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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-29

MONDAY, Aug. 2s.--kecetpts OF bsoves for two
days were 4iaO head. including IL cars for export
alive 1852 for slaushterers, and 80 for the market
making with tn. state cattle, % cars ON sale 5000
opened firm and higher others steady; el9sSa
lower on Chicago advices; bulls and cows were iuS
l5c lower Three cars Of cattl. unsoid, ord nn
to choice steers sold at f4dOst6 per 100 O'.i pulIs
at s2.5oSss.6o; cows at sl6osst 10 Dressed pee, e,
in fair demand at IL&@HleC. per Id. for poorest 70
best native sides. TO days Iivsrpool and London
cables quoted American cattle slow at 1lrNl.!ac.
per lb tops Iahc. dressed weight: refrigerator
beef lower at sstc. per III Exports to-day: none;
tomorrow. $50 beeves, 1o+5 sheep and 7.2ll quar-
ters OF beef. 49,,
Receipts OF calves for two days were S.oIl head.
and counting the state calves. there were $50 on
sale. Demand fair and prices nrm 70 abc higher;
About 200 head unscld. Poor 10 choice veais $40
AZ SI.5oas7.5O " 100 ne; grassers and buttcrmiIS
at S2e2%ss3 .5o fed and mixed calves at $1,000
$500. City dressed vealS pal ~. n.
Receipts Of sheep and lambs for two days were
11,757 head, including cars for butch
ers direct. 2 for export alive snd 4s'f cars
for the market making. with the state
stock so cars on sale. sheep arm, and heavy sheep
higher owing to some export demand lambs, zoe
soc. higher: about cars unsold Common to choice
sheep sold at s2.bO8s4. 80 y 100 ms; few extra
wethers at - 40; culls at s2.oo common 10 choice
lamb s at 81 25@ss Is: culs .. .: asa dressed NUT
ton 4a7tSc y D; dressed lambs q 1oc.
Receipts Of hogs for two days were y FAC head In
GLIDING abou, 700 for the market. Slow at e4-ooo
81 SO y 100 ms for inferior to prime hogs
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Cotton was deprc ssed by light rains in eastern Texas
heavy and general rains in mississippi, Alabama.
lnas and q reaction in liverpool after a higher
opening. Furthermore. Liverpool and the south
less bearish pressure But the rainfall in
with further reports of serious damage TO the crop
checked the downward movement OF prices Later
most OF the loss was recovered. The Signal Ser
vice forecast for Texas indicated only possibility
of showers and thundcrstorms in the extreme cas-.
tern portion The South bought and local aud ont.
of a bulli'h Government report to morrow induced
some buying.
has failed very fast the past two weeks. owing hot
weather. Damage very serious and TOO ate now
for rain IN to do any ;cod or make top crop and
the State at large. therefore expect materially
decreased yield in Texas" DAILss. Tex. Aug, "a.
BIRMIxaHAN. Ala, Aug. 38.-"C,ndtions with us
very unfavorable for some days past. We are daily
tions change for the better immediately don't think
Ala. Aug. as" We have been favored for past SO
crop and late cotton. Yield promise. TO exceed
last year, but We did not make an Average last year
II favorable weather continues few weeks longer
Ga, Aug. 24.-"No change for the better in crop
conditions; have had rain within fifty miles Of
Griffen. section that suffered most from drought
but think 1t came too late to add anything to the
crop: in fact a general rain would only arrest
deterioration and stop premature opening"
CoTYEE-Rio on the spot was steady at 6SSc. for
No I. sales OF 500 Maricaibo and 500 savaniila
steady. Sales so, 500 bags, Havre was unchanged,
Hamburg declined Pig American warehouse de.
previous week. and 30, 535 last year. Rio was arm
and unchanged; receipts 900; stock al5 900; OF
change Sd, decline Of '32d. santos advanced
100 reis; receipts $1,000. stock. 92e,ooO. Prices
hero as follows
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-29
SOUGHT A HOME IN DEATH.
MRS. EARLE, ONCE WEdLTHY. TBIEs
TO DIE BIZ Gas AND EAILS.

A Brokers' widow, Since Her Husbands
Death She Has Had to Earn Her Living
Tried Millinery and Sewing and Was
y Stewardship Had Notice to Leave.
Mrs Mary W. Earle. who at ono time was
wealthy. attempt to kill herself yesterday
morning by inhalinR Illuminating gas at 41S7
Park avenue. whore she lind been omployed as
Q servant In the family Of J. NJ Hannah. She
was unconscious when she was found and
removed TO the Fordham Hospital. but the doc
tom succeeded in reyivinR her and she will
recover.
Hannah has hardware store on the ground
door ofthe building, and lives with his dauRh-
cor above the store When he arose early yes
terday morning he !ound that his servant had
not been seen. and detecting tho odor OF gas
coming from her room he called pc!iceman.
who forced open tho door. Mrs. Earle was
stretched out on the floor with pillow Dc
meath her head and ono eud OF rubber tube.
extending to the gas. In her mouth The best
clothing she had was laid ont in chair and
on them note which read: Please put these
elothes on me-" In an envelope on the table
was the following statement. written In pencil:
Il, Mary W. Earle. in sound mind. am driven
to end my life in this great city for want OF
home. want OF friends and money. was nifty
i've years Of age July 81. 1892. have tried to
do my duty. but now at this season OF the year
whom heip IL hardly wanted. have been given
notice Sunday evening that | must be out
tomorrow morning. have no place on earth
TO 20; must seek n place elsewhere whore.
who can tel2 Ny native place is Cooperstown,
Otsogo county. N. Y. | have grave In Lake
wood Cemetery. II some kind person will send
me there. However. In death. as In life. all
friends fail II help Ia needed. ! must be laid
away Ike any pauper In Potter's Field. God
help tho poor hope my sins will be for
given"
In letter addressed to Mr.. Hannah. Mrs.
Earle asked that William c. Ely Of IS Falls
street. Niagara Falls. might be notified Of her
death. Several other letters which were found
among Mrs. Earles effects. showed that she
had been in the millinery business. and had
also tried to earn living as seamstress.
Hannah said last night that Mrs. Earle was
introduced into his household three months
ago by q friend who said she wanted en-
ployment az a servant. as she was In need OF
homo. She had been introduced as the
widow OF Mortimer Wilburn Earle. Wall
street broker who lost 100000 in the Black FRI
day panic In 1873. In 1890 Earle was thrown
from his carriage. and died soon afterward In
st. Lukes Hospital.
Hannah refused to say why he had dis
charged Mrs. Earle. but asserted that he had
sufficient cause for doing so.
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REPUBLIC IRONS DITIDRND.
Net Earnings of 85OO0oo0 Reported at
First Quarterly Meeting.

The first quarterly meeting OF the directors
OF the Republic Iron and Steel Company OF
Chicago was held yesterday ut 10 Wall street.
and dividend OF "a per cent on the preferred
stock was declared. The dividend is payable
on Oct. l. There il 500 300 600 in preferred
stock out and S26.5OO.OOO in common stock
out. 1t will take $500 600 to pay the diyi-
dend on the former. Among the officers and
directors OF the company present were: Presi-
dent. r.. s. Warner: First Vice President.
George d. Wick; Second e-President.
Samuel Thomas Third vice-President.
James c. Corns; Fourth ce-President.
George M. Bard; Secretary. Silas j. Lew
elIyn; Treasurer. John F. Taylor: General
Counsel. Harry s. Rubens; Executive Com
mittee the officers above and Myron c. Wick
Alexis W. Thompson. G. Watson French and
T. A. Meysenburg; Directors. the officers and
Executive Committee as above and August
Belmont. Graft b. schley. j. G.. Caldwell
George r. sheldon. l.. F.. Cochran. H. W.
HassinGer. p LsKimberley and George NJ
Clark
Speaking Of the meeting yesterday afternoon
one otthe directors said: "Rumors have been
current for some time that the company would
close number OF deals. by which its scope
and holdings would be increased at the quarter
ly meeting to-day. but you can say that the
matter OF acquiring additional properties or
taking In othor companies was not even dis
cuesed. The company has all the property It
wants and is not thinking OF concerning itself
with the business OF other companies at this
time. The state OF this business and tho con-
tracts on hand indicate that the company's net
earning for this year will be at least S.
100000"
The payment OF 81 500. 900 in dividends on tho
preferred stock on October l. and the payment
OF the same amount in quarterly dividends on
the preferred stock again on January |, will
leave. 'the net earnings reach the ex pected S.
100000. $2.OO00OO or 8 per cent applicable to
the common stock. The company has nc bonds.
The Republic Iron and Steel Company was
organized in this city on May IL OF this year.
1t is capitalized at $55. 900. 600 which includes
$25.000,000 of 7 per cent. cum ulative preferred
stock and $50 oO0.0o0 OF comm stock. All of
the stock. however. is not out. The company
started with cash working capital OF $6.5OO,-
0o0and with no Indebtedness or fixed charges.
There are thirty-six concerns in the consolida-
ton. thirty OF which are rolling mills and the
rest mining companies principally.
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HARDEN BACK IN AEvTUCKF.
blackburn Thinks Ho VIII Make Speeches
for Goebel.

FRANKFORT. Ky. Aug 23.-Gen. Parker Watt
Harden returned to-day from a trip in the
Northern States. This is his first appearance in
the State since the Louisville Convention
nominated Goebel. 1t Is asserted the
unseatinG OF Hardin delegates gave rise
to the movement for the boiling
Democratic Convention which nominal
cd ex-Gov Brown. Gen. Hardin has made no
public expression as yet. but ex-senator
Blackburn says he expects Hardin to appear
on the stump within the next few weeks in
support OF the Goebel ticket Gen. Hardin is
reported to have told his friends that he was
not sore in the least over his defeat,
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MONDAY. Aug. %


The general trend OF prices to-day was again
toward a higher level. There were few losses
OF account, and there were numerous gains OF
Importance The most i'm portant event OF tho
day was the report OF the Chicago. Milwaukee
and st Paul Railway for July. which showed
gross earnings OF S3.394.47o. an increase OF
$S49. 2S3 over July last year. and net earnings
OF S1,140.05S. an increase OF S257. 537. Tho
increase in net earnings was nearly 30 per
cont. 1t is noteworthy also that the increase
10 equal to nearly one-fi 18th the entire increase
in net earnings IN tho fiscal year ended June
30 over the preceding year. A remarkable ex-
hibit had previously been published inlthe in
crease of S49s. 400. or 100 per cent in tho net
earnings OF the Atohison. Topeka and Santa
Fe system for July. The Erie Railroad. too.
had shown an increase OF $2O700O. or 30 per
cent for tho same month. There are many
large systems which have yet to make their
reports for July. and It 10 to be expected that
there will be more showines as striking
those already made.
There were no tevelopm cnts in tho day that
were OF an unfavorable nature. Money on call
continued In fairly liberal supply at the re-
Gently prevailing rates. The dealings on the
Stock Exchange were not Increased In volume.
but they we're remarkably we'll distributed.
There were transactions in 173 issues. or with
in three OF the largest mum Der on record. The
tobacco stocks were leaders In speculation.
For American Tobacco common and CONT
mental Tobacco preferred substantial net gains
were recorded. There was large business In
Continental common. but it's gain in price was
only fractional. There was nothing at all doing
In American preferred. The report was
peated Of a prospective increase In the divi-
dend on American common There was a good
advance In Sugar Refining despite the talk
tha nj o,,t In he ~ An al
indicated the resum ption OF war by the Sugar
Trust. so-caled upon the independent con-
Germs The declaration Of the first quarterly
dividend on Republic Iron and Steel preferred
stock was followed by sharp rise In common.
The other iron and steel stocks. with the ex-
ception Of Tennessee Coal and Iron and Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron. were bettered in price.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit was steady and closed
unchanged. There was a rally in Metropolitan
Street Railway the covering OF shorts.
There was profit taking in some OF the leading
railroad stocks. and these stocks sustained
small declines.
nntted atates and 9tafe Ronda In a InOOal
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There was slight decline In coffee to-day on
heavy receipts, expectations Of . continued heavy
movement and local and foreign selling. September
notices were issued. but as they were taken OF
they had little efeot.
NIyAL sroREs.-spirits of turpentine AKA 40.
Common to good strained rosin 81. 1905 .S2N.
PRoyIsIoNE-LArd was nrm: Western, IS. 60 Con-
tinental refined $685.. Pork was steady at S. 7S =
SO so Meats were steady: picked hams 100 o. c.;
do. shoulders 1854: do. bellies, b97. TAllow,
4Lc. Dressed hogs. 6AeiSc.
BUTTER.-Creamery. Western, extra. PIC; do.
hrstG 20 State extras 2OH9el do. hrsta 1920
CHERsE-StSte. full cream. large. colored fancy.
1914 do. white TO-; small colored.
aud Western 179isc. CHICAGO. Aug 2s.-"ProrE,
ions closed Arm at . fair advance due to liberal
purchases of ribs and lard by packers. the offerings
coming largely from realizing LONGS. Packers gen
orally are preparing for an Increasing cash trade
Tho demand was good to-day"
suGAR-RAW was steady At 4Hc. for % test and
is o for 80 test. Refined was in fair demand and
steady.
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still Another Oner on tho way-Nclson @.
Groom in tho Town.

Groom in tho Town.
FALL. RIVER. Mass. Aug. 2S.-Nslson G.
Green. representative Of the second syndicate
that proposes to buy local cotton mills. was in
the city to-day. He talked to representatives
OF tho national banks and then met the treas
urers and directors OF the mills. To all he
said he represented the United Cotton Com
pany. capitalized at $l50.0OO.oO0. to control
the cotton manufacturing business Of the
country. He assured his hearers that
the company did not intend to take
any local management. and that II a deal
we're made local owners would have a chance
10 get into the new company. He asked
.or conference in New York. whore he would
meet a committee OF mill men and bankers
from this city and introduce Thorn to the cap
ltalists he represents. Then prices would be
stated and the plan given in detail. The state
Of affairs Ia rendered more uncertain by the
announcement that a third offer Ia coming.
this time from the syndicate OF which William
H. Wood. Of the American Wooden Company.
10 promoter Until this offer comes. and It
may be three days or three weeks getting here.
the mill men will discuss tho others.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-29
Not Satisfied with Koatinr.s Leadership.

number OF Democrats in the Twentieth
Assembly District, who are dissatisfied with
the leadership Of James p. Keating. Commits
sioner OF Highways. met last night at Halycon
Hall. 537 Third avenue. and formed an assoc
citation to fight him at the primaries. An
organization fully offlcsred was formed and It
was voted to form associations in every cleo
ton district. Captains were selected for each
election district except the Ninth. and resolu-
tions were adopted endorsing the fight being
made by John G. Sheehan In the Ninth As
aemhly DistriCt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-29

Fort HUNTER. n. Y. Aug. 2s.--The Rev Ed
mond p Easterbrook. member Of the Troy
Methodist Conference now stationed at Nina
vile. has declined a lieutenancy In the regular
army preferring an appointment as chaplain,
and has been notified that there will be no
chapains In the regiments being formed Mr..
Easterbrook was chaplain OF the I'd and 2O3d
New York regiments. formed for service IN the
Spanish American War.
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Petitions in BAnkruptoy.

petition 10 Involuntary bankruptcy was
nled yesterday against Julius Riess. manu-
facturer OF cloaks at 50 and SO West Third
street
Pulaski TerwilliGer. former proprietor OF
livery stable at l24 and l26 East l2lst street.
filed petition in bankruptcy yesterday show
ing liabilities OF $1,000 and no assets.
John Temple Grayson. mining engineer
Baker City. Ore, filed a petition In bankruptcy
yesterday showing liabilities Of $S4 1893 and no
assets.
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bends a5%s hf Raway @
Gafi Kansas e GS 3
Southern RawSy S. r12n PacS A. south
| Ohio Kansas and Texas. Missouri Pacific.
| st. Louis, Southwestern and Wabash issues.
20 prize bar ye5 in New York
| ~ 7:lBd. Mexican silver dollars were quoted
| at 477tc.
Money on sal' 2'.S3 per cent; Time money
yidend abroad stocks: per cent. for two and
three months and "A per cent for nye and six
per cent. for bills receivable: ACCOMPANIES and
prime single names. 4f04'a per cent; other
names 400 per cont.
| Sterling exchange was firm. with a slight
hardening in long bills. Continental exchange
was also firm.
Posted rates are: Long drafts. s4s4: sight
transfers i: S76st.s7a: trsses are GHsted a.
ior shoIt 1r Sse ~ ans for
Gns and % IL lo5 1S for ssoTt sSids r..
short.
Domestic exchange on New York: Boston,
Par. ChaIcst9n-Buyin par; 3, selling, l:lo
ssns 5c p4smnm 6r b"
soc. premium commercal. 81 discount San
l9c p9 5snn4% tds ssann
Chicago-50c. discount CGncinnati-Between
banks par and 25c. discount over counter. oOc.
premium.
declared a quarterly dividend Of N point on
Its preferred stock. payable Oct /.
Tho Chicago. Milwaukee and ST. Paul rail-
Of as With
the same month Of last year. and net $ll4O.-
O5S an increase OF S25I .531.
The Wabash railroad reports gross earnings
for July OF Sl.2i3. "a. an increase Of S103.973
as san T XII the same mo1s s q last year.
The st Louis and San Francisco raIlroad re-
Increase Of ss4. 40 as com pared with the same
month 81 Jas ast ~ year and net $l"3.79S, an in
The minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad reports
ofsS9.47a as compared with the SAME month OF
last year and net sso.59o. an increase OF s27.-
The Georgia, Southern and Florida railroad
reports gross earnings for July OF 500. ISL. an
increase OF S4.+l". as compared With the same
ment he q last year and net s2"o"4' a decrease
r The Central Of Georgia railroad reports gross
S14SO5, as impaired with the same month OF
last year and net S84. l95. a decrease of S62.-
sog Tor ssr an =" es
q last year and net sis6o6sf decrease IS, OF Of
The receipts Of the Government To-day were:
GGnsstoms s5aSllS i ss7 9 ReUenuS
400. The disbursements were S1.Ol4 900. an
excess OF receipts over expenditures Of $780,
$50 The receipts OF the fiscal year to date
have been SS9.513.a6l. The expenditures
500, 215, $50. an excess OF expenditures over
re ee pts OF SA.64l.l 1928.
The official count OF cash in the Treasury to-
day compared with that OF Saturday shows:
AuG. 26. Aua %.
Gold coin and bullion. S248 AZ 1913 $2IS 1877 800
Silver dollars and bullion +.S<5,n3s 5,oI4,5pI
U 3. notes :............ 17.2op,2+o 17.37I,ll9
Other assets less demand
liabilities ............... 1I.o1e.o89 11.l3sI1l
Available cash balance In
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Killed Hts Mother for n Burgl.r

OTTAWA. o.. Aug. 2S.-Carlton simone. a
young farmer living near North Creek in this
county. accidently shot and instantly killed his
mother this morning. Mrs Simone got up
shortly after o'clock and her son think inR
burglars were about. fired his pistol through a
door shooting her through the heart.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-29
Fireman scalded ON th. Msryl.Dd

John Flynn fireman on the New York. New
Haven and Hartford transfer boat Maryland.
while cleaning the boiler last night while tho
boat was near the foot OF East Twenty sixth
street. was severely scaldod about the chest
and arms by the blowing out OF Joint in a
hot water pipe. lie was put In a small boat and
taken to Bellevue HospItal.
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The title OF the New York Bond Exchange
and Trust Compa organized last spring. was
changed to the Central Realty Bond and Trust
Company. and the new corporation has begun
business formally In the former Real Estate
Exchange Building. Nos. so to rs Liberty
street. which 1t recently bought. 1t. will do
general trust company business. and. further
more, will make call loans upon the security
Of first mortgages on real estate. Mr..
Henry M9Eganthau Is It's ,pFresident and
Stalknecht. for twenty ono years with the Cen
tTai Trust CfEmpia tby ,pFesTa aS w. a.
treasurer: Earnest Ehrmann. secretary. Its
Olcott. president OF the Central Trust Com
pany James StLllmsn; president OF tbs National
City Bank John d. Crimmins. vice pres don't
OF the City Trust, Company Henry o. Have
meyer, of the American Sugar Company:
A. Nash. president OF the Corn Exchange Bank I;
Anthony n. Brady. Augustus d. Juiliard.
trustee OF the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany Frederick Somthaek. real estate Michael
Coleman, former Tax Commissioner; James
II Post. OF B. II. Howells q Sons, and Alwyn
Ball, Jr.
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Drawing Money to Move the Cotton Crop.
Tho Southwest began in earnest yesterday
to withdraw from the Treasury silver dollars
with which to move tho cotton crop to market,
Local banks deposited in the Sub Treasury
here. for tho account OF correspondents In
Texas and other places. $50. 900 to be exchapR.
ed for silver. Tho silver. it is presumed. will
be shipped from the mint at New Orleans.
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MINING MACHiNERY.-FRAsER CHALMERS.
w 10 Broadway. New York. manufacturers Of
mining and smelling machinery. Estimates on min
ing; milling and smelling supplies promptly fur
nished.
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Closing Quotations.

Bid Asked. Bid Asked.
Am strwb.. 33k IS MwsEp. COX 81
lanai DIX. 79 n Oh 81 Ry24o 243
City Rway.2so 2e6 n Carbon 22 22h
Did Match. / 3okl37 n Csrbonp 81 s5
Lskest"L". l7h lS SO T.. 99h 90
ST." eff l5k lo West ChStR1 9kllo
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Money in London ~ per cent Rates Of
discount 10 open market for short and three
months bills. 3%GS3 5,l6 per cent. Amount
OF bullion gone into the Bank OF England
on balance to-day. f1O2.0O0. Paris advices
quote 3 per cent at 100 france ~ confines.
The Produce Exchange Trust COMPANY to.
day notified it's clearing agent OF withdrawal
from the privileges OF the New York Clearing
House. II is tho intention OF the Produce Er-
change Trust &c mpany to clear over its own
counter on and after Aug 81.
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COMMERCIAL

MONDAY Aug. ain-Wheat-Spot was
steady with sales OF 2s4 900 bushels for export
here and at The outports. No. l northern Du-
luth 4,tc. over Sept. I. o. b. ahoat; No. | hard
Duluth SIC. over: No. l northern New York
axe. over. The Northwestern receipts were
800 cars. against 1927 last week and 582 last
year: Chicago 116 against 1876 last week and
$50 last year. Futuree closed 4 to 1c.. lower.
with sales OF 1886. 900 bushels. After Change
Dec. on curb was TING Prices as follows:
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United States and State Bonds I'm @1OOOD.
US 81 e...."...............'.. oS$ LUSH
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-29

II IEING MACHINFRY-rneIcelled In efficiency.
u GATES IRON WORKS. II Broadway.
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Closing Prices of United states Bonds.