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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-06

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s sSe siess but T''s s.ea P59ft At ! ssrti X GssfIs. s y J
Fer: Use; March 1.lee: May 100, sc: July
t.s 8 Sec bss. SEE 81: 4 jsS! E:sS Oct &c; Nov '@s
Sugar.
New York; Feb. 6-sugarIRaw steady: fair
i ! SIS. n sSsss sIs / IL SIG I;n Ts6 IS . am: Crushed
were Ssw re dussslI 10 points s to-day ysu,.r ou,.,. omen
kettle aAas s.1sc: open kettle Centrifugal $40
s.lse: se1sritassl white s5sa.e: yellow :;sS
kettle 13d26c: centrifugal 6G1sc.
Dried Fruits.
New York. Feb. 5.-The market for evaporatsd
hiRPlf moderate snqws n and s snppiie. ' fall' ae though eG In ane
absence Of selling pressure prices are fairly.
5 sssssy; S sRoics a. '5 5sa sSessd .n "a fsss; s st'% 7ass s'
f sR1' p Prq tReir a views mos ana f si1T pfice su are e0 ssne1a iFs
obtained. Quotations range from SAG to;5itc for
b. bas. sra and 7e aPHseOf for + bass. eAI Peaches are QUIET:
peeled ara quoted at 1-aisc and unpeeled at
New York. Feb. 5.-There. haze been advances
of &c: further lines Of, bleaehed ,%cottons and
ported in print cloths; sellers very reserved.
Hsayy brown fOttons in fair aa.-l home ne,o demand and.
tons very firm; speeiiaI 5ayspssh go goods er In sis ssax
an upward tendency.
~Turpentine and Rosin.
New York. Feb. 5.-Rosin firm: strained. conn
mon to good. s.. 1922. Is. Turpentine firm at 6sh
Oslo asked.
Savannah. Ca, Feb. 6-Turpentine firm at &c
bid. Rosin firm; A B C D E 81. go: F 81 .e5; Q 81;
II 23s: i 80: K <a.e NJ $40; N S.S: W. q.
$50; W. W. z. 20.
Petroleum.
Toledo, O., Feb. SOL unchanged.
on City, Pa, Feb. Credit balances $50:
credits, no bid: shipments IS. 713. average 69.SS6;
runs S.. 9l7, average ol,6l9.
The Metal Markets..
New York. Feb. b-Tin advanced sharply In
London to-day. closing lis Cd higher ut fl3l for
.pot and i1sl i2s Cd for futures. while the local
market was quiet at Is. G25gZsc. Spot copper in
London advanced los to f56 los. while futures.
owing to frse offers from this side. closed only
Is 1lsd higher at fS Is I'd. thus placing spots at
a premium over futures. a situation which has
not existed for over a year. Locally the market
was quiet. with, quotations nominal. Standard
closed at 12c, lake at l2.625412- Sl5c. electrolytic
IL. .s75c and casting at 1s.35gl2 65c. Lead
was unchanged both here. where 1t was quoted
at .4sc. and In London at "a IS Sd. Spelter WIS
quiet and unchanged at ed IS in London ana
i.s5G5 csc locally. Iron closed at SIS ID In dlas-
tinued quiet and nominally unchanged; No;
foundry Northern s22d22. so. No. l foundry South
err and No. / foundry Southern soft -. 'VgSf.O
Warrants continue nominal.
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SECURITIES HOLD FIRM
ON INVESTMENT SUPPORT.
TRUST COMPANY ISSUES THE
FEATURE.
fractions and Bank Stocks Rule
Steady With Moderate
Buying.

There was a slight reaction in nsarly all
local securities early in yesterdays session.
| but toward the close a better feeling pre-
vailed and final prices We're steady. Trad
ing was in fair volume with interest again
centered on the traction, trust company
and lighting issues.
Efforts to break Lincoln Trust were
promptly met by support that was believed
to come from the Inside. A single lot oil
400 shares was taken at S26o, 80 by Guy +.
Billion for a client. Morris Chaser was the
seller. Though this was u net decline OF
10 cents d snare, more of the stock was
wanted at the same figure at the close. Ger
mania held STEADY at $50 with small lots
selling higher. Missouri was again firm and
in good demand at Sl2.3.
fractions were practically unchanged
with sales Of Transit at S2I.75. Preferred
at ss0.l21a and the 4 per cent bonds at
$3.50.
Missouri-Edison issues were again the
feature of the miscellaneous group at IN
changed figures. Central Coal and Coke
was strong at S66.75
$3.50 were the active bank stocks.
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WHEAT MARKET IS NERVOUS
AND THE CLOSE IS LOWER.
LONGS DISPOSED TO SELL IN
CHICAGO PITS.
Corn Is Steady, but Trading Is
Featureless-ProvisiOns Fail
to Hold Strength.

Chicago, Feb. 5.-There was only a mod
crate business on the Board of Trade to-
day and wheat ruled nervous with a weaker
tendency, May closing &c lower. May corn
closed a shade lower and oats wer<af &c.
Provisions closed easier. the May r-Jducts
being from 71ac TO Ice lower
WHEAT.
Trading in wheat was rather light and
local. longs were disposed to sell, offerings
being quite liberal throughout the day. The
lower cables, both Liverpool and Paris,
showing a marked decline, were the chief
factor IN causing the depression. The OPEN
ing was weak. with May OH %sal.c at 800
made. A fair export demand caused a rally
later to 794sc, but local realizing. brought
about another decline and the close was
a loss of &C. Argentine for the
week were a weakening influence, being
mate at l:eoo. 600 bu;; against $500 = ih1
and -four were equal to 2oo,oOO. minneapolis
and Duluth reported receipts of IA cars.
which, with local receipts OF 70 cars. z or
three points of $40 cars. against ALL cars
last week and 2S cars a year ago.
CORN.
Corn ruled steady in spite of the weak
ness In wheat, but trading was extremely
light and the market lacked any special
features. The freight blockade was still a
prominent factor in the situation. and was
one Oh tH6 CAUSES IOE III edSlcl OpcIliIi6, al
though the lower cables also contributed to
the early depression. There was little
change in prices during the day. and the
close was steady with May a shade lower
at Az u4i7sc, after selling between 44tsc and
45c. Local receipts were 23 cars, with only
l car of contract grade.
OATS.
Trading in oats was dull and un!nterest-
ing the greater part Of the day, the business
being largely OF a local. character. A prom
inent long was a fair purchaser later in the
day, which caused an advance, and May
closed &c higher at 36ssc, after ranging be-
tween 36Aq56Ac. Local receipts were 126
cars.
PROVISIONS.
Provisions showed a moderate advance,
early influenced by the smaller receipts of
hogs and an advance OF &c to 10c IN the
price at the yards, but the market failed to
hold, and the close was easier. Trade was
only moderate, with free selling of lard and
ribs by May pork closed
TIC lower at SIG. 10; May lard was also off
TIC at $40, with ribs down loo at s. .121le.
Estimated receipts Tor tomorrow: Wheat,
30 cars; corn, 16O; oats, IS; hogs, 1900 head.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-06

George Owens, a negro, pleaded guilty
in Justice Barron's court in Webster
Groves yesterday to a charge Of assault
and battery. preferred by Sarah Ward. and
was fined 81 and costs.
"A marriage license was issued in Clay
ton yesterday to Charles II. Morton and
Maude ]. Hayden. both Of Springfield.
John Miller, alias Cooper. and William
Harrington. alias O'Rou. Ike. who are held
in the Clayton Jail IN vagrancy charges.
may be wanted by the police of East st.
Louis. The Chief of Police of the latter
place yesterday ~teiephoned to Sheriff HencN.
en- for a description of the men. He
thinks that O'Rourke's real name Is Rover,
and that he can connect him with a crime
in that city. Miller was visited by two st.
Louis detectives yesterday, who immedi-
ately recognized him as a police suspect.
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REPUBLIC Special.

New York. Feb. 5.-Exgs-Receipts to-day CASA
cases. The market showed a strcng tone at the
opening from better weather conditions here and
reports OF heavy storms in the West. Receivers
inclined to meet buyers at the late range of
prices on the great bulk of the stock. In the
absence OF wires. the conclusion was drawn that
heavy amounts are banking UP at points OF col
lection. awaiting favorable advices from this
end. Sales on the excha ge wee of two lots of
21kc. respectively. Refrigerators were in much
better demand. Quotations. loss of: Western
extras, Csc. At mark-Western frsts. &c; West
ern seconds, 2G221ac: Kentucky and Tennessee
firsts, 23xc; Kentucky and Tennessee coed to fine.
others unchanged.
Philadelphia. Feb. Eggs steady: fair de-
mand: fresh nearby &c at mark; fresh Western
Butter and Cheese.
New York. Feb. 5.-Butter-Receipts 1873 pkgs.;
State dairy 1592Sc: extra creamery Sc: held
creamery Sc; creamery common to choice $50
&c. se-R 1.1G pkgs.; hrm; State
dull: cream fancy small. colored 14ixc;
late-made. 13A qu4c; small white. fail-made. 1rG
0l4fc; ate-ma 13Nc: large. colored. fall-made,
1870; late-mads 13Ac: large. white. fall-made.
14xc; late-mad 13kc.
Kansas City. Mo-. Feb. Eggs steady: fresh
returned: New No. 2 wildwood cases included
lie.
Philadelphia, Feb. 5.-Butter steady: extra
Western creameries &c; extra nearby prints 2c.
Cheese quiet, but steady: New York full creams.
prime small 14d14Ac: do. fair to good small
i3IsR13%c; do fair to good small 13hd13%c: do.
prime large 13c: do. fair to good large 13h113Ac.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-06
.YEARLINGs AND HERETIcs.

SOUTHERN CATTLE-Receipts Of cattle in
the Southern division were GO cars. containing
1.slO head, against 80 cars and 2,O0e head last
Thursday and 4s cars and 200 head two weeks
OF COWS. some Of which were of pretty good
quality and the best on sale this week. They
as a week ago. There was a fair run of bulls
that brought steady prices or steady to 10c higher
than last Thursday. Calves were scarce and
steady. with values on good ones fully steady
with a week ago, while common were reported a
little easier. There were no steers of as good
quality as were offered on Wednesday. the top
ers,'y around o dime higher than Thursday Of
last week. There was a good clearance.
Representative sales:
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Poultry.


EPUBL SfECIAL
New York. Feb. 6.-Live ~Poultry-Receipts 3
cars Western, l car Southern and a moderate
quantity by express. About 8 cars more due for
later in the week. Fowls were In good demand
and market steady at l+c. Other descriptions of
weighing stock about steady. Prime ducks and
geese gees, not not so plenty but ordinary geese slow.
Dressed Poultry-Receipt to-day LAG pkgs.
While the weather turned cold and more favor
able. it was too late to afford any relief. as
most OF the poultry held from last week was
beyond redemption and forced to sale at low
mostly from the shop trade and Of a very Sc
iective and while it was possible to exceed lc
here and there on choice bright sound fowls.
very few showed value to exceed 12G13c and some
poor and defective lower.
Chickens irregular in quality and prices. Ordi-
nary Western capons dragged at from lie down.
Prime ducks not plenty; Geese slow. Choice
dark birds sold slowly. No movement to speak
Of in frozen. poultry. Dry West
2.76 Other quotations unchanged.
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New York Curb Market.

New York. req. Trading on the curb was
on a comparatively small scale to-day. and
at times as a result Of proft-takins sales. the
s eai trans saaa rs w! were m esiima fea', az ECU 15m Shares res.
Northern Securities sold early at Il31g1l3H
and by noon advanced to ia; later 1t sold at 1l4tt
and then back to llaA. with total trades Of 5000
shares. Greene Copper sold at 21aaSh for SS
bonds. Manhattan Transit at 4 for 100 shares. 10
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Is at IS. Houston OIL at
q for 200 shares. Havana Tobacco common at
6fx955054h for 500 shares. Can common at 1oQ
81 for odd lots. 20 shares of Can preferred Ct
shares.
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Poland-China Association.
onnrrnu N cr,H~

Marvville. Mo-. Feb. 1.-THE seventeenth an
nual meeting Of the STANDARD Poland-china Rec
ord Association closed its meeting here to-day
other associaiions Mayo, Garrett made such :
favored the movement did not put It to q vote.
John siain of Paynss City Neb wa; chosen
reelected secretary. and =. r. Robinson Of Asr7-
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The Banks.

Cincinnati. o.. Feb. 5.-Money 49s per cent;
So. 49,, 500.
Chicago Ill. Feb. 5.-Cearinss s25. es2. $50: bal
ances s2.15I.o2. New York exchange par to 100
discount; posted exchange 4.S46d4. SIS.
Boston. Mass. Feb. 5.-Exchanges s24.5 sos. IL:
New York. Feb. 5.-Money on call steady at ~
@3 per cent, closing 2s4d3. Time money steady:
60 days AZ; 80 days AZ: six months 4a14A.
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LIVESTOCK MARKET. .
Native Supply LiEht-Beef Cattle Easy
She Close steady.

NATIVE CATTLE Beef Steers Receipts in
but there was a larger representation of beef
steers. though the quality was not so good as
very Indifferent on all accounts. making a slow
opening and a draggy movement all the way
values generally 10G15c lower, though some
thought S4a4.40 grades Were not much. II any,
different from quotations Of Wednesday.
Representative sales:
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became quite general at the last under cover
of the late strength in Steel, and the clos
ing was easy.
The bond market was active and quite
broad. but there was some irregularity in
the price movement. Total sales, par value,
100000 United States bonds were all I'M
changed on the last call.
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Mrs. ArchambauIt Obtains Divorce.

Grace E. Archambault obtained a divorces
yesterday in Judge Taylor's division of the
Circuit Court from Emil L. ArchambauIf,
and her maiden name, Bozza, was restored.
The couple were married December I, 1900.
and separted the following January. She
charged cruelty.
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Butcher Cattle-There was a light supply of
butcher cattle OF about the usual grades. with no
strictly choice offerings on sac, although good
There was very little life to trade. which was
reported generally steady on the most desirable
offerings and weak to a shade lower in cases.
Gamers and bulls were steady. while veals were
higher at a top of $3.50.
ReprasepfafIyA uoles.
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By TELEGRAPH.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 5-Cattle-Receipts a.
$50 natives. 1850 Texans: 200 calves. mostly ma
heifers steady; stockers and fedora active and
steady; quarantine STEADY choice export and
10: stockers and feeders q. zsQ4.4S: western
fed ateerD 81. 7s@5: Texans and Indian SteerD q. 50
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Treasurx Statement.

Washington. Feb. 5.-Available cash balance
s221. 272. 2s5: gold 500. 755. 6s1: silver SIS. IA. 1881
United States notes s6,5s4.o1S; treasury notes OF
1880 $50, f25: national bank notes So, 9s7, 401.
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Government Bonds.

Clearings were fairly large and trarsactions at
the banks were heavy. Discount rates held firm
between : and 6 per. cent
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Bur Silver.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY PARAGRAPHS

New York. Feb. 5.-Bar silver 4!Hsc per ounce.
At London firm at 22d per ounce.
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New York. Feb. 5:-spos Rio quiet: mild dull.
Futures opened steady At unchanged prices un-
dsr modsfats buying for European account and
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Bond Sales at New YOr.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York, Feb. 5-Sales OF bonds were made
here TODAY as follows:
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New York Stock AuOtatfOns.
The following shows the opening, highest. low
est and closing quotations on the New York
Stock Exchange yesterday Corrected daily for
The Republic by D.. r. Fra els. Bro. q Co.,
bonds and stocks. 24 North Fourth street,.
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STOCKS AND BONDS IN BOSTON.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Boston, Mass. Feb. 5.-Money bonds, stocks
and mining shares to-day were:
Call loans, "a time loans, 4is15.
BONDS.
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New York. Feb. 5.-Goyernment bonds:
United States refunding IS, registered......-..10S&
United States refunding Is, coupon. .............10SA
United States Be-. registered lot
United States IS. coupon. LOT
United states new 4s. registered. lS4x
United States new AZ, coupon. 1854
united States old Is. registered.
United States SIS, egfstered .102&
United States SIS, coupon. 1921
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New York Curb Stocks.
St. Louis Money Market.

Yesterday's Bank C1earinEs.
Yesterdays clearinghouse statement showed
cleartngs IS, 46s, 400 and balances $sso.397.
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Domestic Exchange.

Reported by Whitaker & Co, exchange brokers'
No. 800 North Fourth street.
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quotations cfor broke mules. 4 to ! years

The ir.t line q quotations in each class Is cal
mon to extra. Dealers. however. often classify
superlative punches (all tops) fer BUYERS. which
quotations. The second line Of quotations signi-
fes the bulk OF sales. and generally represents
the various classes as they are sold on the COM
mission market, more or less mixed.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-06

LOO Missouri-E0ison 5s at ....-..-...... "
% Central Coal and Coke .....-........ d
10 American Central Insurance at ...... "a
100 American Gold Mining at -........
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-07-24

In the Circuit Court for Montgomery county
as q Court Of Equity No. 20l5 Equity.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-07-24
NJ q II I Q III.

In the matter of the Petition Of the Agricul-
turAl Society OF Montgomery county for a
License TO be issued in accordance with
the provisions OF Chapter 2s5 OF the Acts
OF the General Assembly Of Maryland, pass
ed Al the January Session, 1885
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-07-24
DEATH OF POPE LEO XIII.

Pope Leo XIII died at the Vatican, Rome,
on Monday last at 4:04 P. M, (10:1s A. M.
Baltimore time His final severe illness
began on July 4. His age was SO years,
months and IS days, his birth being March
,, 1870 The length of his pontiicate was
% years and months, bis election having
taken place on February 90 1878. His last
conscious act was an attempt to bless his
nephews and others at his bedside, and his
last words were reported to be Father"
Mother"
Secretary Hay Immediately, upon being
informed of the Popes death, cabled the
condolences of the President. The message
was signed "John Hay" emitting the Gus.
omary Secretary of State"
The funeral ceremonies will extend over
nine days, the body lying in state at St.
Peters Cathedral, the final resting place be.
ing the Basilica Of st. John the Lateran.-
The conclave for the election of successor
to Leo XIII will assemble within ten days.
Cardinal Gibbons is now in Rome and will
take part in the election.
On Monday flags were placed at half mast
on many public buildings in this country,
bells were tolled and churches draped in
mourning. Bishop A. A Curtis, Vicar
General of the Archdiocese of Baltimore
and administrator in Cardinal Gibbons alb.
sence, will celebrate pontIfcal mass Of
requiem on the day of the funeral of Pope
Leo, Bishop z. j. Donahue, Of Wheeling,
delivering the eulogy, The bells of the Ca.
thedral and all Catholic churches in Balti.
more were tolled on Monday, and they are
now draped in mourning.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-07-24
For Surveyor
Mortgages Sale !

Pf VIRTUE OF the power and authority
ID contained in mortgage from James VI
Kinney, Eliza V. Kinney, bis wife, and Will
liam W. Kinney, to Horace D. Waters, bear
ing date the 3rd day Of April, A. D. 1894,
and Of record among the Land Record Book
of Montgomery county, in the State of Mary
land, in Liber J. A, No. 40, folios s67 e,
seq, the subscriber, who is therein author
lied and empowered so to do, will,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-07-24
TIE CALLED LADR KLNCES

Mr.. Burke Cockran's speech the other day
at meeting Of English Liberals against the
protective tariff policy, advocated by Ger.
tain elementin the British Cabinet, is strong.
ly condemned by protectionist newspapers
in the United States, especially those with
expansionist proclivities. On the other hand
Mr.. CockrAn's speech made great impres.
sion in Great Britain. The free traders In
King Edwards dominions are glad 10 have
the assistance of the distinguished Irish.
American orator Ii is understood that II
Mr.. Cochran were willing to renounce his
allegiance 10 Uncle Sam and become q Bri.
fish subject there are q number Of constitu-
encies in Great Britain which would elect
him to Parliament to oppose any change IN
John Bulls fiscal policy. Il Is not easy TO
understand why Mr.. Cockran's opposition
10 protective tariff for our British friends
should arouse the anger OF protectlonist
In the United States. Nothing
ian be clearer than the fact that the Amer
can farmer and manufacturer will fare
much better with the British markets open
o them than they will II John Bull dis
Eliminates against them in favor OF his colo.
lies. Why, then, should Mr.. Cockran's able
nd eloquent appeal to Englishmeen to con.
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tinue their fiscal policy unchanged be re.
sented by our protectionst contemporaries
If he had urged the British people to adopt
our Dingley act there might be ground for
the charge that Mr.. Cochran did not have the
interest of the United States at heart The
explanation of the wrath Of our protectionist
friends is doubtless found in the Irish-Amer-
lean orators biting criticism OF the abuses of
the American high tariff system. Mr.. Cock
ran spoke with great force and directness
on this phase of his subject, and what he
said was well calculated to make the aver
age protectionist vince. On more practical
grounds, however, his advocacy of continued
Tree trade for Great Britain entities him TO
the gratitude Of every American who has
something to sell in British markets.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-07-24

A very important decision, holding that
the dismissal OF government employee for
not being in good standing with labor
union will not be tolerated, was announced
Monday from the Department of Commerce
at Washington. Ii settles a controversy
long in dispute at the Government Printing
Office, where the case in question arose. The
force of the decision is all the stronger be.
cause supported by emphatic language from
the President, who states that there is no OBJ.
lection to government employee belonging
to labor union, but that such membership
is by no means an indispensable qualifi-
cation.