760 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



Oil'. Due. 



It is of intci'csl l(» note how closclv llif svslcin of valnalions, 

 biii^t'd upon the whok'salo liiircs of raw iiialci'ials in tlio [jrinoi|)al 

 markets duiinj;' the most imjiortanl huvinj,' season and njton ecrlain 

 avera<;<' allowanees'for expense and profit on the part of the mixer 

 and jol>l)('i'. coincides willi tlic retail |)ric('s hitcr ascertained. A 

 comparison for several seasons past is j^iven below: 



Comparison of Sellinj,^ Price and Valuation, 1899-1904. 



Complete fertilizers 



1S99, Spring, ... 



Fall 



1900, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1901, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1902, Spring, .. 

 Fall 



1903, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1904, Spring, ... 

 Dissolved bone: 



1899, Spring, .., 

 Pall 



1900, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1901, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1902, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1903, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1904, Spring. ... 

 Rock and potash: 



1899, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1900, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1901, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1902, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1903, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1904, Spring, ... 

 Dissolved rock: 



1899, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1900, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1901, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1902, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1903, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1904, Spring, ... 

 Ground bone: 



1S99, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1900, Spring. . . . 

 Fall 



1901, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1902, Spring, . . . 

 Fall 



1903, Spring, .. 

 Fall, 



1904, Spring, .. 



$23. 



23 

 23. 



22. 

 24! 

 21. 

 24. 

 21. 

 24. 



21. 

 19, 

 26. 

 23. 

 28. 

 23. 

 16. 

 2.J. 

 3!. 

 23. 

 31. 



16. 

 17. 

 17. 

 18. 

 16. 

 16. 

 16. 

 15. 

 17. 

 15. 

 16. 



13. 

 12. 

 13. 

 13. 

 13. 

 13. 

 13. 

 13. 

 15. 

 14. 

 14. 



26. 



24. 



28. 



28. 



27. 



25. 



28 



28. 



28 



27 



28, 



60 

 98 

 38 

 22 



h 



28 

 10 

 83 

 57 

 98 

 28 



75 

 00 

 00 

 50 

 00 

 91 

 50 

 .30 

 ,17 

 .67 

 ,50 



.S3 

 .28 

 .35 

 .11 

 ,20 

 .00 

 .45 

 ,97 

 ,20 

 .96 

 ,47 



,36 

 ,64 



,.'57 

 ,96 

 90 

 ,18 

 ,73 

 54 

 ,13 

 ,64 

 59 



,67 

 98 

 42 

 73 

 59 

 94 

 ,52 

 09 

 ,67 

 ,52 

 ,20 



$24.70 

 23.42 

 24.61 

 23.84 

 24.76 

 23.75 

 25.33 

 23.31 

 24.15 

 22.77 

 24.99 



21.81 



21.12 



30.87 



22.74 



29.00- 



23.36 



17.35 



27.08 



30.87 



24.57 



28.42 



15.16 

 14.53 

 14.71 

 14.63 

 14.60 

 14.23 

 15.05 

 14.46 

 14.74 

 14.86 

 15.46 



14.03 

 13.13 

 13.48 

 13.11 

 13.51 

 13.82 

 13.49 

 13.70 

 13.34 

 13.12 

 14.05 



28.11 

 27.23 

 25.91 

 26.87 

 2S.71 

 27.69 

 26.80 

 27.51 

 27.25 

 27.07 

 27.70 



$1.10 



.44 



—.77 



.62 



.84 



1.47 



1.23 



1.48 



—.42 



.79 



.71 



.06 

 2.12 

 4. '87 



— .76 

 1.00 



— .55 

 .85 



1.78 



— .30 

 .90 



—3.08 



—1.67 

 —2.75 

 —2.64 

 —3.48 

 —1.60 

 —1.86 

 —1.40 

 —1.51 

 —2.46 

 —1.10 

 —1.01 



.67 



.49 

 —.09 

 —.8.") 

 —.39 



.61 

 -.24 



.12 



—1.79 



—1.52 



—.54 



1.44 



2.25 



—2.51 



-1.86 



1.12 



1.75 



-1.72 



—.58 



—1.42 



—.45 



—.50 



