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Show CRUDE OIL ADVANCES Pittsburg, Pa.. Jan 28. For ih second time this week several grade of crude oil In this market were ad vanced 7 cents a barrel today The quotations now are. Pennsylvania crude, $2 10; Mercer black. Newcastle and Corning, $172. Cabal, $1.70; Somerset, $1 30. There was no change In Ragland at 6S cents Not since the days when oil was a favorite speculation and fortunes were made ovornighl has there been such a radi'.il . h i ri cc in so short a time The Impression prevailed among oil men that the movement was not altogether al-together free from manipulation, nl-thougfa nl-thougfa drastic mnditlons of supply and demand were recognized. II w.is maintained that ;i- the price of crude oil adanced the profitable operation of small independent refineries became be-came more difficult |