Macon daily telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1905-1926, October 13, 1908, Image 7

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—8W—MW8 L21i THE MACON DAILY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 13, 1905 ABOUT GEORGIA STATE BONDS OITY ATLANTA BONDS ATLANTA & WEST POINT R. R. DEBENTS GEORGIA R. R. STOCK AUGUSTA & BAVANNAH R. R. STOCK SOUTHWESTERN OF GA. R. R. STOCK ‘ WRITE TO J. H. HILSMAN & CO. STOCKS AND BONDS ATLANTA, GA. •A Mistaken' Idea Perhaps yon havo an idea that in order to havo a bank account you must'have a large sum to deposit; that a bank doesn’t care to bother with small accounts. This is not true of the “Fourth.” This bank wel comes new accounts, no matter how small, and extends the same courtesy and service to small depositors as to large ones. Let us prove it to you. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK MACON, GA. Refrigerated Bottling The word sounds good, doesn’t it?. Just try a Bottle of Coca-Cola If you want a perfect drink drink BOTTLED EVERYWHERE . 5c C. B. WILLINGHAM COTTON FACTOR . Ship Me Your Cotton and Get the Best Returns . MACON GEORGIA SOUTHERN ELECTRIC SUPPLY & MFG. CO. Machinery, Electric and Combination Fixtures WIRING MILL WORKS A SPECIALTY 171 Cotton Avenue—Phone 212. . As Manufacturers of ENGINES and BOILERS iv'e desire to call particular atten tlon to the High Ora da Engines we are turning out and to aay that ws guarantee without hesitation that there la no better engine of Its class put on the market today in the united States. The.perfectly balanced valve make* it of high value, and"the workmanship being Bret clans, a nri a substantially put up engine, adapt* It particularly to work requiring hard service. Wo are fur nishing them to almost all kinds of power plants and particularly Is It being used largely Jn raw mill, planing mill, oil mill, cotton mill, and ginning plants. Wo are prepared to demonstrate to prospective customers who can give us a-call that It has no equal. Write for full Information and do ao today. ADDRE8S Schofield’s Iron Macon, Georgia. Works fe-HH SAM AMD ED. WEICHSELBAUM P. 0. Box No. 55. 610 Market St. Chattanooga, Tenn Phone No. 820. Our stock is complete with the finest and best brands of Wines, Whiskies, Brandies, etc. Bottled In Bond— 4 Bottles 8 Bottles IS Bottles Sylvan Grove *{*52 * Cell of Lexington . f-®® Atherton 8 years old * iv- ***® 10.80 16.00 v Delivered; expr 4 Bottles 84.60 6.00 6.60 i Prepaid. BYE (Original Bottling) 4 Bottles Murray HI111 Club..,.., {.00 tipper Ten ®-{® Three Feathers ..................t 7.60 Black Label.. Wilson * Paul Jones. 6.76 4.60 4.60 8 Bottles 12 Bottles $18.60 13.50 H.N 20.76 $ 9.60 9.(0 ■ 10.40 14.60 10.76 8.40 3.(0 16.76 11.76 11.76 EXPRESS PREPAID. We also handle all the leading Beer#—Schliti, Blue Ribbon. Budweiser, Piel’s and Lackman. Write for price list. Let us know your wants. IS AND STEADY III TONE LIVERPOOL spots Closed...., 6.04 NEW YORK spots dosed...... . • .0.20 NEV/. ORLEANS spots closed THE LOCAL COTTON MARKET. The Macon cotton market yesterday closed active at the following quotations: Range of Prices. Good Middling 118-11 Strict Middling 8ft Middling 44 4..8% Strict Low Middling .87 Low Middling .754 Spot Cotton Movement Beets. Ship. Bales. Oct. 10. 1008 814 479 «»J Oct. 12, 190$ 491 111 Ml , Stock on H*nd. Sept. 1, 1908 1.171 Eepi. Oct. 12, 1908 ..7.(24 NEW YORK. NEW YORK. Oct. 12.—While the cotton market reacted after a sharp opening gain today, the close was steady In tone and prices were 8 to 12 points net higher. Sales were eetlmated at 1W.OOO bales. The market opened firm at an advance of 10al7 points with the active month- celling 11 to 17 points uet higher durli the first few minutes on active corerii and fresh buying for long account. whl< appeared to be the result of better Live rpool cable_s_ than expected and t reports ater "cabiehowever, suggested that Lancashire masters might not accept tho proposition of the operatives to resume work at a 6 cent cent reduction in wages with the privilege of re-opening the question at the end of three months; the wmther mep showed no killing froet over Sunday: there wna a renewal of southern • selling and with, heavy profit- taking at the advance the market eased off during the forenoon and at one time sold within I or 4 points of Saturday's finals. • • ' . As realising sales were well absorbed the market steadied up again during the afternoon, and the close waa within S or 4 points of the best on the active months. The blr estimates for tomor row's receipts at leading ports favored the reaction during the middle sesrlon and the southern selling was thought to be largely In the way of hedgea. Receipts of cotton at the ports today were 67.071 bales against 81.722 bales last week and 49.920 bales ia*t year. For tha week (estimated) 350.000 bales against 240,922 bales last week and 276,763 bales last year. Today’s receipts at New Orleans were 9.544 bales against 6.115 bales last year, and at Houston 13,625 bales against 2,(61 bales last year. Spot Cotton and Futures. NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—Spot cotton closed qu|et. 10 points advance; middling uplands 9.20; middling gulf 9.45; sales Futures opened Arm and cloeed steady as follows: Op-n. High. Low. Close Janaary (.52 S.27 8.47 (.54 February ,1.60 8.60 8.50 8.62 March . 1.85 8.66 8.44 8.51 May 1.48 8.50 8.40 8.48 July 8.48 8.48 8.40 8.45 October 8.95 9.03 8.92 8.99 November 8.7* 8'.72 8.72 8.74 December 8.76 8.77 8.69 8.78 Receipts and Exports, Today. Week. Receipts and Exports. Exports to Great Britain.. 11,01* 29,088 Exports to France... I 5 -!*® 35’152 Exports to Continent...... 11.650 62,506 Stock on hand all ports....604.921 - Since September 1, 1902— Consolidated receipts ...,.,..,...3,462,820 Exports to Great Britain **4.6M Exports to France 146,748 Exports to continent. 472,962 Exports to Japan Price, Receipts, Sates, Stock. Philadelphia ,,)9.45 “’io6 101*02 91725 1*821* lift* liiiSS m\ IBS103| *i&77 Interior Movement. Houston , Augusta . Memphis . 8t. Louis Cincinnati «... Louisville . . . Little Rock.... Prlce,iRertR.tSaI»*.l Rtck, W limited demand, prices 8 points higher; American middling fair 6.(0; good mid dling 6.84; mtddlliiS'6.04s. iQVMsld&Unc 4.80; good ordinary 4.26; ordinary 3.80. Tho sales of the day were 6,000 bales, of which 200 bales were for speculation and export, and Included 4,500 bales Ameri can. Receipts were 17,000 bales, Includ- Inr 16.600 bales American. Futurs opened firm and closed barely steady; ■ American middling O. O. C.t: ucioDfr October-November November-December December-January January-Fehruary .. lune-July . fuly-August Close. 4.75 iw 4,69 4.G*ft 4.68ft 4.68 ...... 4.68 = i NEW ORLBANB? Oct^ll—g[»t ootton was steady today at an advance of 1-16, middling 874. Sales on the spot v— 1,900 hales, and to arrive 1,400 halos. . Cotton futures opened steady at an advnnce of 6 to 10 points on favorable Liverpool cables, advices to the efToct that tho Manchester strike would soon be settled and that the situation In east ern Europe was more peaceful. Unsea sonably cold weather In the cotton belt also helped values. In the late session, telegrams from Southern spot markets told o fa higher prlpe for spots at many points, notably at Savannah, snd this put prices up again when they were falling off under bear pressure. At the highest of the day trie active positions stood 11 to 15 points higher than Saturday’s closing. On the closing the tone was easy end the active positions showed a net rain of “ to 11 points. Futures closod an follows: October. bid 8.80 November, bid 8.59 December, bid 8.60 January, bid 8.46 February, bid 8.44 March, bid 8.46 New York Money Market. NEW YORK. Oct. 12.—Money on lalft per cent: ruling rate 1ft; closing bid 1ft; offered at 1ft. Time loans quiet and steady: 60 days Prime mercan tile paper 4 to 4ft per cent. Sterling exchange Irregular with actual business in bankers* bills at 4.84.95a 4.85.06 for 60-day bills and at 4.21.60 for demand. Commercial hills 4.84fta4.84ft. Bar silver 61ft. Mexican dollars 46. Hardware—Wholesale. fCorreeted by Dunlap Hardware Co.) WELL BUCKETS—24.21 to *4.60 do*. ROI’E—Manila. 13o.‘ 8esel. 9c: cotton. 18 %ll(r,—Barb. *.10 per pound. PLOW STOCKS—Harman, 95c.j Fergu- ,0 ur.ow BLADES. 6c. per lb. IRON-Zftco per lb. base; Bwedo 4ftc. AXES—24.00 do*., base. IK‘i» !"«"• bar. iH». round. NAILS—Wire, *2.40 keg base; cut, 12.(0 keg base. _ _ BHDBs-^Ilore*., 2^22 to *4.60 keg; mule ' BUCKETS—Plain. 92.10 do*.; white ce dar. three hope. *4.09. cVfAlMS-Trare. 64 to 9C do*. GUN POWDER—Per keg, Dupont crack Shot 15 50 keg. mfOT—12.00 sack. Tvng— T^tnead. 12.10: cedar. $6.00. FIIOvELH—»7.00 trt 111 per dux. CARDS—Cotton. $4.60 per don. PRICE LEVEL ADJUSTED ITSELF Union Pacific 4a 102% Union Pacific cv, 4s 9*74 U. S. Ste.1 2nd fcs 102 Wabash late 109ft Western Md. 4s 76 Wheeling and Lake Brie 4s 77 Wisconsin Central 4s 84% N. Y., N. H. and H. cv. 6s. etfa....lt«% Loko Shore 4s 75ft NEW YORK. Oct. 12.—Tho price level In the New York stock market adjusted Itself almost spasmodically to the .bet ter outlook today fyr peaceful settlement br thp near oastom question In European pollUca So suddenly was tho change of- fccted that uncovered bears had very, lit tle chance to meet their requirements left over from short sales last week. - Demand from this element In the spec ulation waa conspicuous In the arbitrage operations for l,ondon account, where u fortnightly stock exchange settlement is scare was effective. In nil mediums of the financial and commercial market*, r Foreign exchange rate ran Off In con tinuation of the movement already per-L ceptlhl* on Saturday and the likelihood of gold export# at present seemed much diminished. There was at mood of congratulation over the demonstrated absorptive power of the New York market In viety of the admitted volume of last week's foreign liquidation, which Is placed by competent authorities at $20,000,000 to $26,000,000.1 With the removal of the foreign selling pressure the organised control Of the stock market was prompt to v replaco prices at a level to compensate for last week's declines. The first prices rep- 1 resented the greater part of tho ad vances effected during the day. Then cams a pause and a lapse Into pro nounced dullness. This disinclination to pursue the upward movement might be construed to mean remaining doubts and political EASED SUPPLY BR1N6S WHEAT DOWN CHICAGO. Oot. 12.—A liberal Increase In the visible supply of wheat In the United States and Canada caused weak ness In tho wheat market hero today, closing quotations showing net declines if ft to ftc. Corn, oats and provisions were alio Open. High. Low. Cloae. . 1.01 1.02ft . .i .0884 1.06. . 92H 1.00ft 0ft 1.0074 3ft 1.0374 >8ft 99 lh»o. . . May . . July . . 84 ft 6474 •» : sit sa .15.40 15.55 16.40 15.40 . 9.65 9.70 9.63 8.63 . 9.27ft 9.40 9.27ft 9.32V v . 9.22ft 9.32ft 9.22ft 0.27* ?9.10 9.20 8.90 8.90 labor controversy in the icngusn cotton «."• milling Industry wero received with sat- • * 8**27 ft 8'. 27ft 8.27ft 8.27ft advance in tho Discounts receded In London and Ber lin, hut Paris again took up the bulk of London's weekly supply of gold. Tho feeling of reserve towards the advance here was somewhat enhanced when for- Bondn were firm. Bales, par value. .154.000. United States bonds unchanged on ?'l I i'll 11 v. Bands $4,154,000. United , call. Sales today 6844000 shares. NEW YORK STOCK LI IT Amalgamated Copper .< American Car and Foundry American Oar and Foundry prof..., American Cotton oil American Hide and leather prof.,., American Ice Securities American Linseed American Locomotive , American Locomotive pref.*.* American Smelting and Refining,... Amer. Smelting and Regnlnfi pref.. American Sugar Refining .......... American Tobacco pref Cush quotations wore as. follows: *. Flour firm. No. 2 spring whent fl.A5al.07; No. 3 97a*l 06; No. 2 red ll.OOU.nl.OIft. No. 2 corn 77a77ft; No. 2 yellow 80a SOft N< 17ft. ... No. 2 rye f5ft. Good feeding barley 65a66ft; fair to choice malting 57fta62. Flax seed. No. 1. Nor Prime timothy seed U,--. Clover contract grades *8.80. Short ribs, sides (loose) l9,A0n9.75. Mesa pork per barrel I14.00al4.12ft. I«ird per 100 pounds *9.R7fta'.*.60. Short clear sides (boxed) S9.76alO.OO. Whisky, basis of higher wines *1.87. Receipts. Shipments Wheat, bushels 32.000 23 800 Tom. buriiela 127 400 247.900 Oats, bushels 125.000 349.600 On the Produce Exchange today the butter market wns steady; creameries 20U«27ft; dairies 18fta24. Eggs steady: at mark, cases Included, its drygoods. TEDDY BUTTS INTO THE CAMPAIGN zz — cm ion goons marsei is nrinw sum 51« active in the gray goods division. Atchison Atchison pref Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore and Ohio Baltimore and Ohio pfd. Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Paclflo Central Leather .. Central Leather pref, ,, Central of New jersey Chesapeake and Ohio .t Chicago Great Western Chicago and North Western#,! Chicago. Mil and St. Paul...,., C.. G., C. and Ht. Louis Colorado Fuel and Iron Colorado and Southern Colorado and Soutl Colorado Md Sout Consolidated Gas Com Products Delaware and Hudson Denver and Rio Grands.. . «. — _ Denver snd Rio Grande pref 187 pentlnt stesdy at 34; receipts Do casks Distillers' Securities ““ ’ r - Erie Erl* 1st pref Erls 2nd pref. 1 vertera and printers making contract running Into next year. Cotton yarns are held firmer and there Is a more general demand. Raw silk Is higher. Dress goods are In moderato cell for spot delivery. Linens are firmer. Burlaps opened firm. COTTON SEED OIL. YORK. Oct. 12.—Cotton « .riffle ensler for spot, fcu_ for futures on strength of crude. Prime crude In barrels f.o.b. mills 80; prime summer j'ellow off summer yel low SHaft: good ofr summer yellow 37 ft to 88ft: prime summer white 40a42ft; *148V4 Prime winter yellow 4$fta44ft. - Stung! Great Northern Ore Ctfs... Illinois Central Interborough Met Inteihorough Met pref. International Paper International Paper pref International Pump Iowa Central Kansas City Southern Kansas City Southern pref... Louisville and Nsahvllle ............1 Minneapolis and Bt. Louis....,,,,,.. Minn., Bt P. and Bault St M. T Missouri Pacific Missouri. Kansas and Texas,....,., Missouri, Knnsas and Toxaa pref... National Lead New Tork Contral ..............4..1 New York. Ontario and Westom.,., Norfolk and Western North American* Northern Pacifio «... 1 Pacific Mall Pennsylvania 1 People's Gas Pittsburg. C. C. and 6t Louis Pressed Steel Car Pullman Palace Car 1 Railway Steel Spring Rosin, nothing doing; receipts 212. Tar firm at -11.20; receipts «. Crude turpen tine film at *1.50, $2.00 and $2.76; re- "charlkstox. Oct 12.—Turpentine quoet at 34fto. Rosin quiet. A. B, C, firm at *5: sues Ml; receipts) 404: ship ments 1.078. Rosin firm; sales 1.869: re ceipts 2444: shipments 2,140* stock 131,295. QUO!.: A. R, c *1.60: D. 0.16; H. 11.66: y, *!.!»: O, *1.66: H. 16.25; I, 11.66: K. N, *6.co: W. a., ts.oo; ’■— 1 ; Grain and Provisions. These prices are at wholesale and not ?omcted n f»y'8. R. Jaqurs A Tinsley Co. 30RN—Baf’Ked white 91.00 Harked, mixed *9 Carload lots, either Backed or bulk, made on applica tion. ■« • OATS—Whlto clipped .... ...ting It' I 1 it.!!.- Rf. r.| Republic Steel pref Rock Island Co. .........•••mi,o..« Rock Island Co. pref.,.............. St lu and San Fran. 2nd pref.... St Louis Southwestern St. Louis Southwestern praf. Slosa-8helTleid Steel and Iron Southern Paclflo Southern raclflc pref.., Southom Railway Southern Railway pref.-, Tennessee Copper T- xna mi-1 I’ .- Ill-: Toledo, St. Louis and West Ttledo, 81. Louis and West pref.... Union Paclflo Union-Pacific pref Unlte,l Slates Rubber United States Rubber 1st pcef ' United States Steel United Statea Steel pref...., : VI*nrlnle^Kmllfia Chemical‘ 7.7/.**.! Virglnla-Carollna Chemical pref...,I Wabash Wabash pref. % Westlnghoiise Electric Western Union Wheeling and Lake JErte Wisconsin Central Standard Oil NEW YORK BONDI. U, 8. refunding 2s, registered,.....1 U, 8. refunding 2s. coupon .*,.,....1 If. K. li, retlat.rad 1 U. H. 4a, coupon Y.....: U. S. 4s. registered... 1 U. a 4s. coupon 1 American Tobacco 4s American Tobacco 8s : Atchison general 4s Atchison adjustment 4s Atchtson cv. 4s Atchison cv. la 1 Atlantic Coast Lina 4s Baltimore and Ohio 4s Haitimoro and Ohio 2ftS Brooklyn R. T. cv. 4s Central of Georgia 6s ...1 Central of Georgia 1st Inc.. Central of Georgia 2nd Ino Chesapeake and Ohio 4fts 1 Chicago and Alton *fts............. Chicago, B. and Qulncr new 4s.... Chicago, R. I. and I*. R. R. 4s Chicago, R. I, and 1* R. R. col. 6s.. Chicago, R. I. and V. Ry. rfdg 4s.... C. C. C. snd Rt. Louis gen. 4i Colorado Industrial 6s Colorado Midland 4s Colorado and Southern 4s Delaware and Hudson cv 4s .! Denver and Rio Grande 4s Erie prior Hen 4s Erie general 4s Hocking Valley 4fts \ Interborough Met. 4fts. Japan 4s Japan 4ft# Japan 4fts. 2nd series........ Louisville and Nash, unified 4s Manhattan consol gold 4s INO. 3 Willie ................. oa Special quotations made on IIAY—Choice timothy 1.00 No. 1 timothy „ 90 No. 2 timothy 1.00 No 1 clover !5 Timothy and clover mixed,. 96 Alfalfa hay 1.20 nnAx-rm. whttt**.:::::::::::::: i. ? Mixed bran 1-4J FLOUR—Private Stock, fancy pat... 8.00 Roys I Owl, ln*st patent 6.26 Top Notch, firet patent 6.10 MnAle—Water ground Juliette 96 MEATS—Dry salt ribs 11 Extra half ribs H 18-90-lb D. 8. bellies 12 Hulk plates 7 Smoked meats, ftc. over above. . .... HAMS-Kancy sugar cured.. 14ft Btandard sugar cured 1* Picnic LARD—Pure Pure, D 1 ! idard sugar cured 1* ilc hame 11 *e tierces lift e, in 20-lb tin# ...10ft e, In r.O-lb tins .11 s In 60-In tubs 10ft The same additions for other sixes as named A—Georgia cane (now) ** New Orleans 21 Black strep J* SAT.T—100 lbs. white cotton sack../ 50 Imported rock salt, lb 1ft CIlKBBK-FuW cream H CntlTS—Hudnuts, In bbla 6.00 Hudnuts, In socks 2.50 StJOAR—Granulated, Ip hbld 6ft New Orleans clarified 5 ifevf York Jrellow. 4J| COFFEE—Choice Rio ... Prime Rio .. Medium Rio Common 12 11 ..9 to 10 t *if$ Arbuckle'a roasted 15.94 *» RICE—Ctiotce head 7ft Medium .»ft to 6 Railroad Bonds Bid. Asked. Central of Ga. 1st mort. 6 P«r , ... cent, 1821 114 116 Central of Ga collateral trust 5 per cent.. 11*7 106 106 Central of Ga. consolidated. 1946 108 108 Centrsl Ga. 1st Inc., ijin 64 66 Central Ga. 2nd Inc., 1946 45 46 Central Ga. Ird Inc., 1846.^.... *• 40 Central 4s atia Hi. J/)UII . rt. Kansas and Texaa 4s rl, Ksnsas and Texas 2ndJ.. National R. H. of Mexico eon. 4s,... York Central general 2fts Jemey c«-nral general Ce.....;l Northern Pacific 4a I Northern I'a' lfic 2s * Norfolk and Western consol <f. Oregon Khort Line rfdg 4e.......... ~ nn. cv. 2fts, 1916 nn. consol 4s ading general 4e pubMc of Cuba Is..............,.] „ L and Iron Moua. cofasol 6s.... 1 Ht. T»uls and San Fran. fg. 4s.... Ht. Louis Southwestern con, 4s.... Heaboard Air Line 4s............... Southern Pacific 4s Southern Pacific 1st 4a Southern Railway 6*. . ,102 10* mi Southern R. R-, * pc.,ll94....101 102 V«.S: .V , N Ga Sou. A Fla. 6 pc., 1945.... 10* 104 Seaboard R. R-. 4 pc., 1M0.... 84' 5C Seaboard R. R. 6 pc.. Mil.... 81 9* Southwestern R. R. stock....,,108 106 Savannah A Augusta stock..«.M4 >06 Atlanta A West Point .1.140 14* Atlanta A W. P. deben 184 104 G<t. Hon. A Fla., com 16 16 Oa. Sou. A Fla. 1st pref 75 80 Ga. Sou. A Fla. 1st pref...... 60 41 Southern R. R.. Pref 62 »* Coutbern R. R.. com 21 22 City Bond*. Macon 6 pc., 18!0.\. ......100 101 Macon 6 pc., tty....... .187 108 Xficon 4ft. iVUy\l. u 104 106 Macon 4ft. 1818"to 1M4........ 90 99 On a 2 80 pe r rent basis. S avannah 6 p*.. 1908 98 « avannah 6 pc.. 2912 106 106 Augusta 3ft. 4* 4ft. » A pc.. H US A GUARANTEE COMPANY BOND Goes With Every Roll of Our Congo Roofing The Best Composition Roofing • On the Market Today Three-Ply Guaranteed 10 Years When Prooerlv Applied Prices Very Reasonable Cheaper Than Shingles Massee-Felton Lumber Co. Telephone 1840 Macon, Ga. Positively non-intoxicating “the finest made" GuarasUsd under the National Fart Food Law -It’s Beer minus the alcohol A delightful beverage of superior quality,' brewed by the best brewery in our Southland At all the best places Car.(.rnlt,n War—Tinn— C.„ Dinfrihufers. Macon. Geortfifl Cotton Seed any qu»nllty. IH» p«r ton mt »ny rail, road station In Georgia. Dry Goods—Wholesale BWEJ5TTNO—* to fC. DRILLING—'7 ftc. TICKINO—4%c. to 14ftC. BLEACHING—4ft to lift CHECKS—6ft to 7c. PRINTS—6ft to 6340. Candy Stick candy In boxea. 7fto, V*. Hti«:k easily in barrels. 7c. Grocers. Mixed, pell 7ftc. Cream mixed candy In palls, ltte. Cracker*. BSftJltU «k* R. Sodas, Iftc. . _ inaps (N. B. C.). 7c. Assorted cakes, 10c. State of Georgia Bonds Oa. 4U. IK! W! 10. Ca. 4 ft. 1915 MS 194 Ga. 4. 1PM. M4 106 Ca. 3ft. 19*8 to f»5 99 lid Lumber Quotations AT WHOLESALE. (Corrected by Masse*-relfcm Lounber f’n.nmnn fnunlnx »abort leaf) sisad * amlnK .Cong leaf) slaed OuBunoa framiss (long toofj ■•M