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161 1 eomiu Historical Society for reference use only August 29, ISIS FFIVATT Vt f vt*ll Puller & Co., San Prats cl see. Cal. Gei.tleaerii METALMC :-':3Ci Kn;orn^T^mer c u r y : acknowledge receipt of your night letter 27th Inst., requesting us to wire price on i0> tbs * Metallic Zinc and 500 lbs. Red Oxide of Mercury " comply with specifications of the United States Shipping *c--?r*d #145 o ^ ir> reply beg tc advise we have taken up this matter wl .-,h G * the principal houses in this line, but o -.1 r.n* quotation on each article. Thr alllnekrodt Chemical Co. quote Technical M i'uury at t,2*19 per lb* delivery in two to three w- ia^'ediaY.c r*ccMDt,ar ce* They cannot give us the tr-r -t ' option re*xueotod. fhey advise that they do not kv '* wi * be specifications mentioned call for, but claim they >* r. pplyin;j this material to the Navy fox- use in prC'.ec'ixv boats aged-ut barnacles. Several of the large manufacturers are f~niil r with lh' edifications but state they are tied up wit: "ovsenmeni orders and are therefore not in a position to Others stated it would be necessary for them to ]y. "ft 'v * apecificationa called for before they could tell whethr rr not they would be able to quote. The only quotation we received on Zinc was ,,rtr, New Jersey Zinc Co. They offer Zinc Hist or Blue Powdei a: 1 \jf pel' lb. They also mentioned that they were not familiar witf he specifications and therefore did not know whether CT not this material would answer* ',Ve are trying to obtain a copy of the apecificatlons mentlOi.od und on receipt of earns sill continue our investigation*.