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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-29
MONEY MARKET.

New York May 2s.-Money on call easy
1& az per cent. ruling rate x per cent. !;
Time loans dull and steady; sixty days
2k per cent; ninety days III per cent;
six months 393M per cent.
Close: Prime mercantile paper 81 o. per
cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual bus
mess In bankers bills at 4s6, 80 @S6 for six
ty day bills and at 48T SIS for demand.
Commercial bills Assn @4SsH.
Bar silver 52H.
Mexican dollars ~.
Government bonds firm; railroad bonds tr-
regular.
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New York May 2s-Flour. receipts H.
bO2; sales 1880: steady but quiet.
Wheat receipts g. 600. The wheat decline
was continued this morning and early prices
lost q a SC per bushsl under weak cables
and bearish crop news from the West July
S1.2aM @24H; Sept. STA i3-1e@15kc.
Rye dull; No. western 97c nominal fob
New York.
Corn receipts 1,0i5.
Pork firm. Beef steady.
Lard easy; western S11. 1908.
Sugar raw steady: fair refining 3.42: CEN
tFifugal 9s-test SEQ: refined quiet; crushed
bs5; powdered sos; granulated 4.s5.
Petroleum steady; refined all ports 8. As
q $3.50.
Coffee quiet; No. Rio 7Rasc: No 4
Santos So csc.
Molasses steady; New Orleans 2s@42e.
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ar Yorus 1--WE srocK.
LIYERPooL GRAIN.

Liverpool, May 2s.-Closing wheat spot
No. red western wiuter nominal; futures
barely steady; July IS ia; Sept S. 4Xd;
Dec. Sc 2Md.
Corn spot firm; New American mixed
via Galveston IS 7hd. Futures steady; Ju-
ly Sc sid.
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A wire from New York reads; There
is a disposition to even up and get
out of market until after Government
report passes and prices may sag some
lower II the Government figures are
not very small we may see quite lower
prices, bad weather, however, in Mis-
sissippi, Alabama and Georgia may
change sentiment.
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RECORD SMALL SALE
ONE LOT or FIFTY BALES PUT ON
THE MARKET.
The Price Secured Was q Little Less
Than II Cents--The MARKET
Was Reaetionary
All Day.

Strict low middling.. .. 10 5-16c.
Low middiing.. ....... sll-lsc.
With the nearness of the holidays
and with sharp decline in futures,
the local spot cotton market remained
rather. droopy again yesterday and
the sale Of one list of nifty bales at a
price q little under IL cents. was the
ket throughout the day.
The initial prices on cotton at the
opening Of the market yesterday morn
Ing were about ] point up. but the
to liquidation and Ions selling before
the holidays. with the result that July
futures dropped to 1881, or IL points
below Thursdays close. Liverpoofs
prices were unchanged for futures and
spots.
Weather news yesterday were both
good and bad. Texas had more good
showers. and SO did Mississippi. The
Journal of Commerce says that the
acreage is less in the Carolinas but
weather had retarded the growth with
the crop about eight to ten days late.
Crop advices from Louisiana, Arkan-
sas and Mississippi during the past
few days have been very upfavorable.
and throughout the greater part Of
the latter State, floods. resulting from
the recent wet. spell. seemed to have
changed very encouraging crop pros
pect into very discouraging one with
in a period of q few days.
Complaints are coming In from
scores Of planters. especially In Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana. that their lands
have been submerged by the deluges
OF the past few days, practically de-
sisoying their crops: Even the local
too much wet weather during this
past month and they, state things are
serious even in this section.
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London, May 2s.-During the early trad
ins on the stock exchange today American
securities were quiet with value shade
above parity. Later business became brisk
er and carried prices from Y to y over
yesterdays New York closing.
Most attention was given to United States
steel, the Hartman issues and Erie. New
York bought In the afternoon. prices im-
proving further and the market closed firm.
Close;
Consols for money 49,. 50. ..-.~sS lis
do. for July account 49,. 5000. sB%
Bar silver steady "a 6-16d.
Money 162 per cent.
Short bills IL al e-l6 per cent; three
months " a. s-16 per cent.
Illinois central ...1b0
Lou q Nash 80. So. ....142H
southern Ry... -. 49,. S2%
do pfd. -. TN
ST. LOUIS GRAIN.
st. Louis. May 2S.--Closs: Wheat No. 3
red cash 81 5000; No. 3 hard 81 So q 20:
May ti.ssA; July u.1s%0%; September
Corn; No. . cash TAO nc; No. white
7tk 6T5hc; July ssx@ OK; September 81.
Oats: No. 2 cash 5shc; No. white eli
Lead 81 IS; Speiter So Is.
Poultry: Chickens 12isc; springs Is q 22c;
turkeys Is 01Sc: ducks Sc: geese &c.
Butter; creamery 2i@25c.
Eggs lee.
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The New Orleans spot market was
reported very quiet yesterday. with
exporters advising that no new bust
ness was coming in.
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NEW oRLEANs SPOT coT-roN


Liverpool, May 2s.--Closing: Cotton spot
american mlddling fair -. -. 50 "A
Good rniddling 49,. -. -. -. g. 0s
Middlfne -. -. 49,. -. as. IS
Low middling :. 80. -. ....5. 10
GOOD ordinary 80. .. .. .....b. al
Ordinary -. .......s s. 06
The sales of the day were 1s 900 bales of
which 1000 were for speculation and ex-
port and included zoe American Re
ceipts 5000 bales including 100 American
Futures opened quiet and closed barely
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ST. LOUIS GRAIN
SHOOTS BAGGAGE MAsTER.
Fain stephens Killed By An Tnsane
Man.

Nashville, Tenn, May 2S.-Dr. Fain
Stephens baggage master on the Ten
nessee Railroad was shot and Instant
ly killed at Bowen. Tenn. this morning
by John W. Thomas, who entered the
baggage car and shot him five times.
Thomas is believed to be mentally un-
balanced.
Stephens IL the son Of DR.. J. Benja-
min Stephens. q Primitive Baptist min
lister and physician OF Nashville
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1ss,37s last year. i7s,o35 year before
last and 1881 same time in 1905;
southern mills takings z.oso.ooo against
l,9e6s350 last year. 2.O43,3sl year be-
fore last and 1.s2s.4ls same time In
These make the total movement for
the zf0 days Of the season from Sep
TENDER LIST TO date i3,00.,f7s against
l0.745,575 last year. f2.es1.s1s year be-
fore last and lo,4sAss7 same time in
Foreign exports for the week have
been ssy6s against st.s74 last year.
son 7.s77.1s6, against s,se5,sss last
year, an increase Of ss1,467.
Northern mills takings and Canada
during the past seven days show a
decrease of 34.117 as compared with
the corresponding period last year,
and their total takings since Septem-
Der LIST have increased s66.2S9. The
total tai<ings of American mills, North,
south and Canada. thus far for the
season have been 4,58s,401. against g.,
5s1.S5S last year. These include g.
1883 by Northern spinners against
Stocks at the seaboard and the TWEEN
ty-nine leading Southern centers have
decreased during the week 10,526 bales
against decrease during the corre-
responding period last season of 20.739
ana are now l71.ss4 larger than at this
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
and the number Of bales brought into
sight thus far from the new crop, the
supply to dSte is 18,283.525 against ILL.,
oss,6sl for the same period last year.
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NAVAL STORES,

u. SAVANNAH May 2s--TurpentIne firm 81
@9es&ef sales 1897; receipts 7B9; shipments
26S.
Rosin firm sales 22s5; receipts 1872:
shipmants ATS: stock i22,ols. Quote; 3
g1.sB6sB: d $3.50: z 1855; r So SIS; @
$500; II ~ 90: So. Is: K 81. IS; N s4.s5:
y t4.ss; VIC ss.o5@so; WV s5.16G3o.
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SECRETARY HEsTER's WORLDS
VISIBLE SUPPLY STATEMENT.

New Orleans, May 2S.-Secretary
Hester's statement Of the worlds visi-
BILE supply of cotton made up from
special cable and telegraphic advices
compares the figures OF this week with
last week. last year and the year be-
fore. II shows decrease for the
week Just closed of 1865 against a
decrease of 108.s67 last year and a de-
crease of 213,13s year before last
The total visible Is 3,954,S48 against
4,070,543 last week, 3,256,537 last year
and 4.1si.oe5 year before last. OF this
S4s against 3,092,543 last week, 2,125,-
Sol last. year and 2,s12.0s5 year before
last. and Of all other kinds, including
Egypt. Brazil. India, etc. $4,000
against 97s,000 last week, 1.130,s7e last
year and 1,s6s,000 year before last.
The total worlds visible supply of
cotton as above shows q decrease COM
pared with last week Of 1865, an in
crease compared with last year of
69S,S11 and a decrease compared with
year before last OF 226,427.
OF the worlds visible supply of cot
ton as above there Is now afioat and
held In Great Britain and continental
Europe 1881. 900. against is7s,000 last
year and 2,50s,0o0 year before last; in
Egypt l7l.ooo against 10000 last
year and 10000 year before last; in
india 435. 900. against $4,000 last year
and $4,000 year before last; and in the
United States $4,000 against 641, 900
last year and 10000 year before last
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Southern consumption for the week
$1,000 bales, in comparison with $4,000
last wear.
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A wire stated that Independent Store
No. l03 in New York, containing about
1000 bales of cotton. was on fire.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-29

Monroe, La, reported it raining hard
again there yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-29

In sight for the week, 1871, 900 bales,
against ~. 557' bales last year.
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.. May as.-TurpentIns flrn

Charleston. May 2s.-Turpentins firm
eshe
Rozin quiet; quote: ABc S2.75@s5; d
$s-22A $50; s3.45h 6s5; r ss.72h 9T5:
GSB. 6k $50; H -. 90; I ~. 05DiO; K 50. IS;
New Orleans. May 2s.--Receipts 307 bar
yels rosin; no turpentine.
Exports for Liverpool LOO barrels rosn;
for Rotterdam 2s3 barrels turpentine.
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Car Lot Receipts.
Wheat 20 cars, with Is of contract grade.
Corn 423 cars. with S57 of contract grade
Oats 279 cars.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago. Min
neapols and Duluth today were 224 cars
compared with 1872 last week and 1S6
cars the corresponding day year ago.
- Produce Market.
Butter-Steady; creamerIes 22@25h /;
diaries 20024c.
Eggs-steady; receipts 21.s51: at mark
cases included zoe: firsts 1ac; prime firsts
21hc.
Cheese-Firm; Daisies 1914 9%c Twins
lax hc; Young Americas l4h 9%c; Long
Horns 13h q &c.
Potatoes--weak: choice to fancy sOa $780,
fair to good IS q ssc
Pouitry-steady; turkeys 15c; chickens
14hc; springs Ice; IN 1b: use; Ia Ok lbs
26 a 3Oc 2 lbs. or over 31Q32c.
VeaI-Steady; so to go ID. WITS. 6@7c: so
to IS ID. WITS 7Qshc: IS to 10 Id. wits
sh 99c.
TREASURY BALANCES.
Washington. May 2s.-Today's statement
of the treasury balance in the general fund
shows:
Gold coin and bullion ....$ 4e,l57,7o1
Available cash balances l21,osA952
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TAKING or AMERICAN COTTON NY
sPINNERS THROUGHOUT THE
NUnnN N

New orieany, May 2S.-Secretary
cotton BY spinners throughout the
world as follows, in round numbers:
This week. $4,000. this year against
225,0O0 last year. 225.000 year Before
Total since September /, this year,
10,95S.000. against 100000 last year,
and i1,02s.000 the year before.
or this Northern spinners and Can
ada took 2,47e,000 bales this year,
against 100000 last year, and 2, $50, 600
the year before; Southern spinners g..
$4,000, against 1,942,000 last year, and
spinners 100000 against 6,412, 900 las
year. and 6,543.00o the year before.
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Spinners' takings for the week were
1871, 900 bales with their takings fol-
the season at 10.95S.00O bales.
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COTTON GOSSIP.
Local spots sim quiet.


One sale OF fifty bales yesterday.
Local middling quoted yesterday at
the opening of the market at 10 11-16
cents. the same 1t has been for several
days.
Market. however. declined about IT
points yesterday.
Local middling estimated at the close
last evening at about 10 SIS cents.
The actual total stock OF all the un-
sold cotton at the different warehouses
In Montgomery Is 4.231 bales.
This is much less than generally
supposed or reported.
The remnant of the fieecy staple is
certainly getting very low in this city,
Some OF the warehouses carried over
| through last summer much more cot
ton than they have in stock right now.
Holders of the staple have been
wanting II cents most all week.
The cotton markets in New York
and New $Orleans will be closed today
and Monday on account Of the holi-
days. Decoration Day coming as 1T
does on Sunday is observed on both
days.
Liverpool will also be closed until
| Wednesday on account of WSitsuntide
week. which is generally observed in
| the Lancashire spinning districts.
Coming holidays, no doubt, prevented
better response to the bull news.
No doubt the trade henceforth will
| have to reckon with the crop reducing
conditions due To this recent wet spell
| just the same as the Texas drouth.
The market next week is likely to
| show only moderate changes as most
everybody now is looking on as a
rule waiting to see what Washington
has to say on acreage and conditions.
Liverpool's spot sales yesterday were
| enormous at $4,000 bales.
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The port receipts yesterday were 16.-
1888 bales against t0.O35 last year on
this day. OF this amount New Or
leans had the largest number. with
3.444' bales. against 1909 last year.
Galveston had 2.725 yesterday in COM
parison with 2.116 bales last year,
while New York had 1884 bales and
not a single bale this day year ago.
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK

NEW ORLEANS COTTON OIL.
New Orleans. May 2S.-cotton seed Oil
prime refined In barrels per pound 5. so
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NEW YORK BONDS.

s-Ex. Div.
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Liverpool's spot sales yesterday were
enormous at $4,000 bales.
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The market next, week is likely to
show only moderate changes as most
everybody now is looking on as a
rule waiting to see what Washington
has to say on acreage and conditions.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-04-24

The director Of the prison depart
ment Of the Russian Ministry Of
1ustice informed me last summer that
10000 extra places were required In
the prisons OF that empire. In order
70 gain the Dumas sanction for the
largely Increased grant made neces.
safy by NJ. stoiypin's policy of'"thor.
.Ough the prison department was
Obliged to place before the Budget
Commission some terrible statistics.
The great increase In the number
OF prisoners to be lodged was first
shown. According TO the official fg.
ures, the average number Of prisoners
TO be found in the prisons Of the en-
pire was: In 1903. 96.OO5; In 1904, OIL
100: Ia 1905. 81, 1884; in 1906, 1114OS;
in 1907, 1885, 500; In 1908, (ApriD. 1897
$40.
The qualification" OF the country
and the establishment OF some form
OF martial law in the greater part OF
the empire do not appear to have re-
duced the amount OF crime.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-04-24
The, American Voice.

think myself that what, as much
as anything else, laid the foundation
of the American voice was the nerV'
Gus illhealth, lasting over three or
four generations, of the American
woman. UP to the middle OF the nine
teenth century, and even beyond, for
elgners were surprised when they
came across healthy looking wom'
an. The isolation OF frontier life,
the general tension of the American
climate, malaria, bad diet and worse
sanitation combined to turn oneThalt
the nation into semi-invalids; and the
thin, sharp. slovenly, staccato tones
OF the American women were as often
as not the result OF physical and nerv-
GUS depression. / do not say that Ill
health was the sole cause, but II Is
undoubtedly the fact that as the
health OF Americans has improved so
have their voices.-London Chron'
icle.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-04-24


Prof. perclyal Lowell, the famous
astronomer and author, said the 9TH
or day OF the amazing public ignor-
ance where astronomical matters are
concerned:
Il can't discuss my Marian the
cries with the average man. He Is
as Ignorant OF astronomical terms as
one Of our Flagstaff policemen Is OF
all long Latin words.
VThls policeman arrested the other
night an elderly gentleman who was
paradlng the street in white night
gown.
Good gracious, ofiicerl' said the
old gentleman, giving a great start,
It's ali right Let me go, I'm
pomnambulist.
Il. but the policeman frightened his
grin on the old fellows. arm
III don't make no odds what your
religion u.s. he said. you come along
with me- Seattle PostIntelligenc-
o..
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-04-24

Somehow or other one expects a
country with such a name as Swat
land to be happy. and sure enough.
Mr.. Conyndon, the Commissioners OF
the country, who is just leaving on
his return to Mbabane, the capitai,
and has Just been through the inevi-
table interview. paints rosy picture
The country, he says, has never been
more prosperous than at present, ana
he indirectly attributes this state OF
things to the wisdom, simplicity and
alertness of the Chief Regent, lady
happy in the appellation OF Mdhlo-
vukozi, which is, being interpreted,
the Female Elephant. For Twenty-Five
years she has administered justice
from her native kraal and been a
loyal friend Of England. When she
travels in state her coach Is a cart
drawn by six mules; and her retinue
OF chiefs and natives is on the grand
scale one would expect from a lady
OF her name.-4Pall Mall Gazette.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-04-24

No detail seems % Escape the Ger
man Emperor. even the dresses worn
BY his fair subjects receiving his
attention.
AT Wlesbaden lately he exclaimed:
IN. this town all the ladies' dress
well. But only here. An! wish all
German women we're as a Ia mode as
the Wlesbadeners.
when some one rallied him for
picking fault with hts countrywom-
en-, "1lI do them this Justice" he
added: thank Heaven, they don't
make up their faces Ike Englishwom-
enl No German lady who respects
herself fles. 10 the rouge or powder
pot woman al Home.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-04-24

The explorers were sitting. one on
each side OF the president. when DR..
Stein produced from his waistcoat
pocket small spring tape measure in
q tiny aluminium drum. at is very
curious thing" said DIR. Stein, but in
1906 when | was in eastern Tibet l
picked up this measure at the foot
OF an old ruin. have carried It eV-
er since and use It constantly"
Or. Sven Hedln took the measure
in his hand, This Is NINE" he said
At once. Il lost II in Tibet In 1901"
and ne named the spot where he be-
lieved he had dropped It, with the
number OF miles It was distant from
"a certain great lake. This. proved to
be the spot where II was found.-Pall
Mall Gazette.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-04-24
Her MERRY Widow"

Hubby--What! You paid fifty dol.
lars for that Easter hat. It's mon
strous-it's a SIM
Wife (sweetly)-No matter; the
sin will be on my own head!
When Blowser in his crimson Flyer
Ran over Robert Blake.
He punctured hopelessly a tire,
Old Bob was such a rake.
-Harper's.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-04-24
Another century-oId Newspaper

The Washington. Pa, Reporter join
cd the newspaper centenarians on
August Is, issuing a special number
on that occasion, with photographs
and articles illustrating the history
OF fits city for hundred years. in
looking back on its career the Repor.
ter says. editorially: The man who
lives long must live we'll He must
live right. The same is true OF n
newspaper No newspaper can live
In the hearts OF the people for one
hundred years. retain their confidence
through passing time. and grow and
grow In their estimation of II unless
Il has lived right-morally." The
Evening Post, which entered It's sec
ond century seven years ahead OF the
Reporter. Is willing 10 overlook the
trifing disparity In age. and extends
It's congratulations and besh wishes,
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-04-24
Thouaanda Of Women,s club.

Nobody knows how many women's
clubs there are In the United States.
The General Federation OF Women's
Clubs was registered in the almanacs
OF 1908 as having over 5000 clubs
Ia It's membership. with 10000 WON
en- on their rolls. But that was in
January, 1908. and the federation
grows every year amazingly. It con.
falns too only few out OF the num-
berless women's clubs in the land,
since there are small clubs, societies
and circles kegerywhere which do not
nnilIate themselves with any state OF
national organisation. but exist sim
ply for the pleasure and profit OF their
own membership. -Harpers Bazaar.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-04-24

About $4,000 fox skins are sold out
OF Maine every year. Very few OF the
sly animals are shot.
"A man can insure against loss In
lotteries with a company at The
Hague,
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-04-24

Az lmpresarIo Is manager. agent
On conductor Of troupe OF operate
1r concert singers; also, rarely, .
teacher or trainer Of such singers.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
AROUSED OVER CHARGES
OF DELAY AT HOSPITAL
Police Say Attendants Tried to Pre-
vent Entrance of Man Brought
by Policeman

PASADENA, Aug. 11-Authorities of
the Pasadena hospital are greatly agi-
tated today by the charges of the po-
lice department that an effort was
made to prevent an officer in full uni
form from taking a man who was suf-
fering from chloroform poisoning and
a self-intlicted stab wound in the groin
into that institution yesterday They
admit that there was some little delay,
and that after DIR. A. d. S. Mccoy,
who assisted Dr. Swearingen in the
case, had pronounced the man able to
be moved, it was suggested he had
better be taken to the county hospital
but they disclaim any intention of try
ing to keep out an emergency case
lust because it did not promise we'll in
the way of compensation.
According to the statement of the
head nurse. the delay at the beginning
arose from an understanding that
Henry Fesler, the man who attempted
suicide, was insane. If this had been
the case it would have been impossible
to care for him in the surgical ward
because of the danger which might
arise from another attempt on his own
life. 1t is claimed by the hospital that
the man was cared for as speedily as
the head nurse could be found and the
true facts ascertained.