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(4) Bleaching powder. 
Price of Bleaching powder. —The relatively high cost of Bleaching 
powder makes it absolutely necessary that the percentage of bleach 
utilised should not exceed 12 per cent, of the weight of the raw material 
in a dry state. The price landed in Calcutta in 1911 was Rs. 125 per ton ; 
in Rangoon the price would be slightly higher and in Bombay slightly 
less. 
(5) Soda ash , China clay and Alum. 
Price of Soda ash. —The price of Soda ash in Calcutta is about Rs. 100 
and in Rangoon Rs. 110 per ton c. i. f. 
Price of China clay. —The price of China clay in Calcutta is about 
Rs. 45 per ton c. i. f. 
Price of Alum. —The price of Alum in Calcutta is about Rs. 100 per 
ton c. i. f. 
(6) Coal. 
Coal is procurable in large quantities from the Raneegunge Coal 
Fields in Bengal. The price fluctuates enormously: in 1909, it was about 
Rs. 3 at the pit mouth and as much as Rs. 10 per ton in Calcutta, while 
Sindall’s figure for Rangoon is Rs. 15 per ton. In Bombay the cost of 
coal comes to Rs. 15 to Rs. 18 per ton. 
(7) Freight. 
Freight of bamboos. —Freight rates by sea vary from time to time, so 
it is not possible to give figures of any great value ; they can, however, 
always be obtained from large shipping agents. 
Freights quoted by the Agent for Government Consignments, 
Calcutta, for bamboos from Rangoon to Calcutta, are as follows :— 
Steamer freight Rs. 10 per ton of 50 cubic ft. 
Port and shipping charges Rs. 2-4 per ton. 
Freight for Chemicals. —Freight of Chemicals, from Liverpool to 
Calcutta, varies from Rs. 20 to Rs. 25 per ton ; and to Rangoon, Rs. 22-8 
to Rs. 26 per ton. 
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