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Show GASOLINE TAKES ITS FIFTH JUMP San Francisco, April 6. The price of gasoline took its fifth jump in five months when the Standard Oil company com-pany of California announced that, beginning today, the price of the product pro-duct would be advanced one cent, or to 19 cents a gallon. A year ago gasoline was selling in , San Francisco for 12 cents a gallon. fit had advanced to 14 cents in No-. No-. vember, 1915. The explanation of- fered by the producers for the rise Is that gasoline "Is worth more and costs . more to make." Tho advance, according to the Standard OU company announcement, will be effective "at all points and on all delveries." |