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to $125 per pound. There was plenty OF
sugar at 30 cents per pound.
"The claims are all taken to within a
radius of from As to so miles Of Dawson.
| ]. d. Barnes states that the Alaska
Commercial company and the North
American Transportation and Trading
company have declined to receive any
more goods for safekeeping for the min.
ers, as their safes are full
T. H. Mallory believes the output next
Iseason will be between SIS, 600, 900 and $40,
900, 900. ]. ]. Mckay estimates it al
| So, 900, 900.
On November goth the English church
known as the "Klondike," was destroyed
by fire. Two or three adjoining cabins
| were also burned.
All the creeks in the Klondike district
are reported as turning out WELL
About 300 men are camped at the
mouth of Stewart river. which stream
they will prospect this winter. No new
gold discoveries are reported.
The amount of gold brought out from
Dawson by those who arrived this morn
ing is estimated at all the way from
$4,000 to $150.000. Nearly all Of the ar
rivals will return in the spring after pur-
chasing a new lot of supplies.
MAILS ARE STUCK
VICTORIA, B. c., Dec. 2S.-Mr. Shaw
who arrived on the steamer Lees last
night, speaking Of the food situation al
Dawson, stated that food was scarce
there, but that the men now there have
enough to last them through the winter
There are number Of men along the
trails who are not very well provided
All the recent mails are at Big Salmon
awaiting means Of transportation to
Dawson.
RELIEF MEASURES
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.-The Cana
dian Minister of the Interior, Mr.. Sifton,
and his secretary, Mr.. McKenna, were
waited upon at their hotel this morning
by Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn of
the War Department and welcomed in
the name Of Secretary Alger. They were
then driven around the suburbs. includ-
ing the Soldiers Home grounds, until
noon, when Secretary Alger. who had
arisen from his sick bed for the purpose,
entertained the visitors at luncheon. 1t
lis learned that Mr.. Sifton, in accepting
Secretary Alger's invitation to come to
Washington for the purpose of consult
ing respecting Klondike relief measures,
|telegraphed that his government was
heartily in favor of cooperating with
the United States authorities in their ef-
forts to aid the miners in the ISlondike.
Captain Brainard has been author
lied to issue tomorrow the advertise
ment for the supplies that are to be
carried on the relief expeditions. The
list is az follows: List includes abso-
lutely Indispensable articles and is made
up Of bean flour, pea meal. onions. salt
and pepper. These. things are to go II
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anything is taken. 1t will be noticed
that in food value onions are set ahead of
potatoes, and that tea is taken instead
OF coffee. Both potatoes and coffee are
provided for in list No. 2, which is made
up OF articles that are to be carried in
addition to those in the first list if there
is accommodation for them. This list is:
Dried fruits (apples, prunes or raisins),
dessicated potatoes. and coffee. If the
transportation facilities are equal to
still further load, then the articles in list
No. will be added, as follows: Fresh
meat in cans, sugar and tobacco.
Mr. Sifton said tonight that he hoped
to conclude his visit within the next ten
days, and that there was no doubt the
two governments could make an arrange
ment which would be mutually beneficial
in extending aid to the Klondikers.
Secretary Alger, who has been con-
fined to his room by severe cold is de-
cidedly better and will probably be at
the department in a few days.
PACK TRAIN STARTED
LANDER, Wyo, Dec. 2S.-Orders were
received yesterday at / o'clock at Fort
Washaki for the pack train stationed at
that point to Immediately join the pack
service of the department of the Platte
at Rawlins and proceed to Vancouver
barracks, to go on the government relief
expedition to Alaska. Boss Packer ]. c.
Mcfarland in two hours was on the road,
and this morning passed through Lam
der with four enlisted men Of the Ninth
cavalry and "a pack animals. The men
were chosen as being especially fitted for
the work they have ahead of them. They
are all strong men and are physically
able to stand the cold climate of Alaska,
and were lightly accoutered, taking moth
ing but their arms and such supplies as
would be required in going from here to
Vancouver barracks, at which point they
will outfit.
HUNTING A ROUTE
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.
Dec 28-Eleven packers with sixty
mules in charge of Lieut.. Ryan of Fort
Robinson arrived today from Chicago.
The party will proceed to Dyea on the
next steamer for the purpose of assist
ing Major l.. H. Rucker in selecting a
route for the government relief expe-
ditiOn.
MINERS FROM HALIFAX
HALIFAX, N. S., Dec. 2S.-There is a
project on foot to start several steamers
from Halifax for the Klondike next
spring, the first leaving in March or per-
haps earlier. Captain James Farquhar
of this city is now in England for the
purpose Of securing suitable steamers.
NANSEN SHOULD KNOW
BINGHAMTON, N. Y, Dec. 2Y. - DR..
Nansen, the Arctic explorer, was asked
what he thought Of the plan of bring
ing reindeer from Norway to get relief
to Klondike miners. He said If the rein
deer were taken overland across the
The herald., 1897-12-29
Sugar at Stockton

STOCKTON, Dec. 2S.-A meeting will
be held here Thursday to discuss the
establishing Of the sugar beet industry
In this county. A. G. Raaf, representa-
tive OF the Crockett Beet Sugar COM
pany, which is fitting up the old Starr
flour mill as a factory, yesterday exam
ined the land between here and Lodi and
the soil in the Newhope region, and Sc
cured promises to plant about 1900 acres
to sugar beets. The object Of the meet
ing on Thursday is to secure more agree
mentS,
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The Third PARTY

STOCKTON. Dec, 2s-In making w
the lists Of election officers under the
new primary law the supervisors Of this
county have been advised to recognise
the populists. who cast something over
four per cent Of the vote last fall. The
officers will therefore be Republicans,
Democrats and Populists. The Demo-
cratic and Republican vote in the coun-
ty at the presidential election footed up
5000. but the Populists cast only eN
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stantial accord on the great question
now before the country. The report, he
said, probably sprung from remark he
had made to intimate friends to the ef-
feet that not for anything would he en-
barrass the president, and If he saw that
he was doing this he would resign at
once.
The herald., 1897-12-29
CAGES RESIGNATION
HAS NOT BEEN DECLINED NOR
RENDERED
Advocacy Of the Gold Standard Does
Not Embarrass the President :
Little Bit

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Assistant
Secretary vanderslip. when asked
concerning report that Secretary Gage
had rendered his resignation and that
Mr.. Mckinley had refused to accept it.,
said:
"There Is nothing in it,
The report, in question gave Mr.. Van
derlip as authority for the assertion.
Secretary Gage left for New York this
morning.
Mr.. Vanderlip when questioned fur
ther said, so far as he was quoted as au-
thority for the assertion. he could say
there was nothing in 1t, for he had never
80 stated to any person. AS to whether
or not Mr.. Gage had offered to resign and
Mr.. Mckinley had refused to accept his
resignation, he (Vanderlip) could say
nothing, for he did not know whether it
was so or not.
It is believed in some equally well in
formed circles that the report Is SUBJ
stantially correct, but that there was no
formal tender Of resignation. 1t Is re-
earded as probable that in conversation
with the President, Mr.. Gage, in an in
formal way, said he would resign II his
financial Views were embarrassing to
the administration. and the President, in
reply, stated very positively that he did
not want his Secretary Of the Treasury
to do any such thing.
It Is learned furthermore that at the
time Of this conversation the President
informed Mr.. Gage that their views were
In accord and that he must not think of
resigning.
It ID regarded as certain that Mr.. Gage
will continue in office.
MOSTLY IMAGINARY
WASHINGTON. Dec. 28.-Secretary
Gage was seen today on his return from
New York and questioned as to the
truth of the published report that he had
rendered his resignation to the president
and that 1t had been firmly declined with
many Expressions Of confidence and ap-
probation Of his ability as shown in his
administration Of the treasury depart
mcpt, Mr.. Gage was not inclined to dis
cuas the matter at length, but said that
be had not'tendered his resignation. nor
had be had any reason to believe that
ne ana the president were not on sub
= ~
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Found Her Tow

BOSTON, Dec. 2S.-News has Just been
received that the barge Canisteo has just
been found In Barnstable bay, with all the
crew well.
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-FOUR cHlLD DIRE n KILLED.
wagonload Of Youngsters Struck ~
, tE-#,l Train 81 Denver. g A. n

wsgonload Of Yoanssters Struck ~ .
s-%I Train 81 Denver. y
DENVER, May 31.-A spring wagon
driven by Henry Marsau, carpenter,
and containing eight children ranging
in age from 8 to 8 years, was struck by
q special train on the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad, and as result four OF
the children are dead and the others are
terribly injured, two so badly that they
will die. Marsau, with his three chill
dren, had been spending the day at
the home of Christopher Schoneweiss,
in the southern part Of the city. When
ready to start for home he took a load OF
children gathered up il the neighbor-
hood for short ride. 1t is claimed by
the police that Marsau was intoxicated
and paid no attention to the signals OF
the engineer, but drove upon the track
while the train was in plain sight and
but a few feet away. The engine struck
the wagon, demolishing it and crushing
and mangling the children in a horrible
manner ,' .'s
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-04
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS,

Ex.Congressman Thomas A. Boyd Is
dead at Lewiston, Ills. ~
Yale defeated Wisconsin in the boat
race at New Haven by three lengths.
The Due d'Alencon, whose wife lost
her life during the charity bazaar in
Paris on May last, will take holy orders
and retire. ~ -,
Ii Hung Chang has issued an edict
sanctioning the plan of the Belgian syn
dictate for the construction Of railroad
from Pao Ting Flu to Han Kau.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-04
W ooDMEN or AMERICA.

Considerable, business Of Importance -
{, Come Before the HeaA Camp.
~ DUBUQUE, L., May 3l.-The biennial
meeting Of the head camp Modern
Wocdmen Of America, to be held here
June to Z, promises to ba one OF the
mcst important and largest attended
ever held by the order. Many matters
of vital importance to the organization
are to be,considercd, and there will be
lively fights about some Of them. This
is especially true regarding the propo-
sition to again order the headquarters
removed from Fulton, llls., to Rock
Island. The order for the change was
originally made at Omaha in 1893, and
again at Madison, Wis, in 1895. The
Fulton people, by means Of injunctions
and other legal proceedings, prevented
the removal, but the passage Of a bill BY
the Illinois Legislature recently; author
izing change Of location, and the gen.
eral impression that the convention next
week will act in accordance Herewith,
makes it pretty certain that Rock Island
will at last be successful s. The Fulton
camp, however, backed, by dozen 9th.
ers, will make q fight to retain the
headquarters. '-''" u
The reports Of the head officers show
that since the meeting at Springfield,
in 1850, the membership has increased
from 10000 to 24O, 600, and the number
Of camps from LOO to 4,SoO; that the
death rate has decreased from 6.41 in
1898, to AGO in 1896, and the cost Of
management from sl.e2 in 1889 to 81
cents in 1896. The total insurance now
in force is $3.50, 900, 900. ~ "s.,'' j. "a:
St. Paul, Kansas City, Grand Rapids
and Elgin will contest for the meeting
of 1890. e,,.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-04
MOVABLE FLOOR DROPPED
Serious Accident ut the New Yerkes OBJ
n.y.: servat0ry ut Williams Bay, Wis.

Serious Accident ut the New Yerkes OBJ
.,>: e" servatory ut Williams Bay, Wis.
Il CHICAGO, May 31.-Yerkes observa-
tory at Williams Bay, Wis, will be
closed for the summer, the movable
floor of the dome having been wrecked
by fall of 45 feet. This floor, which
was IS feet in diameter, was suspended
by inch cables and unbalanced the
floor, which fell to the bottom of the
dome. In it's fall it carried the winding
stairway Of the support of the telescope
with it, crushing the electric apparatus
underneath it. The floor lies now a
complete wreck. The loss from this
part of the accident is slight, but it is
feared the jar may have disturbed the
accuracy of some Of the very delicate
machinery of the telescope itself.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-04
Misc Helen All FOne.

SAN, FRANCISCO, May .31.-The, an.
nouncement is, made that On June 4,
next, another of the beautlful daughters
of the wealthy Chinese merchant Of
Honolulu, All Fong, is to marry an
American. The prospective groom ID
William A.; Renshall, formerly Of this
city, and one of the most prominent
lawyers Of the Hawaiian capital. Miss
Helen All Fong is said to be even more
beautiful than her sister, who was mar.
red to Captain Whiting of the United
States navy.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-04
THE: FRENCH PREMIER

A Man OF Great Power and Popularity Is
'."..'s,% Hfj# M. Hanotsux. 4H ;'H E3E'sb
= As an enthusiastic exponent Of peace N.
Gabriel Hano;aux, the French premier, has
been recently very much in the public eye
Abont his prominence as statesman
there IS no doubt Not for! many years has
the French rspublic< had.a chancellor WIZ
has been so widely respected abroad and so
generally trusted at home. Not all French
men like Hanotaux, but most Of them have
great confidence in him. ". 1,sf
This man, who now enjoys the friend
ship of princes, kings, emperors and states
men, is the grandson Of q peasant and the
son Of humble notary. BY his own efr.
forts he has raised ,himsen to the high po7
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-04
Alpine Mountaineers With Him.

New YORK, May 31.-Prince Luigi
Amedo of Savoy, duke of Abbruzd and
nephew of the king of Italy, and who
has come to America for the purpose Of
ascending Mount St. Elias, Alaska, left
during the morning on special train Of
the Pennsylvania railroad for Chicago.
He was accompanied by his aide-de'
camp, Chevalier Umberto Cagni, Cheva-
iers Vittorio Sella and Francisco Con.
nella and DR.. Fillippi. He also takes
with him five experienced Alpine noun
tain guides. -5's~ ,...
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-04
Canadian Steamer Sunk.

PoRr CoLBoENE, Ont, May 31.-The
Canadian steamer Lewis Shichluna was
sent to the bottom of Lake Erie off Long
Point by collision with the steamer Te-
cumseh. The crew had just time to get
into the small boat, and although quite
q sea was running, managed to keep
afloat until daylight, when they were
picked up by the Tecumseh, which had
been searching for them all night. .
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-04
SNOW AT MANY POINTS.

Michigan and Wisconsin Experience .
Novelty for This Season.
MILWAUKEE, May 31.-Many points
In Michigan and Wisconsin experienced
the novelty Of snow storms during the
day. .j
At Bayfield,, Wis, sufficient snow fell
to cover the ground and the thermom-
eter dropped to 30.
u At Oshkosh, Wis, snow fell and the
thermometer registered the lowest in
many years at this season.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-04
KILLED IN A PANIC.

Fire in the Pisa Cathedral Results in
Death and In Jury to Thirty.
PISA, Italy, May 31.-The official re-
port Of the disaster ut the cathedral
upon the occasion of the unwilling of an
image Of the virgin, when a candle fell,
setting fire to the building and causing
a panic, shows that nine persons were
killed and twenty.one others seriously
injured. Most Of the victims are women
and all of them residents of Pisa.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-04
ON THE DIAMOND.
Western League.

At St. Paul, 4; Columbus, 10.
At Kansas City, 2; Indianapolis, s.
, At Milwaukee, g.; Grand Rapids, q
Position of Clubs-St. Paul IA, MIL
waukee 1855, Columbus $3.50, 1ndianapo-
lis 1857, Detroit .433, Minneapolis 1904,
Kansas City 1868, Grand Rapids 200.
National League.
At Cincinnati, 8; Washington, 2. -
At Chicago, 9; Baltimore, 8. r.; .-.a
Position of Clubs-Baltimore .798, Gin.
cinnati .656, Pittsburg .643, Boston, $50,
Cleveland $3.50, Louisville 800, New York
800, Philadelphia .484, Brooklyn .467,
Chicago .844, Washington .321, st. Louis
.l04,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-04

4ts
sition which he now occupies. He VA
born at Beaurev5oir, village In the neigh
boehooa of St., Quentin, ii the Aisne, dn
Nov. 10 1885, Hanging in, tho luxurious
apartments which ,ha now occupies on the
Boulevard ST 6ermain ID a photograph Of
the modest iittle 0ott6se which he left
when ne went to Paris To- study law. At
the capital he WA introduced to Gambetta,
who took, an interest IA him and gave him
= plaoe in tie dspartment Of archives,
There he Son became thiee clerk and a
NASHVILLE oooup1ine that position that ~
undertook tQWritothp history Of Richelfed..
This task occupied bis spare moments 1or
16 years. II involved IN immense amount
OF l4bdr, which shows what An untrinS
worker he NJ .3ysisSa s,ts4s u"I., E$il.. r
4 When Gambstta became premier, be made
'Hanotaux subchief 81, hie cabinet and he
flied tie sat1S Office under other minis
ters. i Than he went Iintot the diploma1in
service, being appointed councillor to Tho
French embassy q Constantinople. This
was his first end only experience Of life n
any land but lttS own, tor Hanotaux III
nsvsr bean . traveller, Il He returned home
to enter more, actively; into politics ~
standing - . candidate Tor the ohambefcf
deputies. He was elected and served foe
one term, but in 1852 whom he sought ~
election, conditions hid changed. He OPP
posed tho. Boulangists and was defeated
after hot campaign. u" sSs !
I, II was not long, however, before hswas
called 20 enter the cabinet and became
minister Of foreign affairs. In 1899 n.
Hanotaux was made premier to suoCeed
Casimir- Perier and since that time ho has
rannainad constantly In chafRo with the *.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-04

u & ~ e" ~ Y ~ ~ Z
THE TURB1NA.

IS ly, ,y THE TURBINA. sEES
he steam turbine pattern. She was built
by q syndicate In order to test the engine
which had! been invented by. the Hon.
Charles Algerpon Parsons, an engineer OF
high repute and the youngest brother OF
the Earl Of Ross. IN paper recently read
before the Institution Of Naval Architects
Mr.. Parsons described the boat, the expert
ments and. tho 1esulta which had been
achieved. -. While. English and French
built torpedo boats have reached A1peed
Of over 81 knots an hour; they have
been craft Of from $50 to 300. feet II length
% nd carrying massive engines which bring
their displacement up to BOO tons orpver.
Tho Turbina, however, is only 100 feet
over all and of only ~ tons displaoe-
ment. ts.2sF, r. F-;i&t ,ypiIt;s{li.5 E4is8gtSs
I'D, It is not upon, her model, but upon her
engines, that, the new marine wonder de-
ponds for her marvellous speed. There are
several turbine steam engines In use, but
none has ever before been used to propel
boat, because up to, 1899 the turbine engine
consumed 80 much steam In proportion to
the power developed thst twas deemed
unavailable for marine purposes. Mr.. Par.
sons succeeded in building Q turbine en-
CINE that not only furnishes rapid motion,
but economies steam. s}.Ef.
In the ordinary steam engine the rotary
motion is first obtained by attaching the
piston rod to an eccentric and then apply
Ing it to the propeller shaft by gearing in
which the thrust block plays an important
part. In the Parsons turbine engine the
propeller shaft 10 run directly into the
steam cylinder and forms the axis Of the;
steam turbine wheel. This does away
with the EARRING and vibration. 4*;.
In the first experiments 1T WAS found
that the new engine revolved the propeller
with such g.eat rapidity that the blades
literally bored hole In the water. This
resulted in loss of speed, and 1t was not
until the experiment. of revolving three
propellers at once was tried that the re-
markable speed was attained. The expert
ments are still being conducted, for;it is
alleged that the limit Of speed has not yet
been reached ,.f%4 pa ,ts,F-f a., st&b$ =
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-04
RESIDENCES DESERTED.

People Continue to Move Out ut Ell Faso,
-" Tex.
Ell PAso, Tex, May 31.-There are
no new developments i'll the food situa-
ton. The river is falling at this point
and all along the line as high up as AL
buquerque, N. NJ, but people in the
flooded district continue to move out
and the eastern end Of San Antonio
street with it's handsome brick resi-
dences is deserted,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-04
Accented Several Challenres

VIENNA, May Silt is stated that
Herr Pressler, member of the reichs.
rath, has been challenged by number
of members of the Right party, owing
to the fact that during sitting Of the
reichsrath, Herr Pressler called the
members Of the Right scoundrels. Herr
Pressler, it is added, has accepted sew.
oral Of the CHALLENGES. - 3y,t'
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-04
Three Drowned in q Tank.

ABBOTT, Tex, May 31.-Mrs. Mamie
L. Barr, her 4-yearold babe and hel
sister, Miss Matte L. Alexander, aged
II, were all drowned in tank near the
house. The boy was playing in the
shallow water and inadvertently stepped
off into a deep hole in the center Of the
tank and the ladies were drowned in
trying to rescue the little fellow. ''s
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-04
Lepcr At Johns hopkins i.

- Lepef ~ JOhns HOpkIhb. ~
BALTIMORE, May 81. There is fe.
male leper at the Johns Hopkins hos.
pital in this city. She was taken to the
institution several weeks ago, suffering
from skin eruption but after a careful
diagnosis Of her case, it was discovered
that the woman was . victim Of the ter.
rible disease of leprosy. II ~
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-04
81 IT88I NssIE IN MI ", n AZ n t M w n
THE FASTEST BOAT.

WoadeFfal Ashisvoansnts C1aSmsd 1oe the
3&G. # .NsW jTuSbiAa. ia83$
NJ An English built boat has attained
speed Of sax knots, equalins 871S statute
miles, an hour. This - the faatsse spesd at
which boat has ever bsen propelled. The
tests have been conducted In the presence
Of skilled experts, and there = no doubt
about the correctness Of the of3ciaf IMPORT.
The frst statements shout Tho remarkable
speed which this boat'wss snid 10 have
made were very properly doubted In this
country, but now tho nevvs has bean con
drned. v .,sst.., ssjg, i. al I'M & .,s
The boat IL called the Tufbina, from the
construction Of her engines, which - Of
I 80 tSt &,, Az %E8f5 fEES3sf#E
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] Butte 1Gerohan Killed.

aa BUTTE, Mon, May 8l.--James Borth..
,wick, q well known merchant Of Butte,
was thrown from his buggy and broke
his neck, dying almost instantly. Will.
lam Riley, q young miner, fell under 2
train ct Warm Springs and was killed.
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WEEAT-May, e91Ic; June, oo1So;
July, 6s9tc; September, 641@641fc; Do
cember, 66sSc.
CoRA-May, ssho; July. $40; ssptsm-
ber, 243<o.
oATs-May, 17,lc; July, l7,la Sep.
tsmhsr, 171tc. 153. 5,ss
PORK Nay, o7se3<; July, oaeGo
se11f; SIP tnbse, fs5S.'';