M A R K E T REPORT. AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF STANDARD CHEMICALS, ETC., FOR MONTH OF DECEMBER.) Full List of W e e k l y Quotations.
see "Oil. Paint &
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ORGANIC CHEMICALS.
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Lb. Gal. Gal. Xlcohol, denatured (180 proof). . . . . . . .Gal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'Gal. Acetic Acid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .e. Aniline O i l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..oz. Carbon Tetrachloride (drums) . . . . . . . .Lb. Carbon Bisulphide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lb. Chloroform.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L b . Carbolic Acid (drums), . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lb. . Citric Acid (domestic). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lb. Camphor (refined in bulk). . . . . . . . . . ..Lb. Dextrine (imported potato). . . . . . . . . .Lb. Dextrine (corn). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. L b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. L b .
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INORQANIC CHEMICALS.
Xcctate of Lime (gray). . . . . . . . . . . .C. Acetate of Lead (brolvn, b en). . . . .Lb. Alum (lump). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .c. Ammonium Carbonate, domestic.. . . . . Lb.
Phosphorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lb. 4j @ 1.00 Phosphoric id, S . g. 1 . 7 5 . . . . . . . . . . . L b . 22 @ 26 Plaster of P a r i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C . I .50 @ I .io Potassium B r o m i d e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L b . 31 @, 34 Potassium Permanganate (bulk), . . . . . Lb. 93/8 @ 103/, Potassium Cyanide (bulk). . . . . . . . . . . .Lb. 20 @ 24 Potassium Iodide (bulk). . . . . . . . . . . .. L b . 2 . I O @ 2.15 II'/x Potassium Chlorate, crystals.. . . . . . . . . Lb. 81/4 @ 91/2 12 Potassium Xitrate (crude). . . . . . . . . . . .Lb 4I/a @' 5 S1/4 Potassium Bichromate, 50°. . . . . . . . . . .Lb. 73/8 @ i Pumice S t o n e . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ b . 2 @ 4 28 Quicksilver.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lb. 62 @ 64 20 Salt Cake (glass-makers).. . . . . . . . . . . .C. 55 (2 65 39 Silver N i t r a t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oz. 36 @ 38 44 Soapstone in b a g s . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . T o n 10.00 @ 1 2 . 0 0 7 Sodium Acetate.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lb. . 41/4 @ 5 3.25 Sodium Chlorate., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lb. . 81/, @ 91/2 20 Sodium Bicarbonate (English), . . . . . . . Lb. z 3 I 4@ 3 9'/2 Sodium Bichromate. . . . . . . . . . . . .Lb. j5/8@ 6 1 6 ' / ~ Sodium Bisulfite (not incl. pkg.) 75 e3 '.37'/2 3 .OO Sodium Hydroxide, 60 per cent. 1.80 @ 1.8j il/z Sodium Hyposulfite.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C . I .30 @ I .60 I .48 Sodium Kitrate, 95 per cent,, s p o t , . . . C. 2,zo @, 2 , Z Z ~ / ~ 34 Sodium Silicate (liquid). . . 65 @ I .jo 2 .I5 Sodium S t a n n a t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lb. 93/4 @ IO 5l/2 Strontium Kitrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lb. i 1 / 4 @ 8 8 Sulphur, Roll.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C . I .8j Ca, 2 . 1 5 5'/4 Sulphur, Flowers., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C . 2 .zo @ 2 .60 70 Sulphuric Acid, 60° B . , . . . . . . . . . . . . .C. 85 @ 1.00 303/ Talc (American). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T o n 15,oo @, 20 .oo Terra Alba (American), No. I , . . . . . . .C. 75 @ 80 Tin Bichloride (50"). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lb. 13 @ 13 2.05 Tin Oxide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L b . 49 @ 51 8 Tin Chloride ( 3 6 ' ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L b . 11 @ II*/~ 2 .OO Zinc Chloride (granulated), . . . . . . Lb. 41/4 @ 41/2 S3/4 Zinc Sulphate. . . . . . . .'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lb. 21/( @ 21/* 6'/, OILS, WAXES, ETC. I .75 Beeswax (pure white). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lb. 40 @ 45 50 Black Mineral Oil, 29 Gravity. . . . . . . .Gal. 12 @ 1z1/~
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Ammonium Chloride, g r a y . . . . . . . . . . . Lb. 61/8 @ Aluminum S u l p h a t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. L b . 90 @ Ammonium l'anadiate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,Oz. 41 @ ........ Aqua Ammonia (drums) 16'. Lb. "j4 @ "/' Arsenic, w h i t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lb. 23/8 @ Brimstone (crude, domestic). . . . . . . . . .Ton 2 2 .oo @ 2 2 . 5 26'8 0 Barium Chlorate., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lb. 15 @ 17 Barium Chloride., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. C . I .90 @ 2 .25 Barium S i t r a t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. L b . 5'/2 @ 61/4 Borax, crystals (bags). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lb. 31/2@ . . . . . .Lb. Boric Acid, crystals. . . @ i'/z . . . . . .Lb. 25 @ 30 Bromine, b u l k . . . . . . . . Bleaching Powder (35 per cent.). . . . . .C. I .25 @ I . 30 23.50 Barytes (prime white, foreign). . . . . . . .Ton 1 8 , 5 0 . Blue Vitriol, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lb. 4"2 @' 43/4 Calcium Chloride. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..e. 65 @ Calomel, American.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lb. 91 @) 93 (light precipitated) ' ' ' ' ' ' ' . Lb' 41/2 @ Cob3lt Oxide.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L b . 80 @ 1.00 China Clay (imported). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ton I I . S O Ca, 18 .OO . . . . . . . .Ton 8 . 0 0 @ 12.00 Feldspar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuller's Earth, powdered. . 80 @ 8j @ 85 Green Vitriol (bags). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. C . 60 @ I ,5 j Hydrochloric Acid ( 1 8 ~ ). . . . . . . . . . . . C . I .15 Hydrochloric Acid ( 2 ~ ~. .) . .. . . . . . . . C. . @ I . 7j I .4j Iodine (resublimed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lb. . @ 2.65 2 .60 85/8 Lead S i t r a t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lb. 8 @ 60 @ 63 Lithium Carbonate.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lb. @, I I . 00 Magnesite (raw). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T o n I O .oo 82 @ 85 Mercuric Chloride.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L b . 37/8@ 4'/4 Sitric Acid, 36O.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L b . 47/8 @ 51/4 xitric Acid, 4 2 0 , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lb.
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Castor Oil (No. 3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lb. 91/2 @ 11 Ceresin (yellow). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lb. 9 @ 20 Corn Oil.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C . 5.95 @ 6.00 Cottonseed Oil (crude), f . 0 . b. mill. . . .Gal. 3 1 * / ~@ , 33 Cylinder Oil (light, filter . . . . . . . . . . Gal. 19l/, @ 20 Japan IVax. . . . . . . . . . . SI/, @ 9 . . . . . . . . ..Lb. Lard Oil (prime winter), . . . . . . . . . . .Gal. 75 @, 83 Linseed Oil-(double-boiled)., . , . , , , .Gal. 74 @ 88 Paraffine Oil (high viscosity). . , . . , . . , G a l . ~ 3 1 /@~ 24 Paraffine (crude 1 2 0 @ 1 2 2 m. p , ) ., , , .I,b. 3 @, 3'/* Rosin 0 2 (first r u n ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Gal. 36 @ 50 Spindle Oil, KO. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . G a l . 14 @. 14'/, Sperm Oil (bleached winter) 3 8 O . . , . ,Gal. 76 @ 78 Stearic Acid (double-pressed) . . . . . . . . . Lb. IO'/^ @ IOI/~ Tallolr (acidless), , , , , , , , Gal, 63 @ 6j Tar Oil (distilled).. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Gal. 30 @, 31 ,
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METALS.
Aluminuni [No. I ingots]. . . . . . . . . . . . L b . z86/8 @ 19 Antimony (Hallet's). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. L b . i 3 / * @ 75/8 - @ 1.80 Bismuth (London), . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lb. Copper (electrolytic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lb. 13.08 @ 1 3 . 1 5 ~ . Copper (lake). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lb. 1 3 .2 @ 1 3 , 3j C Lead, N. . . . . . . ...........I, b. - @ 4.45c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Lb. 40 @, 50 Nickel.. Platinum (refined), . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oz. 4 8 , 5 0 @ 4 9 . 0 0 S i l v e r . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oz. 54 @ j6 T i n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lb. - @ 44l/8 Zinc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lb. 6 . 2 2 @ 6.3j1/.c
