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November inclusive, aud $7.25 in December, making the average for 

 tlie year f G.83 per ton, tliis being below the price for lOUO. During 

 January and February of this year, the price rose, being quoted dur- 

 ing that time at |7.50. Land pebbles (68-73 per cent.) were |4.14 in 

 January, 13.93 from February to September inclusive, |3.75 in Oc- 

 tober and |3.13 in November aud December, making the yearly 

 average |3.80. During January and February of this year prices 

 were f 3.00 to |3.25. 



Peace River phosphate was less active, 18,790 tons being exported 

 as compared with 21,427 tons last year. The average prices f. o. b. 

 Fernandina, were |2.94 in January, $2.63 from February to October, 

 and |2.38 in November and December, the average for the year being 

 |2.61. During January and February of this year quotations were 

 $2.25 to 12.50. 



Tennessee Fhosjihates: The export trade is growing, over 130,000 

 tons of high grade rock being sent abroad. As a result of competi- 

 tion, prices were lower than in 1900. The f. o. b. prices of export 

 rock were |2.88 in January, |3.25 in February, |3.38 in March to July 

 inclusive, |3.68 in August aud September, |3.30 in October, |3.31 

 in November and |3.50 in December; yearly average, $3.33, and for 

 January and February of this year, $3.50. 



Prices on domestic orders for high grade rock (78 per cent.) aver- 

 aged $2.78 in January and $3.13 in December, or $2.97 per long ton 

 for the year, f. o. b. Mt. Pleasant. During January and February 

 of this year prices were $3.00 to $3.25. 



Domestic rock (75 per cent, bone phosphate) averaged $2.63 in 

 January, and $2.88 in December, or $2.75 for the year; and for the 

 70.72 per cent, grade, $2.13 in May to July, $2.29 in September and 

 $2.25 in December, or $2.21 for the year. The prices for January and 

 February of this year upon these grades were $2.75 to $3.00 and $2.25 

 to $2.50 respectively; all f. o. b. Mt. Pleasant. 



In South Carolina, production was curtailed owing to heavy storks 

 in the early part of the year and small demand. Coastwise ship- 

 ments aud exports decreased over last year. The average prices 

 f. 0. b, Ashley river, for dried rock were $4.50 in January and 

 February, $3.25 in March to July, making $3.65 for the year. Of the 

 crude rock, comparatively little has been sold out of the State, the 

 average price for the year being $3.36. During January and Feb- 

 ruaiy of this year land rock was quoted at $3.25 and river rock at 

 $2.75 to $3.25. 



The mine prices for 1901, at all the principal points of production, 

 were materially lower than during 1900, to a degree which is not 

 fully reflected by the New York quotations. 



