Chicago Stocks Drift Amid Market Quiet
Chicago stock list shows subdued activity as traders await fresh catalysts. Officials report minimal price movement with small gains in industrials while utilities and rails drift sideways.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1936
Page
6
Chicago stock list shows subdued activity as traders await fresh catalysts. Officials report minimal price movement with small gains in industrials while utilities and rails drift sideways.
The report lists drilling and production notes from Dirks and Pettus sands in Hee and surrounding counties. It details well locations, depths, casing and pressures, with several new field entries and notable producers in Bex, Luling, and Live Oak counties. It also notes shut downs and total depths reached on various rigs.
Liverpool cotton market shows steady tones with varied middling prices and receipts ledgers, including quotations around 6.17 for January and March, and notable activity in Dallas and Houston reports. A Book Collector, George Cuxar, is highlighted as a prominent figure in Comtish and American volumes.
Local listing shows Sunday dances at various halls including Tay Breekers Orch and St Hedwie hall with new orchestras. Admission 25 cents, monthly events and prizes for Arist & Wit, Belgian ion date unclear.
Dozens of oil rigs toil in Webb County as operations spread across multiple sections. Wells like Montemayor No 1A and Superior No 1 Billings report depths around 2200 to 2741 feet with varying casing and production notes, while nearby leases under Benavides and Lopez fields show active drilling and initial outputs. Oil flows recorded include 19 barrels per hour at one site, with pressures noted around 40 psi and 290 psi after casing. The activity is centered near Miranda City, Caroline area, and surrounding subdivisions under Magnolia Petroleum and South Texas Oil Company.
Jan 4 report details Ardorada Petroleum Corp No 4 and other wells in Pearsall, Frio County, showing Austin chalk production and multiple offset discoveries. Notes include casing depths, tubing pressures, and various locations in the Seven Sisters area with results from several wells and tests.
A garbled but dense list of historical real estate transfers, mortgages, and property descriptions. Names include Thea F Wells, Tarrel-Dillon Mortgage Company, R. & Tachey, Maria Dirlmann, Lucin I. Gadford, and others. The text references numerous blocks, lots, streets, and dates such as June 5 1534 and December 1 1835, with numerous property boundaries, courtly notes, and trustee actions across multiple parcels and entities.
Fragmented OCR notes report a survey of South Darst Creek area with references to Davis surveyors, measurements around 925 feet, and mentions of New Strataylina borg treater. Figures and names are garbled, but imply a land assessment sequence and equipment involved.
A jumble of lines mentions teams, players, measurements, and prices across sports and receipts. Details include references to Longhorns, Turkeys, and various numeric codes, with scattered names and items like track and fabric quantities. The readable content is low coherence but centered on sports notes and purchase-style entries.
The weekly crude oil production report shows U S output at about 2 798 000 barrels per day while Texas and California stay near prior levels. Oklahoma falls 24 000 barrels daily to 462 525 driven by lower state quotas and demand. Louisiana rises modestly as broader supply trends ease.
Refugio county reports several drilling efforts with depths ranging from 1,200 to 4,235 feet. Companies mentioned include Quantina Primlmesm, Tamne gonnor field operators, Twehs Gulf Producing, Predattian, and others in sections 33 and 22. No significant outcomes noted beyond progress and depths.
Report notes two swabbing tests at a Mercedes pool facility amid ongoing sampling activities. It mentions associated companies and a sinking pressure event, detailing steps to calibrate lines and verify new measurements after prior checks.
The National Socialist movement expands beyond Germany as three distinct Nazi party factions form among Germans living overseas, with organizations established in several lands signaling growing international support.
In Nueces County reports describe wells in the Clara Driscoll field with multiple operators and prospects. Wells such as Driscoll Sevier No. 7 and Margeret Parr No. 2 near discovery areas show drilling depth around 900 feet with initial pressures near 5600 pounds and production potential noted in barrels per day.
The Rio Grande area reports widespread oil wildcatting with many rigs active from Starr to Guerra fields. Wells like Hiram M. Read No 4 Starr Court and others show drilling at depths around 1600 to 2850 feet, with several shut downs for boiler repairs and sand shows. Production activity extends into nearby counties as crews chase more promising shale zones and field extensions amid ongoing testing.
Reports from Western Hidalgo County detail ongoing efforts to complete a major oil wildcat. Drilling progress includes tests near Edinburg and multiple plugback depths, with crews plugging back to about 209 feet and drilling ahead past several target zones. A string of operations across central Hidalgo and surrounding areas continues as crews attempt to reach productive formations.
West Texas oil fields in Howard and Panhandle regions plan hearings in January on increasing allowable production to meet refinery demand. Operators from Penwell and Restings areas will present evidence supporting revised methods of determining field quotas. The proceedings, opened last October, involve CAC officials and representatives like Margon Griffin.
New tests in OAM drive progress as several wells push toward completion in the Maur Fordyne field spanning Hidniye and Starr counties. Drilling advances include No. 3 Francisco B Guerra awaiting cement and multiple wells reporting oil through perforations with varying tubing pressures as crews continue operations through the weekend.
Fragmented OCR details several land grants and oil and gas terms in Tapata area including Edwards subdivision, Whitehead and Blake grants, and J. G. Bruce area. Mentions depths, lengths, and tract references with obscure names and numbers.
In San Patricio County, Contoe Dsilline company reports a four mile west extension to the Migreouth field with a well in the Sindes formation. The well completed at 5839 feet shows production potential with drill stem tests ongoing and multiple rigs preparing derricks across Welder, Elgar, and Welter divisions.
The Loma Novi field reports multiple completed wells in Duval county during a week of operations. Entries list drillers, sections, depths, casing, sand formations, rates, and total depths for wells including Moody, Hubbard, Wendt, and others, with several nearshore results and ongoing rig activity.
Texas railroad commission sets January 16 hearing on proration for oil wells. Topics include allowable methods and evidence on field extent and lineaments for Roseana and Yates fields. Report notes a 3 percent rise in tourist travel in California for the first ten months.
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