                                                                Exhibit 99.1

       (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Ashland
                   Distribution Company's sales per ship day)

                 ADC Average Sales $ per Ship Day ($, millions)

                                2000        2001        2002       2003
                              ------      ------      ------     ------

              January         11.733      10.993       9.537     10.815
              February        12.813      11.712      10.084     11.538
              March           12.898      11.378      10.480     11.586
              April           13.944      11.713      10.308     11.780
              May             12.995      11.756      10.493     11.444
              June            13.209      10.630      10.642     11.686
              July            12.664      10.330       9.950
              August          12.377      10.230      10.264
              September       12.745      10.636      10.738
              October         12.163       9.845      10.390
              November        12.215       9.767      11.025
              December        11.526       8.529       9.392



                        ADC Non-Durable Manufacturing (%)

                                2000        2001        2002       2003
                               -----        ----        ----       ----

              January          100.0        99.0        96.6       96.1
              February         100.6        99.1        96.8       96.3
              March            101.3        98.1        97.3       96.4
              April            101.5        98.1        97.3       95.6
              May              101.4        97.9        97.5       95.6
              June             101.6        97.6        97.7       96.1
              July             101.1        97.5        98.2
              August           100.5        97.4        97.8
              September        100.7        97.3        97.8
              October          100.2        97.1        96.9
              November         100.0        96.4        96.7
              December          99.6        95.8        96.1

