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3. Comparison of Selling Price and Commercial Valuation. 



Giving to the different constituents the values assigned for 

 mixed fertilizers, 14 cents a pound for nitrogen, 5| cents a 

 pound for available phosphoric acid, 2 cents a pound 

 for insoluble phosphoric acid and 4^ cents a pound for pot- 

 ash, we can calculate the commercial valuation, or the price, 

 at which the separate unmixed materials contained in one ton of 

 fertilizers, having the composition indicated in the table on page 

 207 could be purchased for cash at retail at the seaboard. Know- 

 ing the retail prices at which these goods were offered for sale, 

 we can also readily estimate the difference between the actual 

 selling price of the mixed goods and the retail cash cost of the 

 unmixed materials; the difference covers the cost of mixing, 

 freights, profits, etc. We present these data in the following 

 table, including only complete fertilizers. 



1896. 



Spring 

 Fall ... 



Average for year. 



Commercial valuation of 

 complete fertilizers. 



$11 87 

 12 56 



$32 72 

 35 87 



$21 22 

 19 10 



Selling price of one ton of 

 complete fertilizer. 



$21 00 

 20 00 



$20 41 



$46 00 

 51 00 



$30 25 



27 80 



$29 24 



a- 



3.S 



,s fl o H *j 



£ s E .2 t. 



$9 03 

 8 70 



$8 83 



In the following tabulated statement, we give a comparison of 

 the selling price and commercial valuation for the various incom- 

 plete fertilizers collected during the year, using the prices pre- 

 viously given as our basis of calculation. 

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