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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-23
Reducing the Acreage.


(By private wire to b. w. Hunter & Coz
New York. November 22.-Price. McCor-
mick & Co. say: Tine feature of the mar
ket continues to be it's steadiness in tho
face of free receipts. New Orleans peop.e
are claiming THAT the current week Will
prove q record breaker. so far as guam
Uity coming into sight is concerned De-
spite thus. offerings are only moderate and
are quickly ABSORBED by the demand from
consumers. Inc tree demand from the
Continent is attracting special attention.
Exports from the United States to tho
continent during the past weesx aggre-
gated 144,l57 bales, against 1881 for the
corresponding week last year and 69,5s7
Tor the same week in 1894. The fact that
the staple is now beng literally taken
tor consumption as we'll as speculation
ana investment is conclusive evidence
that prices have reached a point which
IS regarded as cheap.
Locally the sentiment still continues
rather bearish, but the failure OF the
market to respond to the legitimate ef-
fect OF heavy receipts is beginning 10
all the. price has already discounted all
the tfnfavorable factors In the situation.
Liverpool advlces this morning were upon
the whole better than has been expected
ana our market in consequence opened al
from 10 points advance prices de-
Weeping strength as the call progressed,
the later options showing the greater
strength. Subsequently, the neaiiDy de-
liveries appreciated to level with the
late months and prices hold very steady
on that basis. Considerable talk is now
being heard with regard to probable re-
duct:on in next seasons acreage.
:. A local news bureau this morning pub
Esnes q special from Jackson. Tenn, TO
the Following effect: Farmers of West
Tennessee are plaisting more wheat this
season than ever kiNown On the history OF
the State. The. present low price of cot
TON Is causing this. Farmers declare that
the current price Of cotton does not cover
the cost of production, and they have de-
termined to resort to other methods of
farming This seems also to be true in |
measure i'm the State of Arkansas a,dil
no. doubt In other sections of the cotton
Dell where wheat can be grown, the com |
paratavely high price OF that cereal will |
ihnuce farmers to plant hand in wheat to |
the exclusion OF cotton. In other sections |
steps are being taken looking towards a |
reduction IN next seasons cotton acre
age, ana these factors will doubtless ere |
long exert their legitimate Snfiuence unon
values -
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Quarantine Off
HEAVY srApI.ls,s

ard We have hts 81
gocd things u cell.
4 :; S s:s. s s.
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VioIctt q Co.,s RcyIe,x.

ny private wire to n. W. Hunter e. COZ
New York. November e2-Atwood va,
lett Go. thus review the market: The
market has had the appearance of being
supported by interests outside of the COT
tom exchange. ter 53dicatlopta al one
tine this morning TINT the Improvement
would not hold on account of the .arge
It's continuing the balance of the week
~ LIN was "a, Thought this would bring coasld-
same did not maternlze, although Tho
prevailing sentiment seemed to favor, fur
me, ,ner decane. The bears, however, arc
IKE many who propose to reduce COTTON
acreage. They belieye Strongly that the
m .rk. shol'd Re sold. but are willing that
the other fellow SHOULD do it, The Snst,
piarter believes that his neighhor shonl1
ourtai. his cotton acreage, but sees n.
reason why he should DO So I,.yerraol Il
acting in a way to c,afinm recent advices
from there: vdx., that good deal az smv-
ing Is for Investment account. This in n
MEASURE; explains their stestitness when
frequently Ewer markets were expected
before ''' gay
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=
CARGILL q RrcH1
ing cotton brokers 81 3
OF 500 to the i,rsf
.:.carest guess IS IA
Texas ard the Iiuiis !
season of 1897 9S. xresSyi T.
or the secretary Of t6Ss
ton Exchange. No ssiss
December 81. md oniy
each person. Fill "a ~;
ana nsa'H to us ut Housi1
I estimate the crop y
.........'............s,ss
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Il
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-23

comparative SPOT Markets.
The following arr the closing quotation.
Tor cotton on me spot tooay al the leading
markets. together with the closing OF mid.
olng yesterday. with today's sales.
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COTTON RECEIpTs TODAY

Ry Gulf Colorado and Santa lSe railway.
1908 bales; International and Great North
erl, 1855: Galveston. Horlston and Hender-
son. 2s92; Missouri. Kansas ana Texas,
$500; Galveston, La Porte aud Houston,
202o: nv barges, 4s79: by schooners. ~; to-
tai. 2e0S7.
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b C06el1e1o, Urcfl, BiNm<si.
81 AIeSbritxe. Herbert. Hull.
81 Cun1ee1a. 0oodalI. Liverpool.
81 Fan Marcos, ltxeSl. New York.
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Advices from PASSPORT. Me-. state that
the American sardine packing season Is
virtually ended. although according to law
Il may legally continue untII the end OF
this north. storms OF late have destroyed
vi the outside we.rs. and nearly all the
factories have been compelled to shat
down fcr the season on account OF the
lack Of fish, The season. II is reported.
has been one or the most disastrous In
me history OF the business the pack hay
ago and prices In consuming markets ~
cepttonaliy low. owing TO the emitting or
OF Southern markets by the yellow fever
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asked. bid.
New York Futures.
Opened quiet and firm; at noon steady
ard closed quiet; sales 90, 500. VIZ.

Q asked: b bic.
Liverpool Futures.
opened quiet; demand moderate; closed
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- LOuis Grntn and Prnytsions.

" s'et" oASAh ANn A-VDNVSIOnS.
St. Louis November % --Elour--ollet;
steady. WhtM--Lower: No. red, cash,
elc,atsr, sSla, ,racx, sHs.uT; No. hard
cash, SEQ y; December, $3.50; Ja,auary, %;
~ Nay <, q s-SNas. corn--t,asy NJ. . cash,
No. cash, elevator a track, alis No.
white, 2Situa. Deceinoer. 2, BID, May.
S3hei22 S-s. kye--'sctter; AIS Fs.axseed
@s"l n.y. pn,me timoshy aSo Corn
rMm; pretaie. 6.2,us.bt; tiilsthy s.5olilV.oD.
Whisky Liz Cotton ties over n. Bag
gsg' 6ka74. Lead Arm; s.57ls b.d for
ter. firm. aSo asked. Pork steady: stand.
ard mess, jobbing, s2odfs5p. Lard-I,et.
ter; prime steam, i,Iu. cnoice 4.Iate. Baeon
-Boxed lots. extra short clear, 525; RIBS.
shoulders, 5.ls,s.
Grain and Provisions Elsewnc...
New York. November wheat~-,se.
ss,p's M 90 bnshels; spot market firm.
, No. : req, yh; options closed ,slfi. ne:
Dscemoer. ae ii-isaalA, closed 97,,. =
New York. Noyen.ser % Tho go.
meat OF The visis.- suprN Of grain IN
store aud aiioat Satsrday. Move n,ber a.
as compiled by the New y>rk nrosnc,
s%m ,cns /, Is as folh2ws Wheat. Il 7os.Oco
ersase W,oco; oats. iA5i7mn' s ncr,,sse "
20 100; rye. S.5S5,C0O. dec~uase .ss' Oo5s h,r
'eS' seoScco, incrcasc aTo00
New Orleans. November - -auos ,..
ucts steady. Fork, cd, sx. Lsri' ren,sS,
,ierce. S~ Boxed meats--Dry rlit sbomi
ueis D: sides. 5.s Rason.-Ciaas, Nh.
Slices. ~. Haens--,,ho.cc sugar cure, Sss
~ rierre II, faacy. sso3IN: paisS ~
lacey, 4Sjn4.ao corameai-souiet ! y,
hr,ai'--sstet: unchanged. iiav--tr,rr :.
nnr,ms. is.eom 1880: cho.ce. 1S.5omie'oo. corS'
steady; No. 3 sacked. wh;ts' ass,ss,, I
mixeI. ~: yellow. a. Oats Steady NJ
: s sScke.h HS Rioc-ouiot: ordinary 10 10
:, Ksesas City: November ss..whe,t &
SOW so, steady: No. I hard. slmss. M 90
s mSt' no. red, 81 No. q aiss: No. > snrsne 81
y NY ~. .sSor''-Actsve; steady No. mix "a
s:ssmssh osts.-Firm. fairly active 'N Ns
Z white, 3is621&. Rye~-Fsrfn, No . az
ttsS1sy--Stciny; choice tfmothy. 4 skae - III x.
cnosce pratrse, 7oo67. rs. ~ : ~
HARSNn fNvELLIGHNcR.
POM Of Gsiveston. N,ysmber q.
ARRIVED
e esn MaEpes Itsen Nsx Tovk.
- 0ylsfr AssaAser, Porto Rlco. 81
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-23
OCEAN FREIGHrs

4 V'NsF|<AN + hfItSffIS.
ocean freights (steam) from Galveston
are quoted as follows: Liverpool 9-32d
Havre. g-S2d: continent. Sgd: Now York
Vic per 100.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-23
DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS.
FRUITS.

PPLES--Fancy Ben Davis. a.e5Is.5o.
Wineanps ard other varieties, SSSOQdO0
BANAEAS--sl. 5odf1.75 per bunch, packed
for shil snent.
per crate; 5.25 per bill
LEMoNS-Messlna and Palermo, COM
mon s..75; choice s3.0oga.5. extra fancy
sj.Ia.
CRAPES--California varieties 81 .5,5Yl. rs
per crate; Almeria s3.5oa7,00 per Dbl.
PEARS-oresog. s.. so per box.
ORANGES Mexican, fancy sweet. s335a
400 per box; California seedlings, $3.50; ma.
wells, $500 ' -
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GRAIN AND HAY.

Quotations arc. on small lots. Special
prices on carloads.
BARRED WfRE-Gliedcr, gal. ~ N 49,
100 lbs; Waukcgan DC higher than Gi.d1cn
WIRE NAII.S-Ra,e 5000 psr Neg, Id.
vsices, i0d. I'D and i6d, &c, sd and va loe.
"a and "a. zoe; Id and Sd, soc; I'd, iSc; sd'
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Pork Packing md Provisions.
The Cincinnati Price Current says. The
movement OF hogs has been quite liberal
the past week, Western killings showing
a total OF 10000 compared wRth 10000 for
the preceding week. and $4,000 for cor
responding time last year, making a total
OF 9s0.0O0 from November l, against 750..
coo a year ago--an increase OF 10000. The
average Of prices at the close Is about
10 cents per 100 pounds lower than week
ego.
the market is not essentially changed "a
compared with a week ago, there having
bern some intermediate advances and de-
clnes. but to no unusual extent The
demand nor meats Is generally good, while
lard L. IN fair request The weeks OK.
pert ciearances Of Lard We're large, and
meats were of fairly liberal proportions,
The Indications favor continued good sup
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Houston SPOT Quotations.

Galveston Spots.
The Galveston spot market closed
quiet and unchanged.
low ordinary. \ 1916 Middling.. 49,. 8 7-l6
Ordinary ...... 6-l6Good middliny o 1l.l6
Good ordinary. ll-1lMddlng fair. . l-l1
Low middng.. 1-l6Isales. ........... 1928
New Orleans spots.
The New Orleans spot market closed
quiet and easy at unchanged prices.
ota m A q Goo a NJ! sadlins.. 81
Uoou ordinary. 4ss Kidding fair. 81
Low middlinc. 15-16Isalcs .......... 1900
New York Spots.
The New York spot market closed
steady and unchanged.
ordinary. 9.IU food niddl.n.. 6 lie
Low niiddling.. 5sS lNiddling fair ~
Middling. l3-l6isaies, ........... 800
Liverpool Spots.
Closed with moderate demand and UNI
changed; sales. 1900, of wh.uh a. 700 were
Amer,c imports Slo0, of which Sl0o were
American.
Today. Saturday
S Stss arsia.r; 1915 sislv
Tow nilddling .... ........,.. 3X yx
Mlddiing uptAnds ...,........ 3A ga
Coca m,ddllng uplands s 1899 1882
American mddling !ar-.... 8 1892 - -
New Orleans Futures.
Opened steady and closed dull sales,
21.500
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Prices pr'd ~ y5ae
Ivs!vs mont
e 1917 i
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b bid: 8 sellers; v value.

stocks mt United state. Ports.
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Iinvrc Market.

lures steady $500 {,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-30
LEWIS e. CO.,
Agents. honolulu. d. !.
Planters Monthly.

Planters Monthly.
The Planters Monthly for October,
lust issued, contains interesting artl-
cles on the following subjects:
Improvement of Sugar Canes-Seed-
lings and Graftings.
Successful Frafting of Sugar cane
Vacation Rambles-For Health anc
Pleasure.
Concerning the Fermentation O
Sugars.
Diversified ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of Hawaiian Soil for Crops.
Valuable Documents Relating t.
Sugar Canes.
The Influence of Bees on Crops,
Fiji Wants Commission.
Six Acres Enough.
improvements of the Sugar Cane,
Crops in Alaska.
Old Time Sweetness Gone.
The Sugar-Coffee War,
| The Disk in Agriculture.
A Word with the Helpers.
| Sugar as Food.
| Klondike Mines at Home.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-30

WANTED.
A nicely furnished house for Few
months for a very desirable tenant.
A House containing 8 or 10 rooms
with good yard.
A House containing 5 rooms with
stable in yard.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-23

Identified the Daring Train Robber
at Iintahs

Sacramento, Cal, April Thames
True, whom the secret service agents
and the detectives of the railroad com
pany describe as one OF the most daring
train-rohbers of modern times. was ex-
amined for robbing the United States
mail yesterday and held to answer UNI
der 81 900 bonds, in default of which
he is now in jnil at Alameda. True is
charged with having held up Union
Pacific train near Ogden last October.
He is a tall, powerfully-bu young
man, about IS years of age.
In the trial OF True but few witnesses
were examined by the prosecution.
One Of these was the engineer of the
train which True is accused of having
held up at Uintah, Utah, on October
itth last.
. The engineer. Daniel Rowland. said
that just before he whistled for DEVILS
Gate he heard sound as OF falling
coal lie turned and saw man with
his head hidden by sack, holding "A
revolver in his hand. The man drew
white sack from his pocket and made
the fireman cover his head with IT, He |
then compelled the witness 10 slow /
down, and later TO stop, after which he |
him 10 walk back TO the mail |
ear with him, and stand by while he
blew il open.
Lsira,,.n M,Earlapd Ohio ,...,. 90, Az,
train the night OF the robbery. told
similar story. lie identified the prs.
oner as the robber, claiming that he
him as a man he had known
before by his voice, size and actions
true made NO defense.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-23

Will be found every implement OF ohe
I fisherman from the harpoon to the
trout fly. In the tourists ana sports
mans pavilion the sports OF the north'
skating. fishing and hunting. VIII De
! illustrated by a series OF taDleaux ana
dioramas. The principal buildings In
the western section of the grounds are
machinery hall, an immense structure
of iron and glass, and the art hall. per-
haps the most beautiful OF all, win its
white stucco walls. wide, elaDorately
ornamented cOrnice, and open loSgla
Scandinavian art will be given the nrst
Co 1plete representation ever accorded
1t, and America and the leading coun-
tries OF Europe will also send the works
of their leading artists owing to the
active interest taken in the exhibit by
it's chairman, Prince Eugene, the kings
youngest son, who is himself an artist
of considerable ability.
Among the special features OF the ex-
hibit is "Old Stockholm" Here we find
limitations of the old royal palace, the
Oldest church in Stockholm where the
reformation was first publicly declared,
goldsmiths' shops of the 10th century,
and a printing Office Of the same time.
About 100 feet from the shore of the
jurgardbrunnsviken will be built
submarine grotto so large that ~ boats
holding 10 persons each can move about
in 1t at once; it will take 10 minutes to
complete the circuit of the grotto and
a series of wonderful light effects viii
be produced.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-23
SECRETARY to the President.

John Addison Porter, of Pomfret, oc-
cupant of the important and highly ex-
acting Office of private secretary to
the nations chief executive, is the ED
est son of the late Professor John Ad-
| Olson Porter, long time dean of the
sheffield Scientific School of New
Haven, and Josephine Earl Sheffield,
a daughter of the founder Of that insti-
tuition, and was born in New Haven
from Yale, where he was distinguished
in the classics, Mr.. Porter studied law
under distinguished auspices at Cleye-
land, Ohio, but subsequently left the
legal profession for that of journalism.
His newspaper experience, covering a
period of sixteen years, has embraced
service in various capacities with the
New Haven Palladium, Hartford Cour-
ant, New York Observer, and New York
Tribune. He has also been a frequent
contributor to the leading magazines;
and the literary work to his credit in
cludes several monographs, the most
notable of which are an elaborate his
torical review of the corporation of
Yale University, and detailed critical
study of "The Origin and Administra-
ton of the City of Washington" His
volume of Sketches of Yale Life" en-
joys an extensive popularity among
graduates and friends of the university.
For considerations of health, Mr.. Por-
ter in 1884 took up his residence in
Washington, d. c., where he remained
for two years, conducting a general
book publishing business, and serving
as clerk of the special senate commit
tee on Indian Post Traderships. In
1886 he purchased the residence and
farm at Pomfret, which has been his |
home since that time. He purchased |
in 1888, an interest in the Hartford |
Evening Post, and later acquired |
majority of the stock of that news
paper Mr.. Porter was returned from |
Pomfret as first representative in the |
election of 1890, on the straight Re-
publican ticket, of which par
Ly he has always been loyal
and energetic member. Mr.. Porter was
twice a candidate for nomination as
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-23
old Acc Marked by Shells.

In a paper read recently before the
American Academy of Science, AL
pheus Hyatt called attention to the GU
rious fact that the shells of certain
animals, such as cephalopods, brachio-
pods. and some bivalves, are commonly
marked by retrogressive changes as
age advances. THE old man returns to
second childhood in mind and body.
and the she'll of the cephalopod has.
in old age, however distinct and high
ly ornamental the adult, very close re-
to its own young"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-23

cant for the office after the Inaugural
ton. He had an eye to business ana
made business proposition to the
president. After looking into the mat
ter with great care the president found
out that he could save considerable
money by letting the contract to young
Hobart, and so the young electrician
and his partner, Ned Van Ripper, were
given charge of the White House bell
hanging. Hobart. Jr., began his career
as practical electrician by wiring MS
fathers house so thoroughly that a bell
would ring whenever anyone as much
as coughed. The servant girl could
light the kitchen fire by touching
button on her bedhead, and the bull
dog was released whenever a window
was opened after dark. His business
career began when the neighbors OF the
Hobarts hired the boy to protect and
equip their houses in a similar fashion.
The work of Carrot A. Hobart, Jr.. &
Co., was as scientific as that Of the
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-23
WIN Hoes prrtroy 0rnpp.

There han been In the past, and still
H. and / suppose always will be, diff
ference OF opinion among well-in-
formed fruit growers as to whether
the honey bee actually destroys ripe
grapes without any outside assistance,
says American Gardening. At almoss
every meeting OF the State HorticU-
tural Society this question comes up,
and like the old notion Of wheat turn
ing to cheat, one man is positive that
It will and another Is equally certain
that 1t will not. Neither has any post
tive information on the subject. In or
der that we might have some reliable
data on this question some careful OBJ
servations were made during the past
season. A Worden grape vine, well
loaded with fruit, was selected, and
when the fruit was ripe all defective
berries and surplus leaves were re-
moved, so as to allow OF the free move
meDts Of the bees. A colony of Italian
bees was then placed close to the vine,
and the whole inclosed with mosquito
netting, giving the bees about 300
cubic feet of space in which TO work.
They were kept confined with the
grapes just Il days, and in the mean
time we're not allowed to get any other
food to eat except the grapes, and what
they already had stored in the hive.
At the end Of three weeks they were
removed and the grapes carefully ex-
amined, but it. could not be discovered
that single grape had been injured.
The natural inference is that il the
bees could not be induced to eat the
grapes when kept In close confinement
with them, they are not liable to in
jure them when at liberty to seek
such food as they like best. We all
know that certain wasps will cut the
skin Of grapes, and 1 have always held
to the opinion that the wasp was the
culprit which first opens the door for
the bees to get in. The opinion has
been confirmed the past season by see
Ing two species of the genus Polsites
light on the grapes and with their
sharp jaws tear open the skin and
suck the juice. After this was done
the honey bees would usually fi41 III
the work. In fact, it would be Ny
stupid bee that would not avail itself
IF such an opportunity.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-23
TARIFF CHANGES
DEMAND TO BE MADE BY WEST
ERIN SENATOR'S ON WOOL.
Certain woods are to be Classified Accord
Ing to the Ruling Prices I'm the Mar
kets of The United states

Washington. April IL Western sen.
ators. after several conferences, have
reached an agreement TO stand togcth-
er for important changes in the wool
schedule Of the Dingley bill The SEN
ators most prominently identified with
the movement are Messrs Mantle Car
ter. Shoup. Warren and burrows
They have not only agreed upon line
OF amendments. but have decided 10
insist on their inclusion in the bills.
The meetings have also been attended
by many prominent wool growers. The
proposed amendments are directed
mainly 10 closing the many loopholes
FOR evasions and fraud which wool
men agree abound in the DinRley bill,
and were also found in the Mckinley
law
An amendment was agreed upon pro-
viding that an additional duty Of 4
cents per pound should be levied upon
ssirtcd woods and woods imported in
1890 and prior To that time. The prin-
cipal change, however TO be proposed
i upon wool and camels hair of the
third class.
The pinglcy bill proposes an adva-
loren duty upon woods of this class.
II is proposed now to strike out the
Dingley bill clauses related 10 third
class woods and to insert instead the
following:
.'On woods OF the third class and |
camels hair of the third class the value |
of which shall be cents or less per |
pound in the wool markets OF the
United States, the duty shall be 5 cents
per pound, and on the woods and hair
of this class the value OF which shall
exceed cents per pound in the gen
cral markets of the United States
there shall be an additional duty of
half of one cent per pound for each
increase of one cent per pound in the
value thereof"
IL is claimed for this latter amend
ment, which is the most important OF
all the amendments proposed. that it
will largely prevent the frauds which
IL Is alleged were perpetrated on the
ad yalorem duties under the Mckinley
law, by reason of which IL is asserted
hundreds of millions OF pounds OF wool
used In the manufacture of clothing
which properly belonged TO the first
class were imported at third class rates
ON the representation that they were
to be used in making carpets.