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260 THE TEXAS ALMANAC.
UNITED STATES MINERAL VALUES.
Unspecified
Metallic. Non-metallic. (metallic and
Year-- Value. Value non-metallic). Total value.
1921 ...................... .............$654,130.000 $3,481,720.000 $2,650,000 $4,138,5G0,000
1922 ................................. 987,180,000 30(i6.,410,000 3,700,000 4.647,290,000
1923 ........................... ..... 1.510.930.000 4.471,620.030 3.950,030 5,983,500.000
1924 .............. ........ ....... 1,232,330.000 4.067,730,000 5.740.00J 5,J05,800,000
1925 .................. 1,380.100,000 4.309,900.000 6.00J.000 5.696,000,000
UNiITED STATES PETROLEUM OPERATIONS, 1925 AND 1926.
Completions. Producers Gas wells Failure . A.i-.al production.
Field- 1926. 1925. 1926 1925. 1926. 1925. 1920. 1925. 1926 1925.
Texas ............ 8,218 6,449 4,487 4,043 219 124 3,512 2,282 165.647,(10 150,027,406
Arkansas ........... 1,148 1,771 834 1,354 -84 108 230 309 59.340,030 78,717,700
California .......... 935 1,434 860 1,033 5 1 100 100 224,247,920 231,768,982
Eastern States...... 8.246 8,516 5.179 5,165 1,676 1,855 1,391 1,496 39.280.600 37,616,700
Kansas ............ 1.879 1,523 1,093 916 43 52 743 53 41.499,190 34,497,7536
Louisiana . ........ 1 018 530 657 294 132 52 309 184 22.900.440 19,848.417
Mountain States... . 803 839 C41 716 16 20 146 103 36.782,770 37 153.875
Oklahoma . ...... 5 Y63 4,479 3,037 2.557 509 1,112 1 '17 1,501 178,875.380 167,951,575
Total ..........27,820 25,406 16,788 16.162 2,684 2,644 8.348 6,600 768,663,940 759.131.87220 PER CENT WELLS DRY.
From 1859 to 1924 approximately 661,-
679 wells were drilled for oil and gas in
the United States, of which 129.875, or 20
per cent, were dry holes, states the Bu-
reau of fMines in a recently issued report.
In 1924, the number of wells drilled for
oil and gas in the United States (exclu-
sive of dry gas wells and dry holes in
California, for which figures were not
availbale) was 21,888, which was 2,550 less
than in 1923 and 12,023 less than in the
record year 1920. Of the total number of
wells drilled in 1924, 67 per cent were oil
wells; 10 per cent, gas wells, and 23 per
cent, dry holes.
PUBLIC DEBT OF UNITED STATES.
As of Oct. 31. 1926.
Bonds.
Pirst Liberty loan .............. $1939,210,800.00
Second Liberty loan.............. 3,104,524,300.00
Third Liberty loan .............. 2.308,133,250.00
Fourth Liberty loan.............. 6,324.466.150 00
Total Liberty loan. ..........$13,676,334,500.00
Treasury bonds ................. 2,305.933,900 00
Miscellaneous bonds.... ......766.201,210 00
Total bonds ..................$16,748,469,610.00
Other Indebtedness.
Treasury notes ................. $1,197.481.300 000
Certificates of indebtedness...... 861.484,500 00
Treasury savings certificates..... 358,070.325 95
Total Interest-bearing debt...$19,165,869,735.95
Debt bearing no interest ...... 242,359.016 11
Matured obligations on which In-
terest has ceased ............. 11,925.990.26
Gross public debt.............$19,420,154,742 32
SECURITIES OWNED PT TTE UNITED STATES
GOVENMENT,
As of Oct. 31, 1926.
Bonds of foreign Governments received under
agreements for funding of their debts to the
United States, pursuant to the acts of Congress
aproved Feb. 9. 1922; Feb. 28. 1923; March 12,
1924; May 23. 1924; Dec. 22, 1924; April 30. 1926,
and May 8, 1926:
Esthonia ........................ $13,.830,000 00
Finland .......................... 8.833.000 00
Great Britain ..................... 4,530,000.000 00
Hlung ry ........................ 1,962.835.00
Lithua a ....................... 6.105,005.00
Poland .......................... 178.560.000 00
Roumania ....................... 44,300.000.00
Total ..................... $.4783,710,865.00Securities Owned by U, 8.. Government.-(Con.)
Obligations of foreign Governments. under author-
ity of acts approved April 24. 19=7, and Sept 24.
1917, as amended (on basis of cash advances, less
repayments of principal):
Belium .......................347.210,808.00
Czechoslovakia .................. 61,974,041 10
France .... ....... .......... 2,930,173,898 71
Greece .... ........ ....... 15,C00 ,000 00
Italy .......................... 1,647,669.731 62
Liberia ....................... ... 26.000 00
Russia ......................... 187,729.750.00
Serbia .......2.................. 2.,059.865 40
Total ....................... $5,218,844,093.51
Foreign obligations received from the Fecratary of
War on account of sale of surplus war supplies:
Belgium .................... $29.818,761.38
(zechoslovakia ................... 20.604,302 49
France .. ..................... 407,341.145 01
Latvia .......................... 2,521,869.32
Nicaragua ..... ................. 27,882 99
Russia .....,.. ............ 403,082 30
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes........ 24.978.010 99
Total ........................ $485,698,064.48
Foreign obligations received from the American
Relief Admilistration on account of relief, pursu-
ant to act approved Feb. 25, 1919;
Armenia ........................ $8,028,412.15
Czechoslovaka ................... 6,428,089 19
Latvia ..................... .. 2.10.417.82
Russia .. .. ................ 4 65,465.07
Total ........................ $21,532,384.23
Foreign obligations received from the United
States Grain Corporation on account of final lilui-
dation, given for relief pursuant to act approved
March 30, 1920:
Armenia .. ...................... $,9 1,50=5.34
Austria .................... 24.015,708 92
Czechoslovakia . ........... 2,873,238.25Total ....
................ $30,860,452.51
Capital stock of War Emergency
Corporation ............... $54,059,672.45
Obligations to carriers, act of 1918 302,400 00
Obligations to carriers, act of 1920 87,034,391 00
Obligations to carriers, act of 1920 167.:6-.309.64
Capital stock, Panama Rail-oad .. 7,000,000.00
Capital stock, Inland Waterways
Corporatons ............... 1.00.000 00
Capital stock. laid banks ....... 1,058.885.00
Capital stock, Interm(diate credit
banks ... ............ 24,000.000 00
Farm loan bonds held ........... 5,00,000 00
Securities received from army sup-
ply sales ..3,270,319.35
Securities received from navy sup-
ply sales .............. .... 7,799,767.69
Securities received from Shipping
Board ......................... 49.800.135.59
Grand total ...............$10,974,816,742,44
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