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REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
Agency Tow,,sIlip

The republicans of Agency township
met in convention Friday evening and
were called to order by Committee
man Newell. On motion r. G. Hixon
was elected chairman, Will Reynolds
secretary. VIM. Foster and DR.. New
ell tellers, after which the following
delegates were chosen to attend the
convention to be held in Ottumwa,
June 30: Fred Bell, A. Mcdowell, j..
f. Newell, Geo. Stephens, G.. i. Nye,
township committeeman. There was
la large attendance and general salts
faction over the national ticket.
Polk Township.
The republicans of Polk township
met yesterday according to call. Sam
uel johnson was. chosen chairman and
G. H. Chisman secretary of the meet
ing. The following named gentlemen
were selected as delegates to attend
the county convention, to be held June
80: Samuel johnson, Alex Anderson,
Noyes Garfield, James Johnston, P. r.
Brooks, and G. II. Chisman. James
Johnston was selected as township
committeeman for the ensuing year.
os5' LIZ Suloiuttti, oCSlSldl u
Ninth Precinct Delegates.
At meeting of the electors of the
ninth precinct, Center township, the
following delegates and alternates were
selected to attend the republican coun-
ty convention next Saturday which is
called for the purpose of selecting del
egates to attend the republican state
convention after which ia. Hatch was
selected as committeeman:
Delegates-August johnson, j. A.
Hatch, George Shepherd, John M. Pc
tiers and H. III. Davis.
Alternates-S. Q. Hoyt and D. N.
Silence.
Green Township.
The republicans of Green township
met at the township house on June %
at 4 o'clock p. M, and selected three
delegates to the convention to be held
iii Ottuniwa June 80. The delegates
chosen are III. II. Garrison, Henry
White, VIM. j. Dexter Henry Smith
was chosen committeeman. B. +.
Blake secretary.
Columbia Township Delegates.
Columbia township, second precinct
have selected the, following delegates
to represent them at the coming
county convention next Sunday:
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for the purpose of selecting delegates
to the county convention to be held
in Ottumwa Saturday. June so. The
delegates selected are: VIM. Vaughn,
Il. q. Moore, j. NJ. Elder, I. w. jack
son, G. w. Beck, w. C. Redmon.
Miss Blanche Knight spent last week
in Oskaloosa with her sister, Mrs. Ollie
Wise.
VIM. Williams of Ottumwa attended
the Baptist services Saturday and San
day.
w. E. Elder and family of Ottumwa
spent Sunday at the house of their
uncle, j. NJ. Elder.
J. NJ. Elder was selected township
committeeman for the coming year.
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HuMESTON.

Humeston, June 6.Henry Thomas
came in off the road to spend Sunday
with his family.
Miss Ethel Crawford came home
Thursday evening from Creston.
Miss Katie Meaker, of Decatur City
is guest at the home of Will Craw-
ford and family this week.
j. w. Mccoy has completed his resi-
dence in Fairview and moved to same
last week.
Patrick Alfred, candidate for county
recorder, was in town Thursday on
business and was a guest at the Rev.
Bott home.
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DAHLONEGA

Dahlonega, June 26.-Quite nun.
Der of young people from this place at
tended an ice cream social at Narby
Saturday night. A good time is re.
ported.
LYNNE Lewis, who has been spend
ing the past two weeks with relatives
here, returned to her home in Ottum-
wa Saturday.
Dahlonega will not celebrate the glo.
rious fourth this year,
E TheSmen who were working on the
big well at the Comfy farm are on a
strike and work has stopped for a few
days.
A. A. Lewis, weigh master for Jno
Morrell & Co., spent Saturday night
and Sunday with his mother and other
relatives at this place.
Mrs. Chas. Mccoy visited at the pa.
rental Trout home Sunday.
Z. ID. Miller and son.. Sheldon, leave
for Wyoming this week, where they ex.
pect to make their future home.
Thomas Davis, of fremont, ILL.,, is
visiting at the home of his sister, Mrs
VIM. Lewis. He expects to be here
for quite while yet.
Several from here attended children's
day services at Salem NJ. E. church
Sunday night.
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BIDWELL.

Bidwell, June 26.-John Lathrop, of
Kirllville, is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. 81. T. Lathrop, this week, re-
turning Friday.
r. E. Perry made flying trip to Lu-
cerne, Mo-, Tuesday.
Miss Title Brooks attended lodge in
Ottumwa Tuesday evening.
Misses Mamie Gates and Fannie Will
liams attended the closing exercises at
No. 4 school Friday.
Mrs. Frank Garfield went to Ottum-
wa for a brief visit Wednesday.
Mrs. Catherine Lewis was in Ottum-
wa Wednesday and Thursday.
Roadmaster VIM. Shea was in Bid
well on business a couple of days this
week.
1t is authoritatively reported that
the c., M. & St. P. railway company
will build a spur out near the Hatfield
mine, formerly known as the Parker
mine. The new management expects
to make an output of about 100 tons
daily when preparations are complet-
ed.
Mrs. J. A. Chisman and family and
Miss Ola Williams spent Tuesday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew johnson near
Munterville.
John Evans, bridge repairer for c.,
NJ. & st. p, was repairing bridges near
Bidwel this week.
Pleasant Home is preparing to cele-
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brook, Messrs. George Duncan, McCord
lngraham, Ruby Barnes, G. Brown, w.
Loeb, Joe Pauline, Chas. Rex and Fred
Everett. The hours passed swiftly by
with dancing and music and the splen-
did hospitality and entertainment af-
forded was appreciated and enjoyed to
the fullest extent by those present.
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KIRKvILLE.

Kirlville, June 26.-At the republican
afternoon the following dele
gates from this precinct were
selected to attend the county
convention at Ottumwa, Jane 30. j.
w. Woods, Thomas Stout, Taylor Buff
ington, Frank G. Citizens, and III. X.
Kirkpatrick, with ID. W. Rubel, O. i.
McNair and Late Drummond as alter
mates.
j. w. Garyin was elected as town
ship committeeman from this precinct.
II. X. Kirkpatrick, chairman.
O. p. McNair, secretary.
Miss Florence Griffith, who for Is
years has been employed as one of the
teachers in the South Ottumwa schools
came up last week to spend few days
with her brothers, Irwin and Frank
Griffith and families.
j. Doty of Wauneta, Kansas, is
here visiting the families of j. r. Gour-
ley and c. A. Smith. Mr.. Doty is on his
return home from attendance at the
M. e. conference at Chicago wher>
he went as lay delegate.
Mrs. Maud Thomas OF Ottumwa is the
guest for a few days at the home of
her grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Suits.
Miss Annie Stevens and Monroe Mick
of Bladensburg were Sunday visitors
at the home of Mrs. G. Llewlyn.
Master VERNE Whitney IS on. the sick
list. ST
BY invitation OF the hostess, the ia-
dies of the Presbyterion church on last
Thursday held an informal meeting ut
the house OF Miss Maggie Mckee, to
talk over matters relating to the
church and church work. About n
N refreshments, consisting OF ice
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New York Market

New York, June s5.-Wheat. Sept.
)1M.
Corn. Sept. ,47ss.
Butter, firm, 16@19.
Eggs, dull, weak, 10@14.
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st. Louis Market

St. Louis, June 25.-Wheat, cash s42a
July ssh.
Corn, cash 4oA; July Al.
Oats, cash %; July 2511s.
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WILLARD.

/. Willard, June 2e.-Mrs. Richards
who has been visiting ner daughter
Mrs. Geo. Edwards, for the past week
returned to her home Friday.
A. G. Anderson and Walter Smith,
two of our most prosperous farmers.
We're in Ottumwa on business Friday.
Miss Bessie Wagers who has been
staying in Smoky Hollow for the past
month returned to her home last week
Many people from this vicinity At
tended the church social':,t Mnntervill,.
last Saturday, June %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sven Pearson were in
the city of AIunterville Wednesday.
Mrs. Hall and daughtef Ella were II
Blakesburg Wednesday.
The sid news has reached Willard
that Orval, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Peterson of BlalSesburg died Sunday
morning, June II, after 4 weeks severe
illness. All extend their sympathy to
the bereaved parents and friends. s
Misses Maggie and Ethel Llewlyn,
who visited with i. L. SodwiclS and
family last week have returned to their
home at Mystic.
Mrs. McGary and daughter Frances,
who have been away visiting relatives,
have returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Browne moved to
Willard last week,
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Chicago Live stock Market.

Chicago, June 25.-Cattle, $1,000; 1oc
lower; beeyes 4.4o@5.7o; cows 2.9o@
Abs; Texans 3.65@4.2o; stockers 3.oO@
Ats.
Hogs, 10000; 2sA@5c lower; mixed
5.1o@5.35; heavy 5:2O@5.35; light sos
@5.30.
Sheep, $4,000; about steady; $500
500; lambs 4.5o@6.75.
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DUDLEY,

Dudley, June 25.-In another week
the corn will have been laid by and
the farmers attention turned to the
harvesting of the crop of the wear
The first will be the rye and wheat.
of which both promises fair yield Der
acre; but owing to the dry weather Al
the time Of seeding, very little oi
either was sown in this community.
The oats is looking we'll, and il nc
heavy rains or winds come before it is
harvested a heavy crop may be looked
for.
o. w. Hasselrooth and family of Pc.
kay spent Saturday and Sunday with
relatives here.
Seiford Engstrom and Albert Sven.
son of Ottumwa spent several days
with relatives and friends near here
last week
Miss Helma Ostrum OF Ottumws
came up to Dudley on No. 9 last Fri
day and from here went to MunterviIle
where she Will visit with friends fol
several days.
Chas. Anderson of Ottu1mwa has been
spending several weeks at the John
Peterson home south of town.
Pet Anderson and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Z. Gustavison and Miss Emily
Peterson returned to Ottumwa on No.
4 Sunday evening after short visit
with relatives near here.
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AGENCY.

Agency, June 25.-Mrs. n. s. Wheaton
and son John attended ,hs wedding OF
Rev. John Walker and Miss Hobart
at Mt. Pleasant last week. Rev. Walker
was a former Agency boy and his many
friends wish the couple long AMI
happy life. Their future home will be
Crystal Lake, la.
Ed Hill, a recent graduate from The
Iowa State normal school at Cedar
Falls, is visiting his father, Rev. j. b.
Hill.
Mrs. Alex Giltner who mac been in
the hospital at Kirksville, Mo-. for
some time, has returned home muc.l
improved in health.
fa Jacob Myers has improved his house
by painting it.
Miss Matte Miller Of Des Moines
visited over Sunday here.
G. c.. Cremer and family visited at
Blakesburg last week.
John Reeves has bought the Cowga1
Bros. milk route which runs from here
to Ottumwa.
Mrs. Chas. Best and 'auphters, Of
Omaha, Neb., are visiting relatives here
Miss Grace Sterling of Competine
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Sa a Royal over Sunday.
left this morning for Chicago to visit
relatives.
The Congregational Sunday scho,7
will hold picnic on July 4, on the
banks of the Des Moines river.
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CHILLICOTHE.

Chillicothe, June 26.-Frank Hull re-
turned to Hiteman last Friday after a
two weeks visit with relatives and
| friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Quist and children
who have been visiting the past week
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. Blu
tin, returned to their home in Essex
Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Berry and baby and Mrs.
A. d. Allen returned Wednesday from
a visit with relatives in Frederic.
Mrs. D. T. Rambo returned Monday
from Leando where she has been visit
ing relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Dunning have
moved into the Washington house
which was recently vacated by Mr.and
Mrs. Mccall, who went to Ottumwa to
make their future home
Mr.. and Mrs. Alb Conwell spent Sun
day in South Ottumwa at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Warren.
| The ladies' aid society will meet next
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. T. S.
Hill.
Mrs. Geo. Olney, of Mt. Ayr, accom-
panied by her daughter, Mrs. Bertha
johnson, of Abba, arrived Monday to
visit relatives and friends.
| Miss Lula Dickson very pleasantly
entertained a number of her friends at
a party last Thursday evening. Ele-
CANT refreshments were served. Those
present We're Messrs. and Mesdames
VIM. Dickson, Andrew j Johnson, Misses
Anna Garfield, Dora Warren, Katie
Conwell, Gertie Pierson, Minnie Yo-
kun, Florence Warren, Esther Allen,
Alice johnson, Cora Johnson, Flora
johnson, Elizabeth Berry, Gene Dick
son, Messrs. Luther Keplar, Abe Stu
Der, Claude Berry, Claude Kitterman,
Henry Kitterman, Frank Garfield, Ere
Johnson, Wilfred johnson, Claude Ba-
lser, John Frasier, Chris Yokum, Roy
Sackett, Sam Wagner and Charlie Hal
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ALBA.

Is Abba, June 23.-The dwelling of Z.
A. McCreary is undergoing extensive
repairs with an addition on the west.
Entries are being driven in the new
shaft recently put down by the Hook
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THE MARKETS.
Yiaible suppIy.

Chicago, June 25.-Visible wheat.
As, 900 bushels; corn, 12,162,0O0 bu-
shells; oats, 1881, 900 bushels.
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RABY,S
BIRTH

can be entirely avoided by the use Of
liniment of priceless value to all women.
Sold by all druggists at one dollar per
bottle. !,
A booklet, giving all details, will be
sent free by Bradfeld Regulator Company,
Atlanta. Ga.
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brate the national birthday. Particu-
lars later.
Ben Grooms was an .Ottumwa pas
senger on No. 2 Thursday evening.
b. p. Garfield went to Ottumwa on
No. 2 Friday evening.
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BUNCH

Bunch, june; 26-The prospects for
crops were never better. Quite lot
of corn is already laid by and is look
ling fine. While the oats are making a
good showing the hay crop is short.
Some have already commenced putting
up hay. Fruit of all kinds is good and
if nothing comes to damage the crops
the farmers will be well prepared tc
live thru the cold blasts of another
winter. 1t has been many years since
crops OF all kinds have been so far ad.
vanced at this time of the year.
Mrs. Laru Scott and little~son, Rus.
sell, are spending a week with her sis.
ter, Mrs. d. w. Baker, of Chillicothe.
| John Morrison purchased new bug.
gy one day last week of VIM. Fritz, OF
Blakesburg.
II. j. Humphrey and daughter Flor
ence left Tuesday for Salt Lake City
where they will remain for while and
then to Denver.
Eldridge Brown took the train at
Bunch for Kansas City last Tuesday.
B. +. Coop took the train for Kan
sas last Monday where he expects to
remain thru harvest.
Claude Baker, of Chillicothe, called
on relatives in this locality last Tues
day.
Robert Lepart has returned from the
Ozark mountains where he went fol
bis health. ,,ss
| w. j. Steele has bought the whole
Paris estate and will improve our city
quite good deal in the near future.
| Report of school in district No. 3
township of Keokulk, county of Wa
pello, for the term commencing April
16 and closing June 20: Number en-.
rolled, 81; average number belonging
1874; average daily attendance, 29.3;
Pupils present 81; visitors 81, total, "a;
number of cases of hardness 6.
About 10 o'clock the visitors began
coming in with well filled baskets and
so continued until school was dismiss.
ed at noon for social conversation
which all enjoyed, and to partake OF
the bounteous repast which was spread
in the lovely grove in the school yard
In the afternoon the party were en-.
tertained by a very interesting pro.
gram which was furnished by all the
pupils (37) taking an active part. The
following are the names of visitors
present: Oliver 10y, Blanche Milford
Gustava MILFORD, Amy Sedore, Minnie
| Wilkins, Stella Thomas, Ella Thomas
Ola Thomas, Anna Thomas, Mary Diet
ers, Bertha Woodside, Anna Deford
| Ora Turner, Elmer Deford, James De
ford, Roy Goodwin, Ray Goodwin, Eva
Rupe, Jennie Rupe, Fife Rupe, Chas
Thomas, Smith. Thomas, Grant Thorn
as, Herman Deiters, Clara Deiters, Lee
Deiters, Martha Awnings, Frank Tho
mas, Willie Deford, Harvey Turner
Edith Brooks, Myrtle Goudy, Ona Gou
dy, Dora Post, Harvey Clark, Ira Clark
Roy Carsner, Jesse Kline, Mrs. Deford
Mrs. Goodwin, Aiesdames Rupe, Rhine
Dunning, Koontz, Brooks, Deiters, Ow.
ings, Marchand, Turner and Deburn
Messrs. Deburn, Brooks, Deford, Rupe
Goodwin and Dunnipg. A farewell adj
dress was given by Miss AIDA Cruik
shank, teacher.
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cream and cake, were served and gen-
eral good time was enjoyed by all.
Miss Fannie Thompson, who has been
one of the teachers. in the schools at
Crete, Neb., the past year, is at home
for the summer vacation.
S Master Jimmie Dice is down sick with
symptoms of typhoid fever.
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Chicago Produce Marker.

Chicago, June 25.-Wheat, June s5;,
July Sc. 8
Corn, June 41ss; July 411a.
Oats, June 25%; July 25A.
Pork, June 12.321a; Sept. 12.52A@
1856 -
Lard, June 6.s7ll; Sept. 7os1s.
Ribs, June s.e5@e.e777s; Sept. 7.os.
Rye. July 61A.
Barley, 4o@4s.
Flax, $50.
Timothy, Sept. 3.7o.
Clover, 500.
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Chicago Poultry luarkeA
licago Isutter and sE.- nIark.

Dressed poultry steady, turkeys, G.;
chickens, s@13; spring chickens, 10.
Chicago 'Bntter and Egg Market.
Chicago, June 25.-Butter, firm;
creameries 14@19; diaries, 13@161a.
Eggs. firm, IL.
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SELMA.

SELMA.
Selma, June 26-The Number
school east of town, taught by Miss
Nellie d. Morrow, closed last Friday,
Two of the pupils, Amy Bowen and
Bertha Greenfield, completed the
course of study by taking the eNamin III
alton as prepared by the county SUI
perintendent and received their diplo-
mas the last day..
Sanford NJ. Bowen made a business
trip to Keosaauqua Tuesday.
Samuel Morrow was recent caller
at r. M. Bowen's.
LEANDO.
Leando, June 26.-Whiting Fellows,
one of the pioneers of this county. pass
ed away Monday night at his home,
near this place. He was 70 years OF
age. The funeral services, conducted
by Rev. Shane, We're held at the home
Wednesday and the remains We're laid
to rest in the Fellows cemetery across
the river from Keosauqua. The burial
ceremony was in charge of the /. o.
o. r., of which organization he had
been faithful member for a number
of years.
During the storm of last "Wednesday
Frank Nelson's barn was struck by
lightning, burning to the ground. One
horse was lost.
The basket meeting ut Chequest
Sunday was well attended. A number
from here went.
Joe Strang and wife, of Selma, visit
ed his brother there last week.
Theodore Miller, of Keokuk, visited
relatives here the past week.
The evening times., 1900-03-16
SEEKING STOLEN BOOKS.
= Queer Explanation of Peculiar
Advertisement.

NORFOLK. Va, March 16-Au interesl-
ing story attaches 10 the following adver-
tiscment received by the New York Her
aid" and signed by Miss Henrietta A
Ball. 204 Cumberland Street. this city.
This is 10 certify that ! have employed
Gargan and Daily. detectives. 10 get pos
session of my two books. All persons hav-
ing copies in their possession are requested
20 hand them over on application. Posi-
tiTcly 10 one has any right 90 them
Miss Ball. an old lady. was sought by the
reporter. who found her at the address
given in the advertisement. The house in
which sac lives is Occupied jointly by Miss
Ball and Mrs Elizabeth Jones. It was en-
tered last week BY a negro burglar. who
attacked Mrs. jones and beat her cruelty
With a club. That the incident had not
been forgotten was evident when the en-
quirer was met al the door by three stall
wart men. who made careful enquiries as
TO the business which brought him before
he was admitted.
Miss Ball finally appeared. and explained
the advertisement She said the books
advertised for were left her By her great
grandfather. Jonathan Ball. an English
man. Fellow OF the Royal Society. and a
Auinlatndlist or repuie, ana WhO-e col
lection Of CCiCs VAS world-famOus. sac
said he left her two books containing Ger
tihcates Of deposit in the Royal Depcsitc-
ries OF Russia. Prussia Austria. and Elg-
land 90 the value Of several millions OF
dollars. She said her father. who received
the books iu 1888, was a careless mar. and
many years ago some one stole them from
him Copies CT them are. however. in tbs
royal archives Of various European com
tries. but she preferred TO trace the orig
irals. She said she was in New York last
week and saw Mayor Van WyCk who rec
ommcrded 10 her the firm Of detectives
referred 10 in the advertisement. The 1t
Tie old lady spoke Of the advertisement
ard the loss OF the books very sOimenIy
The loss Of the money al this time. she
said would seriously Inconvenience her
The evening times., 1900-03-16
ITALY's COTTON INDUSTRY.
Consul Jarvis Reports an ras,-eas,
OF Production

Consul Jarvis Reports nn rles-ease
OF Production.
". J. Jarvis. Consul 20 Nila- IS writ
ten To the State Department resns citing
the cotton interests OF italy, As follows:
The growth Of the Italian cc',on In
dustry has caused a corresponding in
crease in the importation Of the raw ma
terisl aud. as the greater percentage OF
this comes from the United states. the fol-
lowing notes and statistics-taken from
the most excellent work on Italian exports
by Dr LeopCldo Sabbatini, Secretary Of
the Milan Chamber Of Commerce. and just
published-may prove Of interest
In 1871 thCrc were c1iy 70 500 tons Of
raw cotton imported into Itaiy. In 1851
this had increased % IS 500 tons. in 1881
10 - geo tons. and in 1888. TO To- 800 tons
This Increase in the importation Of raw
material and the building up Of the ItaI-
ian cotton manufactures has necessarily
caused a decrease in the importation Of
manufactured goods and even developed
the export OF cotton manufactures. The
impcrt Of spun cotton. from a maximum OF
1860 tons In 1876. has been gradually
reduced 20 about zoo tons
The i'm ports Of cotton textiles were
quite extensive unHl 1887. averaging about
lANth tons per year irDm 1871 10 lShO. dnu
about L. 200 tons annually for The succeed
ing seven years In iSSS. ewing no doubt
20 the new customs duties. the importation
Cf cotton textiles fell 10 about 7.1oO tons
and kept al that amount until 1891. when
the home production was better able TO
meet foreign competition. and the imports
were gradually reduced 10 100 tons in
lSgS
There had been a slight expectation Of
cotton manufactures before ISSS. but it
IS only since 1S9f that the expectation
has exceeded the Importation.
The average expectation OF spun cot
ton from 1871 10 1875 was scarcely twenty
and CTc-half tons per year. whiis from
1876 20 1850 it was about i53 tons per year
In the following five years the expectation
decreased 10 about 100 tons per year; but
from 1856 10 1890 it took a jump 70 80
tons and from t'ist time on increased as
follows Six hundred tens in 1892 200
tons IN 1859 I 100 tons for the ycars 1897
aud 1893. $50 tons in 1896. $3.50 tons in
1881 and = goo tons in 1888
The development uf he expCr; OF cot
ton te1 tiles has been frcm an average Of
about Us tons from 1871 10 1870 to- an av-
erage o: some SI5 tons per year for the
foIloWinE decade FROM lSS6 the CNpOrta-
tioh Increased slowly until 1881 when it
reached I .2t0 tons In 1892 90 went TO
2.l50 tons, in -Ss3 20 2.S50 tons. in 1885,
.. 100 tons, in 1895. ESQ tons, falling back
in 1885, 10 $3.50 tons. and reaching 1880
tons in ISqN"