EVENING , LEDGBTCr-PHILADBLPHlA, "'THURSDAY, TOYEMBER 9, . 1916
&ST PRICE SINCE 1913 FOR RAPID
TRANSIT TRUST CERTIFICATES HERE
' Reports of Good Earnings and Favorable Contract With
Declines, Theri Recovers
ft,, blc thins In the trading on the Phlla.
..Shl Itflfc Exehaniie today wu rhlla.
i'Shi RPl Tranilt trunt certlflcatea,
Thli lu. w In demand from the .tart of
?.Jir and wa the-moot active through.
JELt HOOO sharea. The price got to the
ft Mint since 1913. selling- up to 24.
WVln of "V compared with the close
cf'ywterday The high point reached In
"Accompanying the advance were two re.
hert. -"" v' ".".-:": ...... . . .
Km for the period from July 1 to Novem-
iH 1 the first quarter of the fiscal year.
Jr. it 150,009 ahdnd of the corresponding
It i nflast year. The Street figured, that
V. '"L?. .Linc to start the year that If
' eendltlona continued as they now are the
return for the year should be very favor-
return
...mb iViar l-i X-in-
&' toAr:mere'r.nto oy "jK iyl
!a wmpany ulll be very favorable to both.
,hLTk? Superior Corporation stock was the
next home siock i "
The
opening sale In this stock waa at a loss of
a hslf and this was stretched a trifle more
on succeeding transactions, but after this
the stock firmed up and went above the
final of yesterday. Upwards of 5100
shares had been turned over by mldatter
noon.
In the majority of Instances the move
ments of prices were small, some few arbi
trage stocks showing the largest changes.
This was true of CChlcago, nock Island and
Pacific and United States Steel common.
The former got up nearly 1H and the
latter above 2 points Cramp Shtpbulld.
Ing lost 2 points, but this was accomplished
on the turnoer of only 50 shares.
The shipments of anthracite coal during
October were larger than September, but
below October of last year, acordlng to fig
ures given out today. The October ship
ments this year reached a total of 5,80.204
tons, compared with 6,544.076 In September
and 6,612,00? In October of last year. From
January t the total waa 55,800,620. against
SS.-JOU last year.
WOOD BLAMES
WAR FOR BLOW
AT MUTUAL CO.
Stopped Stock Sales,
Insurance Promoter
Declares
MANY TRIBULATIONS
PHILADELPHIA
MARKETS
GRAIN AND FLOUR
ritrAT Receipts. OT.TSR bush Trier was
. S SBM SS' o. So in this .mark, t due to a
6fc!' 'StiZM. 'm XpSrgu&X
'"Vnw ntrM
. .,WV' -"V? ---, a-
wAl QUWl OUl ",
with ita-ht efOrlrieti
quiet OUi "V" .. iVmAi im 1A
..!. i-ar inn iui si. ". - ---
JWliiiSM western. No yellow, ll.istp
ll.1 ' dVtfsmfr ""Flow? U.IBOl.lTt d". No.
J iillow. II IStfl H. do. No. 4 jellow. S1.1UO
1 rtixq necelrts. 65.BJT buih. Prices ad.
?3!L1Uh,No'r'2,nw,nir asw.v.
?ndirt wMte. Ai O m ef No. 3 white. 89 O
MV No74 white. 573j5SHc: sample oat.
"ftSKt-neeelPts. 1580 bbl. and J.9M.MS
tk in sstks Trices were held rrlore firmly, out
i..V"aa llht. Quotation, per 10ft lb. In
!!KTiM.r' ele.r. l8fS'.!3. do. atra Uht.
r."Y" . J. .. I
s -7nru.K.itnaBB. c rir.
rVtton sacks. . S ; '.10. rtoT itralsht. coltori
Mtton Yoioeos. do. patent, cotton sacks.
JSOODM. sprtnV. ilrst, clear. 8-5Bllndi
Uiiii l S0W0.7J: do, forlt bran.de. JlOg
RaffSi.Jmnii. choice and fancy patent. I10O
10 50. city mllle. reutar Bradee winter, clear,
jses 40s do. itraisnii K.w.oJi
RY9FLOrR wa. quiet but firm. We quote
t Il70es 50 per bbl. as to quality.
PROVISIONS
The market ruled firm with a fair jobbing
to"""-, Quotation: City beef. In sets, amoked
sfcict, "nd wettern bwf. knurklea and tender,
iraoked and alr-drled. S5c: beef ham.. IS8U30;
orK. mmiiy
fJo.Su'OJl. hnm. M. P. rifeil.
porn. '"" -i---cr,i3"i..i mnmUe
do do. imoked. 2121Hc: other ham., amoked.
Sty cured, a. to brand and averase. 10 14c:
"me. .moVed. we.wrn cured. 20V4cr do. boiled."
bonelMi. 34c: picnic shoulders. S. P. cured.
IMS lie: do." smoked. 15c: bellle. In ptekle aj
cordlne to averaae. loose. 17V4ci breakfast
bacon, as to Dram nu hychi.. w,. .-.,
ijHc: breakfast bacon, western
WHEAT SOARS AGAIN
TO NEW HIGH RECORDS
cured.
ti
t
2!4e: lsrd. western rthned, tierce., inc.; ao.
do. do, tubs. 18c; lard, pure city, keiue renoerea,
in tlefces ibc. lard, pure city, kettle rendered.
In tubs, 18c.
REFINED SUGARS
The market was' quiet but firm. Refiners' list
prices: Extra fine granulated. T.BOQT.BOg:
powdered, T.00O7.7Oc: confectioner.1 A. 7.40
Vsoc; son srades, 0.75 T. 35c.
DAIRY PRODUCTS
BUTTER The market firm and lo higher,
with demand absorbing the limited ofTerlnics.
Quotations: Western solid-packed creamery,
Uner .nectal.. 40c: extra. 38S9o: ejjra flrsts.
877c: -firsts. 38Hc: sectonds. 333.lAc:
jwtrby prints, fancy. 41c: ayerace extra. 39
c: firsts, 3Se: seconds. 3637c: special fancy
brands of prints jobbing at 44 47c.
EOOS Strictly fine new-lakl eaas were In sood
demand and firm, with supplies well under
control. Quotation. rolloW: In frea ca.ea.
nearby extra. 4'.'c per dozen: nearby fir.1.,
111.70 per standard case: nearby current re
ceipts. 111.41) per case: western extra. 42q per
doien: extra firsts. 111.70 per ease; flrsts. (11.40
per case: ref rlajrator , es. extra. 110.03 per
case: flrsts, I9.80M0.H0 per caae: seconds. $8 23
OH 85 per case; candled esgs Jobbing at 460
500 per dozen. .
CHKESK The market ruled firm under llBht
eflerlnca and a rood demand. Quotations'. New
York full-cream, fancy. 22 2.1c: do. do fair
to tood. 2J22Hc: do. part skims. 11 16c.
POULTRY
LIVE Fine desirable-. lzed stock met with
fair salo and ruled nrm with supplies well
tinder control. Unattractive atock. however,
was dull and weak. Following are the quotations-
Fowls, as to quality. 1317c: roost
ers, 1314c, spring chickens, according to quali
ty. 13 17: White Ieghorns, according to quality,
UWlllc; ducks, as la quality. 1318c; turkeys,
!2u24c: geese, 15 17c: pigeons, old, per pair,
J3'JSp do yoimt per nalr. 18022c.
DRESSED POULTRY Choice stock sold
filrly and values were well sustained under
moderate offerings. Following are tne quota
tions: Fresh-klUed. dry-picked turkeys.fancy.
large, spring. ?)28c; do. do, old, 2S3Uc;
common. 22 23c. fowls. 12 to box. dry
Picked, fancy selected, 23c: do. weighing ii
V3 lbs. apiece. 23c do. vclchlng 4' lbs. apiece,
22c, do. weighing 34 lbs. apiece. 20c: do. weigh
ing S lbs. apiece. lSCIinc; fowls. In bbls. Ice
picked, fancv, dry-plckcd, welching 4M S lbs.
and over apiece. 2214 c: do weighing 4 lbs.
splece, 21Hc; do. smaller sizes 17010c: old
rooaeters. dry-picked. Ulc. roasting chickens,
Western, welirhlnc 8 lbs. and over per pair. 23c;
welghlnr ll7 Ihs. per pair, 22c: weighing
lbs, 24W2V. chicken, weighing .1BH lb. per
pair, CUP21r. do mixed alzes, 21 22c: broilers,
Jersey, fancy, 3()AJc; do. other nearby, welsh
ing i(tt lbs per pair, 28030c. do.' do, smaller
sues. 2l27c ducks, nearby, spring. .(03c,
do. western. 182Uc: squabs, 'whltr. weighing
UQ, ty
O. H IDS.
per ao...
tier doz..
ana no,
FRESH FRUITS
t The market wa. quiet and apple, and quince,
were easier. Quotations; Apples, per bbl.,
Jonathan, 14 sn3; Olush. 34; Grimes' Gold
en. 14 S0O3; Smokehouse. 3 S04; Alexander.
12 50 03 23. Wealthy, S34t Twenty-ounce.
U4; York Imperial. 12 7503.TS: Ben Davis,
Z230"7.V fafr fn tnul 11.nnA9.KH Inula..
Delaware and Maryland, per hamper Fancy,
7&cU: fair to good 406nc .Quinces. Mew
York, per bbl. No. 1, 34: No. 2. I23.3Q
Quinces. New York, per bush., 73cOJ1.2i.
Lemons, per box, f.1A.30. Oranges, Florlds.
Per crate Bright. I3.60O4: Russet. 2.7.13.
Orapefrult, Florida, per crate, 12. 7303.50.
Cranberries, Cape Cod. per bbl., IBOe.50;- do
Co. per crate. (202.40; do. Jersey, dark, per
"sts, I2O2.40: do do, light, per crate. 11.50
2. , Pears. New York, per bush-hamper
Beckel, l 7502: Sheldon, I1.50O2: Bartlett.
No. 1, 1l.250l.75, do. No. 2, BOc, Peara, New
York, Bartlett. per bbl., tS4 M. Orapes. New
York, per 4-lb. basket Concord. lS18c;
Niagara. lTOlOc. Grapes, New York, per 20
lb. basket Concord, 833c; Niagara, 833C.
VEGETABLES
Potatoes Ind cabbage were dull and weak,
onions of fin quality were firmly held. Quota-;Lon,5aWw.hl,t.-P?,,0
r buh Pennsylvania.
th5l JA.51 " New Tork. chole. II A3
I.X VfMt '. Jersey, per bskt.. 90c
20. 8weet potatoes Eastern Shore, per bbl,
nf.' -252 7B. No. 2. ItOl 60. Sweet
. k "'wr ana Maryland, per hamper.
Mn."J." Vl!i?!i:"TZi ""iTWPi
k.r., . -y. , rfowooc. unions, per luu-ip.
Jf'-rNo. 1 IS.S0O3 78: No. t. Ut7S. Cabbag.
Flltti P"' ' U00is' d0' oomestle, per ton.
May Sells at $1.92 and July at
$1.56 Corn and Oats
Score, Too
1
CHICAGO, Nov, . Dealings In wheat
were on an enormous seal today and the
market showed pronouhced strength, May
ami July apatn breaking; the season's high,
records, selling up to 1.92T4 and $1 56H
respectively, but closing below, the best on
profit-taking at 1 82i and 1 65 bid,
respectively, contrasted with Jl.8 and
I1.53U, yesterday's final prices respect
ively. December at Its best was $1.90 H today
and ended at 11.90 to J1.89; against
$1.87H yesterday's final quotation. Foreign
buylnjrwas in evidence Inill futures.
Bullish news from Argentina was a
factor, although one message Indicated
tyat the Ministry, of Agriculture of that
country had Issued an optimistic statement
with regard to the effect of recent rains.
The market at Liverpool was dull.
Strength at Winnipeg was looked upon as
an Indication that Europe had again been
a good buyer there.
Corn Bold Into ifew high gflround on
strength at Liverpool and Buenos Aires.
Oats also scored material gains to the
highest levels In many years.
Leading futures ranged aa follows:
.. Yesterday's
wheat Open High Ixw. Close, close.
December .. 1.S7H 1.K0H 1,87 1.1)0 1.87H
May 1.S0V l.D2t4 l.Mlti 1.02U 1.81)
July 1.B4U 1.B0S 1.B4 1.B5 1.8314
torn (new aenveryj
December
May ....
July ....
Oats
December
May
Lard
December January
May ....
ltlhs
January .
- Tork
December
January
91
SO
US
03 V,
MM
S0T4
..170
....15.7.1
, .13 00
...14 07
.2(12
.20 30
17.17
16.17
10.22
80 VI
DOS
3S
10.70
IS 70
18.08
01U
OSS
03-C
88S
no
oo
BO
80T4
tss
S8H
17.01 10.78
10.1R 718.78
10.17 18.78
14.28 14.05 U4.20 14.05
20 30
20 80
Bid. TAsked. tNomlnal
I 21 20.80 120 25
20.23 ,20.70 28 35
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YOR.K. Nov. 9. The foreign ex
change market In the early dealings today
showed the dullness that has been a char
acteristic recently uhrelleved, with the ex
ception of sterling, which showed continued
steadiness 'and some Improvement In Ital
ian exchange. The general tendency was
easier.
Quotations: Demand sterling 4.75 1-16,
cables 4.76 7-15, 60-day bills nominally
4.711. 90-day bills 4.69'; franc cables
5.63, checks 5.84; relchmarks, cables
70, checks 69 16-16 ; kroner cables 28.50,
checks 20.40; guilder, cables 40 15-16, less
1-16, checks 40 less 1-16; Vienna cables
11.88, checks 11.86 ; ruble checks 30.20, ca
bles 30.30; Swiss cables 6.224, checks
5.23.
RATES FOR MONEY
Call.
The European war. according to Lyndon
p. Wood, Insurance expert, and refered to
its the "Insurance wlxard of America." was
responsible to a certain extent for crip
pling the affairs of the Tension Mutual Life
insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Ta., for
wnicn a receivership has been askea Dy try
Insurance Denartment. This company.
which carried on Its books Insurance on mall
carriers and postorTlce clerks of this city for
sums aggregating 11,034,000, has a deficit
of $1,198,422.60.
Wood today broke his silence since dls
closures of the Inner workings of th Ten
sfcin Mutual Life Insurance Company, of
wheh he Is president, were made by an ex
amination of the company's books by ex
aminers of the Insurance Department. He
named two residents of this city whom he
accused of threatening to drive hlmout of
the Insurance field as well as out of this
State.
"I am getting ready to prepare my cud
gels of war and at the proper time I will
have something to say In answer to these
threats." said Wood today. In his private
office of the Consolidated Investment Com
pany, on the eighth floor of the Finance
Building.
Policy holders In the Pension Mutual
Life Insurancn Company, whos.home office
Is overua small barbershop and poolroom
In the Soho section of Pittsburgh, Pa., ac
cording to Wood, need have no fear of
their heirs not receiving full payments upon
evidence of death He said that there was
a sufficient amount in the reserve fund to
meet obligations on all death policies. The
net reserve of the company, December 31,
1914. was 1234,445.
'The Pension Mutual Life Insurance
Company, as It is known generally," said
Mr. Wood, "was at Its beginning known as
the Pension Life Society, which In, turn
was composed of the American Life) and
Annuity Society and the Order of Unity.
An old legislative charter was procured,
a contract of merger between the society
and the pension company was drawn and
finally approved In writing by our State
Department of Insurance. Unfortunately,
before tho approval and as the result of
suggestions by various attorneys employed,
and by our State Department of Insurance,
It was amended In such a way that It Is
possible to put two widely different con
structions upon that portion of the contract
dealing with the reserves to be established
upon tho old assessment business.
'The company took from the pension
society $140,000 of assets, and In exchange
distributed an equal amount of Its capital
stock among about 300 members of the
society who had preferential or profit-sharing
contracts. This was d6ne with the
knowledge and consent of the? State De
partment of Insurance. The .company's
capital stock was then offered for sale to
the Pension Society's policy holders at par,
one share only for each thousand of Insur
ance which they had In force, and In that
way a small additional amount was sold.
'The stock was offered to the public at
162.50 per share, par being $50, and a
sufficient amount sold to enable the company
to comply with the State requirements as
to minimum capitalization and a small sur
plus was created.
Mr, Wood today gave a historical sketch
of the early history of the Pension Mutual
Life Insuranco Company, which has had
Its many tribulations within the last few
years, and whose present troubles, It Is
said, will lead to some unchronlcled data
dealing with political tows In which well
known persons are cerftral figures.
STATE'S ACTION.
"An examination was asked for, and .on
the examination the State actuaries charged
the company with the full legal reserve on
all of the outstanding assessment business.
The- report on examination was given to
the newspapers and published broadcast
before a copy was sent to the company or
any of Its officials. Actuaries and lawyers
were employed by the company, and after
stveral weeks of controversy a compromise
agreement waa effected under which the
State authorities conceded to the company
the right to establish a term reserve upon
thb old assessment business, and the com
pany agreed to set up the assets received
irons the society aa a special trust tunu,
thus creating on the company's part a dou
ble liability on account of the assets re
ceived j first, on account of the capital slock.
Istued for the assets to tho policy holders
having preferential certificates j and, second,
by setting the assets received from the
society apart as a trust fund or liability of
the, company: and ft waa agreed that th
company be given a year to sell additional
stock and take care of the deficit thus
created, during which time It might Issue
standard policies at standard rates.
"About three months later It was served
with an order to discontinue the writing
of business on the ground that It had
not fully compiled with the State Insurance
laws In Its organisation, etc, and was
not duly licensed aa a legal reserve com
pany. That controversy, which lasted
several weeks, was finally rettled In favor
of the company, and the sale of stock and
Insurance again taken up. After a suffi
cient amount of stock had been sold at a
premium to take care rf the deficit created
by the compromise agreement referred to.
our State Department waa again asked
to examine the company and again arbitrar
ily charged the company with the full legal
reserve on all of the assessment business.
The examination was protested and a
decision finally reached which was favor
able to the company, hut. In the meantime,
many of Its capital stock subscribers learn
ing of the controversy had refused to meet
their payments to make good their sub
scriptions, and the company again faced a
small Impairment of Its capital.
'This was the condition In the Fprlng
of 1914, when the management nMempted
by a large Increase In tho capital to put
the company's credit and standing beyond
alt question of doubt, Its directors, promi
nent stockholders and policy holders were
called together and suggestions nskvd for.
It was finally agreed to attempt the sale
of a large portion of stock upon the co
operative or underwriting plan by which
7anf Phonograph
Guide for Readers
COI.UMrtlA
1. "Prine. Iter" Dance No. IT. TJorodln.
Beecham'. Srmphony Orchestra. Two
...parts, li-tncn, A B08, .
"I ClA" Usllel music. Castlllan. An-
rialnus. and Aragonslse, Massenet,
Prince' Orchestra. Two parts, 12-
3. "I.a'oWomla1'' Dane of the Hours,
Ponchlelll, Prince's Orchestra. Two
, , parts. 12-lnrn A MM . .. ,.
4 Camatal" Preamble. Vals Noble. Co
quette rteconnalPance. rasanlnl.
Valse and Aveu. Schumann, directed
by Crnesl Ansermet. Two parts, 12
Inch. A B48, . ..
8. "alla" Intermetto from ballet. D
llhs. Prince' Orchestra Rerers side,
"The Voire at th Chimes," Lulglnl.
rnnc' Orchestra. Twel-lnrt. A
J. "Cass Noisette" (Nnteraraer ftolteV
Chinese Dance. Dance of Keedplpee and
Flower Walts. Tschalkowskv, Prlnc'
orchestra. Two parts, 12-Inch, A
6740.
VICTOR
7. Cass Nolselt" Humorou Dance,
Tschalknnsky, Poor' Ilsnd Reverse
side, "llumoresque." Dvorak, rrror's
Hand. Tn.tnh 1AAT1.
---..--. ...................
O. "lM( oieii
Wnese Dane. Dance
rnai-Ten-
LninFip uftnn. Lsnm a
of tleedplpes and Arab Dance. Tschal-
kowsky, Herbert
Orchestra
inch. 4nn.v3
0, "Cass Noisette" Miniature Overture.
Tschalkowsky. Pryor'a Dsnd Revere
side, "rtemlnlarenrre of Chopin," Try
or s llsnJ. Ten-Inch, 17127,
IUHSON
10. "rnt" Ballet music, Gounod, Edi
son Concert Rand Reverse side,
"Itcnerflrtlon of Polgnerds," from
"The Huguenots " Meyerbeer. Edison
Concert Hajid. B01B4 n
11. "niltlatn tell" llellet mdilc. Ttoestnl.
Podero's Hand. Reverse side, "Feet
Overture," Leutner, Sodero's Band,
B02S8.
each underwriter or subscriber to stock
agreed to purchase a given amount of stock
on time, and If later they did not desire
to retain all, the company was to assist
In reselling the stock among the friends
of the underwriter. The plan waa eminent
ly successful, so far as subscribers were
concerned.
"A large nmount of capital was sub
scribed quickly In May and June of that
year In July the notes received from
these subscribers were exchanged for
bonds through a New York banking house,
tho list exchange taking place on the last
day of July. 1914"
M1bW4N
r
BALLETS BRIGHTLY EXPRESS
IN TERMS OF NEEDLE AND DISft
-i i . .
Columbia Records "Prince Igor" Russiafi Danc,
Heralding Approach of Nijinsky Troupe
to This City
By tho Phonograph Editor
With ballet regnant at the Lvrto Theater,
and Nijinsky and hla Russian troupe) coming
to the Metropolitan this month, the follow
ing letter bears more than the usual In
terest which attaches to this form of dancv
The reference In the first paragraph Is tflr
an Inquiry of the phonograph editor In these
columns on October 26 concerning data on
ballet music In disc form.
Fir Th attached clipping cam te my
1 mousni i coma
ng to you to mention In your column.
1 1
no-
give
tic th ether dsr. and I ihousht I eoud
you eoms Information which might be interest-
mi
Columbia ciranhenhene Comoanr has
recorded a series et Russisri ballet music,
Th
cord
dr the direction of
Ansermet ram to our recor
year's conductor of the Russian bal
Ansermet ram to our recording laooraiori
personally and conducted these records. Reeori
hav been Issued of Schumsnn' "Csrnaval,
tin-
last
Mr.
Rrnest .Ansermet
net.
minn's "Csrnaval,"
of rtlmiky-Koreakow'a "Bcheheratad.e . and
t.es SlInhM.i
1y b announced
muslo by Chopin, will short-
A splendid aouoi nas Kfn
recorded In England and Issued by our com
pany In this country of the "Prlric Igor" bal
let, which Is also danc.t by the 8rg d
Diagnuerr troup. Tnia mases quue a "ni
Pleis collection of Russian ballet muslo. and no
doubt th readers will be glad to know that they
can aecur these records from Columbia dealers
In their city. Tour very truly,
TAUL HAYDN.
New Tork city.
Mr. Haydn, who, aside from Ms musically
distinguished name. Is editor of the Colum
bia catalog of records, Incloses several
monthly supplements which had never found
their way to this office before, but which
are doubly welcome now. From their pages
we have made excerpts, some of which will
be found printed in the weekly guide.
Without doubt the greatest novelty of all
these records Is No. 1. Many people saw the
Russian ballet dance these barbaric and
beautiful measures on the stage of the Met
ropolitan last season. Perhaps the New York
Metropolitan Opera Company will bring
over during Its pending season Borodin's
munlc drama, from ufhlch the dances are
taken. In any case. It Is a record well
flaw aiii fliaBj
worth the listening, and will prove
ceptahie addition to a collection
music differing aa It does so
the milder fflrms and gentler rear
such discs aa Nos. 4 and E, Hare ,m mm
the older schools of Francs tM S4MMI
aa contrasted with the new Run l uMW,
yet no less engaging on that acootrnt
It the phonograph collector's Uato YUM
toward splendor of design and rlehaeetf tt
tint In melody, ha ought to have ptayet ttr
him No. i, No better example et th
tinkling, rhythmic genius of Massenet eeMtW
be found. This record has much of tie
swaying glory of Spain In it: It It the srt
of thing that Instinctively make the )4
nod In time and the feet tap. And It wears
well, mentally,
Going to Italy next, ha may listen te Ma.
S, familiar to opera-goers. It la th
liked of all the excerpta from "La OH
conda," and summons up bright picture it
the ballet Itself. The Victor haa alto re
corded this number, but It la lmpostlM to
Include in the list this week all the rel
ballet offerings of the various companrea.
Perhaps we shall describe more Of the
later. '
Edison, has. In Nos. 10 and 11, twor-,
ords of operatic ballets. Both are whtoOM
often by nearly every one, and played fre
quently by theater orchestras. But thay
are not outworn yet melodlcally.
Four of the editor' personal net
are Nos. 6, 7, S and 9, How convlnelnctr
they Instance the remarkable comblnatM
of pure tune and harmonic pattern InVwhroh
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