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
                May               12.995      11.756      10.493
                June              13.209      10.630      10.642
                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        95.9
                March               101.3        98.1         97.3        96.0
                April               101.5        98.1         97.3
                May                 101.4        97.9         97.5
                June                101.6        97.6         97.7
                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