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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-03

Mr.. and Mrs. B. Van Fossen are
moving this week into the house
just vacated by the Yedica family.
Mr.. Yedica and daughter, Miss
Evelyn Yedica, Mrs. H. Miller and
son, James, have rented house
in Kennewick. They moved to
Kennewick Saturday, where Mr..
Yedica expects to find suitable
business location and James will
enter high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Pattee are
moving into the house owned by
Mr.. Yedica and which the Van
Fossens have been living in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Dawson
spent the weekend in Walla Wal
la.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Ross went to
the Pendleton roundup Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Relton en-
tertained Mr.. Yedica, Miss Evelyn
Yedica, Mrs. H. Miller and SON.
James, at dinner Friday evening,
Mrs. 81. Miller and Miss Evelyn
Yedica were overnight guests.
The Sunbeam Junior Al club
met Friday afternoon at the home
of their leader, Mrs. Brian Har-
vey for short business meeting.
Will RAIDER has gone to Finley,
where he will teach the seventh
and eighth grades. His school be.
gan Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Relton
entertained the Jones family Fri
day evening for dinner.
A photographer visited the
grade school on Monday and took
picture of each grade.
The county nurse, Mrs. Cullen,
visited the grade chool Monday
and gave the children each a
health examination and weighed
them.
Frank Cole entered the eighth
grade Monday. There are now 80
in the eighth grade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hartung
and their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Heueisen and daughter, Margaret
went to Pendleton Roundup on
Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Haueisen are from Elyria, Ohio,
and have been visiting relatives
thruout the northwest. They left
Sunday for Ryderwood to visit a
brother and then will return home
by way of California.
John Erickson opened his
shed and began packing apples on
Wednesday.
Mrs. r. r. Petett and son Ell
mer of Walla Walla were guests
of Mrs. Bert Curtiss Sunday.
A large number went to the
Coop picnic at Prosser last
Thursday. They put their dinners
together and made a picnic of the
day.
Wednesday the county nurse
visited the school and examined
and weighed the children in the
7th and 9Th grades.
Thaddeus Grosscup is out of
school on account of sickness.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-03

net home Sunday.
Mrs. Knutson of INVITE Bluffs
is patient at the Linn hospital.
Harvey Mace underwent ton
sill operation at the Linn hospital
A bunch of young folks of the
Valley Grange including the Miss
es Edna Goodnight, Arvilla Luke,
Geraldine and Ruth Mitchell, Mel
lie Blair and Byron Lampson,
Bob Rupp and Sterling Boutell
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-03

Mrs. j. S. Kennett and Miss
Mary spent Friday in Yakima.
Miss Augusta Robinson of Col
fax, who was on her way to Grand
view where she will teach the
coming year, was an overnight
guest of Miss Mary Kenneth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knute Hill and
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Holton of Pros
ser visited at the Lee Lampson
home Sunday.
Neil Lampson spent the week
end visiting his grandparents at
Prosser.
Miss Nellie Blair returned last
week from Kahlotus, where she
had spent the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. DeHaven and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hartgraves
and children of Freewater, par
ents and sister of Mrs Jack HUI
bert spent Sunday at the Hubert
home.
Mrs. j. w. Taylor and children
returned Friday after three
months tour in the East. All the
car trouble she had was a flat.
Mr.. Summers, who has been
visiting at the home of his daugh-
ter for some time, left for Mon
tana to visit relatives before go
ing on to his home in Texas.
Clarence MARI and brother of
California called at the ]. S. Ken
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-03

picniced on Sandy Island uSnday.
James Johnston was Prosser
visitor Wednesday. Ia
In honor of Virginia Reeder,
whose birthday it was, Mrs. G..
girls after school Tuesday.
Regular meeting of Valley
Grange Friday, Sept. 4th.
Pohona meets at Finley, Satur-
day, Sept. 5. .~ , D..
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Elliott and
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-03

Mrs. w. Schuster and eRt,,,
the week end at Wsis T Spsa
Ais. Also to Central Ferry, wall wan
they visited Mr.. and Mr. WHEN
Pierce, former residents Joh
section. VI The
Mrs. w. F. Schuster .na
are leaving Saturday for S s
home at Portland, after s. soee
weeks visit with her parent ss', y
and Mrs. w. B. Elliott NJ
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-03
Richland News Items

Residents Richand invited give the district greater
publicity informing the correspondent of the happenings of
the community
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-03
Local Girl Gets School
at Ritzville This Year

Miss Mary Kennett will leave
Saturday for Ritzville, where she
will teach languages and geogra-
ply in the fifth and sixth grades.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-03

EAST KENNEW1cK
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, October lathe fol-
lowing is a summary of important cor
poration news prepared by the Stand
ard Statistics Co., Inc, New York, for
the Associated Press:
News Trend.
AS was expected, an increase was
shown in refined copper stocks in North
and South America at the end of Sep
TENDER. According to the American
Bureau of Metal Statistics, this in
crease amounted to PAPA short tons,
rising to 479,89G short tons from 49,
IT'S in August and 360,650 in Septem-
Der, 1880. September production was
86,704 tons, which compares with co.
100 in August and 10000 in Septem-
Der, 1890. September shipments amount
ed to 81 $50 tons, against "A 1872 in Au-
gust and 103,043 last year.
Revenue freight car loadings for the
week ended october went against the
seasonal downtrend and rose to the
highest total for any week this year.
Actual loadings, as reported by the
American Railway Institute, totaled
777,837 cars. which compares with 738,-
029 cars in the previous week and 97l,-
255 cars in the like week of 1880. In
creaSeS were reported IN ali commool-
ties with the greatest gains in miscel-
laneous freight and coal loadings.
The Compa nies.
General Gas & Electric, class A and B
share earnings, IL months to September
80, SO cents.
General Motors-Trigidair September
sales 20 per cent above year ago.
Mckee (Arthur 60 & Co.. common
share earnings, nine months to Septem-
Der 30, $5.48, VS.. $3.50.
Associated Telephone Utilities-Over
1900 phones added to lines of Ohio
company in September; $4,000 added
since beginning of year.
Beatrice Creamery - Lower dollar
sales. in six months ended August 81
due largely to lower prices; last half
profits expected to exceed those of year
ago.
Kansas City Public Seryicc-Tctal re-
ceipts, period January to october 4, off
90 per cent
Lit Bros. declares initial dividend of
20 cents on common stock.
Louisville Gas g. Electric-Gross earn
ings IL months to August 81, up SO per
cent: net earnings up 9.8 per cent.
Mallinson III. r. d Co.-Expenses
reduced a. per cent from year ago;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
Brokers' Comment

NEW YORK, October 14.-The I'M
portant bearing of European events on
our financial markets was STRESSED III
today's brokerage house comment:
There was considerable discussion OF
the gold movement.
Redmond g. Coin view OF tne
many constructive domestic hnanciai
measures either under way or IN con-
temptation. we still have teellng tilaC
the market will meet effective ouyims
support at CT above the recent lows
However, we believe it is too early TO
state definitely whether those lows Will
stand as the absolute bottom OF
the bear market Much probably oe-
ponds upon the course OF erentS IN Eu-
rope and Manchuria during the next
few weeks.
E. F. Hutton g. Co.-The attack
upon confidence in the American dollar
which is taking place abroad appears 70
be reaching important proportions; ~
will be remembered That something
similar occurred with the British pound
as the subject at the time OF the trench-
British negotiations some mcntns ago.
The position of the dollar is secure
enough from our viewpoint TO maxi
stories of distrust abroad seem luul.
crous. However, it is very possible tnas
1OTSlSI6TS see SOIlle UcIlc1lI w ~
in the forthcoming conferences between
President Hoover and Premier LaVai II
they can place us in defensive attl-
tude. We do not believe all good news vy
sources have as yet been tapped. we
think it probable, also, that puying
power around and above the OCTOBER
5 low level will be substantial.
Stein Alstrin g. Golf the improve,
ment in sentiment which came aooul
as a result of the new Hoover plan
not to be dissipated, the present re.
dictionary tendencies should not las'
very much longer.
jackson Bros, Boesel & Co.-The
gold movement is well worth Watching
1t is an open question whether the ao.
vance of a full point in the New Yort
rediscount rate reflected Apprehension
on the Part of the Federal Reserve
Board over the loss of $101 100000 II
gold IN a single week. Such las
withdrawal as was witnessed last week
however, might readily be construed a!
having Interior significance. We sur
mise that q continuation OF the outgt
at an abnormally fast rate would force
a further rise in the rediscount rates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
Home Owning
BY GEORGE ]. HUGHES.

One advantage of the ownership of
a home is the fixed character of the
investment. Real estate relatively is
not easily disposed Of. When the stock
spectators wee caught in the great
crash of two years ago and they utilized
every means OF raising money to pro-
tect impaired margin accounts, 1t was
only in desperate cases that they fell
back on norgaging the home.
1t was comparatively easy to borrow
on life Insurance and shares in build
ing and pan companies could be with
drawn end, of course, securities could
be sold or used as collateral at the
bank. but it took too much time as a
rule to secure funds by executing a
mortgage on ones residence. One
Young speculator who, at the height of
the i1flation, had fortune on paper
follru it all swept away IN the break
except an island on an Adirondack
lake, which he had bought with part
Of the profits he had withdrawn from
rs account and on which he couldn't
raise money He has the island yet and
not much more.
Money can be borrowed on real es-
tate security, but as matter Of fact
the average-salaried man or wage
Garner considers, and properly so. this
to be a last resort. AS a rule. also. the
home owner who already has a mort
gage on his place is anxious to clear
it off. If he has bought through a
building and loan association the lien
is automatically wiped out on the ma
turity of his shares. If the mortgage
is held by a private investor or by ar
institution and runs for fixed time
three to five years being the usua'
term, 1t is ordinarily renewed at ma
turity, but 1t is always a matter Of
more or less worry to the home owner
He is apt to allot any savings he may
have been able to accumulate TOWARD
reducing the principal.
That probably Is sound procedure
but there are exceptional cases where
It Is better to invest the available
surplus in securities and use the in.
come therefrom to pay interest on the
mortgage, letting the latter stand. The
advantage Of this method is that o.
having some liquid capital in the event
of an emergency. 1t is course to be
taken. however, only by those who have
the sclf-control not to touch thi!
surplus except in case of such emer-
gency.
Copyright. 1891
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
CURB ISSUES MOVE
IN NARROW RANGE
Market Shows Wavering
Tendency-MotorS Strong,
Other Groups Irregular.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. october 14.-Atter
opening irregularly lower. the Curp
Exchange today rallied signify curing
the first hour, but slipped toward lower
levels around midday.
Electric Bond s. Share was OH a
small fraction as result of this series
of movement. as were Cities Service
and Standard Oil of Indiana. Standard
Oil of Kentucky Gulf Oil, Pennroao
CORPORATION and issues Of that type also
moved TO lower levels.
..1cderate strength in motors, sottness
in copperS, irregularity OF oils, erratlc
fluctuations in public utility preferreds,
dullness of natural gas issues and mixed
movements in miscellaneous mdustrlalS
were the outstanding features OF the
forenoon session.
Stutz Motors and Cord Corporation
led the upswing in motors as Ford
Motor of Canada and Ford Motor, Ito
eased The accessories during this
period were exceptionally dull, as were
chain stores. such as Western Auto
Supply. which reported a decline In
September sales, specializing in auto
motive products.
The market opened fractionally
lower
Electric Bond & Share at 1912 was
unCh2nSeQ, DuC MlCuLe Wcot OtiAtAcS
at lO7s was down 30 and Cities Service
at =, was off y. Standard on OF
In&iana at 1872 lost Is. Gulf OIL at
463a was / , lower. American & Foreign
Power warrants. however, were up
shade at IA. international Petroleum
at fell y.
Woolworth. Ltd, at ~ was I'M
changed and so were Ford Motor, Ltd,
at 7 and Brazilian Traction at ga.
Other British shares failed to appear
during early trading. Pennroad Cor,
poration at SIS declined Il. Natural
gas shares were inactive and virtually
unchanged.
Up to midday foreign oils had barely
budged but with the appearance OF
5000 shares of Imperial Oil at 9 q, on
l.. activity in this group qulckened
International Petroleum and Creole
Petroleum also reacted.
Swan Finch preferred was up about
points. Fractional gains were scored
by Indiana and Northern Pipe Lines
but Missouri Kansas Pipe was easier
Cooper Bcssemer preferred was trlht
firmer. though Dresser Manufacturing E
softened and A. o. Smith Corporation
yielded more than 3 points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

dollar sales in first nine months showed
substantial drop as result of lower
prices: unit sales up; two plants on full
time capacity, three closed and one at
20 per cent of capacity
National Cash Register August net
profit, SAITH VS.. 8,799 in 1880 month
July net profit was $685. VS.. $233, 1853
in July, 1890; September domestic net
profit estimated around $l25, 900.
Northern States Power gross earnings
IL months ended August 81 up % per
cent: net earnings up % per cent.
Oklahoma Gas & Electric gross earn
! irgs IL months ended August 81 off
1879 per cent; net earnings off 14.2 per
cent
Philadelphia Co. gross earnings IL
months to August 81 off ga per cent;
net earnings off 81 per cent.
! Standard Gas & Electric gross earn
| ings of subsidiaries and affiliated COM
7 panies II months to August 81, off SO
per cent; net earnings off 1.3 per cent.
United States Steel-Operations az
eraging around 80 per cent of capacity
vs. shade over 80 per cent a week
ago, 81 per cent two weeks ago, so
per cent in 1880 week and 80 per cent
in 1929 period
| Beatrice Creamery common share
| vs. 1929.
Consolidated Gas of New York-Sep-
! TENDER gas refrigerator sales up 81 per
cent; third quarter unit sales exceeded
entire first half 1881.
/ Market Street Railway gross reve-
nueS IL months to September 80 Of
ga per cent; net before interest. de-
probation and taxes, off 8.3 per cent.
New York Central Railroad Toledo
New York excess fare dropped; single
occupancy compartment rate cue to
p fares instead of 2 fares; capital in
crease lee case won in Appeals Court.
Propper-McCallum MISUNDERSTANDING
KnltterS return; plants resume at ca
paclty on double shifts.
lldeWater Associated Oil rerorted ex-
GUIDED from plan for merger Of Sinclair
Consolidated Oil, Prairie Pipe Line and
| others.
Western Electric to acquire Nassau
smelling & Refining and plant inven-
tory OF Tottenville Copper Co.
Western Union Telegraph declares
Sl.50 quarterly dividend; formerly paid
81; cuts wages of all land line employees,
except messengers, 10 per cent; $4,000
affected.
American Telephone & Telegraph had
net loss of 207,500 telephones, or 1-3
per cent, in first nine months; net
equity in undistributed earnings Of sub
salaries. including Western Electric. in
first nine months was about $500, 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
SINAI GAIN NOTED
INvHOLESALE INDEX

re weekly wholesale price index of
th@ National Fertilizer Association,
web is based on 476 price quotations
| cAputed weekly, showed small gain
| Z the first time In several weeks.
| The largest gain was shown in the
troup Of foods, due to improved prices
b number of the important COM
Iodities. The largest loss was noted
An the group Of grains, feeds and live
stock.
Among the important commodities
that advanced during the latest week
were silk, lard, butter, eggs, sugar,
-four. potatoes, wheat, oats, choice
cattle. heavy hogs, silver. rosin, btu
minous coal, rubber and leather. Listed
among the commodities that declined
were cotton, wool, burlap, cottonseed
meal, apples, corn, bran, light weight
hogs. sheep, lambs, pig iron, heavy
steel. gasoline, hides and
coffee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
footwear
INDUSTRY ON INCREASE
special Dispatch prhe Star.

special DlSpatCn DN''N DN"''
MONTREAL. Quebec. october IA
Canada's leatbf footwear industry has
been Showing surprising advance this
wear after q Deriod of decline in 1880,
and nroducton for the first seven
months o. 1881 was approximately
go 600 nlit higher than for the cor
respondiig period Of 1880, according to
a bulladn just made public by the
dem rtIlen of immigration and col
onizaton If the Canadian Pacific Rail-
PRODUCTION in this important Cana
dial industry took sharp turn upward
inFebruary,' the bulletin reports, and
hs continued upward almost without
break. Total production for the first
seven months Of this year was TO-
ABS. 799 pairs, or an average monthly
production of 1,490828 pairs. This
compares with a total of l0,l87,455
pairs during the first seven months OF
1880. when the average monthly pro-
duction was 455.35
"Women's footwear again headed the
list for the seven months production
with an output of 4,746507 pairs. The
of mems footwear totaled
2 351,735 pairs. misses and children's.
/ A88,555 pairs: babies and infants,
ri. 399, and youths. ST. sos pairs"
The bulletin estimated the Canadian
of leather footwear at ap-
2l,000.000 pairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
STEEL PICKUP SEEN.

NEW YORK, October IA P:-
Further acceleration in the demand for
steel is promised for the latter hall OF
october. Iron Age said today. although
it reported the rate Of activity as IN
changed at 30 per cent OF capacity.
There has been moderate improve
ment in the inquiry from automoplle'
farm equipment and radio industries,
and also from the railroads. These
factors, combined with the better SEN
timent resulting from the administra-
tion's financial and economic program,
make "a somewhat brighter business
picture"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
CHICAGO STOCKS GAIN I
$71,829,422 IN %F
snecial Dispatch to The Star.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, october rilCy
representative stocks listed tme
Chicago Stock Exchange at SLoSe
of business for the week endy Oct onN
10 had a market value Of '3o9 'oe De-
290, which compares with l,ooz ,o1o
at the close of the prefnhs WeeK'
according to a compilatiolDy raul n
Davis g. Co. This repTFs5 80, o on t t
crease during the week s'i'o@s'4%@
or $3.50. 1.,. o ~
shows further that at te close OF the
corresponding week Ar ago the same
fifty stocks had a msteC value OF S1,-
ass, 1O7, 351, indicatinia decrease our
ing the year of 81, 30tzo'ool or o2.4l%.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
GROSS DEBT OF j. S.
IS 125 BILLIONS
Per Capita of More Than
81 900 Shown for Each Man,
Woman and Child.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The gross debt of the United States
amounts to more than 1925 .000, 900 900,
an amount equivalent to more than
1000 for each man, woman and child.
Current debt statistics, compiled from
Federal and reliable private sources,
and from which are derived the Gov
ernment's estimates, divide the indebt-
ednesS as follows:
Federal Government. SIT, 800, SOC, 657
State debts. ............ $4,000, 056, 622
Municipal ............. $8,961 ,973, 215
Local .................$l l LOG, 400 600
Farm mortgages. So, Ace, 526,0 600
Mortgaged dwellings. $22 SOC, 900 900
Corporate Indebtedness. .$42 943, 300,573
Debts of American
Corporate indebtedness leads all other
classes of debts This total was ar
rived at by a compilation of returns OF
384,548 corporations out OF 1881
which filed balance sheets with their
income tax returns to the Federal Gov
cial estimates covering total corporate
bonded Indebtedness. A generally ac-
cepted but unofficial survey gave an
estimate of S47,l18,8l0,000 as repre-
Senting the total amount of bonds and
notes which all corporations had out
standing in 1928. No such estimate has
been made for more recent years.
The estimate of real estate mort
cages on dwellings was made by Frank
lin w. Ryan, vice president and econ
omist OF the National Cash Credit As
ISOLATION. The estimate is based on So
600 900 900 of mortgages held by building
and loan associations, $4,000, COO, 900 of
first mortgages by insurance companies,
100000, 600 of first mortgages by
bank and trust companies, $4,000 000,-
900 of first mortgages held by private
mortgage companies, $4,000, 600, 900 of
second mortgages, and final $1,000
100000 calculated TO be the proper
ALLEGATION to farm homes out OF a
total OF S9,468, 526 900 of mortgages on
farms in the United States.
Total indebtedness OF the 48 States
at the end of the fiscal year 1925
amounted to So, 800 ,056 622 on the bass
of the Census Bureau figures, whi.h
source is also responsible for the eStll
mate on municipal obligations. TT
latter include cities over 10000 Pop
lation. The estimate of local indel,
edness" was calculated by the NatRaI
Industrial Conference Board, whlft ne
farm mortgage Indebtedness was nheli
from the 1881 yearbook of agrifiture
of the Department of Agricu.tuTe, Inns
yearbook reported that the Ral mas
continued practically unchanad our
ing the last two years. 1t ems IHat
since 1928 a halt has been racneo IN
the long upward trend" Fe Hsures
cover the year of 1923.
There is no Official estmte on cur
rent debts of American fmlles, put
one by Mr.. Ryan is agalnusea by ,, ine
Government in its estiaateS, Wnlch
splits up the total as fsllws: Open &C
count debts. $4,000 00C0o: installment
debts S25O0,O0o 900; sort term cash
credit, 81 800, OOO.OOc life insurance
policy loans, $4,000, 0'OOo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
COPPER STOCKS GAIN.

NEW YORK. October IA LAo).-Stocks
of refined copper in North and South
America increased 24l2l short tons in
September to a total of 479,896 short
tons at the end Of the month. the Amer
lean Bureau OF Metal Statistics report
ed today.
The September total compares with
455775 short tons on hand at the end
of August and 36O.650 tons at the END
of September, 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
New York Cotton
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, october IA. Cotton
prices were unchanged to 5 points low
er at the opening Of the market today
The Government cotton consumption
report showed 463, 704 running bales OF
lint cotton consumed in United States
mills in September against 425,8l9 in
August and 393, 800 in September, 1880
Opening prices were: october, 6.15
unchanged: December, 6.25, unchanged
January, 6.38, of /; March, 6.56, UNI
changed; May, 6.72, on 3, and Jujd
$50, of S. II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
PARIS ROUSE PRICES.

PARIS, octobs IA R.-Three per
ner cent loan. francs so centimes.
EXCHANGE on | fdon, SO francs 25 CEN
times. The dlar was quoted at 25
francs 80 cenfnes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

Australia political regimes. in order
to secure voters, have at various times
instituted so many different classes OF
pensions that now there are actually
nearly twice Of many pensioners aS tax
payers-504.000 . 267. 900.