No. 6. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



549 



It is of interest to note how closely the system of valuations, based upon the 

 wholesale prices of raw materials in the principal markets during the most im- 

 portant buying season and upon certain average allowances for expenses and 

 profits 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, 1902-1906. 



Complete fertilizers: 



1902, Spring, .... 

 Fall 



1903, Spring 



Fall, 



1904, Spring 



Fall 



1905, Spring, .... 

 Fall 



1906, Spring, .... 

 Fall 



Dissolved bone: 



1902, Spring, .... 

 Fall 



1903, Spring, .... 

 Fall, 



1904, Spring 



Fall 



1905, Spring, ..., 

 Fall 



1906, Spring, ... 

 Fall, 



Rock and potash: 



1902, Spring 



Fall 



1903, Spring. 

 Fall, 



1904, Spring 



Fall, 



1905, Spring, ... 

 Fall, 



1906, Spring. ... 

 Fall, 



Dissolved rock: 



1902, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1903, Spring, ... 

 Fall, 



1904, Spring, ... 

 Fall, 



1905, Spring, ... 

 Fall. 



1906, Spring, 

 Fall, 



Ground bone: 



1902, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1903, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1904, Spring, ... 

 Fall, 



1905, Spring. ... 

 Fall, 



1906, Spring. 

 Fall 



24.10 

 21.83 

 24.57 

 21.98 

 24.28 

 21.82 

 24.63 

 21.39 

 23.55 

 21.87 



16.50 

 25.30 

 31.17 

 23.67 

 31.50 

 24.94 

 23.83 

 24.78 

 24.40 

 22.06 



16.45 

 15.97 

 17.20 

 15.96 

 16.47 

 15. S9 

 16.11 

 15.97 

 16.17 

 15.76 



13.73 

 13.54 

 15.13 

 14.64 

 14. 59 

 13.89 

 13.64 

 12.21 

 13.75 

 13.45 



28.52 

 28.09 

 28.67 

 27..=i2 

 2S.20 

 27.02 

 29.08 

 27.70 

 29.02 

 27.80 



25.33 

 23.31 

 24.15 

 22.77 

 24.99 

 22.53 

 25.60 

 22.35 

 24.76 

 22.99 



17.35 

 27.08 

 30.87 

 24.57 

 28.42 

 27.77 

 22.70 

 25.85 

 22.65 

 25.33 



15.05 

 14.46 

 14.74 

 14.86 

 15.46 

 14.92 

 15.49 

 15.04 

 15.19 

 15.06 



13.49 

 13.70 

 13.34 

 13.12 

 14.05 

 14.09 

 13.86 

 13.51 

 12.98 

 12.99 



26.80 

 27.51 

 27.25 

 27.07 

 27.70 

 27.97 

 26.72 

 28.70 

 28.23 

 29.12 



IS 



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Hi u 



<D (1) 



CJ > 



V. o 



1.25 



1.48 



—.42 



.79 



.71 



.71 



.97 



.96 



1.21 



1.12 



.85 



1.78 



— .30 



.90 



-3. OS 



2. S3 

 -1.13 



1.11 

 -1.75 



3.27 



—1.40 



—1.51 



—2.46 



—1.10 



—1.01 



— .97 



—.62 



—.97 



—.98 



—.70 



—.24 



.12 



—1.79 



—1.52 



—.54 



.20 



.22 



1.30 



—.77 



—.46 



—1.72 



—.58 



—1.42 



— .45 



— .50 

 .95 



—2.36 



1.00 



—.79 



1.32 



