short ton
Britishnoun
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Costs of urea, a nitrogen fertilizer, rose nearly 30 percent per short ton between the week of February 27 and the week of March 6, she said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
The average weekly spot price for Central Appalachia coal, for example, was at $79 per short ton for the week ended Oct.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025
For example, the current price for Midwest Domestic Hot-Rolled Coil Steel is $916 per short ton — but futures prices imply that will fall to $759 by December of 2019.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2018
On steel, the Midwest price for hot-rolled coil — a common steel product that is used in furniture, car bodies and appliances — was $661 per short ton, or 2,000 pounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2018
The reports, too, are at least as often made as ounces in the short ton of 2000 lbs., as on the more orthodox ton of 2240 lbs.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
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