The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-19

again 1ucceed IN raising the wind n the
Wataonville pool by striking a new well
on the northwest corner OF warrant No.
sos. II wpa thought long ago that
jacksonville had been relegated 10 IN
Obscure past and that the territory was
thoroughly tested. But hfr. Mallory
seems to have found what others sunk
thousands OF dollars In hunting for and
Is TO be congratulated upon his success.
From nll appearances the Sugar Lake
OIL Held has about been corrailed A
few q the operators think. however.
that there Is yet reasonable chance
Tor an outlet TO the northeast, but this
10 only problematlcgl and nothing but
the drill will determine tho facts. IN
the Sugar Lake Oh field there IA. nus
proximntely speaking, about 200 weiis
completed. yielding a daily production
Of 400 barrels or 1900 barrels a month,
This would make the average produc-
ton OF the wells two barrels a day. BY
those best posted upon these dlRgin's,
the field has reached top notch and that
month hence the production will show
decline. The latest wells completed
have been as follows: The stedrns on
Company on the Sam sterns farm, com
pleied No. 6 few days since and start
ed OF at 10 barrels day. About tie
same time j. GOuldsteln completed his
No. 7,on the McCieeFy farm, good for 10
barrels a day. The Sugar Lake OH
Company are IN the swim and COM
pleted five or slx wells q month with
an average production Of barrels a
day.
Exports Of Petroleum for April.
While the exports OF petroleum and
It's products are somewhat in excess of
what they were In April one year ago.
they fall below that Of both March and
January, February exports being the
smallest during the year. The exports
for April are one and a half million.
gallons more than that OF April one
year ago, while its value foots up a
million and three. quarters more for the
exporters The March exports fell ten
millions abort Of March last year, but
the enhanced price Of the product makes
the balance sheet show up gratifying to
the exporter. The petroleum export
trade for the year 1899 was a remarks
bic one, for while the amount was
smaller than any year since 1895, its
valuation exceeded any in the history
of petroleum expectation. The foreign
quotations on export refined for bulk oil
during March remained at 7.40 per gal
Ion, two and one-han advance over The
price in March, 1893. At the commence
ment of April the market showed de-
cided falling OF and the latter part Of
the month had declined 70 6,55 cents for
refined oil in bulk In New York. Daring
April, 1899, the average price was 4.55
cents per gallon according to the report
OF the bureau OF statistics for April the
total export Of Crude nnptha illuHin-
ating, lubricRting and parafilne oil and
residuum was IS, 3i6i204 gallons, valued
at $685., 1856, a decline OF 0.730,909 gal
Ions in amount valued at SiS9.S46 from
March. There was an increase of L.
472, 54l gallons as compared with April
one year ago and $l,76S061 in value.
During the month Of April, 1889, the eX-
ports Of petroleum and its products was
66.S13,657 gallons, valued at $4.261O15.
During the month OF March the exports
Of petroleum AMI its products amounted
ITO 1901, us gallons, valued at $6,494.9S1.
an increase over February Of 10,fs5.7OI
gallons, valued at SsS7.630 as compared
with March, 1893, there was Q decline of
10,196,590 gallons in amount, but with n
gain Of 31,20S44I In value, while our
shipments Of oil this March was less
than last March we received over a mill
ion dollars more for lt-for March. 1899,
our shipments were S5.273,703 gallons.
for which we received $5,29l ,534. For
February the total export Of refined and
its products amounted to 64,291. 406 gal
Ions. valued at $5.507,3T1. n decrease OF
II. 1920 gallons in amount and $i.0S1.-
S34 in value as compared with January.
Comparing With February, 1899. shows
nm increase Of 12.532,126 gallons in
amount and $2,1O4,O20 in value. In Feb
ruary, 1899. the exports amounted to h1,-
7b9. 2s0 gallons and valued at $2104,22O.
According to the treasury department
report. the total export for January was
75, $40, SIC gallons, worth $6.229.1S5 show
ing an increase over January, 1899, OF
12.034.S40 gallons in amount, valued at
81, 90, 056. January showed as compared
with December, an increase OF 9.324.5iS
gallons in amount. valued ut 1868 1853.
With April 30. 1907. and the preceding
ten months. the total exports Of crude
lubricants and illuminating oils, naptha
and residuums were 79S,354296 gallons.
valued at S61 $50. 915. which for the same
period in 1899 amounted to 76S,1S4. l3l
gallons, valued at 81, 624, $50, showing n
gain Of 3O,22O.167 gallons with an in
crease in value Of S17.262,6S5. For the
year ending December 81, 1899. our total
exports of crude and Its products were
951, 0244i1 gallons valued at $64.9s2249
For the month Of April we exported MS
follows: Crude. 7.S7s.S9S gallons: naph-
thu, 1,51S,616 gallons: illuminating oil.
51.5s4.633 gallons: lubrlcating oil and
pnrafIine. 6.3D0,749 gallons: resIduum
97s,SOs gallons. From New York the
total amount Of mineral oil was 46, $780,,
S41; from Philadelphia. 12,575.24O gal
Ions; from Delaware ports. 6.bT6, S1S gal
Ions: Baltimore. 1853, so gallons; from
Boston, 1926 gallons. THE SCOUT.