Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 13, 1923, Page 7

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1923. Oil -:- Finance - Bonds - Che Casner Daily Trifune - Stocks -:- Grains AND QUOTATIONS BY LEASED SHORT SESSION |WHEAT MARKET “(scr ton smc SEES RAISE IN STOCK PRIGES Buying Forces Issues to High- er Levels; Oils Lead in Upward. Swing. NEW YORK, Jan. 13—Buying in anticipation of favorable dividend action at future directors meetings nd continuation of good earnings carried oil shares substantially higher in today’s brief session of the market. ‘The demand embraced a wide list but ‘was particularly effective in the can, rubber, motor, ojls, food and merchan. dising shares. High priced coalers also registered some good gains, but selling appeared in a few of the cheaper rails, especially New Haven and St. Paul ‘Marine com- mon dropped a point and the pre ferred 3% to thelr lowest! prices in more than a yéar, Some of ‘the ex- treme gains were Postum Cereal 7%; Chicago Pneumati. Tool 4% and Texas Gulf Sulphur, Delaware and Hudson, May Department Stores and American Linseed preferred all up 3 points or more. The closing was strong. Sales approximated 600,000 shares. NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—A firm tone prevailed at the opening of today's stock market. Specialties again were in good demand but excellent buying also was note in sorne of the usual leaers, particularly “Baldwin and Studebaker, which were pushed up 1% and one point respectively. Postum Cereal advanced 3% points and Endicott-Johnson gaine one on speculative expectations of a 20 per cent stock dividend. Galns of a point or more also were scored by Asso- ciated Ol] and Manat! Sugar. Postum Cereal extended its gain to six points, another new high record, and May Department Stores advanced 2%. Other shares to register’ gains of a point pr more were Pan-American “A” and ", Hartmann corporation, Tron Proucts, Consoliated Gas, Loose- ‘Wiles Biscuit, International ‘United States Rubber, field and Texes Gulf Sulphur. showed only fractional gains, some of the active shares being Union Pacific. Canadian Pacific and Baltimore and Ohio, Foreign exchanges operied easier. NEW YORK, Jan 13.—Foreign ex. changes. easier. Quotations.in cents: Great Britain demand 4.67%; cables 4.67%; 60 day bills on banks 4.65%. France demand 6.94; cables 6.95. Italy demand 4. cables 4.94%; Belgium demand 6.33; cables 6.3335. Germany ‘Wemand .0095; cables .0086; Holland 89.61 cables 39.63; Norway demand 18.65; Sweden demand 26.89; Denmark demand 19.97; Switzerland demand 18.87; Spain demand 15.70; Greece demand 1.25; Poland demand +9049; Czecho-Slo demand 2.88; Argentina demand 37.75; Brazil de- mand 11.62; Montreal 0914. pacarectis >< iliantei FAILURES SHOW BETTER BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN 1922 THAN DURING 1921 DENVER, Colo., Jan. 18—Colorado witnessed a total of 192 business failures in 1923 compared with 150 in 1921, according to the report of BR. G. Dunn and company. The to- tal Uabilities {n 1922 were $6,028,899 @nd in 1921 the Mabilities were $ 225,587, indicates better general bust- ness conditions in the state in 1922 than in the preceding year. ————— NEW YORK, Jan. 13—Spot cotton quiet; middiing $27.80. HAS WIDE RANGE INDAY'S TRADE Early Hammering by Bears Effective—Rallies Made With Closing Firm CHICAGO, Jan. 13.—Indications of @ revival of export demand turned the wheat market upward today at the last. It was said European ac- ceptances included wheat, corn and Tye. Wheat closed firm at the same as ‘yesterday's finish to %c higher, with May $1.19 to $1.19} and July $1.13 to $1,134. CHICAGO, Jan. 13.—General com- mission house selling carried the wheat market downward today during the early dealings. Buying lacked volume until prices had fallen one cent or more a bushel. Bears put stress.on an opinion from a leading authority that the world's visible sup- | ply of wheat at the present time is very large and that supplies exceed requirements by a safe margin. The opening, which ranged from % to % lower, with May 1.18% to 1.18% and Tuly 1.12% to 1.12%, was followed by further setbacks and then a slight rally. Subsequently, gossip that export dusiness was in progress helped bring about a decided rally. Corn and oats were easier with wheat. After opening unchanged to %o off, May 717 to 72, the corn mar- ket continued tos Oats started at a shade to %{c de- clin May 44% @44% to 44 8-4. Addi- tional weakness ensued. bearish effect on provisions, Later difficulty in purchasing was encountered on the part of shorts and they bid prices up rather briskly. Tho close was unsettled at % to 1@1ltsc net advance with May 73@73% to T3tec. ———— CHICAGO, Jan. 13—Butter lower: creamery extras 61%@52c; standards} 49%c; extra firsts 40@50%c; AT@48c} seconds 45@46c. Eggs lower; receipts 6,520 cases; firsts’ 36%; ordinary firsts 83@34c; miscellaneous 85@36c. firsts “ NENW YORK, Jan. 13—Butter un- (settled; creamery higher than extras 58% @B4c; creamery extras 5ic; firsts 49% @52 6c. Esgs unsettled; gathered extras firsts 45@460; ditto, firsts 42@44c; Pacific coast whites extras 52@68c; ditto firsts to extra firsts 48@5ic; refrigerator firsts 31@32c. Cheese firm. Cop’s Small | Feet Fooled Tony Tomari SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18.—In dis- pensing the ‘Volstead contrabrand, Tony Tomari, owner of a soft drink stand here, judged prospective cus tomers by the size of their feet. Tony believed in the adage that all po- Mcemen have big feet, but he over- looked another maxim which holds there are exceptions to all rules. Patrolman John Blanton, garbed in civillan clothes walked into Tony's stand, whispered a magic word and recetved Tony’s scrutiny. Finally Tony looked at his feet. ‘They were small, so Tony brought out the contraband decanter. Tony was arrested, pleaded guilty and.paid a fine. NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—Liberty bonds closed: 3%s $101. first 44s $98.86; second 4%s $98.32; third 4%s $98.93; fourth 4%s $98.60; victory 4%s (uncalled) $100.20; U. 8. treasury 44s $99.96, WEEK’S WHE. * PRICES HIGHER AS WAR POSSIBILITIES LOOM CHICAGO, Jan. 13.—With war pos- sibilities in Europe as oa background, the wheat market has shown a tend- ency toward higher prices most of the time this week. The net advance this morning es compared with a week ego from % to 1% a bushel swith corn up % to Jo and oats vary- ing from %o0 decline to %4@1% 2 dushel with corn up% to 1c and oats varying from %4o decline to 4@%o gain. The week's changes in provi- sions extended from a shade off to SWAN UNDERREAMERS ’ 4 AT YOUR @ rise of 250. ‘Wheat traders appeared to bo ignor- ing to a large extent the previous current view that foreign finuncial conditions indicatgt sharp curtail. ment of breadstuff buying, on the part of Germany in particular. ‘With French troops on the move in the Ruhr, the old time opinion was acted upon that such events meant as a rule, higher prices for grai:i, As the week drew to a close, almost complete absence of export business in wheat bad a countervailing influ- ence and profit taking sales wiped out to) a considerable degree, the gains which had preceded. It was pointed out that the present cost of a single cargo of wheat to Germany as figured tn marks would equal the entire German national debt before the world war, On the other hand, would be speculative sellers of wheat wer somewhat inclined to caution as the result of an increasing unfavor- able crop cutlook for domestic winter wheat. Corn and oats sympathized with the wheat advance. Despite lower hog values, provi. sions were firmer, responding to the of grain, Lower quotations on hogs had a> Allied Chemical & Dye Allls Chalmers American American Car & Foundry -... Hide & Leather pfa.. International Corp — Lecomotive -.-----. Smelting & Refg. -. American American American American American American American American American American Anaconda’ Copper —--————--- Atchison Baldwin Locomotive -.---.-.. Baltimore ané Ohlo --—~~.--- Bethlehem Steel B —. Canadian Pacific ----.. Central Leather -.----. Chandler Motors Chesapeake and Ohio Chicago, Mil and St. Pau Chicago, R. I. and Pac. -—. Chino Copper | -.-.-----. Colorado Fuel and Iren ~--—-- Corn Products -- 136 Crucible Steel ——---—-------- 10% Erie --.-------. == 10% Famous Players Lasky -. see General Asphalt General Electric .. General Motors Goodrich Co, ~~~. Great Northern pfd, ---.------ Tinois Central --—---------- 111 Inspiration Copper ----------- 35 International Harvester - 89% Int. Mer. Marine pfd. 45 International Paper 52% Invinelble Of) --.---—--—. 15 Kelly Springfield Tire 50% Kennecott Copper --—- 36% Louisville and Nashville - 137 Mexican Petroleum 2508 Miamt Copper -..-. 27 Middle States Oil 124 Midvale Steel 28% 16 94% 19 Norfolk and Western 110% Northern Pacific --- 74 Oklahoma Prod, an@ Ref. ----- 1% Pacific Oil ~. wee eC] Pan American Petroleum 89% Pennsylvania ~--------------- 46% People's Gas -----------—----- 92 Pure: ON ----a------s-—————— 28% Ray Consolidated Copper ----. 14% Reading ------- Bis ce i Rep. Iron and Steel -—-------- 50 Royal Dutch, N. ¥. --——-. Sears Roebuck Sinclair Con Ot! 7 Southern Pacific 8 Southern Railway 26 Standard Otl of N. J. - 42% Studebaker Corporation -. 116% Tennessee Cop} un Texas Co. -- 45 Texas and Pacific 20% Lyobacco Products 52% ‘ranscontinental Olt im Union Pacific ------. —a - 136% United Retafl Stores ---- 738% U. &. Ind Alcohol ------------ 68 United States Rubber -------- 59% United States Steel -—------- 106% Utah Copper ---------------- 65 Westinghouse Electric ------- 60 Willys Overland ----~~. ™ American Zinc, Lead and Sm.. 168 Butte and Superior -----—----- 31 Cala Petroleum -------—----- 8143 Montana Power ------—-—---- 668 Shattuck Arizona .----------- 9 Great Northern Ore ---------- ay Chicago Northwestern -~------- Consolidated Gas -------—---123% B Maxwell Motors B ---~~. 17 American Linseed Ofl - FORTY PER GENT INCREASE. MADE INCORNEXPORTS ‘WASHINGTON, Jan. 18-—Exports of corn from the United States during the cereal year ending November 1, 1922, were 40 per cent greater than for the 12 months preceding, accord- ing to returns to the department of commerce. Shipments to Europe were greater than for any 12 months since 1906. ‘The total exports for the 12 months ending last November 1 were 166,003,- 000 bushels, while for the 12 months ending November 1, 1921, the total ‘was 119,058,000 bushels, The figures wro declared by Dr. Julius Klein, chief of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce to make a si “quite et variance with that of the last ten year, by France, Belgium, Italy Spain were five times larger then the pre-war yearly average. GOVERNMENT CONTENTION (HELD IN BATTLE. WITR MORSE SHIPPING CONCERN ALEXANDRIA, V3 Jan. 13— Contention of the federal government in {ts legal battle with the Virginia Ship Building corporation headed by Charles W. Morse involving claims and counter claims of several mil- lion dollars as the result of setzure of n'ne corporation ships by the shipping board, were upheld today in a decision handed down by Judge ‘Wad4ill in the federal district court here. ao Spectacies were invented tn the 13th century. ‘ =|Second 48 Furnished by Taylor and Clay. |) AtL,Gulf and W. Indies —-. 22% ' Com As 03 a3 Senresete 203 Mountain Producers - $17.75 Mountain @ Gulf -.. 1.29 ton Royalty & Produce’ Tom Bell Hoyalty ‘Western Exploration. Ww: 85 Wyo, Tex. - OL Western States i 23 Yon .. aqoe sss, 10 32 NEW YORE CURE CLOSING Mountan Producers -$ 17.25 § 17.37 {Merritt 2 2. 8.75 9.25 Glenrock Ol -------- 1.12 1.26 Salt Creek Prds. ---. 21.00 © 21.12 Salt Creek Con: = 125. 1150 Prod. and Refrs. - 9.00 12.00 Marine new --. 5.00 6.00 Mutual .-~-. 12.87, 13.00 8. O, Indiana 63.00 63.50 Cities Service Com. - 176.00 178.00 Fensland --. 5 1700 New York Ofl - 16.00 18,00 Mammoth Oil ------- 52.50 53.00 3%s First -4s First 440 S@ond 444s | Thirs «us Fourth 445 Victory 4%s Big Muddy Salt Creek Rock Creek Ozage Lance Creek Grass Creek ‘Torchlight Sunburst. Blk Basin Greybull Lander H Chicago Prices. CHICAGO, Jan. 13.—{U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture.) — Hogs—Re- loeipts 15,000; 25 to 35c lower; bulk 140 to 175 pound averages $8.40@8.50; top $8.55; bulk 226 to 275 pound butch- ers $7.90@8.00; packing sows mostly around $7.25; desirable pigs $7.75@ 8.25; estimated holdover 16,000; heavy hogs $7-80@8.00; medium $7.90@8.25; light $8.15@8.65; Ught light $8.15@ 8.50; packing sows smooth $7.25@7.65; packing sows rough $6.90@7.25; kill- ing pigs $7.75 @8.26. Cattle—Receipts 00; + compared with week ago: beef steers, yearlings, stockers and feeders 25 to 50c higher, mostly 50c up; extreme top matured steers $12.85; best long yearlings $11.75; beef cows mostly 25c up; beef | heifers 50 to 75c higher; spots more; |canners, cutters and veal calves large- ly steady; bulls 60 to Tic higher; week's bulk prices beef steers $8.25@ 10.25; stockers and feeders $6.60@7.25; beef cows and heifers $4.75@7. ners and cutters $2.90@3.' calves $10.25@11.00. Sheep—Receipts 4,000; mostly direct today; compared with week ago: bulk wooled lambs steady to shade lower; clipped lambs to more; fed yearling wethers mostly steady; fat sheep 25 to B0c lower; spots 100 lower; heavy ewes off mo: feeders strong to 10c higher; week's extreme top fat Iambe $15.15 to city butchers; closing top $15.00 to packers; bulk desirable ‘wooled kind $14.50 to $14.90; clipped lambs $19.25@12.75; choice 90 pound fed yearling wethers $12.75; heavy fat ewes $5.50@6.50 mostly; light weights up to $8.50; week's top feeding lambs $24.80. OMAHA, Neb, Jan. 18.—{United States Department of Agriculture.)— Hogs—Receipts 14,500; active, mostly 10@150 lower; bulk packing srades $7,.28@7.50; bulk butchers 180 to 250- pound averages $8.10@8.20; top $8.25, Cattle—Receipts 300; compared with week ago: Beef steers, she stock and bulis 25@400 higher; veals 25@600 lower; stockers and feeders 15@25c higher; bulk beef steers $7.50@9; week's top $11; top veals $10.50; stockers and feeder top $8.10. | Sheep—Reoeipts 500; compared with week ago: Lambs 25@50c; low- er; yearlings and sheep 25c lower; feeders steady. —>__—_ PASSENGERS CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 18. sengers aboard train No. 6 on the Southern Railway bound from Jack: sonville, Fla., for Cincinnati were shaken up when three Pullman coaches were derailed near Danvillo, Ky., early today. According to tn- formation received by officials of the road here, the coaches did not over- turn and none of the passengers were injured. MARKET GOSSIP AND FIELD NEWS OHIO OPERATIONS SLOWING COWN No completions were registered by the Ohio Oil company during the past week, although several operations are at or near the sand, some of which be drilled in. Only two wells are cemented and should soon remain to be drilled in at Salt Creek before the shut-down of the company in that field be- comes effective and both of these are‘near the second Wall Creek. Status of operations of the company | in this district stands as follows: H Kevin-Sunburst. No. 1 Holloway, sec. 34-36-2w; fish. ing for tools at 1380 ft. No. 1 Baker, seo. 4-35-2w; sidetrack. ing underreamer lugs at 1480 ft. No. 2 Berg, sec. 66-32_1w; drilling at 1405 ft. . 1 Sauby, sec. 13.34-2w; drilling at 660 ft. No. 1 Emmert, sec. 15-35-2w; drill. ing at 670 ft. Buffalo Basin. No. 1, sec. 3.47-100; cemented at 1530 ft. Qregon Basin. No. 1, sec. 851100; rigging up - Hidden Dome. No. 1 Brome, sec. 31.48.90; shut down at 1447 ft. Salt Creek. No, 2 Tract “IK,” sec. 20.39.78; drilling at 2470 ft. "No. 2 Tract “ET,” sec. 20.89.78; mudding 10 in. at 2450 ft Lance Creek. | No. 8 Converse Sheep, sec. $2_36_{ 65; drilling at 190 ft. Rock River. | No. 2, sec. 26.20.78; dritting at} 3593 No. 7 Dixon, sec. 34-20-78; drilling at 3350 ft. | No, 8 Stateland, sec. 34.20.78; swab- | ding and bailing at 3173 ft. No. 9 Stateland, sec.. drilling at 3125 ft. No. 2 Trapshoote sec. fishing for baller at 3220 ft. No, 7 Harrison & Cooper, sec. 2.19_| 78; 15% in. cemented at 626 ft. No. 1 Harrison & Cooper, sec. 34. 19.78; drilling at 2760 ft. Baxter Basin. No. 1 Unton Pacific, sec. 21.16-104; | resuming drilling at 2325 ft. | Mercer Dome. No, 1, sec. 35.51.90; drilling at 1000 ft. 3420-78; 34.20, — POTATOES CHICAGO, Jan. steady; receipts 65 cars; total United States. shipments 622; Wisconsin iscked round whites 80@90c ecwt.; luaties sacked 95c@$1.00 cwt.; dustics bulk $1.05@1.10 cwt.; Idaho sacked russets. branded fancy $1.65 cwt. Idaho sacked ruosets bakers $1.65 cwt. pst ata 13. — Potatoes Skeleton of Human Found Near Buftalo BUFFALO, Tracking a wounded wolf in snow, Harold Holiday and Charles Firmkas found a human skeleton Wyo. Jan, 13.— the near the head of French Creek canon. The bones were identified through a gold-crowned tooth, a bunch of keys and a shotgun as those of Wiillam Casebler, who 4! appeared about four years ago while on a hunting trip. For three week's after Caseblor ‘disappeared the region where his bones were located was searched for him and searching parties pass- ed on all sides of the spot where his body lay beneath an overhang: a sr a Ml | SILVER LONDON, Jan. 31%d per ounce. 13.—Bar_ silver Money 1% per cent. Foreign bar silver 65%; dollars 60%. Mexican ‘The Uuited States produces 85 per cent of the world’s cotton. ———— TF you'd exchange the city’s shops For rural life, midst cows and crops, You'll find the man, who sells and swaps, CLASSY FIED The Want Ad “Page” Vv SWAN UNDERREAMERS s AT YOUR | SUPPLY: STORE Pleads for Bonus 3 former mascot of the Yankee Division and the world’s most decorated dog hero, will ap peal to President Harding for q bonus for the ex-service men, Stubby’s blanket is laden with jmedals placed there by General Pershing, General Edwards, Presi. dent Harding and a few foreign lexeoutives, LOVE NOTS By KAY KEAN A Masculine Want Ad. ‘Wanted: A woman, no saint, un derstand, but one who will, of course, be consistently good. ne who will make all the other men envious, but who will not herself envy other women, their clothes and fine raiment. Plainly speaking, one who can dress Uke Gloria Swanson—on Ingenuity. One who can keep the home spot less and herself and disposition #0 at | the same time. | One who will weep sympathetically over her husband's troubles and smile | perpetually over her own. One who can always mend up, wash up, cook up, and cheer up and assure her man that ho was an adorable angel to ask her to marry him, and that she does not know how she could ever get along without him. | (Copyright, 1923, by Public Ledger Co,} The Cynic and the Simp. ‘The Widowed Grass, wandering in @ retrospective mood back over life, chanced to come upon the Green | Youth picking apples from the Tree \of Experience. “Ah! Foolish One,” she called, “why do you not leave a few thrills for later years?” Dom of Can., 64% notes, 1920 -_. French Republic, &s French Republic, 74s Kingdom of Belgium, 7 Kingdom of Be:gium, Kingdom of Norway, 8 U. K. of G. B. & 1., 54s, 1929 U. K. of G. B. & 1, 6%s, 1937 Amercan Sugar, 65 American Tol. and Tel., c American Tel and Tel., col tr. Armour and Co., 4s. Baltimore and Bethlehem Steel re! Bethlehem tSeel p. Chi, Burl and Quincy re! Chi, Mil and St. Paul cv., joodyear Tire §s, 1931 Goodyear Tire, ?rand Trunk R; Great Northern Great Northern 5 Mo. Kan. and Texas new adj., 65 A Missourt Pacific gen., 4s Montana Power, bs A ew York Central deb, Northern Pacific pr. lien. , Oregon Short. Line ref., Pacific Gas and Electric 58 Penn, R. R. Gen., Reading gen 4s Standaré Oll of Cal., del Union Pacific first’ 4s U. 8. Rubber, 74s ~ 8. Rubber, = Utah Power and Light 6s Westinghouse Electric 7s NEW YORK, Financial Review.)—The German repa rations situation had restraining effect on the trading In this week's stock market with the result that the average prices of sandard stocks showed few material changes. Pool operations were aggressively conduct ‘din a number of special shares, some of which wer pushed up to their highest prices in two years or more. Low call money rates and the vast supply of ‘funds available for loaning purposes materially assisted specu- lators for the advance in boosting the prices for their favorites. The definite announcement that the French would invade the Ruhr caused a flurry of speculating selling in the middle of the week but these offerings were well absorbed and the upward movement was resumed. ‘Traders generally Cerived a feeling of confl- dence from the strength of the for- elgn exchanges, which are widely re- garded as a fairly accurate barometer of European banking opinion on con- Utions abroad. California Petroleum was one of the most popular stocks this week, reaching the highest price ever record- ed in the ten years history of the company on rumors of buying by new interests and its possible acqui tlon by another of 3.—(Weekly » the large com- panies. Other shares which moved into new high ground on the present bull movement were Postum Cereal Hartmann corporation, Cosden, Nash Motors, Beechnut Packing and Owens Bottle. Reuction of 94,589 tons tn the un fifille orders of the United Stat Steel corporation on December 81 was not wholly unexpected because De- cember is normally a dull month in the industry and consumers seldom care to add to thetr inventories towards the end of the year. Copper And the Green Youth, sitting non- chalantly amidst the fruit of early years, replied: t I am afraid they will not keep. And the Widowed Grass, gathering her jadegreen weeds about her, an- swered: /“Rather you will make yourself {11 |and then one day you will find.your- | self hungry and there will be nothing left for you.” “Oh, you are jealou | biting into a red apple. Whereupon the Widowed Grass sighed and turned away. All of which shows that there is more than one degree of greenness. 1928, b Ledger Co.) * he taunted, “Some Iyusbinds", says Mrs. O'Brien wid ‘emotion, their better halves, Brose ehdneen OBriee hee mvs deceived me. Not for wan moment.’ periaked.ioEacn A Gay of fog in London is estimated to cost $8,626,000, —— Ofl Ieases, real estate, owners of Teapot townsite. Representatives wanted. Call write us. Teapot Development Co, 218 Midwest Bldg., Casper, Wyo | union officials and railroad heads. 18-tt] shares were inclined to weakness on tho théory the French occupation of the German industrial centers would further restrict Eurppean demand f thelr product, the price of which hi recently become stabilized just below 16 cents a pound. November export figures which were published during the week, re- flected the crop shortage in European and revealed possible reasons for the G. N. SHOPHEN TO RETURN TO WORK, REPORT ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan, 18.—Steps were under way today for return to work of more than 1,000 shopmen of the Great Northern railroad whose strike started last July 1, which has been ended in negotiations between Shopmen here in meeting ratified the action of the'r officials in termi nating the walkout after listening to R. A. Henning, head of the northwest shop crafts, explain the details. MAN HELD IN TEXAS FOR CONSPIRACY TQ VIOLATE NATIONAL BANKING LAWS SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 18.— Lioyd Winship was arrested here | Wednesday night at a fashionable apartment house on a warrant sworn out before the United States com- missioner ‘for alleged conspiracy to violate the national banking laws in connection with the alleged embezzle- ment. of $800,000 from the City Na-| tlonal Bank, of Lincoln, Neb. | Winsh'p has not been arraigned| but a long distance’ telephone message to the United States district attor ney here from the district attorney of the federal district at Lincoln tn- REPARATIONS SITUATION KEEPS STOCKS INACTIVE DURING WEEK depreciation in some of the European exchanges. Ordinarily Europe's crop requirements in the United States are filled before November, the exporis for that month in 1921 being $43,006,- 000 less than the month before. Last November they Increased $9,700,000 over the previous month's total and $62,400,000 over November, 1921. Shipments to France last Novem- ber were the largest of any month since January, 1921, and $12,600,000 over November, 1921, percentage tn- crease of approximately 65 per cent. Heavy sales of French exchango through drafts on Paris to pay for goods purchased here undoubtedly were a contributing factor to the weakness displayed in recent weeks by French remittances, which also have been heavily sold by specultors on the unfavorable reparations develcp- ments. German exchange ropped so low that marks were quoted at 92-100ths of acent a 100. French exchange got down slightly below 6.70 cents, but rallied later to more than 7.00 cents. Demand sterling came within a email fractoin of $4.68 or almost within a cent of {ts recent top price. Satisfactory progress of the British war debt refunding negotiations wes a factor, as was the British foreign trade statement for December show- ing a heavy increase in exports which was construed as indicating a revival of trade conditions. NOTICE OF SALE Notice i» hereby given that. by virtue of an execution issued ous of the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District within and for the County of Natrona, State of Wyo- ming. in favor of the Coliseum Mo- tor Company, a corporation, plain« tiff, vs. Roy Williamson, defendant, dated December 20, A. D. 1922, J. L. Marquis as Sheriff within and for Natrona County, Wyoming, has, by virtue of said writ, levied upon 250 shares of the capital stock of the Five Tribes Petroleum Com- pany, a corporation, and further levied upon 2,362 shares of the cap- ital stock of the Blackstone Salt Creek Oil Company, a corporation, and has further levied upon 900 trust shares and 6765 shares of the capital stock of the E. T. Williams Oil Company, a corporation, the personal property of the said de- fendant, Roy Williamson, and situa- ted in Natrona County. Notice is hereby given that on the 15th day of January, A. D. 1923, at the hour of ten o'clock n. m. at the south front door of the court house of Natrona County, at Casper, Wyoming, the undersigned Sheriff will sell said personal prop- erty of the said Roy Williamson at public auction to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy said execution and all costs. PERRY A. MORRIS, of Natrona County, Sheriff Wyoming. Dated January 3, 1923. DURHAM & LOWEY. Publish January 8, to 18, inelu- sive, 1923. nr NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. State of Wyoming, County of Natrona, s: In the Di icial District, in and for Natrons County, Wyoming. ‘ugh W. Swaim, plaintiff, vs Alma Swaim, defendant, To Alma Swaim, whose last knowr ostoffice uddress was 804 Elm St. n the City of Waco, in the State of Texas: Take notice that Hugh W. Swatr has filed a petition against you ir the above named court, the object and prayer of which is for a divorte a vinculo matrimoni on the grounc of desertion. You are further notified that yor are required to answer the said pe tition on or before the 80th day oi January, 1928, or the allegations ir said petition will be taken as true and fud gment rendered according) on_proo: itness the hand and seal of thi: court the 11th day of Decem! 2, HAZEL CONWELL, Clerk of the District Court, structed that Winsh!p be held und $10,000 temporary bond | Mect me at the Smoke House, in and for Natrona County, Wyo Pub. Dec. 16-28-30 Jan. 6-13-20.38 —