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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-01
All Is Chaos in ArbutuS
&C, "" Leaves Isle Flat on Its Back
=
Sun Doesn't Shine No More

with the chauffeur and valet you
lace. Not Mr. Simon Perkins, the
valet and Mr. Horatio Carburct thc
chauffeur Just 'the valet and
chauffeur
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-15
GRAIN LETTER

CHICAGO. Ill, April f4.-Wheat con-
tinues to act in an Indifferent manner
and does not get far in either direction.
The trade paid little attention to the
Liverpool close of "a to I'D higher.
which was due I'd week end sales of Plate
cargoes to France. Reports by the Sea-
board of sales of 1000 to 100000 Mani
TOBIAS and decrease in the visible of l.
$4,000 had little effect and the feeble
rallies caused thereby met with decreas
ed selling. Canadian visible decreased
453,000, and stocks of bonded wheat at
United States ports showed a decrease
of 1,fT9,000 bushels for the week. Wealth
err conditions generally favorable and
there was at times a little buying of July
and September on reports of crop dam
age, but they came from restrict ted points
and were not general. Some important
interests are out OF the market awaiting
action ion pending legislation at Washing
ton bnt the inability to sell our wheat for
export. together with the liberal amount
still to move out of Canada, still appears
to make 1t impossible to bring about
any advance of consequence.
Corn was really the weakest of all
grains. There was some selling by To-
Gals who preferred September. but the
May was supported on little better bust
ness for shipment estimated at $4,000
bushels. Another liberal decrease in Wis
ible of 1,S57,000 of which 621,00 was at
Chicago. Cash basis about &c easier
Fenner G. Beanie to KahnF& Virgin.
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DROP REPORTED
IN COTTON USED
Amount Of Staple On
Hand Also Reported
Less

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Cotton
consumed during March amounted to
4S3,928 bales of lint and Al $50 of
linters, compared with 507,S76 of lint
and Al, 698 of linters in February this
year and 624, 264 of lint and 54,509 of
linters in March last year, the census
bureau announced today.
Cotton on hand March 81 was held
as follows:
In consuming establishments, 1885,
266 bales of lint and 1875, 149' of linters.
compared with 1,57S,272 of lint and
$4,000 of linters on February 20 this
year and 2,033,837 of lint and 172, 900
of linters on March 81 last year.
In public storage and at congresses,
1,9S3,544 bales of lint and S9O32 of
linters, compared with 2,4S5.0O9 of lint
and S7,0S7 of linters on February -
this year and 2.379,697 of lint and
1925 of linters on March 81 this year.
Imports during March totaled As, 1872
bales, compared with 4S.601 in Feb
ruary this year, and 53,219 in March
last year. @
Exports during March totaled 332, 146
bales, including 1901 bales of linters,
compared with 4S2, PIG, including 1925
bales of linters during February this
year, and 31S,210, including S,347 bales
Of linters in March last year.
: Cotton splindles active during March
total 32.392, III; compared with 80, $685.
1855 in February this year and 80, 49,
234 in March last year.
Statistics for cotton growing states
follow:
Consumed during March, 332, 100
bales: compared with $40, 759 in Febru-
AIRY this year, and 392, 169 in March
last year.
Cotton on hand March 81 was as fol-
lows:
In consuming establishments, S56, 1893
bales. compared with 944 ,007 in Febru-
airy 30 this year, and 1921, $40 on
March 81 last year.
In public storage and at congresses,
1,725,228 bales, compared with 2,197,-
SIS on February % this year, and
2,057 ,S06 on March 81 last year.
Cotton spindles active during March
totaled 16,1S4.814, compared with 49,
$780, in February this year, and
16067 ,57S in March last wear.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-15
AID CLUB PLANNING
OVERFLOW AFFAIR

Finding a place big enough to hold
all the guests at the dinner to be given
by the Birmingham Ad club April 25
is now the problem before the sponsors
of Birmingham's better business bureau.
The personal contact committee,
which is looking after the reservations
for the banquet at which William p.
Green, associate director of the ma
tional vigilance committee, will be the
principal speaker reported at the regu.
lar Monday luncheon of the Ad club
that the response from merchants and
business men nj general far exceeded
expectations.
The banquet will be the preliminary
to an intensive campaign for the or
ganization of the better business bureau
of Birmingham. 1t is planned to have
every line of business and manufacture
in Birmingham represented at this time,
in order that the purpose, aims and
function of the better business bureau
may be explained fully by Mr.. Green.
Mr., Green has made special arrange
ments to be on hand at the affair, which
will be held Friday night, April %, the
place to be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-15
OIL ISSUES HIT
new Low LEVELS
Professional Bears Meet
With Very Little
Resistance
By EDWARD j. CONDLON

NEW YORK, April 14.-To say that
the stock market Monday failed to take
cognizance of the acceptance by the
German government of the Dawes re-
port in principle, would be undertaking
the fact. The market did take note of
the German acquiescence to the report,
but only to the extent of glancing back
a few days to the bull markets of
earlier in the month. during which time,
it is now believed, the market fully dis
counted the effects of this report. q
Certainly professionals bearishly in
clined met with little resistance. After
hammering the steels and motor shares
last week on the news of eurtailment,
the attack shifted to the oils, Marland,
Cosden and Houston touching new lows
for the year. American Can lived up to
its reputation as the football of the in
dustrials by leading in short-lived mid
day rally on the dispatch from Berlin
of the German cabinet acceptance of
the Dawes report, only to. slip back
in the later dealings.
Auto Stocks Drop
The sailing of the bear contingent was
made much palmer during the Monday
afternoon session on the news from
Washington that the Senate finance
committee had given the soldiers bonus
measure precedence over the tax bill.
Studebaker, Chandler and WHY'S Over
land dropped to new low figures for
1924 in the final hour of business. with
the net result that the tone of the in
dustrial list at the finish was heavy.
Mondays eight-point recovery for Wool
worth, although at one time the stock
stood some % points above the previous
close, smacked of n drive against the
short interest. At least one other pool
was successful yesterday in routing the
bears. viz: the hackers of Burns Broth
ers shares. Certainly the high earning
power of Burns A stock warrants chalk
ing the quotation up bit. -
The new highs for the year for both
French and Belgian exchanges today
came as the direct result Of the cables
from Berlin. The smoothing of the
path for the reparations commission is,
of course, Fastening the day when sub
stantial payments will be paid by Ger
many. The French have been fearful
lest the franc advance too rapidly and
have sold some quantities of francs
themselves, the idea being to prevent
undue dislocation of foreign trade.
London Quiet
The London markets are expected to
remain rather quiet between now and
Easter, with the conference with the
soviet representatives one of the i'm
portant signs of the times. Cheap
money in London this week as in our
market has not prevented declines in the
stock market.
The decrease in cotton consumption
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COTTON MARKET

NEW eSRTrANs ArriI 1A-rottor ~.
parently had few real friends Monday de-
additional crop delays. The buIiishness
of the crop outlook were reflected in a
comparative strength of October position
but the hears wiIted under the Influence
A census consumption renort which
Confirmed privata .esfiy,la tea Of heavy fail
weak stock mariset' and the es sinsss -;
: the stock SrnarLat S,,~ir1 ar .,anr~Ixr
1 dasnita an rs,lkrt +hat. AZ. Gsr,anS., h e;
accepted the Dawes, report probabiy had
a fof To do win an increa se. in hsartsh
& sentiment 49,
TN.
fns5con as5 noa report Tor March SHOW
81 -unty .4eotvVu paies consumed Tor the
Lnontn conpadSo with oOa,Oou IN Feoru-
~ ano oSetvV0 oaIes IN March, 1873. It
aec..ne or approximately i4e,oo0 bales
- 5 eoi.. PA.c0 Win IAArch IAst year, Wnlie
couipa Iis es s ~ scent m9nths nave oeen
ahouno eVsvV0 NDates smaller IN 1ss4.s
Mil stocks were more publish at T.
4eS,0O0 bales against 1,57S,000 in Febru-
airy. decline of $4,000 bales against a
decline sin February as compared with
spite the heavy falling off for the period
indicates 9 total consumption for the sea-
son OF 100000 bales which with exports
at something like $500. 900 Rales indicate
ooS SassyoVersoI around 1,yo2,oo9 10 1000
s,y,,s - b,'iIssS s,ir,Iv IstI6 oYcon-
ne pl'itsn supp 1 si'ustion, s'&
ANY reala backwardness. in the crop
will have aSYery buliish- effect.-Levy &
Aronaon TO p r. Stewart s5
UsyF
NEW ORLEANS, La, April '14-The
cotton market was a small affair today
and prices; easier. Consumption for March
was about in line with expectations, but
the decrease tn~number Of spindles in
operation. when, coupled with the de-
crease in consumption, was accepted as
mill trade and induced quite fair
amount Of liquidation. Weakness in the
stock market also induced some lfquida-
ton and encouraged selling. The weather
outlook was still unsettled but the indi-
cations were not strong enough to slim
ulate general buying i'm, view of the fact
that there was very little moisture over
Sunday. Germany. was reported to have
accepted the Dawes plan for settling
reparations with possibility Of some res
ervations, butethe effect OF this Was either
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TO HOLD CONTEST
County Girls Clubs To Meet Last OF
MAY

Members of the Is girls clubs in JEFF
ferson county will compete in a corn
meal muffin contest some time about
the last of May, Mrs. Pearl Crawford,
county home demonstration agent, an
nounced Monday. The exact date will
be decided upon later.
Each club will select two girls to
represent it in the contest, and the
winning team will be given a free trip
to the short course at the Alabama
Polytechnic institute in June.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-15
DOCKET rs REDUCED.

Considerable progress in reducing
the criminal docket is shown in the
monthly report of cases handled, made
public Monday at the office of Forney
w. Brandon, clerk of court.
The report shows that $50 cases of
all kinds were filed during March and
that 521 were disposed Of, leaving a
net gain of 1862 cases. The greatest re-
duction was in the number of city ap-
peal cases, 348 being disposed of and
only 81 filed. There are now 1885 city
appeal cases on the docket, as com.
pared with 1849 March
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1855 pounds. $500; pigs. s4.s6@s.s5; throw
outs $500 down. ,a,
fall lambs. s1l.OO@1s.Oo; sheep. 5000
500.
CHICAGO, April 14.-Cattle: Receipts.
$4,000; beef steers uneven steady to 25c
lower, mostly 15e to Csc off on in-between
grades; weighty steers, more numerous
kind of value I, to sell at $3.50 @iisSO;
finished Nebraska steers averaging 1850
pounds, $3.50; numerous loads, $4,000
1885; best yearlings: sl15o; bulk fed
stock, spotty. loo to 16c lower; spots, 25c
or more lower; heavy Kosher cows up
ward to 1915 and above; bulk fed cows.
$3.50 o. 2S; bulk beef heifers $3.50 @S.25;
Light Gamers downward to $2.76, mostly
5000 1925; bulk bologna bulls, $4s5@
/ g. 90: few heavy sausage bulls $3.50; veal
dium and handy weight Kind about steady.
less desirable quality considered: light
kind, soc to Use lower; bulk veal calves
| to packers, $500 @ato0; few upward, to
$1,000 and above; stockers and feeders
fvery scarce; country demand.'' narrow
trade, steady.
Hogs: Receipts Sc. 900. market moderate
i ly active; mostly steady; bulk good and
choice. $50 to S25 pound weight, .s7l50
1906 top 1885; better grades, 140 to $50
pound average: largely $7.oe@7.4o; bulk
changed; bulk desirable strong weights
1926 @6.65; estimated holdover, 1900.
Sheep: Receipts, 10000; fat lambs most
|, ly Soc lower; spots. 76c off, sorts oonsid-
cred; fat sheep fully 25c lower; hulk =de-
sirable fat wooied lambs, s1s.Io@l6.6O;
top, $3.50; bulk clippers. S13.5O0 1890 |;
top loads, $14.90015.OO: one short deck
clipped yearlings. $500; best fat wooded
ewes $l2.o0; choice clipped ewes. 5000.
EAST ST. LOUIS. April 14.-Hogs, A.
600; butcher hogs opened steady to 5
higher; practical top. s7.75; part load,
pounds and up. s7.65@7.75; closed five to,
10 lower on light weights; others un-
S6n nan HGb late market mostly s7;sS good
higher; 100 to 14O pound averages. $500
1875; packer sows, $6.5O@6.65. -
Cattle. $500; beef steers and beef cows
csc higher; light veaiers opened $1,000 q
1925; closed, $9.0O@9.50; other sdclasses
steady; bulk un beef steers, s7.75 9s:s5; one
@S,80I cows, 5000 so; Gamers .s6 a
400; bologna bulls. $4.5O@5.OO.
sheep. 500; lambs market notify Csc
clipped, STATS; one load medium to good
wooled Texans. $500; sheep steady; few
good light ewes, $1,000
900: calves. 2,5oo; better grades beef
steers and yearlings fully steady: palmer
stock steady: palmer grades weak Rst to t teS
| cents lower: beef cows, S4.50@665;l fed
heifers up to $3.50; Gamers and cutters,
81. 5Q3.25; bulls steady to weak;
bolognas mostly. S4.s504.6O: calves weak
to SO cents lower; practical top Veals
$3.50; heavies and mediums. $4,000 $50 |;
| better grades stockers and feeders steady
others dull; fleshy feeders, 1875; bulk,
$6.50Q7.50. - -
Hogs. 10000; five to 10 cents higher;
bulk OF sales. $6.90@730: bulk packing
sows. $3.50 $50; stock pigs steady 10
strong; bulk, $5.50@610.
Sheep. $4,000; very slow; sales lambs
IS to so cents lower to shippers $685.;
others. 1855 1e.25; spring lambs mostly
around 1850; odd lots higher, sales sheep
| around steady; shorn wethers, S10.I5.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-15
TAX REVIEW BOARD
HAS SHORT SESSION
Adjourns Till April % To Con-
slider Assessments

The Jefferson county board of tax
review met for just few minutes in
Tax Assessor L. R. Dillon's office in
the courthouse Monday morning and
adjourned until April %.
Mr.. Dillon announced after the meet
ing that hearings on tax assessments
70 rthe new year would begin immedi-
ately after reconvening. 1t, is esti-
mated that between $4,000 and $4,000
individual assessments will be passed
rnoy, '..
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-15
BANK OFF GERMANY

BERLIN. April 1.-THE statement Of
the Bank of Germany of April shows a
decrease of 2G9.143,000 marks in coin and
bullion. Gold holdings increased $4,000
marks to 464,ss3,00O. Also the following
changes in trillions of marks:
Treasury and loan association notes de-
creased $4,000; renten bank notes in
creased s7.572,817; notes on other banks
increased ISL; bills of exchange and
cheques increased 1885, 001: renten bank
bills and cheques increased 60,436.046: ad-
vances decreased 4.212,975; renten bank
discounts and advances decreased 6,125,-
200; investments decreased 65.S05; other
assets decreased 10,603,512: notes in cir
culation decreased 6,213497; deposits in
creased 110,646.212: other liabilities in
creased 9,es4,171; renten bank loans un-
changed,
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SECTIONS TO MEET
School Home Demonstration Units
Plan Sessions

Plan Sessions
The home demonstration sections of
the New Merckle and McElwain
school will hold meetings during the
present week, according to announce
ment by Mrs. Pearl Crawford, county
home demonstration agent, Monday.
The New Merckle meeting will be
held Tuesday afternoon while the Nc
Elwain meeting will be Wednesday aft
ernoon. At New Merckle, Mrs. Craw-
ford and Mrs. R. w. Kirk will give
demonstrations in dress forms!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-15
OPERETTA PlsEST.NTED

MONTEVALLO,. Ala, April IA
Especial. )-"The Egyptian Princess -
a romantic operetta by by Charles Vim
cent, was repeated at Alabama col
lege on Friday evening for the benefit
of the townspeople and those students
who were unable to gain admission to
the first performance.
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on her feet. also Russia. but in smaller
The best of weather is necessary to
permit satisfactory progress of the new
crop, but instead unsettled showery
weather is indicated for nearly all dis
tricts for the cotton region.-H. 4 b. Beer
to j. f. Willinghsm & Co.
NEW YORK, April 14-Falling off in
the demand for spot cotton caused
somewhat easier Liverpool market today,
and our market has sold off under more
favorable weather in the south and weak
ness in the securities market. In fact the
general disposition now is to sell the
especially the fall months. The south are
inclined to be bearish on these months
as they were last year, natural con-
dition in the spring Of the year when
things look at their best In the South. II
Is also reported that some selling In tine
near months was due to price fixing
against cotton bought by merchants from
co-operatiye organizations, which caused
those who were long the contracts against
commitments to sell out these contracts
to fix prices. 1t will be remembered
that this same. character. of selling was
Thought to have made its appearance in
the latter part Of February, just before
the first March notice day, and 1t is be-
the present time, although the volume is
much less, whether this be true or not Is
open to question, but many are expecting
a rather easier market during the next
few days while this price fixing takes
place Liverpool futures are due. to-
morrow, May, 17.T3d, July, 17O9d-Hub-
bard Brothers and company.
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SHIP NEWS OF
MOBILE PORT

MOBILE, Ala, April 14.--Mobile's port
was busy during Monday and the day
before, with half a dozen vessels arriving
in port. One steamer sailed Sunday while
the others are in for cargo.
The departure was the American steam
er Suspearco, pransmairne corporation,
for Port Newark via Pensacola. where
the steamer will complete her cargo of
lumber laden here. Arrives started with
that of the American schooner Stranger,
whitney Bodden and company. which ar
rived from, San Pedro de Macorls in ball
last and anchored in. stream a second
whitney -Bodden schooner the Goldeprod
Under the American Flag arrived from
Kingston, also in ballast and went to the
wiz later shift to loading berth for
Haitian ports. The barkentine Amazon,
L. A.. Scott and company, shifted from
where she will load for east coast.
The Meanticut, United States shipping
Board, Page and Jones agents, arrived
from Pensacola Monday morning A and pd.t wiil
dam, going to Turner Terminals for a
loading berth. The Norwegian steamer
Rosegg: Aluminium Lines. arrived from
for Kingston, the Windward Islands and
the north coast of Couth America, and
Motorship Finn. which 6came from New
same ports. The Finn went to Turner
Terminals and the Rosegg is at the oLuis-
Vile and Nashville coal tipple. !
The Norwegian steamer Lysef-Jord,
United Fruit company. passed in from
Puerto Barrios at 2:45 o'clock Monday
afternoon, and arrived in River here late
Monday night The Honduran steamer
Ellis arrived Monday morning from the
same port and discharged bananas at
pier l. These steamers will be followed
by the Vera due here April 10 from
Puerto Castillo.
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NEW YORK, April RAW silk easier.
prices per pound: Kansai double extra
cracks; $6.4696.5S:' Kansai best No /,
Canton extras. A 14-16, $5.30@64O;
Shanghai-China steam fill gold double
deer, $6.95@7.15. =,
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REV. G. L. THOMPSON DIES
Was Once Moderator Of Presbyterian
General Assembly

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., April IA.
Rev. Charles D. Thompson of New
York, one time moderator of the Pres
byterian general assembly and otsmany
years secretary emeritus of thes board
of home missions of that denomina-
ton, died today after a protracted ill
ness. He was So years old.
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HORSES Ann MILES

HORSES AND MULES
last ST. LOUIS, AprE7 14.--Receipts of
les and mulessswere moderate. Mar
opened son an active basis at firm
les. Quotations.. ss SetaF =
'htive horses:
bod to choice $3.50 2s5; medium to
Il drafts, $1100165; good to choice
.nks. $3.50 1907; medium to good
eks, $50 97s: choice sonthsra horsss,
157O; smooth mouthed southerns, $15@
4 Plugs, s5@15. .14
htive mules: Draft mules, de to IT
1ls, S176 @240; Sugar mules is ito 1s.2
hs, $3.50 226; mine mules is to 1872
HIS, $120@166; top cotton mules Is to
hands, S1tO@166; cotton mules Is to
hands, ss0@1sO; small cheap. muless
BAR SILVER 50
bNpON, April 14.-Bar silver SO. B-16
IL per ounce. Money : y par cent
Scunt. rates, short bills, 8 per cent.
ke months bills 3, l-sHperS cent ~
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STOCK LETTERS

NEW YORK, April 14.-Dispatches from
| steel district describing further curtatl-
ment in production offset any bullishness
that might have existed over the news
OF Germany's acceptance of the Dawes
| report. The market started In under
| pressure and with the exception of brief
rally around the noon hour continued to
| register lower prices throughout the ses-
| sion. Domestic business conditions il
| the reason advanced for the steady de-
| cline in values and just as the average
| merchant is holding off buying goods so
| the general public is until there is a rea-
/ sonable chance that liquidation Is near
There are some who predict that the
| average of SO stocks will so below the
lows Of 1923, which is about 5h points
below these prices lows the is suSes
baker was subjected to fierce drive
which brought the price down to s2.-
Fenner & Became to Kahn & Virgin
LIVE STOCK
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 14.-Cattle:
Receipts 400; market steady heavy steers.
ST5OdD8 25; beef steers. $500 4S.25; heifers,
s1.25QT5o; feeders. s4.6o@s'So; stockers.
Hogs; Receipts. 1900; medium and and
up. $7.s5; 1s5 to 200 pounds, $7.s5; 100 to
| fs5 pounds, $500: pigs. $4.70Q75O;
sheep nominal nina fat sheep. ss.OO@zOO;
choice lambs. s1o.o0@12oO.
CINCINNATI, April 14.-Hogs; Receipts
s, zoo; market active and steady to Csc
higher; heavy, $500 OSLO; packers and
butchers. $50; medium. $50; stays $4.0
@A25; heavy fat sows, $5.0O96.25; pigs
Cattle: Receipts, 1850; market steady
to strong; steers, $4.5O@10.O0; heifers.
$500 a 900; cows. S3.0OQ7.O0. Calves
steady, $500 @12.60.
Sheep: Receipts. 100; market strong.
\ &1.O0 a 10. 90: lambs steady; spring lambs
weak lambs, s7,00@17.0O; sheared lambs
$500 915.00; spring lambs $1,000 Q25.0O.
LOUISVILLE. KY, April 14-Cattle:
Receipts. 20; steady; heavy steers, $500 q
500; beef steers. $500 @S.75; heifers. $500
@S.75: cows, a3.5O $3.50; heifers. $4,000
SIS; feeders. $3.50 @7OO: stockers, S3.oO@
500
Hogs; Receipts. 1900: market steady to
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during March, according to the bureau
report at the opening Monday morning.
was about in line with expectations. The
total consumed during the month ran
some $4,000 bales as against sos. 900
for February. Weak cables from Liver
pool, coupled with late southern selling.
forced the market 46 to 100 points lower
at the close, with the final tone de-
cidedly weak.
Bonds showed good strength despite
the unsettled condition of the stock list.
The French bonds touched new highs
for the year, with the Belgian and
other European issues mounting salts
factorily.