Show GAS GAS' DEMAND IS NO INCREASING Advance in Price at This Time Suggests Suggest Increase in Rates for Crude I II I NEW YORK TORK March arh 22 In n.-In In view lew of ot advance ad id- vane vance vace of a cent a gallon calon In gasoline calne in Kansas Canas City and territory of Standard Oil i company InC Ind n outside r of oit C Chicago It Of Is unlikely that crude crud oil 01 prices price will be b oat cu In the opinion of qt some oil men mea 01 Ing gasoline prices prIce about abut a a month earlier ealer than usual be looked may upon a. a a a. cue that the next nut change In I crude crue oil oh 01 prices price wilt will wi be upward upward Abnormal demand deman for tor Ia gasoline lne at this season Is I. evident by business handled by companies In Eastern Esten territory Based Bad on OD sales aie sale In the East one refiner predicts gasoline gasoline ca- ca calne gaso gaso- line lne figures will wil show how record consumption for tor January and February This Increased use of ot gasoline reflects reflect extremely mild mid winter wInte which In turn tura has bas been reason for motoring on a large laree scale sesie Ie starting at least sixty diy days earlier than ordinarily Mild Mid weather wether has ha also als be been n the big bil factor in Increased sales sale of ot automobile automobiles au au- au- au thus thu thu far In 1022 company's compans advance avance Is I. Its Is first price change chance since ince er 10 1911 1921 This ThIl with Increase about a month previous was only advance In Indiana Indiana's gasoline price last lut year yer All Al other Indiana price changes change were downward In 1021 2 Fact t that at the I Indiana lana company sells sell about abut 20 per cent o 0 ot all al gasoline ca ae consumed In the United States States' State makes make mke Its it Is present ad advance advance ad ad- vance the more Important Gasoline market supplied from Chicago Chicago has been firm tr for tor some weeks week because of ot heavy demand as a. aswell well wel as the fact tat that refiners refiner were loath to t sell Rl too much for current needs nees at this sea sea- son They rather would at store ore a certain cerin portion per por pr- pr tion ton of gasoline to sell sl at higher prices prIce as as usual spring and anti summer demand grosses Pi Gasoline prices If It they have definitely started upward are beginning from a low level Average wholesale price In thirty cities rIles at the end of ot February was wa 22 cents cenUa cent a g gallon lon but 1 I cent low reached In 1921 1923 around September Average at that time cents cent represented a a decline of ot 31 per cent from average price of ot 03 pr cents cent January 1 J 3 1921 There Is ii a a little better feeling In lubricant lubricant cant trade because of ot Increase In Inquiries and ad fact tact the that orders orden have become more numerous No price changes have occurred but one refiner looks for tor an an Increase in ab about ut thirty days day If It the te gasoline market remains strong Export business bulnes has picked up some come ame Three grades grade grade ot of naptha were advanced 1 I cent a gallon galon each last week week Reduction of ot 1 cent In export price ot of gasoline and ad ken eerie Iene in cases caseB early this month represented top rep rp- rp resented n ted lower cost coat of ot easeL cases cale |