Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 18, 1921, Page 9

aEER The well of ‘the Plateau Oil Sporatnn at, Steamboat rings, Colo.,:is- oy or Eakota’ 4,000,000 feet per day'from e first lores ley ‘01 lenheade: and are now-drilling tq the’ ey figure wae this ga 5 should find the Dakota. abouti feet te atiier the Lakota. Plateau Oil corporation is alte at present, both in the north-' “| drilled, r oeaadl Mange he ocean Obtain a clear titfo to alll Write one ae the new structure’in west- Tooke re eh 4 firm has merged the| shares of Mountain‘ well located land It is controlled by the Midwest Oil company, one of the constituents of the Balt Creek Pro- ducers association. {;Gove county. The Plateau has 10,000|\ S{@eres in one block on top of this dame nd besides this extensive tract of md, the corporation also has upwards 180,000 acres tn Kansas on 17 dit- 36-17-104.., Stock Market Improving. Less it money conditions, -more favorable attitude of the foreign «Mart and other conditions that come orgs spring development has caused . upturn in quotations on boards all of 16-16-104. oO. all of (coal) all, of 36-46-97.5 Welton ‘C. Bafries; ? Auburn Neb., (coal) all of 36-38-93. Consolidated Votes Dividend. At a meeting of the directors of the Consolidated , Royalty.’ Oil. company held at the Office of the company pn Tuesday, March 15, the regular diyi- dend, of.3 per cent was declared pay- able April 20 to stockholders of rec- ord of April 15, 1921, This action on the part of the Con- solidated Royalty directorate shows that the company, will not.reduce the dividend for ‘the’ present at ‘ary rate and its strong position: could baraty be demonstrated’ more éfiicientty. British Interests | Ain. Utah. One of the first development opera- tions undertaken by ‘the larger oil interests in the Circle Cliff field of Utah will be instituted by the. Royal Dutch Shell company, the big British interest in the American oil fields. The British interests have already erected Standard rigs on a few loca- tions and recent announcements in- dicate that @ full development of its -Action taken against the Pacific Oil] boldings will be started PPR rb: gtatted (mimesatately.. ‘gompany to have the stock stricken from trading boards FORMER MIST MIDWEST MAN es} IN UTAH OL FIELOS Word hag reached Casper that M. V. an Moulton, former ‘construction ‘Jehlet for the Midwest Refining cam- pany in the earlier years of the plant but now superintendent of the. Utah}. =| Refining company’ of fmtocks, comprising a list which has, fwuffered greatly from the depreasion| Speriod, indicated a gain of $1.32 to ‘ts7s: 20. On the same board 20 rail . es showed an average gain of #8 46. Other news of importance from yes- iterday’s trading came in announce- anbnts of closing of books prior. to ‘meetings of rail and industrial leaders. ‘®ranster books on U. 8. Steel closed against transfer to limit trad- itil the new gains are made sub- ‘These books closed March 14 will not reopen until April 12. “Rooks of the Texas Oil company closed -@March 11 and will not reopen for ‘Sfransfer of stock until March 31, Pacific Ol Wins Fight, - ¢ “| the gateway to the oil fields of that state. Mr. Moulton is credited with per- fecting the construction systems at ‘the Midwest refinery which permitted other needed equipment with the least the erection of the huge stacks and ‘wag | DOSsible call for labor during the early days of the shortage during the war. It is probable that he is in the Utah gateway as the representative of the dominant Wyoming organization. Joseph M. Hay, Rock Springs, all of} ‘William H. Gcttache, Rolie Springs, p> Mier-Morrehl Oi .C6, ‘Thérmopolis, Biroaee! holds: under lease about 243 acres jin) B, section 6-39-78 which has not been’ Cee arsed a OT 03 * 6.25 2nd, 448 46 3rd 4% 4th 4% Victory 4% +» WYOMING CRUDE OLL MAREG- Grass Creek $1.75; Rock Creek ---———------—-—==--$1.50 Torchlight ——_-_____. ___-__ 1.75] Salt Creek —~—__--__-------— 1.40 Bik Basin 1,75) Big Muddy +-+---«=+ 2+------4— 1.40 Gréybull “. =. -2 1 '1.15 | Pilot Butte 240 Lance Creek .-._-—-________ 1.70] Hamilton Dome -—---------- a= 240 MEXICAN RECOGNITION OPPOSED BY OIL MEN All the’major oil interests in Mexico which are dominated by American capital have taken up a blanket pro- test against recognition. of the Mexi- can government until it adopts a’more lenient attitude toward the oil inter- ests which have holdings in that coun- try. With this end in view the south- ern operators are perfecting an or- ganization by which they hope to re- ceive the moral aid of all the oil companies of the United States. Requests have been received in Cas- per for the oil interests here to take up the matter of withholding Ameri- can recognition’ of Mexico through congressio. state in Washington, 135 MORE U. P. ‘Wyo., March 18,—Six employes of the Cheyenne 'Onton Pacific shops will have been laid off within the present month, as @ result of instructions recevied to- day for an additional cut in the work- workers: were laid off two weaks ago. OMAHA, Neb., March 17.—Working forces for all lines of the Union Pa- December, dent in charge of operations, announc- -65| Mule Creek -... mal representatives’ of this ing force of 135 men, effective Satur- day. Four hundred and = sixty-five cific system have been reduced by about 17,000 since the middie of last EB. E. Calvin, vice presi- 85 ed here today. The total number of employes before the process of Treduc- tion began, was about 50,000, Mr. Cal- vin‘ said, Re REICHENBACH mces his removal to suite s10329- 350 Midwest Refinery Co. ottice Phone. 1548, Residence, Ideal E re 3-15-12t “Mae. Sa ee HERO TO BE HONORED. LAURENCH MARQUESE, East Africa, March 17—The body of af unknown Portuguese soldier killed during the war will be buried in the Pantheon in Lisbon. Tie bucy was sent’ to Cape Town from this city yes- terday. OIL WELL SUPPLY MAY ESTABLISH UTAH BRANCH One of the questions of securing interest of the of] well supply houses to provide = branch for Utah opera- tions may be settled shortly as a re- sult of a visit of C. R. McShane, a representative of the Oil Well Supply company te Green River and Salt Lake. Mr. McShane left last night and it is @@ficially understood that he is going t® the western state to make @ report om the feasibility of placing such a branch at the entrance of the Utah fields. No announcements have, been made from company headquar- ters here pending the return of Mr. McShane, ity @nd black oils into gasolines. of the process lay in its cost ‘ef operation for when the oil refin- companies built the plants they that the upkeep and the ex- of replacements of parts ex- jeseded the sale of the gasoline ob- ,faained. ompany, says: that while. there have een negotiations with ‘the Mountain @nd Gulf Oil company. for the pur- chase of its 243 acres in the Salt Creek oil, field, for which a Icake was ‘re- ently issued by the departnent of the Anterior, no merger between the two companies is contemplated, {The Mountain and Gulf company he PAIN OUT _ OF RHEUMATISM it has, sold for 39 years. ig more Varesions end otter Gears ter for" 3 eer List your’ property ‘with us. easonalio |.=‘Room 3, 150 EB, Midwest Ave. Phone 993. “TRACE MARK New Price on Fordson Tractor The Ford Motor Company have reduced the price of the Fordson Tractor to less than pre-war prices. $625.00 F, O.B: Dearborn, Michigan for We will be pleased to make demonstrations to pros- pective purchaser. ‘ “EARL C.BOYLE ° PRICE & fat 125 to 137 N. Center M’GRAUGH alertate esuits ‘An ideal machine loads, ‘No farmer should be without a Fordson Tractor.’ - x Dally ¢ Cribuite 2.20 ra 8 1:50 “1.87 ‘ $300 28.00 <8) ONT < 450 482 @az}which ranged from % cent off to, 14 _|2% to 3%c ‘ct lower, March. $1.54% {a narrow range. i RELA Scored on Report of Crop | TREND LOWER IN OTOGK MART Oils and Rails. Among Issues CHICAGO, March 18—{U. S. Bu- reau of Markets)—Cattle—Receipts, 3,- 000; market generally steady on all trades‘and Classes; quality fairly good; bulk beef steers, $8.50@9.50; bulk fat Montreal, 1211-16 per cent u ‘Time loans, firms 0 days, 90 and six months 7 per cent. Gains Silver crop damage’ by greenbugs in Kan- rit Heaye: but holding for day's ad- sas had ‘a fioticeable tho transient bo “$10.95; bulk 200 pounds pert $10@10.80; bulk 220 pounds up, $9.35@1025; pigs, 25c to 50c higher: bulk destrable’ 90 to 120-pound pigs, $10,26@10:75. Sheep—Receipts, 9,000; mostly pack- ers. 7 aSw on sale going at strong prices; Fimb' top, $10.25; shorn lambs, top $9.60; choice 104-pound Colorado lambs, good 92-pound yearlings, &: 25; gond 104-pound ewes, $6; prime 170-pound wethers later yesterday, $6.65, day's stock market was ‘again down- ward, Rails, oils and tobaccos show- ed initial losses extending from-large’ fractions /to® a point., “Pennsylvania made a néw low for a long period.of years at' $5. “Tobaccos were weakest of the “‘specialties, falling 1 to 2% points. » Studebaker, American Wool- en and. Beet, Sugar also averaged 1 point déelines. The reaction assumed wider‘dimensions within the first half hour, \Mexicati'» Petroleum, Royal Duteh<and ‘the high ‘class rails, espe- cially, transcontinentals, easirig 1 to 2 pointse, < Olis,.:tobaccos «and rails. continued to losti ground ‘diring the morning on today’s stock market, motors and cop: pers also sagging. Declines ranged from 1 to, 334: points. in ‘Mexican Pe- trolgum, |General) Asphalt,\ Cruafdie, Vanadium, “Tobacco Products, Amer ican» Tobacco’ and -Retait Stores: A loss of 2% polnts;by Canadian’ Pa- cific was attributed in’ part to foreign Selling. Union Pacific, Northern. Pa; cifle, Reagigs, Central, St. Paul com- mon and preferred, Chesapeake & Ohio and Baltimore, & Ohio. forfeit 1 to 2% points. |The tew features: of comparative, strength comprised, At; lantic Gulf, Hide.&.Leather preferred, Endicott Johnson, and, Pierce. Arrow, Hxchange ‘onLondon ‘and continental Europe was tirm, and call money. ro: newed into next week at»7 per cent, 4 cuttets ‘largel: 3@4.50; bulls - NEW YORK, March 18.—Bar « Damage Lost Under Heavy ~ |{argety, $.25@636 vest caives mest, Forced Down During Morn- | gomentic 99%4¢; foreign 86%c. 3 Selling ly SUS Seycker and feeder steers ing. Trading dollars 42%. largely $7.75@9. feted ASP BOR SES i ay Hoge—Receipts, 15,000; market 25c¢ (By Associated Press) (By Associated Press) ‘ to 60c’higher“than yesterday's aver-| NEW YORK, March 18.The trend ‘CHICAGO, March 1§,—Reported | age; lights allsold and up most; oth-|of prices at the fictive opening .of to- debe came active ‘sellers on the advance, however, and ‘the market underwent 2 decided reaction; * Opening prices ¢ Sent advance, with ‘March $1.57°and May $1.48 to $1.48% were followed by a slight general sag and then by a rise to well above yesterday's finish with a subsequent decline lower than before. Toward the/end’of-the day, selling on the part iof’a hotse with Omah¢ |connections:found the:market without Support, and with ecénomic ‘condition ja bearish factor. The. close.was heavy) DENVER, Colo., March 18.—Cattle, receipts 600; market 26c higher; beef steers $7.76@8.75; cows and heifers $5.00@6.75; calves $10.00@12.00; stock- ers and feeders’ $6.75@8.25; bulls $3.76 @4.50. Hoge—Receipts; market 25c higher; top $9.50; bulk $9.15@9.55. Sheep—Receipts 6,600; market pros- pects steady; lambs $7.00@9.00; ewes $5.0005.25, FAVORITE LOSES OUT IN AINTREE, STEEPLECHASE LIVERPOOL, Englar England, March 18.— The grand national steeplechase was run today over the Aintree course near here, and was won by Shaun Spadah. The Bore was second and All White third. Odds of 100 to 9 were laid against Shaun Spadah, 9 to Vagainst ‘The Bore, and 33 to 1 against All White, Thirty-six horses started. warm Tho games will be played at the school gymnasium. Burlington Pays Stock-Dividend In Six States NEW YORK, March 18,—Directors of ‘the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Yallroad today announced the declara- tion of a stock dividend of 54 per cent, plus 1.325, payable to stockhold- ers on-record March 31. This amounts to about $60,000,000, or half of the company's outstanding stock issue. ‘The Chicago, Burlington & Quiz¢y ts owned jointly by the Northern Pa- cific and Great Northern railroad, which control about 97% per cent Pe the stock. to $1.54% afid May $1.45 to, $1.45%. Corn reflected the changes in wheat. ‘After opening % cent f6wer to a hshade ‘advance, including may. at 68% ta, 68% cents, the market Tield within {Subsequently corn showed increas- ea Sympathy with the depression of |wheat. The close was weak, %:to % @%c net lower, with May"67% to 67%4c. Oats were governed by, ‘the: action of other cereals, starting unchanged to % cent higher, May 42% to 42% and later weakening somewhat. Export demand for lard strength- ened provisions, and so too did an up- turn in the price of hogs. « Metals. NEW YORK,, March -18,—Copper— Dull; Closing Quotations CHICAGO, March 18.—Close: Wheat —March $1.54%; May $1.45. Corn—May 67%c; July 70%c. Oats+May 41%o; July 43%c. Pork—May $21.15. electrolytic ;spot_ and March, 12 o} second. quarter, 12% @180. fominally,, unchanged. irmer}, spot, . and $28.25; futures, -$29,50@28.75. Antimony—Spot)$5.50, nearby, Lard—May $11.92; July $12.97, History Repeats Lead—Dull; spot: § Ribs—May $11.55; July $11.90. (American Legion Weekly) Zinc—Dull; East Louis.” spot, What About Your She (afters the hasty — betrothat— | $4.75@4,37. K. C. Provisions. Darling this ring looks so familiar. } KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 18.— toi Money and Exchange. Trichanged: He (studying her more closely). 7 Can it be possible that— She — Yes it is—the very same ring! Why, you're the very fellow I was en- gaged to three weeks last summer! Oo Qualifying For Movies (Washington Star.) “Josh's teacher says he simply won't pay attention to his grammar,” said Mrs. Corntassel, NEW YORK, Mare .18——Prime mercantile paper 744 @7%' per ‘cent. | Exchange irregular; .sterling,..de+ mand $3,90%4;. cables $3:9114; Francs, demand! 6.85; ‘cables ‘6.97. Belgian francs, demand 7.27, cables 7.29, vf Butter—Creamery, unchanged; pack- ing 1c lower, 15c. Poultry—Unchanged. Chicago Provisions. CHICAGO, March 18.—Butter high- er; firsts, 44c; standards, 40c. Eggs lower; receipts, .4,593 cases; firsts, 27; ordinary firsts, 25@25%c; at mark, cases included, 26@26%c. repair and cabinet work Geologists Oil Expe-ts Poultry—Alive, unchanged. “I spoke to. him_about. it,”. replied ‘1 Fi 5 Pee RF 2 * her husband. “Josh says his way ot|{ Oil Field Maps Blue Prints Wm. M. Harris Potatoes. talkin’ won't make any difference, as Explorations Reports Fi CHICAGO, March 18.—Potatoes—| he has decided to be a motion picture Wyoming Map & Blue Builder Market steady; receipts, 59 cars;|star.” CIO FF S Print Co. Northern white sacked, $1.20@1.25 ewt.; bulk, $1.25@1.20. M, J. Gothenberg and H. J. Harden-}] P. O. Box 325 Rm. 10, Lyris Phone 740 dorf are in Salt Lake City on business for a few days. In Which Class Are You Going to Be? From government “figures and other authentic sources the American Bankers Association has compiled the history of the average 100 men in the pera Srechee eS ——Subscribe for The Tribune——— hauling heavy PHONE.9 United States so far as financial standing is concerned. . It is the greatest object lesson ever printed. Read. it in.the following abbreviated chart and if you are not already patronizing a savings bank or buying Government Savings Securities, begin today to place yourself in the proper class. History of 100 Average Men in United States At 25 Years of Age ; 100 men on equal footing. ‘AT 35 YEARS OF AGE 10 are wealthy i ; 10 are:in good circumstances t 40 have moderate means | 35 have saved nothing (5 dead) AT 45 YEARS OF ‘AGE 3 are wealthy 65 BI aie but without resources 16 dependent (16 are dead) AT 55 YEARS OF ‘AGE lis very wealthy ; 3 are in good circumstances _ 46 are self-supporting 80 are dependent (20 are dead) AT 65 YEARS.OF ‘AGE - lis very wealthy 3 are wealthy 6 self-supporting by labor } ‘ 54 in poor-houses or dependent upon relatives - (36 are dead) : Select the Class You: Want to:Be Found:in ee 65 and SAVE With That End fn View _ Wyoming Nez ational Bank Pays 4 ee Cent on Savings '