The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-06-13
FALL FERTILIZER PRICES
SHOULD Be 800 Lower
Department Of AgrIculture's Under
standing With Manufacturers A.
fects Northern States--SOuth.
ern Prices Not Yet
Announced.

Department Of Agriculture's confer
ences and communications with indi-
yidual manufacturers of Fertilizers,
without the department having liked
any prices, 1t is now in a position TO
announce that the farmers OF the
country should obtain their mixed fer
tilizers for the fall season OF 1913 at
an average price of about 30 per cent.
lower than the prices which prevailed
for the spring season just passed
This statement applies to the ferri-
tory north Of Arkansas, Tennessee,
Virginia, and West Virginia, but in
GLIDING the Ohio River counties OF
West Virginia. Fertilizer prices Tor
the Southern States have not yet been
nut out. Statements concerning 9TH
er territory will be issued as soon as
prices are made.
The different companies in some in
stances will put out goods at slightly
cary figures, but the attached table
shows maximum T. o. b. prices at
which the principal fertilizer grades
at the three great centers for fertilizer
distribution, Baltimore, Md, Philadel-
phia, Pa, and Carteret, N. j., to deal
ers 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 1877 pound bags
II in 200 pound bags 25 cents per ton
should be deduced in 1877 pound bags.
II in 200 pound bags 25 cents per ton
hould BIS deducaed; in 1875 pound bags
rs cents per ton, and in 100 pound
bags so cents per ton should be added,
These prices are subject to a discount
Of, per cent If paid in cash on De-
cember 1 and further discount of
one-half per cent. for each month in
advance Of that date. These are maxi
mum prices and competition in the
trade may make prices lower
The fertilizer trade conditions pro-
vide that these t. o. b. rates shall ap-
ply TO New Jersey, Delaware, Mary
land, and approximately the eastern
half of Pennsylvania. In the Middle
9Western territory, including New
York, western Pennsylvania, and the
Ohio River counties of West Virginia
and west to the western Missouri and
Iowa boundary lines s375 per ton will
be added for freight to any railroad
delivery point; to Long Island delv-
cry points $3.50 per ton will be added;
and to New England $3.50 will be add
ed to rail, water, or trolley delivery
points. In addition to the prices quot
ed to New England points there will
be added 50 per ton for shipments in
less than carload lots from which a
deduction is made of 81 per ton if a
carload is ordered 81 per ton in the
event of two carloads and up to 80
tons; $3.50 for 100 to 1879 tons; and 81
NJ 200 and over.
I 1T is understood, of course, that to
\rmers ordering less than 80 ton lots
there must also be added to these
prices fair profit to the dealer which
usually amounts to about 81 per ton
The purpose of the department in
issuing this statement is three-fold:
First, to reflect the action of the de-
partment in dealing with the fertilizer
trade under the terms of the Food
Control Act, approved August 10, 1917,
and the Presidents regulations dated
February rs, 1918. Second, to furnish
to dealers and to farmers reliable in
formation as to the maximum prices
p at which they may obtain their fertil-
izer supplies. Third, to prevent, as
far as possible, the. wide variations in
prices paid by farmers to dealers for
fertilizers delivered during the spring.
The matter Of supply and prices of
.unmixed fertilizer material available
TO farmers for direct application to
the soil or for home mixing, such as
nitrate of soda, sulphate of ammonia,
ammonia, the organic ammoniates,
acid phosphate and potash salts. is
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