Figures showing that oil shipents from Mexico have doubled ince the first of the year have een published by the Department f Industry and Commerce, which cords October shipments of 17,- 1,000 barrels as against 8,061,289 artels in January.
These figures are striking in jew of the fact that in 1901 mexico shipped 10,345 barrels and 1910, 3,634,080 barrels.
Shipments in 1919 totalled 87,- 2,954 barrels and there is reason believe that this year's shipents will amount to more than 125,000,000 barrels.
Announcement was made recent-that United States petroleum companies have just paid the mexican government more than 000.000 pesos in taxes.:"El Universal" has estimated the petroleum industry in mexico represents a value of American gold.—
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