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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1904-04-29
Burglary at Rothvllle.

For the third time in the past
few years the general merchan-
disc store of j. F. Cameron at
Rothville was entered by burg
lars Thursday night of last week.
The thieves first went to J.. B.
Cameron's blacksmith shop and
procured a chisel, a hammer and
q crowbar which were used to
open both the rear and front
doors to J. F. Cameron's store.
;. The articles stolen from the
store consisted of one bolt of
silk, one bolt of satin, two full
bolts of woolen dress goods,
several other pieces of goods
and some cigars and tobacco.
Mr.. Cameron estimates his
total loss at about $3.50.
The burglary occurred some
time between 1O'olock Thursday
night and daylight Friday morn
ing.
The first that was known OF
the robbery was when ]. r.
Garnett, who lives back of Mr.
Cameron's place of business.
saw the rear door to the store
open early Friday morning
Upon investigation he founG
the store had been burglarizec
and at once notified the owner
Mr.. Cameron has offered 6
reward of $50 for the arrest an6
conviction of the guilty parties.
Two strange men, sign paint
ing tramps, who were seen abou
Rothville for a day or two pre-
vious to the burglary, are sus
pected of the crime, but they ha'
not been apprehended at last &C
counts and they seem to hav
disappeared as completely as
they had been engulfed by al
earthquake.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1904-04-29

To Rural Mail Carriers.

The COURIER has decided to
offer prize of $50 in gold to the
rural free delivery mail carrier
whose route, or any part thereof,
is in Charlton county.
The prize will be presented to
the carrier who sends the CoU-
RIER the greatest number of new
subscribers or who collects the
most money on subscription, the
cost of remittance in all cases to
be borne by this office, and must
reach US by Wednesday after
noon of each week.
The contest will begin Monday,
May 16, 1904, and will close
Tuesday, Aug. 16, 1904, at 4
o'clock p. m.
We will allow one vote for
every cent paid by old SUBJ
scribers for the current year, and
two votes for every cent collect
ed from subscribers who are
more than a year in arrears; also
two votes for every cent paid by
new subscribers, the principal
objects being to collect back
subscriptions and get new SUBJ
scribers.
The vote of the various con-
testants will be published from
week to week except during the
last two weeks of the contest
when all ballots cast will be
secret, in sealed envelopes, then
deposited in a locked ballot. box,
and counted by three disinterest-
ed judges Immediately after the
polls are closed.
We wait until May 16 to begin
the contest for the reason that
two new rural free mail routes
one from Mendon and the other
from Brunswick-have been es-
tablished and on which the ini-
tial trips will be made on the
date named. Thus every car
rier will be given an. equal
chance.
No one gives more faithful SER
vice for less pay than Uucle
Sans rural mail. carriers, and
the COURIER proposes to place
them on their metal and make
the best hustler of the lot that
delivers mail within the borders
of this county a present of S75.
Subscription lists and voting
blanks will be furnished on ap-
plication, but will not be sent
until May 16.
For any further information
desired call on or address,
G. P. VANDIVER,
PUB. COURIER.
Keytesville, Mo
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1904-04-29
Probate Pointers.

Est. J. x. Mitchell: VIM.
Finch, Sr., executor, exhibits
receipt showing payment in full
to all heirs of balance due on
final settlement, and said ex.
ecutor is discharged finally.
Accounts allowed against the
estate of Mrs. P. A. Willis of
Salisbury as follows: j. w.
Luck, 1925; w. R. Sweeney,
|S11. 80; Alice Drinkard, $63; j.
C. Doxey, S19.62; M. A. Hery.
ford, $148.50; J. H. Green,
$500.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1904-04-29
Bank of Rothville Resumes Business.
The Bank of Rothville, which

The Bank of Rothville, which
was closed by the state bank
examiner several weeks ago be-
cause of insufficient security on
certain loans, resumed business
again Monday of this week.
After paying out what money
it had on hand, together with
So, 900 received from a bank at
Novelty, Mo-, the Bank of Roth
vile still lacked something like
So, 200 of having enough cash to
pay its depositors in full, and as
S14, ,250 had been placed to the
credit of the Bank of Rothville
in the National Bank of Com
merce at Kansas City, and which
was turned over last week to the
Bank of Rothville, surplus of a
little over S5, 900 was left the lat.
ter institution on which it re-
sumed operations.
Not cent was lost to anyone
by the temporary suspension of
the banks business, but consid-
erable uneasiness was felt for a
time by parties interested.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1904-04-29
Stock Notice.

The Anderson jack, better
known as the young Hurt jack,
will make the season of 1904 at
the Geo. T. Swain farm, five
miles northwest of Keytesville,
at So. This is one of the!s sbest
animals in Charlton county.
JOHN BUSHNELL, JR.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1904-04-29
Live Stock Market.
Special to the COURIER.

Kansas City, Mo-, Tuesday,
April 26, 1904. Storms and
high water in the Kaw Valley
have played an important part
in The cattle market at Kansas
City yesterday and to-day.
Receipts were cut down more
than so per cent from normal
runs for first two days of the
week, and prices to-day are Is
to %. cents higher than Friday
Of last week. This added to the
general advance of 10 to Is cts.
made last week, puts all grades
sharply higher than week ago.
Top beef steers to-day at $40.
are highest for several months.
$3.50 to SIS will take in bulk of
sales of beef steers. Heavy
COWS are selling up to S4.35;
heifers $3.50 for the choice ones.
Stockers and feeders are selling
quietly, as the supply is not
more than 20 per cent of total
cattle receipts, and the demand
is not urgent. Prices are high
er, along with other cattle, par
ticuIarly on light stockers of
good quality, which latter kind
brings up to s4.eO; best feeders
$3.50. There is a strong in
quiry for stock COWS at prices
from $3.50 to S3.15, 80 to 40 cts.
higher than two weeks ago.
Fat bulls are selling better;
butcher grades continue strong;
bull prices range from S3.65 to
$3.50. Veal calves are scarce
and firm at prices up to Sc. The
popular opinion just now favors
higher prices for killing stock
during the next month or six
weeks.
Hog receipts are increasing
some, but prices are not much
changed from a week ago. Light
weight hogs have stepped up
almost alongside of heaviest
during the past week. Quality
has been good, but all weights
and qualities get within a range
of 10 cents for bulk of sales to-
day. Top price is S4.97 1-2;
bulk of sales S4.85 to S4.95,
5 cents higher than yesterday.
Weights below 200 pounds bring
within 5 cents of the top, for the
best ones.
Muttons are getting scarce
an d high, and prices are 80 cents
above a week ago. Colorado
lambs sold to-day at S6.70;
yearlings at Sc; ewes are worth
$3.50, or better for the best.
Some clipped stock is coming,
and selling at range about so
cents under same weight in
quality in fleece, but this mar
gin will entirely disappear
by the middle of May. Domes-
tic and for eign dressed markets
are in the best of condition, and
packers are more anxious for
stock than at any previous time
this season.
JOSEPH A. RICKAkT,
| i've Stock GorrasnOndant
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1904-04-29
Yours Truly,
PAINTER & HOWARD,
Mendon, Mo.

have nice little line of chill
dren sailors in navy blue, red
and tan union INLAND straw that
l am closing out at % cents,
each. Just the thing for every
day wear.
MRS. G.. P. VANDIvER.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1904-04-29
Roll of Honor.

We are indebted to the follow.
ing friends, who have either be-
come new subscribers or have
renewed their subscription to the
COURIER during the past week
May heaven bless 'em.
NEW SUBSCRIBERS.
j. w. Snavely, Albert Eikelman.
Mrs. Sarah Busby, Chas. Trelein,
Paul Thompson, WI. Meadows,
T. j. Judas, A. Hughes,
H. c. Hart, Richard Allen, col.
RENEWALS.
A. L. Wood, W. H. Poland,
w. F. Mccullough, Bank Of Marceline,
W. l.. Sultan, 8. w. Mcconnell,
A. Withers, r. A Kelliker,
Ler Watkins, ]. M. Logue,
Mrs. Geo. Herman, Frank Gatterman,
j. A. Stewart, j. e. Davis,
E. D. Agee, D. Iglehart,
P. c. Simmons, o. P. Ryals,
John Hickey, C. c. Painter.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1904-04-29

Sixty day round-trip tickets
to st. Louis on sale April %.
Rate, $500. Season tickets on
sale April 15. Round-trip rate,
S8.25. E. V. SEIGLE, Agent.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1904-04-29
MAN WAS MADE TO HUSTLE.
W. C. Yard Arrested.

WllllaU ~. ara, a DlackSInICn
living in Brunswick, was ar
rested Monday and taken to
Kansas City, Kas,, on charge
of perjury, preferred against
him in the North Side City court.
Yard has confessed his guilt and
implica ted four other men, who
will be arrested as soon as their
whereabouts can be obtained.
The history of the case in brief,
is as follows: August %, 1902.
two Ninth street cable cars col
ided in Kansas City, killing the
gripman of one of the cars and
injuring several passengers on
the other. Yard claimed that he
was a passenger on one of
the cars and brought suit
against The Metropolitan for
$1,000 damages, because of in
juries he received. The suit was
brought in Wyandotte county,
Kas., though Yard lives in Mis-
souri, and the alleged accident
occurred in this state. A fellow
named Vannoy had a similar
suit and these men were wit
nesses for each other. In the
trial of the case a verdict was
rendered in favor of Yard for
5000 A new trial was granted
and pending that, a compromise
was effected for $4,000. A SUBJ
sequent investigation revealed
the fact that Yard was not even
a passenger on the car, that it
was a put up job of his and
others to defraud the company.
Evidently this case could
never have gone through court
and judgment rendered in favor
of the plaintiff without perjury
on the part of plaintiff and wit
nesses. 1t looks like a con-
spiracy concocted by plaintiffs
attorneys and witnesses to swim
die the Metropolitan company
and divide the proceeds among
themselves. All such scoundrels
ought to be in the penitentiary
and we hope vigorous efforts
will be made to put them there.
At a former term of the circuit
court here this same fellow,
Yard, had suit tried against
his father -in-law's estate, in
which he asked judgment for
81 900 on a note he held against
said estate, which everybody
now believes was a forgery,
many believed it at the time of
the trial. Evidently the jury
believed that way or judgment
would not have been rendered
against plaintiff.
George w. Conrad of 2 1-2
miles east of town had a terrible
experience in high water Satur-
day night. He started to Key
! tesville for DR.. j. T. Aldridge to
attend Mrs. Conrad. In CROSS
ing Long branch, near his home.
which was overflowed, he got
tangled in barbwire fence that
had been washed into the road.
The lunging of the horse threw
him off into the water which, he
says, was up to his neck. He
managed to get out on the same
side from which he started in,
and as it was an urgent case he
went several miles around to a
bridge higher up the branch
By this means he was enabled
to reach town, and hitching his
horse to DR.. Aldridge's buggy
he and the doctor went back
over the same route he came-s
distance of six miles-anc
reached home at 2 O'Clock in tn,
morning, several hours after al
11.pound baby girl had beer
born. George says he was I
soldier during the war of tn
rebellion and was in 81 battle
| b,,t in nono nf fhopo Woo bo q
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1904-04-29
Wool! Wool! Wool!

We want all the wool in Char.
iton county and will pay the
highest price. phone, 1873.
WAYLAND & Co.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1904-04-29
Eggs, l5C.
Eggs, 15c.
Eggs, 15C.

Remember we are the largest
handlers of eggs in town, so we
are in a position to pay you the
highest price-either in CASH
or trade. We want your eggs
and are willing to pay for them
Bring them to us.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1904-04-29
For Sale.

wish to sell my boarding
house in Dalton, and offer it at a
bargain. MRS. M. ARBoGAsT.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1904-04-29
Cupid's Conquests.

OLDHAM BLAZER :-Alvah P.
Oldham and Miss Bessie May
Blazer, both of Marceline, were
married in that city Wednesday,
April 20, 1904, Ed. Alfred Mum
yon making the twain one.
MANN -BRYANT:-W. S. Mann
and Miss Emma Bryant, both of
Dewitt, were married at the res
idence of the officiating minister,
Rev. Ward M. Baker, in Bruns-
wick Wednesday, April 20, 1904.
FIsHER.SHowERs: ALBERT E..
Fisher and Miss Rachel F..
Showers, both Of Brunswick,
were married at Brunswick
Thursday, April 81, 1904, JUS
tice G. w. Cunningham sealing
the plighted vows.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1904-04-29

All the latest designs in wall.
paper at w. G.. Gaston's.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1904-04-29
Chickens!
Hens!
ROOsters!

Just as soon as you want to
dispose of your old hens, roosters
or any other old fowls you may
have. Bring them to us and get
highest CASH price. Don't sell
them to hucks sters, but bring
them to me and get about one
cent more Oh the pound.
Garden Seed
Seed Irish Potatoes
Seed Sweet Potatoes
Always on hand and bought from
people who have the best. Try
US.
Yours TrI1Iv
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1904-04-29

Meat is advancing, but we sell
at the same old price.
HALLEY'S Dept STORE.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1904-04-29

S. NJ. White.
Phone 26,
Keytesville, Missouri.
New Store Building.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1904-04-29
Excursion to Worlds Fair.

MRS. G.. P. VANDIvER.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
Greatest i'm the World.

When you talk about being the worlds
leader in any one thing you have estab-
lished a wonderful standard of COMPARE
son. Nothing could be greater and In
this day of tremendous competition it
means more than you can really grasp
without study to say "the greatest in the
world" Particularly is this true Of a
medicine and it is such strong testi-
monial of great merit that we cannot
help but express our satisfaction to learn
that CASCARETS has, to-day, the larg-
est sale of any similar medicines in the
world. In obtaining this, judicious news
paper advertising has played very i'm
portant part, but all the advertising and
push and energy would have counted for
naught unless CASCARETS had the
merit and would do all that's claimed for
them. Nothing has ever attained, such
a large sale in the history Of medicine.
Over ten million boxes a year and the
demand is growing rapidly, because the
people take them, like them, they are
cured and they recommend them to their
friends
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
The Old English Gomez aouse..

In 1857, we are told, the first coffee
house had been prosecuted as a nut
sance. In 17O8 there were three thou
sand~coffee houses, and each coffee
mousse had its habitual circle. There
were coffee houses frequented by mer-
chants and stock jobbers carrying on
the game which suggested the new
nlcknames bulls and bears, and coffee
houses where the talk was Wing and
Tory, Of the last election and change
of ministry, and literary resorts such
as the Grecian, where, as we are told,
fatal duel was provoked by dis
pute over a Greek accent, in which. let
US hope, it was the worst scholar who
was killed, and Wills where Pope as
boy went to look reverently at Dry
den, and Buttons where at a later
period Addison met his little senate.
Addison, according to Pope, spent five
or six hours a day lounging at But
tons, while Pope found the practice
and the consequent consumption Of
wine too much for his health. Thack-
cray notices how the club and coffee
house "boozing" shortened the lives
and enlarged the waistcoats Of the
men Of those days.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
RusEs OF AUTOGRAPH FlENDs.
One Tells of a Trick Which Scarcely
e:

One Tells of Trick Which Scarcely
Ever Failed to Bring Letter.
In autograph hunting the end al
ways justifies the means, no matter
how mean it may be-" said an enthusi-
asst who owns a fine collection. But
nowadays it requires nothing less than
genius to draw q letter from real
celebrity. All the old tricks are played
out A favorite scheme of former days
for catching authors was to write ask
ing questions about one of their books,
the letter being so framed as to show
unusual familiarity with the work.
Such an Interrogation was delicately
fiattering and rarely failed to elicit an
interesting and valuable reply, but at
present all the lions are on their guard,
and the response that comes back is
apt to be typewriter affair from a
secretary, beginning: Mr.. So-and-So
directs me to say" etc.
II flatter myself that my own meth
cd was rather ingenious. l used to
have little slips printed to look like
newspaper clippings and reading, for
instance, like this:
Mr.. Blank, the well-known col
lector, yesterday purchased copy Of
'4Sky Blue Thoughts" for $3.50, the
high valuation being due to a remark
able sonnet on scrambled eggs written
by the author upon the flyleaf.'
'Then would send the slip to my
celebrity with a note saying, L am Mr..
Blank, and will you kindly inform me
whether the autograph poem referred
to is authenticY AS a rule the ruse
worked like a charm. One or two were
brutal enough to send back the single
word No without signature.
''Of course the sonnet mentioned in
my supposed clipping wasn't always on
the same subject. I am the only col
lector on earth who possesses an auto
graph letter from Lord Tennyson deny
ing warmly that he ever wrote an ode
to picked pigs feet.-New York Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
Chicago.

-------4 and heavier dealings at
the banks reflect larger volume of bust
ness. There are, however, irregular
conditions operating against the posi-
bIlity of general activity, and it is I'M
fortunate that these dominate the in
dustrial situation, causing considerable
idle capacity and loss of earnings. Not
Withstanding the adverse effect of Ia
Dor disputes, it is gratifying to find
that retail trade is showing seasonable
enlargement Reports indicate that in
both city and country stocks of mer-
chandise a steady reduction is going
on, opening the way for early replen-
ishment.
The latter has been much stimulated
in fall lines, buyers having appeared
IN greater number than during last
week Transactions covered wider
variety Of goods, and while caution
was exercised in the selections made,
there were also many liberal orders,
the aggregate making favorable COM
parlson with a year ago. Recent I'M
favorable crop news does not appear
to have adversely affected buying to
the extent that had been feared. It
Is generally conceded that needs for
the interior are quite large, and mer-
chants are consequently anticipating
trade Improvement Current transac
lions exhibit gain in the important dry
goods branches, in footwear and food
products. The millinery and dress
goods season opened up auspiciously.
and more demand is noted for high
grade furniture, carpets and silver
ware. Mercantile collections made a
good showing on country bills and
were little easier locally.
Farm products are being moved in
heavy volume to market, but the high
price to consumers has lessened the de-
mand, and shipments from this point,
3,36S, III bushels, are 1913 per cent I'M
der those a year ago. Compared with
the closings week ago, corn advanced
Il cent bushel, but declines are seen
in wheat Is cent and oats q cent.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number 26, against % last week
and 26 a year ago.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
500 to $500; hogs, shipping grades,
lao to $50; sheep, fair to choice, $40
to $500; wheat, No. ? red, $1.09 to $1.O9;
corn, No 2, 52c to 53c; oats, standard,
32c to SIC; rye, No. 2, Tic to nc; hay,
timothy. $3.50 to $3.50: prairie, $500 to
$1,000; butter, choice creamery, l6c to
Toe. eggs. fresh, lac to Ice; potatoes,
soc to 60c.
indianapolis shipping, $500 to
1918; hogs, choice light, $500 to 500;
sheen, common to prime, $3.50 to So
wheat, No. 2, S1OS to $1.10; corn, No. ,
white, sc to 53c; oatsy No. white,
32c to 33c.
St. Iouis-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
81 90 to $500; sheep. $500 to $3.50;
wheat No. ,, S1.OS to S110; corn, No. 2,
4ec 70 soc; oats, No. ., Gle to 32c; rye,
No. =, roc to tic.
Cincinnati-Cattle. $500 to $500;
hogs. S4.oO to $595; sheep, $500 to
Sc. 80; wheat. No. 2, Sill to Sl:l5'
corn No. 2 mixed, 53c to SOC; oats, No.
2 mixed, 32c to 33c; rye, No. 2, Toe to
76c
$500 to. $3.50; sheep, $3.50 to $50;
wheat, No. Z, SI.I- TO 9I.l7' coIh' W o., .
yellow, SIC to sc; oats, No. 5 white, sc
to 33c: rye, No. ?, 74c to 75c.
Milwaukee Wheat. No. 2 northern,
s1.1O to s1.14; corn, No. 3, 53c to 5fc;
oats, No. 2 white. 32c to SIC; rye. No. I,
73c to 74c; barley, No. 2, soc to o7e;
nork. mess. S1O.97.
Toledo-Wheat, No 2 mixed, Sill to
SIP: corn, No. mixed, SIC to 5Sc;
oats No. mixed. 3Sc to 34c; rye. No. 3,
74c to rec; clover seed. prime, S7.5o
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
81 90 to s5.75: hogs, fair to choice, $500
to s5.95; sheep. fair to choice, $500 to
$500; lambs, common to choice, S5.7o to
S625.
hoas 800 to S5.7O; sheep. $500 to
81 90. wheat, No. red, S1.O9 to $1.1O;
corn. No. 2, 5sc to SOC; oats, No. 2 white,
87c to CSC; butter. creamery. Ice to 19c;
eggs. western, lie to 21e
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16

Mrs. yVinslow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children
teethine; sofens the gums, reduces inflammation, al
lars pain, cures wind collie Is cents bottle
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
| New York.

last week in August has seen the larg-
est business done since the opening of
the season. Crops have made fair prog
ress- Collections have been nothing
to boast of-backward, in fact. Fail
ures We're more numerous i'll August
than in July in nearly all sections, and
few large suspensions of manufac-
turing concerns have sweiled liabilities
beyond those in August year ago.
Railway earnings show slight gains
over last year. The industrial outlook
is still unsettled. Efforts to revive the
dying meat strike by extending it to in
dependent houses have caused some IT.
regularity or uncertainty in the mar
ket for live stock and for meats. Gen
eral price reductions Of live animals
are a feature. Some more assumptions
of industrial operations are noted in
different sections The general tone
of labor affairs is one of irritation.
Business failures in the United.
States for the week ending Sept.
number 1SG, against 1S5 last week, 1852
in the like week in 1908, 1873 in 1902,
100 in 1901 and 154 in 1900. In Can
ada failures for the week number IL,
against 26 last week and Is in this
week a year ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
Reversed Perpetual Motion.

81 wondah," said Sambo, "whah I'd go
Eff turned back-somasets on de f1o'
Jes' on an on an out oh de do,
An nebah, nebah stopped no mo-.
l specs I'd git inter yiste'day sho'-
An mebbe inter de day befo'."
st. Nicholas.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16

SOOu reputation
and s t a Il d / n e,
w r t e s: "F | v 9
years ago l was
suffering so with
my back and kid
neys that l often
had to lay off. The
kidney secretipns
We're unnatural,
my legs and stom-
ach were swollen,
and 1 had no ap-
petite. When doc
tors failed to help
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16

Further expansion in
fall trade is noted at
leading centers. and the