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purchaser. Believing the interests involved of sufficient 

 magnitude to deserve more than a passing notice, I take the 

 liberty of inviting your attention to the subject under dis- 

 cussion, for the purpose of considering whether it would be 

 advisable to cause such alterations in our present laws for the 

 regulation of the sale of fertilizers, as would meet the re- 

 quirements for a satisfactory adjustment of the rights of all 

 parties concerned. 



The prices of most articles used for fertilizing purposes 

 have varied but little, during the past year, from those of 

 the preceding year. The present indications are, that but little 

 change may be expected at the opening of the coming season. 



The following statements of prices are mainly based on the 

 ruling wholesale and retail market-prices during the past 

 year in Boston and New- York cities. 



Some dealers have published valuations of their own, to 

 show the advantages they offer to their customers. Wher- 

 ever they are of a general interest, they have been mentioned 

 in connection with the description of the fertilizers they refer 

 to. Our farmers do well to render themselves familiar with 

 the market-prices of our fertilizing materials, and to study 

 statements like the following : — 



T Price per pound. 



in cents. 



I. Nitrogen. In form of ammonia and nitric acid . . .25 



In form of dried ground meat and blood, finely pulver- 

 ized steamed bones, finely ground fish-guano, Peru- 

 vian guano, urates, poudrettes, and artificial guano . 20 to 21 



In form of fine ground bones, fine ground horn, and 

 wool-dust 18 



In form of coarsely ground bones, horn-shavings, and 

 woollen rags, human excretions, and barnyard-ma- 

 nure, fish-scraps, animal refuse-matter from glue 

 factories and tanneries, &c 15 



II. Phosphoric Acid soluble in water. As contained in alka- 



line phosphates and superphosphates . . . 12.5 



In Peruvian guano and urates 9 



In form of so-called reduced or reverted acid . . 9 

 la precipitated bone-phosphate, steamed fine bones, 



fish-guano, according to size and disintegration . . 6 to 7 

 In form of bone-black waste, wood-ash, Caribbean 



guano, ground bone-ash, coarsely ground bones, 



poudrette, barnyard-manure, &c 5 



In form of finely ground South Carolina and Navassa 



phosphates 3.5 



