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chased in open market during the present year. Although t h e writer cannot vouch for the care taken in cleaning the pods before grinding, it may be said t h a t these samples represent reputable houses only, a n d show the character of t h e better grade of ground capsicum on the Eastern market to-day. As a matt e r of interest are included a few analyses t o show t h e nature of the refuse which is sifted from the pods in t h e millroom before grinding. The A. 0 . A. C. methods of analysis were used.
TABLE VII.-cOMMERCIAL
Total ash Per cent.
TABLEI.--GROUND I N 1909. Total ash Per cent
Acid- insoluble ash. Per cent
Total ash Per cent.
hcid-insoluble ash. Per cent.
5.65 5.70 5.44 5.50 5.88 5 70 5.70 6.12 6.08 6.38
0.73 0.81 0.69 0.7.3 0.80 0.93 0.86 0.72 0.82 0.95
6.51 6.37 6.20 h .48 6 30 .6.20 6.28 6.59 7.14 7 .OO
1.08 0.81 0.88 I .OR 0.92 0.89 0.75 0.81 0.77 0.77
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5.81
0.80
Aver.,
Per cent. 6.20 6.48 6.12 6.52 6.96 6.95 6.53 6.39 6.09 7.78
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Acid-insolu. ble ash. Per cent. 0 65 0.68 0 75 0.73 0.64 0.70 0.72 0.67 0.73 0.60
6.60
0.87 Acid-insolit. blc ash. T'rr ccnt. 0.78 0.71 0.73 0.83 0.54 0.52 0.62 0 64 0.67 0.60
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0.68
Aver..
6.96
0.66
TABLEI I I . - G R o u N D I N 191 1 Total ash. Per cent.
Acid-insoluble ash. Per cent.
5.86 5.91 6.52 5.64 6.22
TABLEIV.-SxALL Total ash Per cent. 8 .os 7.95 'CABLE
V.-LARGE
Acid-insoluble ash. Per cent.
6.30 6 .OO 5.93 5.79 5.85
0.56 0.63 0.55 0.45 0.52
AFRICAS CHILLIES. G R O U N D I N 191 1.
Acid-insoluble ash. Per cent. 2.17 2.21 AFRICAN
POD
'I'otal ash. Per cent. 6.54 6.51
(ABOUT
\Vith stems.
--
Total ash. Per cent. 7.84 7.88
Total ash. Per cent.
0.52 0.61 0.70 0.70 0.59
Acid-insoluble ash. Per cent. 0.55 0.57
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Total ash. Per cent. 8.33 9 37 8.98 9.11 9.17
Acid-insoluble ash. Per cent 0.94 1.83 1.83 1.61 1.56
2" LONG). GROUNDI N 1911.
Total ash. Per cent 6.04 6.20 6.10 6 20
TABLE vI.-.%hlSRICAN
hcid-insoluble ash. Per cent. 0.82 0.86
XVithout stems.
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Acid-insoluble ash. Per cent 0.96 1.10 0.44 0 51
CAYENNE.
Total ash Per cent. 7.18 7.08 7 40 7 .37
L Y 6
0.Y6
7 .27 5.45 7.01 7.46
0.56 0.69 0.66 0.54
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6.72
Total a s h Per cent. 47.23 52.86
1910
'I'otal ash. Per cent. 6.55 6.66 6.94 6.70 6 64 6.73 6.58 6.80 8.43 7.60
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Aver.,
IN
0.82 0.78 0.90 0.94 1.11 1.14 0.79 0.63
0.80
Aver,
Acid-insoltible ash. Per cent. 1.33 1.52 0.58 0.57
Acid-insoluble ash Per cent
36.97 39,57
FROM
IN
1911
1911
Acid-insolu ble a s h Per cent.
Total ash Per cent.
TABLEV I I I . ---REFUSES w r m
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Aver., 6 . 5 0
TABLEII.-GROEND
Totdl ash.
Aver,
SAMPLES PURCHASED
.+cid-insoluble ash. Per cent.
7.67 7 .70 6.15 6.30 6.48 6.46 5.47 7 .06
Oct.,
7.33 6.35 8.86 6.88 7.35 7.26 7.43 6.25 6.87 7 .55 8.87 7.33 7.55
0.63 0.82 1.06 0.99 0.76 0.53 1.48 (1.72 1.04
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7.37
0.89
0.76 1 ,n.?
0.49 1.36
PODSBEPORI; GRIXUINC:
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