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Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, March 24-At the begin ming of business today the condition of the United States treasury was
 Working balance in treasury offices, s25,547,912
 In banks and Philippine treasury $3l,- e36110. ss3. .265, 525
 Ordinary receipts yesterday were s1,- e6O,sS2, with ordinary disbursements of $2.5 ,1S6.
 The deficit to date this fiscal year is s3,OO7, ,3OS, as against s20,540,47 at this time last year.
 These figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
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Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Steady; middling. 145sc; net receipts, 34S7 gross receipts, 34S7; sales, 7S5. stock, 91,015.
 New Orleans: Firm middling, 14 16c; net receipts, 54S; gross receipts, 54S; safes 1850. stock, 11S, ,S66; coastwise, ISL
 Mobile: Quiet; middling, 14Ac; net re- ceipts, 222; gross receipts, 222; sales, 6O stock, 12,SSS3; coastwise, 135.
 Savannah: Nominal; middling, 14ssc; net receipts, 1195 gross receipts, 1026; sales, 400; stock, 61909 coastwise, 1ol5
 Charleston: Nominal; net receipts, 70; gross receipts, 70; stock, 21,326; coastwise, 20.
 Wilmington: Nominal; net receipts, leO; gross receipts, 190; sales, 33; stock, 29Sb.
 Norfolk: Steady; middling, 141sc; net receipts, POP; gross receipts, 40S; sales, S5 stock 17,312; coastwise. 1026.
 Baltimore Nominal; middling, 14Bc; net receipts, 6s9; gross receipts, 6S9; stock, 3Ol3 continent, 6S2.
 New York: Quiet; middling, IA 60c net receipts, 3O7; gross receipts, 1144; sales, S94; stock, 21317S; France. 821; coastwise. 45O.
 Boston: Quiet; middling, 14.6Oc; gross receipts. 379; stock, 7732; continent, IA.
 Philadelphia: Quiet; middling, 14.S5c; stock 2792; continent, 200.
 Brunswick: Net receipts, 9S; gross re- ceipts. 9S; stock, 2S6s; coastwise, 143.
 Gulfport: Net receipts, 1o2; gross re- ceipts, 102; stock, 2149.
 Newport News: Net receipts, 7s; gross receipts, 76; coastwise, 76
 Total today at all ports: Net, HS1; France, S21; continent, S96; stock, 55S, 129.
 Consolidated at all ports: Net, 49.5ol; Great Britain, 25,623; France, 6125: conti- nent, 30 008; Japan, 1730.
 Total since September 1 at all ports: Net, 7,87S,493; Great Britain, 3,007 495; France, S4s,s92; continent, 2,5l42ss Japan, 13S, SS9; Mexico, 1725
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New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, March 4.-Spot cotton firm, unchanged; sales on the spot, $50 bales: to arrive, 1500. Low ordinary, 11bc nominal: ordinary, Il 15-16c nominal; good ordinary, 1Sasc; strict good ordinary 1sao; low middlng. 141-16c; strict low middling, 14 5-16c; middling, 14 9-16c; strict middling, IA 1S-16c; good middling, 15c; strict middling 15 3-16c; middling fair, 1E 7-16c; middling fair to fair. 15 13-16c; fair Is S-16c nominal. Receipts, 543; stock 11S, ,S66.
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20 TO 1 HORSE
 WINS STEEPLECHASE

Liverpool. March 24.-The Grand Ma tional Steeplechase of 5000 sovereigns, for 5-year-olds and upward, was won today by Glenside, an outsider, against whom the betting was 20 to 1. Rathnally was second and Shady Girl third. Twenty-six horses started.
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HUBBARD BROS. 6 co.
COTTON MERCHANTs.

Hanover Square, New York.
 York Cotton Ex- ienar se. New York Coffee Exchange. Ieaew Orleans Cotton Exchange. Chicago hoard of Trade. Associate MembeFu
 kAyespeel Cotton Assosastien e
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New York Money

New York, March 24-Close prime mer- cantile paper, 4G4A per cent; sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers bills, 4s4.25 for 60 day bills and at 4S6.1O for demand; commercial bills .4S3s4; bar silver 525sc; Mexican dollars, l5c; government bonds steady railroad bonds, irregular. Money on call steady, 2AQ23s per cent; ruling rate, 2ss per cent; closing bid, 24 per>cent; offered 2A per cent; time loans, dull; sixty days 212 per cent; ninety days, 2s4 per cent; six months, 3A per cent. q
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 ern soft $l5.50d16.
 Live Stock Market Chicago, March -Cattle-Receipts 1900 Market strong. Reeves S5.20 c 6.75, Texas steers S4.5O@ o.65; western steers S4.80@5.S0, stockers $4G5S0 cows and heifers $2.65 e 5.90, calves $5.25@725. Hogs-Receipts 2S,000. Market strong for light grades; others weak. Light s6.sc@T20, mixed $4.65@7.10, heavy s6.4o069O, rough s6.40@S.65, good to choice heavy s6.65 o 6.90. pigs $6.60@ 710, bulk of sales $6.7006.S5. Sheeu--Receipts 5000. Market steady. Native $3.15@5.35. western s3.30@ 5.45, yearlings S4.75@5.60, native lambs $5 e 5.60, western s5.25@ 6.6O.
 St. Louis. March 24.-Cattle-Re- ping and export steers sG@6.75, dressed beef and butcher steers s5.50@6.50, stockers $4.50M5.T5, cows and heifers $4.2506.25, calves $5@5, Texas and In dian steers $4.50@6.50, cows and heif- CTS $3.50@5.
 Hogs-Receipts 900. Market higher. Pigs and lights se@7.2o. packers s6.7J 071O.
 Sheep-Receipts 1000. Market 1O@15c higher. Native mutton sS.75 @4.S5, lambs s4.65@6.65. stoekers $3@3.25.
 Kansas City, March 24.-Cattle-Re- ceipts TOO including 100 southerns. Market strong. Dressed beef and ex- port steers $5.90@65 western steers s475Q6, stockers s4.6o@5.9o, southern steers $4.60@6, southern cows $3.40@ 5. native cows $3@550, native heifers s475@6.15, calves s4.50@7.50.
 Hogs-Receipts $500. Market steady to 5c lower. Bulk of sales s6.5oQ 6.S0, heavy $6550665. packers and butch CTS s6.65@6.75. lights s675@6.S5.
 Sheep-Receipts 5000. Market steady. wethers $4.35@5.25, ewes S4@5.1o stockers and feeders $3.50@ 450.
 New Orleans Rice Market
 New Orleans. March 24-All grades in. the rice market were reported steady to- day. There were no transactions in the rough Honduras.
 Receipts: Rough, 1254; millers, 479; clean, 739.
 Quotations Rough Honduras, unchang- ed 1S003.05c; Japan, unchanged, 1.S0dO Sc; clean Honduras, -3441sc; Japan, 2A q33sc.
 Sales: Rough Honduras none; Japan, 3.01@2 3O&2.6Oc; clean Honduras, 2.35Q1AGp 4Ac; Japan, 1.2o@2 1i-16Q2 13-16c. Cotton Seed Oil New York, March 24-The market for cottonseed oil was weak today under general liquidation on the weakness in lard and crude oil, closing at a net de- cline of to 20 points. Total sales, 16,90O March, 625d6 BOG; April 6.2S@6.S1c; May, 6S5&6.S7c; June, 6.41G6.45c; July. 6.470a G. 4Sc; prime crue, 520@5. 33c; summer yell low 6Q6.5Oc winter, 6.2oQ7ci summer white. 6.20&7c. New orleans, March 24-Cottonseed oils Prime refined in barrels, per pound, 640c i Choice meal, per cent ammonia, per long ton, $27.25; choice cake, per cent ammonia, s25.25.
 Savannah, March 24-Turpentne, firm, $1. .061s; sales, 10l; receipts, 3O9; shipments, 39S; stocks, 9S6. Resin firm sales, lIlI; receipts. 1922; shipments, 1852; stocks, 50s7 quote: B. $500; D. $S05: E. $S10; F. $S.221a G. $s.25 H. $S.27h;, I. $S.32ih K. $S.35; M. ss.S7la; N. sS.4o; Wg $s.i21a wv. $.4o
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York. March 24-(Special.)-To- days market was extremely narrow creeping higher on expectations of bull ish weekend figures. Upon this publica- tion realizing appeared from early buy CTS, the market closing steady al slight advance. The visible supply, both of our stocks and cotton held in the south, is owned by the bulls. and in face of the strong statistics the trade is not disposed to oppose any advance in the market, but prefer to withdraw, un- til they are able to see more clearly now the disparity between the selling price of the raw material and that of finished goods Is to be adjusted. Recent cuts sn the dry goods market indicate a desYre to turn cloth into cash, even at consid- erable loss. rather than face prospects of new yield with storehouses full of goods spun out of high-priced cotton. Inc public and trade realizing these condi- tions, wait some factor to show wnsch is to move first the price of raw material or of finished goods.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis March 24.-Cash wheat: Rack No 2, 9O@94c; No. 3 hard, S6@ 94c Corn, lower; track No. 2, 441a @ 46c; No. ? white, 461s @47hc. Oats. lower; track No. 2, 31Ac; Mo- white, 32hc Wheat futures, lower; May 8Sc; ulJy, SEA- @S6Ac. Corn, lower; May, 47c; July, 4SAc. Oats, lower; May, 3Osa @3O1kc; July, 29kc,
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Cash quotations were as follows:
 Flour-Easy.
 No 3 Rye-91 1ac
 Feed or Mixing BarleyL65@ soc.
 Fair to Choice Malting-99c@$1
 Flax Seed-No. 1 southwestern, $2.35k; No. 1 northwestern, $247k
 Timothy Seed--$11.60.
 Clover-S15.50.
 Mess Pork-Per bbli s16.75@17.
 Lard-Per 100 lbs, $S.55.
 Short Ribe, Sides-Loosce, $825Q9. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $912h O s.25
 Butter-Steady; creameries, 15Q24c; dairies, 14@20c.
 Eggs-Steady; receipts, 17,571 cases; at mark, cases included, 13x @14c; firsts, 15c; prime firsts, 151ac
 Cheese-Steady; daisies, 13A @131sc; Twins, 111a @12c; Young Americas, 131s @14c; Long Horns, 131a Q14c.
 Potatoes-Strong; choice to fancy, 46 @4Sc; fair to good, 43@45c.
 Poultry-Firm; turkeys, dressed, 19c; hens, live, 15hc; springs, live. 151sc.
 Veal-Steady; 50 to 60 lb. wts., 6@7c; 60 to S5 lb. wts., 7@9hc; S5 to 110 ID. wts., 9s @11c.
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Interior Movement

Houston: Steady; middling, 1412c; net receipts, 1878; gross receipts, 1878; ship ments, 2267; sales, 135; stock, 6S,301.
 Augusta: Steady; middling, 14s4c: net receipts, 123; gross receipts, 123; ship ments, S07; sales, 1l33; stock, 5O,40o.
 Memphis: Steady; middling. 147sc; net receipts, 3l7; gross receipts, 1251, ship ments, 2911; sales. 1250; stock, 154,239
 St. Louis: Quiet; middling, 147sc: net receipts, 125; gross receipts, 1886; ship ments, 1261; stock, 22,20S.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts, 1883; gross re- ceipts. 1883; shipments. 1878; stock, 1s6T.
 Louisville: Firm middling. 147sc; net receipts, 200; gross receipts, POO; ship ments, 46; sales, 134; stock. 12o.
 Little Rock: Quiet midding, IA 5-16c; net receipts, Al; gross receipts, Al; ship ments, 1SS; stock. 26,542.
 Total today: Net receipts, 4417; gross receipts, e612; shipments, ss54; sales, 27o2; stock, 341. .4S7.
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, March 24.-ClosiHg spot col ton, good business done; prices, ponts higher. American middling fair, 92ld; good middling. 7.s9d; low middling, 7.oSd 1; good ordinary, 727d; ordinary, 7.02d.
 The sales of the day were 12,0oo bales, of which 15O0 were for speculation and export and included 11,50o American. Re- ceipts, 5000 bales, including TOO American.
 Futures opened and closed steady. March, March-Apri. 7.52d; April-Mays May-June. 7.511kd; June-July, 7.4Tkd; July-August 7.421ad; August-September 7.19,ad September-October, 6.s6d; Octo- ber-November, 6.721ad; November-Decem- Der, esd: December-January. e.67idi January February, 6.67d.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, March 24.-Cash wheat, weak to 1c lower; No. 2 hard, S4@94c; No. 2 red, 90@92c. Corn, hc lower; No. mixed, 441s @45c; No. white, 44H @45c. Oats, unchanged; No. 2 white, s1 F @32c: No. 2 mixed. 30@31c. Wheat futures: May, S4@S4hc sellers; July, S3 5sc bid September, S3ss @S3 s4 c. Corn: May, 46ssc sellers; July. 471sc bid; September 4SB @48Hc bid.
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Cotton Receipts

New York, March A.-The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September 1:
 Galveston, 2,5S7,924; New Orleans. 1,S7o.. 424; Mobile 232,319; Savannah. 1881, ,216; Charleston, 273,003; Wilmington, 394, Al i; Norfolk. 52SSs3 Baltimore, 95,S53; New York. 7362; Boston, 34,357; Newport News. 1864; Philadelphia, 315; San Francisco, 7s- 122: Brunswick. 212.655; Port Townsend, b6O3S; Pensacola, 107.121; Portland. Ore, 800; Port Arthur and Sabine Pass, I9S,- 273: Jacksonville, 22,OO2: Fl Paso, 55; La redo. Tex, 400 Georgetown, 1855; Cuff port. 34,211; Texas City, 306,913: minor ports. 46S7: total 7,S7S, ,493 bales.
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New York Cotton Futures

Weekly Cotton Statistics. New York, March 24.-The follow ing statistics on the movement of cot ton for the week ending Friday, March 24 were compiled by the New York cotton exchange:
 WEEKLY MOVEMENT.
 This Year, Last Year.
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Dry Goods

New York, March 24.-In the cotton goods market wide sheetings have been revised to q basis of 2S cents for 10-< Pequot bleached. a drop of cents yard. Export trade was light.
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Live Stock Market

northern, No southern and No. 1 south ern soft $l5.50d16.
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Empire Audit COTnpany

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Weeks Exports

New York arch 24-Exports, merchan- disc and dry goods at the port of New York for the week ending March Is, were valued at 21,3147O1; imports specie for the port of New York for the ending today were s1s4,317 silver and $49s,o6o gold
 Exports specie for the week were a,- o7e,53S silver, s320O gold.
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Weekly Interior Cotton Towns

Albany: Shipments, 12; stock, S07. Athens: Receipts, all; shipments, 2OA5; stock, 796o.
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Lyerpool Statistics

Liverpool, March 4.-The following are the weekly cotton statistics: Imports all kinds. 550O0 bales; imports American. 46,0o0; stock all kinds, 1,2220o0; stock American, 1,1o4,0O0; American forwarded, 79,o00; total exports, 17.s00.
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LOCAL SECURITIES

:. Total sales for the day, I52,200 shares
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Metal Market

New York. March 24-Standard copper weak; spot, March, April May and June, s11 7C@11.9O. London steady; spot, 954 lis Sd; futures, G55 2s Cd.
 Custom house returns show exports so far this month of 16753 tons. Lake cop per, SIP 25Gi 621s; eectrolytic, 12371a@12. 50 castings, $12Q12.25.
 Tin firm; spot and March, $40Q40. 50; April, $39.s7Hd dg4O.50; May 39.SO@ 4O50; June, $39. 75dI 4O.5O. London steady; spot, G184 los i; futures, f1S3 12s Cd.
 Lead steady; $445@4.50 New York; $4. 27Ma4321s East St. Louis, London. e13. Spelter steady; spot s5.55G5.65 New York; 6. 471sG5.55 East St. Louis; London, e23. Iron-Cleveland warrants, AIS 101ad in London. Locally iron steady; No. 1 foun-
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Coffee Market

New York, March 24-The market for coffee futuoes opened steady at decline of points in sympathy with somewhat disappointing European cables, but offer ings were light. firm offers from Brazil showed little chane on the average and during the middle of the day prices work cd up to a net advance of about to 5 points. Realizing caused slight reaction later, the close being steady, net 1 point higher to points lower. Sales, 12,25O tags. March, April and May, 10.51c; June, 10.4Sc; July, 10.45c; August, 10.37c; Sep tember, 102Sc; October, 10.03c; November, t.99c; December, January and February, 9.90c. Havre reacted after a higher open ing. but rallied. closing at a net advance of F to 4 francs. Hamburg was A to F pig. lower. Rio unchanged at>7 SIX 2.25; Santos 50 reis higher. As SIX 500; 7s 6 sx 200. Receipts at the two Brazilian ports, 13000 bags, against holiday last year. Jundiahy receipts, 27OO bags. New York warehouse deliveries yesterday, 30o0 bags, against 10.626 last year. Spot: Rio No. !, 12Ac; Santos, No. 4, 13ssc. Mild coffee quiet Cordova. 13s4@15Ac nominal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-16
Lake City Miscellany.

Special to Times Republican.
Lake City, March 1s-Rev. Henry
Black Burns, pastor of the Methodist
church, has completed his lecture tour
for the season, after having filled dates
in about 100 towns mostly In Iowa, but
partly in Minnesota and the Dakotas,
Fire caused by sparks from a pass-
ing engine last night set fire to some
hay stacks on the J. II. Sandy farm
east Of town. and burned two large
stacks.
The funeral of H. g. Shutes, an old
settler Of the county, was held last
week at Lanesboro, nine miles eo11th-
east Of Lake City. The body OF Thorn
az G. Lovett, living three miles south
Of town. was laid to rest last week in
the local Catholic cemetery. William
Brown, who passed away in South Da-
kota, was brought here for burial last
week The funeral Of Mrs. Frederika
Struck was held here last week, in
terment being made in Lake City Gem
etery.
The March term Of the district court,
viii olen ssia1 CT IS, g. ::s!es, time the
trial Jurors are to be present Judge
F. NJ. Powers, Of Carroll, will be on
the bench. There are no matters of
importance to come before tn court
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The Horse Mraket.

Chicago, March 1o.-Good horses are
in the ascends Mt, that is. buyers are
going after them with more rigor than
earlier In the week and are paying
stronger prices for the strictly at
tractive offerings. Common farm
horses. on the other hand, are headed
downward and move slowly at further
reduction in prices. the supply being
far In excess Of the more pressing
needs of the trade With this division
clearly understood the auction sale
progressed satisfactorily today and a
fair clearance Of the supply on hand
was effected. but sellers found 1t I'M
perative to shade prices of plain horses
before this result could be accom-
p!shed
Receipts for the first half Of this
week total approximately 1859 head,
against 2,502 head the preceding week
and 1876 the corresponding three days
a year ago This indicates that this
week Will again exceed the preceding
ore in point of the number of horses
marketed. making it the fourth consec-
utive week that arrivals made an ex-
ceptionally large aggregate. In view
of this fact. maintenance of values at
within striking distance Of the high
spots of the year has necessitated con-
slant nursing of the market on the
part OF local commission men and the
necessity Of unabated vigilance on the
part of country shippers. who are
warned against paying excessively high
prices for horses in first hands. is more
Imperative than ever.
There are numerous orders here to-
day for good to choice drafters at $3.50
to $3.50. and few strictly fancy ami
mails OF the staH-fed 100 to 1900
pound type. sell up to $3.50 q 300,
with the general run Of fair to good
workers at s1s5Gt1s Stocky farm
chunk and we'll sha ped, high bred
mares cleared at s1759ss5, with the
common farm offerings down to $3.50
145, according to quality. The general
market is active at the following range
Of auction prices:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-16
NO FREE TRADE PROPOSAL.
Canada Denies Negotiations Wsr
Opened at Conference.

canada Denies negotiations were
Opened At Conference.
Ottawa. March 1S.-'No proposals
for general free trade between Canada
and the United States were made to
Canada by American commissioners in
the recent negotiations" said Finance
Minister Fielding in parliament.
III the American commissioners had
authority to make such proposals. they
were not given the opportunity because
at the very outset we gave them to UNI
derstand that, speaking generally, we
were not prepared to have manufac-
tured articles included In the list for
reciprocity"
The statement was made In reply
to q question as to what foundation
there was for q statement, credited to
President Taft, that he had instructed
the American tariff commissioners to
offer Canada mutual FREQ trade In
everything, but that tho Canadian COM
miseioners would not consider free
trade in manufactured products as they
feared competition with tho better or
sanized American industries.
while President Taft IL no doubt
right in his statement" said Mr..
Fielding, still for the reason I have
given. the offer was never formally
made"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-16
,NrEREsra OF UNITED STATES IN
REPUBLIC TO SOUTH LARGE
AND VARIED.
MONEY SEEKS INVESTMENT
SOUTH OF RIO oRANpE
American Interests Estimated 40 High
a. Billion and . Haif-Trads With
Republic Also 10 Extsnsive-Sixty
Per Cent Of Imports Como From This
Country.
Especial Correspondence

washington, March 16.-Accurate IN
formation as to the amount OF Amer
lean capital invested in Mexico is diff
cult to obtain. It is largely a matter
OF estimate and the estimates vary
widely. 1t Is clear. however. that the
American holdings are OF enormous
value and that s1.OO0.ooo.00o is not an
exaggerated figure for them. Consu!
General Shanklin recently estimated
American holdings In Mexico at bill
lion dollars and said there were $4,000
American residents. Admittedly. how
ever. the figures on the holdings are
merely estimated and 1t may we'll be
this Is too conservative a figure.
Some other estimates have put the
value OF the American properties at a
billion and a half dollars and CHIEF 0.
P. Austen, Of the bureau OF statistics
here. who Is perhaps the ablest and best
informed sta,istician in Washington,
said today 1t was quite possible the
total would reach that staggering
amount Mr.. Austin made careful In
vestigation into this question about ten
years ago. He found at that time that
the American investments in Mexico
were growing rapidly, at the rate OF
800 100000 a year. Knowing of this
rapid increase. Mr.. Austin thinks It
may very well happen that the billion
and q half mark has been reached.
American Dollars Cross Rio Grands.
Good American dollars, as matter
Of fact. have been chasing themselves
across the Rio Grande for years in a
steady and deep stream. The Ddaz
government has encouraged American
Investments. It has encouraged foreign
Investments generally. for that matter.
Recent figures in the possession Of the
bureau Of manufactures show that In
the twenty-one years from 1886 to 1907.
the amount Of foreign gold invested In
Mexico outside Of mining investments.
was 1915, 70s,s25 OF this. Americans
invested S33s.0ol.s73. and the United
Kingdom invested t2b4,e5o,s23. Ger
many invested upwards Of s2s.ooo.oo
and France upwards OF $1e,ooo.ooo.
Mexican Investments amounted TO
S237, 754.73l. This included foreign
money In companies organized under
Mexican law. Spain. Italy and few
other nations have invested small sums.
It IL to be noticed that the invest
ments here referred to do not include
mining investments. AZ everybody
knows, huge sums Of American money
have been put into Mexican mining
properties.
Trade 10 Enormous.
But the statement OF investments OF
American money In Mexico do not ade-
quately express American fiscal In
terest IN the republic to the south.
America has an enormous trade with
Mexico. About Is per cent OF all the
exports OF Mexico are sent to the
United States Nearly 50 per cent OF
the imports Of Mexico are drawn from
the United States.
The total trade Of the two countries
with each other amounts to nearly
$3.50, 100000. 1t would obviously cost
American business materially IL there
were a serious breach in the good re-
lations OF this country and Mexico.
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low. L.undrxmsn Met.

Council Bluffs. March 1.-THE Iowa
LAundrymen's Association closed two
days session SfieTe seser trolley ride to
Omaha and an inspection Of laundr1es
OF the two cities. Among the speakers
at tho convention were: F. ]. KimbeH.
Waterloo. president, who talked on
unions and strikes: NJ. G. Worth, Abba;
W. q. Kane, Marshalltown: A. w.
Chennell, Des Moines: J. c. Hamilton,
Sioux City, and national officerA
A banquet at noon yesterday was
followed by an election Of Officers.
They are: President, Howard Wilson.
Dies Noanss; vice president. Joseph p.
wallace, Council Bluffs: secretary. +.
NJ, Black, Crsston: treasurer. F. x
Hafsr. Muscattne: sergeant-at-arms. I.
Stevenson, Red Oak.
Davenport wants the next convention
and probably Will get IL, the decision
being LETT to the executive committee.