No. 6. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



809 



should not far exceed the valuation; but that a fertilizer may be 

 made of inferior materials and yet have a high valuation. 



The valuations used during- 1903 were modified for use during 1904 

 in accordance with the changes in wholesale prices of fertilizing- 

 ingredients and to make the valuations more closely follow the sell- 

 ing price. 



The following comparative statement shows the valuations and 

 selling prices of the several classes of fertilizers during 1901 to 

 1904: 



Fertilizers. 



I 



•4-* • 



3.2 



£ a 



°s 



a o 



Spring, 1901. 



Complete 



Rock-and-potash 



Dissolved bone, 



Ground bone 



Dissolved rock 



Fall, 1901. 



Complete 



Rock-and potash 



Dissolved bone, 



Ground bone, 



Dissolved rock 



Spring, 1902. 



Complete, 



Rock-and-potash, 



Dissolved bone 



Ground bone 



Dissolved rock 



Fall, 1902. 



Complete 



Rock-and-potash 



Dissolved bone, 



Ground bone 



Dissolved rock 



Spring, 1903 



Complete 



Rock-and-potash, 



Dissolved bone, 



Ground bone 



Dissolved rock 



Fall, 1903. 



Complete 



Rock-and-potash 



Dissolved bone 



Ground bone, 



Dissolved rock 



Spring, 1904. 



Complete 



Rock-and-potash, 



Dissolved bone 



Ground bone 



Dissolved rock, 



Fall, 1904. 



Complete 



Rock-and-potash, 



Dissolved bone 



Ground bone 



Dissolved rock 



229 



62 



6 



27 



56 



365 



82 



3 



27 



56 



264 

 74 

 11 

 49 

 60 



349 



75 



2 



22 

 41 



256 



68 



6 



38 



45 



23.31 



14. 16 

 27. OS 

 2..5- 

 13.30 



24.29 

 14.73 



30. S7 

 27.23 



13.34 



22.77 



.is; 



24 57 



2 .o; 

 .3.12 



25.07 

 . 5.45 

 28 4: 

 27. ',7 

 14.06 



22.53 

 14.92 

 27.77 

 27.97 

 14.09 



23.5,2 

 16.20 

 28.00 

 27.59 

 33.90 



22.28 

 6.09 

 23.01 

 25. !4 

 13.18 



24.10 

 .6.15 

 16.50 

 28 .2 

 .3. .3 



2 .S3 

 -5.S8 

 25.30 

 28.0.) 

 3 17 



24.57 

 .7.20 

 31.17 

 28.67 

 15.13 



21. '8 

 15.96 

 23 6 7 

 27 52 

 .4.64 



24.28 

 16.47 



31 50 

 28 20 

 1 1 59 



21.82 



15.89 

 24.94 

 27.02 

 13.89 



0.S4 



-1.60 



1.00 



1.12 



-0.3.1 



1.47 



— 1.S6 



—0.5. 



1.75 



0.61 



1.23 



—1.4 i 



— l.i 



-.24 



1.^ 

 -1.52 



1.7- 

 — .53 



.23 



— .2S 

 —2.47 



— .30 

 —1.42 

 -1.7J 



.79 

 —1.10 



.9i 



—.4.3 



— 1 . 52 



.7:. 

 —3.02 



—3.0; 



— .41 



.71 



—.97 



2.83 



.95 



.20 



The general tendencies of the wholesale market may be judged 

 from the following comparative statement, obtained from the 

 weekly reports of the Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter, of New York 

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