France, 1893

Davy's Lamp, Fr. 6.

Citation: Catalogue des instruments de précision de E. Ducretet & L. Lejeune, Part 1;  E. Ducretet (1893)
 



Wire

Russia, 1893

Reported Mid-March 1895:

Citation: Congressional edition, Volume 3402 ;U.S.Congress p.166
  
1893: 1 Troy Oz. platina (Ural Contract: 83% ore) =13.29 руб
1893: 1 Troy Oz. Pt (Contract @ .999) =16.01 руб
1893: Russian Refiner's Cost @210 руб/Poud = 0.3987 руб 
1893: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (SPb: Refined Poud) =16.413 руб


Citation: The Mineral Industry, Vol. 7 (1899) p.570





c.1893: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (UK semi-mfg, wholesale) = 13.5 - 14. руб Au
c.1893: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (UK BUY: scrap) =  11.50 - 12. руб Au
mid-1893 :1 Troy Oz. Platinum (UK refined, retail) = 26.40 - 27.50 руб Au

1893:  1 Troy Oz. Platinum (US CA ore) = 8.93 руб Au ( 10.61 руб. Kr.)
1893: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (US mkt, bulk) = 12.96 руб Au (19.83 руб. Kr.)
1893: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (US mkt) = 16.85 руб Au (23.87 руб. Kr.)  
1893: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (US retail scrap) = 12.31 руб Au (18.83 руб. Kr.)  
 
Where the Poud was 526.644 Ozt. and 179,801 Ozt = 341.4085 Pouds or 5,592.436 Kgs.:

1893: 1 Troy Ounce platina (Ru Ore, intrinsic?) = 9.1143 руб Au (14. руб. Kr.)
...........  £ 0.845, USD$ 7.03, )

1893: 1 Troy Oz. platina (Russian Ore, US Price) ~ руб (USD$ 9.8201)


Where the Russian estimation (1896) and Price was 311 Pouds = 163,800 Ozt:  

1893: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (semi-refined ingot) = 14. руб. K. (USD$ 7.03)

Where the UK/US estimation (1896) was 5,094 Kgs = 163,776 Ozt.
1893: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (semi-refined ingot) = 14. руб. K. (USD$ 7.03)

Where the French estimation (1896) was 4,143 Kgs = 141,881 Ozt.
1893: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (semi-refined ingot) = ?. руб

Where the US estimation (1918) was 163,963 Ozt = 311.335 Pouds 
1893: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (semi-refined ingot) = ?. руб


Citation: Recueil Consulaire Contenant les Rapports Commerciaux des Agents..., Vol. 95 Belgium (1897) p. 357


Citation: Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary..., Part 6 ; US Geological Survey p.270



Citation: Statesman's Handbook for Russia; Russia. Komitet ministrov. 1896 p.27






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1918:

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Colombia, 1893

In 1893, at the Peso Exchange rate (USD$ 0.613) the relative value of the Colombian precious metals export or Au/Pt/Ag Ratio was 1: 1.68: 26.19 but Pt was just 2.87% of the Gold Yield.  At export prices, the Platinum/Silver Ratio was 1: 15.574 in Cartagena.

1893: 1 Troy Ounce Gold (Colombia: Ore) = USD$ 12.555
1893: 1 Troy Oz. Silver (Colombia: Ore) = USD$ 0.4793

Apparently referencing Colombia 1893 by Clímaco Calderón and Edward E. Britton, p. 96:

"At present the annual output is about 125 kilos, worth about [C$]38,000. Mr. Charles Bullman, in The Mineral Industry, estimated the total output of Colombia at from 16,000 to 20,000 kilos, worth at present [USD$] 3,840,000 to $4,800,000."  

This suggests the current US refining cost was ~ USD$ 0.39 per troy Ounce. (See Bullman for discussion.)

1893: 1 Troy Oz. platina (Colombia: Ore, 82%) = USD$ 5.796
1893: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Colombian ore: .999) = USD$ 7.07
1893: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Mkt: Colombian Pt) = USD$ 7.465
1893: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (US Refining Cost) = USD$ 0.39

USA, 1893: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (NYC: scrap, retail) = USD$ 9.50 
1893: 1 Troy Oz. platina (California: Spot, intrinsic) ~ USD$ 8.62 
USA, 1893: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (semi-mfg, whols./ret.) = USD$ 11.51

Citation: American Gas Light Journal, Vol. 61 (9/3/1894)






Colombia: a commercial and industrial handbook ;  Purl Lord Bell, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce (1921) p.97

Russia, 1891

1891: 1 Troy Oz. platina (Ural Contract: 83% ore) =13.29 руб
1891: 1 Troy Oz. Pt (Contract @ .999) =16.01 руб
1891: Russian Refiner's Cost @212 руб/Poud = 0.4025 руб 
1891: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (SPb: Refined Poud) =16.417 руб 

Citation: The Mineral Industry, Vol. 7 (1899) p.570





June, 1890: 1 Troy Oz. platina (SPb, mkt) = 23.74 руб (USD$ 16.18)
December, 1891: 1 Troy Oz. platina (SPb, mkt) = 11.96 руб (USD$ 5.87)

December, 1893: 1 Troy Oz. platina (SPb, mkt) = 9.12 руб (USD$ 4.48)
1893: 1 Troy Oz. platina (Ekaterinburg) = 8.68 руб (USD$ 4.26)

December, 1895: 1 Troy Oz. platina (SPb, mkt) = 13.67 руб (USD$ 4.98)

Citation: Recueil Consulaire Contenant les Rapports Commerciaux des Agents..., Vol. 95 Belgium (1897) p. 357


Citation: Archives des sciences physiques et naturelles, Vol. 15 1903


1891: 1 Troy Oz. platina (Russia, export: crude ingot?) ~ USD$ 5.6958

c.1890/1?
Citation: Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry, Vol. 11 June 1892 p.533

(US govt estimate, from Silver Rouble, @$0.10)
Citation: Monthly Summary of Commerce and Finance of the United States (1899) p. 2587

USA, 1893: Bullock & Crenshaw Catalogue (Philadelphia)

1892: 1 Troy Ounce platina (Colombia: Ore, Export) ~USD$ 12.90
1892: 1 Troy Oz. Pt (Colombia: Ore, .999) =~USD$ 15.63  

1892/3: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Common Price) = USD$ 10. - 13.

Citation: The American Amateur Photographer, Vol. 5 No.3

March 1893: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Scrap, Sold) = USD$ 9.50

Citation: The American Amateur Photographer, Vol. 5 No.3 (March 1893)


Chicago Exhibition, c. August 1893:

August 1893: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (producer's price) = USD$

Citation: The Chemical news and journal of industrial science; Vol. 67, No. 1765 ; William Crookes (Sept 23, 1893) p.161



1893: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Semi-Mfg, Trade) = USD$ 11.51 

1893: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Mfg, Trade) = USD$ 13.06 - 15.55

1893: 1 Troy Oz. Palladium (Refined, Trade) = USD$ 62.20

1893: 1 Troy Oz. Iridium (Refined, Trade) = USD$64.

1893: 1 Troy Oz. Osmium (Refined, Trade) = USD$ 96.

1893: 1 Troy Oz. Rhodium (Refined, Trade) = USD$ 144.

1893: 1 Troy Oz. Ruthenium (Refined, Trade) = USD$ 240.

Mid-1893:


Apparently, the markup on platinum salt solution sold to photographers was 100 - 200%.  One manufacturer was enraged when a home chemist dared publish the economical recipe.

Citation: The American amateur photographer, Volume 5 (1893), p.55

Random: Guatemalan tariff rate

Citation: Memoria de la Secretaria de Hacienda y Crédito Público ...  By Guatemala. Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (1894)

In discussions of bimetallism and currency, Platinum was occasionally discussed.  The 'relative value' of metals is of particular interest, particularly where poorly-understood deflation was evident.

As at least one writer noted, late 19th Century deflation did not apply to Platinum.

Citation: Common sense currency: A practical treatise on money in its relations to ... By John Phin (1894)

1893: 1 Troy Oz. semi-refined Platinum ~ USD$ 10.

Citation: Common sense currency: A practical treatise on money in its relations to ... By John Phin (1894) p.97



1893: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (scrap) = USD$ 9.50

Citation: The American amateur photographer, Vol. 5 (1893) p.126

 
1893: 1 Troy Oz. platina (California: Spot, Domestic ore 80%?) = USD$ 6.8933
1893: 1 Troy Oz. platina (California: Spot, intrinsic) ~ USD$ 8.62

Citation: Mineral Resources of the United States, Part 1 ; US Geological Survey (1897) p. 349

German Export of semi-manufactured Platinum to USA, Fiscal Year July 1-June 30 1893
USD$ 369,663.

USA, 1893-6: Russian Price in Dollars

1893: 1 Troy Oz. platina (Russia, export: crude ingot?) ~ USD$ 5.06

(US govt estimate, from Silver Rouble, @$0.10)

Citation: Monthly Summary of Commerce and Finance of the United States (1899) p. 2587




1893: 1 Troy Ounce of Platinum (semi-refined ingot) = $ 8.93

1894: 1 Troy Ounce of Platinum (semi-refined ingot) = $ 9.33

1895: 1 Troy Ounce of Platinum (semi-refined ingot) = $ 10.93

1893: 1 Troy Ounce of platina (US/Cdn ore) = $ 6.8933

1894: 1 Troy Ounce of Platinum (US/Cdn ore) = $ 6.

1895: 1 Troy Ounce of Platinum (US/Cdn ore) = $ 6.

1896: 1 Troy Ounce of Platinum (US/Cdn ore) = $ 5.7914

Citation: Report of the United States Geological Survey to the ..., Vol. 20, Part 6; US Geological Survey, p.293


Citation: La Russie industrielle: étude sur l'Éxposition de Nijni-Novgorod; Maurice Verstraete, p.293


1893: 1 Troy Oz. platina (Russia: ore, 82%) = £ 1.292 (USD$ 6.28)
1893: 1 Troy Oz. platina (Russia: intrinsic) = £ 1.58 (USD$ 7.65)

c.1893: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (scrap) = £ 1.20 (USD$ 5.83)

  Citation: The Mineral Industry, its statistics, technology and trade, Vol. 17 p.717