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has been corresponding delayed. In the south
crn states the season. ~tsisalso backward, but
while In Colorado II is more- advanced than usual.
by April 1 cotton planting was well advanced
be Fef made ana ia E ppSiRiaiFsSia St ssf R TSpI %Sd % xis!
bama. During The past week. planting has begin
ida, and to some extent in South Carolina. In
Georgia. Tennessee ana Oklahoma little or no
S SsiSs p sSS yS' a SSf" p RBi328RAassa' viii 9h' l fsS soil segi is
this week. Of T.F
corn In , aTsp of SsS Ses sou tssSIts '' st Ap %Ton !. q sIs 5ss
that date planting has continued. and has be
gun as far north as s9utfern Missouri. In the
a good stand. In FlorEial corn Is nearly a foot
The condition OF Writer wheat is reported MS
poor In Virginia and Ohln and fair In Illinois
and Kentucky, but more favorable reports are
helng received from Kansas. Arkansas, Tennessee
and New York. The recent freeze has caused
some injury 10 winter wheat in Michigan, The
West Virginia. No spring wheat has yet boel
sowu in North Dakota, and practically mons in
Minnesota. In South Dakota spring wheat seed,
ing Is becoming general, and in Nebraska and
Iowa seeding Is nearly completed:
states Of the central valleys, and in the south
etn states this CROP. is reported as doing well;
tin FOR the week ending April 6, 1SOG:
The temperature during the month Of March
was considerably below the normal, and it was
a cold, disagrecablc month, as a rule. The
amount OF precipitation train and snow was
somewhat above the normal, and at the close
Of the month the ground was reported In excel
lent condition in point Of moisture on the 3ist
heavy, moist snow fell over the east and SOUTH
east portions to the depth. in some places. of
sixteen inches. 1t soon melted away. however,
and was especially beneficial in the southeast
portion, where, on the 26th, there was a lack Of
sufficient moisture in the soil in some counties:
During March there was very little seeding
done. and tant only in patches here and there
in the southern counties, as II was too cold and
Since the list OF April the weather has been
more favorable in point OF temperature. and the
have. as a rule, been frosty. the ground lS lice
Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-11
STOCKS AND BoNps.
Lowest Total of business Was Made
Yesterday.

NEW YORK. April lO.-The lowest total OF
business that has been recorded recently was
made today. The aggregate dealings fen short
Of 1000 shares. At intervals during the day
a condition OF positive stagnation ruled, but In
tho main the tone Of the speculation, which
was entirely professional. was strong. Covering
Of shorts was the chief force under the market.
For several days past the bear traders, an
uctpating vigorous action by the president in
regard to the Cuban imbroglto. hay" been put
ting out lines. hrrring that the Endorsement by
the national executive OF the overwhelming SEN
ument in congress in favor OF cuba would re
suit i'm a depression OF the stock market. As
the hoped for message seems TO be as far away
as ever, the professionals are disposed To con-
influence today upon prices was u decline in
sterling exchange rates To the basis OF Si.SSNt
for sight drafts The limited supply Of exchange
offerings appears to be sufficient temporarily
70 supply the very moderate demand, and hence
the imp, liability Of shipments Of gold In the
An encouraging development, which was not
zen gSene camy, snow NJ WA iprSner bnrigs ycS SpwI'u
zzation plan Following upon The settlement e.
ern Pacific and Montana division, It is learned
an arrangement has been satisfactorily com
Occur d'Alene bondhoidcrs, and that negotiations
Spokane & Paiouse and Duluth and Manitoba
divisions. The railroad list was exceptionally
Inactive. and in the Industrial department. sugar
led in point of activity, vita 1892 7harcs. In
iluences of a special nature contributed to cX-
ceptional trmncss in a few sneCulations, notably
Manhattan, which gained 2i per cent on the
advanced IL per cent on pool buying and pur-
chases by traders. Tobacco was comparatively
dull. and sold off 2 per cent on liquidation by
insiders. Tennessee Coal advanced 1 per cent.
The advances. aside from those mentioned, fell
short OF full figures. The heaviness of Tobacco
in the late operations sympatheiically affected
the other shares, Manhattan declining l per cent
from the top level. The market closed firm at
general fractional gains.
Bonds were firm on transactions of sl,27i. 900.
Governments We're dull but steady on dealings
Of Sl3, 600.
The Evening Posts London financial cable
gram says: The stock markets were staSnnnt
today. A further rise in gilt edged stocks was
the only feature. Consols sold ut llO7s. Amer
leans We're neglected. Not more than 900 shares
have changed hands publicly here today since
New York prices came IN. The mines We're
good. The belief grows that the next outbreak
Of speculation will probably be in West Aus
tralian mines. The settlement commencing in
mines tomorrow is expected to show a slightly
increased bull account. At Paris and Berlin the
bourse was firm. There was u sharp rise in
Italians on the Kassala news.
The following were the closing quotations on
the leading stocks of the New York exchange
today:
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WEATHER Is UNFAVORABLE
Reports Of Damage to Winter Wheat
Serves to Check Distribution.
PRICES AS A WHOLE ARE UNCHANGED
Brendsturs and Iron Rise slightly,
but other Commodities Decline
Exports Of wheat Fall on
Almost Half.

NEW YORK, April 10.-R. G. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review of trade, which issues to-
morrow. will say: The volume of business
has not, on the whole, Increased, nor have
prices appreciably advanced since April
1, when the range for all commodities was
the owest ever known in this country.
Breadstuns and iron products have risen
slightly, but some other articles have de-
clined and the root of the matter is that
demand for consumption is still below ex-
pectatlons. The weather has not favored
active distribution of spring goods. The
injury done to winter wheat by storms and
frosts at the west would appear, from re-
ports of state officers, to have been
considerable. Remarkably low estimates
of condition are reported by some
state authorities, which tends to lessen
purchases of farmers and OF dealers in farming
districts. But the reports are not more gloomy
than n year ago. and the quantity OF wheat
has been 16S. Isl. 5si bushels. against i2s.07 $50
bushels at the same date last year. Westerns
receipts for the week are about go per cent larger
per cent, while Atlantic exports, flour included,
have been for the, week only 9o9.oS5 bushels:
nearly half. These conditions tend to check the
advance, which reached 3 cents, but was fol
cents with wheat and on account of small
stocks. Cotton has not changed.
raised prices of pig iron and steel. but as yet
finished products have gained scarcely anything,
pT mas ufinHlHu lT lnen Increased. lTlceS Tor
lake ore are announced. as expected. Si.10 higher
than last year, and the coke combination makes
no. reduction, but gradually lessen the output.
While purchases of pig to anticipate future
wants have been heavy. actual consumption is
but moderate. Minor metals are dull. but lead
is weaker at s3.05 on forced sales west.
Wool is weaker, with sales for the week only
2. 1872, 500 pounds at the three chief markets, the
smallest for many years. Prices tend lower, eX-
cept for fine washed fleece, and manufacturers
are rapidly reducing production. There Is a
fair demand in the dress goods branch, especially
due to important steps by customs authorities
to stop undervaluations of French and German
goods, but 1t Is estimated that not 40 per cent
of the mems wear machinery is at work.
There have also been cotton mills stopping or
reducing time this week. Further reduction in
shifting prints to the lowest point ever touched
failed to increase the demand materially.
Failures for the past week have been 200 in
the United States. against 200 last year, and As
in Canada, against 81 last year.
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SOME FAVORABLE INDICATIONS.
Belief that the Advance in Cereals is
to BE Continued.

NEW York. April 1O.-Bradstreet's Review
will says: While there Is no general
increase in business, there are several encourage
ing features. First, the advance in prices of
four, wheat, corn, oats, pork and sugar. to-
gether with that for steel bilIets and beams and
other iron and steel products. The advance in
wheat has continued so much longer than OK
pected that the trade is again discussing the
likelihood of this being the beginning of the
long advance for cereals. watch they believe
must come after the extreme OPPRESSION of the
past few years. Unfavorable crop reports from
central western states. contirmatory of previous
short crop reports from Argentine and Australia,
above all. a revival of speculative interest in
wheat, are underneath cereal prices.
Bradstreet's regular quarterly exhibit Of COM
parative prices of 10S staples, including live
products on April l, 1886, compared with fifty
cight, which are lower, and eighteen, which are
unchanged. in contrast with corresponding quo
tationS on January /. Contrasted with one year
age, there are increases of quotations for forty
eight items, while five are stationary. and forty
nine are lower.
from both coasts of the United States amount
to l.764, 900 bushels this week, compared with
/, 63, 900 bushels last week, 1884, 900 bushels in
the corresponding week last year; 1.955,0O bush
o. iS, 900 bushels in the correspo nding week of
1893. Corn exports amount to 1901, 900 bushels
this week. compared with {, 1919. 900 bushels last
week, and with 81. 900 bushels in the same week
one year ago, and 2,OiO,VO bushels two years
ago.
business failures in the United States this
week number 23l, compared with 26 last week,
22j in the corresponding week a year aago. 21
two years ago, and with 1856 in the first week
Of April. 1898. There are thirty business failures
reported Throughout the Dominion of Canada
in the same week a year ago, and
two years ago.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
Reeves Are Lower Than Last
Week.

CHICAGO, April 1o.-Heavy bccves are lower
than last week, while prices Tor choice light
dressed beef and shipping steers are only about
Toe higher than last Friday, For the last two
days transactions in steers have been largely
at from S.. % TO si2S, with good sales to exporters
at from $3.50 to $40. Cows sell largely at
from S2.2S to S2i. Calves are slightly lower.
Feeders owe their strength TO the Hight supply,
choice lots fetching AT from S2.S5 to $685., Texas
cattle sell better than natives and rule higher
than last week. Prices FOR hogs averaged &c
lower today. Sales ranged at from $40 TO
1911 FOR common TO choice heavy medium and
mixed lots, the bulk going at from $50 to
$3.50, and common to prime light thought from
$40 To 81. Trade was active, and the market
closed stronger and higher, Receipts Contiuue.
choice and large, and there atc hardly enough
light weights - 80 around. Inferior TO prime
sheep were salahic at from $40 to S.9D, few
going below $S,g6, and westerns sold chiefly at
from ss,6O TO $3.50, Lambs sold at from 81 to
Si.7O. the best fcCks being from Colora1o.
Good shorn shcep sold at $500, and fat shorn
lambs at Sii0.
Receipts: Cattle, 1000 head; hogs. 1900 head:
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COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Considerable Anxiety Exhibited Among thu
Wheat Traders.
ON THE WHOLE IT WAS STEADY TO FIRM
Corn Traders Had n Dull Experience
and Provisions Were Firm and
Fairly Active, but Trade Was
Confined to Pork.

CHICAGO, April 1O.-Anxiety as to what
percentage Of n full condition for wheat
would be given out by the government
caused a duh day in wheat. May closed
&c higher than yesterday. Corn closed
without change and oats gained &c; pork
closed with a gain of &c, while lara anu
ribs each lost 25c.
The feeling developed in wheat was
rather mixed, but the tone was, on the
whole, steady to firm. Initial transactions
were at from &C to &c advance, aiter
which prices gradually worked back Ac,
rallied slightly, changed but little and
closed steady. The higher opening was
due to some extent to the rather firm tone
of cables, Liverpool coming unchanged, and
then the northwestern receipts were rather
small and impaired some strength to the
situation. Commission houses were buyers,
having outside orders, and for a while the
market ruled quite firm, professionals TAX
ing moderate quantities also. There Were
large offerings as the session advanced, the
weather having greater influence than the
foregoing. The fact that California had
ers In most Of the winter wheat states and
more predicted, added to the bearish re-
Corn traders had another dull expert
ence. There were no outside orders in the
market and local operators were inditf err bne
attention during the entire session ana
closed with the total sales of the day ag-
time. A good portion of the trading was
in the way of exchanging May for July
at sc premium, for the latter. The firm.
ness was entirely Independent and brought
about by the scarcity Of cash. stuff and
good demand for the same; May opened
to 20c and closed with sellers at from 19s4c
to 1880.
Provisions were firm and fairly active,
but the trade was largely confined to the
one article of pork. There appeared to
be a nervous short interest in the latter
and 1t took only the buying of small lots
to advance prices. Lard and ribs. although
benefited to some extent by the strength
in pork, both closed at a slight decline
in price for the day.
Estimated receipts for. tomorrow are:
Wheat, 20 cars; corn, 40 cars; oats, $50
cars; hogs, 1900 head.
The Leading futures ranged as follows:
-ArticIca Omen High. Low Cloao
Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-11
GOVERNMENT GRO BULLETIN.
Condition of the Country In General
ut the beginning of the WceIs.

WASHINGTON, April 1O.-The week ending
April 6 was colder than usual over nearly the
whole country, the exceptions being the north
ern portion of the east Gulf states and over
the interior OF the Carolinas, where the average
daily temperature was normal. or slightly
above. Nearly normal temperature conditions
also prevailed In the central Mississippi valley,
extreme eastern Maine and near. the California
coast, but over much the greater part OF the
country the temperature was deficient. From
and generally over the northern districts of the
upper Missouri valley to the middle Atlantic
in temperature ranged from 3 to 6 degrees, and
over u portion of the upper mississippi valley
the north Pacific coast and over the Florida penn
insula the average temperature deficiency was
8 degrees, or more per day.
Unusually low minimum temperature for the
season occurred over the northern Rocky noun
wave extended eastward during the 20 and I'd.
carrying the line OF freezing temperature into
northern Texas, when It extended northeastward
to the lower Ohio valley, and thence eastward
In Tennessee, southern Kentucky and over
the northern portions of the east Gulf states.
more than the usual amount OF rainfall occurred
during the week ending April Q. and limited areas
southern Texas, eastern Colorado. upper Mlssis-
sippi valley and central California, also received
Tennessee very heavy rains fell. the eastern part
Of the state receiving over three inches, which
Is more than two inches in excess OF the normal.
A marked excess also occurred at San Antonio,
Tex. and at Sacramento. Cal: .tG u.
over the greater part OF lne country tne
week was drier than usual. An area including
nearly the whole OF Illinois and Indiana, and
portions OF Michigan, Ohio and Iowa. received
nu appreciable amount OF rain during the week,
and similar conditions prevailed In idaho Mon
tana and North Dakota, and from Oklahoma and
northern Texas westward to the South Pacific
coast. There was also almost an entire absence
OF rain In southern Florida. Nm
AT the close OF the week there was considerable
snow on the ground over the nortaern portions
OF New York and New England. the northern
portions OF Vermont and New Hampshire being
covered with depths ranging from four TO FIR
teen inches.
over tho central and northern portions OF the
country the season is generally from two to three
Weska late. in consequence VI which farm work
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Total receipts. 10
The disposition of the days receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num-
Total

CATTLE-It was a great day for cattle,
the receipts being large at all the markets.
There were 1885 head here, as against 1853
yesterday and 522 on Friday of last week.
with the exception Of Tuesday 1t was the
largest ruin reported in some little time.
The very weak condition OF the market
for packing house products was made evil
dent again today. the market on cattle de
clining every time there Is anything ike
II good run. The consumption. OF meats OF
all kinds is so limited that 1t does not take
The most of the cattle on sale today were
killing cattle and the great bulk of them
corn fed steers. She stuff and stock cat
tie We're in light supply.
was slow, and still the cattle kept selling
and the bulk of the offerings changed
hands early. The handy little cattle were
in pretty good demand and such as hap
much lower. In fact, in some cases sales.
men reported that they sold that kind of
cattle at fully steady prices. The heavier
cattle suffered a greater reduction and 1t
lOGl5c lower than Wednesday.
Not far from eight loads of cows and
heifers We're on sale and they Al chanSed
was a little easier, and still with 50 few
here 1t was hardly possible to force the
market down along with beef steers. A
bunch of western heifers sold at S3,l5. The
bare Of Supplies, there being, very few
cattle of that description on sale, either in
first hands or in the hands of spectators.
Such cattle as there were here sold at
All the cattle in the yards sold before
the close. Cudahy was the heaviest buyer,
with Swift next. The shippers and feeders
together bought some 49 head. Representa-
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O'clock. every trader was on hand. for rumors
had been conflicting all day, and there was an
idea that II would be over 80, The actual fig
ures. therefore. being given below this point.
started an active buying movement, which ran
prices UP quickly, May touching 1880 within
ten minutes on the reports. The condition In
Ohio was reported at S., which occasioned much
comment among the bulls, as confirming their
dispatches about n poor showing In that state.
The bears. however, assert that the conditions
have improved since the government figures
xypra n.vnpftnA
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New York Money Mnrket.

NEW YORK, April 1O.-MONEY ON CALL
Easy at 3lR34 per cent; last loan, Ss per cent;
closed. 3a per cent.
PRIME MERCANTILE P~APER-5AG6A per
cent.
STERLING EXCHANGE-Dull and easier,
WITH actual business in bankers bills at Si.SS4,m
i.So for demand, and si.SS for sixty days; posted
rates. S4.SSha4.S9, and Si,SSla94.9o commercial
bills, $i.S7.
I've CERTIFICATES-GSA 46SAc.
BAL SILVEIi-GSAc
GOVERNMENT ~BONDS-Firm; state bonds,
dull: railroad bonds, firm.
Closing quotations on bonds were as follows:
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Kansas CITY Live stock,

$500 head; shipments, 800 head; market about
steady; Texas steers, &25fS5e; Texas cows
SlS5a3.25; stockcrs and feeders. S9.OOU3.S5: bulls.
S2.OOn3. %.
H~oGS-RccGpts. 1850 head: shipments. 100
head; market 6TlOc lower: bulk OF sales. 81. lO6D
3.65; heavy, 81. iOuS, IS; packers, SS,50Q3. Is; mixed.
$3.i5H3.6 60; lights, S3.GOa3.7 as; Workers, SS.6j03. 90;
pigs, 81. 5063,65.
STIEEP-Receipts. 5000 head; shipments. none;
market steady, but slow; lambs, S3.OOdi.4O; NUT
$50. g q rn.o "a
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SHEEp-Thc market was slow and q little
weaker. owing To- the downward tendency OF
tho market at other points. The demand, how
ever. Is very good. Representative Gales:
No. Av. rr,
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Financial Notes.

BOSTON, AprIl l0.-cIenrIngs, SO, 79S,0N bal
ances. 81 =, 392.
BALTIMORE, April O,-CIearings, slo,Sl1, 600;
balances. 500, $50.
NEW YORK, April N,-ClcarInss, ssi,Sic,o2I:
balances. $~i.767Gli.
PHILADELPHIA, April l0,-Clcarings, SS,Gii.-
9G6; balances, Sl,Gis,Sii.
CHICAGO. April lO.--Money. easy; on call, 0
per cont; on time, sal per cent; New York ex-
change. coo premium; sterling posted rates.
$3.50, on demand; si.S9 on sixty days time;
clearings, $lG,G3i, GS2,
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81. Iouis Live Sf,cI..

ST. LOUIS, April Observation-Disclosures. 1000
81, SS6 10, The outside Ff%T r ,XnHort utrecrs, TexSSs
steers, 50. 75da,S5; stockers and feeders. $4,000
so: cows and heifers. S2,00d3,60; bulls, chiefly
So 25M2G5.
HOGS-Receipts. 5000 head: market bI1Oc
lower; heavy. S3,5OG3. as; mixed, $3.iOd3, 20; lights,
$500. so.
sHEEP-Receipts, 500 head; market steady;
natives, $3.25@3.Sj; western, S3.i0u3. 10; Texans.
{ . -ssgp IN
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No, Az. Pr.
% nniielS ''''''''''''''' bJ 20 10
HOGS-'Large receipts and lower prices'' were
the substance Of the reports received from all
$40 head fresh reported in the yards as against
3,770 head yesterday and 800 head on Friday
OF last week,
Under the influence Of the decline at all market
points, the trade here opened 5ml0n lower and
not very active, owing 10 the reluctance Of
statesmen 10 make the concession demanded by
the buyers. While inclined to drag. the most
of the hogs sold in good season. The buyers
evidently wanted the hogs at the decline.
The heavy hogs suffered the least decline.
selling pretty generally at S3.50I3.5 50. as against
81. j5r3. 60 yesterday, or about sc lower. The
most decline was on the light ana medium
weight hogs, which sold at S3.5iI3.G5. while tAe
same kind Of hogs brought S3.G50j,75 yesterday,
Today's decline carries the market 10 the lowest
point touched 30 far this week, but not as
low as at the close of last week.
The average price paid for hogs one year ago
today was S77; two years ago s5.OG aud three
years ago $G.77. Representative sales:
Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-11

Students In the Young MenTS ChlIstIan as
ISOLATION evening classes were much disap-
pointed that It rnlned last evening, for they
had prepared a reception for the instructors.
The storm made the attendance small, but
the compliments of the occasion were eN-
cellent. The main features OF the reception
in the Young Mems Christian association
parlors were selection by a string quartet
from the association orchestra, a mandolin
and piano duet by Messrs. Lutz and Will
liams, and a solo by l., j. Blake.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-11

New Nnrl. Viva gtocI.

NEW YORK. April ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
7GO head; slow; native steers, inferior to caotCe,
S4.loIi.77t5; oxen. S3.5Oa4.lO; bulls, S2.75G&6o;
dry cows, $I,T0T3 12is. European cables quote
American steers at 96l0Ac, dressed weight; re-
frigCrator beef, 7H7Ac
SHEEP LAMBS-Rcceipts, $3.50 head:
sheep, poor to prime. sS.5O04.5O.
~HOGS-Receipis, 2i57 head; steady at $40.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-11

The total sales OF stocks today were 81, 291
shares, including: American Tobacco, Is, 100;
American Sugar. $500: Baltimore & Ohio, 1900;
Chicago Gas, 6,soO; General Electric, 400; Man
haitian, 9, 200; st. Paul, $500; Tennessee Coal
and Iron. 5000: Union Paclhc. 3. 200.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-11

Aggregate of Business Transacted by
the Associated BnnEs.

NEW YORK, April i0.-The following table,
compiled by Bradstreet's, shows the total clear
ances at the principal cities and the percentage
of increase or decrease. as compared with the
corresponding week last year:
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Toledo Grain.

TOLEDO. April lo-wHEAT-Higher: steady;
CoRN-pnll: steady; No; 2 n'tSea and May.
oATs-Qule;. No. Q mixed, elIe.
RYE-Dull: nrm; No. : casii. 5SMc.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-11
Markets.

PEORIA s2sil 10.-CORN-Easicr; No. q
29Rc; No. 3 new, 29hc.
19AMl9Ec.
RYE-Firmer; No. 2, 37c.
WIlISK market steady; finished goods on the
basis Of SLIP for high wines.
R~ECEIPTS-Corn. 400 bu. oats, 1920 bu,;
rye. none: whisky. none; wheat. 200 bu.
SHIPMENTS-Corn. $500 bu.. oats. $3.50 bu.:
rye. nOnei WHISKY. b25 gals: wheat. 5000 bu.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-11
Sugar Market,

NEW YORK. April ih.-4sUGAR-Rav, steady;
sales, 200 tons East India Museovado, 50 test.
81 ssS WAT s4 Isnn SSn.o stISRs "'a @'fasc;
cut Loaf Gei crushed. eei xrsnplatsd. tae,