Germany, 1897

Reporting late 1896 prices from April 1897 Russian journal. 

1896/7: 1 Troy Ounce platina (Russian ore, 84.5%) = ℳ 27.99
1896/7: 1 Ozt Pt (at purity) = ℳ 33.13
1896:1 Ozt. Pt (Ru Refiner Cost) ~ ℳ 1.25 (1.92 руб)
1896: 1 Ozt. Pt (Producer's Cost) ~ ℳ 34.38

Citation: Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry, Vol. 16 (4/1897) ; Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain), 1897. 



January 1897: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Mkt) = ℳ 51.63
c.July 1897: 1 Ozt. Platinum (mkt) = ~ℳ 53.34

At the turn of the year 1895 Platinum cost 1,555 Marks per kilogram. In the spring of 1896 it was already 1,620; by January 1897 it cost 1,660. In the summer of the same year (1897) it was in the 1,700s.  In the Spring of 1898 in the 1,800's, in September 2,000. - and today it costs 2,250 Mark. 

Citation: Die Zukunft. Herausgeber: M. Harden, Vol. 27  Maximilian Felix Ernst HARDEN (1899)




1897: 1 Troy Ounce platina (Russian ore) = ℳ 34.87-36.515 (USD$ 8.33-8.73)

1897: 1 Troy Oz. Pt (Refining Cost) = ℳ 1.244 (USD$ 0.30)
1897: 1 Troy Oz. Pt (Producer Cost)  = ℳ 47.73-49.93 (USD$ 11.40-11.95)

1897: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (semi-mfg; whols) = ℳ 54.43 (USD$ 13.01)
 1897: 1 Troy Oz. Pt Refiner Profit  = ℳ 6.70 (USD$ 1.60)

Citation: Die Metalle: Geschichte, Vorkommen und Gewinnung, nebst ausführlicher ...Bernhard Neumann p.363