The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-13
MOTORISTS WILL NEED SIX BILLION GALLONS OF GAS
Tremendous Gain In Oil Out put Is Shown Bq
 Report

NEW YORK, July 12.-A survey just completed showing 13,04s,12S motor vehicles registered in the United States on July I or this year indicates that over 5000, 100000 gal Ions of. gasoline must be supplied for automobiles alone this year, accord ing to the weekly summary of the American Petroleum institute. The gain in the number of cars is 2,440,00 over July l, 1922 and 6S3,751 over the high mark of De- cember, 1922. The estimated gasoline consumption by motor vehicles last year was over 5000, 100000 gallons.
 Nine years ago motor cars and all other consumers of gasoline called for the manufacture of less than 1500, 100000 gallons of gasoline. The gain in output. Involving multiplied refining facilities, has also been ac- companied by growth Cf marketing equipment which makes gasoline more readily available to the motor ist when returns were on smaller scale, the institute says:
 Crude oil output Bigger.
 The daily average gross crude oil production of the United States de- creased 11,2oo barrels for the week ended July 2, totalling 2,199,15o bar rels as compared with 2,210350 for the preceding week. according to the weekly summary Cf tho institute. The daily average production east of.the Rocky mountains was 1,3e4,16o barrels, as compared with 1,3So,3o0. a decrease of 1s,200. California pro- auction was s35,ooo barrels, as com pared with S3o,ooo. an increase of 5000. Santa Fe Springs is reported at 315,o00 barrels against 304,oo0; Long Beach, 100000, against 210,0o0, and Huntington Beach, 10000, against 105,o00 barrels.
 Oklahoma showed a daily average gross production of 100000 barrels, a decrease of 1o,S5o; Kansas. s4.eoo. increase of 100; North Texas. 74.0bo. 165,5oo, increase of 2o,o50; north Lou isiana, 65,1o0, increase of 1000; Ar kansas, 141,3oo, decrease of 12,550; Gulf Coast, 9S,15o, decrease of 2,7o0; eastern, 112.oo0. unchanged from last week; Wyoming and Montana, 127,55o. decrease of 7.soo barrels.
 Change. Reported: 1 c o
 The following changes were re- ported in crude oil prices for the major districts during the past week. Bradford district, Pennsylvania, re- duced 25 cents a barrel to s3 all other Pennsylvania grades reduced 25 cents ot s275; Gulf Coast reduced 25 cents to $1.50 a barrel. Midcon : tinent remained unchanged at Sl.lo to s220.
 According to figures collected by the institute, imports of petroleum (crude and refined tils) at the principal ports for the month or June totalled 7,211,oo0 barrels, a daily average of 240,3S6. compared with 6,9S1,0oo, daily average of 225.193 barrels for the month of May. Imports at the principal United States ports for the week ended July T totalled 196s,o0o barrels, daily average of -2S1,2S6. compared with 1,2s6, 900 barrels, a daily average of 176,571 for the week ended June 30. Receipts Lf California oil (crude and refined oils) at the principal Atlantic and Gulf ports for the month of June totalled 5,702.0o0 barrels, a daily average of 190.067. compared with 4.S3S,O00, daily average of 156,Oo5 barrels for the month of May. Re ceipts at Atlantic and Gulf coast ports for the week ended July z to- tailed 1,035,o0 barrels, daily aver age of 14s.s57 barrels against 1,155,O0o, daily average of 16o,o0O barrels for the week ended June 3o