330 Quarterly Reports of the Chemical Comraittee, 1887. 
" September 5, 1887. 
Moisture 13-89 
OU 12-43 
* Altuminous compounds (flesh-forming matter) , 29-81 
Mucilage, sugar, and digestible fibre . . . 29-05 
Woody fibre (cellulose) 8-73 
Mineral matter (ash) 6 09 
100-00 
• Containing nitrogen ..... 4-77 
" This cake is not a pure one ; it contains cockle and other foreign seeds 
in some quantity. " J. Arsrsirs Voelckek." 
Two tons of this cake had been purcliased from a dealer at 
Bedale, the makers being Messrs. Willows, Holt & Willows, 
Hull, and the cakes were branded " W. H. & W. Pure," and 
invoiced accordingly. The price was 7/. bs. per ton delivered. 
Xo application was made for a reduction. 
8. !Mi'. W. H. Grimes, of Bubbenhall, near Kenilworth, sent 
on September 17, 1887, a sample of Unseed-cake for analysis, 
on which Dr. Voelcker reported : — 
" September 21, 1887. 
Moisture . • . , • i ■ . 1111 
OU 10-13 
> Albuminous compounds (flesh-forming matters) . 27-94: 
Mucilage, sugar, and digestible fibre . , , 33-08 
AVoody fibre (cellulose) 9 73 
- Mineral matter (ash) .«.,.. 7-71 
100-00 
' Containing nitrogen t • . . . 1-17 
- Including sand ...... 2-60 
" An impure cake ; contains rape in some amount. 
J. Ararsirs Yoelckitr." 
The cake was invoiced as ''Pure Liuseed-Cake " at 71. os. a 
ton. Three tons had been purchased from dealers, the makers 
being Messrs. Willows, Holt & Willows, of Hull, and each 
cake was branded W. H. & W. Pure." 
9. Mr. R. F. Shackel. of West Hyde Lodge. Rickmansworth, 
sent for analysis, on November 5, 1887, a sample of linseed-cake 
^\■hich he had purchased as pure. The report on this was : — 
" November 10, 1887. 
Moisture 13-38 
Oil 9-80 
' Albuminous compounds (flesh-forming matters) . 26-19 
Mucilage, sugar, and digestible fibre . . . 34-79 
Woody fibre (ceUulose) 9-30 
Mineral matter (ash) 6-54 
100-00 
' Containing nitrogen ..... 4'19 
" Th s is not a pure cake at all. J. ArorsTTS Voelceeb.'" 
