To the above f. o. b. prices $4.50 per ton must be added 

 for freight to delivery points in New England. To con- 

 sumers ordering less than 30-ton lots there must be added 

 to these prices a fair profit to the dealer which usually 

 amounts to about $2.00 per ton. 



The purpose of including the above table and discussion 

 of prices in this report is to furnish to consumers informa- 

 tion as to the maximum prices at which fertilizer supplies 

 should be obtained, and particularly to prevent as far as 

 possible a repetition of the wide variation of prices paid by 

 cousumers to dealers for fertilizers delivered during the 

 period covered by this inspection. 



ANALYSES OF BRANDS. 



Mr. P. Bruce Place assisted in the following analytical 

 work. In the table of analyses the different brands are 

 arranged alphabetically under the name of the manu- 

 facturer. The manufacturers are also arranged in alpha- 

 betical order. 



