INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
June. 1928
669
MARKET REPORT.MAY.
1928
FIRST-HAND PRICES BOR CHEMICALS I N ORIGINAL PACKAGES PREVAILING I N THE NEW YORK MARKET ON MAY 15
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Acetanilide. U S P., bbls ..I b. Arrtic anhydride. 92-95% cbys Ib Acetone. C P., drums. wks Ib Acetophenetidine. bbls Ib Add. acetic. 28% c/l bbls . 100 Ibs 56%. c/l bbls 100 Ibs Glacial. c/l bbls 100 Ibs Acetylsalicylic. bbls Ih Anthranilic. 99-100%. drums .I b. Ib Benzoic. tech., bbls Boric. bbls . I b. Butyric. 80%. pure. 5.lb bot ..I b. Chloroacetic. mono.. bbls wks . I b. .I b. Di. cbys l'ri.. bbls . I b. Chlorosulfonic. drums. wks .I b. Chromic. pure. 98%. drums . I b. Cinnamic. 5.lb cans Ib Citric. U S P., kegs. bbls Ib Cresylic. pale. drums .gaI. Formic. 85%. cbys., N Y .I b. .I b. Gallic. U S P., bbls Glycerophosphoric. 25% 1Ib bot .I b. H. bbls., wks Ib Hydriodic. 10%. U S P., 5Ib bot . I b. Hydrobromic. 48%. cbys., wks.lb. Hydrochloric. 20'. tanks. wks 100 Ibs Hydrofluoric. 30%. bbls., wks..I b. . I b. 60%. bbls., wks Hydrofluosilicic. 35% bbls., wks . I b. Hypophosphorus. 30% U S P., 5.gal demis., .I b. Lactic. 22% dark. bbls .I b. 66%. light. bbls., wks . I b. Mixed. tanks. wks N unit S unit Molybdic. 85%. kegs . I b. Naphthionic. tech., bbls .I b. Nitric. C P., cbys . I b. Nitric. 38'. c/l cbys., wks 100 lbs Oxalic. bbls., wks . I b. .ton Phosphate. bulk., Phosphoric. 50% cbys .I b. Ib Picramic. bbls Picric. bbls., c/l. Ib Pyrogallic. tech., bbls Ib Salicylic. tech., bbls Ib Stearic. d p .. bbls., c/l . I b. .I b. Sulfanilic. 250.lb . bbls
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Denatured. No 6. comp denat., c/l drs gal . No 1. comp denat., drs gal Isoamyl. drums .ga I. Isobutyl. ref., drums .I b. .gaI. Isopropyl. ref., drums Propyl. ref., drums .I b. Wood. see Methanol Alpha.naphtho1. bbls Ib Alpba.naphthy1amine. bbls Ib Alum. ammonia. lump. bbls., wks 100 Ibs. Chrome. casks. wks 100 Ibs Potash. lump. bbls., wks 100 Ibs Soda. bbls., wks 100 Ibs Aluminum. metal. N Y . I b. Aluminum chloride. anhyd., drums lb Aluminum stearate. 100.lb bbl ..I b. Aluminum sulfate. comm'l. bags. wks 100 lbs 1ron.free. bags. wks 100 Ibs Aminoazobenzene. 110.lb kegs .I b. Ammonia. anhydrous. cyl., wks Ib Ammonia water. 26'. drums. wks Ib Ammonium acetate. kegs Ib Bifluoride. bbls . I b. Bromide. 50.lb boxes Ib Carbonate. tech., casks Ib Chloride. gray. bbls 100 Ibs Lump. casks .I b. Iodide. 25.lb jars . I b. Nitrate. tech., cryst., bbls Ib Oxalate. kegs Ib Persulfate. cases Ib Phosphate. dibasic. tech., bbls Ib
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Sulfate. bulk. wks 100 Ibs Thiocyanate. tech., kegs Ib Amyl acetate. tech., drums .gaI. Aniline oil. drums Ib Anthracene. 80-85%. casks. wks.lb. Anthraquinone. subl., bbls Ib Antimony. metal .I b. Antimony chloride. anhyd., drums Ib Oxide bbls .I b. Salt. dom., bbls . I b. Ib. Sulfide. crimson. bbls Golden. bbls lb Vermilion. bbls . I b. Ib Tartrolactate. bbls Argols. red powder. bbls .I b. Arsenic. metal. kegs .I b. Red. kegs. cases lb White. c/l kegs Ib Asbestine. bulk. c/l .ton Barium carbonate. bbls., bags. wks .ton .ton Chloride. bags. wks Dioxide. bbls wks .I b. Ib Hydroxide. bbls Nitrate. casks . I b. Barium sulfocyanate. 400-lb bbls .I b. Barytes. floated. 350-lb hbls., wks .ton Benzaldehyde. tech., drums Ib F. F C .. cbys .I b. U S . P., cbys .Ib. .ga I. Benzene. pure. tanks. mills Benzidine base. bbls . I b. Ib Benzoyl chloride. carboys Benzyl acetate. cbys . I b. Alcohol. 5-liter bot . I b. Chloride. tech., drums Ib Beta-naphthol. bbls Ib Beta.napbthylamine. bbls lb Bismuth. metal. cases Ib Bismuth. nitrate. 25.lb jars . I b. Oxychloride. boxes Ib Subnitrate. U S P., 25.lb jars Ib Blanc fixe. dry. bbls .ton Bleaching powder. drums. wks 100 Ibs Bone ash. kegs . I b. Bone black. bbls . I b. . I b. Borax. powd., bbls .I b. Bordeaux mixture. bbls.,. British gum. com., c/l 100 Ibs Bromine. bot . I b. Bromobenzene. drums Ib
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Vol . 20. No . 6
INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
670 Bromoform. 5.lh . bot . . . . . . . . . . .Ib . Butyl acetate. 100.gal . drums . . .ga1. Cadmium bromide 50-lb.jars. . . . Ib Cadmium. metal. boxes . . . . . . . . I b. .Ib. Cadmium sulfide c s . , Caffeine, U . S. P., 5.lb . cans. . . .. I b. Calcium acetate. bags ......100 Ibs. Arsenate. bbls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ib . Carbide. drums . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ib . Chloride. drums. wks ....... . t o n Cyanide 100.lb . drums lb . Lactate, tech., bbls . . . . . . . . . .. I b. Nitrate, bbls . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..ton . Phosphate, monobas., bbls Ib . Tribas., bbls . . . . . . . . . . . . .. I b. Calcium carbonate tech ... bes . . .................. 100Ibs. U S P .. precip . 175.lb . bbl . I b. Camphor. Amer., bbls . . . . . . . . . .Ib . Jap., cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lb . . Camphor. monobrom cs .........Ib . Caramel. bbls . . . . . . . .ga1. Carbazole. bbls . . . . . . . . . . . Carbon. activated. drums . Carbon bisulfide. drums . . Carbon black. cases . . . . . . . . . . . .lb . Carbon dioxide. liq .. cy1 . I b. Carbon tetrachloride. drums lb Casein. stand gr bbls Ib . Cellulose acetate. kegs ..........Ib . Cerium oxalate. kegs . . . . . . . . . . lb . Charcoal. willow. powd., bbls .I b. China clay. imp., bags . lbs Chloral hydrate. drums lb . Chloramine. U . S . P., 5-1 Ib Chlorine, liq .. c/l., cy1. . . . . . . . .. I b. Chlorobenzene. mono.. drums .. . I b. Chloroform. tech., drums . . . . . . .Ib Chromium acetate. 20' sol.,bbls. lb . Coal tar. tanks. bbls., wks .gaI. Cobalt. metal. kegs . . . . . . . . . . . .Ib Cobalt oxide. bbls .............. Ib. Cod-liver oil bbl Collodion. drums Copperas. c/L. bulk
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Diami Dianisidine. kegs Dibutylphthalate. drums. wks .. . I b. Diethylaniline. drums . . . . . . . . . .Ib . Diethylene glyco ts. drums . . . . . I b. Carload lots. d Ib Diethylphthalate. drums Ib. Diethylsulfate. tech., drums Ib Dimethylaniline. drums Ib Dimethylsulfate. drums Ib . Dinitrobenzene. drums . . . . . . . . .Ib . Dinitrochlorobenzene. bbls ......Ib . Dinitronaphthalene .lb. Dinitrophenol. bbls Ib Diphenylamine. bb . Ib . Diphenylguanidine. bbls . . . . . . . .lb Epsom salt. tech., bbls cA. N . Y. . . . . . . . . Ether. nitrous. bot Ether. U . S. P., dru
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Chlorohydrin. anhyd., drums . . I b. Glycol. d l . , wks . . . . . . . . . . . Ib . Ethyl ether drums. cars . . .ga I. Feldspar. hulk . . . . . . . . . . . .. t o n Ferric chloride tech., bbls . . . . . . I b. Ferrous chloride. cryst bbls . . . .Ib .
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Fluorspar. 95%. bags Formaldehyde . bbls . . . . . . . . . . . .Ib . Formaniline drums . . . . . . . . . . . .Ib . Fuller's earth. bags. c/l..mines ..ton Furfural 60O.lb . drs., c/l . . . . . . .Ib Glauber's salt. bbls 100 Ibs Glurose. 70'. bags. dry 100 Ibs Glycerol. C P drums . I b. G salt. bbls . I b.
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Hydrogen peroxid bbls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. I b. . I b. Hydroquinone. kegs Indigo 20% paste. bbls . I b. Iodine crude. 200.1 Ib . Iodine. resubl., jars Ib Iodoform. bot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ib . Iridium. metal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oz . . Kieselguhr. bags . . . . . . . . . . . . ..ton . Ibs. Lead. metal . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 Lead acetate. bbls white . I b. Arsenate. b b k . . . . . . . . . Oxide litharge. bhls Red. bbls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. I b. Peroxide drums . I b. White. basic carb., bbls ...... . I b.
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Douhle bhls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lb Niter cake. bulk . . . . . . . . . . . . ..ton Nitrobenzene. drums ...........Ib . Oil. castor. No . 1 . I b. China wood. bbls . . . . . . . . . . .. I b. Coconut. Ceylon. tanks . I b. gal . Cod . N . F., tanks Corn. crude. tanks. mills .I b. Cottonseed. crude. tanks . I b. Lard. edible. bbls . I b. Linseed. bbls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ib Menhaden. crude. tanks Neat's-foot. pure. bbls Oleo. No . 1. bbls . Ib. Olive oil. denat., bbls .gaI. Foots. bbls . I b. Pillm Lagos. casks . I b. Ib . Peanut. crude. tanks Perilla. bhls . . . . . . . . . . Ib . Rapeseed. bbls., English .gaI. Red. hbls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I b. Soy bean. crude. bbls . I b. Sperm. 38'. bbls .gaI. Whale. bhls., natural. winter . gal Ortho-aminophenol. kegs Ib Ortho-anisidine. drums .........Ib Ortho-dichlorobenzene. drums .. . I b. Ortho-nitrochlorobenzene. drums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ib Ortho-nitrophenol. bbls .........Ib Ortho-nitrotoluene. drums Ib . Ortho-toluidine. bbls . . . . . . . . . . .Ib Palladium. metal oz . Para-aminopbenol. kegs lb Para-dichlorobenzene Ib Paraldehyde. tech., drums Ib Para-formaldehyde. cases lb . Para-nitroaniline. drums Ib Para-nitrochlorobenzene drums ......... Ib . Para-nitrophenol. bbls Ib Para-nitrosodimethylaniline. bbls . I b. Para-nitrotoluene. bbls Ib Para-phenylenediamine. bbls . I b. Para-toluidine. bbls Ib . Paris Green. 250-lb kegs .......Ib
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Metallic. drums. lZ%-lb.bricks, Ib Naphthionate bbls Nitrate. crude. bags. N 100 Ibs Nitrite, bbls Ib Perborate. bbls., Peroxide. case Phosphate. tr Ib Picramate. kegs Prussiate. bbls Ib Silicate. d r ~ r n s . t a n k s . 4 0100 ~ . Ibs. Silicofluoride. bb Stannate. drums Sulfate. anhyd., lb Sulfide. cryst., hbls
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