Russia, 1899

Purportedly "fleur de coin" (Uncirculated) it's not clear these aren't Novodel re-issues and the price-quote appears to be the small-lot Producer Cost

1898: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (SPb: Refined Funt-rate Cost) = 22.807 руб
1898: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (SPb: Numismatic) = 22.572 руб (Fr 60.08)
 
August 1898/9: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (SPb: Numismatic) = 22.52 руб (Fr 60.08)

Citation: Catalogue des monnaies russes de tous les princes: tsars et empereurs depuis 980 jusquʼà 1899 (1899)





Citation: The Colliery Engineer, Vol. 30 (1910) p.400



1899: 1 Troy Oz. platina (SPb, mkt) ~ 24.40 руб

Unclear original data source.

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

 

Late April 1899:

Presumably, by mid-April 1899 the Wholesale Ask in Russia had advanced £ 1.25 (USD$ ) over the January 1899 Price in St. Petersburg.  The Johnson-Matthey London Spot did not change so, in the same period.
 
Citation: Proceedings of the Chemical and Metallurgical Society of South Africa (1899) Vol. 2, p.896

 








1899: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (SPb Spot: Refined) = USD$ 15.22
1899: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (German Quote) = USD$ 15.19

Citation: Engineering and Mining Journal, Vol. 112, #12 ; American Institute of Mining Engineers (1921), p.478



French source, earlier production statistics:

Nov. 1899: 1 Troy Oz. platina (Ural Mining Labor Cost: 83% ore) =  9.4789 руб
Nov. 1899: 1 Troy Oz. Pt (Ural Mining Labor Cost: 83% ore) =  11.42 руб



1899: 1 Troy Oz. platina (SPb Spot: 83% ore) = 24.6846 руб
1899: 1 Troy Oz. Pt (SPb Refining Cost) = 0.3798 руб 
1899: 1 Troy Oz. Pt (SPb Spot: .999) ~ 29.74 руб

Citation: L'Oural, By Maurice Verstraete (1899), p. 199


1899: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (SPb: Sponge) = 34.1786 руб
1899: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (SPb: Sheet) = 37.976 руб
1899: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (SPb: Mfg) = 49.37 руб (USD$

Citation: L'Oural, By Maurice Verstraete (1899), p. 203


1899-1909: 1 Troy Oz. platina (Ural Contract: +83% ore) = 21.56 руб
1899-1909: 1 Troy Oz. Pt (Ural Spot: .999) = 25.364 - 25.975 руб

Citation: L'Oural, By Maurice Verstraete (1899), pp.208

Russian Import Tariff on Platinumware, руб 2.2786/Ozt



 

Germany, 1899

December 1895: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Mkt.) = ℳ 48.37
c.April 1896: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Mkt.) = ℳ 50.39
January 1897: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Mkt.) = ℳ 51.63
c.July 1897: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Mkt.) = ~ℳ 53.34
c.April 1898: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Mkt) = ~ℳ 56.45
September 1898: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Mkt.) = ℳ 62.21

April/May 1899: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (Mkt.) = ℳ 69.983 ($ 16.67)
April 1899: 1 Ozt. Platinum (UK Producer, London Spot) =  (£ 3.50)  




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)

1899:  
1899: 1 Ozt. platina (82.5% Russian Ore) = ℳ 46.14 (USD$ 11.)

1899: 1 Ozt. Pt (Refining Cost) = ℳ 1.244 (USD$ 0.30, Fr 1.52, £ 0.0483)
1899: 1 Ozt. Russian platina, refined = ℳ 55.93 (USD$ 13.33)
1899: 1 Ozt. Pt Refiner Profit (First Base Price Cost) = ℳ 6.58 (USD$ 1.43)

1899: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Semi-Mfg; Whols./Ret.) = ℳ 63.76 (USD$ 15.19)

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

Colombia, 1899

July 1899: Emerald-craze in Bogota

UK,1900s - 1910s: Rhodium

This Italian text apparently quotes British catalogue prices for the PGMs.

1905: 1 Troy Ounce of Rhodium = £ 21.77 (USD$ 106.)

1910: 1 Troy Ounce of Rhodium = £ 18.46 (USD$ 90.69)

1908: 1 Troy Ounce of Iridium = £ 10.97 (USD$ 53.44)

1910: 1 Troy Ounce of Iridium = £ 21.95 (USD$ 106.67)

c.1899: 1 Troy Ounce of Osmium= £ (USD$ )

1877: 1 Troy Ounce of Palladium = £ (USD$ )
1877: 1 Troy Ounce of Platinum = £ (USD$ )

Citation: Treatise on general and industrial inorganic chemistry, By Ettore Molinari (1920) p.850

USA, 1899: PGMs and other Metal Prices; Bausch & Lomb Catalogue

Possibly, a Ten-Year Average Price.

1899: 1 Troy Ounce platina (SPb Spot: 83% Ore, Avg?) = USD$ 11.

February, 1899:

 
1899: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (SPb Spot: Refined) = USD$ 15.22
1899: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (German Mkt) = USD$ 15.19

Citation: Engineering and Mining Journal, Vol. 112, #12 ; American Institute of Mining Engineers (1921), p.478



January 1899: 1 Ozt. Platinum (UK Producer, London Spot) = USD$ 14.98 (£ 3.075) 
April 1899: 1 Ozt. Platinum (UK Producer, London Spot) = USD$ 17.05 (£ 3.50)  


April 1899: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Semi-Mfg, Ret.) = USD$ 22.



April 1899:

Citation: Annual reports of the officers of the State of Indiana (1900) p.234

In 1899, the refined wholesale price surged 25%. US wholesale was was >25% higher than ore, and the retail price was yet again >30% higher than wholesale.

The retail premium for Pt was at least ~65% over the market price. 
 

1899: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (semi-refined, whols.) = USD$ 16.

1899: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (semi-mfg, whols.) = USD$ 20.

1899: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (ore, intrinsic, mkt) = USD$ 14.50 - 16.

1899: 1 Troy Oz. Palladium (semi-mfg, mkt) = USD$ 52.87

1898: 1 Troy Oz. Iridium (refined, German mkt) = USD$ 37.

1899: 1 Troy Oz. Osmium (ore?, mkt) = USD$ 29.55

1899: 1 Troy Oz. Rhodium (refined, mkt) = USD$ 89.29

1899: 1 Troy Oz. Ruthenium (refined, mkt) = USD$ 48.21

1899: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (B&L Catalogue) = USD$ 26.50 ?

1899: 1 Troy Oz. Palladium (B&L Catalogue) = USD$46.65

1899: 1 Troy Oz. Iridium (B&L Catalogue) = USD$ 31.10

1899: 1 Troy Oz. Osmium (B&L Catalogue) = USD$ 62.20

1899: 1 Troy Oz. Rhodium (B&L Catalogue) = USD$ 466.50

1899: 1 Troy Oz. Ruthenium (B&L Catalogue) = USD$ 155.50

1899: 1 Troy Oz. Silver (B&L Catalogue) = USD$ 1.62

December 1898: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (NY Spot: Ore 83%?) = USD$ 15.50

December 1898: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (SF Spot: .999) = USD$ 16.00

December 1898: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (London Spot: .999) ~ USD$ 14.56 (£ 3.0)

circa December 31, 1898:


c.Feb./Mar. 1899:
Feb? 1899: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (NYC Spot, Refined) = USD$ 17.00




Where 1 Square Inch of Platinum Foil Cost USD$ 0.93, at the standard 0.75 Gram/Sq.In. rate,  

January 1899: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Foil, retail) = USD$ 31.10

Citation: The Pharmaceutical Era, Vol. 21 (1899) p.190

 

May, 1899

 

June 22, 1899:

June 1899: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (NY Spot: Ore 83?) = USD$ 16.25

June 1899: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (SF Spot: .999) = USD$ 16.75

June 1899: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (London Spot: .999) ~ USD$ 15.32 (£ 3.1563)

Sept. 1899: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Trade) = USD$ 20.  

Citation: Interstate druggist (Sept 1899) Vol. 1, Issue 1 p.59

November 1899: Scrap, $15.50/oz

1899: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Trade) = USD$ 16. 

Citation: Prospecting, locating and valuing mines: a practical treatise for the use... ; Richard Henry Stretch (1903) pp. 331+




 
Citation: Chemicals and reagents Bausch & Lomb Optical Company(1899)




New York trade was 5.226x Market Rhodium.

1899 1 Troy Oz. Rhodium (NYC: Bulk Fine, Mkt) = USD$ 89.27
1899 1 Troy Oz. Rhodium (NYC: Trade) = USD$ 466.55

1899 1 Troy Oz. Iridium ("in Germany" Retail?) = USD$37.00
1899 1 Troy Oz. Iridium (NYC: Trade) = USD$ 31.10
1899 1 Troy Oz. Palladium (NYC: Trade) = USD$52.88
1899 1 Troy Oz. Palladium (NYC: Trade) = USD$ 46.65

Chemical reagents of  Geo. Gruebler & Co., Leipzig {aka: Dr. G. Grübler Physiol.-chemisch. Laborator.} Silver Foil @ 25 Grams for $1.30, or 2.725x Market

1899: 1 Troy Oz. Silver (NYC: Bulk Fine, Mkt) = USD$ 0.5936
1899: 1 Troy Oz. Silver (NYC: Imported Foil, Trade) = USD$ 1.6174
 

1899: Central Electric Catalogue


Photography: Warren quoted prices for platinum paper in 1899: one dozen sheets of 4 x 5 platinum paper cost 45 cents.


Late December, 1899: 1 Troy Ounce platina (SF: Ore, Spot) = USD$ 6.00-12.00

Citation: Mining and Scientific Press, Vol. 79-80 1/6/1900 p.17