MARKET-PRICE OF CHEMICALS. 



315 



NAJIE OF MATERIAL. 



Price per ton 



of 

 2,000 pounds, 



in dollars. 



Fine-ground Bones, containing from 22 to 24 

 per cent phosphoric acid, and yielding 

 from 3.5 to 4.5 per cent of ammonia 



Bone-black (waste material), containing from 

 30 to 34 per cent of phosphoric acid 



Superphosphate of Lime, containing from 15 to 

 16 per cent of soluble phosphoric acid 



No. 1 Peruvian Guano (Standard or Guanape), 

 containing from 12 to 15 per cent of phos- 

 phoric acid, 10 per cent of ammonia, 2 to 

 3 per cent of potash .... 



No. 1 Peruvian Guano (Lobos), containing 

 from 6 to 7 per cent of ammonia, 15 to 

 20 per cent of phosphoric acid, 3 to 5 per 

 cent of potash ..... 



No. 1 Peruvian Guano (guaranteed), contain- 

 ing:— 

 Cargo B, 11.50 per cent of ammonia, 17.10 

 per cent of phosphoric acid, 2.30 per cent 

 of potash ...... 



Cargo F, 6.30 per cent of ammonia, 18.70 

 per cent of phosphoric acid, 3.20 per cent 

 of potash ...... 



No. 1 Peruvian Guano (rectified), containing: — 

 Cargo — , 9.70 per cent of ammonia, 14.25 

 per cent of phosphoric acid, 2 per cent of 

 potash ....... 



Cargo — , 3.40 per cent of ammonia, 16.90 

 per cent of phosphoric acid, 3.40 per cent 

 of potash ...... 



No. 2 Peruvian Guano, containing 3 per cent 

 of ammonia, 15 per cent of phosphoric 

 acid, 2 per cent of potash 



Muriate of Potash, containing from 80 to 85 

 per cent of that compound, equal 50 to 

 53.7 per cent of potassium oxide 



Muriate of Potash (Dougiasshall), containing 

 80 per cent of that compound, equal to 50 

 per cent of potassiimi oxide and about 10 

 per cent of sulphate of magnesia 



Sulphate of Potassa, containing 80 per cent of 

 that compound, which is equal to 43.3 

 per cent of potassium oxide . 



Sulphate of Potassa, containing from 60 to 65 

 per cent of that compound, which is equal 

 to from 32.3 to 35 per cent of potassium 

 oxide ....... 



Sulphate of Potassa, test 40 to 60 per cent of 

 that compound, equal to 22 to 38 per cent 

 of potassium oxide. Standard contains 50 

 per cent of sulphate of potassium, equal 

 to 27.5 per cent of potassium oxide 



35-40 

 28-30 

 32-35 



56-50 



47-50 



55-60 



35 



Price per pound 

 in case of from 

 100 to 200 pounds, 



in cents. 



2.5 

 1.5 

 2 



2.5 



3.5 



