INDUSTRIAL A N D ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
February. 1929
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MARKET REPORT.JANUARY.
1929
FIRST-HAND PRICES FOR CHEMICALS IN ORIGINAL PACKAGES PREVAILING IN T H E NEW YORK MARI(ET ON JANUARY 15
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Newer Chemicals
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Acetaldehyde. drums. IC-I., wks ..I b. Acetaldol. 5O.gal drums Ib Acetylene tetrachloride. see Tetrachloroethane Aldol. c/I., wks Ib . Amyl furoate. 1.lb . tins lb Butyl carbitol see Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether Cellosolve. see Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether Furoate. 1.lb . tins Carbitol. see Diethylene glycol monomethyl ether Cellosolve. see Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether Acetate. see Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate Cellulose acetate. 50.lb kegs lb . Crotonaldehyde. 5O.gal drums .. . I b. Dichloroethylether. 5O.gal . drums . Ib Diethylene glycol. drums . I b. Monobutyl ether. drums Ib Monoethyl ether. drums Ib Monomethyl ether. 5O.gal drums Ib Diethylene oxide. 5O.gal drums .I b. Dioxan. see Diethylene oxide Ethyl acetoacetate. 5O.gal . drums .ga1. Carbonate. 90%. 5O.gal drums .gaI. Chlorocarbonate. 5O.gal . drums .ga I. Ether. absolute. 50.gal drums lb Furoate. 1.lb tins . I b. Ethylene chlorhydrin. 40.. 50. 9O.gal . drums Ib Dichloride. 5O.gal drums lb Glycol. 50.gal drums lb Monobutyl ether. drums. wks Ib Monoethyl ether. drums. wks . I b. Monoethyl ether acetate. drums. wks lb Monomethyl ether. drums . I b. Oxide. cy1 lb Furan. 1.lb tins . I b. Furfuramide (tech.), 100.lb . drums.lb. Furfuryl acetate. 1.lb . tins .I b. Alcohol. 100.lb drums lb Furoic acid (tech.), 100.lb drums . Ib Helium. I-liter bot .liter Lead dithiofuroate. 100.lb drums ..I b. Magnesium peroxide. 100.lb cs . I b. Methyl acetate. drums .ga 1. Cellosolve. see Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether Furoate. 1.Ib tins . I b. Paraldehyde. 110-55 gal drums..I b. Phosphorous oxychloride. 175 ryl Ib Propyl furoate. I.lb . tins Ib Strontium peroxide. 100.lb .drums.lb. Sulfuryl chloride. 600.lb drums. crude lb Distilled Ib Tetrachloroethane. 50-gal drums .Ib. Trichloroethylene. 5O.gal drums Ib Triethanolamine. 50.gal drums lb . Vinyl chloride. 16.lb cy1 Ib Zinc dithiofuroate. 100.lb drums.Ib. lb Perborate. 100.lb drums Peroxide. 100.lb drums Ib
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.75 .07 .27 .27 .20 .2 3 1.00 2.00 20.00 .30 5.00 .50 1.00 25.00 1.00 1.25 95
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Chemicals Previously Q u o t e d
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Acetanilide. U S. P., bbls....... . I b. Acetic anhydride. 92-95YG. cbys . .I b. Acetone. C . P., drums. wks . . . . . .Ib Acetophenetidine. bbls ........... lb. Acid. acetic. 28%. c/l bbls . . .100 lbs
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56%. c/l bbls 100 Ibs. Glacial. c/l . bbls 100 lbs Acetylsalicylic. bbls Ib Anthranilic. 99-100% drums l b. lb Benzoic. tech., bbls Boric. bags . I b. Butyric. 60%. pure. 5.1b bot .. . I b. Chloroacetic. mono.. bbls., wks ..I b. Di.. cbys lb Tri.. bbls lb Chlorosulfonic. drums. wks Ib Chromic. pure. 98%. drums Ib Cinnamic. 5.lb cans . I b. Citric. U S . P., kegs. bbls .....Ib. Cresylic. pale. drums gal Formic. 85%. cbys., N Y lb Gallic. U S . P bbls Ib Glycerophosphoric, 25%, I.lb bot . I b. . I b. H. bbls., wks Hydriodic, IO%, U S P., 5.lb bot Ib Hydrobromic. 48Y0. cbys., wks . . I b. Hydrochloric. 20°, tanks. wks .................... 100 Ibs Hydrofluoric. 30%. bbls., wks .. . I b. SO%, bbls., wks . I b. Hydrofluosilicic, 35y0. 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. N unit Mixed. tanks. wks S unit . I b. Molybdic. 85%. kegs Ib Naphthionic. tech., bbls Nitric. C P., cbys., . I b. Nitric. 38". c/l cbys., wks 100 Ibs Oxalic. bbls., wks lb Phosphate. bulk .ton lb Phosphoric. 50%. cbys Picramic. bbls Ib Picric. bbls., c/l lb Pyrogallic. tech., bbls Ib Salicylic. tech., bbls Ib Stearic. d p bbls., c/l . Ib. Sulfanilic. 250.lb . bbls Ib. Sulfuric. 66'. c/l cbys., wks 100 Ibs. 66'. tanks. wks .ton 60'. tanks. wks .ton Oleum. 20% tanks. wks .ton 40% tanks. wks .ton Sulfurous. U . S P., 6 % . cbys....Ib Tannic. tech., bbls .I b. Tartaric. U S P., cryst., bbls ...Ib. Tungstic. kegs lb Valeric. C . P., 10.lb bot . I b. Alcohol. U S P 190 proof. bbls . .ga 1. Amyl. 10%. I m p. drums .gaI. Butyl. drums. c/l., wks lb . Cologne spirit. bbls .ga I. Denatured. N o . 5. comp denat., c/l . drums .gaI. N o 1. comp . denat., drums.gal. .ga I. Isoamyl. drums Isobutyl. ref., drums Ib Isopropyl. ref., drums gal . Propyl. ref., drums lb Wood. see Methanol Ib Alpha.naphtho1. bbls Alpha.naphthy1amine. bbls Ib Alum. ammonia. lump. bbls., wks . 100 Ibs Chrome. casks. wks 100 Ibs. Potash. lump. bbls., wks . 100 lbs . Soda. bbls., wks ..........100 lbs Aluminum. metal. N Y lb Aluminum chloride. anhyd., drums .......................... lb Aluminum stearate. 100.lb . bbl ...Ib .
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7.35 13.68 .85 . 98 .57 . 06% 55 .21
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1.00 2.50 . 05 21 3.25 .46 72
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1.40 68
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.67 .45 1.10
.06 . 13 . 11 .85 . 04% .26 .07% .01 1.25 nom . . 12 5.00 .11 9.00 08 65 30 86 37 14% 15
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1.35 15.50 11.00 18.50 42.00 05 35 .38 1.00 2.50
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2.69% 1.75 17% 2.67
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.48 . 49
3.50 1.00 1.00 1.00
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3.25 5.25 3.10 3.75 . 240
. 35 .23
Aluminum sulfate. comm'l. bags. wks ......... ..... 100 Ibs 1ron.free. bags. wks ....... 100 Ibs. Aminoazobenzene. 100.lb . kegs Ib Ammonia. anhydrous. cyl., wks .I b. Ammonia water. 26'. drums. wks ..I b. Ammonium acetate. kegs Ib Bifluoride. bbls Ib Bromide. 50.lb . boxes. .I b. Carbonate. tech., casks lb Chloride. gray. bbls 100 lbs Lump. casks lb
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Oxalate. kegs Ib. Persulfate. cases ............... Ib Phosphate. dibasic. tech., bbls...lb Sulfate. bulk. wks . . . . . . . .100 Ibs Thiocyanate. tech., kegs .......lb Amyl acetate. tech., drums .gaI. Aniline oil. drums . I b. Anthracene. 8 0 4 5 % . casks. wks ..Ib
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Antimony chloride. anhyd., drums
......................... . Ib. Oxide. bbls ................... I b. Salt. dom., bbls ...............Ib .
..........Ib. .............. . I b. ............. .I b. ............lb. ......... I b. ............. Ib.
Sulfide. crimson. bbls Golden. bbls Vermilion. bbls Tartrolactate. bbls Argols. red powder. bbls Arsenic. metal. kegs Red. kegs. cases
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1.40 1.75 1.15 .14 .03 .34 .21 .48 08% 5.40 11 5.20 06 .35 .31
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18 2.35 .40 1.65 .15% .60 .90 09%
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. 17 .09% .18 .25 .16 .38 .45 .08 .50
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.03% 14.75 wks ..................... Chloride. bags. wks Dioxide. bbls., wks Hydroxide. bbls
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............lb . .............. lb. Barium sulfocyanate. 400.lb . bbls . ......................... .Ib. Barytes. floated. 350.lb . bbls .. wks . ......................... .ton Benzaldehyde. tech., drums...... .lb. F. F . C., cbys .................Ib. U . S . P., cbys ................ . I b. Benzene. pure. tanks. mills ...... .gal. Benzidine base. bbls ............ .Ib. Benzoyl chloride. cbys ...........Ib. Benzyl acetate. cbys ............ lb . Alcohol. &liter bot ........... .lb . Chloride. tech., drums ......... I b. Beta-naphthol. bbls ............. lb . Beta-naphthylamine. bbls ........ Ib . Bismuth. metal. cases ...........lb . Bismuth. nitrate. 25.lb . jars ..... . I b. Oxychloride. boxes ............Ib . Subnitrate . U . S. P., 25.lb . jars.1b. Blanc fixe. dry. bbls ........... .ton Bleaching powder. drums. wks . ...................... 100 Ibs. Bone ash. kegs ................ . I b. Bone black. bbls ................ I b. Borax. powd .. bbls ..............lb . Bordeaux mixture. bbls ..........lb. British gum. com., c/l ....... 100 Ibs. Bromine. bot ........... .Ib. Bromobenzene. drums . . . . . . . . . . .lb . Bromoform. 5.lb . bot ............Ib .
Butylacetate. 100.gal . drums ....gal . Cadmium bromide. 50-Ib . jars . . . .Ib . Cadmium. metal. boxes lb . Cadmium sulfide. cs Ib . Caffeine. U S P., 5.lb cans ......lb Calcium acetate. bags 100 lbs . Arsenate. bbls lb . Carbide. drums lb . Chloride. drums. wks .ton Cyanide. 100.lb drums ........Ib Lactate. tech., bbls . I b.
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57.00 68.00 13 .04% 08%
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.27 23.00 .65 1.40 1.15 .23 .70 1.00 1.30 1.40 .25 .24 .63 1.70 1.80 3.10 2.05 80.00 2.00 .06 .08% . 02%
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10% 4.37 .45 .50 1.65 1.38 1.20 .65 1.35 2.80 4.50 .07 .05 20.00 .30 35
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Vol . 21. No 2
I N D U S T R I A L A N D ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
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Nitrate. bbls .ton Phosphate. monobas., bbls lb . Tribas., bbls .I b. Calcium carbonate. tech., bgs .
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Carbon black. cases lb . Carbon dioxide. liq., cy1. . . . . . . . .lb Carbon tetrachloride. drums......Ib Casein. stand . gr., bbls . lb . Cellulose acetate. kegs . I b. Cerium oxalate. kegs . lb Charcoal. willow. powd., bbls .... .lb China clay. imp., bags . . . . . .100 Ibs Chloral hydrate. drums . . . . . . . . . .lb Chloramine. U S P., 5-lb . bot .. . I b. Chlorine. liq., c/l., cy1. . . . . . . . . . .Ib Chlorobenzene. mono.. drums . . . . lb Chloroform. tech., drums . . . . . . . .lb . Chromium acetate. 20' soh., bbls ..lb. Coal tar. tanks. bbls., wks . . . . . .ga1. Cobalt. metal. kegs . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ib Cobalt oxide. bbls . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. I b. Cod-liver oil. bbls . . . . . . . . . . . . . .bbl
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Copper. metal. elec .........100 Ibs Copper carbonate. bbls . . . . . . . . . .Ib Chloride. bbls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ib .. Oxide. red. bbls ...............lb . Sulfate. c/L. bbls .
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Cream tartar. bbls Cyanamide. bulk. N . Y .Amman. unit Diaminophenol. kegs . . . . . . . . . . . .Ib Dianisidine. kegs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ib .. Dibutylphthalate. dru Ib . Diethylaniline. drums Ib Diethylene glycol. 1 c 1. lots. drums., Ib Carload lots. dru Diethyl phthalate. Diethyl sulfate. tech., drums Ib . Dimethylaniline. drums Ib Dimethylsulfate. drums Ib Dinitrobenzene. drums . . . . . . . . . .Ib Dinitrochlorobenzene. bbls Ib .
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Diphenylguanidine. bbls . .
Ethyl acetate. 85%. drums ......ga I. Bromide. drums . . . . . . . . . . . . . .lb . Chloride. drums . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ib Methyl ketone. drums . . . . . . . . .Ib. Ethylbenzylaniline. 300.lb . drums lb . Ethylene dichloride. tanks. . . . . . .lb . Chlorohydrin. anhyd., drums Ib Glycol. c/L. wks . . . . . . . . . . . . .. I b. Ethyl ether. drums. cars .ga1. Feldspar. bulk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. t o n Ferric chloride. tech.. bbls. . . . . . .lb Ferrous chloride. cryst., bbls . . . . .lb . Ferrous sulfide. bbls . . . . . . . .100 lbs Fluorspar. 95%. bags . . . . . . . . . . .ton Formaldehyde. bbls . . . . .Ib Formaniliue. drums . . . . . I b. Fuller's earth. bags. es . .ton Furfural. 500.lb . drums., c/l . . . . . Ib . Glauber's salt. bbls . . . . . . . . .100 Ibs Glucose. 70" bags. dr Glycerol. C . P., drums . G salt. bbls . . . . . . . . . . Hexamethylenetetramine. tech., drums., lb . Hydrogen peroxide. 25 vol., bbls . . I b. Hydroquinone. kegs . . . . . . . . . . . . Ib . Indigo 20%. paste. bbls . . . . . . . .. I b. Iodine. crude. 200.lb . kgs . . . . . . . .Ib Iodine. resubl., jars. . . . . . . . . . . .. Ib. Iodoform. bot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ib .. Iridium. metal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oz ..
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52.00 07 .11
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1.00 . 06% .60 1.85 . 63 .15 05 05% 10 06 07 . 1436 1.40 32 .06 15.00 .70 1.75 03% .08 .20 .05% 07 2.50 2.10 39.50 .23 13.00 16.76 17 .25 48 20 5.50 . 40 27%
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Kieselguhr. bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..ton
Lime. hydrated. bbls
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1.67% 3.80 2.85 29% 55
. . .20 .15 .24 .20 .27 .45 . 15% .15 . 35 .31 .45 .40
1.70 90 20 87 70 22 30 1.05 07 75 26 1.79 20.00 .07 05 2.50 25.00
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Niter cake. bulk
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Corn. crude. tank
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Lard. edible. bbls Linseed. bbls ...... Menhaden. crude. tanks . . . . . .ga I. Neat's.foot. pure. bbls.........Ib Oleo. No . 1. bbls . . . . . . . .
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Foots. bbls . . . . . . . . . . . Palm. Lagos. casks . . . . . . Perilla. bbls . . . . . . . . Rapeseed. bbls., Eng Red. bbls . . . . . . . . . . . . Soy bean. crude. bbls Sperm. 38'. bbls Whale. bbls., natural. winter . .gal.
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0rtbo.dichlorobenzene. drums ....Ib Ortho-nitrochlorobenzene. drums .......................... Ib. Ortho-nitrophen Ortho-nitrotolue 0rtho.toluidine. Palladium. meta para-aminophen para-dichlorobenzene . . . . . . . . . . . Ib ..
.09% .38
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06% 1.25 . 14 4.20 4.65 6.00 280.00
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1.05 4.50 1.45 .06% 36.00 48.00 . 85 06 37.00 10 42 .08 80.00 .07 1.58 122.00 . 72 .90 72 60 60 .85 42 55 3.00 1.05 35 05 35 10 10% 4.50 10% 13 14% 08% .60 . 08% 08% 16 10 . 48 15% . 11% 1.25 10% . 08% 12 20 .86
.29 IO9 09% 16 35
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bbls . . . . . . . . .. Ib. para.phenyleuediamine. bbls . . . . . Ib para.toluidine. bbls . . . . . . . . . . . . .lb .
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Phenolphthalein. drums . . . . . . . . . .Ib . Phenylethyl alcohol. 1-lb. bot . . . . Ib. Phosphorus. red. cases . . . . . . . . . . .lb Phosphorus trichloride. cy1. . . . . . .Ib Phthalic anhydride. bbls., . . . . . . .lb
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.50 . 92 . 30 1.15 . 40 . 23 . 13% 1.10 7.00
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.37 . 18 25 1.50 . 40 .40 1.30 23 .45 1.75 19.00 .06% 22.00 .40%
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Fluosilicate. cryst., bbls Ib . Oxide. U S . P., light. bbls., . . . Ib. Manganese chloride. casks., . . . . .Ib . Dioxide. 80% bbls ...........ton Mercury bichloride. cryst., 25 Ibs...lb . Mercury. flasks. 75 Ibs .flask Meta.nitroaniline. bbls Meta-phenylenediamin Meta-toluylenediamine Methanol. pure. tanks . Denaturing grade. tanks . . . . . .gal. Methyl acetone. drums . . . . . . . . . gal . Salicylate. cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ib . Methyl chloride. cylinders . . . . . . .Ib . Michler's ketone. bbls . . . . . . . . . . .lb . Monoethylaniline. drums . . . . . . . .Ib
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60.00 6.50 13 13 08% 25 . 09% 08% .09 85
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. I b. Salt cake. bulk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..ton Saltpeter. gran., bbls . . . . . . . . . . . Ib .. Silica. ref., bags . . . . . . . .ton Silver nitrate. 16-0 Soda ash. 58% li
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Benzoate. bbls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ib Bicarbonate. bbls .........100 Ibs Bichromate. casks . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ib Bisulfite. bbls . . . . . . . . . . . Bromide. bbls ........... Carbonate. sal soda. bbls 100 lbs .
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2.90 04% .50 2.41 . 07% .04 .42 1.30 .06% 12.00 .20 08%
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Phosphate. trisodium ..........Ib Picramate. kegs .I b. Prussiate. bbls Ib . Silicate. drums. tanks. 40'
.............. ................ ................. Silicofluoride. bbls ... Stannate. drums ..............Ib .
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Thiosulfate. reg., cryst., bbls .I b. Tungstate. kegs .I b. Strontium carbonate. bbls Ib Nitrate. bbls lb Strychnine alkaloid. IO0 oz., powder., oz .
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Sulfur dioxide. commercial. cy1.. .I b. Sulfuryl chloride. drums . . . . . . . . .Ib . Thiocarbanilid. bbls . Ib. Tin. Amer., stand Tin bichloride. 50 Oxide. bbls Titanium oxide. bbls., wks ...... . I b. Toluene. tanks ....
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Triphenylguanidine. drums .......Ib
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Urea. pure. cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lb .. Whiting. bags ..................ton Xylene. 5'. drums. mills ....... .gaI. Xylidine. drums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lb .. Zinc. metal. N Y ...........100 lbs . Zinc ammonium chloride. bbls .... Ib Chloride. granulated. drums. . . .lb . Oxide. Amer., bbls
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1.20 .05% . 48% 02% .02% 03% .40 02% 80 .07% 08%
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l.m .69 .70
12.00 .18 1 8 .00 .40 .38 6.67% 05% .06% .07% . 19 .09
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