INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS 



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Muriate and High Grade Sulfate of Potash. 



Brands Showing a Commercial Shortage of .$1 or More Per Ton. 



Eastern States Farmers' Ex- 

 change 



Essex Fertilizer Co. 



Standard Wholesale Phosphate 

 & Acid Works, Inc. 



48.00 

 48.00 



2.94 

 5.20 



The commercial shortages per ton, which in all cases have been adjusted, are as follows: 

 a $2.61 6 $1.07 c $2.54 d $1.28 e $2.30 / $5.34 g $1 87 



Cotton Hull Ashes. 



Brands Showing a Commercial Shortage of $1 or More Per Ton. 



Berkshire Chemical Co. . 

 International Agricultural Corp. 



la 

 16 



.38 



2 74 



1.00 

 2.50 



9.89 

 30.72 



25.00 

 39.00 



1 45 



(a) The ashes were bought by the Berkshire Chemical Co. on a potash guarantee of 27% 

 and sold on a guarantee of 25% potash. A proper adjustment was made with the consumer for 

 the deficiency, $34.15 per ton, and later the Berkshire Chemical Co. registered the material under 

 a potash guarantee of 9.8%. 



(6) Commercial deficiency, $16.41, 



