Statistics of the early synthetic dye industry

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Table 1 Top ten dyes imported into the United States in 1914

Rank	Schultz # 1914	CI # 1st ed.	CI # 2nd ed.	Generic Name	Class	~Date Intro.	M	Imports lb x 10³
1	874	1177	73,000	Vat Blue 1	Indigoid	1890	13	8507
2	720	978	53,185	Sulphur Black 1	Sulphur	1896	23	5615
3	462	581	30,235	Direct Black 38	Trisazo	1901	39	1238
4	333	401	22,590	Direct Blue 2	Disazo	1890	32	606
5	842	1113	69,825	Vat Blue 6	Anthraquinone Vat	1903	6	479
6	275	299	26,695 see also 26,750; 26,751	Mordant Black 5	Disazo	1889	24	460
7	493	655	41,000; 41000B	Basic Yellow 2; Solvent Yellow 34	Ketonimine	1883	18	449
8	217	246	20,470	Acid Black 1	Disazo	1891	42	429
9	436	539	31,560	Direct Black 9	Trisazo	1896	14	403
10	700	865	50,420	Acid Black 2	Azine	1867	41	395

Schultz # (1914) is shown from source data, along with the conversions to first and second edition CI numbers. Approximate date of introduction and number of manufacturers are given from the 1st ed. of the CI