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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



Off. Doc. 



Sulphur and Pyrites. — At New York contracts for shipment of im- 

 ported brimstone were mack' at $21.25 @ $22.50 for best seconds 

 and $20.50 (a $22.00 for I birds. 



Domestic sulphur of prime <iuaiit ( v guaranteed 99^ per cent., sold 

 at $21.50 (<i $21.75 per ton f. o. b. New York, and $21.75 @ $22.00 at 

 Baltimore and Philadelphia. 



Domestic second guaranteed 98 per cent, pure are quoted at 30 

 cents lower. 



As a result of decreased consumption, keen competition and low 

 prices, trade in pyrites has been rather unfavorable. 



Forty seven to 52 per cent, imported ore from Huelva, Spain, sold 

 at seaboard points at 7.5 to 12 cents per unit ($3.68 @ $5.88 per 

 ton) for fines and 9.5 to 13 cents ($4. GO @ $6.37) for lump ore. 



Domestic ore, analyzing from 42 to 44 per cent, sulphur, was sold 

 at 8.5 to 10 cents per unit ($3.06 @ $4.30 per ton) for fine and 10 to 

 11.5 cents ($4.30 @ $4.83) for lump, f. o. b. mines. 



Calculated on the sulphur content, and allowing for expense of 

 burning, consumers of pyrites are paying from 25 to 50 per cent, 

 less than is charged for brimstone. 



Sulphuric acid. — Sulphuric acid has held firm, 50 degree acid in 

 bulk selling at $13.50 @ $14.50 per ton; 60 degree at $18.00 @ $20.00; 

 and 66 degree at $21.00 @ $23.00 f. o. b. New York. 



Acid in carboys is worth from $3 to $6 per ton more than acid in 

 bulk. 



Potash Salts. — The reports of the U. S. Bureau of Statistics show 

 the following entries for consumption during the fiscal years 1903 

 and 1904. 



Muriate (pounds), ... 

 Kieserit, kainit, etc., 



1904. 



161,503,735 

 15S.984 



This trade is so managed that before March 1, nearly all whole- 

 sale deliveries of the year are contracted for. Market reports state 

 that, owing to competition of independent miners, the German 

 Potash Syndicate has offered especially attractive terms for five- 

 year contracts. The schedule of prices on the basis of large lots 

 sold through brokers and delivered at Boston, New York or Phila- 

 delphia, is as follows: 



Muriate, 80 per cent., per 100 pounds, 



Sulphate, 48 per cent, potash, per 100 pounds, 



Double manure salt, 48-50 per cent., per 100 pounds 



Kainit, 12.4 per cent., actual potash, per ton 



Manure salt, 20 per cent, potash, per ton 



1.8S5 

 2.17 

 1.15 

 8.25 

 14.68 



1.915 

 2.20 

 1.18 

 8.50 

 15.08 



