Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 19, 1921, Page 7

> AORN CRUDE a +. .Crude oil prices have not been reduced in California, de- spite.reductions in other fields. Consumption on the Pacific coast is running about 11,000 barrels a day in exc duction, or 336,000 against 3 fornia industry is independent of that east of the Rocky Mountains. “WHITE GUARD’ IN OIL FIELDS (By Associated Press.) MEXICO GITY,*Feb. 19.--Organiza- tion of a “white guard” by petroleum workers in the Tampico region, does not constitute a humiliation for ‘Mex- ico said a report filed yesterday at the war office by’ General Manuel Pelaez, federal commander in ‘that district. In discusr’ng the general situation, General: Pelaez declared the.guard, al- though composed largely of foreigners was under Mexican leadership, and thus far had operated solely as a de- fensive organization. * .He explained that within the last few months he had dismissed from’the more than 1,000 soldiers which had left him with only 1,400 mento Police the entire Tampico district with some disorder resulting, and he assert- ed this force was wholly inadequate. APPEAL MADE FOR GUT IN FOOD COMMODITIES Becausethe high, price of com- modities refuses. to, come down at Greybull the Midwest industrial com- mission at that place has published e ion to the citizens. of Greybull asking that they co-operate in-bringing: the- high prices down. _ The refinerly workers, it is pointed gut, have already gone a long ways 5 this end by. accepting a 10 per cent cut in their wages and the .storekeepers and other merchants of Greybull do not seem {to be =.tting ¢the cost of their wares and rents in, an amount anywhere equaling the re- ‘Auction of refinery wages. pee seme rea WOMAN PAYS FINK aura Walker, held in the city jail for the past few days on a disturbance of peace charge was released yeyter- day afternoon after paying $40 of her original fine. Laura worked the rext of the fine out in city service. James Uncey, drung, was fined $5 at pbiice yeourt session last night. ee . Two of the royal couples of Europe, “the king and queen of Italy erid the King ard queen of Norway—will cele- te their silver wedding annfver- of pro- 25,000 barrels and, the Cali- Standard Of1 company is largely re- sponsible for the) increase of 66,000 barrels daily in production op the Pa-|¢ cific coast since the beginning of 1920, accounting for approximately 50 per cent of the gain. ie The ‘large number of big wells ob- tained by it in the Elk Hills district was largely instrumental in bringing Midway-Sunset district up to 139,000 barrels Wally at the beginning of 1920, making it by far the largest oll field in the United States, Besides Standard Oil, Associated Oil company, Pan-American Petrol- eum, General Petroleum, Shell com- pany, Southern Pacific and Califor- nia Petroleum are active in Califor- nia. , ‘The second largest field in, Califor- nia, Whittier-Fullerton, was produc- ing at the first of the year about 81,- 200 barrels a day. In Coaligna field, the third largest, producing about 40,800 barrels daily, Shell company of ‘California (Royal Dutch-Shell) and Standard Oil are most active. Ohio Men Issue Publication. ‘The men at the Ohic Oil company’s office haye published a booklet deal- ing with the intrigues. and inside work of that organization. Tho pub- lication is one that deserves especial mention among the oil men for its frankness and the way the questions of the day are. dealt with, Carter Ends Fishing Job. ‘The Carter Oil company drilling in the Byron field on a deep test that is to try to reach the sands under the present producing horizons have com- pleted the fishing job that was caused by a collar from a joint of casing and the actual drilling will start in’ the near future again. This ll ig the only one the Car- ter Oil pany is now working on, all the other wildcats the company is drilling are shut down and the work on same is not expected to start up Before next spring. The deep well out on Bear mountain plateau begins to look like a duster as only one sand was found and this had water’ in it. The Megown Oil company, drilling in the Maverick Springs field, struck water at a depth of about 1,250 feet this week. The contract calls for a 1,600-foot hole and officials of the company announce they will send the drill on down. They have not given up all ‘hopes as a good producer a few hundred feet from them got their oil.in a sand that lies beneath the Megown's water sand. Qa a higher level the company struck a good showing of oil but it was not in com- mercial quantities, It may be de les this year. 300 LATE TQ CLASSIFY FOR RENT—Four rooms in basement / hot and cold) water, lights, ‘toilet fmside, near school, can keep room: Sra, call 504 East 1 street. 2-19-21* HOR SALE—Fertilizer old or new, =, phone 967J. “LOST—Higin gold. watch, hunting .. case, with Modern, Woodman fob, between Lincoln and Center. Finder return to Tribune office, reward. = 2-19-1t* ee ee, “FOR SALE—$800 will put you in pos- « session of the prettiest modern four ‘room bungalow in Casper, furnished ‘large living room with fireplace. There 4s nothing lacking this little -home. ‘Phone 1310. Montgomery Realty & In- rvestment Co. 2-19.3t Roller Skating tEvery Afternoon and | Every Evening LOIL: CENTER HALL 1.324 West Yellowstone Don’t Guess e in and we will tell guessing and let us aighten it out. © , “30S. 1. SCHWARTZ Iris Theater Bldg. PRACTICAL Prompt attention give cided to yo ven deeper’than the depth which was called for in the contract in order to determiné what lies be- neath. Other companies attempted to get through the water but were forced to abandon their task early this winter because they could not hold a crew. The workmen wore Slickers, boots and rubber hats but t}even with this protection the work was very disagreeable for the cable and tools carried considerable water that was blown in every direction by the cold winds. One hundred and’ sixty-eight gran- ite and marble monuments and mark- ers to be sold at practically cost Price, so that the desired alterations can be carried out on my workshop Every stone | g 2 ; i cf 4 PLUMBER n to repair work. Es- timates on new work furnished cheerfully, Call Office, 210 O.-S. Bldg. Phone 697-M. Residence Phone 576-J ed Royalty ...$ 10 $ 12 12 01 01 02 35 40 27 30 88 92 497 25 a9 03 02 Amalgamat: tas -----—-~----------~ Consolidated Royalty Casper Ranger ----_._____ Cow Gulch ~--------__- Domino Elkhorn E. T. Williams Picardy ..-.-..-.---.— Riverton Refining Royalty & Producers Sunset -.........-- Tom Bell Royalty . Western Exploration Wind River Refining 09 09 22 08 04 2.25 92 Grass Creek -------. ‘Torchlight Elk Basin -. Greybull ~ Lance Creek Lander -.. ana =- $1.75 emnan— 1,75 vemwennan= 1.75 wa san= 1,70 65 TAMPICO OPERATIONS | REOUGED BY STANDARD NEW YORK, Feb. 1$.—Representa- tives of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey today confirmed reports} that the company has reduced its operations in the Panuco fields in the ‘Tampico oil district in northern Mex- ico. It is understood that the oil sup- Ply in that section has gradually dwindled to the point where further development of the concession is no longer profitable. phi ak te EAR RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY Casper Lodge No. 19 Knights of \Pythias at the regular session in I. O. O, F. ball February 18, 1921, passed the following resolution: We extend our heart-felt sympathy to our esteemed bro! O. We Twites and wife in their great bereavement in the loss of their little son, Billy. Resolved: That this resolution he Placed upon the records of the lodge, @ copy presented to Brother Twiggs and wife and also, published in th2 Casper papers. F. S. PRICE, ‘Midwest com. . ‘Midwest pref. . WYOMING CRUDE OIL MARKED he Casper Daily Cribune 02 24 22, lL NEW. YORK CURB CLOSING Midwest Refg. -$139.00 $140.00 | 1.00 1.50 1.00 3.00 12.25 = 12.62 1.75 28.00 8. O. Indiana + 69.50 ANEW YORK STOCKS Mexican Petroleum ...$159.50 Sinclair Oil . 24.12 43.25 $158.37 24.00 \43.25 75.12 83,37) Union Pacific «+ 120.75 120.62 FOREIGN EXCHANGE 93.84% - .0720 0162 0363 cent Ist 44s 2nd 4%5 - 3rd 4%s . 4th 4%s . Victory 4%s Rock Creek -.---.---. Pilot Butte Hamilton Dome Mule’ Creek Tariff Reprisals Not Advocated by Argentine Agent (By Associated Press) BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 19.—Com- menting on the passage of the Ford- ney bill in the United States senate, Dr. Romnla Naon, former Argentine ambassador to the United States, in- formed La Nacion that he did not fa- vor reprisals on the part of Argen- tina if the measure became effective. Dr. Naon declared there was no doubt that the commercial situation between the United States and» Ar- gentina would be made worse if the Fordney bill became effective. DUPLEX GARAGE Railroad and Walnut, wes’ of Northwestern roundhouse. First class auto repairing. Reasonable rates. All Work Guaranteed Phone 618-3 On Resolution: LT. HALL, K. R. 8. 2-19-1t Hyland PURE We Guarantee Our Milk to Contain All the Cream t Watch the cream on your milk bottle. If you want healthy, nourish- ing milk be sure i dairy. We pay.two men continually to keep our barns and cattle clean. Investigate conditions under which your milk fore feeding to y J. J. ALLEN DAIRY Phone 523-J MILK t comes from our is produced be- our babies. Long Before ‘ and expenditures.” tax is only part of the bene: each month with your ban cancelled checks. Income Tax George Washington’s advice was, ‘Keep an account book and enter therein every farthing of your receipts Having the correct figures for making up your ‘noome ‘ The greatest benefit is in having an up-to-date map of your finances constantly before you. And, if you want to be sure your account book is right, handle your money through this bank and check up Wyoming National Bank Casper, Wyoming the Days of fit of an account bock. k statement and returned RALLY CHECKS | LIST UNSETTLED, | Livestock Mart || |_ DENVER, Colo., Feb. 19.—Cattle— Receipts 500 head; market steady;! beef steers higher, others steady;| beef steers, $6.00@7.45; ers, $4.50@5.75; calves, P cows and heif- ers and feeders, $4.75@6.50. Reports of Rain and Snow De-| ton, $9; bulk, $8.50@8.75, pressing at First but Slump |rambe, $8.00@8.35: pentire Is Short-Lived: |feeder lambs, $5.50@6.50. | crates feces sree) jot Markets}—Cattle—Receipts, 1,000; Tee CASO. . 19.—Reports that|compared with week ago, beef steers southwest wheat belt is well wa-|50c to 75c higher; good to choice she tered as a result of yesterday’s rain|stock 25¢ to 50c higher; other grades and snow, continued to have a bear-|steady; canners and cutters, 2 ish effect on the market today. There lower; bulls steady; calves, 25c was free selling by local traders at|lower; stockers and feeders, 50c to} the start, but on the break, commis-|75c higher; spots showing more ad- sion houses became good’ buyers and| vance. the surplus was taken off the mar-| Hogs—Receipts, 10,000; lights most-| ket. Prices shot upward when *he|ly 10c lower; others steady to strong local element became sellers. Fear | with yesterday's average; good clear @ return of crop complaints had some|ance top, § bulk 200 pounds effect on the sentiment. After start-! down, 9.40@9.65; bulk 220 pounds up, ing unchanged to lc lower with first) $8.90@9.25; pigs, 10c to 15c higher: quotations for March $1.66% to $1.67| bulk desirable, 100 to 120 pound pigs, | and May $1.57 to $1.57%4, there was a! mostly $9.25@9.50, | rally which carried prices above yes-| Sheep—Recelpts, 6,000; compared erday's finish, then a setback, after|with week ago; fat lambs and yearl. which prices started to ascend. lings, 25c to 50c higher; fat sheep, 50c The upturn in wheat was caused by|to $1 higher; feeder lambs quotable talk of export business/and the close|25c to\50c lower. vas firm, prices being 2 to 2% net} _-AS GOLLEGE INSTRUCTOR Corn seemed affected by th After William ©. George, for- ment in wheat. Aft changed to %c lower w €9%c to 69%c there buying by a hh house to remove hedges against sales to the seaboard and after a slight falling off there was a recovery which carried the|merly here with the Sinclair Wyo-| market above the previous close. ming Oil company and lately Te: moved to Montana, has accepted a position as instructor in oil geology | at the Yniversity of Chicago. Mr. George will leave Montana shortly for Casper and will then jour-| ney to Chicago where he and Mrs. The export business also was re- sponsible for the rise in corn and the finish was %c to 1%c higher wit | George will make their home/during the term at the university, Mrs. |George has remained in Casper while May 70%c to 70% @70%c Oats showed some eth at the {Mr, George was in Montana for the past few weeks start but soon beca affected by steady; | | | CHICAGO, Feb. 19.—U. S. Bureau | | he move- | | | Geologist the other cereals. After opening %4c to %c higher including May at 45% to 45%c there was a setback and then a rally. Provisions seemed to suffer by the action in grains despite the strength in hogs and initial quotations were unchanged to 10c lower, }One to 2c higher; firsts 29¢. Butter and poultry—Unchanged. 33c; seconds, Chicago, Feb, 19.—Close: Wheat—March $1.70, May $1.60, Corn—May c, July 72%c, Oats—M: July 46%c. Pork-—May Lard—May Ribs—May | | Chicago Provisions 30, Feb. 19.—Butter, higher; | extras 4744¢; st: | Eggs—Lower, receipts Ifirsts 34c; ordinary firsts 3 |mark, cases included 32@33c. Poultry—Alive, unchanged. Tuly $12.37, uly $11.5; CHICAGO, ‘eb. 19.~-Potatoes— Firm; receipts, 39 cars; Northern} whites sacked, $1.10@1.15 ewt.; bulk, | $1.05@1.10. CHARLES J, STONE Petroleum Geologist Sotanorce Reports and Surveys K. C. Provisions. . ETT, 1 _KANSAS CITY b. 19 bad - Bhatt d SOMETHING ABOUT ASBESTOS When we first began making As-| the highest fire test. We have a for- pestos Chimney Blocks, we used| Mula for making Asbestos sbingles from the samme material that can be about 25° tons of Asbestos material! madé for one-half the price that As- the first year. We used about 250! hestos shingles are now produced. tons of Asbestos material the second| Our shingle will be stronger and a year, and the ‘third year, 1920, we} petter non-conductor of heat than any used more than 500 tons, and lost| now made anywhere in the world. $5,000 worth of business because we| jawin Hall, former State Geologist couldn’t fill our orders. |of Wyoming, and one of the best We have demonstrated that there| posted engineers in the world on As- is a good paying manufacturing busi-| bestos, used to say that we had As- ness waiting for the investment of|bestos enough to make a thousand capital to work it on a larger scale,| cars of Asbestos shingles per day for The Asbestos that we have been| one hundred years. We are going to| using is the kind that is thrown out/try and prove that Ed was right. as “Tailings” at evory other Asbestos| Is Casper going to support this in- mine in the world. Though it stands| dustry and help it grow? Fred Patee, 1014 S. Oak, Casper, Wyo == OILS GO LOWER | short covering marked the Ia PAGE SEVEN | __ Belgian francs, demand $7.47, cables | $7.49. Clearing Reserve Decreases NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—The actual condition of clearing house banks ani companies for the week shows Shorts Make Use of Bearish Re- ports on Oil and Shipping Today NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—Shorts made free use today of further unfavor. able developments affecting the oil and shipping stocks. Advices from) ® Mexico precipitated declines of 1 to 4% points Mexican Petroleum, YORK, Fe! : foreign, n lines, slantir from left uffer from liver complaints, to the theory of a noted in ¢}| Pan-American Petroleum and various domestic and Euro} lantic Gulf udded terday’s severe bri list became unsettled, steels, equip. ments, motors, hers and texti losing 1 to 4 poin: In most in-| stances lowest prices of the week were made. Rails were comparative. ly strong, but frading that group was nominal. 4Irreg rallies on | deal. | Sales Look for the Name “Willard” on a battery ident® fies it as the product of the pioneer in starting and lighting batteries. It stands for the most im- portant battery development— the Willard Threaded Rubber Battery. When you buy a Willard ‘Threaded Rubber Battery—the only battery with, Threaded Rubber Insulation—you buy freedom from old time separa- tor troubles, because the plates of this battery are insulated— not merely separated. Saves trouble and expense. Ask about the Willard ‘Threaded Rubber Battery and how you can recognize it. ' Auto Electrical Co. Phone 9683 ings, The cl approximated 40 ing was heavy 000 shares. Cotton. YORK sed $12.40, May $13 y and Exchange | Feb. 19.—Prime mer- | per cent terling Cet bles $7.08. | Belgian francs, demand $7.37; cables | $7.39, | demand $34.15; cables | Lire demand, $3.6 Marks demand $1 Greece demand Argentine, demand Brazilian, i Montreal 1244 per cent discount Sterling and francs rallied in the 136 E, Midwest, Ave. later dealings; demand, $3.86; $3, cables, ance, demand $7.16, cables $7.18. : Willard Batteries BLACK: & C OF CAPSULES A Preparation or COMPOUND COPAIBA and CUBEBS. —- AT YOUR DRUGGIST— Ask for rotect ‘garm wm from. sBths aU 5 PLANTEN'S © aac (os | | | Don’t hope that moths will not ruin your garments this season but make sure of it. Truck and Car Owners Attention From now until March ist we will weld and reinforce broken Truck Frames - -$15.00 to $20.00 Car frames -» $10.00 to $15.00 Engine blocks preheated and welded $10.00 to $20.00 Aleminnum Work a Specialty AV Work Guaranteed CASPER WELDING WORKS Phones—Office 1178, Residence 9788 Phone 949 for Genuine GEBO COAL Lump, per ton Egg Nut, per ton Nut, per ton__ Coke, per ton_ Natrone TRANSFER PHONES4S S& FUELS The Colorado Nursery Co. i orporated 1907 Faliecteon, Mer. Haase Colorado There has been a big demand for large trees this year. If you have not placed your order, do so at once as the following includes all of the large stock that we will have for spring delivery. 100 Extra Large Cottonless Cottonwood, 100 Extra Large Carolina Poplar, 50 Large Elms. These trees are all 2 to 3 inch stock and about 12 feet in height. ‘ s This is the last canvas before spring delivery, which willbe made about April 1, 1921. Have your orders ready and I will call for them. S. 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