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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices from 1c to &c higher
EGGS. - Nearby fresh Virginia, 21a22;
west Virginia and southwest Virginia.
2Oa21; Tennessee. 19a2O; North Carolina,
1Ja20.
BUTTER. - Creamery. fancy, 25k a26
Western firsts. PAPA " seconds, 2ca23h
Process. fancy. y V a22; fair to good. goa
81. Store packed. fresh 15a16.
CHEESE. - New York state factory,
new. large, 14ka15
POULTRY. - Chickens. spring. per lb.
1Ga17: hens, per h., 10; ROSTERS, per
h.. 7aS; keats, per h. 10.
DRESSED POULTRY. - Hens, choice
per ID, 15a16; ROSTERS, per h.. 9a10;
chickens, per H., 20; ducks, per h., 10
a12.
ETABLES.-Potatoes new, per bbl
No. l. 1.75a2.25; No. 2. 75a1 90; potatoes,
new, sweet, per Dbl, 4.5Oa5.5O; carrots,
new, per bunch, 2: cucumbers, per basket
5Oa1.00 onions. per Dbl, 25Oa350; pep
pers, per carrier, 1.00a1.75; tomatoes, per
bushel box, 30a5O; cabbage, per Dbl. goa
so; eggplant, per doz: 75a10o: squash.
per basket 2sas 5er per 91 5 beans
beans, per bu., so; new beets per bunch,
112a2; lettuce, per bbl 1.5Oa2. 90; peas,
per Dbl, 3.Ooa4.oo; corn, per doz. sails;
okra, per carrier, 1.5Oa2.00.
ern. per bbl, 1.50a3.5O; oranges, Cal. per
box. 3.50a4.75; grape fruit. per box, 2,5Oa
400: plneapples, per crate. 1.G5a4.5O;
peaches per crate. 2.0Oa40O; cantaloupes,
per crate, 1.50a350; watermelons, each,
15a35; plums, per crate, 1.25a2.oO: black
berries. per quart. sails; huckleberries.
per quart box. 1Oa12h
HAY AND STRAW.-Timothy, choice,
1000; No. 1. 19.OOa2O.OO; No. 2, IS.OOa
1900; mixed hay. 15.OOa17.OO; clover. 500
a16.0O. Straw. rye. bundle, 11.0Oa11.5O so;
rye. machine thrash, S.OOaS5O; wheat,
6.oUa6.15; oat straw, per ton, 500.
LIVE STOCK.-Cattle, extra. per cwt.,
$50; butcher. per cwt., 4.75a5.00: ordi-
nary. per cwt.. 2.5Oa3O0. Hogs, per cwt.,
gross, $50. Sheep, 3.00a3.50; lambs, spring,
choice. 7a7k. Calves. choice. per h.. Ia
IA medium. per h.. 6ha7. Cows. prime,
fresh. each. 35.00a50.OO; common, each,
2O.OOa3o.OO: old and dry. each, 1OUoa12.0O
BEEF CUTS.-Ribs. No 1. per h.. 10:
No. 2, 49, No 3, 10. Rounds, No. l. per
lb.. 10; No. 2. o; No. 3, 8. Loins. No. 1,
per h., 10; No 2, II; No. 3, IL. Chucks,
No 1. per h., s: No. 2. 7; No. g. 8.
WOOL AND HIDES. = Wool. washed.
free of hrs, per h., 3OaS3; wool. un-
washed, per h., 81. Hides, green. per
h., o; dry, per lb., lea. 8. Shee oskins,
green. each. 125a1.50: dry. each. iJa1.25.
Calfskins. green. each. 135a1.5O.
GRAIN.-Wheat choice. S3aS5; fair to
good, 77aS0. ordinary. 64a75. Corn, she'll
ed. white G1a63; yellow. 61a63: ear 3.25a
$40. Oats, western white, No. :. 54a55;
mixed 52ao4 Bran, per ton. 25.OOa2G.00.
New southern wheat, 6OaS1.
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PRINCESS ANNE BURNED.
Somerset, Va, County Seat Almost
Wholly Destroyed.

NORFOLK, Va, August ia large por-
ton II not the entire business section OF
Princess Anne, the county seat of Som
erset county on the eastern shore of Mary
land was burned out between and 8
o'clock this morning. The fire companies,
with their engines, went to the assistance
by special fiat car trains over the New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk railroad
from Salisbury and Pocomoke City. Md.
Princess Annie being at point just between
these two places The fire was raging fierce
ly when the southbound New York, Phil
adelphia and Norfolk passenger train pass
ed Princess Anne at $50 o'clock this
morning.
1t was first reported that the town had
been set afire as the result of the recent
race troubles on the eastern shore of Vir
ginia which have extended somewhat into
the lower Maryland counties but Express
Agent b. Siddell. who came down on the
early morning train, was informed directly
at Princess Anne that the fire was not OF
an incendiary origin. but was accidental.
Upward of twenty business houses were
reported burned when the train passed
Princess Anne and the fire then seemed to
be at its highest. The fire companies from
and Pocomoke had not then ar
rived, but were on their way.
Princess Anne is Il iourishing little coun-
try town of about 5000 inhabitants.
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COMING ENCAMPMENT
GENERAL ORDERS BY q. A. R. DE-
PARTMENT COMMANDER.

Commander Newton Ferree has issued
general orders announcing the program to
be followed by the Department Of the
Potomac. G. A. R., in connection with the
coming national encampment at Saratoga
Springs.
Upon the recommendation of the de
partment committee on transportation to
the forty-frst G. A. r. national encamp-
ment," to be held at Saratoga Springs, n
Y, the department commander declares, he
has designated the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad as the official route, and has ar
ranged for a special train of first-class
coaches to leave Washington Sunday
morning September s. at 7:5o o'clock for
the transportation of the department Of
ficers. representatives, posts, comrades Of
the G. A. R., members of other veteran
organizations, Sons Of Veterans. ladies Of
the w. r. c., and members of other patri-
otto organizations. together with such
friends as they may desire to accompany
them.
This train is schedule dto arrive at Balti-
more at S:I5. Philadelphia IL Jersey City 1
pm; leave Weehawken l: 80, Cornwall on
the Hudson 2:a5. Albany 5:45, and arrive at
Saratoga Springs at ESQ pm.
The trip and encampment, he adds. prom
Use to be most enjoyable In every particular.
agent of the Baltimore and Ohio railway.
Will accompany the train to look after the
comfort and welfare of the excursionists.
Valuation Of Tickets.
All tickets have to be validated at Sara
toga Springs. whether extended or not. On
tickets that have not been extended stop
over will be allowed at Albany, New York
city, Philadelphia and Baltimore within
original limit-September II.
On tickets which have been extended by
the special agent at Saratoga, stopover at
Albany, New York city, Philadelphia and
Baltimore will be allowed until October g.
except that at Philadelphia and Baltimore
such stopover will not be granted for a
of ticket In order to obtain stopover tick
cts must be deposited Immediately upon
rival with the station agent at Albany, with
the Liberty street agent of the c. r. r.
N j.. at New York, and the depot ticket
agents at Philadelphia and Baltimore
Tickets are to be sold via Royal Blue
Line to New York. thence West Shore or
New York Central roads. or via either day
or night boats on the Hudson river to AL
bany, thence rail to Saratoga, good to re-
turn by the same or any of the other routes
mentioned by exchanging tickets at the
station of the rail or wharf of the boat line
at New York on the going trip, or at AL
bany for the return trip.
To insure ample accommodations for all.
those desiring to travel by headquarters
train are requested to notify James A. AL
len, assistant adjutant general, at once, II
possible. or not later than September 2
The department headquarters at Saratoga
Springs will be at the United States Hotel,
rooms 1919 and 200, where comrades and
friends will be cordially welcomed.
Further Information In reference to the
trip or encampment can be obtained at the
headquarters.
The general orders are countereigned by
James A. Allen, assistant adjutant general
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
STONE QUARRIES SOLD
JOS. II. BRADLEY AND OTHERS
MAKE $4,000 PURCHASE.

Ward Theron, representing the B. H
Warder estate, has sold the estates inter
est in the Potomac stone quarries, which
extend for two and half miles along the
Virginia bank of the river between the
Aqueduct and Chain bridges, to Joseph H.
Bradley and his associates for $125. 900.
Charles G. Smith. who has been operating
the Quarres. has sold to Bradley interests
the present equipment Of the quarries for
$40, 600
MIR. Bradley is president of the Columbia
Sand Dredging Company. He and his as
sociates expect to form a stock company
at once to operate the quarries Mr.. Smith
will retain an interest in the company and
will be its secretary and treasurer.
From the standpoint of the builders OF
the District this double transaction is OF
considerable Importance, since 1t gives the
Bradley interests practically complete con-
troll of such building materials sand
gravel, cement, stone. etc. in this vicinity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
NORTHERN PACIFIC CONTROL.
Hill and Morgan Said to Have Lost
Heavily and Sacrificed Stock.

ST. PAUL, August 13.-The control which
]. ]. Hill and Great Northern stockholders
have held over the Northern Pacific railway
for some years has been lost, according to
current railroad gossip. While 1t has been
reported for several weeks that the control
Of the road had been lost, at first little
credence was given to the gossip.
The reports have been persistent ard
SO convincing, however, that they are now
believed by nearly all the railroad men in
the city.
Mr.. Hill and his friends first began to
lose control when the great shrinkage in
market values began, about a year ago.
Great Northern was then selling beyond the
800 mark and Northern Pacific near It, In
a few weeks they sagged, and now both
stocks are quoted around 10 1t is said
Mr. Hill borrowed much money on his stocks
and in that way kept his controlling inter-
est. When the market values sagged so
heavily, however, it was necessary to cover,
and a great amount of money was used in
paying collateral loans. Finally the strain
upon his resources, it is said, came to the
breaking point, and a large amount Of
stock sacrificed.
J. Pierpont Morgan, who sided with Mr..
Hill in all his deals. is also reported to have
lost very heavily in the shrinkage and to
have been forced to drop much of the
stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
YANKEE FUGITIVE IN CHINA
FORMER MARINE SERGEANT
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Accused Of Killing Woman, Stealing
Thousands From Her and Box
ing Her Corpse.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
CHEFOO, China, August NV. H. Ad-
sets, formerly a sergeant in the United
States marines forming the guard of the
American legation at Picking, was arrested
here today on suspicion of robbing and
numbering a woman, whose body was dis
covered in a box on board the British
steamship Monteagle, at Hongkong.
Adsetts was arrested by the British
sheriff, after violent resistance. Several
thousand dollars and quantity of jewelry
were found on his person. While the land
ing of a guard Of marines from the fleet
was being awaited Adsetts broke out of the
Jail and Is now at large. Marines are guard
ing the valuables that were found upon him
and the American consulate force and all
the police are securing the city for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
Building Permits Issued.

Inspector Ashford issued the following
building permits today:
II F. L. Rawlings, three two-story brick
dwellings at 2150 to 2l54 Newport place.
estimated to cost $1,000. Architect, V. A.
Hubbard: builder H. r. Taylor.
To Max Rosinski, one two-story brick
shop at rear 1916 X street northwest, esti
mated to cost 5000. rthitect and build
err. Julius Wenig.
To Washington Terminal Company, store
house, coach house. oil house and bedding
sheds al lexington yards, near street
northeast. estimated to cost S154, 700 Ar
chitect, NJ. Long: builder. Edward Brady &
Sons
10 L. Leaman. ten two-story brick dwell
ings at 6o1 to $40 Kenyon street northwest
estimated to cost $4,000 Architects N
Haller Company; builder, L. Leaman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
REAssUREs RAILROAD MEN.
Secretary Quick Orders Operators to
STAY at Work

DIES MOINES Iowa. August 13-Grand
Secretary Quick of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers has notified the railroad
operators belonging to the union that
any message purporting to have been
signed by him sent over the railroad wires
is fake" He told them to observe
strictly the agreement with the railroad
companies that they should perform the
same duties now that they did before the
commercial teegraphers' strike; nothing
more, nothing. less.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
CURRENT EATING VESSEL.
Electrolysis Devouring Ironwork OF
Nantucket Shoals Lightshtp.

WOODS HOLE, Mass, August l3-Nan-
tucket Shoals lightship. which has been I'M
dergoing repairs here for the past SIX
weeks has been found to be in such con-
dition that 1t will be at least two months
before she will be able to return to her
station.
to he leaking and 1t has been necessary to
mt in many new tubes. The rivets in many
narts of the ship have been loosened by
the galvanic action. and all over the ship
If is said. the action of the powerful cur
rents of electricity that is generated for
use in lighting the snip and for the opera
ton of the wireless telegra h station Is
plainly discernible. The bottol of the ship
is in perfect condition, but nearly every
other part is in need of repairs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

With one or two exceptions, the prices
of securities on the local stock exchange
slid farther down today. About the only
stocks that exhibited any stability were
Capital Traction and Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone. 1t was hard work to
get any sort of a bid on number of
securities. and the situation was mighty
near one of decentralization.
The last sale of Washington Gas was
made at GSl9. which was 2a points below
the high price yesterday. The closing
bid was 6S and the Offering price 81, as
compared with 10 and 10 yesterday.
There was no response whatever when
the president asked for bids and offers
for Georgetown Gas, and the spaces for
the figures opposite this security were
left blank again.
On the regular call there were no bids
for either the common or preferred stocks
of the Washington Railway and Electric
Company, which were offered at Bly, and
1872, respectively By unanimous consent
after CALL bids of IS and rs were chalked
up. sixty days option on fifty shares
OF the preferred sold after call at q.
The last sale. of the common was last
Friday, when ten shares brought 81, and
the last sale of the preferred was last
Thursday, when thirty-tive shares brought
~.
Mergenthaler broke two points from yes
terday closing bid of Pr on sale Of
ten shares, after which the highest bid
was 2t9.
There was some demand for Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone stock at 80, but
the lowest offering price was nine points
above.
The quotation bid for Capital Traction
continues to stay at 1870. Two small trans
actions were made today at 1873, for which
other small lots have been selling during
the past few weeks.
Today's Government Receipts.
National bank notes received today for
$215,:M. Government receipts
From internal revenue, SGT, IS4: customs,
1,25S. i52; mscellansou 81, lis, 400. tx
penditUres, $2GH,COU.
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Government Securities.
THE BALTIMORE MARKETS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. Md, August observation-disclosures;
spot s5laasoa4; No. red western, Ss14aSs44 Au-
gust S51aaSoa.; September. $50. aSG; steamer No 2
red. 79a79A receipts, 81, 402 bushels; south
by sample. 65aS2; new southern grade
79l2aS7.
CORN-Dull and lower; spot. 5s7sa591s; August,
bS7sa59h; September. go; year. 81; steamer mixed.
54a55A receipts IA G5S bushels; exports, 1877 ,l43
bushels southern white corn. 5oaI9: southern yell
low corn 't5a59.
OATS-Firmer No. 2 white, 6Oaa6l; No. 3
whit. k"'io; No. 2 mixed, 57h2aoS; receipts
O,526 bushels.
n,E-.uIe,; receipts, lilo bushels.
HAY-Steady, unchanged.
GRAIN EREIGHTS-Quiet, unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
FOREIGN BANKS.

BERLIN, August 13.-Exchange on Lon
don. ~ marks 4sIa pfennigs for checks
Discount rates-Short bills. 4 per cent;
three months bills. 49, per cent.
PARiS, August l2-Closing: Three per
cent rentes, % francs 55 centimes for the
account.
Exchange on London. 25 francs l4n CEN
times for checks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
"Bill" Nye's Brother Dead.

NEW YORK, August 13-Fred Nye, a
brother of the late Bib Nye and an as
sistant editor of the Sunday World, died
today of injuries received by being struck
by trolley car last night. Mr.. Nye had
written many humorous poems and the
book of comic opera THE King and the
Broker" which was produced in the west
He was formerly on the staff Of the Chi
cago Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
Market Had the St. VituS'
Dance All Day.
SUPPORTED ONLY IN SPOTS
Rumors About the Conference at
Oyster Bay.
AN ANTIDOTE TO BONAPARTE
Sterling Exchange Remained Quiet,
But With a Hardening Tendency.
Time Loans Tighter.
SUPPORTED ONLY IN SPOTS
AN ANTIDOTE TO B0NAPARTE

Srcc'tl DiDf atcn to The Star.
NEW YORK. August l3-The fluctuations
in today's stock market in so far as they
ditions of the investment and speculative
situation were simply battling. Upon occa-
sions the market presented such appear
ances of INSTRUMENTATION as have been
witnessed so frequently of late, while at
other times prices ran up rapidly one, two
and three points. 1t should be said, how
ever. that in its technical aspects the days
market, as u whole. showed some improve
ment in the conditions which have prevailed
of late. There was further liQuida lion con-
Quoted. hut it was In reduced volume, and
Of more spasmodic character than that
noted during the past fortnight.
AS was the :ase yesterday, certain
measure OF support was likewise evident In
a number of securities. The influence of
these several circumstances was sufficient
TO lead TO further covering of short con-
tracts. and the latter in turn was mainly
RESPONSIBLE for such strength was dis
PLAYED. Market rallies in such circum-
stances as have prevailed of late are al
ways however. attributed to some super
fCial change In conditions as distinguished
from fundamental alterations.
Thus today Wall street became possessed of
an idea. and was full of rumors to that eff
feet. that the gathering at Oyster Bay. an
nOunCed In this mornings newspapers,
would be followed by the issuance of some
sort OF an announcement with definitely
reassuring nature. 1t was also reported
that the Secretary of the Treasury would
his policies toward the money market dur
the
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Closing Quotations.

Closing Quotations.
At the close Of the stock market the fol-
lowing stocks had changed in price since
above quota tons. there being no change in
balance of the closing prices:
Amalgamated Copper, 74as.
American Locomotive, 80.
American Smelling, 80.
American Smelling. pfd., 97&.
American Tob., pfd., ~.
Anaconda, 46.
Atchison. Top. and S. Fee, Sc.
Baltimore and Ohio 81
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 461z.
c. G. G. and st. l.. 5S
Chicago, Mil. & St. Paul, 1872
Chicago & n. W.. 142.
Consolidated Gas, 1o7A.
Corn Products. 13.
Delaware & Hudson, 18TH.
Erie, LIST pfd., 52A.
Great Nor. pfd.. 121A.
Great Nor. O.. 40.
Interboro Metropolitan, 10.
International Paper. II.
Kansas City Southern, %.
Kansas City Southern, pfd., 53b
Missouri Pacific, IS.
New York Central. l04l2.
Norfolk & Western. G9l4.
Northern Pacific l19A
New York Airbrake, 1921.
Pennsylvania. r. r. 11I%.
Pressed Steel Car, 21A.
Railway Steel Spring Co., So.
Reading. 014.
Republic Steel and Iron, 227s.
Rock Island COM, 1872.
Rock Island, pfd., 4las
St. Louis and San Francisco, I'd pfd., 31A
St. Louis S. w, pfd., 40.
Southern Pacific. S3a4.
Toledo ST. Louis & Western. p:d., A.
Union Pacific. 1855.
U. S. Rubber, 2S1a.
u. S. Steel, 1924.
L. S. Steel, pfd., 951a.
Wisconsin Central, lay
BONDS
United States Steel 5s, 945s.
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WILL KNOCK ANYHOW.
Striking Boilermakers Go Back to
Work

LOS ANGELES, Cal, August 13.-A set
Element of the boilermakers' strike on the
Pacific division of the Hartman roads,
which threatened to extend to all systems
in which Hartman is Interested. is believ ed
to be only matter of a few hours. A
telegram received last night from the gen.
eral superintendent of motive power, who
is in San Francisco. informs committee Of
boilermakers that Foreman Carter OF the
Los Angeles shops has resigned his position
AS the removal of Carter the sole de-
mand made upon the company, 1t is an
tcipated a reconciliation will be effected
at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twentyfour hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures -. pm. 81: 8
pm, So; II midnight. 49, August 13. 4 am
IA; am, II: II noon, So: pm, 49,
Maximum, SO, at 2 pm August u; mini
mum, -, at 6 am. August ID.
acknowledgement II, 1 pm. $3.50: &
pm, 30 sc; II midnight. 29.SS. August IL,
am $3.50; s am. 1892; noon 1895: 2
pm. 29.97.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, IS; year ago, 81.
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King Alfred's Country.
From the Health Resort.

pilgrimage to King Alfred s country.
to Atheney's Isle in Somerset, may con-
fidently be recommended in these days OF
hurry, hustle and suparfciality. because the
very peacefulness and old worldness of the
surroundings is healthful. and because also
1t is most educational.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
LONDON STOCK MARKET.

LONDON. August 13.-A better tone pre-
vailed in American securities at the open
ing today. First prices were Is to rs
higher than yesterdays New York closing.
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Washir pton Stock Exchange.

Saskatchewan call II O'Clock noon-Washington
Rwy. and Flee. IL, $1,000 at soy $1,000 at sos.
Potomac Electric Ligh; 5s, 500 at lO3, 81, 600
at 1913
Capital Traction. 10 at 1873, 8 at 1879
Washington Gas. % at 6::4, p at 90, . at 6s1a.
Mergenthaer Linotype. at PIN, 10 at 21O
Lanstnn Monotype. 100 at l24s.
Mitchell Mining. 100 at 2
After call-Nashington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., so
at II tbuyer CO..
Mitchell Mining, SO at 2
RQNDS
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The World Of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by W. 3. Hibbs & Co. bankers
and brokers. 1919 F street. members New
ork stock exchange. Washington stock ex-
hance and Chicago board Of trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by f. r. Chapman & Co. &C. r. Chin
man. managerb, members New York Stock FL.
change. 1901 + 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
Downtown Temperature

The temperature recorded today by Feast
& Co.'S standard thermometer was as fol-
lows: 8 am. 81; IL noon, 81; pm, sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13

Bar silver. quiet. 81 Sled per ounce.
Money 2l2a2A per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for short
bills is per cent.
The OF discount in the open market for three.
months bills is 41sa4h per cent.