416 Quarterly Report of the Chemical Committee, June 1890. 
terms of our letter of the 16th inst., and therefore cancel remainder of cake 
on contract. — Yours truly, Dixon & Cardtjs, Limited. 
Alfred Pinhorn, Manager. 
Ultimately a reduction of 18s. 2d. per ton was allowed in this 
case. 
Cakes from the same makers were also forwarded by Mr. Stirton, 
agent for the Earl of Northbrook, Stratton, and by Mr. S. H. Allen, 
of Eastover, near Andover. The analyses were as follows : — 
No. L No. 2. 
Moisture 16-52 15-30 
Oil 5-86 5-17 
1 Albuminous compounds (flesh-forming 
matters) 18-31 16-69 
Mucilage, sugar, and digestible fibre . 31-94 36-07 
Woody fibre (cellulose) . . . 23-13 22-17 
Mineral matter (ash) .... 4-24 4 60 
100-00 100-00 
1 Containing nitrogen . . . 2-93 2-G7 
No. 1. — An impure cake. The cake was mixed with some finely ground 
cereal husk, and contained some quantity of starchy impurities. 
No. 2. — It is not a pure cotton-cake ; it contains an admixture of cereal 
husk. 
The purchaser in each of these cases stated that the cake was 
verbally guaranteed as pure. 
2. On February 14, 1890, Mr. E. G. Tatam, of Moulton 
Spalding, sent a sample of artificial manure for analysis. The 
manure was said to be made from soot, fish, blood, &c, price 
31. 10s. per ton. The following analysis and report were returned 
February 19 : — 
Moisture 2470\ 
1 Organic matter 12-49 
Phosphate of lime 1-32- 
Oxide of iron, carbonate, and sulphate of lime, &c. 40-67 
Insoluble siliceous matter 20-8S, 
1 Containing nitrogen -18 = ammonia -58. 
Practically worthless. I would not care to pay as many shillings as yo 
are paying pounds for the stuff. 
10000 
3. Mr. H. Pooler, of Tibberton Manor, Newport, Salop, sent on 
February 26, 1890, a sample of feeding-meal sold as " Thirds or 
Sharps," genuine meal from wheat only, price 12s. per 210 lbs. - The 
Sharps were purchased in Stafford, the manufacturers being stated 
to be a firm in Liverpool. The material was invoiced "Sharps" ; a 
verbal description only of the material was given, but no guarantee 
The analysis below was sent on March 4: — 
