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.