282 Report OF THE CHEMIST OF THE 
COMMERCIAL VALUATION AND SELLING PRICE OF COMPLETE FERTILIZERS, 

COMMERCIAL 23 & 2 
Vacation ov SHG a Reerume, | BB 
1898. tetra es ¥ ete Exe ; “ a% 
ao Sea 
Average. Lowest. Highest. Average. : g q ge 
SPUN E Mae sist ele woe tee $18 52 $15 00 $45 00 $27 65 $9 13 
Pall sek eee JSPR 17534. 4-95 5535 00 deeose 5 82 
Average for year ........ 180545" pire net pity eee 26 93 8 59 
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COMMERCIAL VALUATION AND SELLING PRICE OF CHEMICALS AND INCOMPLETE 

FERTILIZERS. 
3 S33 
f fbatariesty Cages aoe, mst Peas PRICE.» a 35 2 
o 
Eyed 
: e : 2 e 5 byes 
4 en <4 4 ee < < 
Nitrate of soda...... $388 48 $4040 $3944 $3875 $4000 $3938 *$006 
Sulphate of ammonia. ...... ...... (OU DO." eae er EES B00 3 05 
Dissolved phosphate. 1025 2665 1310 1100 2600 1553 2 43 
KAD oe he cas a icra ts hs er a pie ta lagu, LO Coo rcictgs oN state eee 15 00 416 
MI UTiAteOsOL DOLaASD 2. yas.) tee Ae eee AD GT saairvlaw tied ee ee 40 00 *2 67 
Hish-SCrap (0.3 cess 1805 38014 2567 1400 2600 2167 *4 00 
Bone-meal ......... 1194 3041 2532 2000 3800 2770 2 38 
Mixtures containing 
phosphoric acid and 
MOUH SN Fists oe sscass ee 893.1838 1806 1500 3000 2000 6 94 
Wood-ashes ......... 303 837 577 =.(g00 1200 10380 453 





* Commercial valuation greater than selling price. 
COST OF ONE POUND OF PLANT-FOOD IN FERTILIZERS AS PURCHASED 
BY CONSUMERS. 
In the table below we present figures showing the lowest, highest 
and average cost to the purchaser of one pound of plant-food in 
different forms. 
Cost OF ONE POUND OF PLANT-FOOD TO CONSUMERs. 



Lowest. Highest. Average 
Cents. Cents. Cents. 
Nitrogen in 
Gomplete-Tertilizers a. Cin cat ves orate eee wie 11.7 _ 382.00 20.3 
Bone-wied] |... 6 genes Coe ee ee Celeb as 10.6 26.7 14.7 
FISh-SCL ap: «iors sldete age ose alaiale sake bis ties P 10.9 12: 11.8 
Nitrate ‘of soda: 3) cdvstcten ow ec alk foc tte ews 12.9 13.4 138. - 
Sulphate of ammonia .............. iat Pe Pine Pea 14.7 
