Show GOVERNMENT ORDERS MINIMUM OIL SCALE First Firs Price-Fixing Price Effort of N R A Effective Dec 1 WASHINGTON Oct 17 An P-An elaborate schedule of minimum oil oU prices today launched the government govern ment on its first N R A price-fixing price effort Secretary Ickes oil administrator ordered the minimum levels which become effective December 1 Some oil sources immediately forecast gasoline gaso line prices one to two cents higher In approving the recommendations of the industry's planning and coordination coordination co co- ordination committee Ickes said competitive abuses have created an emergency which threatens the stability ity of the interstate market for I petroleum petroleum petro petro- leum and the products thereof he added Their continuance and md further spread will win make it impossible to fulfill the purposes of ot the NIRA and the code rode of fair competition for the petroleum industry Ickes said objectors will be given givena a hearing The base bare of 36 gravity nent crude petroleum W was 13 set set at a 1 barrel with other prices I ranging according to quality Dif Differentials were set throughout the wholesale field |