These types of estimations are broad, inexact and not market prices. For example, at the same time, Johnson, Matthey & Co's 1873 Vienna Catalogue cited Ruthenium for 3x as much.
c.1873: 1 Troy Ounce of Ruthenium = $96.
c.1873: 1 Troy Ounce of Rhodium = $ 48.
c.1873: 1 Troy Ounce of Palladium = $ 44.79
c.1873: 1 Troy Ounce of Osmium= $ 22.30
c.1873: 1 Troy Ounce of Platinum = $ 7.90 Citation: Catechism of money: a hand-book on finance, in the interest of honest money ...By Joseph P. Root (1876) p.236
This list was published in 1875 from earlier sources and with dubious forex, perhaps 1871/2?
Citation: The chemist's manual: a practical treatise on chemistry, qualitative and ... By Henry Augustus Mott
Circa 1875:
1875: 1 Troy Ounce of Ruthenium = $89.50
1875: 1 Troy Ounce of Rhodium = $ 70.84
1875: 1 Troy Ounce of Palladium = $ 34.18
1875: 1 Troy Ounce of Osmium= $ 44.74
1875: 1 Troy Ounce of Platinum = $ 8.39
Citation: The universal assistant, and complete mechanic: containing over one million ... By Richard Moore (1882) p.123
In the last quarter of the 19th C., the cost of importation from chemical & apparatus producers was "more than half the European price," according to contemporary US government sources.
1876:
1876:
Citation: The universal assistant, and complete mechanic: containing over one million ... By Richard Moore (1882) p.123
Circa 1883: The spot price for Silver was $1.12, nowhere near the $1.37 suggested. Presumably, these are retail prices!
1883: 1 Troy Ounce of Ruthenium = $ 164.61
1883: 1 Troy Ounce of Rhodium = $157.75
1883: 1 Troy Ounce of Palladium = $96.
1883: 1 Troy Ounce of Osmium= $ 89.16
1883: 1 Troy Ounce of Platinum = $ 10.29Citation: J.A. Berly's universal electrical directory and advertiser By Jules Albert Berly (1884), p.5
Circa 1900:
1900: 1 Troy Ounce of Ruthenium = $ 102.88
1900: 1 Troy Ounce of Rhodium = $68.59
1900: 1 Troy Ounce of Palladium = $41.15
1900: 1 Troy Ounce of Osmium= $ 0.82
1900: 1 Troy Ounce of Platinum = $ 17.50
No comments:
Post a Comment