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mi ADI! A! B, SMI3XQ3. ---- .......... .........................* Bulletin. 157, Wlg..,v.l.r.... ' "* , i---i g.mw*.. '*' SB Boeasier & liasslaehar Chemical Go* .......... . June 11,1923 Gomplying with the re quest of June 9th from Hr* Milton Eats, Manager of Sales, the following statistics are presented concerning the domestic production of Sugar of lead, or lead Acetate* . lumber of establishments ; production - pounds i for sale - pounds s ralue t .1881........ 3Bte>- 9t 9; 2,15,500 :6,121,133 ; 744,000 :4,163,621 s 7,290,935 #90,300 s #552,435 Bead instate is on the mseMi in two grades? 1, White, or pure lead Acetate. 2, Brown, .grey or yellow impure lead Acetate, White lead acetate is also known and sold as "Crystals'' while the brown grade is called "Granular". Other finalities of . both white and brown are sold as "Broken" or "Broken Cokes" Bead Acetate is used in the manufacture of pigments and la. the preparation f alum&aordantaj and. the dyeing of cloth and some fibres; in medicine; in the preparation of InseotiGldee: as a reagent in chemical laboratories, Basie lead acid is used to some extent for weighting silk* It is produced generally by the action of Acedia Acid upon litharge, for the crude lead Acetate, pyroligneous acid (wood Tinegar) is used. lead Acetate may also be .made dirset ly from metallic! lead or white lead, She imports of lead Acetate prior to the far were negli- {ible compared with domestic production, reaching a maximum of 28,433 lbs. la 1914. Sespeotfully submitted. N33748