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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
Victims Of Famine in Russia.

Correspondence of Associated Press.1
st. Petersburg, Aug. 6.--In correspon-
dence from here mention has been made
from time to time of the dearth which
visited many tho not large districts Of
Russia last year and the efforts made
by the government to alleviate suffering
resulting from it. The ministry of the
interior repeatedly declared the famine
had been conquered, food had been dis
tributed and seed corn provided for the
current year. The necessity for private
benevolence was reluctantly admitted at
one time, in the winter. but on later oc-
casions the existence of severe want
was denied. These statements did not
quiet the curiosity to ascertain the truth
about the matter, and certain people
with influential connections sent a
trustworthy young man to Elizabeth
grad to investigate for himself He has
just returned. Without going into de-
tails. he reports the following facts:
The city and districts of E;lizabethgrad,
with population of 100000 are suffer-
ing now from famine and disease Incl
| dent upon famine. The investigator
found general devastatio many cases
| of acute destitution. some people dying
of starvation. and Spotted" or hunger
typhus prevalent Whole families are
attempting to exist on rations allowed
for single child. There is little or no
work to be found, consequently ratlons
| cannot be had until they are no longer
of much benefit. The government gave
minimum quantities in the first place,
and delivered supplies of seed corn and
foodstuffs to the nearest railway sta
tons. The peasants having already been
forced to sell their horses. We're unable
to secure the supplies so furnished in
many cases without giving large part
to draymen The investigator was told
that those conversant with local re-
sources and not in the confidence Of the
government were utterly unable to see
| how the souls and bodies of the major
ity of the population were to be held
together until the new crops should be
| harvested and available Elizabethgrad
is in the heart of the Black Earth zone.
The country has never recovered from
the terrible dearth of 1892, and the peas
ants have lost all power Of resistance.
The great provinces of Sahara and
saratoff and many other large districts
are threatened with an almost total crop
failure.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
OFFICIAL WEATHER FORECAST

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Aug. 6-Fair and cooler
Wednesday. possibly preceded by local
showers tonight, warmer in the east,
and cooler in the extreme ives, por-
ton tonight
Synopsis of weather conditions:
The low barometer area which was
in the British northwest yesterday
morning is now over the Dakotas: the
lowest being 29.72 inches at Rapid City
The pressure is high east of the Mis-
sissippi and another high is approach
ing from the British northwest.
The temperature is higher in South Da-
kota and Minnesota and lower north OF
Montana.
Elsewhere it has remained nearly
stationary. The following amounts OF
rainfall have been reported during the
past twenty-four hours, viz: Valentine
and Moorhead, .1s: Amarillo 10; Snreve-
port, 70; Galveston, "a; New Orleans
.ss; Montgomery. $50; and Knoxville
LA.
The following observations wsre
taken at a. M. central time:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
IOWA NEWS ITEMS.
Wesley.

Wesley.
Threshing has commenced and things
are booming at the elevators these days.
Auburn.
The bowery was torn down last week.
not make enough to pay expenses.
romeroy.
Roland.
Louritz Holland living east of town
was stunned by lightning last Saturday
night. His scalp was torn open and his
right side showed much evidence OF the
stroke.
Red Oak.
An epidemic of whooping cough has
struck Red Oak. and one the effects has
been the closing of Miss Zeitterberg' S
kindergarten which she has been con-
Quoting in the basement of the Congre-
gational church.
Burt.
Here is a harvesting record reported
by the Monitor: AT Hugh McDonalds
recently, crew of four men with one
binder cut sixty acres of grain. and
stacked twenty-five acres Of barley in
four and ope-half days of hot weather.
Maquoketa.
1t is gratifying to note the number of
new cement walks which are being put
in this season. Board walks are bad
enough at best, but the kind that are
| made Of plank laid endwise are an
abomination in the opinion of the Ex-
celsior.
Eagle Gorve.
j. C. Smith last week sold one of his
160-acre farms northeast OF town to C.
T. Esslck, an Illinois man who will
make this his home. s.s Guy Mat
news was out in South Dakota last
| week and invested in a 160-acre farm
near Harrisburg, south of Sioux Falls.
Crops are yielding better there than in
Iowa.
Jewell.
j. E. Glaman returned from Neville,
Woodbury. county, Iowa. Thursday, and
reports the corn crop in that part of the
state seriously damaged. Examination
OF several fields disclosed the fact that
the ears have but scattered kernels over
the cob and not well filled ear coulo be
don't you forget it. exclaims the Rec
ord.
Hampton.
Willie j. Treanor, of osceola town
ship, has commenced suit against Mrs.
Della Hively, of the same neighborhood
in which he asks for the sum Of $4,000
damages for SANDER. The petition on file
in the clerks Office charges Mrs. Hively
with having publicly called Willie j.
Treanor a horsethief and stating that he
was known as such all over Franklin
county.
eslmond.
y. w. Baldridge received a letter last
week, from his brother Isaac whom he
had lost all trace of for years. He is
NOW located at Orlando. Okla. "A friend
called his attentions to a.. TEN In a
newspaper about j. w. Daldridge, and
correspondence was again resumed.
C. III. Meyers. authority on potatoes
for this section. made an examination
nf his late potatoes last week and re-
| ports that he found the potatoes small
| andycft, apparently having been cooked
m IL ground. This would iIdlcate that
] pot6toee will be scarce this ,falt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
BLACKBURN TO MARRY.
Senator Elect From kentucky to Take

SSidt0T EIeCe from N0ntucky TO Take
Wife.
Washington. Aug. s.-Mrs. Mary e.
Blackburn, for several years a clerk in
the quartermaster generals Office of the
war department, has resigned her posi-
ton in order to become the bride of Jo-
seph G. S. Blackburn. United States SEN
ator-elect from Kentucky. She is now
at Cape May, N. j.. as the guest of the
senator and his daughter, Mrs. Hall,
wife of Col. William P. Hall, of the
army.
The date of the wedding is not an
bounced. but it is expected to take place
some time before the assembling of con-
gress next December. when Blackburn.
as the successor of William Lindsay,
viii come to Washington to live.
Mrs. Blackburn is the widow of the
late Judge H. H. Blackburn. of Martins
burg. W. Va, distant relative Of the
Kentucky senator elect
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
Killed in tho KIondike.

Seattle. Wash. Aug. 6.-Advices from
Dutch Harbor. on the steamship Queen.
indicate that two white men shot down
Con and Florence Sullivan and p. ].
Rooney, on Unimak Island, last June.
Owen Jackson, the only surviving MEM
Der of the Inflated party. expresses the
belief that natives shot down the de-
fenseless prospectors. Other evidence.
however. tends to make the two desert
crs from the fishing schooner responsible
for the deed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
NOTED lowAN DEAD.

Mrs. Mary Newbury Adams, Wife Of
Former Chief Justice, Expires.
Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, Aug. 6.-Mrs. Mary New
berry Adams, widow of ex-Chief Justice
Austin Adams. of the Iowa supreme
court, is dead. aged SO. She was promi-
nent in state and national literary. cir
cles. She was q personal friend of
Ralph Waldo Emerson, and schoolmate
at Cleveland of John d. Rockefeller and
Mark Hanna.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
THE LIVESTOCK REVIEW.
Cattle Sales Generany at Reduced
Prices and Offerinn of Poor Quality

Prices and Offering of Poor Quality.
Chicago Aug. 6.-Cattle = Receipts
We're 1000, and trade as good as is usu-
ally witnessed on Tuesday, the greater
part of the cattle being only common or
fairly good quality Sales We're slow
and largely a dime lower than last
weeks closing figures
Hogs-With estimated receipts of d.
600. sales We're made at the start at
steady prices but weak feeling devel-
oped soon and closing sales showed re-
auctions of 8 to 10 cents
sheep-Receipts were estimated at s.
000 and the market was active at Mon
DAVIS reduced prices
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CHICAGO Livestock.

chicago, Aug. s.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today
$4,000; steady; good to prime, 5.sO@6.3O;
poor to medium, i.4o@54o: stockers 90;
04.oo; COWS 2.75@4.5o; Texans, 3.0O@4. so
Hcgs-Estimated receipts for today
21.oo0; nickel lower; heavy, 595@6. 20;
light, 5.7015eo: mixed. 5.70@6.05.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today
5000; steady; s.25@4.5o; lambs. steady;
2.00@5.15
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Had to Amputste Both Leo,.

Louisville. KY, Aug. 6.-Dan Han
non. an old Irishman, lost both legs from
sleeping in chair. Five years ago
Harmon conceived prejudice for beds.
He slept always in chair. with his feet
crossed up tailor fashion under him and
his head resting on table. Three days
ago DR.. Leslie Meyer was called to at
tend Harmon. The impeded circulation
produced by his constrained sleeping
position had caueed gangrene. Dr. Mey-
er amputated both legs. Harmon Will
probably recover.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
cHINAMEN CAN nor be- USED.
Treasury Department Will Not Psrmi,
Than to and at Frisco

Thorn to Land at Frisco.
Washington. Aug. 6.-Assistant Sec
rotary Taylor Of the treasury yesterday
declined to permit the shipowners at
San Francisco to use Chinese labor en-
ployed aboard ship in unloading. The
stevedore strike.ha badly handicapped
the vessel owners, who find it practical
ly impossible to take out incoming
freight and have brought considerable
pressure upon the department to sus-
pend the immigration laws to allow the
Chinese to do this work The officials
fear. however. that some enterprising
Chinaman may fail to return aboard
ship if allowed to land and also hesitate
to take any action that might be unfa-
vcrably criticised by the labor organiza-
itions of the slope.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
THE Horse Market.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Receipts yesterday
were estimated at $50 head. Trade was
moderately active, with last week s
prices prevailing. There as a large at
tendance of buyers in the auction. Plain
and blemlshed animals of all weights
are dull and unevenly lower
The export movement of horses for
July aggregated only 1858 head. the
lightest volume of shipments for any
month for the past four years. Robert
Hayden. James Watson, London; Fran
els Dunbar. Edinburgh, and many other
prominent foreign buyers are at home
on their annual summer vacation, which
is the principal cause of the decline in
the volume of shipments Exporters
complain also of the difficulty of OBJ
tanning ocean transportation, the yes
sells being congested with contract
space. Exports for June were 921 horses
and July, 1900 9s5 head; July 1899. 1900
head, and 1.431 head for July, 1898. 1t
is at the western points that the buying
of a medium grade of horses for South
Africa has beena conducted on a man.
moth scale.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
TIE ORDER NOT ISSUED
President Shaifer Delays Order
Calling Out Union Men
in Steel Works.
Hope Entertained That the OF.
iicers Of the Trust May
Sue for Peace.
The Situation Quiet and Prac.
tically Unchanged From
That Of Monday.

Pittsburg, Aug. GA general strike
order was not issued by President Shat
fer this morning. and 1t may be delayed
beyond the time limit made by him yes
terday. He says there Is SUFFICIENT rea-
sons for delay, but the only apparent
cause is said to be hope entertained
that the officers of the steel corporation
may soon realize the serious results that
VIII follow a general closing of the I'M
ion plants and make overtures for peace.
From meager reports from the officials
OF the steel combine they seem to be
confident they will win, and are much
encouraged over the delay in the issuing
Oh the strike order, believing it to be due
to the fact that the officers of the work.
ers' organization are not certain of their
ability to bring out the union men de-
sired. The situation here and at other
points is quiet and practically un-
changed from yesterday.
The Leader says Shaffer announced
this afternoon that general order call
ing out of all Amalgamated men in the
steel combines mills to strike would 60
out this afternoon. He declined to give
out a copy of the order in advance of
Its receipt by the lodges. A Newcastle
special says the employees of the Ma
tional Steel Company of that city have
been ordered out by Shaffer.
Pittsburg, Aug. president Shaffer
called a meeting of the national officers
for 2 secret session this afternoon to
submit a proclamation and notice to the
manufacturers of the intended general
strike.
Columbus. o.. Aug. e-secretary
Joseph Bishop of the state arbitration
board is going to Pittsburg again in an
attempt to bring about sediment of
the steel workers strike.
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The following observations were
taken at a. M. central time:
May Cut Weses IS Per Cent.

FAN River, Mass. Aug. Ga paper
was placed in circulation yesterday
among the cotton manufacturers of this
city looking toward a general reduction
IN wages Of Is per cent If the reduc-
ton is agreed to it will go into effect
Sept. 3, and will involve at least $4,000
opera tiyeS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06

If a dealer asks you to take some
thing said to be 'just as good az
Rocky Mounain Tea made by the Madi-
SON Medicine Co.. ask him II he makes
more money: So cents. Mcbride & Will
Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
The laws Of healtb REQUIRE that

The laws Of health require that the
bowels move once each day and one Of
the penalties for violating this law is
piles. Keep your bowels regular by TAX
ing dose OF Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets when necessary and
you will never have that severe punish
ment inflicted upon you. Price. 25 cents
For sale by druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06

was Is per cent discount.
MARSAALLToWN MARKETS.
The following prices quoted are a.
nearly correct as it is possible to OBJ
tam from Marsha.ltown dealers. The
quotations are for prices paid by deal
ers corrected Tuesday afternoon:
GRAIN AND FEED.
The Kansas City Grain Company re-
ports the following prices:
Oats-31E,.
Corn-New, As; old, 4s.
Wheat-53.
CORN.
The Glucose Sugar Refining Company
will pay 49, cents for No. corn or bet
Ter.
LIVE STOCK.
Receipts today, 34S
Britain & Co. are paying she follow
ing prices for hogs in wagon load lots:
Selected heavy, over 800 pounds, $40.
Selected light, $50 to 800 pounds, $40.
Stays and piggy sows graded accord
ing to quality after reduction Rough
includes thin. CID sows, milky bellies and
hogs unfit for packing. Premium hogs
must be smooth and fairly we'll fatted.
All Logs subject to government in
spection.
PROVISIONS.
Marshalltown grocers quote the Col.
lowing prices for country produce:
New potatoes-1.20.
Egss-11 cents. subject to Inspections; 5
cents case count.
Buttter-l1 cents in trade.
POULTRY AND PROVISIONS.
Butchers, commission and cold stor.
age houses are paying the following
cash prices:
Old hens-6 cents per pound.
Spring chickens-1O.
POULTRY, EGGS AND BUTTER.
Armour & Co. are paying the follow
ing prices for different varieties of
poultry, eggs and butter:
Fowls-6a cents per pound
Cocks
Turkeys.
Guineas-12E.
Ducks-5.
Eggs-9l. loss off
Butter-Packing stock, 101s
HIDES, TALLOWt AND WOOL.
H. Willard, Son & Co. are paying the
following prices:
No. green hides cents.
No. 2 green hides cents.
Pelts-25@5o cents.
Horse hiees--1.5O12.25
Medium wool-12@13 cents.
Fine wool-9@1l cents.
Beef fail cent.
Tallow-3a cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
Tin Worker. Started.

Cleveland. o.. Aug. 6.-Fires were
lighted early today in the furnaces of
the hot milling department of the Ores
cent Works of thezAmerican Tin Plate
Company. which had been closed since
the Inauguration of the Amalgamated
strike. The superintendent said opera
tions would be resumed and afterward
declared the old men would return to
work. The strike leaders denounced the
latter statement as false
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
New York Produce.

New York, Aug. 9.
Wheat September. 75N.
CornSeptember, COZ.
ButterSteady; 160201z
I EgEs Steady; S9101z.
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Milwaukee Grain.

Milwaukee. Aug. s.
No. 2 northern, 7oA; September, 40.
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GRAIN !. AARKE|S WEAK
Trading in Wheat Was Quiet.
With the Quotations Tend.
ing Downward.
No Particular Change in the
Corn Situation.-Prices a
Shade Lower.
Cattle Steady and Hogs a Nickel
Lower.-Sheep Steady.
Lambs Weak.

Chicago, Aug. e.-At the beginning of
business today trade in wheat was quiet.
September opened V to u of a cent
lower at TOSS to 7O1s, in sympathy with
corn, because the Liverpool advance
was disappointing when compared to
the bulge here yesterday. After reach
ing 7Oss it declined to 7OA. On the de-
cline the demand improved and wheat
rallied to 70ss@70s4.
September later broke to 6s3s. but rail-
lied to 70A on damage claims from the
northwest. Lack of export and corn
weakness caused further weakness.
however, and the market declined to 10
and closed weak, ,s@5s lower, at 700
7OM.
Trade in corn was quiet. There was
no particular change in the situation
the weather continuing favorable over
most of the corn belts. September
opened Is to Y of cent down at ST. to
5'ls, and under selling by commission
houses dropped early to 81. where the
market steadied
Corn closed weak, a cent down, at
56ss.
Oats ruled quiet and cashier on liberal
receipts, i'll sympathy with corn. Sep
TENDER opened unchanged at IS and seld
to S4A, where the feeling became stead
Ter.
Provisions We're dull and easier be-
cause of the lower prices for hogs.
Chicago Produce.
Chicago, Aug. 6.
Wheat-No. red. 7olAm7ll.: No. 8 red
and No. hard. 7oM7l; No. hard 691sGi
a; August, 69Ts; September opened at
1o&@705a; highest. 7O3s; lowest, 695sa7o;.
closing at 70@70ls.
Corn-No. .. No. white and No. . yel-
low. 56@56's; No. 5. 55la@56: No 3 yell
low. 55ia56A; August. 55la September
opened at 57h@57,2: highest, sly; low
est. 56ss: closing at 56ss.
Oats-No. ?, 35GS5A; No. 9, 35; No. >
white, 37la@3S: No. 8 white. 37@375s; No.
white, 361sas7: August, s4as. septem-
Der opened at 20; highest, So; lowest,
S41s; closing at Bass.
Pork - August, STE; September,
1897.
Lard-August. $50: September, s.s2,s.
Ribs--August, S.7211a; September, 1900
1927.
Rye-5e1s.
Barley-50@65.
Flax-165.
Timothy-5.l5.
Clover-10.25.
Butter - Firm; creameries, $4,000;
1n1g
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Kansas City livestock.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. g.
cattle-Estimated receipts for today,
$1,000; best strong. others steady: native
steers, 4.S0@5.So; Texans and Indians,
4.o0@4.75; Texas grass steers, 3.OO@4. 25;
stockers and feeders, 3.oO@425; calves,
2.50@5.25.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today,
$4,000: strong to 5 cents higher: heavy,
6.oo@6.15; packers. 5.s5@6.lo; light, $3.50
500.
sheep-Estimated receipts for today.
1000; lambs 10@15 cents higher; sheep
steady; muttons. s.oo@4.Oo; lambs 1000
5.25; range sheep, 3.1o@3.4O; stockers,
1.5O@2.25,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06

Frank Osborn was shot and instantly.
killed by James Harbinson near Oak
land City Ind. The young farmers had
quarreled and OSborn threatened to kill
Harbinson, but the latter dred first. q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
Money Market,

New York, Aug. 6.-Money was easy
al "a per cent; prime mercantile, 41s@5
per cent; sterling firmer at 4.s7M for de-
mand and 4.S4A@4.S41s for sixty days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
Liverpool Grain,

I1INtTpUUI, AuB. b.
Wheat-Spot quiet; 5s sd@5s sgd; flu
lures quiet; September, 5s sisd; Decem-
her, 5s Gid
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Gomez for Independence.

Havana. Aug. 6.-Gen Maxine Co
mez has written to HE friend Gen We
ga, regarding the reports that he had
described himself and Senior Estrada
Palma as anrexationists. After remark
ing that he had come upon reference
t othe matter in local paper in Porto
Principe. he says:
ITO pretend that Senior Palma and 1
are annexationists is madness. The best
way to carry out plan is to speak
much of it. For this reason 1t appears
that many Cubans desire annexation
| and look to most of the prominent chiefs
of the revolution to support the move
ment; but they have tried to convert to
the doctrine some old heretics.
The Plat law solved the question.
The constitutional convention was not
to blame. as it had fired the last cart
ridge in defense of absolute independ-
ence."
There was no meeting Of the consti-
tutional convention yesterday, there be-
ing no quorum.
Rich Mans Daughter Dies in Poverty.
| Omaha, Neb., Aug. emma An
drews. an actress, dying in wretched
| lodgings, has confessed that a waif in
her custody is Dora Richards. daughter
| of John Richards, wealthy merchant
| Cf Brazil, Ind. The father has been
searching for the child for ten years.
| When the girl was years old the father
Entrusted her to family of the name of
andrews, as his wife had just died leav-
| ing six children. The Andrews family
came west and the wife left her husband
1 IN no xx,bnr oh hnS
child by doing vaudeville turns. The
Rev. A. w. Clark, of the Child Saving
Institute, heard the woman's dying con-
fession and at once communicated with
| the Indiana merchant.
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Duluth Grain

- Duluth, Aug. 6.
Wheat-No. hard, cash. 72A; No. 1
northern. 6sA; No. 2 northern, 64sa; No.
. spring, 6os4; to arrive, No hard,
'2A No. 1 northern, 691s; new No. i
northern, 6sA; September, 6sl4; sDecem-
Der. 7UA.
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st. Louis Produce.
st. Louis, Aug. g..
Wheat-Cash, 6711s; September. 6SA.
Corn-5S; September, 57%.
Oats-36A OBJ: September, 35N.
Peoria Prouuce,

corn-1nactive, No. 8. 57,s.
oats-Firm, No. white, SO.
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Minneapoli. Grain.

Wheat-Cash, 6S1s; September, 67k@
6Iss; December. SO: on track. No. hard,
7ols; No. l northern, 6SR; No. 2 north
ern, 671s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06

Corn - Spot firm; As sgd: futures
steady; September, As 81; October, As
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New York Exchanqe,
MARSAALLToWN MARKETS.

Chicago. Aug. 6.-New York exchans
was Is per cent discount.