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Prof. Harry McCormack is giving a course of lectures on “Industrial Chemistry” a t Armour Institute of Technology; these lectures are given on Tuesday evenings, from 7.30 to 9.30 o’clock, and the course will continue for three terms. Dr. George Oliver Curme, of Evanston, Ill., was one of few Americans abroad this summer who successfully escaped the war embargo. He arrived in this country a t about the time the storm broke in Belgium. Dr. Curme was in Berlin doing some special work in chemistry. He took his doctor’s degree a t Chicago in 1913 and went abroad shortly afterwards. Mr. H. E . Jordan gave an illustrated lecture on “Some Features of Water Purification before the Indiana Section of the A . C. S. on h-ovember 14th. The Milwaukee Section of the A. C. S. met on November 20th. Prof. E. B. Hart, of the College of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin, spoke on “Recent Developments in Agricultural Chemistry.” A t the November 11th meeting of the Lexington Section of the A. C. S. the following papers were given: “Some Curiosities of Chemical Literature,” Dr. Garnett Ryland: “Note on a Specimen of Vivianite from Marshall Co., Ky.,” Dr. A. M. Peter. Dr. Charles H . T.501, Director of the Radium Research Laboratory, Pittsburgh, gave an illustrated lecture on Radium and Radioactivity before the Pittsburgh Section of the A. C. S. on h’overnber 12th. The N. Y . Section of the Society of Chemical Industry were addressed by John H. Hall on “Manganese Steel” and by George F. Comstock on “Titanium and Its Effects on Steel” a t their meeting on November 20th.
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Mr. W. R. Gilard has resigned as Chemist with the Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory to accept a position as research chemist with the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. On invitation of the Brown Chapter of the Society of the Sigma Xi, the Rhode Island Section of the A C. S.attended an illustrated lecture on “X-Rays and Crystals” on November 20th by William Henry Bragg, A.M., F.R.S., Professor of Physics in the University of Leeds, England. The U. S.Bureau of Mines has begun the collection of a general library of petroleum literature, under the direction of W. A. Williams, chief petroleum technologist. The details of this work have been assigned to Dr. David T. Day, recently transferred from the U. S.Geolog’cal Survey as petroleum technologist, who will also assist in a thoroughly organized research into the chemistry of oils, which is being developed by the Bureau of Mines. I n view of the importance of such a library, the Bureau hopes t h a t all technologists will aid in the work by exchanging with it all available books and maps on the subject. Dr. Frederick B. Power will retire from the directorship of the Wellcome Chemical Research Laboratories, London, on December Ist, in order to return t o the United States, where, for family reasons, he will make his future home. Dr. Frank L. Pyman, whose researches and contributions to chemical science are well known, will succeed Dr. Frederick B. Power as director of the Wellcome Research Laboratories, London, England. President A. C. Humphreys, of the Stevens Institute of Technology, will act as president of the International Gas Congress, which meets in San Francisco next September.
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STANDARD SIZESOF ANTHRACITE Size Lump and steamboat.. . . . . . . Broken or grate.. . . . . , , , . . Egg.. . . . . , . , . . . . . . , , , , , . Stove.. . . . . .. . , . , , , , . . Chestnut.. . . . . . . , , . . , , . . , P e a . ,, , , , , , . , . . , , , . . , , , , , , . Buckwheat No. 1 , , , , , , , , , . . . Buckwheat No. 2 or rice, , , , , Buckwheat No. 3 or barley.. , Screenings.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , ~~~
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Percentage of total production ...... ,..... 0.51 23/4 inches square 4 . 9 2 4 inches square 12.59 23/a inches square 2 inches square la/&inches square 19.53 2 inches square 24 .OS lS/sinches square B/P inch square 11.51 1/z inch square 3 / 4 inch square inch square ‘/a inch square 13.33 7.90 1/s inch square ‘/1 inch square ‘/a inch square 1/18 inch round 5.17 0.46 . . . . .. 1/16 inch round Throueh
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Production of Peat in 1913. CHARLESA. DAVIS. Separate from Part 2 , Mineral Resources, 1913. rg pp. “Up to the Production of Anthracite in 1913. EDWARD W. PARKER. present time, however, practically none of these attempts (in Advance chapter from Part 2 , Mineral Resources, 1913. 16 the U. S.) at the production of a serviceable fuel from peat have been commercially successful.” However, in almost pp. Including the coal recovered from old culm banks by every case, where material properly prepared has been offered washeries, and a small quantity dredged from Susquehanna for sale, it has found a ready market a t prices which were ample River, the production of anthracite in 1913 amounted to over 81 million long tons valued a t $ I ~ ~ , O O O , O OThis O . is an in- t o have paid a profit upon the operation. European methods crease of nearly I O per cent over the production of the previous for the production of peat in form suitable for fuel either as year. No unusual influence affected the 1913 trade but the “cut peat” or “machine peat” are described. The various increase is rather greater than average. “The increase in the processes for pressing water from peat and briquetting it are use of artificial gas and of coke for domestic purposes will prob- also described. Despite the general belief t o the contrary it ably keep pace with the increase of population in the markets should be noted that “only a single peat-briquette factory is supplied by anthracite, arid there is little probability that the known t o be in operation in Europe a t the present time.” production of anthracite will show any marked increase in the Among the various uses for peat discussed are the following: future. Changes in temperature and labor conditions will Peat powder, peat coke or charcoal, as fuel for steaming, as continue to be the most important factors affecting the profuel for producer-gas generation, as fuel in special industries, duction of anthracite.” The standard screens used in the prep- as fertilizer filler or as fertilizer (the latter in case of peats rich aration of anthracite have the following dimensions, the perin combined nitrogen), stock food, paper stock, and stable centage of the total production of each size being indicated in litter. The production in 1913 in short tons for the various the last column: purposes shows as follows: Fertilizer 28,400,000,valued a t QEOLOGICAL SUBVEY
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$169,600; for stock food 4,800,000, value $27,600; and for stable litter, all of that being imported material, 10,983, valued a t 8155t7 19. Barytes. JAMES M. HILL. Separate from Part 2, Mineral Resources, 1913. I O pp. The production of crude barytes in the United States in 1913 was 45,298 short tons valued a t $156,275, an increase of 2 0 per cent in quantity over 1912. The average price per ton in 1911 was $3.19, in 1912 $4.09, and in 1913 $3.45. However, it is noted t h a t considerable difference in average price per ton is found for the production in different localities, that in Missouri reaching $3.78 per ton in 1913, whereas t h a t of Tennessee and Kentucky was only $1.70 per ton for the same period. The 1913 imports of unmanufactured barytes amounted to .$61,000; the manufactured product amounted t o $38,000. The imports of barium compounds during the same period were as follows : Barium carbonate, natural.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 13,116 38,949 Barium carbonate, manufactured, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239,000 Barium binoxide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,620 Barium chloride. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blanc-fixe, or artificial barium sulfate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,785 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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This report describes the mineral characteristics, the uses and the occurrence of barytes in the United States. Strontium. JAMES M. HILL. Note from Mineral Resources, 1913. During - 191.3 . - no strontium was reported as mined in the United States, probably because of the limited market. “No strontium carbonate, oxide, or protoxide was imported in either 1911 or 1912, but in 1913 the total value of imports of these salts was $2,284. Probably some strontium nitrate was imported for use in ‘red fire,’ but it is not possible to obtain figures of the imports of any salts of strontium except those named above.” The Production of Salt, Bromine, and Calcium Chloride in 1913. W. C. PHALEN.16 pp. The marketed production of salt in 1913 was over 34,000,ooo barrels of 280 pounds each, It is noted that having a total value in excess of SIO,OOO,OOO. the price of salt has been slowly rising throughout the last several years. A classification is given of the several methods of production, and the production by grades and by localities is given in detail. I t is noted t h a t a total value of imported salt was $421,745 and the exports $515,194 during 1913. The production of bromine in 1913 amounted t o 572,400 pounds having a value of about $I 10,000. The calcium chloride production in the same period was 19,611 short tons valued a t $ I 30,000. Asbestos. J. S. DILLER. Separate from Part 2 , Mineral Resources, 1913. 16 pp. “The production of asbestos in the United States is small, but in manufactured asbestos products the United States surpasses any other country. The total output of asbestos in this country for 1913 was about 1,100 short tons, and all of i t came from 2 producers in Georgia and I in Arizona.” Not only was the production very much less during this period but the value per ton ($10) was also lower than in any previous year, except 1907. As a matter of fact, the price of absestos in the United States is controlled by the Canadian market, since the world’s supply of asbestos is largely drawn from the province of Quebec; however, a rapid development of the Russian asbestos is making that country an important factor. It is noted that an advance of I O per cent to 15 per cent in price is to be expected during 1914, owing to the demands for increase in wages. The asbestos imported in 1913 amounted to $2,307,666, nearly 90 per cent of this being unmanufactured material. The occurrence and character of asbestos found in this country, as well as the Canadian and Russian deposits, are given in some detail and the summary of some recent investigations concerning these asbestos is included.
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The Gypsum Industry in 1913. RALPHW. STONE.Separate from Part 2 , Mineral Resources. 17 pp. In 1913 over 2,500,000 short tons of raw gypsum were mined, this being an increase of about 4 per cent over the previous year. The applications of this product are shown by the following table, which indicates the application of the marketed product of gypsum in t h e United States during 1913: SOLD CRUDE
For Portland cement. . . . . . . . As land plaster., . . . . . . . . . . . For other purposes.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Quantity 408,221 100
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Value 9 600,913 95,953 200
Average price per ton $1.47 1.75 2.00
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5,858,785 4,168 21,797
3.49 4.84 1.99
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As plaster of Paris, wall plaster, Keene’s cement, etc.. . . . . . . . . . 1,680,157 For dental plaster.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 861 T o glass factories.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,942 For Portland cement and other purposes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1,889 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
193,006
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The report also includes a discussion of the production of other countries, trade and manufacturing conditions, the character of gypsum products made, and the occurrence of gypsum and gypsite in the United States. The Production of Fluorspar and Cryolite. ERKESTF. BUCHARD.Separate from Part 2, Mineral Resources, 1913. 8 pp. The total quantity of domestic fluorspar reported as short tons, valued a t $736,000. marketed in 191.3 . . was 115,.j80 . . This was a slight decrease as compared with the previous year. The conditions of the industry, the character and composition of the supply which has been marketed, the uses of fluorspar, and the occurrence are described in some detail. As a note, the imports and prices of cryolite are given as follows : “No cryolite is produced in the United States, the entire supply used in this country being imported from Ivigtut, a n Eskimo hamlet on the southern coast of Greenland. “The quantity of cryolite reported to have been imported for consumption into the United States in 1913 was 2,559 long tons, valued a t $52,557, as compared with 2,126 long tons, valued a t $48,293, in 1912. The average price per ton declared in 1913 was apparently $20.54, as compared with $22.72 in 1912. Cryolite was imported free of duty in 1913.” The Production of Mineral Waters in 1913 with a Discussion of their Radioactivity. R. B. DOLE. 48 pp. The statistics given in this report are intended to include natural waters t h a t are bottled and sold in practically their natural state, but it is not intended to include natural still waters that have been changed materially in chemical character or waters that are sold by flat or meter rates. hTo distinction has been drawn, between the “table water” and “medicinal water,” since the practice in differentiating by these two varies greatly. There are 746 commercial springs reporting, which indicate over 62,000,000 gal. sold a t an average price of 11 cents per gal. About one-third the total value is classed commercially as “medicinal water.” The range in price indicated shows a few springs selling a t less than 2 cents or over j o cents per gal. ; the large majority, however, are between 2 cents and I O cents. The imports in 1913 amounted t o 3,364,000 gal., valued a t $gjo,ooo. The report gives in great detail the production by states indicating the name and location for all springs reporting. I n the portion discussing the radioactivity of mineral waters, the methods of measurement of radioactivity and the units used are briefly discussed, and a tabulation is given indicating the radioactivity of the considerable number of spring waters in this country and in Europe. A brief bibliography is appended. The Production of Magnesite in 1913. CHARLES YALE AND HOYTS. GALE. Separate from Part 2 , Mineral Resources, 1913. 14 pp. The 1913 production of magnesite was over 8
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per cent less than in 1912,being 9,600 short tons valued a t data are given for more refined measurement of radiation from The report indicates the sources, prices, imports, and standard incandescent lamps. traffic regulations regarding this mineral. The more important An Experimental Study of the Koepsel Permeameter. uses of magnesite are indicated as follows: Refractories; in CHARLESW. BURROWS. Scientific Paper 228. 30 pp. Of paper-making as bisulfite; for the manufacture of carbon dioxide; interest in the study of t h a t type of instrument for use in accurate as oxychloride or “Sorel” cement. These and miscellaneous measurements of permeability and hysteresis curves. applications are discussed, particular attention being given t o Various Modifications of Bismuth-Silver Thermopiles magnesia cement which is discussed in detail Having a Continuous Absorbing Surface. W. W. COBLENTZ. Statistics of the Pottery Industry, 1913. JEFFERSON MIDDLE- Scientific Paper 229. 5 7 pp. This paper is largely of physical TON. Separate from Part 2 , Mineral Resources, 1913. 15 pp. In interest, but the construction of thermopiles is fully discussed, this report are given full data as t o the production of various and appendices are included which take up the following subclasses of pottery in different parts of theUnitedStates. Thevalue jects: Galvanometer mirrors, vacuum galvanometers, the most of all domestic pottery marketed in 1913was approximately efficient combination of thermopile and galvanometer resistance, $38,000,000,a n increase of more than 4 per cent over 1912. test of stellar thermoelements on stars, the maintenance of high The imports, which combine almost exclusively high-grade vacua by means of metallic calcium. work, show a slight increase over the previous year, amounting Lead Acetate Test for Hydrogen Sulfide in Gas. R.S. MCBRIDE to about $IO,OOO,OOO. AND J. D. EDWARDS. Technologic Paper 41. 46 pp. The Clay Products of the United States. JEFFERSON MIDDLETON. effect of practically all the factors which can influence the Special tabulation without number. I p. This circular gives sensitiveness of the test when utilized in a commercial way for the value, quantity, and average price per unit for various kinds the testing of a city gas supply has been examined. The of brick, tile, terra cotta, and other clay products produced method of testing recommended is intended for commercial during 1913. The total value is in excess of $181,000,000 use and not for the most precise scientific work. However, the Data are given separately for each of the several states. experiments described in detail indicate the methods of varying Production of Spelter in 1913. C. E. SIEBENTHAL.Special the test to make it of greatest sensitivity. leaflet, unnumbered. This circular indicates the variation in Testing of Electrotype Solutions. Preliminary circular, unprice of spelter a t London and at St. Louis. Of 60 per cent numbered. 4 pp. This circular indicates in a preliminary of zinc concentrates a t Joplin there is shown the weekly sales way the general problems met in the control of copper electrofor the period 1906-1913,inclusive. The zinc smelting capacity typing solutions and gives in simple form preliminary suggestions of each of the various plants reporting is indicated, and tables for maintenance of the proper acidity and density of the soluare given showing the production by states and by foreign tions. No new experimental work is reported since the circular countries for the same period. In 1913 the primary spelter is intended to aid only non-technical operators in commercial produced amounted t o 346 tons ; the consumption of primary plants. spelter in the United States was less than 300,000 tons; the BUREAU OF MINES world’s production of spelter was I,IOO,OOOtons. Production of Explosives in the United States during 1913. Quicksilver Production in 1913. H. D.MCCASKEY. 15 pp. ALBERTH. FAY. Technical Paper 85. 15 pp. For purposes The production indicated for 1913amounts to 20,213flasks of of comparison, explosives are grouped as black blasting powder, 7 5 pounds each, valued a t $S13,000,the large majority of the high explosives and permissible explosives. The production is product coming from California. Owing t o the low prices during given by states for these 3 groups. The totals reported are as the year, the quicksilver industry was even less prosperous follows: Black blasting powder, 194,.146,000lbs.; high exin 1913than in the previous year. It is of particular interest plosives, other than permissible, 241,682,000 lbs.; and pert o note t h a t “the market has been very quiet during the last missible explosives, 27,685,000lbs.; a grand total of 463,514,000 two years and some large producers are understood to have lbs. The coal production per pound of explosives in 1913was stored some of their output from time to time and others t o have 2 . 7 2 tons, a n increase of 0.36ton over 1913. reduced their production until the demand and prices for the A Study of the Oxidation of Coal. HORACE C. PORTER AND metal improve.” Labor legislation for protection of labor in 0. C. RALSTON. Technical Paper 65. 30 pp. This paper the mines is said t o have added somewhat to the difficulty of discusses the oxidation of coal at ordinary temperature, profitable production in California. Data are given as to the spontaneous heating of coal, the initial action of oxygen on coal, production and resources for the different parts of this country factors affecting the ignition of coal and affecting the rate of as well as the world’s production and the imports and ex- oxidation of coal, and closely related topics; analyses are given of ports. The New York price for 1913averaged $39.54 per flask the coals tested to indicate the nature of the change. of 7 5 pounds, about $3 less than during the previous year. CONSULAR REPORTS-OCTOBEB, 1914 Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Etc., in 1913. VARIOUSAUTHORS. The war has offered a market for American oleomargarine Separate from Part I, Mineral Resources, 1913. Sixteen sections of this volume are devoted to various phases of this sub- in England. Oleomargarine used in Europe usually consists ject, some of these being already in print. There are general of a mixture of cottonseed and copra (cocoanut) oil. (P. 13.) reports for gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc and special reAs practically all the copra (dried cocoanut) from the Philipports (called Mines Reports) for the several districts of the pines was formerly shipped to France, the price has fallen t o country arranged as follows : Eastern States, Central States, practically nothing, so t h a t efforts are being made t o develop a Alaska, Arizona, California and Oregon, Colorado, Idaho and market in the United States. (P. 14.) See also P. 411 for a Washington, Montana, h-ew Mexico and Texas, South Dakota description of the copra industry of the Philippines. and Wyoming, and Utah. These reports are too detailed t o perUranium ores are being prospected in India. (Pp. 20, 335.) mit of a review. Any of them can be secured as separates as The output of the Government iron foundry a t Walamatsu, soon as issued. Japan, amounts t o ~16,000tons, and will soon be increased to BUREAU OF STANDARDS Measurement of Standard of Radiation in Absolute Value. , include galvanized iron. (P. 24.) W. W. COBLENTZ.Scientific Paper 2 2 7 . 14 pp. MeasureThe manufacture of buttons from ivory nuts, formerly carried ments are given of the radiation from the Hefner lamp and from a out in Germany, should be a profitable industry in the United standard sperm candle relative t o that from a black body and States. (P.104.) $77,000.
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The methods of graphite mining in Ceylon are described. (P. 164.) A committee appointed by the British Government has recommended among others the following regulations for patent medicines, uiz., (I)control by one department under the ministry of Public Health, ( 2 ) registration of the composition of all patent medicines, t o be confirmed by confidential government analyses, (3)prohibition of the sale of any objectionable patent medicines; (4)t h a t pure drugs sold under patent names be no longer exempt from duty. (P. 278.) The camphor industry of India is described. (P.288.) Efforts are being made t o develop the petroleum resources of India. (P. 443.) The principal imports of graphite into the United States come from Ceylon, Mexico, Canada and Japan. (P.455.) Tungsten.ore is being mined in Siam, the output in 1912-13 being over 300 tons. (P.460.) The manganese ore industry of Brazil is described. (P. 476.) Carnauba wax, obtained from the leaves of the carnauba palm, is one of the principal exports of Brazil t o the United States. It is used for the manufacture of phonograph records, shoe polish, candles, etc. (P.477.) Newly organized industries in Trinidad, include a cassava starch factory, a cocoanut fiber factory, and a tannery. (P. 489.) RECENTDEMANDS FOR AMERICANGOODS(PP.) AZORES-3 11 NEW BRUNSWICK219 Caustic soda Window glass Cement Sheet zinc Cornstarch Pig lead Electrical supplies Block tin Fertilizers White lead Glassware Zinc white Hardware Ink Galvanized iron PANAMA-80 and 155 Linoleum Sulfur Sugar Linseed oil Tin plate Glassware Cream of tartar Lubricating oil China Paints Aluminum ware Soap SPAIN-224 Sugar ONTARIO-108, 138 Carbolic acid Tallow Carbolic acid Formic acid Varnishes Oxalic acid Naphthalene Citric acid Aluminum Salicylic acid Alum NORWAY-315 Tartaric acid Aniline dyes Chemicals Camphor Dextrin Copra Cocaine Glass Dyestuffs Codeine Copper and iron ware Rubber Cream of tartar Ocher Iron and steel products Glycerine Soda Sugar Hydroquinone Thermometers Linoleum Menthol Waxes Linseed oil Morphine China clav Olive oil Castor oil Emery Salt Olive oil Soda Potassium chlorate SWEDEN-246 Sulfur Potassium permangaCoal Tin plate nate Shellac NEW ZEALAND-259 PARAGUAY-372 Sodium benzoate Drugs Drugs Sodium salicylate Chemicals Electrical supplies Santorime Glassware Glassware Cottonseed oil Porcelain Paoer PORTUGUESEAFRICA S A N T O DOMINGC-273-7 Tinware -1?5 Beer SWITZERLAND-4 10 CemZ China Coal Sugar Porcelain Coke Steel Glassware Petroleum CHINA-I~~ Iron ware Leather Photographic supplies Tin Iron PaDer Paper Steel Copper DFugs CARTAGENA-347 Edible oils Tin Drugs Turpentine Galvanized iron Hardware SWITZERLAND-125 WEST AFRICA-412 Petroleum Wines Cement Hardware Gasoline SWITZERLAND-362 ~l~~~~~~~ Copper Dyestuffs Earthenware Tin Petroleum Candles Steel Gasoline Kerosene Leather Coal briquets Lead JAMAICA-365 COSTA RICA-522 Lard Condensed milk Beer Butter substitutes Cement AZORES- 140 Beer Condensed milk Lubricating oils Matches Paints Sugar Soap Varnishes Candles Hardware Structural iron Gelatine Paints Rubber goods Crockery JAPAN-504 Glassware Hides Paper Paper pulp NOVASCOTIA-70 Glass Drugs Chemicals Earthenware Ink Vegetable parchment
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The jute industry of India is prosperous, the United States being the principal consumer. (P. 508.) The new oil-bearing nut discovered in the Philippines has been identified as belonging to the family Meliaceae. The seeds contain 45 per cent of a dark fatty oil. (P. 536.) The New Zealand Government is attempting to grade kauri gum, one of their principal exports to the United States, where it is used in the manufacture of varnishes. (P.540.) Seeds of the plant “Jatropha curcas,” cultivated in Argentine, contain 49 per cent of oil, suitable for the manufacture of soap. (P. 541.) The cultivation of the soya bean in Argentine is being urged, experiments having shown that it grows well there. (P. 541.) The whale oil industry of Vancouver has had a very successful season. (P. 507.) The British Government has just purchased 900,000 tons of raw sugar in the East Indies at $97.00 per ton, the largest purchase of sugar ever made. (P. 512.) Correction (see THIS JOURNAL, 6, g65).-The statistics of the U. S.production of dyestuffs which appeared in Daily Consular and Trade Reports for Sept. 16,1914,included the entire output of dyestuffs and extracts. The production of artificial dyestuffs alone totaled $1,764,451in 1904 and $3,462,436in 1909. STATISTICS, ETC.,ON CETTE, FRANCE-38 Argols Bauxite Fertilizer Gentian Glycerine Rags Verdigris VENEZUELA-59 Balata Rubber Hides Gold Tonka beans Copaiba balsam Chicle HULL,ENGLAND-69 Alum Ammonium sulfate Carbolic acid Cement Chalk Creosote Cresol Fertilizers Glue Iron oxide Castor oil Creosote oil Linseed oil Rape oil Soya bean oil Sunflower oil Paints Ultramarine Whitine PERNAMBUCO-84 Castor beans Hides Rubber Carnauba wax ARGENTINE-88 Linseed Hides Inebracho logs Inebracho extract SALVADOR-132 Balsam Bullion Hides Indigo Rubber Sugar MANCHURIA-148 Hides Fusel oil Hemp seed SAN
CEYLON-169 Rubber Cocoanut oil Plumbago Citronella oil
TO THE u. s. (PP.) BRITISHSo. AFRICA232-241and357 Hides Horn Chrome ore Aloes Argols Berry wax Buchu Diamonds
EXPORTS DURING 1912 AND 1913 VANCOUVER-176 Brewer’s rice Fertilizer Glycerine Gold bullion Hides Whale oil Coal Copper ore
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Mangrove bark Bones Chicle Copaiba Copper ore Fustic Gold Hides Rubber Tonka beans S T . PIERRE-2 14 Fertilizers Fish glue Skins SAMOA-2 18 Cocoa Copra BERMUDA-2.52 Arrow root Hides TRIPOLI-298 Hides NUREMBERG,GERMANY-3 10 Cigar lighters Bronze Electric carbons Lupulin Drugs Percussion caps Optical glass Mirror glass Plate glass Gold leaf
ZANZIBAR-261 Ebony Ivory Skins BRITISH HONDURAS313 Chicle gum Hides Logwood Rubber JAMAICA-368 Annato Fustic Kola nuts Hides Logwood Orange oil JAVh-369 Benzine Copra Cubebs Gambier Damar Peanuts Gum benzoin Gum copal G u t t a percha Hides Kapok Citronella oil Ouinine aubber Sugar Tapioca Vanilla Paraffin wax
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Enamel ware Metal leaf Paints Paper Porcelain Soapstone Lithographic stone Tin foil Copper foil Steel wire Brass wire
BRITISH WEST INDIES -420-422 Aloes Balata Gold Molasses Sugar Hides Citrate of lime Lime oil
