The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-06-22
MANGANESE ORE
PRICE IS FIXED
PRODUCERS ARE ASSURED
GOOD RETURN BY AMEND
ED SCHEDULE

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war necessities and the increasing
output of manganese in the western
states has brought about a new
schedule of prices for the various
grades of this ore. The new sched-
ule, approved by the War Industries
Board, and made effective May %,
materially increases the prices on
this ore hal nave prevailed in the
past months. No announcement has
been made as to the length of time
the new schedule of prices is to
remain in effect.
The schedule gives domestic
metallurgical manganese ore prices
per unit of metallic manganese per
ton of 224O pounds for manganese
ore produced and shipped from all
points in the United States west of
South Chicago, Ill. This schedule
does not include chemical ores as
used for dry batteries, etc. The
prices are on the basis of delivery
f. o. b. cars South Chicago, and
are on the basis of all-rail ship
ments. When shipped to other
destination than Chicago, the freight
rate per gross ton from shipping
point to South Chicago, ILL.,, is
to be deducted to give the price
f. O. b. shipping point.
Prices for ore containing, when
dried at PIP degree fahrenheit,
from 35 to "a per cent metallic
manganese, range from Sc cents
to $3.50 per unit.
For manganese ore produced in
the United States and shipped from
points in the United States east of
South Chicago, Is cents per unit
of metallic manganese per ton shall
be added to above unit prices.
Above prices are based OF ore
containing not more than s per
cent silica and not more than OPS
per cent phosphorus, and are sub
ject to:
Silica Premiums and Penalties
For each l per cen of silica under
8 per cent down to and including 5
per cent premium at rate of so
cents pei ton. Below 5 per cent
silica, premium at rate of 81 per
ton for each l per cent.
For each l per cen in excess of
S per cent and up to and includ-
ing Is per cent silica there shall
be a penalty of so cents per ton;
for each / per cent in excess of Is
J atty of rs cents per ton.
For ore containing in excess of
20 per cent silica a limited tonnage
can be used, but for each l per cent
oil silica in excess of 20 per cent
and up to and including rs per
cent silica there shall be a penalty
of 81 per ton.
Ore containing over 25 per cent
silica subject to acceptance or re-
fusal at buyers option, but If accept
ed shall be paid for at the above
schedule with the penalty of 81 per
ton for each extra unit of silica.
All premiums and penalties fig
ured to fractions.
! Phosphorus Penalty = For each
.O1 per cen in excess of .25 per cent
! nh cYIDr thnrn shall hn a nnnQIfV
against each unit price paid for
manganese of " cen per unit, fig
ured in fractions.
In view Of existing conditions and
for the purpose of stimulating pro-
| duction of domestic manganese ores,
there will be no penalty for phos-
prosus SO long as the ore shipped can
be used to advantage by the buyer.
The buyer reserves the right to
/ penalize excess phosphorus as above
by giving 60 days notice to the ship
per.
The above price to be net to the
producer; n expenses, such as sal
airy Ut COuIllSolOH " puyOi ooShs
to be paid by the buyer.
Settlements to be based on analy-
sis of ore sample dried at 212 de-
grees F. The percentage of mois-
ture in ore sample as taken to be de-
Quoted from the weight.
Payments = Eighty e cent of
| the estimated value of the ore Qess
moisture and freight from shipping
point based on actual railroads.&c.
weights, to be payable against rail-
road bill of lading, with attached
certificates of sampling and analysis
of an approved independent sam
| ping chemist. Balance on receipt
of ore by buyer. Actual railroad
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