Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 24, 1922, Page 8

> | i C be nats re BR re ar at T) in te for PAGE EIGHT MRKET GOSSIP AND FELD NEWS Sera GARRELS UNDER TEST ssa MAKES 598 into the second sand at 3,238 feet on section 18-40-78 of the | american acne Salt Creek field, made 596 barrels a day in a three-day pro-| American poser showing for a consistent producer. tract, which has been produci WHEAT DEGLINE HALTED TODAY Sharp Upturn Follows Report of Heavy European Demand in Last Hour. CHICAGO, Feb. backs 24.—Moderate set- he price of wheat took place 5 the esart ly trading. Par- ling in small lots was a fea- ture, and it was contended that the market had shown no proportionate reaction yet from. the recent rapid ad- vance. Reports of moisture in the southwest and forecasts of more were partly offset by comparative firmness of quotations gt Liverpool. The opening here, which ranged from %c decline to %e advan with May % to $144 and July $125 to %. followed by a general sag. $ and then by slight rallies. 5 Subsequen w crop reports from southwest more optimistic, the mifirket continued to decline until near the end of the dy, when a sharp up- turn took place owing in some degree European acceptance from this side of the loso was unsettled, Sc oc advance, with May and July 124% to \d-word of bi afigtfers of whes Atlantic. The wet lower to 144% to 144% 1.24%. In the later dealings considerable disposition was shown toward making sales to realize profits, but country offerings were small and the market ascended quickly as soon as pressure ceased. The close was strong % to 1% net higher, with May 66% @66%. Corn and oats tendéd’ downward with wheat. After opening unchanged to %c and %c lower, May 64%c to $5c, the corn market kept near to the initial figures. Oats started unchanged to te off, May 41%c to 41%%c, and later de- clined a little more. Provisions were quiet, and without any decided change tn values. CHICAGO, Feb.; 24.—Butter un- Batter, Eggs, Poultry. | ehahged; eggs higher; revelpts 26.083 cases; first 27%; ordinary first 23@] rang to one Of the articles, of the 26@27c. 24e; miscellaneous fowls 2Tc; Poultry alive higher; springs 28c; roosters 18¢. Closing Quotations. ‘Wheat— Open, High. Low. May ——$1A3% $1.44% $1.41% $1445 July 125 125% 1.22 Corn— May — .64% 66% 63% July —- 66% 63% .66% Oats— ‘ Mary — 41% 42 40% 8 =4A1% July -—— -43 AH AD ay » Pork- May ---20.00 20.05 20.00 20.25 Lard— May 11.70 31.77 11.67 11.77 July 11.90 11.97 12187 11.92 Ribs— May 1115 11.20 13.12 11.20 July 10.85 10.95 10.85 10.90 Chose. | #mount, the sums to be paid the Mex-| ‘1244 | standing Mexican government bonds 66% | ‘The amounts to be 68% | are roughly estimated Well No. 1 on the same ng for the last year, recently made 465 barrels a day under test.) 4! The wells are located within a few hundred feet of each other and the Baldwin Midwest is accepting 40 per cent of production. i Work was started by the Wyokans Friday on drilling in another well on section 22-40-79, where drilling was suspended last year at 1,560 feet. The well is drilling in oil from the shale and offsets an $00-barrel Midwest pro- ducer across the line. Completion of a large well {s considered certain by syndicate officials. ‘The new completions should have a favorable effect on Wyokans stock, which has been tn steady dernand since recovery of the crude murket. A bid of $1.05 yesterday is said to have met with an asked price of $1.25 with only a comparatively gmail amount of stock available. Late de- velopments indicate that the company will be in a position to go on a good dividend basis early in the year, New Tests in Montana. | New wileats to be started goon tn he Montana fields include a test cast f Melstone by the Hibbard Oil com. wny. A Siandard derrick is being ® ved to the structure from the Devil's n field. where It was purchased the operators who were forced to nt down by financial difficulties. The Carter dome, 38 miles south: vest of Ekalaka in Carter county, will be the scene of a test to be drilled by the Rex Mutual Of] company of Miles City, which has secured control of sec- tions 21, 22, 23.and 28-456. Thestruc- ture is one of the largest defined dones ¥ in that section of the state. Snow Stops Drilling. BASIN, Wyo, Feb. 24.—One of the worst snow storms of the vear raged here Wednesday. All drilling opera- tions in this part of the Big Horn are suspended and roads to most’ of the camps are impassable. SRA Sr BSE SS | MEXICAN OIL EXPORT TAX CUT 40 PER CENT MEXICO CITY, Feb. 23-—{By The Associated Press)—The Diario Offi- cial publishes the text of the decree dealing with the export oll taxes as outlined by Secretary of the Treas- ury De La Huerta last Synday. Ac- decree, this publication makes it of- ficial and in effect from February 21. By the decree export of] taxes are ro- duced to 40 per cent of their original ican national treasury either in out-| or in gold. recetved, which at 13,500,000 pesos, are to be deposited in the Ban- co Nacional de Mexico to apply on the foreign indebtedness. It is expected today will ses sev- eral million pesos deposited. fa ERO ae a ‘The collecting of costly snuff-boxes was once a fashionable fad in Eng- land. One wealthy nobleman ts said to haye used a different box on each day of the year. "HOG CREEK’ CARRUTHTO DRILL UT PROMISING LAND IN TEXAS Other Big Operators Also Centering Fire on Hunt County Prospects. GREENVILLE, Tex. Feb. 24.—Fol- lowing closely in the wake of such big operators as the Texas & Pa cifie Coal & Oil company, J. W- “Hog Creek” Carruth, the Invincible Oi & Refining company and other big interests, who have already start- e4 pioneer work in this county, @ large enumber of new drilling opera- tions have been announced, to be start- 4 in the near future. Contracts already made assure the fact that within the next few weeks there will be no less than fifteen drill- ing wells in Sunt county. ‘Chief interest in operations tn this county centers along the Celeste-Leon- ard fold. Every operator has had his eye on that structure, but of course aply a few could secure acreage upon it “Whe southern portion of Hunt country is coming in for the heay- fest play right at’ this time and it appears that in this section the first of! find will be made. It is here that the Invincible, the Texas & Pacific, the Mississippi Val- ley, a Standard -subsidiary, “Hog Greek" Carruth, and other big opera- tors are centering their fre. The Caryputh Nl ts one of the best locate}, from a geological standpoint, in the entire cor y- His acreage, yhich comprises 2.812 acres, ts iocat- Aion the v apex of the Celeste- fold. at the point where It ticline ruaning put of Mexia anal Carruth se. mona field e | believed in Hunt county oil circles that Mr. Carruth is right again. Leasts in Hunt county have under- gone a steady increase in price with the end far from belug in sight now. Every day sees a large number of transactions recorded with the county clerk here. Greenville is begirning to take on an added appearance of life, although it hes always been rated as one ‘of the most progressive of the smaller cities of Texas. A large number of oil men have come here to take up permanent abode and there is a mark- ed increase in activity noted on every hand. Derrick timbers, rigs, boilers and other machinery are en route ere now for the Carruth well at Lone Oak, the Mississippi Valley Of] company’s well‘and the Texas & Pacific well. M@ Carruth, who is also a big operator in the Mexia field, and who ts given credit for the discovery of Des- demona in 1918, passed through Green- ville recently. “T beve just returned from Lone ies 2 he said, “and I could not help but be struck with the similarity be- tween tt and Desdemona before oil was found there. Of course Lone Oak is more progressive, but it is very quiet there just now. “Desdemona wos that way once. It was only a small village, country that wasn’t by any means rich. ‘There were many dul years in that town. But when we found oil there, everything; was overnight. ‘The streets were so full! of men and horses and trucks and/pound has helped many such women ae anaes 1 purest f Salt Pork__.....17% i ce | ney.v nadsitt builds Lattin Tu Be SUB a8 sa PORK Stenr-cuned ifatiy ing anil abbatiging i Gh picpose for Ges oaeeaitins ore and feeders. $607 Pork Chops, Ib..25-271%4¢ | _ sliced to fry_.35¢ ing and arranging it on purpose for the sole,purpose asLiOk, secmipts, 800; market 166 and Hl ure Pork Sausage, | Good grade sliced’ of building better underreamers than were ever built ori ea ESM ater Ru AN ey home-made, 2 Ibs. 38¢ | __ Bacon, Ih. 27 tae __ before. ; Bes : ae ee REA : recetp! 000; mark: = I i h % -l it : wy: : & }, heey tener” _stgtatn, ‘ew saeepareh Lali sstal eae ee a. ern Tu Oaeeicomce A ananutactured product of any kind can be'no . ; \@ Pork Steak = __20c | Oysters, New York : : han.the knowledge. of the-men‘ who'make it 2oeS Lean § Shoulder Batis, es Counts, Pint. = ee ea? of-the factory in.which it is'manu- . THE INDEPED! OMAN | “ ake, Ib...__20c | Cal mgues; Ib___ 20 ctured, ‘ as experts have toldus— = --)-.2 005) > Is one of the brightest Jewels which Spare Ribs____.___15c PURE LARD a 3 si iE adorns our modern, economic system. Boe ae mass Saba THE SWAN UNDERREAMER FACTORY IS THE 1a 7g] EARed at the sont of heath, and the Hon Neahade Link 5 lbeifor. 75 . | FINEST OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD through her duties, a prey to nervous- - Sausage, Ib .25c | 10 Ibs. for. -—---$1.40 ‘ ‘ zs Deen. pene Fils Semraeaecicy: Pig Tails, lb.......12%c | 50 Ibs. for_______$6.95 . Underreamer Factory, Marietta, Ohio. ehanged|come more of a burden than a joy? BACON ~ YOUNG MUTTON + SAR at OS EP RD RET RNA PSI “PRE NR REFLEC I EE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1922. INDUSTRIALS IN| ~~ SLUMP TODAY —- 51% 4% ta ana i i! 4 ; i by 3 g & oe BE INSTITUTED EEE ESE | Queensland, 7s --106% Candidates From All Over BLUEBEARD TO (2252 Swift, 7: 1 —----101% Swifts, "ee GO TO DEATH teers bree, a, er AT WERSAILLES Meeting Scheduled —_—_—_ Here Saturday. F i 63% | 324g |W Priced railroad issues, especially 68% |5t Paul, Rock Island and the south: 59% |ern Southwestern issues, all of which 23%/scored material advances. Republic 41% | Steel preferred was supported and re 28% enin 6% points of tts earlier severe A break. Substantial advances were also bea |Cffected im Cocoa Cola, Chandler Mo- 10% |*6F, Houston Oil, Computing Tabulat $1% |ing Recording and Kresge. United 62% | States Retall Stores broke four points 153%4 | heavy selling on misgivings as to 8% /maintenance of tht present «x per $7% |cont annual rate ‘ $9%4|, Price movements were mcat contus- 33 |{ng later. Equipr ent and*motor spe Cialties made iurther gains but steels and tobaccos reacted snore shurply. The closing was irregular. yss g2 "Ee g pay on long term bonds if issued at the, time the notes are tsscéd. 4 Great Northern Pfd llinois Central ... inspiration Copper .-.- “nterhatoinal Harvester Int. Mer. Marine pfd. . Internationa! Paper Invincible Of ...., Kelly-Springfield Tire Kennecott Copper ..... 2 Louisville ang Nashville ...... 113 Mexican Petroleum Miami Copper .. Middle States Of Midvale Steel . Missourl Pacific New York Contral issue of notes to pay off the old. Swiss, S. Rubber, Ts — Western Union, 6%¥-—----107%5 reat Northern, 648--=--- 96% Western Electric, 7s —-106% PARIS, Feb. 24.-—(By The Associ ated Press}—Henri Landru, the “blue beard of Gambais,” will be executed onetho:guillotine at Versailles at day break tomorrow, it was announced NPCORMICK WEDDING 15 SCHEDULED FOR commute Landru’s sentence to death sor dee Marder of. teu women and @] — CopicH. WBwitreriand) Fob 24:— (My The Assoctatéd Pross}—The wed ting of Miss) Mathilde McCormick. the 16-year-old daughter of Harold ¥. McCormick to Max Oxer, a riding inaster of Zurich,-wil’ take place in May at the McCormick country seat near Chicago, according to present plans. Oser, who sti! is absent from Zur ch, has accepted the conditions under which the McCormick family gave consent td .the match, which NEW YORK; Feb. 24.—A nine point drop ins Republic Iron and Steel pre- |ferred, following tho suspension 0° > , dividend. was the spectacular ¢@ A temple of the Dramatic Order of the Knights of Khorassan, the only ure at the irregular opening of toi. 4] ame that will be authorized in Wyo |stock” market Republic common to) | ming, will be instituted here Saturday 2 points and affiliated ismies we:o| night with candidates and lodge mem- }lower by large fractions to one point | bers in attendance from all sections of |Crucible and Lackawanna roflecting| he state. A large class will be initi- \distinct pressure. Rails and shippings| ‘ed, {tis understood, and livélt enter: strengthened under lead of Canadian|‘ainment will be provided for the visi- % | Pacific and United Fruit. but the trend] tora. Tho festivities will. conclude among active specialties and misce) | with a banquet to be served by the Janeous issues was downward. Pythian iadies, Preliminary foreign rates eased on} Among those whe will be present coverings of speculative contracts. |are; Lester Bentley, Pocatello, Idaho, Independent steels sustained further | representinf the imperial prince of the losses during the morning and Gen-| order, and Groves Moyer of Laramie, eral Pilectrie, Studebaker and tobac-|%rand chancellor of the K. of P. in cos eased. The market became firm-| Wyoming. er before noon under the influence of| ‘The order of the Knighits of Khoras-| investment and speculative rails.|aM is the playground of the Pythian ; Rates $7.00 and Up. Fine, large rooms, steam heat, baths, hot and ¢ water. American Hotel 244 S. Center St. os TWO OPERATIONS FAIL, LESLIE COLBY CLAIMED IN DEATH AT HOSPITAL Sinclair Con Ol... Southern Pacific Railway, Canadian Pacifi aware, Yacka-|'01ge, holding practically. the same) Standard Oll of Nek wanna & Weatern vend Rock Islana| ‘elation to the Pythian orgunization| were that ho take up his residence Mill and Cabinet Sh Studebaker rose 2 to 3 points and other trans.|%* the Shrine does to Masonry. Only) in the United States and become a - oP ‘Tennessee 4 | continentals and coalers averaged one| one temple is permitted in Wyoming) Leslie M. Colby, §35 United wtrevt,| citizen of that country. Phone 1742W_ Cae \Soint advances, Market Strest Tuait,| 24 Casper because of its central lo-|died at a local hospital early this! po Ra 427 East Railroad Avenue 30% HY) way prior preferred rose 4 points on 10 | declaration of an initial dividend. Mo 134% tors and kindred specialties, oils. no 48 |tably Mexican Petroleum and Califor- 45__| nia Petroleum, chemicals and mail or- der and chain store shares also were in process of further accumulation. Call money opened and renewed into hext’ week at 5% per cent. Mill work of all kinds, sashes, screens, store fixtures, kitchen cabincts, colonnades and| ‘urniture repairing. Anything In the line of cabinet work. We give absolute satisfaction. itisfied customer is our best Peritonitis, for which he storn. location underwent an operation last ‘Tuesday jand again last night, caused his death, ! No funeral arrangements tiave been made andthe body is being held at the Shaffer-Gay mortuary pending the ar- rival of relatives from a distance. Mr. Colby was born at Brighton, Colo., and was 30 years of.age. He had lived in Casper for three years and at'the time of his death was a sation and strong wfganization was morning. in, securing uccessful ere. Parents Praying For Death O} Chicago Slayer vw ot 2, 2. summonses is pra & member of the Knights of Pyth- 5, Moose, Red Men and Yeoman ages. its CAPPER HEADS SENATE ‘BLOC’ WASHINGTON. Feb. Capper, Republican, ‘Kansas, today was elected unanimvusly as chairman of the unoffic) agricultural bloc of the senate, succeéding former Sena tor Kenyon. of Iowa. ; United States» Stee) Utah Copper ‘Westinghouse Willys Overland .. American Zinc, Lead Butte and Superior Cala. Petroluem Montana Power Shattuck Arizona ... Great Northern Surveying and Locations Geologists Oil Experts’ Oil Field Maps, Blye Prints| WYOMING MAP. AND | BLUE PRINT CO. P. O. Box 325 10, Daly Bldg. Metals. NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—Copper— y,| Weak: spot and near by, 12% @12%c: later, 13¢. Tin—Firm; spot and near by, $29.87) ; futures, $29.62. ron—Steady; prices unchanged. Lead—Steady; spot, $4.70@4.80. Zine—Quiet; East St. Louts deliv- ory, $4.50@4.55, Antimony—Spot $4.40. CHICAGO, Feb. 24.—Harvey W- Church, condemned slayer of tavo au'| In addition to a widow he Is survived tomobile salesmen, Giricinued today to} -y a baby daughter, Mary Agnes, two show no signs of emotion ,when ref: | years of age. erence wax made to his hanging, now set for March 3, but his aged parents said “we Etay every night and morn ing that Harvey will die befcre then. 3 Money. A bullet’n, issued by the jail physi CHICAGO, Feb. 24-40. S. Bureau) NEW YORK. Feb. 24.—Calt money|cian says Church's conditionjs good, of Markets)—Cattle receipts, 4,000; firm; high 5%. low 5; ruling rate 5%:|tno forcible feeding of the prisoner market generally steady on all classes, closing bid 414; offered a’ i quality plain; early top yearlings, = : | JOHN P. GRIFFIN bologna bulls largely $4.25@4.40; ‘veal 233 EAST SECOND STREET PHONE 1288 ‘Twenty-elght, nationalities are rep- resented in the student. body at Val- f° < Livestock Mart Chicago Quotations, The Swan Underreamer Factory calves, $10.50@11.25 mostly, t Hog receipts, 29,000; market active, mostly 15¢ to 25c higher than yester- day’s average; some big packers hold- ing “back; top, $10.90 on 140 to 190- pound average; bulk, $10.40@10.85; pigs about steady; desirable 100 to 200- pounders mostly $10, some choice strong weights up to $10.25@10.50, Sheep receipts, 7,000; opening slow, strong to higher; strong weight wooled yearlings, $13; twos at $11; aged weth- ers, $9.75; good 93-pound shorn Mon- tana lambs, $13; fall shorn Texas yearlings and twos, $12.25; best handy shorn ewes, $7.75; no choice wooled lambs sold early. Get your Lard at these prices while it \asts. Let us help you make the dollar go a long way. By request of our customers we are delivering to all parts of the city twice a day. BEEF Choice T-Bone, Ib. —..30¢ Choice Sirloins, lb..2744c Short Cuts or Club Steak, Ib.______25e« Round Steak, lb___22¥%ec Hamburger Steak, Ib. 15¢ Omaha Prices. ‘. OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 24.—{United States Bureau of Markets).—Hogs re- ceipts 7,000; generally 15 to 20 cents higher; bulk 180.to 210 pound butchers $10.15@10.25; top $10.30; butchers 215 Shoulder Roast.....22%c Shoulder Boil _—..174%4c Breast Veal (fine — to °325 pound weights $9.90@10.15; Choice Pot Roast, stuffed) .... 15c PrCetoe Fasnipts 1.000; beat wteate aad per I 164 | Veal Chops:____30c she stock, active, strong to 15¢ higher; Good, meaty Shoulder yearling beeves $8.20; other classes of Boil, 1 SPECIALS Large Supreme Skinned Ham, whole or half, per Ib....—.... 3Tc Weinies, Ib___..... 17 4%c Frankfurts, Ib___17¥%c Sugar-cured Dry Beef, Ib...........___45¢ stock fully steady. Sheep receipts 2,500; all classes steady; bulk lambs $14.75@15.50; top $15.60; ewes 8.25; shearing lambs $13.90; some held higher. Denver Quotations. DENVER, Feb. 24—Cattle receipts, | 310; market steady: beef steers, $6@ Prime Rib Roast, boned and rolled, Ib.....224ce Prime Rib Roast, stand- ing, 1b, 19c Short Rib of Beef, 2 Ibs. for__..__......25¢ Shoulder Steak 2 Ibs. 35¢ Experts Have Told Us | that the Swan Underreamer factory is the finest of ’ its kind ,in the world. Certain we are that it‘is as _ fine as thoughtful planning ‘and careful attention to , Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- Supreme, whole or Rib and Loin Chops, motor cars that It wns almost as pmch a3 your life was worth to step/help many more—aAdv. upon them. But everyhodr of money and s9 we pat up with of few discomforts. If our plana work out accoriing to echedute, similar scenes will be en- nected in Lene Osk within tho next few months because wears confident thet there is big off under Hunt county and we are going to end tho} érili will (find that o down jug? as far ag it 4a humaneiy possibie.” made lota rould afford te to regain their zest in life, and will half slab, Ib._—__--.35¢ Premium, whole or half’slab, Ibo.....35¢ per Ib. 27 ac Shoulder Steak__.....20c Shoulder Roast ___17'%ze Star, srhole or half Leg of Mutton, lb_27%e slab, Ib. :.22.. 35c | Mutton Stew, 2 Ibs., 15¢ —— STOP AND SHOP. WE BUY THE BEST—DO YOU? The Bridgeport Machine Company “ General Offices, Augusta, Kansas : BRANCH STORES ~ - Tulsa, Kaw, Ranger, Ft. Worth, Rising Star, Brezkenridze, El Dorado, Florence, : South Bend, Ind., Shidler, Okla. — - o THE SEIDEL 319 North Wolcott Street. Strictly Modern and: Respectable Fiot and Cold’ Water RATES—S1.00 A DAY Lewellen and McKnizht Proprietors.