Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 8, 1924, Page 7

4.84% cents, a new low price for al! Market Gossip and Briefs On Operations in Oil Fields|xivvemseassarae, Frances Sag In Price ton Wyoming NEW YORK, Jan. 8—Selling or! ducers 18%; Mutual 12%; Salt Creek 1%; Mountain pro French and Engltsh bills in Paris 22%, | and London influenced a lower tone _ in those exchanges at the opening of today's forelgn exchange market. Francs dropped six half points to time, and demand sterling sagged to $4.28, as compared with last nigh! quotation of $4.29%4. Local traders said the volume of trading was relatively small that there were few comiflercial in sight. ness of the rates to purchase of dol- lar bills abroad. Dills Cisco Shallow Field. Well No: 4 near Cisco, « Utah, drilled by the Cisco Drilling asso- elation, has come in at a depth of 563 feet and is making between five and ten barrels of oil daily. The bit was in the sahd just six Inches when drilling was halted in order to permit the running of casing. The field is about a mile froth the } Getting Acreage Together. Between 25,000 and 30,000 acres re being blocked in the region , about 30 miles northwest of Tor- rington, in preparation of turning over the leases to the Wyoming- | Detrott Ott company which -will test the Jay Em-Rawhide structure. and Contracts ~call for the spudding-In | of the first well on or before August They attributed the heavi-/ 15 of this year. Sheep Creek and Spoon Buttes will also be blocked and turned over to the same com- | pany during the coming summer. Petroleum Meeting Tonight. The Wyoming Petroleum club will meet at the court house at 8 o'clock this evening. A_ program of gen- eral Interest tg all oil men has been arranged for and a large attendance is expected. railroad, to which a gravity line will | be laid. This new well is the first to be brought in on Utah state land, and calls for a 12% per cent royalty. Gas was obtained in No. 2 hole and was used to drill No. 4, Tho vig over the producer will be used in deepening the bore of old No. 2 well. Torch Extin; . The large torch of flaming gas that for more than a year was a beacon light burning waste gas from the absorption plant in Salt Creek, has been extinguished. The gas that was thus used now comes to @sper where it serves as fuel at the Standard refinery. New Gustayeson Leases. Control of the Virgin ofl flelds in Washington county, Utah, has passed to the Gustaveson Ol] com- pany. Two producers and a small topping plant are included in the deal. Oil is obtained at the very shallow depth of from 540 to 569 feet and casing {s_unnecessary ex- cept at the top where several joints are sufficient. <A test has been planned by the new holders that will be carried down to around 2,800 feet where @ saturated sand 80 feet thick is expected. Wyoming Oils NEW YORK, Jan. 5—Prices of Wyoming oils at 2 p. m. today were Usted on the New York curb as fol- lows: Standard Of! (Indfana- 65%; Bos- Sheldon Dome Developments, Oil seems to be coming more into, evidence In well No. 1 on Sheldon dome in Frembnt county. Several times a week this hole has been pumped in order to relieve the gas flow trom water pressure. The gas is being used as fuel in drilling hole No. 2. It now seems that there ir less water coming into the hole, with the production of ofl as esti- mated to be around 10 barrels dally. Resume Drilling. Work has been started again on the Shaw well at the Holst ranch on, Oll Creek in Weston county. Gas Low. During the recent cold snap Powell and Lovell found cause to complain of the low pressure of the gas piped to them for domestic con- sumption. It appears that every: body was shaking with cold and hovering close to open gas burners at that time, with small comfort coming from the heaters. The fuel Is supplied from the Byron field. It is now proposed to open up new production in the lower sands and in all probability several wells will be drilled this summer at Byron. First of Its Kind. The first No. 3 National portable drilling machine ever to be shipped into Casper is now being erected in the yards of the National Supply company by its designer, C. S, Wright. This machine ts capable of putting: down a 3,500-foot hole. Trading News in Comodity Markets of Country ‘ Fish. SEATTLE, Jan. §.—Fears that a slump in prices of canned salmon would follow the opening of the new year have proved unfounded. The largest association of producers on the Pacific coast named prices last September good unti! January 1 but the fact there was only a nominal carryover prevented any change. ‘Tobacco, PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 8.—"Spead up production” {s the order in a number of the larger cigar factories here. However, there is a lull ta buying of leaf tobacco indicating manufacturers are well supplied. Rubber. AKRON, Jan. 8—The Mason Tire and Rubber company has re- sumed operations on a 24-hour schedule at its Bedford plant and expects to bring its Kent plants) to maximum production by January 15. Ford is reported to have ordered 50.000 casings. The Seiberling com pany is working a part of its forces tiree shifts at Barberton. ‘Wheat. PORTLAND, Jan. 8.—Little dam- age seems to have been done wheat by the recent. cold snap. It is ex- pected a normal acreage of spring wheat will be planted in the Pacific northwest. Shoes. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 8—The factories of the International Shoe company in the last year produced 42,515,875 pairs of shoes compared with 38,- 376,117 pairs the year before. Cotton. ATLANTA, Jan. 8.—The Georgia Cotton Growers’ Co-operative asvo- ciation is disposing of none of its spot cotton and will not do so at present price levels. There has been no slackening of mill opera- tions in this section although some manufacturers sre contemplating curtailments. Dry Goods. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 8.—Retail dry goods trade is showing a mx- terial improvement. Merchants ox- pect a good year and express con- fidence in the stability of mer: chandise values. are buying freely for spring and summer. oi. FORT WORTH, Jan. 8.—The im- provement in the ofl situation in Te: is belng reflected in the in- crensed demand for supplies and machinery. WRITER DENIES DIVORCE PLOT TO GET HUSBAND OF ANOTHER NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—Mrs. Nina cous denial by Mrs. Sanderson that Putnam Sanderson, arrived last night from Flor f(a, denied reports that she had tried to induce Mrs. Ellsworth Bas- sett of Madison, Conn., to divorce her husband so she could marry him after obtaining a divorce from San- derson. Bassett, formerly Mrs. San- derson'’s chauffeur, is now her, bysi+ ness manager. Mrs, Sanderson said last night that she waa too tired writer. who ‘to discuss in detail reports that she had fallen th love with Bassett, who fg now at De] Ray, Fla.. looking after her orange grove. WEST PALM BEACH, Fia., Jan. $.—Denial by E‘lsworth Bassett, business manager for Nina Wilcox Putname Sanderson of a report from Madison, Conn, quoting his wife as saying that Mrs. Sanderscn had at- tempted to induce his wife to di- Yorce him, and the almost simultan- NEW YORK, Jun. 8.—Bar silver, 64; Mexican dollars, 487%. : ; she had ever approached Mrs. Bas- sett regarding the matter of a di- vorce, gave new interest today to the involved divorce proceedings of Mrs. Sanderson. “The story {is absolutely false,” Mr. Bassett sald. Potatoes CHICAGO, Jan. © 8 — Potatoes slightly lower on northern stocic, firm on western; receipts, 33 cars; total U. S. shipments, 585; Wiscon+ sin and Minnesota sacked round whites, $1.60@1.70; few $1.75; frozen bottoms, $1.50@1.60; bulk round whites, $1.65@1.75; frozen bottoms, $1.50@1.60; Idaho sacked Russets, 2.40 @ 2.50. —_-—— WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—A_ col- lege bureau has been established here by the Republican national committee as the first step in a plan to organize Republican college clubs all over the country. ..Jolin Hamlin, of Oregon, is in charge of the .work, New York Stocks Allied Chemical #Dyo -..-.. American Can ----..---.-.-._ Ta Amer‘can Cur & Foundry --. 16603 American International Corp. 23% American Locomotive ---... 74% American Smelting an@ Refg. 60% American Sugar ---.---... bid 12Ty 150 78% 33 97% dies 15% Baldwin. Locomotive < Baltimore and Ohio Bethlehem Steel California, Petroleum Canadian Pacific Central Leather --..-_.... Cerro de Pasco Copper -..._ Chandler Motors ~—.-.._.. Chesapeake and Ohio — Chicago and Northwestern Chicago, Mil., and St. Paul pfd Chicago, R. I. and Pacific. Chile ‘Copper Chine Copper Consolidated Gas Corn Pi Crucible Steet a Cuba Cane Sugar pfd rie o Genera! Electric General Motors Great Northern pfc. — Gulf States Stee} Mlinois Central _ Inspiration Copper International Harvester Int. Mer. Marine pfa International Paper Invincible “Oi -_-.-_. - 18% Kelly Springfield Tire --.---. 344% Kennecott Copper -. - 35% Lima Locomotive --—. - 67% Louisville and Nashville — Mack Truck ~ Marland Oi} Maxwell Mctors Middle States Oil - Missouri, Kan, &Tex. new Mssouri Pacific pfd. -. New ork Central -.. - . ¥.. N. H., and Hartford ‘orfolk and Western Northern Pacific Pacific Oll -.---.-.. Pan American Petroleum 1 _. Pennsylvania ~. People's Gas .. Producers and Refiners Pure Oil Reading Republic Iron and Stee! Sears Roebuck Sinclair Con oir _ Southern Pacific Southern Railway Standard Oil of N. J. s..-.2e - 53% Studebaker Corporation ~-... 107% DexasiCo. «ode, - 43% Texas and Pacific — 31 Twbacco Products A 89% Transcontinenta? Oil am Union Pacific ----- 129% United Retail Stores 2%B U. S. Ind. Aleohol -. 71% ‘nited States Rubber - 41 United States Steel - 100 Utah Copper ----. - 65% Westinghouse Electric .-..-. 6114 Willys Overland -. - 10% American Zinc, Lead and Sm. 9 Sutte and Superior Colorado Fuel and Iron — Montana Power National Lead Shattuck Arizona. Anglo 16 Buckeye --~. 78 Continental - 4335 44 Cumberland Calena Il!nots Indiana Prairie Oil Prairle Pipe 105 106 Salor Ref. 187 189 Sou Pipe 96 97 S. O. Kan. . Neb, Ind. N. Y. . Ohio Union Tank - 9 95 Vacuum ~ 57% «58 8. P. On 159 «160 8. 0. Ind. 65% 65% Cat Creek -. Lance Creek Osage — Grass Cre Torchlight Elk Basin Greybull Rock Creek Mule Sunburst Hamilton Dome Butter and Eggs CHICAGO, Jan. 8.—Butter, firm; creamery extras, 54%c; standards, 52c; extra firsts, 52@53'%c; firsts, 47@49c; seconds, 44@45e. Eggs, lower; receipts, 9,977 cazes; firsts, 39@40c; ordinary firsts, 34@ 36c; refrigerator extras, 26%@27c; refrigerator firsts, 25% @26c. For results try a Tribune Class} ded Ad. 108% | Big mdian —_-_-----. Consolidated Royalty - Cow Gulen -.-..---.-- Domino Elkhorn — E. T. Williams Frantz Gates . Jupiter a Kinney Coastal Royalty & Producers - Stinaet: Soo ee Tom Be'l Royalty Western Exploration - Western States Salt Creek Prods — Mutual — Cities Service Com - 187 - 142.00 ee Livestock , Chicago Prices CHICAGO, Jan. 8-(U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture}—Hogs. Re- celpts 64,000; slow; mostly 10 lower than Monday's average; good and choice 225 to 300 pound butchers 7.35@7.40; top 7.45; desirable 160 to 210 pound averages. mostly 7.15@ 7.30; packing sows largely 6.70@6.80; better grades welghty: slaughter pics 6.50@6.75; b'g packers inactive; talk- ing 10 to 20 cents lower; welght hogs 7.25@7.. @740: 6.60@ heavy: ; medium ght 7.00@7.30; light 20; packing sows smooth packing sows rough 6.60@ slaughter pigs 5.75 @6.85. Cattle. Receipts 15,000; moder. ately active; run late in arriving: Practically all early sales fed steers and yearlings steady; best young- sters and matured steers 11.00; sev- eral loads welghty steers 10.00@ 11.00, according to quality and fin- ‘sh; bulk short’ fed offerings 7.75@ 10.00; fat she stock weak to 25 lower: lower grades fat cows and beef hei- fers of value to sell at 7.50 and be low showing most decliné: well con- ditioned yearling beef heifers selling around 8.50@9.00; practically steady in sympathy with yearling steers; most canners 2.75@3.00; strone welght cuttere upward to 3.75; welghty bologna bulls 5.00@5.25 mostly; vealers to packers 11.50@ 12.00; outsiders 13.50 and above; stockers and feeders scarce. Sheep. Receipts 25,000; fairly ac- tive; fat lambs weak to around 15 cents lower; sheep and feeding lambs steady: bulk fat lambs early 13.35 to 13.85; feeding Iambs late yest: day 13.00; good to choice kind today 12.75; practically no early sales sheep. Omaha uotations OMAHA, Neb.. Jan. 8—(U. S$. De- partment of Agriculture)—Hogs. Re- ceipts 20,000; mostly 15@25c lower; bulk 220 to 325 pound, butchers 6.90 @7.00; top 7.05; 180 to 220 pound! Weights 6.80@6.90; packing sows ‘argely 6.60@6.80: average cost yes- terday 6.03; weight 228, Cattle. Receipts 10,000; moder- ately active; fed steers and yearlings steady to 15e lower; quality plain bulk 7.50@9.25: best yearlings 9.85; she stock 15@25c lower; veaiers 25c¢ lower; other classes steady; bulig butcher cows and heifers 3.75@6.25; canners and cutters 2.3593.50; bo- logna bulls 3.75@4.50; vealers to packers around 10.00; few up to 10.50; stockers and feeders largely 6.000 xf Sheep. Receipts 20,900; early sales killing classes generally steady: wooled lambs 12.65@12.85; holding best ght lambs at 13.00: clipped lambs 10.55; ewes 7.50@7.95; feeding lambs active steady to strong; early sales 12.60@12.75, Denver Prices. DENVER, Colo., Jan. $.—(U. 8. Department of Agriculture.)—Hogs —Receipts, 5,300; fairly active on choice kind; little doing on medium grades; early sales 10 to 25c lower: bids off more on medium grades; early top, $7.25; several loads good to choice 190 to 230 pound averages, $7.00@7. odd lots drive-ins, $6.75 to $7.00; one lond light medium kind, $6.80; packing sows,’ steady, mostly $5.75. Cattle—Receipts, 1,500; calves, 100; steady; plain to good sows. $4.25 to $5.50; five cars to California buyers, $5.35; heifers, $6.00 to $6.25; common to good stockers, $5.00 to $7.00; m: Gium feed $6.55; desirable veal: ers, $9.50; fair heavy calves, $6.56; stock cows, $3.40 to $3.75; medium fat bulls, $4.00; canner cows, $2.00. Sheep— Receipts, 1,400; carly sales fat lambs, steady; one load good and choice offerings, $12.25 flat; others loads, $12.10 flat; no sheep nor feeding lambs sold early; late yesterday one load good and choice fat ewes, $7.25, steady. fons ne Rl ssl FLAX. DULUTH, Minn., Jan. 8.—Close flax: January, 2.44%; February, 2.45%; May, 2.4915. Flour MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 8—Flour un- changed.» Bran 25.60 @27.00, fhe Casper Daily Cridune Periods of Weakness and Strength Alternate In New York Exchange NEW YORK, Jax. periods of weakness and strength characterizad today's active stock market. Speculators for the advance endeavored to push the general list higher on reports of prospects for the early consideration of the tax reduction bill_and the favorable trade outlook but they encountered onsiderablo bear selling and profit taking, particularly in some of the shares. Sales approximated 1,- 0,000 shares, 8.—Alternate NEW YORK, Jan. §.—Stock prices displayed a firm tone at the open ing of today's stock market. Motor and low priced ofl shares were again «n demand although the early gains were limited to fractions. Marland was under pressure, yielding a point in the first few minutés. Erle common advanced one point 23%, more than a year. trength of Brie, Southern Ttat!- nd Pere Marquette issues fea- tured the y dealings. Gains of nt or more were registered by tman Kodak, Phillip Morris, Amer Sumat na Ameri- to the highest in 0, Ship and Commerce, Loose es Biscuit, Goodyear Tire pre ferred and Allied Chemical. Ameri- can -Can advanced 14 points to 109%, tho highest ever recorded. Fisher Body and Tobacco Products were ~ hea Foreign exchanges opened lower, French francs estab- lishing another new low at 4.84% cents Short selling and profit taking turned the course of prices down- ward after the first hour, early gains which ran as high as 4% points being materially reduced or cancelled before noon, Pan American issues reached on the announcement that the company's Mexican properties were in possession of the rebels. Market Street Railway prior pre- ferred slumped 3% points and Pro- ducers and Refiners, Schulte stores, Pressed Steel Ca Gulf. States and Sloss Sheffield Steels, Famous-Play- , General Asphalt, Mack truck and Air Reduction all sold one to two points below yesterday's final quotations. Goodyear Tire prefer- red advanced 4% points and Good- rich Rubber preferred three in the initial burst of buying. all money opened at 4% per cent. Selling began to diminish when concerted buying began in selected Stocks, and by the early afternoon the list in the main was heading up- ward again although special weak spots persisted. United States cast Tron Pipe was run up 3% to 8%, a record f'gure. The Eries, Colorado Fuel, American Woolen, Computing Tabulating and Recording, and Rem- ington Typewriter were also con- spicuously strong. The closing was-irregular. Seyer- al of the high priced issues notably American Tobacco, National Lead and Tidewater Oil, were buoyant in the late dealings but renewed weak- ness developed in a number of the Active specialties. erpectally the Pan American issues, Producers and Re- finers and Mack Truck. eo NEW YORK. Jan ton steady; middling 3 cot- Sugar NEW YORK, Jan. 8—Refined sug- a@r was unchanged to 30 points lower with ali refiners now listing at 8.60 for fine granulated. ‘The demand was light. Refiners futures nomi- nal. Sugar futures proximate sales January, 4.61; 4.63; July closed stead: 3.000 tons. March, 4, ap- 4 ~ Metals NEW YORK, Jan. 8—Cail money castes; high, 4%; Io’ Yate, 4%; closing bid, 4 4%; last loan, 4%; call loans against acceptances, 4%; time loans, eas: mixed collateral, 60-90 days, 4% @3; 4-6-months, 4% @5; prime commer- cial paper, 4% @5. oo Money NEW YORK, Jan. 8—Copper, electrolytic, spot and nearby, futures, 12% @13. Tin, firm; spot and nearby, 48.12; futures, 47.75. Tron, steady; prices unchanged. Lead, stead 1.75 @8.25. Zine, quiei St. Louis spot and nearby, 6.40@6.45. ) LIBERTY BO) Ss. NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—Liberty bonds closed: 3%s, 99.25; first, 4%. 98.15; second 4\s; 98.14; third 4% 3, 99.14; fourth 4%s, 98.18; U. S. gov- ernment 44s, 99.18. a —— Ozark Trade Note Just as we got our new business going good, revenue officers came along and shot it all full of holes.— Arkansas Plaindealer, Is UNSETTLED Early Strength Gives Way to Selling In Late Deal- ings Today CHICAGO, Jan. 8Selling here against buying in the northwest eased the wheat market today during the Jater dealings. The close was Unsettled, at the same as yesterday's Czechoslovak Tep. $s etfs Danish Municipal, $3_A Dominion of Canada, 58 1952 — French Republi Fapantse 4s - Kingdom of Kingtom of Rep. of Chik State of Que %. K. of G. B. 3 . btes RAILWAY Smelting, 5s Sugar, 6 American American finish to tc lower, May .108% to 1,08% and July 1.06%@%. CHICAC Jan. 8.—KFresh up- turns here in the value of wheat resulted today in @ further advance in Liverpool quotations despite Prospects of liberal shipments from the southern hemisphere. Bullish sentiment was further stimulated by reports that snow covering for winter wheat east of the Missis- sippl river wa. anty or absent in some sections during the recent cold weather. ying, however, was ght. The opening, whieh. varted from unchanged figures to ec higher, May $1.08% to $1.09% and July $1.07%, was followed by a slight setback from the initial top level. Corn and oats were firmer with wheat. Receipts of corn remained small, the estimate of arrivals in Chicago today being only 124 cars. After opening unc hanged to higher, May 75% 76c, corn con tinued to point upward. Subsequently, it was sald the northwest had been buying liberally at Missourl river markets and that the west was buying in Chicago ter- ritory. Bulges in price here, how. ever, ran into selling orders and ad- vances were only partly maintained. The close was unsettled, 4% to te higher, May .76 to .76%. Oats @ strong to t%o higher, May 43% to 45%c, and later showed no tendency to sag. Provisions were steady, notwith- standing lower quotations on hogs. Open High Low Close WHEAT: May ©... ~1,08% 1.09% 1.08% 1.08% 1.0635 1.06% 1.06% 1.05% 1.053% Cash Grains and Provisions. CHICAGO, Jan. 8.—Wheat—No, 3 hard, $1.05%. Corn—No. 3 mixed, 73% @74c; No. 2 yellow, 76c. Oats—No. 2 white, No. 3 white, 45@45%c. —No sales. 45% @A8 gc; Clover seed—$12.00@21.75. Lard—$12.62. Ribs—60 pound averages, $9.57. U.S, EMBARGO HURTS REBELS (Continued From Page One) to leave only when the enemy ap- pears nearby It is planned incorporate the first class into the regular army at San Luls Potosi. The second class will form state guards and regional forces, the last named serving grat- ultously. The arms and munitions expected’ to be purchased from th United tates are intended for those agararian soldiers. Possible interruption communication which ficially announced, the munition supply of the regular army. since the government tion factory is working to full c: city with plenty of raw mater stock. Factory officials declare the out- put will be more than sufficient for the regular army troops until com. munication is restored, in the re- mote contingency that the lines are cut,” to ef railway has been of- will not affect Da- 1 in FIERCE FIGHTING IN ONE SECTOR. EL PASO, Texas, Jan. §.—Loon capital of the state of Guanajualo, has been the sceno of fierce fighting between federals and a rebel for commanded by General Dieguez, according to passenge arriving in Juarez today from the south. The train on which they arrived was delayed 12 hours and was jrouted by way of Queretaro, San Luis Potosi and Aguas Calenties in order to get back on the main line to the north and take a triangular bend around Leon. Dieguez has a large number of men, the passengers declare, and is attacking the city with. much fury, They say that this maneuver in order to cut the railway line at Leon was a piece of strategy on the part of General Enrique Estrada, commander of rebel armies on the western front. Railway communication is ex- pected to be opened within the next few hours, and the regular train to the south from Juarez left on sched- | uled je today. The north bound train due here, this afternoon is re ported six hours late, Federal leaders are to cope with the ac | king plans American American Tel., col Anaconda Cop Anaconda Co} Tel. and Tel hem Steel con 6s, Series A — adian Pacific deb., 4s —- |. and St. 6x . 8s, eat Northern, 7s 4 Montana Power 5s / Paul cv Northwestern Pacific. Gas Penn. Bell" nd Electric RR. Con : FE Rubber iat Utah Power and Light, estern Union, 6%s _ Westinghouse Electrica, Wilson & Co., ev., 6s | New York Bonds FOREIGN 4% TERRIFIC BLAZE LONDON, Jan. $—One of the big-) sest fires London has geen in years! was still blazing at daylight this morning in the neighborhood of the West India Docks, The flames, which started at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, up to an early hour this morning had involved no buildings of RAGES ALL NIGHT IN LONDON; LOSS HEAVY importance, but rubber, off and sim ilar inflammables stored {in ware houses caused a tremendous blaze Throughout the night seventy en sines were used in combatting the flames. jo casualties have been reported property damage represents a igure. big COMMUNITY EXT At the annual meeting of membe: of the Community Extension corpo- ration held this afternoon, the board of directors which has served dur- ing 1923 was re-elected for 1924. 1 L. Scherck{ secretary, read the re- port of the year's work. ‘The cor- poration owns land lying east of the Standard supdivision southwest Casper. proper. The report deals with tbat land, It follows: munl-| “At the last annual meeting held in this room one year ago the stock- holders of this corporation saw fit and deemed it advisable to re-elect the former officers and board of di- rectors as follows: FP. C.*Nicolay- sen, president; H. Townsend, treasurer; B, L, Scherck, secretary. Earl C. Boyle, Earl D, Holmes, 0. L, Walker, G. R. Hagens, Patrick Sullivan and B, B. Brooks, directors. “Immediately upon adjourning of annual meeting the board of i> met in this room for the ction of business for the first meeting of the year to take care of the routine of business as comes befors such a meeting. Same was adjourned until further call of the president. date of same was March » at which time It was de- to bring within the corporate its a portion of ‘land owned by this corporation lying just east of Stanlard Off Company sub-di- jon, in order that water and im- provements could be had from the city. A contract was had with the city for extension of water mains through this portion brought into the city, together with storm sew- ers and sanitary sewe A por- tion of this work you will note has already been rried out a the rect under ws The matter of pressing more vigorous'y the selling of more lots was brought up and was decided upon on a little adver: using along this line which added able in the disposition of the lots thereafter. “At a meeting held on a booth for the advertising munity ings w cons. Apr ot C Extension corporation hold- & secured in Own Your Own Home show at the Casper Realtors show held on May 7, § and 9. “The meeting of August: 4 an application of purchase by. L. Worthington for 20 lots in a body wi discussed and in view of the | to build ten fact that Mr. Worthington agreed houses the first year nd ten houses before the expiration of the third year, we decided sell him 20 lots tn this addition. “At a meeting of August 26 a conference in regard to the selling of lots in the south part of the section was done away with by vote and it was decided not to sell part of the land at this time. “On a meeting of November 9 the bill for the paving, grading, dowalk and sewer of Spruce street and Alcova Lane was presented and the same being an additional ex- pense, several blocks of unsold lots were withdrawn until the same could be checked and another esti mate of cost of improvements could be spread on these lots, Same was to rebels in the state of Guanajualo and forces have been ordered there from the Vera Cruz sector, pas- sengers declare. The government officers expect to defeat Dieguez within the next six hours and then will take part in _a foint offensive against the forces of Estrada in the west and z whose line Guada jes of the | Vera Cruz, the republic ENSION BOARD 15 AE ELEGTEDS ACTIVITY REVIEWED for reasons that Alcova Lane was widened, water, sewer and gas had been extended through to the south side of same which caused the extra expense. “At a meeting everything having the extra expense lots the Standard Oil company of Indiana was paid in. full for work done on these streets. “This addition today stands with a total of one hundred forty five lots sold at a selling price of $12 being 75 lots sold last year, 1 of $55,410, This year 70 lots. sold, total $67,345.00. There were more lots sald last year than this year and more money received this yoar than last year. ‘This is brought of December 1} been ‘checked up spread over the the about in view of the fact that « great many lots sold jast year were in the south forty and were a er run of lots. Out of a total 8 platted and offered for sal this makes 145 sold to date, and 2 unsold. Of this amount’ a number are in the south forty of the cheaper priced lots, “The secretary's office has hand led contracts for all of these lots sold during the ar and received for Payments, $16,848.25. as one fourth down of lots sold, Fifte and five hundred fifty seven dol! and ninety four cer pricipal acres and interest on Of the total amount agree. to pay the state for t section of $150,000,000 thera ha paid to date on the principal sum of $64,888.99 and interest to date together with the taxes for the year! 1923 and the’ improvements done by the Standard Of company of Indiana. ‘This.puts this addl- tion in wonderful shape far the come Ing year and with the im§rovemen now made with the building vity already shown in there should be little trouble of disposing of at lea of the unsold lots east of the ard addition -\nd should th show a need » lots lying south of the Standard forty or the old Fair Ground location, it should be rec mended to the next board of directors that some effort be made to extend Water nd sewer to this addition in order to properly dispose of the adjoining lots at which time all in debtedness to the state could be taken care of in a very nice manner The city should be asked to do some further grading where the streets have been torn up in order to give free access to them from the differ- ent streets in this addition. “Respectfully submitted, “B. L, SCHERCK, Secretary.” ~ —_ NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—Foreign ex changes easy. Quotations in cents Great Britain demand 4281 eal’s been the wonde: xty day bills on. banks France demand 4.84%; cables taly demand 4.30; cables Belgium demand 4. 4.28. Germany dem: a -000000000022; ~ cables .0000000 | Holland demand cables | Nor demand 14 Sweden de- Denmark decand 1 demand 17.40. Sy 7. Greece demand 0000014. Czecho Si 0%; Jugo Slavia de. ria demand ,0014 Arge \ demand 10.99 j Mand 26,35. | Switzerland demand 12.7’ Poland de: |vakla emand 2.