[136]. See Appendix, Number 55. Agreement of 1887 between the Standard Oil Company and producers.
[137]. Report on Investigation Relative to Trusts, New York Senate, 1888, page 449.
[138]. See Chapter IX.
[139]. Plaintiff’s Exhibit Number 52 in the case of James Corrigan vs. John D. Rockefeller in the Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1897.
[140]. The following table shows the variation from 1890 to 1897 in price of crude oil per barrel of 42 gallons, and the price of refined oil per gallon in barrels in New York:
| Crude | Refined | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | |||
| Jan | 1.05⅛ | 7½ | |
| Dec | 67½ | 7¼ | |
| 1891 | |||
| Jan | 74⅛ | 7.42 | |
| Dec | 59¼ | 6.44 | |
| 1892 | |||
| Jan | 62½ | 6.45 | |
| Dec | 53¼ | 5.45 | |
| 1893 | |||
| Jan | 53½ | 5.33 | |
| Dec | 78⅜ | 5.15 | |
| 1894 | |||
| Jan | 80 | 5.15 | |
| Dec | 91⅜ | 5.61 | |
| 1895 | |||
| Jan | 98⅝ | 5.87 | |
| Dec | 1.43⅝ | 7.77 | |
| 1896 | |||
| Jan | 1.45¾ | 7.85 | |
| Dec | 97⅞ | 6.35 | |
| 1897 | |||
| Jan | 88⅛ | 6.13 | |
| Dec | 65 | 5.40 |
[141]. See Appendix, Number 56. John D. Archbold’s statement to the Industrial Commission concerning the Standard’s opposition to the building of the United States Pipe Line.
[142]. Adapted from chart printed in Volume I of Report of Industrial Commission, and brought up to date.
[143]. See Appendix, Number 57. Tables of yearly average prices of crude and refined.
[144]. Figures used in computing this profit are from the Oil City Derrick of the period, and from practical oil refiners of that day.