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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-02
FAIRBANKS LOST DINNER

had done exactly right and that the hotel could not make any distinctions among It's guests. According to the Westcott's s manager It was not a case in which any eNplanation or apology was due the Vice President of the United States and he would make none.
 IT MT. Fairbanks would return to the dining room, however, he would assure him that he would be served as promptly as possible remembering, of course that It was rule of the hotel that each guest must be served fin the order in which he reached tho dining room. Mir. Fairbanks was Informed of what the manager said. and was asked to return and eat his he refused. and he Is said to have left the houlse In high dudgeon.
 Though the principal speaker of tho evening, Mir. Fairbanks cut his remarks very short and before his train pulled out from Richmond a lunch was got at res taurant and served in his car. It con- sisted of ham sandwiches and coffee Some of the local politicians, knowing the Vice Presidents fondness for butter milk. tried to get some at q creamery, but there was none except from the churning of the day before, and that was assumed to be to old.
 Some republicans and some republican n newspapers that don't train with MT. Fairbanks crowd are trying la make capital ont of the Richmond ineiednt but his friends defend him on the ground that he was wearied with a days speak ing. that tlie walters at the Westcott hotel ought to have recognized his pres ebce as an honor 10 the house and that when they failed to do so he was justf- fled in leaving.
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New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston-Steady; middling, 112sc; net receipts, 22, 556; gross receipts, 22, ,556; sales lO,'5S; stock 430, 792; exports to the conti- nent, 15i6 exports coastwise, 476l.
 New Orleans-Steady; middling, 117sc; net receipts, 1l,432; gross receipts, Il, 4S2 sales, 4100; stock, 273339; exports coast wise, 273S.
 Mobile-Steady; middling, 107sc; net re- ceipts, 1925; gross receipts, 1o25; sales 700; stock, 5S950; exports coastwise, 50.
 Savannah-Easy; middling, 105sc; net receipts, 149l2; gross receipts, 14,9l2; sales, 3e11; stock. 171,s36; exports to France, b753; exports to the continent, 932; ex- ports coastwise 1878.
 Charleston-Firm; mddling, 101ac; net receipts, 1016; gross receipts, 1O16; stock, 14,699.
 Wilmington-Firm; middling, 105sc; net receipts, 2S93; gross receipts, 2S93; sales, 9I0 stock, 14,029; exports to the conti- nent 137s1 exports coastwise, g.
 Norfolk-Dull; middling, 11Ac; net re- ceipts, 3645; gross receipts, 3645; sales, Al stock, 47,7l3; exports coastwise, Poll.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 11ssc; stock, 11,943.
 New York-Quiet; middling, 11.25 net receipts, 247; gross receipts, 397; stock, 11957O.
 Boston-Quet; middling, 11.25; net re- ceipts, 1854; gross receipts, 2625; exports to Great Britain. 8.
 Philadelphia-Quet; midding, il 50; net receipts, 50; gross receipts, 100; stock, 2175
 San Francsco-Net receipts, 1061; gross receipts 106l; exports to Japan, 106l.
 Port Townsend-Net receipts, 1054; gross receipts, 1054; exports to Japan, 1054. Total today, at all ports, net-6l, 44a. ex- ports to Great Britain, 8; exports to France, 5153; exports to the continent, 16259; exports to Japan, 2117; stock, ,160,- 041.
 Consolidated at all ports net-6l, 4l5; ex- ports to Great Britain, 39; exports to France, 5753; exports to the continent, 16259 exports to Japan. 2117.
 Total since September l, at all ports, net-*i. 331 ,3S4: exports to Great Britain, 1,2S9 1G5; exports to France, 365 391 ex- ports to the continent, 1,205,21; exports to Japan. 40,19i
 a-Corrected
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MONSTER BEAR
Swallowed Herds of Deer, but Was
 Killed by Turtle.

Slab City (yt) Cor. New York World.
 Uncle Peleg Sutherington, having been elected with much ceremony to the chair manship of the local lodge of Honorable Order of Prevaricators, felt called upon to set up cider and scratch from his mem ory one of the yarns which have been handed down from father to son in his family since the Sutheringtons titled vir- gin Vermont soil long before the days of Ethan Allen and his valiant Green Noun tain Boys.
 This 'eres Just a simple little tale of how Humped-up Rock over by the Lemon Fair got it's name during the French war fin 1745. when the British were marching from Fort Drummer to Lake Champaign to give battle to the pea-soupers," he began. Some 50 years before that an old, with cred French priest by the name of Petrot, so great 'grandsire said, come over from t'other side of the ocean to teach religion to the Iroquois Indians, and brought with him a mess of queer roots and medicines he'd got from another priest that had been to India. These roots would do most anything to man. and they said if you took 'en right along without shippin' you'd live to be a hundred or two. Wall. old Petrol was a queer cuss and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-02
Eat Crickets If Too Fat.

From the San Francisco News Letter.
 We poke fun at the Chinese ideals of medicine. but events in Sacramento prove that the Mongolans know more than we give them credit for For centuries the Chinese have used cricket stew. powdered crickets. essence of cricket and plain raw crickets for the reduction of obesity. as they use frog soup for stomach troubles.
 Well, in Sacramento it has been noticed that the cats have grown wonderfully thin and had no appetites. refusing to be tempted by cream and other dainties. It has been discovered that they have been feastng on crickets. The insects have satisfied their appetites, but have reduced them to skeletons. The next thing 10 be put on the market will be a new patent medicine under the name of ''cricketina"
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wouldn't have much to do with white
 folks, but he was a great hand al visitin
 1njuns and making pets out O wild ami
 miles. He had one bear in particular he
 sot store by, and when he got ready to
 die--he took sick of Twin because he was
 afraid the country was goln' to be over
 populated--he told young Waulk-
 nee, his pet chief, to give a curious little
 pill he'd been savin' up to his pet bear
 sayin' it would make him live thousand
 years unless he was shot with an arrer
 dipped in lynx blood Christmas come leap
 year. There was another pill in the same
 birch bark box that the prist told Waulk-
 ee-shau-nee to throw away, as it had a
 bad devil in 1t, but the Injun got 'em
 mixed, and after the funeral he gave the
 bear the wrong pill.
 When the varmint swallered the dose
 he was standn' in the big chiefs log council house, and in about two seconds,
 so great-grandslre said, he began to
 swell as though his hide would split. But his pet was accommodatin' and growed
 with him, and in about half an hour he'd
 just growed right through the roof. Ac-
 eordin' to the way great-grandsire heard
 it he was three ton weight and had fangs
 a foot long when he come to shake him self His toenails looked like tines to
 pitchfork his eyes were as big saucers,
 and when he opened his mouth a yearlln nel1ef could nave run Into IL WlIHOuL scrapin' her sides if there had been any heifers in Vermont in them days.
 But for all he was so big and ferocious lookin', the bear was as gentle as a lamb when he was 'mongst Injuns. He knowed they was friends of his old marster, and that he sorter owed if to 'em to be gree able and pleasant. The Injuns thought he might as we'll be useful as agreeable, and seen' he didn't offer no objections, they sot him to haulin' tepee poles. scratchin up ground for plantln' and movin' rocks for forts. all the time keep in an eye open for the devil old Petrot told 'em was in the pill.
 '"rhe bear was master hand at movin' rocks, just clawin' up boulders that would weigh half ton and carryln 'em in his arms as though they were stones, but his greatest stunt was harrowin and plowin' the rough soil. He done the work so much bettern the squaws that the fe- males all got fat and would have had the eout if the bucks hadn't set 'em to hunt in to keep the bear in victuals, while they did snake dances to keep the devil in the pill
 "I tell ye. it want no joke keepin that bear fed up, and they never would have if Waulk -ee-shau-nee hadn't hit on the idee of chasin the vietuals into his mouth. There was d narrow guch at the Lemon Fair where they were campin' that deer uster run through when they was chased and by lyin at one end of it with his mouth open the bear could swaller all the deer and other tasty animiles the bucks
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Indanapolis.--Th following editorial, which appeared in the Richmond Item, the leading republican newspaper of east ern Indiana, has provoked good deal of comment throughout the state
 Now, can you imagine Charles War ren Fairbanks fraternzing with sailors. being voted jolly shlpmate." riding on steam shovels and eatinE at lunch coun- ters along with the ditch diggers? Why. Charley got so mad when he was at the Westcott hotel In this city that he left the dining room The cause of his offence was the failure of all the walters to drop their dishes and fall on their knees im- mediately upon his solemn appearance. Charley insists upon his dignity and great superiority being recognized and paid it's full tribute.
 Investigation indicates that the Vice President got ruffled because he did not receive prompt service at the Westcott hotel on the occasion of his recent visit and that he refused to eat at the hotel and spoke at the Coliseum that night without breaking his fast
 MT. Fairbanks reached Richmond about D. m. and met a number of politicians In the lobby of the Westcott hotel before going to his room. Some of the politicians accompanied him for a chat in his room and 1t was o:20 before he entered the dining room
 He was accompanied by A. C. Linde- nuth and two or three others and they seated themselves at table and con- tnued their conversation.
 Then minutes passed and no walter ap- peared at the table. MT Fairbanks had spoken of being hungry in his room and h. seemed restless as the minutes sped by and no dinner appeared.
 Without previously intimating his pur- pose to his companions he pushed back his chair from the table and walked out Of the room. Mir. Lindemuth hastened tp the lobby and told the clerk that MT Fairbanks had not been served promptly at table and that he had left the room very much offe nded
 The clerk asked how long the Vice President had been at the table and Mir Lindemuth replied that he had waited at least ten minutes. The hotel manager was called and the story told to him.
 He went 10 the dining room and called the head waiter. The latetr said that he saw the Vice President and his party enter the dining room but the other tables were crS-vded with guests who had come before theNNice President. and he had simply followed The rule that guests should be served in the order in which they were seated at the tables.
 The manager said that the chief waiter
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Property

The territory Incorporated in the holdings of the Gold field Syark Mining Company constitutes the three mining claims located in group known the Skyarl Sunlight Fraction and Christmas No This ground is adjacent to the Godeld Eureka and Spokane mines having the general formation the GREAT BEND AND DAISY MINES which located but short distance to the north.
 If you have watched the mining activity of the Goldeld District you will note the fact that the latest gold strikes that have been made have taken place in the vicinity of the Daisy and SKYLAHK mines.
 The of development in this wonderful mining dis rct has convinced not only ourselves but the most critical engineers that the development of Goded Skyar will open to the world another record breaking producer which should equal in production the output of gold which is being brought forth from the other Goldield mines
 We do not claim anything unusual for Goldied Skylark except that the stock in this company offers splendid oppor tty for those desiring honest mining investment All ask of you help the company to develop this you pany have ordered complete mining equipment including the most modern machinery which will be capable of thoroughly developing this mine to the 500 foot level In view of the fact that the original gold strike made Daisy in which the struck the 75oo level confident that will take less than four months time put the Goded Skylark paying basis
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Interior Movement.

Houston-Steady: middling, 11i4c: net re- ceipts. 15S59; gross receipts, 15,S59; ship nents 19.127: sales, 5204 stock 91 ,926.
 Augusta-Quiet; middling, 11Ac; net re- ceipts, 45SO: gross receipts 45s2 ship ments, 2l,33f; sales, 2264; stock, 4S,59S.
 Memphis-Steady; middling, 10 15-16e; net receipts, 2920; gross receipts, 39iS; ship ments. 3571: sales, 1000; stock, 123,69S
 St.. Louis-Quiet; middling, l1lsc; net receipts, TC4; gross receipts, 77S2; ship mbents S25O; sales, 26; stock. 15,S0l.
 Cincinnati--Net receipts. 764; gross re- ceipts, 764; shipments. 1919; sales, 300; stock, 95Gs.
 Louisville-Firm, middling, Il 1-16c.
 Total today-Net receipts, 243S1; gross receipts 32.9e5: shipments 34,307; sales, SEA; stock 290, ,5S4.
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chased into the gulch But there was a strange thing about this; the yarmnt neV CT swallered an animie alive. He always
 bit 'em before they could get inside; and while this seemed curious in an animile
 his size, there was a mighty good req son. developed later.
 "The lroquois were havin' a fine time Twin on the fat of the land and doin no work, when the Pea-soupers heard the British were marchin on Lake Champlain,
 and they took it into their heads to meet 'em at Lemon Fair. This ere spot, as ye all know, is nothin' but nasty bog, with the gulch the only dry place in 1t. and got it's name when some one called it a lamentable affair. Wal, the Pea-soupers thought if they could only get into camp at the Fair ahead of the British they'd ketch a whole barrel of mud turtles and have some real strengthenn broth before
 they fit. Them French folks is mighty fond of mud turtle soup; and knowin' the
 cusses to be mighty shy, they come up on 'em as still as mice.
 They'd got about half enough for the army, as great-grandsire heard 1t, when the turtles took the alarm and began to make off for the gulch. All unbeknownst to them. 1t happened to be one of the bears feedin' days, and he'd just got chock full and laid down to snooze when the first turtle come crawlln' along When he was primed to the chin the bear had q habit of gettin' under a thousand ton powder and goin' to sleep with his mouth open, and the turtle, thinking his mouth was a nice hdin' place. walked right Into 1t and down his gullet. l s'pose the bear felt somcthin' tickle him, for he snapped his jaws together. and there was the tur-
 tie in fine pickle.
 "I guess 1t was about ten minutes be-
 fore things began 10 happen. First the
 bear began 10 have nightmares; then he
 commenced to swell. Finally he woke mp.
 but il was too late. He was too big to
 get out of the hole. It seems that this
 devil pill never melted--it was curious
 about that-and the turtle. findin 1t roll
 in around. and havin nothn' better to
 do, swallered it. Of course he begun to
 swell, and as he pressed against the
 bears side they both rig with the rock.
 which was moored down near Chiny, just
 bent out of shape until 1t was humpback.
 Finally the turtle died for lack of air.
 and the bear of meningitis or somethin' with a name that sounds like it.
 And that ere's the real way Humped-
 Up Rock al Lemon Fair got it's real name. for great-grandsre said soe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-02
COTTON SHOWS
 EARLY DECLINE Close is 5 to z Points
 Lower SOUTH IS GOOD SELLER Market Closed Steady at About Open ing Prices-No Features De-
 veloped for the
 Day.

New York, December 1.-The cotton market opened steady at at decline of to ! points, which was a little better than due on the cables There was some selling for southern account after the call and prices eased off to net de- cline of about to 10 points. but rallied later on covering, with the market steady during the middle of the morning to about the opening figures.
 The market closed steady for futures and quiet for spot.
 Receipts at the ports today, 61 4i5 bales, against 49,90l last week, and 57,754 last year For the week, 3S0O0O bales (estmat- ed, against 3S7SO9 last week and 29l ,92O last year.
 Today's receipts at New Orleans, H. 4S2, against 7O34 last year, and at 4louston, 15,S59,. against 11,1l5 last .-ear.
 New York Cotton Futures,
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Local Staple Groceries.

Sugar-Granulated, SAC; Y. C., 4%c. Flour-Fancy patent. s5.40; standard patent, $40; straight. S4.
 Coffee-Green, uq13c; Arbuckle's. $1655; Porto Rico, s16.55.
 Meat-Dry salted ribs. sNe: dry salted rib bellies, 10Ac; extra cfear. l0c; hams. fancy. 15ssc; medium. 14ssc;. bacon bellies 1214c; California hams. 10c.
 Lard--Leaf, 107sc; conpound lard, Sc. Molasses-Centrifugal 30935; sugar house. 4Oc; Georgia cane, 35c.
 White pears-Per bushei, s2.S5.
 Beans-Navy. s2.25 per bushel: hand picked Lima, To.
 Grits-a2 pounds. t1.65.
 Meal~"Jim Dandy" $1.1S. Macaroni. 61kc.
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, December 1.-Spot quiet; prices points lower American middling GA; good middling, G.30; middling, GIG; low middling. 59S; good ordinary, 5.5s; ordinary. 5.3+ The sales of the day were 1000 bales, of which 5l0 were for specu- lation and export, and included 4O0t American receipts, 2s,0O0, including 17.G0O American.
 Futures opened easier and closed quiet; December, 5,S2; Deceinber-J January, 5.57 January-February, 57419; February. March, 5.75ls; March-April, 5.76la; April May. 5,7s1a; May-June, 5.S01s; JuDe-July 5.S11a; July-August, 5.s2lk August-Sep- tember, 5.76; September October. ,. .5S; Oc. tober-November, 5.50
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Fruits and Produce.

Iemons-Per box, extra fancy, $5M550 Nuts-English walnuts. 15c per pound : Brazils, lie per pound; almonds, 17c per pound. fiberts. 1eD2c per pound; pecans a0c per pound; mixed nuts, 12Iac per pound. Z. Raisins-Two crown layers, sl 90; three crown layers, s2.
 Dates-Per case. 30 pound kegs, S2.25. Figs-Per case. 36 pound kegs, g. .50
 Citron in ID uound boxes. 25c per pound
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W. F. Bond & Company Nevada
BrOkerS,

Seeded Raisins-Pound package, Sc. Peanuts-Fancy, per pound, 7c; choice per pound, 6c.
 Cabbage-1A@1kc pound.
 Malaga Grapes-Per. keg, $5q6. New Florida Sduasn-Per crate. slG2 Few Florida Lettuce-Per crate. s1.50a2 Western Apples-Barrel. $2 .75d3.50; Ben Davis, $3dS 25; Baldwins. sS 5043. .75; Kings A.
 Onions-New crop, pound Pc.
 Northern Potatoes-Per bushel, 75n80c. Sweet Potatoes-Per barrel, s2@2. 50 Doolys per bushel S5c; Cullman white yams, s2 per barrel,
 Eggs-Cold storage, 25c; Tennessee, BOG Hens-35d40c; broilers, 25@35c.
 Butter-Fresh. sd10c; renovated, 25c; creamery, S5c.
 Cheese-Full cream. per pound. 16c.
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predictions for crop in excess of lS.- Doo,000 bales Statistics, however, are working in an opposite direction, the movement running on large scale, since September 1. 5.741,000 bales, last year, 5,50l GOO, in year before last .6,ls.0 900, while at spinners takings to date total but 3,206,0OO of American, against S,s5l000 one year ago and 3,l0i,0o0 in 1904 this is a paradox that only time will solve. In other words, facts show that bulls and bears have an equal chance of being correct in their views as to the future course of values.
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Feed Stuff.

Corn-No. 2 mixed, tie: white, 70c.
 Oats-No. 2 mixed. 43c; No. 9 white, 45c: white clip. ioc.
 Pure wheat bran, 80 or 100. $.25.
 Cotton seed feed meal. $25: prime, S27
 Corn chops. $1.15 Corn hearts. SIPS. Shorts-1O0 pound sack. s1.40.
 Hulls--S0-lb c. s., s9 ton; 20-lb. c. S.. 4oc sack 100-lb c. s., $11 ton; 100-lb c. s, 45c sack lOO-lb sack hulls, soc.
 Hay-Choice timothy. s23: No. timo- thy, sas; Johnson ',c-ass. sl5; clover mixed. ta0 50.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, December 1.-Spot cotton closed steady; sales, 41OO; low ordinary, 75s nominal; ordinary, SIS nominal; good ordinary, 97-lG; low middling, 10A; mid ding, 11ss; good middling, 12 1-16 mid ding fair, F 7-16; fair, 13 1-16; receipts. li,021; stocks 273. 339.
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New orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, December 1.-Spot cotton closed steady, unchanged middling, 1lss; sales on the spot were 27O0 bales and 14OC te arrive
 Futures opened steady, but at a decline of 6d7 ponits on unfavorable Liverpool cables. Spinners' takings for the week 5000 under the same time last year, and were regarded as bearish and prices were quickly hammered down and closed steady at the lowest of the session, 1141s points under yesterday.
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Hides and Wool.

Green salt sides. No. l, 9hQ10c. Dry flint, No. 1. 17Q19c. Dry salt hides, No. 2, 15@17c. Clear washed wool. 34Q35c. Unwashed. WOOL 22@24c. Bury wool. 12@13c. Sheepskins, 40@sL25. Tallow, 4Q41ac. Beeswax, 25c.
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Dry Goods.

New York. December 1.-The dry goods market was firm today. with an advanc- ing tendency on cotton goods, burlaps, linens, silks and -on carpets. Worsted dress goods sold well for spring de- livery.
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H. ( B. Beers Cotton Letter to c. II.
 Cothran, Manauer.

New Orleans. Decem "- 1.-The opinion has gained ground of there being a possibility of consumption overtaking pro- auction this season, notwithstanding early
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This Stock Offering Is Limited to 15O,- 900 Shares

Immediately following the sale of this first allotment of Goldfield Sky lark shares the stock will be with drawn from the market.
 Pending the development of pay ore, the company has decided to list stock on the various mining stock exchanges, in order that all stock holders may receive the entire bene- fit of the first market advance.
 We consider this fair and reas- enable offer and should you decide to purchase stock in the Goldfield Skylark Mining Co.,, we will see that your investment is given fullest protection as we are here on the ground to represent you, and will watch with equal interest the result of each days development.
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THE LOCAL MARKETS.

The price of spot cotton in the Rirming- ham market advanced about points yes- terday over the quotations of Friday. Closing figures showed a 10 5-16e basis for good middlng this price being lie of d cent higher than the price offered on the day before. Receipts continue very light.
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Southern railway for Florida points,
 Through sleeping from Birmingham to Jacksonville. commencing November 3, f leaving 4:05 D. m. For winter tourist
 rates. schedules. sleeper, reservation and complete information, apply to M. II. Bone. D. P. A., M. coxwell. C. F. A., ! Morris hotel building. D-T-30t
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Everything on Morris avenue has as- sumed its accustomed shape after large Thanksgiving trade and large sales were reported yesterday although it was Sat urday. The only material change in the quotation of prices is on peanuts, which have advanced to cents for the choice grade and cents per pound for the fancy stock
 Nuts. raisins. dates and the like are much in evidence now and prices quoted are much higher than last year: Nuts are quoted from 12la to 20 cents per pound, according to the variety, oceans being the most expensive. Filherts and mixed nuts are quoted at 12Ks cents En- glish walnuts at 15 cents, and Brazils, al monds and the like at II cents per pound. Dates are selling at s2 25 per case, raisins from s1.90 to s2, and figs $2.5O per case.
 There are no material changes in auo- tations on groceries in the local whole sale fruit and produce market A good steady trade is reported and general con- ditions are favorable to the trade.