434 41% 43% 42%

TIN FLUCTUATIONS DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS, BASIS SPOT DELIVERY.

Year.

est. 4316 431 4456 4836 49

3776

The first imports of Australian tin were in 1872; of Billiton, in 1865, and of Singkep, in 1892.

* Import duty abolished August 28th.

+ Import duty of 4 cents per pound in force since July 1st.

(From the Annual Report of the New York Metal Exchange.)

Imports and Exports of Foreign Lead.

IMPORTATIONS OF FOREIGN LEAD INTO THE UNITED STATES DURING 1808.

LEAD FLUCTUATIONS DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS, BASIS SPOT DELIVERY.

New York --
Per Pound.

Highest. Lowest.

Cents. Cents.
4.12% 3.55

Highest. Lowest.

1897.

4.40

4.9216

4.62%

4.05

1895.

1894...

3.55 3.0244
3.65

3.022

10 26

9

0 0

1889..

4.10

3.622

Production of Domestic Refined Lead in the United States.

PETROLEUM TRADE.

Yearly and Monthly Average Prices of Petroleum.

(From Stowell's Petroleum Reporter.)

Monthly and yearly average price of Pipe Line certificates or crude oil at well in the following

years:

June. July. Aug. Sept. $4.95 $5.3716 85.57% 85.50 4.17% 3.77% 3.15 3.25 4.79 4.06 4.65 3.52% 3.80 3.85 3.80 3.58% 3.25 2.30 2.47% 2.22% 2.00

3.85

1.90 1.62 1.32% 1.01%
1.36% 1.40 1.26% 1.09 1.13
2.02% 1.90% 2.0134 2.24% 2.71%
2.58 2.24 1.9458 2.0756 2.51

1.42

1.15

95

61% 1.15 1.36

3.81

3.37% 3.11

2.38

2.564 1.91 1.80

3.42

1.14 9834 1.01

865%

8236 8934 1.16

1.19

6836

6973 6736

693%

88% 1.05% 1.1816

8576

1880..

1.00

1.064

91

96

9678 917%

1881.

95% 90

833

864

81%

814

768

9114 854

1882..

83% 842

5858

7218 9334 1.14 96

7816

1883..

9334 1.01

1.08 1.12 1.11% 1.14% 1.1434

1.0534

1884.

1.11 1.04%

9848

8176

78

7116 7212

7438

8312

1885..

80%

7846 79

1.05% 1.043%

8953

8776

1886.

8898

7978

77

746

70

666

66

61%

633% 6516 7158

7054

7114

1887.

70

6456

7076 7378

8034

915%

9356 905% 8532

8914

8796

1889.

8654 891

90%

837% 95%

99%

99% 1.01% 1.08%

1891..

741⁄44 783%

1892.

6239

604

57% 57%

5739

1893..

1894.

1835..

1896..

53% 573 654 6834

794 8078

93 1.043% 1.0934 1.79 1.42% 1.36% 1.28%

5834

6836 662 64 58%

891

81% 80% 7284

671⁄44

606 584

5916

55

5436

5136

52

5314

555%

7034

73%

784

64

82

8934 831

1.744

1.53% 1.46%

26%

1.22% 1.15

1.1434 1.08 1.05

1.2236 1.244 1.4836 1.42
1.12 1.15 1.16

1.3576

98

1.174

857/

864

1898.

864 7634 71 6934 6734 65 65 6794 7852 7334 8244 878 9314

The Case Trade.

TOTAL EXPORT OF PETROLEUM IN CASES FROM THE UNITED STATES FOR THE YEARS NAMED.