_Serial No. 552._--Sample of canned pumpkin, received of F.A.
Derthick, April 22, 1890, sent by Albert F. Remy & Co., Mansfield,
Ohio. Pie made from it supposed to have made a man and woman sick. The
attending physician pronounced the case one of lead poisoning.
Per cent.
Tin dioxide with trace of lead 0.0424
Grains per pound 2.97
Equivalent to stannous chloride 3.74
Minimum doses 51.4
Maximum doses 6.4
_Serial No. 563._--Sample of canned pumpkin, received of Edward
Bethel, June 27, 1890. Labeled: Choice Pie Pumpkin, packed at Salem,
Columbiana County, Ohio, by G.B. McNabb, sent by A.F. Remy & Co.,
Mansfield, Ohio.
Per Cent.
Tin dioxide 0.0444
Grains per pound 3.11
Equivalent to stannous chloride 3.91
Minimum doses 56
Maximum doses 7
Can eroded.
_Serial No. 565._--Sample of canned pumpkin, bought of T.B. Vaure,
July 11, 1890. Labeled: Belpre Pumpkin, Golden. George Dana & Sons,
Belpre, Ohio.
Per Cent.
Tin dioxide 0.0054
Grains per pound 0.38
Equivalent to stannous chloride 0.48
Minimum doses 7.7
Maximum doses 1.0
Can eroded.
_Serial No. 566._--Sample of canned Hubbard Squash, bought of T.B.
Vaure, July 11, 1890. Labeled: Ladd Brand, L. Ladd, Adrian, Michigan.
Per Cent.
Tin dioxide 0.026
Grains per pound 1.85
Equivalent to stannous chloride 2.33
Minimum doses 37.00
Maximum doses 4.7
Can badly eroded.
_Serial No. 567._--Sample of canned tomatoes, bought of T.B. Vaure,
July 11, 1890. Labeled: Extra Fine Tomatoes. Blue Label. Curtice Bros.
Co., Rochester, N.Y.
Per Cent.
Tin dioxide 0.012
Grains per pound 0.84
Equivalent to stannous chloride 1.06
Minimum doses 16.00
Maximum doses 2.00
Inner coating eroded.
_Serial No. 568._--Sample of canned tomatoes, bought of T.B. Vaure,
July 11, 1890. Labeled: Fresh Tomatoes, Curtice Bros. Co., Rochester,
N.Y.
Per Cent.
Tin dioxide 0.014
Grains per pound 0.98
Equivalent to stannous chloride 1.23
Minimum doses 19.00
Maximum doses 2.5
Can eroded.
_Serial No. 569._--Sample of canned peas, bought of T.B. Vaure, July
11, 1890. Labeled: Petites Pois, P. Emillien, Bordeaux.
Per Cent.
Copper oxide 0.0294
Grains per pound 2.06
Equivalent to copper sulphate 3.95
Tin dioxide 0.0068
Grains per pound 0.48
Equivalent to stannous chloride 0.6
Minimum doses 9.6
Maximum doses 1.2
No visible erosion.
_Serial No. 570._--Sample of canned mushroom, bought of T.B. Vaure,
July 11, 1890. Labeled Champignons de Choix. Boston fils. Paris.
Per Cent.
Tin dioxide 0.02
Grains per pound 1.40
Equivalent to stannous chloride 1.76
Minimum doses 28.00
Maximum doses 3.50
Inner coating highly discolored.
_Serial No. 571._--Sample of canned blackberries, bought of T.B.
Vaure, July 11, 1890. Labeled: Lawton Blackberries. Curtice Bros. Co.,
Rochester, N.Y.
Per Cent.
Tin dioxide 0.0114
Grains per pound 0.80
Equivalent to stannous chloride 1.01
Minimum doses 16.00
Maximum doses 2.00
Inner coating eroded.
_Serial No. 572._--Sample of canned blueberries, bought of T.B. Vaure,
July 11, 1890. Labeled: Blueberries. Eagle Brand, packed by A. & R.
Loggie, Black Brook, N.B.
Per Cent.
Tin dioxide 0.03
Grains per pound 2.10
Equivalent to stannous chloride 2.64
Minimum doses 42.00
Maximum doses 5.30
Can badly eroded.
_Serial No. 574._--Sample of canned salmon, bought of T.B. Vaure. July
11, 1890. Labeled: Best Fresh Columbia River Salmon, Eagle Canning
Co., Astoria Clatsop Co., Oregon.
Per Cent.
Tin dioxide 0.0134
Grains per pound 0.94
Equivalent to stannous chloride 1.18
Minimum doses 18.90
Maximum doses 2.30
Inner coating eroded.
_Serial No. 578._--Sample of canned pears, received of Mr. Edward
Bethel, July 29, 1890. Labeled: Bartlett Pears. Solan's Brand, packed
in Solano Co., California.
Juice. Fruit.
Per Ct. Per Ct.
Tin dioxide 0.0074 0.0074
Grains per pound 0.5180 0.5180
Equivalent to stannous chloride 0.65 0.65
Minimum doses 10.40 10.40
Maximum doses 1.30 1.30
Can eroded.
_Serial No. 579._--Sample of canned peaches, received of Edward
Bethel, July 29. 1890. Labeled: Peaches, Wm. Maxwell, Baltimore,
U.S.A.
Juice. Fruit.
Per Ct. Per Ct.
Tin dioxide 0.0324 0.0414
Grains per pound 2.2680 2.8980
Equivalent to stannous chloride 2.85 3.65
Minimum doses 45.60 58.40
Maximum doses 5.70 7.30
Can badly eroded.
_Serial No. 580._--Sample of canned blackberries, received of Edward
Bethel, July 29, 1890. Labeled: Blackberries, Clipper Brand, Wm.
Munson & Sons, Baltimore, Md.
Per Cent.
Tin dioxide 0.06
Grains per pound 4.20
Equivalent to stannous chloride 5.28
Minimum doses 84.00
Maximum doses 10.60
Can badly eroded.
_Serial No. 581._--Sample of canned cherries, received of Edward
Bethel, July 29, 1890. Labeled: Red Cherries, Cloverdale Brand, G.C.
Mournaw & Co., Cloverdale, Va.
Per Cent.
Tin dioxide 0.0414
Grains per pound 2.8980
Equivalent to stannous chloride 3.65
Minimum doses 58.40
Maximum doses 7.30
Can badly eroded.
_Serial No. 582._--Sample of canned pumpkin, received of Edward
Bethel, July 29, 1890. Labeled: Royal Pumpkin, Urbana Canning Co.,
Urbana, O.
Per Cent.
Tin dioxide 0.0184
Grains per pound 1.2990
Equivalent to stannous chloride 1.62
Minimum doses 25.90
Maximum doses. 3.20
Can eroded.
_Serial No. 583._--Sample of canned baked sweet potatoes, received of
Edward Bethel, July 29, 1890. Labeled: Tennessee Baked Sweet Potatoes,
Capital Canning Co., Nashville, Tenn.
Per Cent.
Tin dioxide 0.0132
Grains per pound 0.92
Equivalent to stannous chloride 1.16
Minimum doses 18.50
Maximum doses 2.30
Can eroded.
_Serial No. 584._--Sample of canned peas, received of Edward Bethel,
July 29, 1890. Labeled: Marrowfat Peas, Parson Bros., Aberdeen,
Maryland.
Per Cent.
Tin dioxide 0.0044
Grains per pound 0.30
Equivalent to stannous chloride 0.38
Minimum doses 6.20
Maximum doses 0.80
Can slightly eroded.
_Serial No. 585._--Sample of string beans, received of Edward Bethel,
July 29, 1890. Labeled: String Beans. Packed by H.P. Hemingway & Co.,
Baltimore City, Md.
Per Cent.
Tin dioxide 0.0154
Grains per pound 1.08
Equivalent to stannous chloride 1.36
Minimum doses 21.70
Maximum doses 2.70
Can eroded.
_Serial No. 586._--Sample of canned salmon, received of Edward Bethel,
July 29, 1890. Labeled: Puget Sound Fresh Salmon, Puget Sound Salmon
Co., W.T.
Per Cent.
Tin dioxide 0.0044
Grains per pound 0.30
Equivalent to stannous chloride 0.38
Minimum doses 0.20
Maximum doses 0.80
Can slightly eroded.
_Serial No. 587._--Sample of condensed milk, received of Edward
Bethel, July 29, 1890. Labeled: Borden's Condensed Milk. The Gail
Borden Eagle Brand, New York Condensed Milk Co., 71 Hudson Street, New
York.
Tin dioxide none.
No visible erosion.
_Serial No. 592._--Sample of canned pineapples, bought of Mr. Brown,
Fifth Avenue, August 4, 1890. Labeled: Pineapples, First Quality.
Packed by Martin Wagner & Co., Baltimore, Md.
Per Cent.
Tin dioxide 0.0098
Grains per pound 0.6860
Equivalent to stannous chloride 0.8640
Minimum doses 13.6
Maximum doses 1.7