894 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



Oft. Doc. 



markets diiriug the most important buying season and upon certain 

 average allowances for expenses and profit on the part of the mixer 

 and jobber, coincides with the retail prices later ascertained. A 

 comparison for several seasons past is given below: 



Comparison of Selling Price and Valuation, 1899-1903. 



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Complete fertilizers: 



1S99, Spring 



Fall, 



1900, Spring 



Pall, 



1901, Spring 



Fall 



1902, Spring 



Fall 



1903, Spring, 



Dissolved bone: 



1899, Spring 



Fall 



1900, Spring 



Fall 



1901, Spring 



Fall .". 



1902, Spring 



Fall, 



1903, Spring 



Rock and potash: 



1899, Spring 



Fall, 



1900, Spring, 



Fall, 



1901, .^prlng 



Fall, ........ 



1902, Spring 



Fall 



1903, Spring 



Dissolved rock: 



1899, Spring, 



Fall 



1900, Spring, 



Fall 



1901, Spring, 



Fall, 



1902, Spring 



Fall 



190S, Spring 



Ground bone: 



1899. Spring 



Fall 



1900. Spring, , 



Fall, 



1901. Spring 



Fall 



1902. Spring 



Fall 



1903. Spring 



?23 

 22 

 25 

 23 

 23 

 22 

 24 

 21 

 2i 



21 

 19 

 26 

 28, 

 28 

 23. 

 16. 

 25. 

 31. 



16. 

 17, 

 17, 

 18, 

 16. 

 16, 

 16. 

 15. 

 17. 



13. 



12. 



13. 



13. 



13. 



13. 



13 



13 



15 



26 

 24, 



28 



28. 



27. 



25. 



28 



28 



28. 



60 

 .98 



38 

 .22 



92 



28 



10 

 .S3 

 .57 



.75 

 .00 

 ,00 

 ,50 

 ,00 

 91 

 ,50 

 30 

 17 



S3 

 28 

 35 

 11 

 20 

 00 

 45 

 97 

 20 



36 



64 



57 



95 ■ 



90 



18 



73 



54 



13 



67 

 98 



42 



3 



59 



94 



52 

 09 I 

 67 I 



$24.70 

 23.42 

 24.61 

 23.84 

 24.76 

 23.75 

 25.33 

 23.31 

 24.15 



21.81 

 21.12 

 30.87 

 22.74 

 29:00 

 23.36 

 17.35 

 27.08 

 30.87 



15.16 

 14.53 



14.71 

 14.63 

 14.00 

 14.23 

 15.05 

 14.46 

 14.74 



14.03 

 13.13 

 13.48 

 13.11 

 13.51 

 13.82 

 13.49 

 13.70 

 13.34 



28.11 I 



27.23 



25.91 I 



26.87 



28.71 



27.60 



26.80 



27.51 



27.25 



$1.10 



.44 



—.77 



.62 



.84 



1.47 



1.23 



1.48 



— .42 



.06 



2.12 



4.87 



—.76 



1.00 



—.55 



.85 



1.78 



— .Sii 



—1.67 

 -2.75 

 —2.64 

 — S.48 

 —1.60 

 — 1.8» 

 —1.40 

 —1.51 

 -2.46 



.67 



.49 

 -.09 

 —.85 

 -.39 



.64 

 —.24 



.12 

 -1.79 



1.44 



2.25 

 -a. 51 

 -l'.86 

 1.12 

 1.7.- 

 -1.72 

 —.58 

 -1.42 



