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IAN exceedingly far-reaching de-
cision, the consequences of which
nobody can foresee' Authorized
sources predicted the effects would
be tremendous.
Immediately on receipt of infor-
nation on the allies decision, the
STATS of various Reich ministries
went into conference. Men charged
with informing the press intimated
that a fuller expression of the Ger
man attitude would come later in
the day.
The tone of the allied note an
nouncing the mining operation to
the Norwegian government was de-
scribed as "spiteful. sarcastic. in
Solent and impertinent" The action
also was sign of weakness, nerv-
business and readiness to set aside
the conception and reality of neu-
trality." Germans said.
They added that they were watch
ing the developments with deter
mined readiness in all quarters, but
declined to intimate what their own
answer might be.
Barges to Be Sunk in Channel.
The Danube explosion. according
to the German charges. was to have
taken place in the Iron Gate" 28O
miles above Giurgiu. section of
the river characterized by swift
rapids and high cliffs. Navigation
IS possible here only by a channel
built through the rapids 1t was
in this channel that the barges were
to have been sunk, the Germans
said.
A Rumanian sailor was said to
have drawn the attention of police
to the barges, aftef which the police
late Saturday boarded them and
made the arrests. The Germans
said that the tugs. although loaded
with explosives, had been declared
to customs men as having carried
spare machine parts"
The chief figure in the plot was
described by the Nazis as an Eng
lish vice consul at Bucharest. who.
they said. actually was the chief of
the British secret service in Ru-
mania.
Question Seen Before Neutrals.
This breach of neutrality Nazi
quarters declared. coupled with the
equally fragrant breach" in Nor
wegian waters. confronted all neu-
trails with questions Of how they are
to react in the future to the British
French methods of conducting the
war
German offlcialdom said the Dan
ube plot was a worthy companion
piece to the mining of Norwegian
waters
"Icily cold Germany watches these
developments" authorized quarters
said in commenting on both Incl
dents.
"Icily cold Germany watches the
unfolding of this drama Icily cold
Germany reserves her own decisions
to meet the situation"
The fleet which figured in the
alleged Danube plot was said to
have consisted of several English
tugs and barges and few chartered
Greek barges.
Dynamite Found Hidden.
German sources said 400 boxes of
dynamite and quantity of ma
chine-gun ammunition had been
hidden aboard the barges. Their
crews, totaling more than 100 men.
included technical personnel of
British dynamiting units as we'll as
officers from the army, navy and
air services, according to the Ger
mans. Several speedboats were said
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an Eastern Western balance. Mr..
Thomas comes from New York, DR..
Kruger from Chicago, where he is
assistant professor of economies at
the University of Chicago. Only
"a, he has been a vice president of
the American Federation of Teach
ers. He was born on farm in
Missouri, was educated at the Uni
versity of Missouri and studied at
the Universities of Paris. Berlin and
Geneva.
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to have accompanied the barge
fleet.
Nazi circles said it would be in
teresting to see how neutral nations
respond to the tactics adopted by the
allies in the Danube plot and inva-
sion Of Norwegian waters.
Evening star., 1940-04-08

Nazi seamen, part Of the crew of
the scuttled Nazi liner Columbus,
had been seized aboard the motor
ship Fella by British and French
authorities at Gibraltar within the
last five days.
The IS sailors, described by Capt
Weidemann as too old for military
service, were part of 512 originally
brought to the Angel Island i'm
migration station here for trans
portation home via Japan and
Russia,
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Germans Fear Allies
Will Seize More Sailors

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, April s.-Ger-
man consular officials fear that IA
more German seamen, home-bound
aboard an italian motor ship, will
will be seized by allied authorities.
Consul General Fritz Weidemann
said he had received word that IS
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Carnegie-|||inois
Reaffirms Prices on
Most Products
Extension for Fourth
Quarter Expected to
Become General
By the Associated Press.

by the ASSOClateu FreSS.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 27-Car-
negie- Illinois Steel Corp. has reaf-
flrmed prices on most of its steel
products for the fourth quarter,
move generally expected in the in
dustry, now operating at 91.3 per
cent of capacity.
The U. S. Steel subsidiary usually
is the first to announce quarterly
quotations and other steel COM
0anies were expected to fall in line.
A heavy backlog of business, a
steady flow of incoming orders, in
Guiding armament contracts, and
the reluctance of steel operators to
make any moves which might be
interpreted as hampering the ma
tional defense drive were cited by
the trade as factors in the decision
to leave prices unchanged.
Products on which base prices
were reaffirmed by Carnegie Illinois
were hot rolled carbon steel semi
finished materials. bars, structural
shapes, plates, steel sheet piling,
hot and cold rolled sheets, hot
rolled strip and standard rails and
hot rolled alloy steel items, with the
exception of alloy plates on which
base price of $3.25 per hundred
weight Chicago and Pittsburgh was
fixed. The delivered prices on the
plates were S327la per hundred
weight at Pittsburgh and 1928 at
Chicago.
The Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
following the lead of Carnegie-Illi-
nois, reafflrmed today its prices on
all hot-rolled steel products for the
fourth quarter.
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Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Aug. 81. GP.-United States
Department of Agriculture) .-Salable hogs,
1000: total 1880; active; Is mostly
25 higher than Mondays average: spots up
more up tom on hSss weshn and s Choice
pounds, 1866; 5000 pounds. 1880;
s5o-soo poSSnnds, ese-5 s;Sb.r. 39o35o
DOunds saos S 4e s pour pounds s.
900: 100000 pounds, 5.40-75.
Salable cattle, 10000. Calves. 1000:
another active firm market on choice fed
steers with weight; choice to prime year
IS higher, with yeariinss showing. most
advance, choice heifer yearlings sharing
yearling upturn: all other grades steady;
particularly dull on light weight offerings;
AND vesers Arm bulls strong png to -
1910; some held higher; three loads me-
dunn weight and weighty steers. 1900; nu-
merous loads. IL 00-S5; yearlings scaling
1,Os6 pounds at 1885: 1,000-pound year
inss hsfer d seangy sfre; only
natives and Southwesterns. 1909 90; stock
cattle firm with steer calves up to 11.50,
and calf weight yearlings above 100:
ly weighty killer steers: cutter cows. $50
down; most beef cows, 6.0O-7o0: light
Gamers. 350-4. 90; weighty sausage bulls
to 7.40; vealers IL .00-12. 90.
Salsble sheep, 1000; total. 1000: late
Monday: Spring lambs generally steady;
weights. 9.50-1o 90: bulk. 95-97 pound
westerns, 1000: few yearlngs, 7.S5; end
sI5 odd head ewes tpede most
spring. lambs, slow: few early sales around
% lower: some good hanky weights, $50
u.s.. others mostly $50 down; throwouts
around 6.50-7.50; no Westerns here; few
native ewes around stesdy, 2.50-3.75.
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Washington Produce

BUTTER score. tubs, 81; .1-pound
prints 3124; A-pound prints, %: 90 score;
prints. 81; 81 score tubs, 2954: l-pound
prints; 30; 14-pound prints. BOA; 80 score;
TUBS, 2sR; 1-pound prints; 2s3t; A-pound
prnts $50 pr rGTs So seore
tubs; 27as;; 1-pound prints, 2sA; A-pound
LIVESTOCK iNai - Calves. 1o1s; spring
From Agriculture Marketing Service
(prices paid net fob. Washington):
HoGsN120-21o pounds, e.9o-7.1o; 15O-
5.9o-e;2 20; l2o-13o pounds. 5,75-e.65:,
Federal-State-graded eggs received from
grading. stations (August go: Whites, u. S.
9rss Standards IS sr extrsS ~
standards mediums. 1929; U. s. trades,
1919; browns, y. s. extras, large, 1922;
U. s. extras. mediums, 2s-25: y; s; stand
nearby ungTaded eggs: current receipts.
From AsficultuTsl 'S MarEetins Service
Prices paid net fob. WASHINGTON:
EGGsGe.Market steady. Prices paid for
8. s. extras s large sS-ss: T. S. eFtras,
mediums, 1926; q. s. standards. large,
laree, $685.: q. S. extras, mediums, 22-25;
U. s. standards, large. 24-26; u. S. stand
For nearby ungraded eggs, current receipts,
whites, 1920: mixed colors, 15-17.
LIVE POULTRY Market slightly
stronger on chickens, about steady on
others Fowls. colored, all sizes, 15-I6;
No. 2, 11-12; Leghorn hens. IL, Boosters.
So Chickens, Virginia Rocks, broilers
and fryers, all sizes, 10; No. 2, 1914;
Delaware Rocks and crosses. broilers and
fryers. all sizes, 1s1a-19; No. 2, 1914:
Leghorn broilers, all sizes. 14-15: mixed
colored chickens, 1916.
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Bond Averages
10 L0w-Yield Bonds.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Fractional
declines were a shade in the ma
jority in late bond dealings today
The foreign dollar department
again furnished the wloest nucJua-
tons as traders attempted to adj
just their holdings to the latest war
developments. A feature of this
group was a rise of nearly 4 points
in Denmark IS, recouping part of
Mondays bad slump.
Francisco Sugar IS broke to 35
after announcement of cut in
United States sugar import quotas.
The company grows sugar in Cuba.
British Empire issues mostly
traded lower as traders noted the
continued big-scale air attacks on
England. Australia 412s fell more
than a point. On the sale of one
bond, Belgium 6l2s tumbled 7.
Down a shade were Armour of
Delaware IS, Columbia Gas & Elec-
trio IS, Illinois Central 434s, Inter-
national Hyroelectric IS and West
ern Union As.
Higher were Nickel Plate AIS,
Michigan Central 312s, Santa Fe
general As and Texas Corp. IS.
United States Treasury issues
showed little change.
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Figures
Whot TheyMeon
BY JOHN L. BECKLEY,
Associated Press Statistician.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27-There has
been some evidence in recent weeks,
analysts say, that we may be ap-
preaching the point where con-
sumner incomes are pretty well mort
gagged
In other words, they fear We may
have reached that phase in the
business cycle where little further
impetus can be expected from the
extension of consumer credit in
cash loans, charge accounts and
installment sales. The average man
has bought house, car, or refriger-
ator on credit and his current in
come has relatively little free mar
gin for new purchases.
There are no statistics to prove
this. Although the extent to which
consumers incomes are burdened
with obligations is acknowledged to
be an important aspect of the bust
ness outlook, there are no current
figures available on the volume of
consumer credit outstanding.
Heavy Debts Indicated.
Evidence that current consumer
debts may be rather heavy, how
ever, can be found in current fig
ures for retail sales. Sales Of
durable goods have been excellent
this year. This class includes such
items as automobiles, electric re-
frigerators, washing machines, other
home appliances and home furnish
ingS.
Sales of non-durable consumers
goods, on the other hand, have not
been as great as might ordinarily be
expected, considering the high level
of industrial pay rolls. This might
easily be the result, analysts point
out, of the fact that incomes had
been so heavily mortgaged to pay
for the larger items that purchases
of smaller goods have not been able
to expand proportionately.
Furthermore, receivables of finance
companies which handle large pro-
portion of installment sales are rela-
lively heavy, according to their mid
year statements.
What with the longer terms which
have become common in installment
selling in recent years, the burden
of consumer debt is apt to pile up
over period of good business. For
example, the volume of retail auto
mobile financing through finance
companies in the first five months
OF 1910 totaled 1894 ,587 900, against
$548, $4,000 in the same period a
year ago.
Shows Larger Gain.
The volume of automobile finance
paper outstanding showed a larger
gain, however, because of the carry
over of some of last years long
term notes which were not yet paid
off. At the end of May outstandings
totaled S1,021 ,534, 900, compared with
SITS, 381 900 at the same time last
year.
When it is considered that during
this period commercial banks were
playing progressively more i'm
portant part in financing automo-
bile purchases, it can be seen that
the gain in outstandings may have
been even greater than is shown by
finance company reports.
On the other hand, it should be
noted that every new man who OBJ
tains employment usually expands
his purchases and becomes pros
pect for additional consumer credit
if he is not already burdened with
past debts. Additional employment
provided through the stimulus of
the rearmament program may off,
set any decline In purchases of per-
sons now employed.
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Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-Both wheat
and corn prices rallied briskly in
the final hour today. Traders re-
ported the upturn was due to a
rush to cover commitments by local
shorts. December and May wheat
and May corn touched new highs
for the day.
Firmness in the Northwest mar
kets and slackening of liquidation
caused some of the earlier sellers
to cover and wheat advanced as
much as is cents from the days
low points.
Soy bean futures shot up 3-3ll
cents a bushel.
Reports of border clashes between
Russian and Rumanian troops at
tracted some attention in the pits.
Wheat closed 11s-112 cents higher
than Mondays final prices, Septem-
Der 713s-a4, December 741s-A;
corn was Il cent lower to l cent
higher. September 612s-1a, Deem
Der 565s-34, and oats were s-A
higher.
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500 Line DiscIoses
Increase in Income
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSs.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 27.-The
Minneapolis, st. Paul & Sault Ste.
Marie Railway reported net income
after all charges, but before interest
on bonds. of s33,271 for July, an in
crease of 81 466 over year ago.
For the seven-month period, the
road showed net before interest of
S236,9l9, against a deficit in 1899 of
$719,7S
The Wisconsin Central, subsidiary
of the 500 Line, reported an in
crease in net income during July of
s269, 1923 to s404 $40. For the seven
month period the net was s1,0l2,-
SAL, compared with S427,954 in the
same period last year.
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RichfieId Oil Corn.
Reports S1,164,929
Net in Quarter
Result Compares With
S677, OBS in Same
Period Lost Yeur

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Richheld
Oil Corp. and subsidiaries reported
today net profit for the June quar-
ter of 1,164,929 or 90 cents a COM
mon share, compared with $677, 085,
or II cents a share, In the like 1885
period. --.
Archer-Daniels. -
Archer-Daniels-M Midland Co. re-
ported net profit for the IL months
ended June 80 of $3,047,015, or S5.4I
a common share, compared with
81 1888, 482, or S301 a share, in the
preceding II months.
Radio Keith Orpheum.
Radio-Keith-O rpheum Corp. and
subsidiaries for the 26 weeks ended
June 80 reported net income OF
$220,819 after charges, equal to $1.72
a share on the per cent cumu-
lative stock. No comparable 1889
earnings figures are available, for
the company came out of Federal,
court trusteeShip under the bank
ruptcy laws only in January Of this
year, officials said.
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New York SUGAR

NEW YORK. Aug. 27 P,.-Reductions
OF United States import quotas had a
day and both raws and futures advanced
sharply.
With Cuban and other trade buying
active. domestic futures were to POINTS
higher in. late trading, DESPITE APPOINT
reaction from the high Of the day. The
demand readily absorbed LIQUIDATION.
pront taking and hedging. September sold
at III and May. 1Ss.
Spot raws advanced Q points over pre-
vious confirmed business to q price of
Cubas sold at 273
Refined was unchanged locally at 400
35. The trade noticed less pressure from
off-shore offerings.
World sugar futures were y to ~
higher on scattered covering, but were
Sle. December sold at 1914 and
Futures No. 8 closed As higReS Sales,
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WASHINGTON
Bank Loans Register
.S6,OOO,OOO Decline
During Week
New York Institutions
Alone Cut Volume
$4,000, 900
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
A S6,00O,000 decline in commercial,
industrial and agricultural loans of
banks in 101 leading cities in the
week ended August 81 was reported
today by the Federal Reserve Board
New York banks alone reduced
these loans s12,ooo,o 900, and banks in
the other 100 cities had increases
which failed to offset half of this
loss.
For the 101 cities, however, total
of business loans outstanding was
SASS 100000, or $4,000 900 more
than year ago.
The boards statement gave the
following summary Of assets and
liabilities on August 81 together with
changes for the week and with the
same week last year. in millions of
dollars:
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Retailers Plan
| Displays for
II. S. Defense
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Aug. 27-The an
nual national retail demonstration,
in which hundreds of stores
throughout the country take part,
will be devoted this year to ma
tional defense, the National Retail
Dry Goods Association announced
today.
Retailers will be asked to make
"a Nation wide effort to create
unified public support of national
defense efforts
Maj. Benjamin H. Namm of
Brooklyn, chairman of the Dem
onStration Committee, said he eX-
pected stores in more than $50
cities to take part in the demon
stration, which will be held through
the week of September Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Pontiac Deliveries
Soar Above Year AGO
BY the Associated Press,

by LIlt hSSUCIdltu FTtSS.
PONTIAC, Mich, Aug. 27.-Pon-
tiac division of General Motors Corp.
reported today its retail deliveries
during the first 20 days of August
numbered 1888 units compared with
SOB during the same period a year
ago.
The announcement said that I'M
filled orders are 81 times greater
than year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Busy Week Reported
By New York Stores

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27-The great
est six-day sales gain since Easter
far greater than seasonal-was re-
ported last week by Manhattan and
Brooklyn department stores, the
preliminary report of the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York disclosed
today.
The weeks sales topped the like
1899 week by 10 per cent, compared
with year-to-year gain of ga per
cent for the period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
kcKeesport Tin Plate
Reports Higher Net
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 27.-McKees-
port Tin Plate Corp. reported today
for the six months ended June 80
net profit of s287 1893, equal to 40
cents a share on the common stock,
compared with s234,678, or 80 cents,
in the comparable 1899 period.
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Dividend Is Declared

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Aug. 81
Especially Bridgeport Brass Co.
announces the declaration of a divi-
dend of 25 cents per share on its
capital stock without par value, pay
able September 80 to stockholders of
record at the close of business on
September Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press e
NEW YORK, Aug. 27-Liquida.
ton credited to Far Eastern inter.
ests accounted for lower trend in
cotton futures today. Hedge selling
also contributed to small declines. .i
Spot interests and trade and mil
accounts took most of the offerings
Late afternoon prices were I'm.
changed to lower, with October al
920; March, 905, and May, 8.87.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
$3.50, 900 Clay Sewer
Plant Is Ordered

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27-A new
s750,000 clay sewer pipe plant will
be built at Pottstown, Pa, by Robin
son Clay Products Co., Akron, Ohio,
it was announced by H. B. Manton,
president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27

Quotations furnished by National Asso-
citation of Securities Dealers. Inc, which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or firm bids or offers, but
unless otherwise indicated. are as quoted
by the sponsors or issuers
.Asterisk indicates mot quoted BY spon-
sors or issuers."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
IS higReS Sales,
London Bur Silver

LONDON. Aug 81 R,.-Bar silver,
23lsd, up u. Equivalent. 1880 cents)
Bar gold 1885. unchanged. Equivalent
$685. $50 Exchange, 81 03.
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Chicago Cash Market.

ShitaEo Shsh MARKET.
Cash wheat. No. hard. 71i2 Corn. No.
mixed: 20: No: l yellow, 64ls-65; No. 3.
66L: No. l white, 75i2 Oats. No .
mixed, 29st; Nc, | white, .3oLs No. ?, 30;
grade. 26R-271a; No. white, heavy. 301.:
No. 3, 29s4 No. 4, 271a-2s: No. l mixed.
extra heavy. 30la sample grade white,
tough, 2612 Barley. mating, 1855. NOM
mai: iced, 35-45, nominal: No. 1. So; No.
2 mailing. 1887; No 3, So. Soy beans,
No; 2 yellow, 50, Field seed per hundred
alsike clover seed, 1O.5O-12.0O; red top,
7.50-S.00.
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Baltimore Stocks
Special Dispatch to the SITS

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 81
Sales. High. Low. Close.
so Eastern Sug As vt 6ss 6% SIS
ITO U Fidel & Guar 1885 1885 1875
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Freight Loudings

NEW YORK Aug. 27 F.-Revenue
freight cars handled by railroads reporting
today for the week ended August "a in
Plu
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London Tin Prices

LONDON. Aug. 81 R.-Tin, easier;
spot, f25s IS bid; f25s los asked; future,
E258 15s bid, f259 asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27

T In bankruptcy or receivershlp or being
reorganized under the Bankruptcy Act. OF
securities assumed by such companies
Rates Of dividends IN the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annual declsra-
ton Unless otherwise noted. special or
extra dividends are not included Also
extra or extras d Accumulated dividends
paid last year Declared or paid so
far this year. PAYABLE in stock Paid
last year. Cash or stock Accumu-
lated dividends paid or declared this year
ur Under rule. WV With warrants. wv
without warrants. war Warrants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. Aug. % lP.-National As
ISOLATION Securities Dealers. Inc.
CLOSING uuotations)
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Cottonsed oil closed steady. Bleachablt
prime summer yellow. soon. prime crude
4 80 lab; September 5.1Sb; October, 5-2Ob;
December 5.33b; January, 5.34b; March,
Sab. b BID. n Nominal.
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Cottonseed Oil.

Cottonseed OIL 20
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed r
l g higher. Sales. 2S6 contracts Sep
TENDER. 5.70b: October. $40; December
5.S2-S3; January, 6.S3b; March, 6.94.
New Orleans Prices. r.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. % 1P-Easines,
in cotton futures here today was attributed
to hedge selling and good weather in this
belt, Closing prices were steady, to !,
points net lower