60 THE CONNECTICUT AGEICULTURAL 



The accompanying table, prepared by Mr. Hutchinson, shows 

 the fluctuations in the wholesale prices of a number of fertilizing 

 materials in the New York market, during the last 19 months. 

 The price given for each month is the average of the four 

 weekly quotations in that month. Sulphate of ammonia is as- 

 sumed to contain 20 per cent, and nitrate of soda 15.6 per ceut. 

 of nitrogen, and muriate of potash 50| per cent, of actual potash 

 or 80 per cent, of the pure salt. For three months azotin and, 

 ammonite were not quoted at all. 



