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- 09:49, 12 September 2011 (diff | hist) (+1,086) N Seeds (Created page with "Usually shipped in bags, occasionally in bulk. The main causes of damage to seeds are contact with water, heating, fermentation and sprouting, spontaneous heating, and infestatio...")
- 13:28, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+610) N Sassafras Oil (Created page with "Sassafras oil is an essential oil and is from plant origin.<br> A concentration of the odor from this oil is highly volatile and inflammable. It has an acid taste and an extreme...")
- 13:22, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+574) N Sago Flour (Created page with "A delicate commodity obtained from the sago palm grown in the Far East. Usually shipped in bags. Should be stowed away from odorous cargoes and those giving off moisture. Subject...")
- 12:29, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+807) N Rutile Sand (Created page with "Natural titanium dioxide, reddish-brown to black in colour. Shipped in bulk or in bags. Used for a variety of industrial metallurgical purposes in the preparation of certain flux...")
- 12:26, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+818) N Roots (Created page with "Shipped in bags, bales or cases.<br> May be subject to loss in weight due to loss of moisture, or to chafing and consequent seepage from bags, etc. The extent of any such loss wi...")
- 12:22, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+583) N Roofing Slates (Created page with "Shipped in crates or cases.<br> Liable to breakage, although when packed in crates so that contents can be readily seen, breakage is usually found to be less than if packed in a ...")
- 12:05, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+1,002) N Resin (Created page with "Natural resins is exuded from a variety of plant.<br> General Exuded from a variety of plants and trees they are of an inflammable nature, insoluble in water and melt when he...")
- 16:12, 29 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+419) N Red Lead (Created page with "A bright red powder usually shipped in drums. Used in the manufacture of storage batteries, metal protective paints and in pottery. Is toxic as a dust and precautions should ...")
- 16:11, 29 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+207) N Red Kidney Beans (Created page with "Usually shipped in bags. May be subject to loss in weight if shipped soon after harvesting. If wetted will quickly absorb moisture, increase in weight and rot.<br> See also [[Be...")
- 16:07, 29 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+479) N Rags (Created page with "Pressed bales of usually cotton material.<br> Used clothing shipped in this way occasionally may be subject to spontaneous combustion, as a result of contamination with oil. Bal...")
- 16:05, 29 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+264) N Quebracho Extract (Created page with "A wood-derived tannin, used in the leather industry. Shipped in powder form in bags. If subjected to heat may arriva with packing rotted, contents damp and bags often stickin...")
- 16:04, 29 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+263) N Propane Gas (Created page with "Colorless gas with an added natural odor.<br> Etremely flammable. Gas is heavier than air. Distant ignition possible. Gas-air mixtures (2-9.5%) are explosive. See BUTANE GAS.<b...")
- 16:01, 29 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+4) Pollard Pellets
- 16:01, 29 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+1,120) N Pollard Pellets (Created page with "Wheat-bran pellets, in bulk.<br> These pellets are pressed from bran while steam and an inhibitor agent are added. It is used as cattle fodder and the composition may va...")
- 15:19, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+1,072) N Plants (Created page with "Plants easily suffer from desiccation which, although often not immediately visible, can have serious subsequent effects. It is essential to protect particularly the roots of pla...")
- 15:04, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+669) N Pigments (Created page with "Pigments are used for coloring paint, ink, plastic, fabric, cosmetics, food and other materials. Most pigments used in manufacturing and the visual arts are dry colourants, usual...")
- 14:58, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+2,969) N Pig Iron (Created page with "Pig iron is the intermediate product of smelting iron ore with a high-carbon fuel such as coke, usually with limestone as a flux. Charcoal and anthracite have also been used as f...")
- 14:57, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+12) Phosphates and Superphosphates
- 14:56, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+1,828) N Phosphates and Superphosphates (Created page with "Bulk shipping is the usual transport for these commodities. Single and triple superphosphate tend to be shipped in granular form. Are highly corrosive if packed too fresh or if h...")
- 14:53, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+1,791) N Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Created page with "When carried in liquid form in bulk are liable to damage by contamination and by loss of volume.<br> Contamination may occur by way of the remains of a previous cargo or by tank...")
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