Newark post., 1919-07-09
DROP OF 80 PER CENT
IN PRICE OF MIXED
FERTILIZERS
Maximum F. 0. B. Rates For
This Section Announc-
ed as Result of
Conference

AS result Of the Department |!
Of Agriculture conferences and !
communications with individual
manufacturers Of fertilizers, with
out the department having fixed
any prices, it is now in a position
to announce that the farmers of the
country should obtain their mixed
fertilizers for the fall season of
1919 at an average price Of about
80 per cent lower than the prices
which prevailed for the spring sea-
son just passed. This statement ap-
plies to the territory north Of
Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia, and
West Virginia, but including the
Ohio River counties Of West Vir-
ginia. Fertilizer prices for the
Southern States have not yet been
put out. Statements concerning
other territory will be issued as
soon as prices are made.
The different companies in some
instances will put out goods at
slightly varying figures, but the at
tached table shows maximum fob.
prices at which the principal fertil-
izer grades at the three great CEN
ters for fertilizer distribution,
Baltimore, Nd, Philadelphia, Pa,
and Carteret, N. j., to dealers and
to farmers ordering 80 ton lots may
| be obtained.
These prices are to dealers and
to farmers ordering 80 ton lots and
are based upon delivery in 167
pound bags. If in 200 pound bags
% cents per ton should be deduct
ed; in 125 pound bags % cents per
ton ton, and in 100 pound bags 80
cents per ton should be added.
These prices are subject to dis
count Of 5 per cent if paid in cash
. on December l and a further dis
!, count of one-half per cent for each
| month in advance Of that date
| These are maximum prices and
; competition in the trade may make
: prices lower.
The fertilizer trade conditions
provide that these fob. rates shall
apply to New Jersey, Delaware
Maryland and approximately tn,
eastern half of Pennsylvania. II
e the Middle Western territory, in
i Guiding New York, western Penn
S sylvania, and the Ohio River coun
e ties of West Virginia and west o
n the western Missouri and low;
boundary lines 1915 per ton vii
be added for freight to any rail
road delivery point; to Long Is
- land delivery points $3.50 per to
will be added and to New Englan
Il $3.50 will be added to rail, waite
n n or trolley delivery points. In aC
i dition to the prices quoted to Ne'
England points there will be adde
So per ton for shipments in les
n than carload lots from which dt
1t ductiOn is made of 81 per ton if
,e carload is ordered; So per ton i
1t the cent Of two carloads and up I
h 80 tons; $3.50 for 100 to 1919 tons
II and So for 200 tons and over.
1t is understood, Of course, thu
to farmers ordering less than
ton lots there must also be adde
er to these prices fair profit to IL
~ dealer which usually amounts
II about So per ton.
N The matter of supply and pric,
"a Of unmiXed fertilizer material avail
il able to farmers for direct apple;
IL ton to the soil or for home mixin
s. such as nitrate Of soda, sulphat
of ammonia, ammonia, the organ
~ ammoniates, acid phosphate an
80 80 potash salts, is still under inestig
- % ton by the department. With IL
~ ~ exception of acid phosphate, nor
- Of these standard materials a.
. . produced by the fertilizer man,
~ facturers, although some Of Il
- - ammoniates are produced by cor
80 80 panies of which the fertilizer cor
80 80 panies are subsidiaries. AS the