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The herald., 1898-11-05
Financial Review
tomorrow

Bradstreet's financial review tomorrow
will say:
Irregularity and dullness have prevailed
in the market this week. In it's early part
the tone of speculation was depressed, in
sympathy with the disturbed state of tho
foreign markets and the fears of Europe
an war. Later on, a more pacific aspect
don market had it's effect here and was
the apparent cause of the rallying ten
dency in prices which made it's appearance
on Thursday. Some attention has lso been
paid to our own elections on Tuesday next.
though the principle influence which they
appear to exert is to keep the public out
Of the street for the time being So far as
events on this side are concerned, the de-
yelopments of the week have been favora-
BILE. Railroad earnings continue to make
a good impression, and the declaration of
dividends on American Cotton OIL non
and Glucose Sugar common are taken as
evidence Of the progress being made by
large individual corporations.
Sugar has been manipulated between
l13A and 116h, and the extent of the short
interest In it made 1t apparently easy to
war settlement. In Tobacco the manipula-
tion by new pool was apparent and the
formation OF the new auxiliary, the Com
tinental Tobacco company, furnished q rea-
son for the rise TO la In the American
compan'S shares. Later on theysreacted to
1855, but rallied again to 140 Federal
Steel stocks have been active and seemed
to gain speculative favor. The common
rose to 1884, and the preferred to 1914. The
ket was a bear movement against the coal
stocks. Foreign interests sold the Pacific
stocks, but that group showed a disposi-
ton to rally easy.
The herald., 1898-11-05

much, they can only have prevented the
growth of business, which might have been
much more than has been realized.
Failure returns for October are curiously
puzzling because, while the small failures
compare remarkably well with those of
previous years and those of 100000 or more
m about two-thirds of the business losses,
there were large failures in few branches,
not generally due 10 present business con-
1itions, which made the aggregate $4,000, =
900; but neither the Sawyer wool failures
nor others, excepting, perhaps, some In
machinery and boots and shoes and leath-
er. indicate difficulties beyond those Of the
particular concerns falling.
Neither the volume of business nor the
value of manufactured products di-
ininishes. While bessemer pig iron sold
against the combination at Pittsburg ~
cents lower. with old iron there and else
where steady, the general demand crowds
closely on the heels Of production. Billets
and steel prices, owing to prospects re-
garding combinations, are shade lower,
and prices of steel rails have been with
drawn, because of reports that promise a
single corporation to handle all the rail
production, 100000 to 2,000000 tons yearly,
but plates are supported by heavy railroad
demands at Chicago and a Philadelphia
for shipyards. The bar mills are crowded
AT all western works. with steel preferred
to iron. In spite of the new structural or
ders, prices are very satisfactory, and pipe
works at Chicago are far behind on de-
liveres, while sheets there are strong.
London has hosted the speculative price
of tin and copper, but tin closed at 1915
and copper at 121a cents here. with lead
weaker at 3G5 and tin-plate practically un-
changed.
Wool holders at Boston have discovered
the falsity of reports which they have long
believed about the valuable stocks in this
country and have begun selling, largely at
concessions, said to be several cents" per
pound. The weeks sahes at their chief
markets were 10.797, 800 pounds, agains T.
9,975,902 pounds last year and 1S.56l 500
pounds in 1896, but only s, S,l2o,00O pounds IN
1892. The cheering fact is that the large
manufacturers are now buying, with con-
lidence that at some reduction In the cost
of material the business will pay.
Wheat exports continue very large,
amounting to ,699, 5S6 bushels from Atlantic
ports, -four included against 3,297, ,53S last
year, and 1,o29,9SS from Pacific ports,
against 1,592252 last year, but the heavy
Iexports have been much more than matched
by western receipts of 9,43O,O92 bushels,
against 1908 lisa year, and prices have
not changed materially.
Corn goes abroad largely. 3,O11 .0S5 bush
els during the week. against lSi2,94l last
year. and prices are well held.
Failures FOR the week have been 1873 in the
United States, against ZIG last year, and 2S
in Canada, against 80 last year.
The herald., 1898-11-05
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS
Call Board Dealings and Prices of
Produce

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4.-Wheat-
Steady; December; 1.2la May, ,,5;2 5;s5a4.
Corn-Large yellow, 1.05.
Flour-t'amly extras, 4.1544.25 bakers
WheatwShipping, 12O01.2114 per GENITAL
for No. ! and 1.22S for choice milling.
Bariey~Feed, 125@1271A; brewing, 1850
LAO for new.
oats-Poor to fair, 1.16h@1.2o; good to
/. .2Od1 pig; milling, 1221aQt1.2712; surprise,
/ 356Jl 42la; red for seed, 1.4OQ1.5O; black for
Observation-Disclosures, 19OOQ21.oO per ton;
bran, 15.50@1650.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 30645c per GENITAL;
green peas, 2.50M3.00 sack; bay squash, 354
i0c; string beans, 11a@21sc; tomatoes, S5q
Hay-Wheat, 15.OOQ1S.5O; wheat and oat,
IA. .OOG17 90; alfalfa, 1O.00Q115O; barley, 11.50
Potatoes-Early Rose. So@4Oc; River Bur-
banks. 5000 S0a59c; j. Salinas Burbanks' 7'c@l15;
Dry Beans-Pink, 2.OOG21O per Genital
| Lima, 325Q335; small white, 2.1OQ2. Is
large white, 1.6O41.7 Is.
Fresh fruit-Peaches. box, 40Q90c; straw
| berries, SOO@10.0O per chest; nutmegs, $50
75c cantaloupes, 70cQ125 per crate; apples
40Q75c.
Mexican lines, repack 4.00@4.50; common
California lemons. 1.5042.5O; choice. 5000
| $50.
Eggs-Store, 9O@35c per dozen; fancy
ranch, SsQ41c; eastern, 23Gf26c.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 22q221ac per lb.
do. seconds, 19421c fancy dairy, nominal
seconds, 17@19c; picked, 19@21c.
old rooserI %1 y6ung Per 81
ers, 4.5O@5.OO small broilers, 3,OQ40o; large
broilers, 3.50Q40O; fryers, S:5OQ40O; hens
| 4.00@I5.5 30; old ducks, 4.OO45.00; geese, 125ll
l50 pair; old pigeons, 1.25; young pigeons.
The herald., 1898-11-05
ROMANCE OF A HOSPITAL NURSE
Society Girl Who Met Her Fate In a
Sick Room

Prof. W. NJ Daniels OF Princeton uni
versity was taken to the Presbyterian hos
pital in New York. For weeks he battled
with death, fighting for life as only brave.
strong man can fight. Through it all he was
cheered and helped by the beautiful woman
dressed in the simple gown of blue and
white linen, with Il dainty white cap on her
dark hair.
Her patience never failed, her zeal never
tagged. At last the fight was won. "He
will soon get well now," the doctors said
as they looked at him. Il owe it all to her,
the professor said, feeby, with grateful
glance at his nurse She smiled at his
words Of praise. He was her patient-that
was all. Because she loved her work she
had watched over him with anxious care
and mlnistered to his every want.
Once to the outside world she had been
known as Miss Joan Robertson, one of the
prettiest girls in Monville, Conn. There
had been merry times-parties and fun and
| sweethearts a-plenty in those days. But
she had willingly given them all up that she
might comfort the sick and suffering-ex
changed the soft music OF the ballroom fol
| a hospital ward, where she listened to notes
OF anguish. Now she was only known as
| Nurse even to Prof. Daniels. That she
was beautiful, even in her prim garb oil
| hospital nurse, was undenable. She was
tall, slender, graceful with great dark eyes
| full of pity and tenderness; soft, waving
brown hair and complexion as fair as d
lily: But it was not the beauty of her face
and form that Prof. Daniels saw In the
hours when he stood upon the dim border
| land of the unknown, when human sight
grows very clear, he had looked deeper still
| Last Wednesday there was a pretty homo
wedding at an old family homestead in Con
necticut. Miss Joan Robertson laid aside
her simple garb of hospital nurse and put
Oh a white satin gown, and Prof. Winthrop
More Daniels was made the happiest mar
| IN eaptb
The herald., 1898-11-05
Notice of Assessment

THE HERALD PUBLISHING COM
pany.-Location of principal place of
business, Los Angeles California. Lo-
cation of office No. 1874 South Broad
way.
Notice is hereby given that at regular
meeting of the board of directors held on
the 18th day of October. 1898, an assessment
OF 500 per share or 20 per cent on each one
hundred dollars, was levied upon the SUBJ
scribed capital stock OF the corporation,
payable on or before November 25, 1898. in
United States gold coin, to the general man
ager of said company at its office No. 1856
South Broadway, in said city of Los An
geles, California.
Any stock upon which this assessment
shall remain unpaid on the 25th day of
November, 1898, will be delinquent and ad-
vertised for sale at public auction, and un-
less payment is made before will be sold
on Tuesday the Sd day of January, 1S99 to
pay the delinquent assessment, together
with cost of advertising and expenses of
sale.
BY order of the Board of Directors.
G. A. DICKINSON. Secretary.
The herald., 1898-11-05
Bradstreet's Report

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-Bradstreet's to-
| morrow will say:
Further quieting down of new business
| In iron and Steel the relapse into dullness,
| though at steady prices, of wheat, conse-
quent upon the withdrawal of the excited
| foreign demand, and some slight increase
| of quiet In general trade, chiefly at the
| south, as result of the approach of the
| elections, are all features calling for spe-
cial mention this week. Among the more
actively favorable symptoms are the price
steadiness displayed by most staples and
| the enlarged distribution of staple goods
at many western and southern markets,
as the result of improved weather and re,
movals of quarantines. Confirmatory OF
| the quite favorable reports as to general
| trade during October are the returns of
| bank clearings for that month, and scat
| tered reports as to the increased business
doing at many centerS in that month as
compared with one year ago.
Export statistics of grain, too, are be-
ginning to show that an ample basis for
the stories of heavy foreign buying really
existed exports for this week being the
heaviest on record.
New business in iron and steel has been
lighter than for some weeks past, and some
shading of quotations, particularly steel,
is reported. Export trade, however, is
large and increa sing, and mills are still
well enough supplied with orders to regard
this prediction quiet with something ap-
preaching equanimity. Important negotia-
tions touching future prices of steel rails
are now In progress. Quotations are en-
tirely withdrawn, and some reports are
that an important consolidation, or at
least control of prices and output, has been
practically agreed upon.
Wheat has been duller, but steady on
uncertainty as to possible foreign politi-
cal complications, offsetting a heavy gain
in movement from producers. The current
demand and output of flour has continued
to equal and even exceed all previous rec
ords. An encouraging feature is the con-
tinued active demand for domestic woods,
largely at Boston, and much of it at price
concessions, with rather more reported do
ing in cheap makes of worsteds. Cotton
has made another new low record on heavy
crop movements, touching five cents for
November delivery at New York. but i'm
proved demand for export, with the work.
ing of the new print cloth restriction, have
tended to firmness for the manufactured
product
Wheat, including flour, shipments for
the week aggregate 643 bushels, against
$780, 1891 bushels last week, $780, 49S bushels
in the corresponding week of 1897, 3472 97G
bushels In 1896, 1885, 567 bushels in 1895, and
2, ,639, 1923 bushels In 1894. Since July 1st this
year, the exports of wheat aggregate 49,
5i3,523 bushels, against S3,S74,092 bushels
last year.
Business failures in the United States
| this weeH number 1888, against 219 last week,
| 223 in this week year ago and in 1896, 26O
| in 1895, and 24l in 1894.
Business failures in the Dominion of Cam
ada for the week number 81, against % last
week, 81 in the week year ago, so in 1896
| 50 In 1895, and 40 In 1894.
The herald., 1898-11-05
The Plug Tobacco Deal

Some further interesting developments
transpred this week, says Bradstreet's, in
connection with the plug tobacco deal and
the relations of the American Tobacco com
pany to the matter. The purchase of the
Drummond plug tobacco property, following
that of the Brown company, has apparently
been completed by the American Tobacco
company, and not by any auxiliary organiza-
tion. As originally intended, these and a
number of other concerns were to have been
combined with the plug tobacco manufac
turing interests OF the American company
in the form of a new trust" organization,
to be known as the Continental Tobacco
company. 1t is understood that options
were secured upon n large number of works
at various points, but that the refusal of the
Liggett 4 Meyers company to enter the
combination had a disturbing effect upon
the whole scheme, since that concern, be-
ing one of the largest in its particular field
of operations, is manifestly able to stand in
the way of the smooth and successful work
ing of any arrangements in regard to out
put and prices.
The result of this situation has been, ac-
cording to all accounts, the abandonment of
the plan for a new company and the alb
sorption of the Drummond works Just ac-
quired by the American Tobacco company
itself. That organization, while making no
public announcement, gave what may be
considered an indication of its purposes by
applying to the New York stock exchange
to list the remainder of its unissued com
mon and preferred shares, amounting to
$2,O65,00O, which remained in it's treasury
The understanding is that this amount or
its proceeds was required in connection with
the acquisition of the Drummond property,
and a peculiar transaction on the stock ex-
change, in which $4,000 shares of American
Tobacco preferred changed hands was sup
posed To represent a formal transfer of title
to part of the stock in question.
Coupled with the reports that the Amer
lean Tobacco company had determined to
abandon the options upon other factories
comes the statement that the Liggett &
Meyers company and the other independent
concerns may combine informally for the
purpose of making concerted and vigorous
opposition to the probable renewed war in
plug tobacco prices which is expected to be
the outcome of the matter. 1t is stated
that one reason for the abandonment of the
proposed large combination was that the
prices asked for the independent manufac-
tories were decided by the sponsors of the
proposed Continental company to be entire
ly too high, while the American Tobacco
company, having secured the Drummond
property, considers itself to be in suffi-
ciently strong position to make successful
stand against any further cutting of plug
tobacco prices by its intedepndent com,
petitors.
The herald., 1898-11-05

per box; fancy seedlings. 1.00Gl. so; lemons.
cured, 3.00M350; green lemons, l7o420O.
DRIED FRUITS-Apples. sun dried.
sacks. per lb.. 5AQ6c; evaporated fancy
S49c; aprcots, new. lie; choice, 6gsc;
peaches, fancy, unpeeled 9m12c; pears, fan
cy evaporated, 9MlUc; piums, pitted, choice,
salOc; prunes. choice. boxed, 6g9e; sackea'
i1Gc; dates, 7hMSc; silver prunes. choice.
sack. those; boxes, eM10c; figs. Californii
white. per lb.; SY7c; California black, aS,I Pc! 9
ID, 545lec; California fancy, per lb., l04l2c;
imported Smyrna, 12hU1oc.
HAYZWheat, per ton, I90Ogso9o; barley
u. 5O4 1900; loose. 1900
GRAIN-Wheat. No. /, 1.6O; No. 2, -,
corn, small yellow. 1.25; large yellow. Ll0'
barley, common, l.SQ.
MILLsTUFFS-Flour, local mills. i2o
per Dbl; Stockton brands, 4.S5; Oregon, a:2g e. q
eastern, 5.0O46.50; shorts, ton. local, 220,
rolled barley per 100 lbs. i.So; cracked corn
per 100 lbs, 1.15; feed meal, per 100 lbs, / 20
bran, per ton. 1000; graham. per 100 lbs
2l0.
HIDES-Dry Gas they rum, 14c; do. kip
ll1ac; do. calf, 15c; bulls, 614c; salt steers
4lzM5Mc; sheepskins. 4Q6lac.
The herald., 1898-11-05
HOW SOME ARE "WORKEDo ON
THE FRATERNAL PLAN
PLUG TOBACCO DEAL SLUMPS
The Worlds Hop Crop-The Longest
Long Distance Telephones.
r. Mexican Cotton Crop
OFFICE OF THE HERALD,

The subject of assessment insurance is
one that is kept alive every day by the
starting OF fresh concerns, which have for
their object the paying OF good salaries to
their officers and the passing Of the hat
around from time to time to pay expenses
and such losses as cannot be shrked. Ac-
cording to the New York Evening Post, as
sessment accident concerns worked" on
the fraternal order plan are springing up
i'll various sections of the country. While
some are sound and do a legitimate business,
several have failed leaving unpaid claims
and multitude of dissatisfied members. The
insurance commissioners have little author
ity over such concerns for the laws of most
states give them unusual privileges, and
although supposed to be operated as frater
nal organizations, many are nothing more
than money-making schemes, conducted in
the interests of managers" The failure
not long ago of one mutual assessment
company led to the discovery that its chief
promoter drew about $4,000 n year under
life contract. DIR. William A. Fricke of
this city, until few days ago insurance
commissioner of Wisconsin, said MANY
of these concerns ought really to be wound
accident company should not be required to
hold the same reserve as stock company.
Such associations are generally organized
OH the fraternal plan, and the respect enter
tanned by legislators for the supposed power
behind orders explains the lberalty with
which the states have dealt with them.
Many are business institutions, pure and
simple, run for what there is in them"
Such concerns thrive mostly in the west,
where charters are easily obtained, and an
"orler" is allowed to begin business after
receiving applications from few hundred
members. They are said to have done
great deal of harm to the legitimate acci-
dent companies. One underwater said:
anybody with few dollars can go to the
insurance department and get charter for
q fraternal accident society, as the statutes
now stand. Almost every state has num-
Der of so-called accident associations, organ
lied under fraternal laws, which are not re-
quired to have surplus capital or anything
else but couple of blocks of stationery and
box in the postofiice. They run along until
they get their average claims, and then it
is all off, and a number of angry policy
holders find themselves without indemnity
The 'hat-passers,' as these concerns are
called, are especially numerous in Iowa,
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nebraska. Moth
ing, apparently, can be done to wipe out
this blot on accident insurance, except by
legislative enactment. AS things now
stand, they are legal, and are authorized by
the laws of the states, under the guse of
fraterpa societies.
The herald., 1898-11-05
Mortgages, $1,000 and Over
Daily Statement.)

(Daily StatementO
Dudley w. Stewart TO Orange Co.
Sav. Bk-l.ots l. 2 and 3, blk A,
Clarabelle trt, yrs. 10 per cent. $500
Mary j. Wright to Sec. Saw. Bk-Lot
IL, blk z, Harvey trt, yrs, 10 per
.NS'' -. 80 .'.'...... .............. IN
Margaret A. Klensch. Josie Klensch
to Mary Ann Feehan-Part lot 3,
Grover Orchard trt, installments,
IL per cent ......................... 1,2(
Robert r. Mckinney to Sec. Saw. Blk
Part lot 6. blk 10, o. s., yr, per
cent ........ ........... ............... 11,Ol
Pedro Lugo. Andres Lugo, Erolinda
V. de Lugo, Felipe N. Lugo and Vic
toria A. de Lugo to Max Schwed-
Lot and part 3, of sub. of Lugo
Home trt, yrs, ~ per cent.......... 1,2
F. II. Dice to State Nut. Il. q L.
Ass'n-Lot 15, j. Marion Brooks SUBJ
y yrs, 10 per cent .................... Lon
Laura Il. Clark to Adeline Il. Braden
Part lots 16, II and Is, Bruning
trt, 3 yrs, per cent.................. 3,0t
Six mortgages under $1,000 ............ 1,9l
" 81
The herald., 1898-11-05
| local 22-ounce sQuareN,

BUTTER-Extra local 32-ounce squares
6OQ621ac; fancy. creamery, northern. 32-oz
squares, 55@571ac; eastern tub, 22Q23c.
CHEESE-Martin's New York cheddars
per lb., 131a@14o; eastern full cream, per lb.
lSc; California half cream. per lb., lie
Downey or Anchor, per lb., 1S1sc; do. Young
b., h. 15isc; domestic, Swiss, per h., isa2Oc.
oTATOEs~Burbanks, s5cQL1O; EARLY
Rose, 95c@1.1O; sweet, new. 1.00Q1.25.
POULTRY-Per dozen: Hens, 4.OO@5 0O
young roosters. 4.ooQ5.5o; Q GID roosters, 40
I4@l5c;. geese, apiece, 75cQ1.oo.
yEaETABL,EaSs, ,aS f 5seets; aSo,9 per 100 lbs. SOC
100 lbs, S5c;. chiles, dry, string. SOq90c; Mex
lie, bgsc; onions, 90; do. green, Pc
aT.' parsnips, % s5cal 90; cucumbers, 5o@soc. -'''
RAISINS-Fancy clusters. 20-lb. boxes
200; 4-crown L: L. clusters, L50; 3-crowr
loose IN SACKS 10 per b
'qSfRi qBRiEssGp MEATSAl H. fiss per lb. Beef
No % N0 z s So HING sc quarters bs s. No Sos
ioc; veal, 7ag71sc; mutton, 7.Ac; ol,amb. Sc
paFSs rHf se pork tenaerGns Id assvas lso
hogs, 4ac; lambs. per head, 2.O0a2. IS; sheep
PEI Honey SNi 1'vSS xSD BnEsWAxGhoaasy Va O h1ay' r
BEANS AND DRIED PEAS-Pink, 2. $50
24O; Lima, 3.75@3. so; Lady Washington, 30
Q215; small white. 25OQ2.60; green fielt
peas. 2.76@300; black-eyed beans. 300; gar
vancos. 4.0OQ460; lentils, imported, LCoQ
500; lentils, California. s6o@40O.
LARD-Rex pure leaf. tierces, TIC; spe
cial kettle rendered lard. TIC.
CURED MEATS--Best hams, sA91oc
No. g. sac; picnic hams, SIZE; select milk
cure. lie; fancy breakfast bacon. 111tc; driet
clear bellies, 1920 av, sNQs1sc; dry sal
clears, $40 ay., TIC; salt clear backs. SIC
NgnSEWa5nmts baS- ssc L9s hhngeLes Ssgsc; pa
9012c; flberts. u@uhc; Brazils. 11012c
pinons, 8h@sc; peanuts, eastern, raw, 65fG
e; roasted, shqSc; California. raw, 46Sc
CfTKUs ERUITs-Valencias, 20oa2. q
The herald., 1898-11-05
Have Bees a LanguageP

The more people come in contact with ami
mails and insects the less inclined they feel to
draw that fine and difficult line dividing in
stinct from reason. Until Darwin took up
the despised earthworm, for example, no
one comprehended the vastness of mans
debt to this insignificant, trampled creature.
Naturalists are at present discussing the
question whether or not the bees have an
actual language. Those best informed on
the subject regard it as being possible.
The herald., 1898-11-05
The Worlds Hon Cron

Consul Halstead writes from birmingham
that according to leading member Of the
will amount to only 350,OOO cwts. It is also
estimated that the continent will produce
100000 cwts. 10 per cent less than last
year,, and that the worlds production will
be l,450,000 cwts. The worlds consumption
is variously calculated at from 1925, 600 to
l,S45,00O cwts., so that there will be a de-
fcency of between 100000 and 400, 900 cwts.
1t is obvious that prices will be good, espe-
cially as stocks are lower than at any time
since 1892
The herald., 1898-11-05
interpretations

Pacific Coast Baptist Theological union,
Oakland. No capital stock.
Otay Lemon company. Formed to con-
duct real estate business. Otay. Capital
stock $500; subscribed, $3.50.
Spring Gulch Gold Mining company, San
Francisco; $780, 900; subscribed, IS.
Victoria Island company; formed to con
duct general land business San Francis
co; $60O,000; subscribed, $4,000.
Aztec turquoise Mining company, San
Francisco; $4,000, all subscribed.
The herald., 1898-11-05
California Fruit Sales

CHICAGO, Nov. 4.-Earl Fruit compa-
nys sales of California fruit:
Grapes-Red Emperors, I33Q1.54; White
Emperors, 1.46; clusters. 2.7O; Emperors
1.4GM1.52.
Porter Bros. company's sales:
Grapes-Tokay, 2.6502.90 double crates
and 1.20@1.45 single crates.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-Earl Fruit COM
Grapes-Tokay, 14O@225. Nuscat, 1.OO@
1.55; Vardelle, 1.25@1.50.
Pears-Morceau, 1.S5Q2.6o, winter Nellis
l. 25002 80.
The herald., 1898-11-05
Transfers, $1,000 and, Over

DAILY StatementO
Mary Ann Feehan to A. Klensch and
Josie Klensch-Part of'lot, 3, Grover
Orchard trt .....................
A. Banning Gates to Robert r. Nc
kinney-Part lot s, blk 10, o. S..
ohm +. Stager to Conley +. Williams
Lot 8, Miller Carter & F'rost's sub
Los Angeles Savings bank to George
M. Bullock-Part of Ro. Santa Ger
trudes ...................
Thirty-one transfers under $1,000, Is
of which were nominal ..............
Total 50