An agent in Cincinnati has slashed prices and has contacted some of A.V. du Pont's customers to trying to undersell them, asks for advice on the situation as to prices. Also discusses traveling to Nashville and the currency there. Du Pont expects...
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Kneeland offers his thoughts on the effect of Hazard Powder Company's reduction of powder prices on the New York powder market. Kneeland does not think DuPont should reduce its prices.
Table of Contents: Production and Prices; Home Decoration; Shabby Bags Renewed; Dynamite Razes School House; Fabrikoid in the Railway Field; Field Shooting and Hunting Dogs; Safety and Saving in Firing Blasts in Shafts and Tunnels; Auto Accessories...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Explosives; Dynamite; Textile industry; Paint industry; Farming;
Table of Contents: Trend of prices; Calling the land to task; Making DuPont standard dyes; Speaking of umbrellas; Combination ambulance and omnibus; Midway's midnight sun totally eclipsed by dynamite; Wrecking shipwrecks with dynamite.
Table of Contents: Prices, wages and hours; Emphasis on health; Natty knitwear; Mining black-jack; Fair doings; Of tidal waves and pennies; Neoprene, rubber and rubber chemicals; Tags; What's new.
Ford surprised the auto industry by bringing out a low priced car with a V8 engine whose engine block was cast in one piece. At prices ranging from $460 to $650, the swift and stylish V8 gave Ford a performance reputation that helped carry it...
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Snydam & Wycoff discuss proposed powder prices for their market and relationship to Mr. Girard. They suggest that the company fix on a single brand for their powder and mimic English powder markings.
Correspondence regarding the arrival of the "Ocean Traveller." The powder from the shipment would not bring in enough money, so Alsop is storing it until the prices improve.
Correspondence regarding the "Golden Era" shipment of 950 kegs of powder. The market is still not doing well, and they hope that with a diminished stock, the prices will be able to recover.
Correspondence regarding the scarcity of vessels to send out shipments. Alsop has been unable to sell the DuPont powder, and large quantities of powder from Europe keep prices down.
Correspondence regarding the scarcity of vessels, which is delaying shipments of nitrate to the states. The English powder is continuing to keep prices down and hurting the powder market.
