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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-12-22
Public Sale
OF
Horses and Mules
Pocomoke City, Md,
Saturday, December I'D, 1906
at 1870 O'clock p. NJ.

The undersigned will receive from
tho West a car load of choice horses
and mules and will sell them at the
time and place above mentioned:
This car load of stock will consist OF
eighteen horses most OF them cholce
farm mares, and six fine mules. They
have been selected with great care
and especially for this market.
THE horses are all broken and READY
for Immediate use, weighing from 900
I to 1900 pounds and ranging in age
from a to 6 wears. Some of them are
exceptionally fine roadsters, the
others fine draft and farm horses.
The mules range from 4 to 6 years
old and will weigh from $50 to l,ZoI
pounds and they too, are ready loi
immediate use. ~,
Remember we sell all we offer. NC
bybidding, every horse or mule pul
up will positively be sold to the pes
bidder. This stock will arrive OF
Thursday, the Goth of December
where they may be seen and examin
ed at Twilley's Stables. Sale VII
take place at time named ram o
shine. Further description OF I'M
stock is unnecessary as it will rul
about the same as the others we hav
sold in this market. .u,
Terms of Sale-Four months VIII D
given by the purchaser giving bank
Able note with approved security, o
cash on day of sale at the option I
the purchaser. o,,rrv
A. RAUGHLEY,
s. J. TWILLEY.
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e.r.a NV Looking Glass.

A pecullar experience and q marvel
ous escape are described In Mr.. james
Tnmsden's book, 1.-THE Skipper Par
SON" A Newfoundland clergyman was
crossing q frozen harbor when the Ice
broke under his feet. He chung 10 th0
edge of the Ice, but, being very heavy
man. be could do nothing to e1tricate
himself from his perilous position. de
must soon have perlshed but for a CIR.
cumstance of a strange and unusuai
character. Joseph Kean, an invalid. lay
ON his bed in one of the houses over,
looking the harbor. Although his Deo
was placed near the window, be was
unable to raise himself sufficiently to
entov the view and had overcome this
d,ficulty by means Of looking glass
which he always kept at his BEDSIDE
Ry the manipulation Of the glass ~
could see all parts of the harbor. IL
This daily outlook he found relief IRON
the monotony Of his long illness. Thus
employed, he saw Mr.. Bullen In his eA
tremely dangerous position. he tooi
ND his glass at the very moment or TN
occurrence. He instantly sounded al
excited alarm. The peril Of their be
loved minister was quickly know
throughout the entire place. WIZ
great difficulty, by means OF ropes AL
poles, Mr.. Bullen was rescued.
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Man and His Hair Cut.

"rhere is always one sure way TO
tell when a man Is a visitor In New
York city," said the laxative barber
"and that is by his back hair. Every
now and then a stranger drops In here,
and during the conversation While l
am shaving him l say to him, You're
a stranger In town, are you notT Ana
then he looks up in surprised kind OF
fashion and says, Yes, but how did you
known And then l tell him I knew II
by the way his back hair Is cut.
you see, all New York BARRIERS use
tho clippers on a mans back hair and
shane II down his neck. The old fash
ion Of rounding off the hair and shaw
ing the neck went out Of style Ions
ago. But II doesn't seem to have gone
out of date In the west and south yet
Even In big cities like Philadelphia an(
Baltimore and Washington the BARBER
still shave the back Of their customers
necks. So In ninety-nlne cases out o
hundred when you see man VIII
the back Of his neck shaved clean, NJ
matter how spruce his clothes are yo'
NAV know he doesn't belong In New
York."-New York Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-12-22
The Funeral Sermon

How long should a funeral sermon
be? We asked this question OF half
dozen different people recently De,
cause OF a conversation we overheard
in the postoffice in reference to the
outrageous length Of a sermon preach,
ed at q recent funeral. The genera
opinion seemed to be that few funera'
sermons ought to be over fifteen MIN.
utes In length. At time of that KIM
the less said the better. Few are con-
cerned other than the Immediate ram
ily. and they are having trouble enough
without being compelled to sit ana
listen to any lengthy service, no mat
fer how interesting 1t may be 10 the
rest of the audience. Fifteen minutes
IL as long as any man ought to preach
and his voice should never get above
smooth conversational tone.-Washlng
| ton Register.
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Stone Has to Season,

They were looking ut the monster
arch OF st. Johns cathedral, which
serves as a sort of North star In the
land navlgatlons Of out OF town sight.
seers in Harlem and, In fact, all OF
upper New York city.
"Wonder why they don't put some
real New York business enterprise into
this AFFAIR."" asked one.
"a skyscraper construction company
know Of could finish the JOB IN
year." said another.
One of the workmen chipping away
at q large mass of stone overheard the
conversation.
"IIl tell you one reason why this
work Is not rushed along" said ne
1--WE have to wait for the stone to sea
son. A piece Of marble or limestone
fresh from the quarry is as little Mt u
90 into a wall-for q cathedral especial
Iy-as a plank from freshly cut oai
| Is to form the trim in house. we al
low stone to season two years before
using It. This cathedral is being pu
up to stay" Then he told them ther'
was another reason for the rather SLOW
work, and that had to do with the mat
ter Of funds.-New York Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-12-22

II Is remarked by a close observer
that most men who wear straisn'
poInted collars which are high enough
n pinch the throat have eye troubles
because such collars hinder the clrcu-
IatIon and affect the optic nerve. "neh
President Roosevelt was young man.
delicate and long necked. his persist
ence In wearing the low turned down
collars caused his appearance 10 DC
criticised Now that be has the neck
OF bull moose the low collar Is he
coming. and his breathing apparatus
is in splendid condition He had eye
troubles before he wore collars out n''
sight was greatly improved by Keeping
all pressure Off his neck and throat
New York Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-12-22

Senator spooner Of Wisconsin, &C.
cording to the Milwaukee Sentinel, Is a
successful hunter of big game. On one
occasion he had as guide Bill Murray
and was out looking for bear or deer
when Murray suddenly threw up MS
rifle and fred. The senator saw an AMI
NAL fall heavily and called, We've go'
him this time, Bill"
"Wer' sneered the guide. "Ihere
no we about it. l killed him plain
enough"
Quickly making their way to where
their quarry lay. they found a me
specimen of Jersey calf.
"We've killed somebody's calf! yell
ed the guide.
Senator Spooner gave him witner
ing look and said: william, you shouio
be more particular In your choice o.
pronouns. We isn't adapted to this
particular instance"
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The Edible Menu Cord.

In London the latest thing Is dill
OF eat" that you may finish your meal
on. The sheet on which 1t Is printeo
Is the sugar paper used on the Bottom
of macaroons, while the lettering is
cake frosting. The London caterer
who invented" the edible menu card
has been honored by the patronage OF
the king. The king commanded" the
caterer to teach his chef to make the
edible novelty, and the kings chef pro
duced 1t for a dinner at Windsor cas-
tie. There was much laughter as the
kings guests discovered that theil
menu "cards" were good to eat. They
promptly ate them. 1t is said that thu
only bad thing about the cards Is thu
bad French, and that Is G1ite al
gestible.
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ChfIdreR's Courts.

The Juvenile court movement mas
grown with great rapidly In the rev
years since Its birth, ana aireauy
twenty states have separate courts Tor
children. How much these courts nave
done to better human lives cannot De
set down as statistics, but even In DOL,
lars and cents states are nnoing ~
cheaper to make men than to support
criminals" In four years the chill
dren's court In Denver alone has saved
the state of Colorado something oyel
270OOO.-From Alice Katharine Fai
lows Fair Play For Maynard Chill
dren" In Century.
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TRAGEDY OF A NATION.
The Dreyfus Case the Shame OF TN"
Third Republic.

The DFeyIun Ce."N
Third Republic.
You will never understand the tragic
story of Dreyfus, his martyrdom, h's
triumph. unless you know, vaguely Ut
least something of this third republic
Of France, which was born in the ig-
nominy of treachery and defeat wnich
lived and lives in the greater ignominy
NJ financial and political scandals
scandals 80 sinister that only those
who live in the Latin world can com
nrebend their significance. Even as
the Panama affair showed how the rui-
ers Of the third republic-Rouvier'
C,emenceau and many another-were
boueht and sold In corruption, the taw
drIer Humbert case demonstrated that
the judiciary, from the guard OF seas
down to the casual judge, was capable
of conspirlng for wholesale theft. Inc
third republic is a polypus Win 'hree
embellishments judicial, mill
| tary. Panama proclaimed the inramy
Of the bureaucracy; the monstrous tnei
cot on foot by old Humbert, the min
,ster Of Justice and guard of the seals,
unclaimed that Of the judiciary IL
was reserved for the Dreyfus case 10
uncover the military ignomlny-not OF
france mark you, but Of the third
renublIc which Is very dlnereh'
thing.
In a way you know the story OF tne
Young captain, studious and good' who
was caught up into Its tentacular ORBIT
but you do not know 1t all. Wha' IA
most wonderful in 1t is the fierce anc
sudden uprising Of humanity IN tn,'
old Latin world. 1t seemed for awhli'
that the third republic was sewer
potisslma fossa - In which all ldeai'
were drowned. Then, as though sum
t moned by n maker Of miracles, ther'
rose this white ideal OF humanity
, greater than the love Of country, rae
or relIgIon-mans love for man, IN
I hate of Injustice. anger against the lie
/, What spoke then was the collectiV
con, NJ France. and In that voice wa
S heard the august and savage wisdoI
y Of the people-peasants OF the mel
( and helots Of the mines-the people
9 When once that voice was heard IN
I end was no longer in doubt. In
9 drama rose from Its first base acts Q
a suicide murder, forgery, perjury, az
4 lation: Il became a revolution at ono
p social and political; 1t caught up
q its swirlng folds this young captain
studlous and good, and made OF hi
e a battlenag, point Of attack, ra
3. living point, the muse and center
II one Of the great human movements
/. this age or any age. Nor did the CT
r. ilised world stand aside content
A. watch the battle 1t poured million
8 Of lighting money into France;
.e great men fought with pen and vol
" In all known languages OF Europe;
Vi cal ideals Of race and patriotism we
"a forgotten - this war was humanity
"a war. That was the tragedy OF n
RI ton. for while Dreyfus hung ehain'
II TO that Devils rock In the southe
m seas France was thrown, like de-
d. girl. to the lampreys and eels OF a
be archy. - Vance Thompson In Succe
"a Magazine.
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Undertaking.

GENTLEMEN who have been over
" the county tell me that, as an
Undertaken, 1 am as well or better
fitted out than any other person I'D the
county. My hearse and funeral car
will Compare favorably with any on
the Shore. ,rndcoe
carry full line of Co iiiIl and ca
Gns from S5.IO to $500; Baskets from
Tn nv ORR have both the Aeco-
mac and Northampton: and the Dla-
mond State phone. All perIh" sol 5n %ISn,
concerning the purchase OF c"iilns OF
csskets can do so at my expense. 1
have deposited money with both the
shove mentioned companies for SAID
purpose. on+eed
J. S. BUNTING,
Temperanceville, Va.
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WHAT A MODEL FARM is.
And why There should He one 4"
Every Agricultural County

And why There should BE One In
Every Agrio sItural County
For less than a single item in many
Of the annual appropriation Diils
model farm. conducted as practcai
ohiect lesson in the best methods OF
filling the soil and its most profitable
uses might be established in every ag-
r,cultural county in the United States
II ia worth considering whether this
work should not be undertaken either
nv the several state governments or ny
the national government or by the TWO
conformity.
model farm Is simply farm con-
forming In size, in treatment oi 'no
coil in assignment to different crops
and their rotation and in methods Oh
culture 10 the most approved practlce
that actual experience and scientine III
vestigation of agriculture all over Tue
world have fixed. 1t focuses upon one
Mot Of ground. within the personal CD
setration of each farming community
the accumulated knowledge OF one OF
the oldest occupations, which mus
now become more highly speciahHeu
II ia working model for common IN
structlon.
such a model farm should not con
tain more than thirty or forty acres
This area would be ample for WORK
ing purposes. 1t would also prove 'n
economic advantage Of the small WEI
filled farm over larger holding Z
which equal care could not be given
Labor can be utilized more enectVei
and the yield per acre increased VIII
out any decline in fertility.
IN snch a farm five tracts might
soft off for crops In due rotation. III
order Of hay, pasture, OATS corn an
wheat has been found an exceiiel
one The FIVE tracts would be a.
signed TO these FIVE crops respectiVei'
With regular annual rotation, SO tn'
each field should grow all the dinersi
[ crops in their turn. Such aiterna'io
oven without other aid, has been 1our
az congenial to the soil as to give crol
Greatly exceeding those Obtained
the usual method In this country
sow,no the same land to the san
n thing year after year. Actual triai
ovner,ment stations under conoltio'
that any farmer may reproduce SNOW
an average product over series
wears nearly twice as great as tn' u
eraee product Of the general farmii
area under private cultivation.
c The remainder, aside from the spa
occupied by farm buildings ana yar'
could be divided into smaller pio's
from an acre upward to be devo.e
>, according to need and use, to pas.'
ope and to rye, barley, potatoes, IL
der corn and garden and forage piah
A iudicious system Of rotation on TINS
S lesser areas also will show how grea
productive power may DO inei'a'
ord at how high level 1t may
KENT Such farm Will carry Sol
III cattle. hogs and poultry, together w
le the horses required for working
II careful utilization Of manure v
supply most of the fertilizer need
One valuable lesson taught by
model farm must be the importal
n of enriching the soil with fertiiizl
material either supplied by live ste
or procured from without. The fai
er has to guard against the imp'
ne ment of his working capital, wnicn
a. a. the land, as carefully as the mercn
'' or manufacturer must guard agar
the wasting of his.-James j. Hiii
2. | (tanfiirN
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King Friedrich August Of Saxony has
given to the Germanic museum at Har-
ward full size reproduction Of the
sandstone pulpit Of the Church Of
Wechselburg, near Lelpsic. This gift
is regarded as the most Important
made TO the museum since the fine
collection Of casts was sent by the
German emperor The pulpit belongs
to the beginning of the thirteenth cen
fury and is n massive structure fifteen
feet high, resting on Romanesque col
umns.
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North-Bound Trains.

s9rIn addition to the above trains the Sap pt
charles Accommodation leaves Delmar oaliS
except sunday at 79o a. m M, Sahsour' 's0 Q" '-'
Delmar Accommodation leaves cape Gnarles
q OK n M. salisbury e36 p. M. arriving Delnar
CooUE J.. G. RODGERS.
%; O&OM Manager. Superintendent.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-04
Dun & Co.'S Review

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade tomorrow
Aside from the seasonable dullness in
wholesale departments commercial ac-
tivity is we'll maintained and prepara-
tions are made for autumn and winter
business Scarcity of labor is the only
serious complaint output of coke being
curtailed, and there is delay in harvesting
crops, while strikes retard the building OF
San Francisco, but on the other hand a
slight modification of the 1903 scale has
brought back 5000 more bituminous min
ers.
The threatened struggle of thirty three
paper mills has been averted, While ad-
vanced wages brought full activity in the
textile industry. Commodity prices are
fairly steady cheaper grain because OF
large crops being offset by strength IN
the leading materials of manufacture. e.
while legislation in Brazil advanced
coffee sharply
Railway earnings in July were S.s per
cent larger than a year ago and foreign
commerce at this port showed gains or
s3. ass. $3.50 in imports and $4S3,OO6 in exports,
as compared with the same week last
year.
Commercial failures this week in the
United States are 1S0, against 2l6 la st
W eek, 1872 in the preceding week and 20
the corresponding week last year.
Failures in Canada number l6, against
IL last week, % the preceding week and
26 last year.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-04
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
Light Trading in Wheat--Drouth Ad-
vances Corn Prices-Pro-
visions Strong
BY Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Aug. Assortment In the
wheat pit was bearlsh all day, there be
ing very litue news OF character 90
encourage the bulls. The volume of trad
ing, however, las small, owing to a
scarcity of offerings. The principal sell
ers were cash houses, who sold against
purchases In the country. The market
was depressed at the start by a moderate
decline az Liverpool. Liberal receipts IN
the northwest also exerteo a bearish eff
feet early IN the day Later n st. Louis
trade papers report on the winter wheat
crop of the United States caused addl-
tional weakness. This report claimed that
returns Indicated that the yield would be
the largest ever harvested In this coun-
try. II also stated that farmers In
Missouri are feeding wheat to the hogs
The market closed easy. September
opened hmh to NC lower at 73ssc TO 1885
ml3#c, sold between 73lsc land 13M0D73mc,
and closed of kc at 73Bc.
Continued absence of rain In Illinois
was chiefly responsible for a firm tone
In the corn market The close was firm.
September closed hc up at 49sse.
Despite liberal receipts, both local and
at all primary points, the oats market
was firm all day. September closed Nc
up at 3lkc.
Provisions were strong on lively demand
by shorts and commission houses. Re-
ceipts Of hogs were lighter than expected
and this caused much of the firmness. An
advance at Liverpool was another bullish
factor. At the close September pork was
up 2hc. lard was shade higher and ribs
were TIC higher.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-04
Cotton and Wool
BY Associa ted Press.

BY ASsoclaIeu FTess.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Spot cotton
opened steady at an advance of l to 3
points and closed steady at a decline of
% to 80 points after severe break, as
the result of the bearish crop report.
WASHINGTON, Aug. s.-A statement
issued at noon today by the crop estimat-
ing board of the department of agricu-
ture sAows the average condition Of cot
ton July 25 to be S29, as compared with
1913 in 1905; 74.9 in July, 1904, and ten
year average of S2.4
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3-Wool easy; terri
tory and western mediums, 22Q2Sc; fine
mediums. 16M20c; fine, 14Ql7c.
LONDON, Aug Sat the Cape of Good
Hope and Natal sheepskin sales today
lO2 664 skins were offered, of which 1852
were sold. The supply was moderate, but
improved in quality. The demand was
poor and mainly confined to the home
trade. Long and short wool realized lido
sd, and coarse lsQAd decline from the
last sale. Lambs ruled unchanged.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-04
Residence Property

W. II. Allen & Son report the sale
OF the following properties:
In Dayton Avenue Home tract 70 MRS
M. Il. Wyant, house 2O24 Dayton ave-
nue. and lot 4Ox1S2 feet, $500.
For Ida M. Shyer to John w. Clark,
a lot 4Ox12O feet in the McGarry tract
on McGarry street. between Ninth and
Tenth streets, $21OO.
For Isabella w. Thayer 10 LOUIS
Dieckman. a lot 40x1S0 feet in the Daily
tract on oak street. between Wash
ineton and Twenty-frst streets, includ-
Ing the residence, $4,000.
For Cleves Harrison to d. b. Fisher,
LOT AZ ana the west half Of lot AZ, in the
Harper tract, on the north side OF
Twenty-eighth, between Hoover street
and Orchard avenue, $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-04
Pacific Coast rrade
~ Assoelated PresA.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3.-Beans-
Pink, NS56g200 lima, $30O6D4O0 small
white, SS2BQ34O large white, SS50G365.
Potatoes-Early Rose, 7OdbSOc; Oregon
Burbanks, 7OQs5c; River Burbanks. COCO
S.00 shlnas Burbanks, $i.4OQ1.60.
-sllverskin. 7bQSbc.
Various--Green peas, 75cQ$1 90; string
beans, 2dic; eggplant 50Q75c; green pep
pers 75c@N 25; tomatoes, 2b@50c; summer
squash, Sb6f50c: rhubarb 5OQ75c; garlic,
20t3lkc; cucumbers, 350l50c.
Flour-Fanily extras S4G5Q5 10; bakers
extras, A.S0Gl60; Oregon and Washing
ton, SS7bq425
81 i.82M@i45
a 07M
Millstlns~ Auddlings, is5Qoa29oo; mixed
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-04

feed, s2i.OO02s so; rolled barley, s22 o0d
% 90; oatmeal. Sf.5004.75; oat groats, $40;
rolled oats, T.000S00
Hay-Wheat. Si300d1150; wheat and oat,
sl0,00Nl2.QOi oat. wild. sS00dli50; oat, tame,
s9.000l20i alfalfa, T.O0di0OO; straw, 30
050c.
Receipts 1894 wheat. s2e: bar
ley, Az; oats 243: onions, $40; bran, si25;
middlines, i5ii hay, s55; hides, 1913; wine,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-04
$3.50 a Front Foot

Higher valuation on Figueroa street,
between Ninth and Pico streets. has
been established by sale negotiated
through Fox & Wilson of the Fay
building. The firm sold the vacant iot'
5ox15O feet. on the west side of Figueroa,
first lot south of 1147 So, :. Figueroa,
for DR.. o. o. Witherbee to a syndicate
OF local investors for $4,000. This is at
the rate of $3.50 a front foot and is
handsome profit on the purchase price,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-04

Speculative favorltes congested ,
the market at the opening yester-
, day. st. Paul and Union Pacific {
, rose about 1 II C over Thursday, l..
, q N. and Atlantic Coast Line 2, {
New York Central Ia, Canadian
, Pacific 1 "a and Lead 1c.
, The selling movement cost st.
> Paul aud Union Pacific practi-
> cally all of their gains and Chesa-
, peake & Ohio, ID. & Z. G., Colo
RADIO Fuel /. Louisville & Nash
> willie rose strongly ga on the
5 confidence in a favorable govern
ment cotton report. Illinois Gem
3 trail rose 2%c.
; Brooklyn Transit lost 13s and I
) Southern Pacific, Reading, Wabash
3 preferred. Sloss Sheffield and Re-
3 public steel /.
3 Heavy offerings carried Smelt-
3 ing 2h below Thursday. Great
5 Northern preferred 2hc, Reading
5 Q. Northern Pacific and Colorado :
. Fuel 13s, and Union Pacific, Penn
3 sylvania. Baltimore & Ohio, Erie.
3 Atchison and United States Steel a
8 point.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-04
SHARP REACTION
IN STOCK DEALS
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS CAUSE APP
PREHENSION
Spectators Look In Vain for the St.
Paul and Union Pacific "DeaI."
Want Confirmation of
Reports
STOCK FLUCTUATIONS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-04
The Metal Market

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-There was a
sensational advance in the London tin
market following the considerable gains
of yesterday. Spot closed at &179 los, or
a5 5s higher, and futures advanced e5 to
e179 lbs. The market was firm and
higher in consequence, and spot was
quoted at $3950q39.S5.
The London copper market was also
much higher, with spot quoted at $50 IS
Cd, and futures at eS2 IL 3D. Locally the
tone was firm, but no further advance In
prices was reported. with lake quoted at
$18 621h6D1g.75; electrolytic, $lS37AQ1s.50,
and casting at $lS.00Q18.25.
Lead was unchanged at $5.75 in the
local market, but advanced Is Sd to e16
lis Sd in London,
Spelter was unchanged at 92G 12s Cd in
London, and at $6,00Q6.10 locally. Locally
the iron market was unchanged.