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Prices of Grain Cattle, et0
in Trade, Centre$,
Toronto, Dec, 17, -The wheat mar-
ket is less active, with buyers hold.
ing oh, No. 2 white and red are
quoted at 75* to 76c Middle freights.
No. 2 goose steady at 66c middle
freight, and I. 1 spring is quoted
at 78e east. Manitoba wheat easier(
with No. 1 hard selling at 39a all
rail, vht Sarnia tunnel; No. 1 Nor-
thern at 85e, and Nq. 2 Northern at
82e all ruil, via Sarnia. Via North
Bay is less.
Oats -The market Is dull with pri-
ces weaker. No. 2 white sold at
45 to 45Sc low freights to New
York.
Peas -The market is steady, with
few offering. No. 2 quoted at 811jo
west, and at 823 to 83c middle
freights.
Corn -The market is strong. No.
2 yellow Canadian sold at 62 to 68c
west.
Barley -Market dull and easier. No.
1 quoted at 56c, and No. 2 52c; No.
3 extra at 50e, and No. 3 at 49e
middle freight.
Itye-The market continues firm,
with prices at 55e to 56c middli)
freights,
ltuckwheat-There is a fair demand,
with sales at 543 to 55e middle
freights.
Flour -The market is quiet. Ninety
per cents., in buyers' bags, quoted
at 32.80 middle freight, with offer-
ings small. Locally and for Lower
Province trade choice straights rol-
lers, in wood, are 33.85 to $3.40.
Manitoba flours are firm, with Five
ltuses selling at $4.20; red patent
at $:1.90, and strong bakers' at
33.80, Toronto freight.
Oatmeal -Market unchanged. Car
lots on track 35.35 in bags, and
$5.5U in wood, Broken lots, 25c per
bbl extra.
111illi'eed-Bran is firm at 318 low
freights for export, and at 319 here.
Shorts, $20 low freights for export,
and 321 herr.. Manitoba bran, $20,
and shorts $22, Toronto freights, in-
cluding sacks.
PRODUCE.
Potatoes -The market continues
first. Cars are quoted at. 65e per
bag on track here, and the jobbing
prices are 80 to 85c.
Dried Apples -Market is steady.
Prices ore 5S to 6c per Ib. Evapor-
ated sell at 9 to 10e.
Ilops-Business quiet, with prices
steady at 133c; yearlings, 8c.
Honey -The market is unchanged
at 93 to 10c. Combs, 31,30 to
$2.50 per dozen.
Beans -The market is steady. Un-
picked are Jobbing at 31.40 to 31.45
and handpicked at 31.53.
Cranberries - Market unchanged,
with Cape Cod at 38 to 39 per bbl;
Canadian, 36.50 to 37.
Tlay, baled -The market is firth,
with good demand. Soles of timo-
thy at $'J.50 to $9.75 on track for
No. 1.
Straw -The market is quiet, and
firm, Car lots on tract: bring 36 to
$6.25 per ton.
Poultry -Trade is quiet with de-
mand limited. WP quote: -Turkeys
(dry picked) 7 to 8c; geese, 6 to 6ic;
ducks. 60 to 70c; chickens, young, 40
to 45c; old, 25 to 35c.
THE DAIRY MARKETS.
Butter -The market is steady. Re-
Iceipts are fair, but choice grades in
'good demand and firm. We quote: -
i thoiue dairy tubs and rolls, 16c; se-
lected 1 -ib rolls, 17 to 18c; low grad-
• es, 11 to 13c. Packages showing
feed, 1 to 2c per lb less than above
quotations. Creamery prints, 21 to
22c; do solids, 20 to :Tate,
Eggs -Market fires. tau quote:
Fresh, 22 to 23c; cold storage, 18
to 19c, and limed, 16 to 17e.
!Cheese -The market is quiet, and
prices li.w at 93J to 10c.
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BOOS ANI) P}IUVISIONS.
t the Dressed hogs are unchanged at 38
lin car lots. Hog products steady.
oWe quote: -Bacon, long clear, sells
ondn
and nn at 1Uje in ton and case lots. Mess
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Wil- pork, 319.50 to $2U; do short cut,
to bo,$f1.
Host-' Smoked Meats -darns, 13c; break-
fast bacon, 14c; rolls, ile; backs,
order- • 14c, and shoulders, 106c.
d, sol- . Lard -Market unchanged. We
reals. quote; -'Pierces, 101e, tubs, ile;
onberg pails, 11¢c; F'earntan's, Sic.
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Slowed UNITEI) STATES i1MA11KE'TS.
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pedal Duluth, Dec. 17 .-Close-Wheet-
there Cash, No. 1 hard, 771c; No. 2 Nor-
old3ers them, 71;c; No. 1 Northern and De-
cember, 74ec; May, 771c. Corn -631
more Oats -Not quoted.
seemed Milwaukee, Dec. 17. -Wheat -Lower;
eying close, No, 1 Northern, 77 to 77Sc;
e men No. 2 Northern, 76 to 76Se; May,
e side 80#c. Itye-Dull; No. 1 62S to 68ic.
scan- Harley -Dull; No. 2, 62c; sample, 60
f their to 61e. Corn -May, 66yc to 66:c.
were Toledo, Dec. 17. -Wheat -Lower;
cash, 82.e; December, 834c; May,
other ti.i{c. Corn -December, (37;e; May,
me the 67}c. Oats -December, 451e; May,
a flash 461c. Cloverseed=December, 35.70;
eed it March, 35.80.
a huge Buffalo, Dec. 17. -Flour -Firm; fair
of the demand.- Wheat -Spring, weak; No.
urpose. 1 Northern. 83c, Corn -Easy; No.
also yellow, 71 Sc: No. 3 do, 71c; No. 2
es of corn, 70,c; No. 3 do., 70c. Oats -
11 so Weak; No. 2 white. 52c; No. 3 do.,
hardly 49c... Barley -63c to 70c; fair to fan -
,1 Thus cy, nil. Iiye--No. 1, 71)c.
what. Detroit, Dec. 17. -Wheat -Closed -
ate of No. 1 white, cash, 841c; No. 2 red,
cash and Ilecotnber, 833c; January,
84.1c; May. 86c,
Nt. Louis, Dec. 17. -Wheat -Closed
-Cash, 82;c; December, 821c; May,
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LIVE STOCK 111ARKl TS.
Toronto, Dec. 17. -At the Western
cattle market to -day the receipts
were 73 carloads of live stuff, in-
cluding 1,200 cattle, 1,800 sheep and
lambs, 800 hogs, 15 calves, and a
dozen milch cows.
'['stere wtts a good demand for ship-
pers at from 4i to 5c per 1b, and 51c
was several times paid for extra
choice lots.
Butcher rattle sold well to -day;
good to choice sold at from 31 to
sic per lb. and superfine sold easily
Sc per 11:. Prices of all grades
ere flan.
All the cattle here was sold out
early.
Stockers were in had shape to -day
and sold slowly at from 21 to 3c;
they are not wanted.
Feeders are also a slow sale.
There is no change in milch cows or
c'itivee.
Sheep were steady and lambs ad-
vanced; lambs solcl up to 3Ic'per ib,
and more would have sold had they
been kept here.
Prospects for to-lnorrow are good.
flogs to -clay are unchanged.
The best price for "singers" is
61c per lb; thick fat end light hogs
are worth 51 to file per M.
Hogs to fetch the top price must. be
of prime qunlity. and scale not below
100 nor above 200 lbs.
Following Is the range of quota-
s ions: -
Cattle.
Shippers, per cwt ..•.84.21 35.00
Butcher, choice... 8.73 5.00
Hutcher, ord. to good8.25 4,00
%teller, inferior... 2.75 8.25
Stockers... ... ......... 2.50 8.50
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Choice !loge, per cwt0.60 0.12,
Light hogs, per cwt.,5.75 5.8711
Wavy hogs, per c etf;,�yy7..5 6.000
Soles, per rtti't•ir rr„M)A,,, 8.'lMi 4;G'Q' "
Stags, pea'ctrl . 0.00 240 MORE MEN WANTED.
.Sheep asid I4atabe,
KOOK.
Choice ewes, per cwt,,, 2.75. 6.2l$ XteiXsforcements of 26,000 Would
Stitcher sheep, each.,... +2.00 33,25Q it End slaw War.
P isiks, per Cwt « .».,« 3:20 3.70'
Sucks, per cwt.« ,.... , . 2.00 2.60
Milkers aft¢ • Valves.
Cigws, each , ..,,,,, ...89.00 40,09
Valves, each. . .,,.,.... ,. 2.09 10.90
AT SAULT STE. MARIE.
rums Fos bip-lsullding . ''lan,i{
Now Completed,,
A despatch trout Sault Ste. ltital'ia,
on the great Lakes, of a -size sofa-
thority it has been learned that the
plans for the hlg ship -building iilant
to be located at the Canadian "Soo"
by English capital, headed by S'ir
Christopher Vileness, are now prep(tr-
ed and the site chosen.
The Pians call for the largest plant
on the Groat bakes, of a size nodi.
cleat to a11ow the building of, four nava worked for twelve fours. daily
lake carriers of the largest type at for two years. Kitchener alone
the same time. Furness, during his seems absolutely lmpervions to wear
visit hero in October, was euithusias- and . tear. The .regimental . oflleer3
are all right.
. 130F1BS If!T Goon 4oltmiTiON,
13eii torcements to the number of
and all available facts relatiug to 25,000 Would be immensely valuable,
the shipping industry. • and would render the last stage of
The Canadian plant is to bo local- the war rapid and complete, The
ed west of, and in close proximity to PoerS keeping in the. field nuliaber.
the Clergue Steel works, the tirst from 8;00Q to 10,000, and they aro..
portion of which is now hearing mostlyin as good condition as the
completion. British. They ' are seasoned sole
Of the sixteen tube works mills, for diets, and get plenty of supplies from
which twenty-five mj[llon dollars has Nagle kraals• and parts of the conn -
been raised, and in which Furness mitt try that are only accessible to thetas
Clergue are both interested, fourteen solves. The Kaffir .kraals also serve tlt
are to be built et the Michi.gttn as a'emount depots. • andfor eaeh
"Soo," and two in the Canadian Byer there are two 1Caiiirs, who, 0f
"Soo." In connection with the tube even when unarmed, are useful auxil-
works at the American "Soo," big iaries. For -fighting.purposes• the en- 0
batteries of coke ovens will be built. •erny must ho estimated as numbering It
20,0t)0 .exeeddiugly Mobile ' troops. fn
'�- • l'('ho Dom* still believe that 'European to
MSS STONE GETS TO WORKi intervention ie beanirtent, that Great st
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_ I ISritain is tired. of the .war, and that
Captive Missionary Trying to Con -they. hav° only to. hold .out long
vert the Brigands. •enough its., order to make the British
so weary that they. will surrender.
A despatch from Constantinople ,The burghers are fighting to Win; and
says: -The latest information re- at•e Convinced that they will, . The
garding Miss Ellen M. Stone, the Boers pay . attention 'to the British
American missionary, and Madame press,. but may not believe the poli-
Tsilka, her .antp"rtinion, indicates titian's speeches, es they consider
that their condition has boon so far politicians professional liars. They
ameliorated that they are able to tab- note every word indicating weaken-. la
Lain rude comforts. It. is even said in'g of British cdeterInination, lament-
that the brigands have a doctor res -Wing the cost of the war, and speaking
dy at hand, ill case his services are of . `international complications to
needed. Ito which its continuance.mnay give Q
It appears that the brigands aro rise. They have na particular enn'i- st
now complaining that Miss Stone, is', toward the British' nation,. and
attempting to convert them to Chris-!I3rather ilke the "Khakis[" but theirI
tianity. While recognizing the ille-gone thought is the restoration .of e1
gality of the abduction of Miss 'their independence. under.; their owai'.H
Stone, and Madame 'Anita, the brie i flag., . Openly they say that when a . s1
gands contend that their action was Liberal Govet'nment .comes into pow
in tho interest of a sacred cause, and er 1.hev will. get justice; �i
therefore justifiable.,
COST OF LONDON LINES.
New Railways in the Metropolis
Will Require 310;000,000.
The London correspondent of the
New York Tribune says that it is an- les are being looked after. All is
nounced that the total cult of the being. done' with . a, nuclr smaller
Yerkes system of electrification of ?lumber of effective 'troops than itas
London for both systems is estimated been imagined..' Pbe removal of 1C.it-
at 310,000,000, and two years will •cltener would be 'fatal, .,nays -the.
elapse before the work ou the district respondent,. and Would bit construed
A despatch from bonder MVO"'
The military correspondent of the
Times, in a message sent from Pre-
toria, declares that' the statements
that the British troops in .South Af-
rica: are "stale" are untrue.. lie
says that on the contrary the men
are in splendid condition, and though
they would be glad to get .home, they
have not loottheirzest for Sighting.
This refers to regulars and volun-
teers attacked to various battalions.
Some i olonials recently recruited at
south Africa seaports are less satin -
tactors, but the best colonials, those
from Canada, New Zealand, and Aus-
tralia, are invaluable, and the new
Yeomanry. are improving. The cor-
respondent says 11is undeniable that
the strain An the generals and stall.
is .excessive. )luny of these officers
tic over the "Soo" as aSite for a
ship -building plant, and secured coins,
pleto statistics of lake coulrrieree,
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The correspondent dwells on the b
dirn .ulties of ICitchener's position.I
TTe has three thousand miles cis coin-
untr..ication to' protect, • . Civil. Cov- b
ern,uents 'are '.beiug re-established, r
1i:2101,911 populations . are , 'being' 1
brought back, and the enemy is final-
'rection which Is the shorter of the by the Boers as. a great t
two, is completed, Mr. Yerkes pro- themselves, Kitehener knows the
poses to build the biggest generating . Boers better titan any other man . in.
station in the world. It. will be of South Africa, and ;tits;. army • trusts
70,000 horse -power, and will . work and believes in Iii;n. .
all the Yerkes Loudon tubes in the 1 A . despatch. to.the •Times from Wel-.,
districts of Bromptou and Piccadilly,llington, New Zealand, .says that.ree
the Great Northern and Strand, andsponsibie New .Zealanders returning
the Charing Cross and Ham .
pstead: frons South Africa', declare that more
I soldiers are needed to finish the tvtij,
REBELS SENTENCED. - 1
The troops t More the: utmost ; eonfl-
clnco in Kitchener,: but his effort?;
Fare hampered by ill-athrised agitation
Condemned to Imprisonment and in the United I.ingdoin. • It is as -
to Pay Fines. sorted that excessive.considet•atloe is
A despatch from Cape Town says: shown Boers in refugee. camps, while
ships.
colonists in Natal are suffering hard=
-Sentence of nine persons ccwvicted ships.
by a ltl"Lcry Court were (arhlidy
pronoun•Zell on Thursday at Duds•
thoorn, they all being condemned to
terms of imprisonment and to pay
fines. .John Scltoe_ean, a. member of
the Legislative Assembly, was sen-
tenced to six months' imprisonment,
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Ci ERIIIANY AND kUSSIA;
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Possibility of. a ;Tariff War .Be
twenn Thom.
and to pay a fine 01 f:u00. If the A despatch from Berlin says :--The
statement of the EusSian Minister of;
fine is not paid ire will be nz.n'ison- Finance; M. de Witte, that the Ger, •
ed for a year in lieu thereof. He wan tariff bill when boiled down 1
was convicted of refusing to hand his ..scabs "you strike' `try at rictilture
horses over to the British, and of and .1 win hit
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win has throe
• refusing to report the presence ofstir ateong• Ge
naturally caused .a r• -'aver. !:nowt
• Boers. John Wales was. sense .ced to than politicians.. 'rho German oppo;t- l The l6luscatine,
s two years' iaiument, and to pay _ ents of the tariff. bill utilize the op- i plant, 'valued at. 31.
a fine of £500. The other fines portunity. given by M. de Witte's for taxes arnoultting to
ranged from 1:50 to 1:500. utterance to urge that thisbill. is. at •
A iiew gas field in 'Licking Co.
measure of selfishness' which, if 'in .iO , is said to be yielding "a dal
flexibly pursued, will inevitably lead { output of 8,500,000 cubic feet.
to trade isolation and ruin. •
Eugene Richter, the Radical leader, At 13irininghatn," Ala., thirty-ni
refers to Russia's groat strength . of .prisoners serving .Sentences for min
position, she being able to strike 'Crimes escaped from the city jail.
without Parliamentary delays, In .the Buffalo, city hall a. bren
--♦'• tablet marks the spot where
CANADA'S TRADE.
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Exports for Five Months Show An
Increase of 35,940,095..
A despatch from Ottawa says: -
During the month of Noventter the
exports amounted to 324,148 419, or
an increase of 32,373,27 over the
sante month last- year. The ire-
ports were Valued at 317,448,289, an
iincrease of 33,648,086. 'Plte aggre-
gate trade for the five months was
$189,848,182, an increase of over
813,000,000 as compared with the
same time last year. At this rate df
!growth the year's business will be
considerably over the $400,000,000
mark.
The total ilnpojjs for the five
months were 884,412,717, a gain of
'87.313,513 over the same period of
,1900. The exports totaled 3105,-
489,413, an increase of $15,940,095
over the same time last year.
THE ATLANTIC FAST LINE..
Contract for Pier in Wexford
County' Has Been Let.
A despatch from London says :-
The Daily News says that a contract
for the building of a. pier 1;000 feet
long at liosslare, County Wexford.
Ireland, has been concluded. This is
partFish-
guard, of
and Itossia a by a the scheme to connect ' line
of fast steamers, wig.h the idea of
eventually making this the fastest
American mail route to London.
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COMMANDO CAPTURED
Bruce Hamilton Mattes a "Be,g"
at'•Trichard's Fontein.
Lord Kitchener in a despatch front
Standertofi, Transvaal. Colony, doted
Tuesday, announces that Gen. 1lreco
Hamilton, after a night march. sur-
prised and captured practically the
whole of the hoer Bethel command
at Trichard's Fontein, early that
morning. Seven Boers Were killed
and 131 were made prisoner's,
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CROWN PRINCE ILL.
Military Trainift and Studies
Have Caused Collapse..
A despaticlt from London says 3-
Truth, referring to the repotted 1T3-
health of the German (Drown Print:e,
asserts that his total collapse, re-
sulting froth his arduous military
training end a severe course of
studies, necesatt otos his. absence on
nn extended e'uise in the Mediter-
ranean on board the Gentian litre.
portal yacht. Hohenzollern.,
BETTER THAN DREAD. '
Diabete8 may he prdVed, ,y Ent-,
ing Potatoes,
A despatch from Paris says :•- Dry.
,Mosso, of a'I'oulouse, bee read at
weighty paster bofdf'e ;the Aeatlemy et
Medicine, silotving great improvefnent
In cosies of, tilabetes wheel potatoes
tall='substituted for a Woad:diet.,
iet.
SAVED THE FORCE.
Kitchener's Scouts in Danger Prom
De Wet.
A despatch from Pretoria says
General De Wet !las managed to con-
centrate about 2,000.• Boers near
ileflbron. Col. Wilson, with ICit-
chener's Soouts, was in close touch
with this force for two days. There
was danger that he might be sur-
rounded, and General .13imlugton was
sent to his assistance. Gen, Riming -
ton marched fifty miles by night, and
relieved Col. Wilson. Both columns
then retired to $11eilbron. trlre Brit-
ish sustained o, few casualties.
Col. C 1 Mackenzie is foltowing
Col. Benson's tactics. lie is utiliz-
ing the Scottish horse for: sudden
morning rushes, and has captured 13
boors mid 00 head of cattle. 'Cho
Scots mailers, who are With thre.
column, are doing good work. They
marched 33 5 miles in 24 hours.
GOODNESS OF GOTIhENI3URG
Systematie Effort to be trade to
Offset Sabots Attraction. ,
A. despatch from Gothenburg says:.
-To offset the toutptation of the sa-
Iootis, the City Council has decided
to adopt systematic efforts io pro-
vide the working classes with enno-
bling and refining amusements. There
will be tntisie in the Parks and public
squares, indoor concerts!, evening vis-
' its to the museums, municipal play-
g;rounds where children will be taught
games, rnunleipal athletic fields. testi,
i vials of different' khalif, a large park,
and the opening of many new branch-
es of the public library.
WANT .TO SURRENDER.
Boers tinder Del y iio1d a. Meet-
ing.
A ci&spateh. frons I', e'tot'ia says: -It
is reported thattin� burghers under'
IJelarey held
et
meeting at which they
requested their e(imtnauder to ofl'er to
:surrender out eonditiolt that the Brit-
ish Would undertake to rebuild thole
homes,
(len liclarey told the suets that it
Was useless to offer to surrender, ex.
ccItt uncxnfditionaiiy,
• It wits decided to take the matter
under consideration for rt week, When
another meeting will he held.
ItENCB REVENUE.
i 80,000,000' Dena Thain i)uring 11
Months of 1900.
A despatch front Paris s;ttyfr:W-7`llc
revenue receipts for the months of
November show a decrease (i'; 7,148,-
700' francs all cWtnpared with the
corresponding month of last year,
Tilt", receipts for'lho eleven nnnths of
19(J1 show it failing off '()f 14"3,045,•
900 francs as 'compared . itif
r.ilbilar period in .1000.
body of the late President McKitil
lay in state..
' The city hall of Utica, Y.,. '
quarantined, and the Mayor anda
other officials: have been compelled t
subtnit to 'vaccination.
fearing reproof !rein his Pal'ents c
account of hie wayward conduc
John Peterka, a 16 -year-old . boy
committed suicide at Chicago.
An appeal will be made to Congress
instead; of to the public for the erec•
tion of the proposed McKinley Inc•
morial at Washington.
Three thousand bales of cotter
have been Veld at McKinney) TeX.
for shipment. to St. Petersburg, ]sus-
sia, and to Amsterdam, Rolland.
The 'Trenton and Now 13runsWiele
tlailway Company, with $1,000,00(
capital, is to build a third electric
system between Now York and Phil-
adelphfn.
l'ire at a. Chicago livery Stable de-
stroyed the carriage In which the iat
I'resident: 111eIinley rode when at
tending the Chicago peace Jubilee eel
ebration in 1808.
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GENtRAL.
The Chinese expedition cost Itussie
831,827,000,
Belgium 19 actively pushing 1,i•
terior navigation.
The Norway Odelsthing has ail
ished capital punishment. . .
iltany arrests are being mace it
Germany for insults to the Crowd
Prince.
On ac4oun1 of, the rise if .pi.►hi
opinion, duelling is , doomed in .Au
tt r•,.-}lufigary..
Dr. .Joseph letup, of Lucerne, ha
been elected President of the 'Swis
Confederation for 1002.
'1'h(; Italian Government ''s tak1n;
• vigorousr. steps to suppress 'brtgan
age in Sicily and Sardinia.
German manufacturers are resort
ing to every imaginable scheme t
depreciate ,American and F:tugli<
wares.
The Socialists in the Reichstag de
ntnnd that Germany shall prop°
Joint Intervention in South Africa t
tate other power's. •
The Amster'tiatn dock workers Inas
abandoned the proposed boycott, o
British ships., as they •eould not
cure foreign support.
American military authorities 1
the Philippines;: have ordered the ei
rutiott of a i" ilipine for killing an
eating a' fellow -countryman.
Nicaragua ngrers perpetually t
lease to the United States a Neal
of Nicaraguan territory six rail
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