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you have shipped the oil. When the total shipment has 

 been received by the purchaser and the oil extracted and 

 analyzed, a final settlement will be made. 



The price which your oil will bring in the United 

 States and the United Kingdom will depend upon its 

 Vitamin A content. It is figured by the chemical com- 

 panies in terms of cents (U.S.) or pence (U.K.) per mil- 

 lion U.S.P. or International units of Vitamin A, and the 

 price per million units is different for each range of 

 potency. (2000 U.S.P. units are equivalent to 1600 In- 

 ternational units). An average grade of oil will be 

 worth around $4.75 per gallon f .o.b. a United States port. 



At present there is no United States import duty on 

 shark livers, but there is a 10% duty on liver oil if it is 

 to be used for medicinal purposes, as of course it would 

 be if purchased for its Vitamin A content. The United 

 Kingdom duty on shark liver oil, meal and teeth is 10% 

 ad valorem. Information concerning consular invoices 

 and other documents which may be necessary may be ob- 

 tained from United Kingdom Trade Commissioners or 

 local Colonial Governments and from the nearest con- 

 sular office of the country to which the product is to be 

 shipped. 



The following United States companies will be inter- 

 ested in buying shark livers and oil: 



Atlantic Coast Fisheries, 111 John Street, New 



York. 

 Gorton-Pew Company, Gloucester, Massachusetts. 

 National Oil Products Company, First and Essex 



Streets, Harrison, New Jersey. 

 Silmo Chemical Company, Vineland, New Jersey. 

 National Bio-Marine Products Company, Fort 



Pierce, Florida. 

 Shark Industries, Inc., 840 East First Avenue, Hia- 



leah, Florida. 

 ~ Distillation Products, Inc., 755 Ridge Road West, 



Rochester, New York. 

 Technical Fisheries, Port Isabel, Texas. 

 Colleti Corporation, Ossining, New York. 

 Vitamins, Inc., 809 West 58th Street, Chicago 21, 



Illinois. 



