754 Qaarierly Bejwt of the Chemical Committee, December, 1892. 
Four tons of this cake had been purchased from Messrs. George 
Meek & Son, 19 High Street, Hull, the price being 81. 15s. per ton 
carriage paid to Ayton Station. The invoice read as follows : — 
“4 Tons 1115=95% Linseed- cakes, at 81. 15s. per ton, 351.” 
Before purchasing the cake, Mr. Galbraith had received a letter 
from Messrs. George Meek & Son enclosing the accompanying 
certificate of analysis : — - 
Hull ; August 9, 1892. 
Coj)t/ of Ayialy sis of Sample of G.M. 96% Linseed-cakes. 
Moisture . . ' . 
Oil 
* Albuminous compounds . 
Mucilage . . . . . 
Woody fibre .... 
Ash 
’ nitrogen . ' . 
equal to ammonia . 
11-68 
16-40 
28-36 
28-67 
^ 100 00 
6-82 
8-08 
4- 48 
5- 44 
“This is 96% Pure Linseed-cake — remarkably rich in Oil.” 
(Signed) M. D. Penney, F.C.S., &c. 
Upon Mr. Galbraith' complaining of the quality, an allowance of 
10s. per ton was made by the vendors. 
3. Mr. Chai’les Neale, of Kneeton, Nottingham, sent on July 1, 
a sample of Dissolved Bones, which he said had been sold to him 
as pure, the price being 6^. per ton. 
LTpon analysis, the sample gave the following result : — 
July 12, 1892. 
Moisture 16-90> 
* Organic matter and water of combination . . 20-32 
Monobasic phosphate of lime , . . . 6-86 
Equal to tribasic phosphate of lime (bone phos- \ I i 
phate) rendered soluble by acid j ' '' A 
Insoluble phosphates 19 77 
Sulphate of lime, alkaline salts, &c. . . . 34-06 
Insoluble silicious matter 2-09, 
' containing nitrogen . . . . 112 
equal to ammonia . . . . . 1-3G ' 
This is not pure dissolved bones, but made up with boiled bones. The 
price is decidedly high. 
Two tons had- been purchased in June, from Messrs. -Wilmot & 
Allison, Newton- on-Trent, Newark, who were stated to be the 
manufacturers. 
After receiving the analysis Mr. Neale wrote : — 
“ I have written to them to tell them about the analysis, but received no 
reply. 
<• When I ordered it, I told them that I should most lively have it 
