Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-27
duction was $4,000; stock in the field, 49,

duction was $4,000; stock in the field, 49,
600.
Runs and Shipments.
National Transit Company runs on the
25th, were SO, al shipments, 18, 1874.
Southwest runs, Mcdonald division, on
the 25th %, 972 Outside of the Mcdonald,
1884 Buckeye Pipe Line, Macksburg
division, 3,418 Runs, Lima division, 49,
1894: shipments, 48, ,563. Eureka Pipe Line,
SIS, 565 shipments, 1872. New York Tran
sit shipments, 18,471 Southern Pipe Line
shipments were 15, $685.
Drilling in Peruvian Fields.
o. T. Brown, of Tarport. Mexican county,
who has been drilling in Peru for an Eng
lish syndicate, gives an interesting account
of his experience. He was foreman OF SIX
| men from Pennsylvania, and was located on
the western coast and 80 miles from Paytu,
| the nearest postoffice. Speaking OF his trip,
MI. Brown said:
."Peru is radically different country
| from ours. The soil is sandy and ranges
| from to 20 feet in depth. The temperature
ranges from 80 to 100 degrees, and January,
| February and March are the hottest months.
Rainfalls are rarity, for they are now en-
| joying the first one in IA years, although
there was slight sprinkle eight years ago.
The soil absorbs sufficient moisture during
the rainy season to last two years, and at
| other times irrigation is essential to good
crops These consist of corn, cotton and
vegetables, no grain being raised. Tuna
creek water is luxury compared with the
drinking water to be obtained during the
daytime.
Customs Of the Spaniards.
''The people, as a rule, are illiterate,
schools being almost unknown, and their
principal occupations are farming, attending
the Spanish fandango and drinking warm
beer. Should stranger wander in during
the latter festivities he is at once pressed to
join and has but to refuse to be 'Hennes-
sied' either on the spot or at the convent
ence of the insulted native, such is their
view of a declination to imbibe from the
flowing bowl The language is crude
Spanish and the people a mixture. of all
sorts, from the white of the Caucasian to
black of the negro.
''The Americans lived the greater por-
tion of the time in tents, but have recently
been enjoying the luxury of house.
'There are now completed IL wells, with
an average production of 125 barrels daily,
the best we'll having started at 400 barrels.
The average depth is $50 feet, and the pro-
ducing sand is irregular in appearance,
varying from white pebbles as large as
walnut to the regular Bradford sand.
ga refinery has been built, which is TAX
ing care of the oil as rapidly as possible,
and a crew of Pennsylvania tank builders
are engaged in building iron storage tanks
When these are completed operations will
be pushed rapidly, as the production is only
limited because of lack of facilities"
The Oil Market.
No sales occurred on the local floor and
the only quotation was 52hc, established by
bid for the August option.
Refined oil-New York, &c; London, 4ssd;
Antwrep, 1877.
Pennsylvania oil, spot sales 5000 barrels;
opening, 521ac; highest. 521ac; lowest, 5219c:
closing, 521ac: Pennsylvania oil. August op-
tion sales, 5000 barrels, opening 52l4c; high
est, 521lc; lowest, 62hc closing, 5214c. Lima
oil, no sales. Total sales, 10, 400 barrels.
OIL CITY, July 26 National Transit certifi-
Gates opened at 52ssc; highest 521ac; lowest.
579sc; closed, 1880. Sales, 600 barrels; ship
ments, 57,lS6 barrels; runs sc. 945 barrels.