ANNUAL. REPORT OF THE 



Off. Doc. 



It is of interest to uote how closely the series of valuations, 

 based upon the wholesale prices of raw materials in the principal 

 markets during the most important buying season and upon certain 

 average allowances for expenses and profits on the part of the mixer 

 and jobber, coincides with the retail prices later ascertained. A 

 comparison for several seasons past is given below: 



Comparison of Selling Price and Valuation, 1902-1908. 



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Complete fertilizers: 



1902, Spring 



Fall 



1903, Spring 



Fall 



1904, Spring 



Fall. 



1905, Spring, 



Fall. 



1906, Spring 



Fall, 



1907, Spring 



Fall 



1908, Spring 



Fall 



Dissolved bone: 



1902, Spring. 

 Fall, ... 



1903, Spring, 

 Fall, ... 



1904, Spring, 

 Fall, ... 



1905, Spring, 

 Fall, .. 



1906, Spring, 

 Fall, .. 



1907, Spring, 

 Fall, .•. 



1908, Spring, 

 Fall, .. 



$24.10 

 :il.83 

 24.57 

 21.98 

 24.28 

 21.82 

 24.63 

 21.39 

 23.55 

 21.87 

 24.60 

 22.71 

 25.69 

 22.34 



16.50 

 25.30 

 81.17 

 23.67 

 31.50 

 24.94 

 23.83 

 24.78 

 24.40 

 22. OB 

 22.28 

 22.09 

 21.11 

 22.48 



$25 . 33 

 23.31 

 24.15 

 22.77 

 24.99 

 22.53 

 25.60 

 22.35 

 24.76 

 22.99 

 26.84 

 24.59 

 26.23 

 23.88 



17.35 

 27.08 

 30.87 

 24.57 

 28.42 

 27.77 

 22.70 

 25.85 

 22.65 

 25.33 

 25.08 

 27.01 

 23.09 

 26.05 



I1.2S 



1.4S 



—.42 



.79 



.71 



.71 



.97 



.96 



1.21 



1.12 



2.24 



1.88 



—.54 



1.54 



.85 



1.78 



—.30 



.90 



—3. OS 



2.83 



—1.13 



1.11 



—1.75 



3.27 



2. SO 



4.92 



1.98 



3.57 



Rock and potash: 



1902, Spring. .., 

 Fall 



1903, Spring, .. 

 Fall, 



1904, Spring, .. 

 Fall 



1905, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1966, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1907, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



1908, Spring, ... 

 Fall 



Dissolved rock: 



1902, Spring, 

 Fall. .. 



1903, Spring, 

 Fall. .. 



1904, Spring, 

 Fall, 



1905, Spring, 

 Fall. . 



1906, Spring 

 Fall. .. 



1907, Spring, 

 Fall, ., 



1908, Spring, 

 Fall. .. 



16.45 



15.97 



17.20 



15.96 



16.47 



15.89 



16.11 



15.97 



16.17 



15.76 



16.94 , 



16.58 



16.86 1 



16.43 I 



15.05 

 14.46 

 14.74 

 14. S6 

 15.46 

 14.92 

 15.49 

 15.04 

 15.19 

 15.06 

 16.53 

 15.82 

 16.24 

 16.17 



— f.40 

 -1.51 

 —2.46 

 —1.10 

 —1.01 

 —.97 



— .62 



— .97 



— .98 



— .70 

 —.41 

 —.76 

 —.62 

 —.26 



—.24 



.12 



—1.79 



—1.52 



—.54 



.20 



.22 



1.30 



—.77 



— .46 



.68 



.51 



.20 



.55 



