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      11.019
              August           12.377       10.230      10.264      11.357
              September        12.745       10.636      10.738      11.513
              October          12.163        9.845      10.390      11.428
              November         12.215        9.767      11.025      12.233
              December         11.526        8.529       9.392


                        ADC Non-Durable Manufacturing (%)

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

              January           100.0         99.0        96.6        95.3
              February          100.6         99.1        96.8        95.4
              March             101.3         98.1        97.3        95.4
              April             101.5         98.1        97.5        94.9
              May               101.4         97.9        97.4        94.7
              June              101.6         97.6        98.1        94.2
              July              101.1         97.5        97.9        94.6
              August            100.5         97.4        97.6        94.4
              September         100.7         97.3        97.4        94.4
              October           100.2         97.1        96.3        94.5
              November          100.0         96.4        95.7        94.9
              December           99.6         95.8        95.3