
account Of that part of Spain ~ a field
for emigration. in the London Daily
News With the Importation there Of
industrious men. capital and modern
appliances there II every natural con
dition, he thinks. favorable To a speedy
and profitable return In fact. accord
ing t. this authority. there l. no coun-
try in Europe which presents advan-
tageS equal TO those Of Australia At
the same time he points ont that Spain
offers the advantage Of being in Eu
rope. and therefore close at home.
while IL has local attractions Of such
an old world character a. delight the
most conservative. From a health
point of view moreover. the climate l.
unrivaled. q circumstance which tells
strongly in favor OF happiness In
Spain there are no bad seasons. no
drudgery. no hard competition. no
dcarth of sunshine The country. Mr.
Luffmann declares. il open to receive
and benefit every class of emigrant.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18
SCARED HER INTO SPEECH.
This Engaging Woman Was Deaf and
Dumb Until Caught ON Her Guard.


4 prepossessing middle-aged woman
walked into the office of a well-known
firm of railroad lawyers on Williams
street the other day and drifted over to
where the Junior partner sat. She had
cour:plaster and other trifiing articles
to sell for ten cents and showed at the
same time a card on which was writ
ten: Il am deaf and dumb"
The lawyer was interested. saws the
New York World. for the woman had a
sad face and seemed eminently re
spectacle. So he wrote on a pad: Any
children" and she in the same manner
answered: Yes" To the question:
How many?" the reply was: six"
emphasized by mournful shake of the
head. She acknowledged in writing
that her husband was dead. When
her address was asked for she was
rather slow in putting it on paper. and
when it came to references she wrote.
with a good deal of deliberations: John
Davis
Where does he live?" was the next
question. to which the woman wrote
no reply, but indicated with her hand
a point on the horizon that might have
meant Jersey or heaven.
Great Scott, You don't mean to say
YOU know Davis?" shouted the lawyer,
jumping to his feet.
Yes. i do" answered the woman.
taken off her guard by the vehemence
of the speaker
They looked at one another for a mo-
ment and then the lawyer called an
office boy and told him to show her the
street by the way of the stairs, eight
long flights.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18

As it is known that spontaneous com
bustion sometimes takes place in ear
goes of coal. it has been suggested that
under certain conditions enormous
coal-fields may ignite and i'll time pro
duce volcanoes. Occasional and violent
eruptions may be caused by the burn
ing away of barriers and the inflow of
water suddenly producing an enor-
nous bulk of steam. which must find
an outlet. The idea that clean cotton
may t..ke fire spontaneously Is secuted
by many experts. They claim that
what is called by this name is the re-
suit of some spark that may smolder
unobServed for weeks and then may
break out in some unsupported fashion
Tobacco, linen. jute and oily cotton,
however. infiame spontaneously on
what would seem. to a scientific mind,
insufficient provocation.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18
The Vision of Birds

Birds have very acute vision, per
haps the most acute of any creature.
and the sense is almost more widely
diffused over the retina than Is the
case with man: consequently bird can
see sidewise as well as objects in front
of it. a bird sees-showing great un-
easIness in CONSEQUENCE hawk long
before it is visible to man; 50 too fowls
and pigeons and minute scraps of food,
distinguishing them from what appear
to us exactly pieces of earth or gravel.
Young chickens are also able to find
their own food. knowing its position
and how distant it is as soon as they
are hatched, whereas a child only very
gradually learns either to see or to un-
derstand the distance of objects. Sew
eral birds-apparently the young of all
those that nest on the ground-can see
quite well directly they come out of the
she'll. but the young of birds that nest
in trees or on rocks are born blind, and
have to- be fed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18

AFRICAN CUSTOMS.
Episodes Which n Traveller Saw In the
Noruba Country

Jean Hess, a Erench-African travel
er. gives IN lie Figaro of recent date an
unaccustomed view of the savage ne
gress- He pictures her as having a
beauty of her own befitting the climate
and vegetation of tropical Africa
That, however, might be a matter of
taste, and, perhaps, most writer's would
find it hard to discover. with VI. Hess.
IN the naked negresS a living bronze
of unimpeachable lines a creature
whose pride and dignity suggest what
ancient poets tell of Athenian priest
esses and Roman expresses
Matter of fact and not of taste. h ow-
ever, Is to be found in the account VI
Hess gives of love and marriage among
some of the savage African tribes In
the country of the Goruba extending
from the Gulf of Benin To the Niger. NJ
Hess saw a young negro who, after
sacrificing a pigeon upon the end of a
stream, threw its plumage upon the
water, aud chanted prayer To Imoya,
protector of the bottom of the sea
lmoya is white genius that
lives at the bottom of the stream. He
has power to inspire virgins with love
of the young men that implore his aid.
Prayer Is made To Imoya in secret
place, with the sacrifice of honey cakes
and white doves. Here is a love chant
that is sung to Imoya:
There is in the house of the chief a
beautiful virgin, Rere by name. the
loveliest of all. She has large hips as
those of a heifer; she has arms as
strong as a warriors; she has eyes as
sweet as the antelope's; her voice is
chant gayer than those of the birds:
her dancing is light and pleasure TO
see; she is supple and undulous as the
sacred serpent: she is lovelier than may
be told. | would like her well for a
wife. She would honor me in my
house and she would give me beautiful
children. But she is proud and mock
ing. She will laugh at me when l
would buy her. and l shall not be able
to conduct her to my house. Imoya,
give her to me-"
The girls also have their chants.
fetiches and ceremonies to obtain hus-
bands. In village of Yoruba, VI. Hess
saw group of young negresses per
forming these rites about a great
baobab tree They carried jars of oil.
and sang, moving slowly, with naked
bosoms, with measured cadence and
harmonious balancing. As they danced
they affixed white bits of cloth 20 the
tree. The observer saw nothing gro
tesque or laughable in the scene.
NJ. Hess says that the savage negress
has her coquetries, and asserts that she
submits to painful tattooing that she
may seem more beautiful to men The
marriage OF a rich man of the Egbas to
the daughter of a chief was a notable
ceremony. The maiden's consent hav-
ing been obtained. the future husband
paid her father the agreed price As
the newly married couple journeyed
homeward people along the way laid
down branches and flowers, saying:
The genii give thee u beautiful
spouse: forget not that she is more pre-
cious than all thy riches The virgin
whom thou takest was the charm of
the house, the charm of the city. Thou
desired her. When thou hast given Us
all thy treasures thou shalt not have
paid enough"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18

theater that will probably rank as
one of the most unique buildings in the
world is in course of construction at
Buenos Ayres. Seating five thousand
persons, it has the largest capacity of
any building of Its kind. BY an in
genious architectural arrangement
carriages are enabled to deposit per-
sons on the level of the grand tier boxes
as well as the box entrances on the
ground floor. Elevators will convey
patrons of the house to the upper floors.
1t is the work of but a few minutes to
drop the pit and stalls to the cellar,
and its place taken by a race track or
circus ring. At greater expense of
labor a tank can be erected here for
swimming or other aquatic events
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18
The MARKETS.
wHEAT-No. red. 57g5Sc; No. 2 red. SO

HlTTsBU HG, Jan 10
wHEAT-No. l red. 55g5Sc: No. red. 56e
SIC.
CORN-No. , yellow ear, 47tG4Sc; mixed ear,
s5la 46c: No > yellow shelled, +6G47c-
OATS-No. l white, 361aCL3Tc; No. do. S6D
S6Igc: extra No. white. 3512lGJ6c: mixed. "a
CG.35c.
HAY-Choice timothy, sI2OOdl2-5O; No. l
timothy, Sll.50Gl2.OO; No. timothy, SlO.25 q
II %: mixed clover and timothy, SlOOOglO 70:
packing. 1919 90: No feeding prairie, $500
(agOJ: wagon hay, Sl4.OOGl5.OO.
BUTTER - Elgin creamery, 2sd29c; Ohie
fancy creamery, 22G23c; fancy country roll
IsU2Oc; low grades and cooking, 9GlOc-
CHEESE-Ohio. mild, Igll1.c; New York
new, uIa GI2c: limberger, fall make. loo; Wis
cunsin Swiss. l9GI312c; Ohio Swiss, lll2'Gl2o.
EGGS - Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and
Ohio cases 2+G25; storage. 7Gl9c; southern
ard western, fresh, 2lG22c.
POULTRY-Large live chickens, 50G55o per
pair; live chickens, small, % g+Oc; ducks COG
soc per pair, as to size; dressed chickens. 100
lIo per pound; turkeys, ll'Gl2c per pound
duck, l2Gl3c; spring chickens, llGl2ci i've
turkeys sG9c per pound; live geese. sl-0Jls
Ito Der pair.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18
Keeping Composed.

To maintain ones compos ure under
circumstances of a trying nature is
about as difficult a task as has ever
been set for mankind. The Frenchman
is 80 rarely able to keep cool that he
marvels at the Englishman's stolid in
difference to most of the ills of life,
and in French work published some
wears ago a certain Milford Hamilton"
is held up as the prince of the com
posed, for" says the writer, Milford
Hamilton. having killed hotel waiter
in a brawl, being informed of the man's
death by the landlord, composedly or
ders his host to charge it in the bill. F"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18
An Ancient Haunting Ground.

There Is still deal of good hunting
on the Delaware peninsula. although
the region has been steadily shot over
by a sporting population for the last
two hundred and fifty years Della
ware has stringent game protective
laws. and in the lowest county of the
state there are great swamps that still
harbor n considerable variety of game
The same Is true of several of the
Maryland eastern shore counties. and
the two Virginia counties have prob
ably as good aquatic hunting a. i TO
be found anywhere on lhe Atlantic
coast short OF few almost inaccessible
points north and south
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, Jan. Is

CATTI E-Receipts light; today's market
steady at Yesterdays prices. Prime. $3.50
$50: good 81 75'a5.OJ, good butchers, 81 4l5G4-5O
rough fat S3I5d3.9O; fair light steers, s.. 400
3GO: light stockers, s.. .sO,d3.40; good fat cow,
and heifers, -. .5UG3 40; bulls, stays and cows
S2OOG3 %; fresh cows and springers, Sl5G35.
HOGS-Receipts very light today, and the
market was about steady at yesterdays prices
Heavy Philadelphias, S4.95G5.O0; medium Phil.
adeIphias, S4.S5.G49O; best Workers, Si-7OGi 50
common TO fair Workers, s455G465; pigs
S4IOd43O: roughs, S3.2JG425.
SHEEP - Supply fair, demand fair; the
market was barely steady on both sheep and
lambs at the follows prices: Extra, S5.45,G3 80
good, 81 65G3.OO; fair, S2.OOG2.2O; common, 500
mSl25- yearlings, S2.6JG3OO; best lambs,
S425g45O; common to fair lambs. S2.45,G3. 80
calves, S5.OOG6.25; heavy and thin calves. 500
(d3UU
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18

The mother of family showed the
ticket collector on the railway couple
of half-fare tickets for her two chill
dren. The latter. after looking at
them doubtfully, said: How old are
they?- They are only six, and they
are twins" ''Ah?" Then after
moments pause the man inquired;
And where were they born? The
mother OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES one was
born in New York and the other IN
Paris"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18
DO THESE INTEREST YOu9

CRAwFoRDsvILLE, Ga, has ''shak-
ing rock" similar to that in Kentucky
ONLY one ten thousand dollar legal
tender note out of an issue of 1000 is
now eXtant-
A MErEoRTTE foot in diameter fell
at Livingston Manor, n. Y, and shat
tered rock dozen times its size.
THE new Mormon temple at Salt
Lake City will be opened April g, 1898.
1t has been in course of erection for
forty years, and has cost g., 500, 900.
\ WOMAN is on exhibition in New
York who is eight feet six inches high,
and New York paper, in speaking of
her, says ''sh- is tall and well formed 4"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18
RICHES OF NORTHERN SWEDEN.
Vast Iron and Lumber Country Opened
Up bY New Railroad.

Up by "A New Railroad.
The northern part Of King Oscars
realm has often been called '-Sweden's
America" because Of the richness of
the land, although il l. still unculti-
waited. says the Stockholm correspond
dent of the 1T. Louis Post Dispatch.
The poorer class prefer to cmigrste To
the United States instead of seeking
new homes in Nordland. because that
part of the kingdom lacked means OF
communication 10y land with the capi-
tai. The coast cities suffered in the
winter when ice covered the sea aS
much as the interior settlements Suf-
fered the year round. When IL was
discovered that there were great hid
den riches there Tor the government.
II decided to grant money for the
building of a railway. The Northern
trunk line Is now complete. and has
been opened by the king. lie l. said
to be Sweden's ablest orator. and ne
made the speech of his life" The fes-
tivities surpassed anything ever seen
here The new railroad connects at
Boden. near the Gulf of Bothnia with
the nOrthernmost railroad in the world.
running from the seaport Of Lulea up
to the Gellivara iron mountains. forty
seven miles north Of the polar circle.
This road has been in operation two
years 1t may be considered the end
piece of a continuous line of railroad
about 1,25O miles long, reaching north
and south the whole length Of Sweden
The completion of this line. it il be
heved. viii materially check immigra-
tion to America. Nordland contains
more than 20 per cent. OF the lum-
ber of the world. and more than
Canada and almost twice as much
as the United States. The famous iron
mines. the largest in existence. are
capable OF supplying the world for
centuries The scenery il highly pic
turesque. and the new road presents
much for tourists
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18
wHEAr-snot market weal

wHEAT-Spot market weaker No. ? red
store and elevator, 6l1 Sc; afioat, 6254c; f o b.
63l.c atioat: No. l northern, 7l1sc delivered
No. ! hard, 72c delivered.
CORN Spot market easy. No ?, 5lL4c
steamer mixed, 491a &C nominal; No. 3, 49c nom
inal.
OATS - Spot market dull. No. oats. "a
(d34J5c; No. 3, 33I &c; No. white, 37I4tg3112c
No 3 white 3jI9c track white, 37lG4l19c.
CATTLE-European cables quote American
steers ut lO1aGl1zc per pound; Refrigerator
beef at 9GlOc.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Market firm; some
sales at I5G25c higher. Sheep, S2.O0G3-75; cat
extra EXPORT wethers, $3.50 Lambs, s4.OoG5 %
dressed mutton firm at 5g7c; dressed lamb:
aigher at 6I1GSc
HOGS-Market higher at S5.O0G5.25-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18
How We Get Canadian Coins.

Post Office regulations against accept
ing foreign coins are disregarded along
the Canadian border, where the Cana
dian twenty-five-cent piece has wide
and free circulation on this side the
line and is accepted without hesitation
by postmasters. They accept even
Canadian bank notes. and there seems
to prevail a thorough international
comfy as To money PostmasterS and
merchants are astoniShed when visitors
from regions further south hesitate at
aecepting Canadian money in chance.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18

A German chemist Is reported To
have discovered new substance which
has the remarkable and unique proper
tv of solidifying when heated ami re
manning liquid at temperatures below
zero. 1t has been named ''cryostaSe,
and is obtained by mixing together
equal parts of phenol, camPhor and
saponine. and adding a somewhat
smaller proportion of essence of tur-
pentine. Certain substances like the
aIbumens. harden on heating, but this
is the only product that again hqueties
On cooling.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18
Mantle and Carter VIII BE Elected

HELENA, Mont, Jan. l6.-The Repub-
Hcan senatorial caucus nominees, Lee
Mantle for the short term and Thomas
H Carter for the long term, received
the solid Republican vote in both houses
and their election will be ratified III
Joint assembly
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18
Fairs VIII to BE Contested.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. let Is com
mon report that the great estate of S20,-
600, 900 left by the late James G.. Fair
Will he fought for in the courts. Charles
l. Fair will lead the contest for the
benefit of the other heirs.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18
Georcia's Gift to Nebraskans.

ATLANTA, Jan. 16.-Geogia's respone
TO Nebraska's appeal for help was made
Tuesday evening, when promptly at 8
O'Clock a special train of 10 cars, loaded
with food and clothing, lefs the Union
depot for Lincoln.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18

..,- cash ID advance.--..--........ ..s1 SC
! rqF- u not paid within 3 months. l. 75
&. a. 90 not pEId within months. "a
&c a. % not paid within the year. 2 Is
ms residing outside Of the county
~ --I5r-f0uaI Fer year viii be charged 70
srar- viii the above terms be de-
" p AMI those who don I consult their
Be- IT, ~ rFvrua IN advance must not ex-
--.e-5'-.-sr .-. the same footing as those who
= e .,-. fax he distinctly Understood froJa
S1s "rTs-i- ...,-.u,-s,,,,,,,, :,
l-s' ---r.rrrs-lffe IS roo short.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-18

HOGS - Market easier at S3.75G555; re
reipts, 400 head shipments, 200 head
CATTLE light demand at S2.2jG
p: receipts 800 head shipments, 100 head.
SHEEP Market stronger and higher at Sl.5C
a4UU: receipts 600 head; shipments, 2UOe
Lambs higher at 81 5uG4O0