Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

range all the way from 10 cents
gallon TO % cents for straight run,
and from 10 cents a gallon to - cents
for highest gas.
This wide variation throughout the
country was revealed in a CheCkup by
$50 motor clubs affiliated with the
American Automobile Association,
and reported to national headquarters
here
The check. up showed that Novem.
her 80 gasoline was selling al a.
different prices.
In order to secure an accurate PIC
t.re OF the price range on Al given
dav. Identical forms were sent 10
every \, A. \. club throughout the
country: the local clubs in turn
checked the prices in their respective
areas and returned the forms to
Washington.
10 Cents Is Lowest.
The lowest price on the date of the
ChcCk.up was 10 cents for straight
run and IS for highest gasoline, az
Peoria. H., and the highest was -
cents for straight run and - cents
for high test. at Phoenix. Ariz.
Proximity to sources of supply ap'
reared TO he a negligible factor In de-
termining current prices. says the "A.
a. A.. since prices were in many IN
stances higher close To the oil heids
than they We're at points To when a
long haul was necessary. frees at
iidewater were on the whole higher
than those charged Mt inland points.
The average price at points along
the Atlantic sea board November -
was % cents a gallon. The average
price in the Mississippi Valley region
was 10 cents. The average price on
the Pacific Coast was 90 cents.
One Of the most striking features of
The survey is it's disclosure of the
rari7itv with which prices change
within small areas where basic condi-
tions such as rentals. supply and De
mand are the same, says the \. A. A,
statement:
Variation in Florida.
con the west coast Of Florida, for
instance. there was range or prices
VARYING ; cents in n distance or 81
miles. Gasoline sold for Is cents IN
Tampa: 20 cents in Plant City. Il
miles away. and for % cents at Lake
land. II miles from Plant City.
Another instance. in Indiana. disclosed
that straight-run gasoline sold for 1913
:.
cents at Columbus. while it sold for
1913 and 1873. respectively. at Edin-
burg and Franklin, 10 and 20 miles
away"
The widest range was in Illinois,
where the price OF gas ranged from
10 cents a gallon to 1912 cents for
straight-run gasoline and from ID 10
- cents a gallon for high test. Hi.
nos has a 2-cent gasoline tax and in
this. as well as in other States where
the price fiuctuated widely from city
to city and town to town, IL was
shown that the tax is negligible as
factor in the wide fiuctuation Of
prices. The American Automobile
Associations statement continues:
I'm the New England States, far
from the oil fields and one of the
greatest consuming sections, the price
Of gasoline varied cents. ranging
from 10 cents a gallon TO % cents for
straight run and from is cents a gal
lon 10 g cents for highest gas.
North Atlantic Survey.
Gasoline prices in the States Of
New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
wanna. comprising the North Atlantic
area, varied II cents on both varieties
Of gas. the range in the straight run
being from u cents a gallon to %
cents and for high test from IS cents
a gallon to % cents.
Price variations Of 10 cents for
straight run and cents for highest
gas were shown for the Middle Allan.
tic States. the range being from is
to rs cents per gallon for straight
run and from "a 10 IS cents for high
test.
THE four South Atlantic States
Georgia, Florida. North and South
Carolina-sho~ed price variations Of
cents for straigh;.run gas and 3
cents for highest gasoline. The
lowest price for the former was l6
cents and the highest - cents gal
ion. while high test sold from ~ 10 81
cents.
In the Gulf States The price vari-
alton was II cents. Straight.rnn gas
sold from IL 10 - cents gallon and
high test from IS TO - cents per gal.
Jon
THE Southwest States showed 81
variation II - cents in The price Of
straight run and cents In the price
~ highest gasoline The range was
from r. 20 - cents for the former and
% n - cents for the latter.
I'm The East Central States. com.
prlsing ohio. Michigan, Indiana, Hi.
rols. Wisconsin. Kentucky and Ten.
nefaee, the price variation VAS 10
cents for both varieties of gasoline.
TIE range wna from 10 10 % cents
per gallon for straight ran and from
Is to 20 cents for high test.
"Iariatlons ~ cents for both
straight run and highest gas were
shown for the eight WeEt Cenffa!
States. comprising Minnesota. Iowa
Missouri, Kansas. Nebraska. Arkon,
aas. south Dakota and North Dakota