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The consumption of home-made linseed cake has been on the same extensive 
scale as in 1866, and the high prices of other feeding stuffs has caused a good 
trade in cake. The import of foreign cake of all descriptions nearly equals 
that of 1866, being 120,000 tons. 
Rape-seed were in very large supply from the East Indies, and prices have 
been low throughout the year. Rape cake has been in large'demand. The 
import of cotton seed amounted to about 93,0C0 tons, being about the same as 
in 1866. 
MANURES IN GREAT BRITAIN. 
The aggregate imports of bones into Great Britain for the year 1867 were 
about 7,000 tons against 7,400 tons in 1866. Theimports from South America 
have fallen off, while those from other parts have increased. The whole stock 
on hand at the end of the year did not reach 200 tons. The supply of bon 
ash has been fully equal to the demand, and owing to large arrivals from Rio 
Grande prices have not fluctuated more than $1 25 per ton. Imports of bone 
ash, calcined bones, and pottery ash, exceed 10,000 tons, and the stock of bone 
ash in first hands is about 1,200 tons. 
The imports of nitrate of soda reached 27,000 tons for the year, but the quality 
of many of the cargoes has been inferior. 
Of Peruvian guano there has been imported 14,415 tons, and 3,394 tons of 
Upper Peruvian. 
Of brimstone 10,115 tons imported, and only about 190 tons on hand at the 
close of the year. 
We annex the current prices of the various articles of manures, &c., named, 
on December 31, viz: Bones, common grinding, $27 50 to $28 12; legs, $27 50 
to $30 62; shanks, $32 50 to $33 75. Bone ash, ordinary, for manufacturing, 
$20 62 to $22 50 per ton on 70 per cent.; calcined for pottery ware, $26 25 to 
$30 per ton. Animal charcoal, $21 50 to $22 50 per ton on 70 per cent. 
Brimstone, best thirds, $35 per ton. Nitrate of soda, $2 62 to $2 75 per 
ewt. Muriate of potash, $41 25 per ton on 80 percent. Borate of lime, $4 25 
to $4 50 per ewt. Sulphate of ammonia, $62 50 to $70 per ton. Gypsum, 
ground, free on board in British channel, $3 75 per ton; ditto, on spot, $6 25 
to $7 50 perton. Salt, common, $2 65 perton. Linseed cake, English, $57 50 
to $60 per ton; American, in bags, thin oblong, $55 to $56 25 perton. Cotton- 
seed cake, undecorticated, $32 50 to 33 75 per ton ; ditto, decorticated Ameri- 
can, $45 to $46 25. Rape cake, English, $30 to 32 50 per ton. Guano, Pe- 
ruvian, $61 87 to $66 25 per ton; ditto, ditto, damaged and discolored, $50 to 
$55 ; ditto, Upper Peruvian, $33 12 to $33 75; ditto, Madden Island, $17 50 
to $30 ; ditto, Ichaboe, $45. Acid, sulphuric brown, 148 to 150 degrees, without 
carboys, $20 to $21 25 per ton; ditto, muriatic, ditto, $2 50 to $5 per ton. 
PRICES OF FLOUR IN LONDON. 
The following were the prices of flour on the first of January, in London, 
in shillings, four of which represent a dollar very nearly : 
ods 
Flour, per 280 pounds, town-made, delivered to the baker......... cee OO 64 
Gpantry market). f 280.558... TR oe 46 55 
eee: tio SPOR. Se SRR Shea Ce... . See 44 56 
American and Canadian fancy brands, per 196 pounds.............. 40 42 
Amipmiean superine to extra superiilies. 220-2 --.......-eeeee eee 35 37 
Atmiecremmrammon.to tne . 2. 5 2 eee 2 ies Se cn on eee 4 . B4938 
