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NUMBER 41 (See page 60)


TABLE SHOWING PRICES OF OIL AT COMPETITIVE AND NON-COMPETITIVE POINTS IN 1892

[Trust Investigation of Ohio Senate, 1898. Appendix, pages 43-44.]

Terrtories and States Prime White Oil. Water-White Oil. Per Gallon
Non-competitive prices per gallon. Competitive prices per gallon. Non-competitive prices per gallon. Competitive prices per gallon.
Barrels. Case. Bulk. Barrels. Case. Bulk. Barrels. Case. Bulk. Barrels. Case. Bulk. Highest. Lowest. Difference. Difference per tank car 6,000 gallons.
Arizona
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31 31
Arkansas
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14 13 8 16 17 17 $570
Alabama
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13 17 12 10¾ 17 10½ 630
California
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16 13 12½ 26½ 13 17½ 11½ 26½ 11½ 15 900
Colorado
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26 21 10 15 7 31 25 31 7 24 1,440
Florida
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13½ 16 12 17 18½ 18½ 12 390
Georgia
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14 17 14 17 10½ 630
Idaho
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22½ 29 22½ 30 17 30 17 13 780
Illinois
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10 8 15 15 570
Indiana
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5 12½ 12½ 5 450
Iowa
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8 7 12 10½ 8 12 7 5 300
Kansas
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10½ 16½ 16½ 8 480
Kentucky
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7 12 12 330
Louisiana
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12 10 7 16 14 16 7 9 540
Michigan
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7 325 5 300
Minnesota
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9 5 13 11 8 13 5 8 480
Mississippi
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13½ 15½ 15½ 435
Missouri
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12 6 17 17 11½ 690
Montana
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20 13 21 33 25 33 13 20 1,200
Nebraska
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18 27 27 19½ 1,170
Nevada
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37½ 37½
New Mexico
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31 26 32 28 32 26 6 360
North Dakota
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15½ 12½ 18 14 12¼ 11¼ 18 11¼ 405
Oregon
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21 14 19 13 24 23 24 13 660
Oklahoma
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15 17 17 450
South Carolina
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12½ 8 13½ 9 13½ 8 330
South Dakota
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11½ 8 12 8 12 8 4 240
Tennessee
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11½ 6 17 17 6 11 660
Texas
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25 27½ 19 8 14 9 30 33½ 24 12 16½ 8 33½ 8 25½ 1,530
Utah
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23 28 25 13 28 13 15 900
Washington
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16 20½ 15 25½ 25½ 15 10½ 630
Wisconsin
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9 6 15¼ 6 15¼ 6 555
Wyoming
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20 25 15 21 35 29 8 16 15 35 8 27 1,620


PRIME WHITE OIL

The table shows that this grade of oil ranges in price as follows:

In barrels
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6 to 25 cents per gallon
In cases
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14 to 37½ cents per gallon
In bulk
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3½ to 25 cents per gallon

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