USA, 1894, 1897: Platinoid Metals, Catalogue Prices

According to an 1897 trade catalogue, Palladium appears to have hit a Low but it's more likely this was a Palladium alloy. These tabled prices seem less credible, for the extraordinary variance that was not described or explained. Random = inaccurate.

1897: 1 Troy Ounce Ruthenium (wholesale, refined) = USD$55.

1896: 1 Troy Ounce Ruthenium (whols.?) = USD$ 112.

c.1893?: 1 Troy Ounce Ruthenium (retail, refined) = USD$ 90.

1897: 1 Troy Ounce Rhodium (wholesale, refined) = USD$40.

1896: 1 Troy Ounce Rhodium (whols.?) = USD$ 32.
1894: 1 Troy Ounce Rhodium (retail?) = USD$ 50 - 60.

c.1893?: 1 Troy Ounce Rhodium (retail, refined) = USD$ 112.50

1897: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (whols., refined) = USD$ 15.

1896: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (??, whols., ore) = USD$ 8.15

1897: 1 Troy Ounce Palladium (wholesale, alloy?) = USD$ 8.

1896: 1 Troy Ounce Palladium (??, whols., ore) = USD$ 25
c.1893?: 1 Troy Ounce Palladium (retail, refined) = USD$ 24.

Before 1894:

1894:


Citing c.1894 prices:

c.1896: