Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 21, 1923, Page 7

THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1923. ee. il -:- Finance -:- Bonds -:- Stocks «= Grains BILLY CREEK GASSER BEING DRILLED DEEPER | New York Stocks | Oil Securities (By Wilson. Cranmer & Company) Che Casper Lailp Tribune GRAIN SLUMP PAGE SEVED | re - Livestock -: - All Markets | ° tent to dispose of woekly margined holdings which were awaiting a rally but these offerings had scarcely an: influence, on the balance of the lis except to cause some restriction in Allied Chemical & Dye --—- 67% buying toward noon. Call money M h Fl American Can 92 opened at 5 percent. < American Car and Foundry —- 164 LOCAL om STOCKS ; Speculation was feverish in the ammoth Gas Flow Cased Off By Carter Oil Com=| Seeeeen: Cop end mbntey 146: Bessemer ea ‘ nidatteFioon, “Whglecthe action ‘ot th pany in Sinking Deep Test for Consolidated American Locdmotive —~ 132% [Bie Inaian warket demonatrated that the recer dW Excl ; \ American Smelting and Refg — 58% tain SR lord - general liquidations had oeasec, an estern Exploration American Sugar 7 uc] eck -_ Liquidati enough weak spots cropped out to|czechoslovak Rep. Se ctf Pa ey American T. and T. — 12 Burke - -- iquidation at End But Weak |puzie traders ‘as to the immediate |pominion of Canada, 69 1952 2 = 87 8% FT 2 7 Blackstone Sait Creek Spots Cause Mi: i courre of prices. dier, C t-|french R ic 71 be ps 53% % 4 After successfully mudding off the gas flow and cement- patina ty pabicray Z Hg Chappell —. E! os Trade, biciee: dated Soa ceentbern Teese, o galt per Go ee = oe wx ee ing the Sie pranely casing, the Carter Oil company started | Atchison Columbine a States Steel, Famcus Players, Ameri-/Kingdom of Belgium 8s — — 102% 301% 2011 drilling on the Hesse well again Tuesday at a Att, Gulf and West Indies -.. 151g | Capitol Pete -.-—.. can Woolen and Standar@ Oil of New |Kingdom of Norway, és = 98% BB% Dé feet. The well came in as the second bie a copies eene Baltwin Locomotive - 4a, {Consolidated Royalty CHICAGO, June 21.—Buying on the} Jersey were among the leading shares |Republic of Chile Ss, 1946 — 2 101% «701 IMs Cr ie field about th: Kk. ig gasser of the Y | Ba’timore and Ohio 4, | Cow Gulch —___. part of previqus sellers turned wheat | Which were quoted at new low prices or ce Ha gine Ss ; - 101% 1% “7015 eek field about three weeks ago, the first well having been | Bethienem Steel 50% | Domino . upward in price today during the early | for the year. In the main ptvotal is- |» © of G RAILWAX AND MISCELLANOUs 102% 208% 205. brought in last fall. Consolidated Royalty and Western Ex-|wifornia Petroleum 215, | Elkhorn dealings. Estimates that the probable |*ues continued strong with the sus-\american Smelting 65 —--. mac 99% 8% OORT ploration compenies are jointly in-; Duncan No. 5, 2,497 feet, running| Canadian Pacific - 159 |Exants yield of wheat in Eurpoe this season | tained buying for \American-Can, U./American Sugar 63 — —-- 102% ie 1023 terested in the well. six inch casing. Tentral Leather 24% 1 E- a Williams ex div. J been curtailed 25,000,000 to-40,000- | ©. Bs Ts Soran ee American Tel. and Tel cv. 115% 113% 1133 “s Pryor No. 6, rig standing. ‘erro de Pasco Coppe r-. 39% | 000 bushels as a result of recent ex-}*%¢Tving intimidate the bear fac-|American Tel ama Tel, col tr. 68 a ae 96% v7 ibe report drom'tho fed this!marae' Hao 1. rg standing: ‘handler Motors, .. 55 | Kinney treme cold weather had some bullish | tn. Anaconda Copper 7s, 1938 - = 100 a 99% ing waa to the effect that after hav-| Richardson No. 7, 1,995 feet, drili.| Chesapeake and Ohio — Jupiter ~ nfluence. For the most part, how-| The closing was strong. Encour-/Anaconda Copper 8s, 1953 ~ 96% 964% 98% ing made four feet of hole, the tools| ing. Chicago and Northwestern — sey Meroneige eae ever, opinions apparently continued to | %*4 by Maes success ci turning the py SST eA jag B13 - 86% 86% Chie. 2 x yalty— ies ha hbase tal course of prices upward bull opera. |! and Ohio cv., 4% em 7 had been dropped and the crew has| Richardson No. 8, rig bulding. sieq 2s ae rey Paul pf ease Hiswalty lean fa the bear side of the market. | (2 +4 tnbte iP ates teethe Bethlehem Steel con., 68 series A 3 98% a fishing job on hand. The Continental Producing com lac 3 BOG Mike Henrr — pening prices, which varied from un-| 53) nour, many Sethe leaders touch. |anedian Pacific deb., 4a - = 73% The Carter's third well at Buly|P2ny has spudde in two new wells] jiu, (CPDEE -----—-—— Mountain & Guit changed figures to lc higher with} int” their highest prices of the day, {ctl Bur. and Qunicy ref. Ss A = 9815 Cradiel with tfit ha, in the Salt Creek field. Black No. 7] "0 Copper New “ork 0! September 104 to 104% and December k ~|Chi. Bur, and St Paul cv 4%s se 64% Creek, @ rotary ou! 3 made 4 onsolidated Gas 107% to 107% were followed by Studebaker, Baldwin and Ameriéan|(hiie Copper ba _ rapid progress and is down to 2,510] °° the NE of section 30-40-78, is}. Prod Outwest 4 4 were followed by slight] Gan were up 3% to 4 points. Gtbtvece. ae - 99% feet this morning. OY | arilting at 660 feet and Black No. 8] cen Oi Red Bank (n further gains and then a somewhat gee [Seat Moethek te nn _ 118% 116¥ M se same location is drilling at 290 feet. * me Picardy sharp setback. i Montina eemes ee - 198 108 The drilling operations of the Car-]" ‘the Continental ja moving in tossforucle Steel Royalty & Subsequently, scattered selling car Notieaho an - = % ter in tho Salt Creek field are as fol-| ror its Norris No. 3 on the SEX of] 27" Cane Sugar p = Z ried both September and December Pota DaaitisvGee unarilectiin be: = - 4) section 19-40-78. The company's]. Play. I 1 Royalt a new low priced record for ct) toes Penn. R. R. Gon. .5s 9914 Dunean No. 2, 2,356 feet, shut down] Brown No. 5, on the SW eal Se ee Exploration. the season, but signs of good export Sinclair Con Oil col, 7 : +4 for government test. 32-40-78, is rigged up esaiennt Rane: peneral aera: Kan business brought about a fresh ad Southern Pacific cv., es ong spalber Heat tea tern Oil Fretds. 80 | vance. ‘The close was firm, %c to Ie] cy Union Pucific first 4a - z uy Motors 3 ICAGO, June 21—Potatoese dull; |{r &. Ruy Western States — net higher, with Sept ofr ts S. Rubber $s __ Oil © d G P ‘orthern pfa, ho hain her ae Bic SLOSS EEA TR eae {0 | recetpta 62 Aare: total U. 8. ahin-| Utah Power ana Light oe es Steel - = S = . : m 77; Alabama, Louisiana anc stern Union 6%48 : NEW YORK CURN CLOSING Corn and oats were firmer in the | Te. 5 ral 109% eat as rospectors aes eae Mountain Producers _$ 14.00 $ 14.12] absence of ¢ scided preemuse t6 | a.cbr te tow ealeg te OahTah a oe | Wilsons 107% Mmspiration Copper SEAL $0.00» 56.00 | seit, After opening at he ort to Med ee ew tales to-eatablish a mar son Yyees = 87 ' SR edi oerieslae = t 5 4 opening 5 Reeth pareken eee nrock 0 85] up, September .77% to .78, the o | t. Mer, Marine pfd ~ It Creek 16.7 1 , 2 Ue Hat Se finers were quoting from $9.25 top Ww. u Beceem eek 6.06 rket scored material upturns a! jfiners were q © 25 toy Work on the Bachelor well ts gotn SS € Vy a e Seah y, | Sait Creek Cons 8 9.00 | around before, beginning to react z= See 0 ch rh ea demand : in of fair} forward in good shape and as rapid!: Selly Springfield Tire — Telemes cos OM te 00 10.00} Houses with eastern connections Gearwire Ge by the contin-| as can be expected. The hole is nov Oll and gas prospectors leases re-} Angeline Pritchard, Kemmerer, all] cennecctt. Copper : Maring ~~ 4.75 4:87] bought July corn rather freely and Sugar ps x [down about 2.100 fect and six inci cently issued on state lands are an-| of section 12-26-1138. mo Locomotiv 5 = : 3 00 a i ° ected the ish’ sentiment of ; es! Ral oy) closed firm, approxt-| casing in being carried. The of nounced as follows by C. H. Mc-| ©, A. Mease, Shoshoni, all of elie sand c ndiana -. 55.75 -00 | temporary weakness in wheat. Corr mate: sales -000 tons; July $5.56; } sands are expected in the neighbor Whinnte, state land commissioner: | tion 36-45-88. 2 see Call One nee per went | come firm % to 1% net higher with} NEW YORK, Jupne 21—The mar-|aeron $4ls et Fi8; and | hood of. 3.600 feet. Another montl W. D. Lenke, Saratoga. all of sec-| 4c. tiegeard, Cheyenne, all of 1 on } - % per vtember 78%. cet for refined sugar wan firmer and 3 should prove the location. tion 16-19-87. Deter ia f HAE LIBEKT: soxps Oats started unchanged to a shade| he iat prices were advanced 2h | 5 eC | eee Frank P. Bell, Cheyenne, all of sec-| *°CH0n . State “ $101.0 gh eptemt .37%. Later Pointy by one of the loca! refiners Bachelor Test Progresses tion 16-146 Wallace C. Bond, Cheyenne, all of | sijcsouri, Kk virst 4s 98.1 months showed a littt loi 86. hOitoritine: eratiuldtedl Onan! xe NIWOABEDBY “Cweyels Fics a0 Try a Tribune Classified Ad Wm. C. Thomas, Laramie, all of | Section 36-14-68. Missouri Pacific econd 48 98.22 In the provisions mari s = = — = ~ section 14-16-77. Lewis H. Brown, Rock Springs, all] New York Cent First 44s — 98.4 grains ¢ ed out the ef o J. H. Brooks, Rock Springs, all of of section 16-16-103, Nu Xa H., and Hartford — Second 44s 95.28 | lower quotations on hog i Pi section 36-16-104. | J. 8, Cook, Cheyenne, all of -| Norfolk and Western -~ Third 44s 98. -— } Harry L. Duhrkoop, Salt Creék, all! tion 16-13-68, eee eek 1 ee Norther Pagitio® = vourth 4 984 Open High Low Close of section 16-39-80. | ac ‘oll heat— s Louis EB. Peterson, Powell, lot 37, 3 . Carl E, Weymiller, Lingle, all of} ., . ~in American Petroleum B — - 1.04% 1.04% 1.02% 1.04% 1 of section 36-36-98, : ‘ ction 16-26-61, nnsylvania 1.04 1.04% 1.02%g°1.04% ve erauk P. Hertachy, Denver, all of| Clarence Linden, Rock Springs, all] rcople's Gas. - =z t 1.07% 1.07% ; “ é | of section. 36-18-103. Desai barevand snetines L k section 36-18-116. ducers and Refiners — ! C. W. Litten, Lovell, all of section} John Bircumshaw, Basin, SE%4| Pure Oil westoc. H 16-55-94. | NW, SWY%NEX of section 4-45-98 ading Matic B, Wood, Douglas, all of sec-/ SEM NE of section 9-45-98; Siz] tepublic Iron ani ton 13-48-8 NESW of section 10- rs Roebuck CHICAGO PRICES inclair Con OM CHICAGO, June 21.—(U. 8. Depart CORD BUYER? Do you buy tires from habit— on price—or do you go after the most for your money? i 3 ithe vn Berita ment, of (Agriculture —Hogs, receipts h' at) 0.01 ‘fairly active; mstly 10 Se Crude Oil Production on rae a 0 te pana vere lebaker Corpor top 7.60; bulk 240 butchers 7.30@7.40; bulk @6.60; pigs mostly er 7.00; hevyweight hogs dium 5; ight light 6.90@ to 1 Pa » Products A yntinental O1 Pacific Increase in Last Week NEW YORK, June 21.—The daily Talon nited Retail Stores CHICAGO, June 21—Wheat production of 127,800 barrels, an in number Sa Ga ie ng sows smooth 6.10@6.75; packing | 2 TORN? COch HURbAETS THiRkh average gross crude oil production of | Tease ot tae. de oll was reduced} \nited ‘States Rubber 2 sown rough 6.00@6.40; ki‘ling plgn| 81%: number 2 yellow 86@S6%4. Outs the United States tncreased 65,600] ,. cnnny i cwgigye cages Bradford | “nited States” Steet A ACT Renin eater Te Aumber 2 white 424 @434; number 8 ife you want real cord economy, you must 2 el, attle — Receipts : better | s es St i 63 i barrels for the week ended June 16,! aistrict Pennsylvania, $2.25 a barrel Pate alta eke poghrd XS op Ata a penne a choose the cord with the most features for totalling 2,131,850, according to the] and all other Pennsylvania grades $3 ia Otaneo active; fully steady; top 11.50; severa!|'6.50; clover seed 16,00@17.60; pork greater mileage. American Petroleum Institute, a barrel. There were no other The daily average production east} changes reported {n crude oll prices of the Rocky Mountains was’ 1,346,850] for the major districts. barrels, an increase of 10,600. Cali- Imports for the week ended June fornia production was 785,000 barrels,|16 totalled 1,403,000 barrels, com- pn increase of 45,000. Wyoming and] pared with 2,160,000 for the week Montana showed a dally average gross | ended June 9. —- Fargo Rig Is Destroyed by 11.0011. ; best bulk @11.00; American Zine, Lead and Sm. Zutte and Superior ‘olorago Fuel and Tron Montana Power National Lead Shattuck Arizona yearlings a‘ becf steers anc lower grades nominal; lard 10 ribs 9.00@9.75 STOCK TREND IS STRONGER gs yearlings and grassy meat cows weak spots unevenly Tower on latter grades steady to lowe;r with pnday’s late market; other classes enerally steady: bulk desirs salves to packers 9,00@9.50 ipward to 10.50 and above to out , bulk desirable bologna bul! 1.60004.75, Miller Fiat Tread Ordinary Round Tread Miller Geared-to-the-Road Cord Fi G Sull B i 61 | arty aon moet Ge tower fow ts Geared-to-the-Road Cord is made Anglo 15 15% | early sales mostly 50c lower, few bes! The Miller Geared- e-Roa: rd is ire, as 1 urning Buckeye | 8314 $444 | natives 16.00; good grade bia 15.50./September and December with a flat top tread which reduces friction at Pepeossa 100 108 | steady? Teaas heding wees ne | Reach New Low Records the hinging point where four out of five ordi- The lghting of a match in they start the erection of @ new rig on} ort 104 Mh0e \/6:76;20bGlog 415 pound tat swan 7.007 In Chicago Trading nary round tread tires break down. Tests show ferrick of well No. 23 of the Fargo| Monday and the hole will be carried] ).\.j\5 159% 160 : fey 10 to 80 per cent greater service. , Oil company on section 3-33-83, South| to completion in the Tensleep as Tudlane, i 26% ‘7 ’ Casper Creek, caused the complete] rapidly as possible. Dt: ean 2416 26 Omaha Quotations, NEW YORK, June 21—While in loss of the rig and tools by fire yes-| A fishing job is delaying operations |" 'y run Seo tiemaan OMAHA, Neb., June 21.—(U. §, De-|“ividual shares were sensitive to re Uniform, Buoyant, Supple Carcass be terday and at noon today the 6a4/in No. 22 where the bit was dropped|x.. pipe - 96 98 partment of Agriculture.\W—Hogs—Re.]| Current liquidation the main body of | m3 y, was ‘still burning although it was ex-| at 160 feet in the sand. The tools}Oii, oi _ 58 60 |celpts, 8.600; uneven, steady to sc] Socks moved forward vigorously {1 Miller Cords are built with a buoyant, supple pected that it would be extinguished| were picked up yesterday but the/ prairie Ol ~ ~~ 487 190 | lower; bulk butchers, 200 to 350]'°Ay’s market in response to exten: carcass that is a tremendous improvement over before night as equipment to smother! wire line snapped as they were being] prairie Pipe - 103 104 | Pound averages, $6.50@6.90; top,|Sive short covering and so culled stiff, clumsy tires. Every layer of. cords is the flame was being assembled at) raised with the result that the fish-lsojar Ref. - 172 177 | $7.60; bulk sales six loads carrying|"Parsain” buying by substantial in uniform, so that the strain is evenly distributed that time: Ing tools are now also in the hole.}ey a Pips _ 95% 97 | Meht and packing sows, $6.15@6.40;|‘erests. The favorable technical posi the entire carcass, Every ply is taking its Casing had just been set at 1,320| Recovery is slow owing to the fact]s 6. Kan _ 40 42 [heavy packing sows, $5.50@6.00;]!On created by the recent sustained over she entire very ply oad feet to shut off the gas flow from the| that the well is flowing but it ts not]s. 0, Ky 87% | mostly steady. veiling movement facilitated the full share of the load. - sand at that point and the flow was| expected that much more time wills Oo. Neb 220 | Cattle—Receipts, 4,600; best grades ies Bi fied frend. Sales approxi. much smaller than it would have|be required before the hole can be/s 0. N. Y. 37% | beef steers, steady; others slow, weak tetra aoerees os been otherwise. One member of the; completed an additional 20 feet tn}s 0. Ohio - 285 to 10c lower; top, two loads eS * Save Money—Time—Trouble crew was slightly burned but outside! the send which is the objective, Vacwum 46% | pound weight, $11.00; bulk, $9. NEW YORK, June 21.—Prices were ou are protected by a scries of inspections of the loss in equipment there was| No, 1s drilling through the]s. p. om — 140 | 10.25; all other classes, mostly ste considerably mixed at the opening of and controls which assure uniform valae in no serious damage. It is planned to} Dakota sand at 619 feet. §. O. Ind. ~ 65% 55%] bulks follow: Cows and heifers, |‘d8y’s stock market, the severe fal! ea — $6.00@8.25; canners and cutters, | iM prices yesterday causing hesitation every Miller Tire or Tube. Buy your tires and $3.50@4.50; bologna bulls, $3.75@4.00; | “Ons the professional element. Sup tubes on a basis of service and freedom from Practical veal top, $10.25; few feeding leh way ayiden in some of the influ SOpBIEE ana e ou ya always buy Millers! steers, $7.75@8.00. ential shares, United States Steel, Bal Authorized ier dealers arantee proper % Metals Butter and Eggs Crude Market Sheep—Recelpts, 4,000; killing | dwin, American Can and American treatment. i sabi < classes mostly 25@50c lower; Idaho] ‘Locomotive rising 1 to 1% with Utah RUBBER COMPANY —EE lambs, $15.25@15.75; native lambs,| Copper and American Express gain THE MILLER ci oR. Ye NEW YORK, June 21—Copper easy,| CHICAGO, June 21.—Butter, lower;|Cat Creek -. x $15.00@15,60; fed clipped ambs,| ing 8. On the other hand liquidation Abroa, Okie slectrolytio spot and futures 15@15%.| creamery extras .88%@.89; standards} Lance Creek - 1.70] $14.15; medium yearlings, $10.50; light] was apparent in some of the low . 39; extra firsts .37@.38; firsts .35@]Osage — 1.70] CWS, $5.00@5.25; feeders, steady; best| priced olls, motor acces hi Tin easy; spot and nearby 4012@ feeding lambs. includ: 27 ect A pec] seconds .33@.34. Grass Creek 1.70 = s led at $12.75. and in active specialties, which were 0 4025; futures 4000. Iron steady; prices!“ iecx lower; receipts 19,941 cases;|Torchlight Oy] off from 1 to 2 points. Distributed By unchanged. Lead steady; spot 725.) firsts .22@).22%; ordinary firsts .20%]E‘k Basin 1,70 Denver Prices. Secondary operations showed a Zinc easy; Bast St. Louls spot and/ ¢.21; miscellaneous .21@.21%4; storage |Grevbull —.. 1.70}. DENVER, Colo., June 21—Cuttle—| nore stable movement of prices, buy ° nearby delivery 585@590, Antimony| pack extras .24%; storage pack firsts|Ro7k Creek Receipts, 1.080; market steady: beet| ing becoming more general when it The W omin spot 6.75@685. 24@ 24%. Salt Creek steers, $9.00@11.50; cows and heifers,| was perceived that liquidation was y g as | FF milton, $4.50@8.60; calves, $4,50@10.50; stock.|not resumed in important stocke Mule Creek ers and feeders, $6.00@7.75. Many of the weak issues at the out bt THE PERNICIOUS PAIN | ideo pie utomotive Co. steady to 10c higher, closing lower;|!arly General Asphalt. The creation k top, $7.35; bulk, $7.00@7.25. of many new low Prices for the year | OF RHEUMATISM oe nnee = Receipt none; rarest In yesterday's decline attracted what : ly ani lower; yearlings, $10.50@]is know as e ‘ Foreign Exchange 12.00; lambs, §14.00@16.00; ewes, | their offers coming inte mee netinne & ‘ WIL I YIELD TO IT $4.00@5.50. #ithipbort covering opasativor’ rac | up prices of many shares to a note- NEW YORK, June 21—Foreign ex worthy extent during the first thirty Balfcyiic acta compounds are|pells the drawbacks of indigestion changes easy. Quotations in cents.| minute *orelgn exchanges opened Tecognized by yhysiclans to be| which confronted ordinary aspirin Great Britain demand 461 3-16; cab- Mi lower, Demand Sterting being off most effective in relieving rheu-| for years. It contains a digestant les 461%; 60 day bills on banks 459%. oney to 4.61%, French francs off 3 to matism, and especially {s this true|hat is separately prescribed by Fi a 1 619, bh 619%. 6.21 cents and G * 2 when the compound {3 aspirin. physic! for dyspepsia. Within onmaptlever yar Pe capetased a. oe and German marks falling a Aspirin is not a narcotic or habit-|a short time after ing, usually Italy demand 453%; cables 454. Bel- back to .000' nts. | , forming dru Pur. pirin do: ten minutes, the salicylic id is in gium demand 627; cables 627%. Ger- NEW YORK, June 21—Call money} The speculative movement which : however, disturb digestion often-| the blood, ep Ty See eens 4 many demand .0007%; Cables .0007%.| firm. High low 6; ruling rate 5;;has been overwhemingly bearish, bid times, and becau: Seren aration ane consequent Holland demand 3717; cables 3920, closing bid 5; offered at 5; last loan| eagerly for stocks for the morning BS eeg a ae ae ee pain ftiftness. | The laxative | Norway demand 1656. Sweden de-|5; call loans against acceptances 4%4;/4nd a great number dt popular| pligre aeniein hohe in haere te mblch te aise soataine cote se ou mand 2647; Denmark demand 1793;|time loans steady; mixed collateral,| shares rose 1 to 3 points. Sicel and| S pressant. sons, assuring you of permanent | Switzerland demand 1797; Spain de-| 60-90 days 4%@5; 4 to 6 months 5;| tube climbed 9 points on the diasolu-| 1<¢ TINGLE’S LAXO ASPIRIN dis-| relief. Remember the three points: mand 1485. Greece demand 313; Po-| prime-commercial paper /5. | tion of ‘the injunction proceedings to| * ‘ REGISTERED U.S. PAT. OFF. a A land .0005%; Czecho-Slovakin 300%, > > wea prevent its abrosption by the a @ § TINGLE’S LAXO ASPIRIN. | Argentino 3575. Montreal 97%. ,| {om Sheet and Tubs company, The| — “ eare -TO- the -“IROag & “It’s absorbed easily —— late smash in prices yesterday ap} e »Y Wilt —It relieves pain quickly It is said that the Chinese remedy Sil parently exceeried the greatest expes * ; <—It’s a gentle laxative for smallpox {s to make the patient iver tations of the bear faction and when | f Ask Your Druggist for the “Three Point Box™ beat the drum, If he oan do {t he ue ast showed ev "© of concert:| Therapeutic Rescerch Laboratorics, is all right. Formerly they used : ed support at the outsot today, shorta} peri Weshingtou, D. G . to beat tho patient to cure him, but] NEW YORK, Jiine 21.—Foreign bari ®Tambied*to get stocks. The re-! silver, 64%c; Mexican dollars, 49c. covery Was utilized later to some ex-! civilization progresses, even in China.