Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-13
FERTILIZERS TO
Be THIRD OFF IN
FALL, SAYS U. S.

WASHINGTON, June 13.-As the
result of the Department of Agricul-
lures conferences and communica-
lions with individual manufacturers
of fertilizers, without the department
having fixed any prices, it is now
in a position to announce that the
farmers of the country should OBJ
tain 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 season just passed. This state
ment applies to the territory north
of Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia,
and West Virginia, but including the
Ohio river counties of West Virgin
ia. Fertilizer prices for the South
ern States have not yet been put
out. Statements concerning other ter
ritory will be issued as soon as the
prices are made.
The different companies in some
instances will put out goods at slight
ly varying figures, but the attached
table shows maximum f. o. b. prices
at which the principal fertilizer
grades at the three great centers fol
fertilizer distribution, Baltimore
Philadelphia, and Carteret, N. j., to
dealers and to farmers ordering sc
ton lots may be obtained.
These prices are to dealers and tc
farmers ordering 80 ton lots and are
based upon delivery in 1877 pound
bags If in 200 pound bags 20 cents
per ton should be deducted; in 125
pound bags 25 cents per ton should
be added and 100 pound bags SO
cents per ton should be added. These
prices are subject to discount OF
per cent if paid in cash on Deem
Der l and a further discount of one
half per cent for each month in ad-
vance of that date. These are maxi
mum prices and competition in the
trade may make prices lower.
Delivery Point Rate Added.
The fertilizer trade conditions pro-
vide that these f. o. b. rates shall ap-
ply to New Jersey, Delaware, Mary
land and approximately the eastern
half of Pennsylvania. In the Middle
Western territory, including New
York, western Pennsylvania, and the
Ohio river counties of West Virgin.
ia and west to the western Missouri
and Iowa boundary lines 1915 pei
ton will be added for freight to any
railroad delivery point; to Long Is
land delivery points $3.50 per tor
will be added; and to New England
$3.50 will be added to rail, water, oil
trolley delivery points. In addition tt
the prices quoted to New England
points there will be added So per tor
for shipments in less than carload lot!
from which a deduction is made OF
81 per ton if carload is ordered; 81
per ton in the event of two carloads
and up to SO tons; $3.50 for 100 tt
1919 tons and So for 200 tons anC
oyer.
1t is understood of course that tt
farmers ordering less than 80 tons
lots there must also be added to these
prices a 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 fertil
izer trade under the terms of the
Food Control Act, approved August
10, 1917, and the presidents regula.
tions dated February 25, 1918. Sec.
ond, to furnish to dealers and to far.
mers reliable information as to the
maximum prices at which they may
obtain their fertilizer supplies. Third
to prevent as far as possible, the
wide variations in prices paid by far.
mers to dealers for fertilizers deliver.
ed during the spring.
Materials Investigated.
The matter of supply and prices OF
unmiXed fertilizer material available
to farmers for direcs 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
still under investigation by the de-
partment. With the exception of acid
phosphate, none of these standard
materials are produced by the fertil-
izer manufacturers, although some of
the ammoniates are produced by com
panies of which the fertilizer compa-
MES are subsidiaries. AS these mate
rails constitute on the average about