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Show OUR HORSES ARE FAVORED. There Is a Good Demand Abroad for American Bred Steeds. That American horseflesh Is rapidly rap-idly growing In favor In foreign markets mar-kets statistics proved. Within tho last six years Great llrltnln alono spent $35,000,000 In tho United States In tho purchnso of horses, Independent of tho many millions which she spent for mules. Last year not loss than 75,000 horses wcro shipped from this country to England. Until 1895 tho exportation of horses from tho United States was not an Important Item, but since then It has grown Into something enormous, nnd Great Britain Is only ono of tho many foreign countries whoso recognition of tho superiority of American horseflesh horse-flesh Is attested by largo purchases. During the last six years American shipments of horses to other countries coun-tries havo been ns follows: South Africa, Af-rica, 87,405; Canada, S.43S; Cuba, 4,438; China, 2,317; Philippines, 1,578; Japan, 1,535; British Columbia, 7!5; British West Indies, 109 nnd others scattering. Qermnny, Franco, Russia and Austria Aus-tria aro Hkewlso Included among tho numbor of foreign purchasers of American horseflesh, but thoy havo Just boguu to mako purchases and havo only Invested up to this time In trotters. |