72 THE CONNECTICUT AGRICULTUEAL 



Review of the Fertilizer Market. 



Organic Nitrogen in Dried Blood, Azotin* and Ammonite,* 

 was quoted in New York at wholesale in May last at S21.25 to 

 $21.87 per hundred lbs. In August the wholesale price advanced 

 to 123.37, and in November and December to 124.30 per hundred. 

 The retail cost of nitrogen in New Haven samples of low gi-ade 

 dried blood sent to the Station during May and June, ranged 

 between 14 and 20 cents per lb. The retail cost of nitrogen in 

 Blood and Azotin reported from the New Jersey Station Sept. 

 20th, varied from 22^ to 28f cts. per lb., the average being nearly 

 24 cts. 



In the two samples of Dry Ground Fish examined here in April 

 and May, nitrogen cost 21^ and 31 cts. per lb. respectively. Four 

 samples at the New Jersey Station gave, nitrogen for 18 to 21^ 

 cts. The vjholesale price of Fish Scrap has advanced since April 

 from $36 to $40-42 per ton. 



Castor Pomace has furnished nitrogen in our markets at 21 cts. 

 In decorticated cotton seed meal it has cost 15 to 18 cts. — in cot- 

 ton seed meal with hulls, 37 cts, per lb. 



In renlly pure Ground Bone the average cost of nitrogen has 

 not varied essentially from the Station values given on page 23, 

 viz: from 11 to 15 cts. per lb., according to degree of fineness. 



Nitrogen in Ammo7iia-salts has advanced in price and through- 

 out the season has held at 24 to 26 cts. per lb., wholesale, the latter 

 price ruling in New York at the close of 1881. No retail ammonia- 

 salts have come to the Station during 1881. In four samples 

 reported from the New Jersey Station in September, Nitrogen 

 cost on the average 26 cts. The fact that the wholesale and 

 retail prices of ammoniacal nitrogen have been quite the same, 

 probably comes from the circumstance that the articles which 

 give the retail cost were purchased before the advance. In 1882, 

 nitrogen in ammonia-salts will probably retail at about 30 cts. 

 per lb. 



Nitrogen of Nitrates. — Nitrate of Soda has been largely im- 

 ported during the year and has supplied nitrogen at about 21 cts. 

 per lb., wholesale. The retail cost of nitrogen in the sample of 

 nitrate analyzed here was 26.9 cts. The average retail cost in 

 four samples examined in New Jersey was 26|^ cts. 



* Trade names for animal matter (meat scrap, cracklings), very dry and free 

 from grease. For analyses see p. 45. 



