318 Annual Report of the Consulting Chemist for 1885. 
able as regards the health of stock. 1'he following are cases in 
point : — 
No. 1. 
No. 2. 
No. 3. 
No. 4. 
No. 5. 
Oil 
♦Albuminous compounds . . 
11-56 
11-73 
26-25 
29-49 
13-00 
10-77 
7-50 
7-44 
32-99 
12-97 
12-06 
7-67 
21-69 
36-89 
1 u Oo 
11-16 
11- 21 
12- 83 
26-01 
31-04 
11-51 
10-48 
9-07 
24-01 
35-24 
iU 0 / 
10-63 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100 00 
* Containing nitrogen 
t Including saud 
4-19 
7-22 
4-39 
7-18 
3-47 
6-63 
4- 16 
5- 83 
3-84 
5-54 
A large number of cakes very rich in oil have been sent to me, 
some of these being of the kinds called ' Polish,' ' Russian,' 
or ' St. Petersburg ' cake, others of English manufacture. 
No. 1. 
English. 
No. 2. 
Russian. 
No. 3. 
Polish. 
No. 4. 
English. 
No. 5. 
St, Peters- 
burg. 
No. 6. 
English. 
No. 7. 
St. Peters- 
burg. 
' No. 8, 
English 
Oil 
*Albuminous compounds 
Mucilage, &c. 
Mineral matter 
11-17 
14 03 
26-62 
34-62 
7-93 
5-63 
10-12 
15-07 
33-53 
28-20 
7-40 
5-68 
11-41 
16-43 
26-19 
32-23 
6-87 
6-87 
11-47 
13-87 
30-79 
28-71 
8-97 
6-19 
10-58 
12-77 
33-54 
30-34 
7-73 
5-04 
13- 78 
14- 93 
25-21 
28-88 
8-67 
8-57 
11-58 
14-71 
30 12 
30-21 
8-29 
5-09 
14-18 
13 -IS 
27-31 
30-58 
8-9( 
5-84 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100 -0( 
* Containing nitrogen 
4-26 
5-36 
4-19 
4-93 
5-36 
4-03 
, 4-82 
4-3'; 
No. 1 cost 9/. per ton ; No. 2, 9Z. 2s. 6d. per ton, each delivered, 
in June last ; No. 4 cost 8Z. per ton at mills ; No. 5, 8/. 15*. 
per ton delivered ; and No. G, 8/. 10s. per ton at mills in No- 
vember. No. 7, 8/. 17.f. i]d. delivered; and No. 8, 8/. 15s. per 
ton delivered, both in October. 
In one case as high a percentage of oil as 18*03 was 
found, while several cakes containing over 17 per cent, were 
analysed. 
While it is satisfactory to note this improvement in linseed- 
cakes, and that the most valuable constituent, the oil, is obtain- 
able in larger amount than threatened to become the case, I am 
