The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-13 00:00:00

JUNE.

Curragh 26, 27, 28, 29

JULY.
Carlow
SEPTEMBER.

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OCTOBER.

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16, 17 18

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ING FIXTURES FOR
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Vincennes
Pau 2, 4
Paris (Spring) 2,8, 15, 2-2,
26, 29
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Bruxelles 3, 6
Chantilly (Derby) 6, 10, 13
La Marche 2l

Vincennes ll, 18
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Bordeaux, 19, 22, 26, 28
Bruxelles

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Vincennes 3
Montaüban

Vissembourg - 21
Paris (Summer) 26, 27

Toulouse
St. Omer
Rouen
Metz B,
Amiens

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Toulouse 24, 28

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Deauville.... ......... 4,5, 6
Rochefort 5
Bourae5...
Valenciennes
Illoulins
Cherbourg l9

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Abbeville
Le Pin 22
Chalon-sur-Saone ... 22, 23
Saintes 2B, 29
Caen
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ILe Mans
Laon l9, 20
Tarbes l9, 22
Blois 26, 28
I Baden-Baden 3l

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S moreSWANSEA. NsE A.
of the Swansea firms to attract the ores obtained
from the Lake Superior copper mines and other
United States mineral products to their market and
smelting works in South Wales. The cheapness
and completeness of the reduction of ores at the
Swansea works, and the ready sale and profitable
market for the metal extracted, are the inducements
offered. California has already availed herself, to
a limited extent, of the advantages offered by
Swansea, and we believe that the results have been
such as to warrant the expectation of a large in-
crease in the shipments of copper ore from that
port. Large quantities of " Gould and Curry" ore
and the produce of other Nevada silver mines have
also been sent to Swansea, and it is estimated that
twenty-five per cent. more silver has been extracted
than there would have been had the ores ben re-
duced on the spot. We recently learnt that a quan-
tity of rich silver ore sent from one of the Nevada
districts to Swansea was found to contain a sufficient
quantity of other valuable metals to defray the whole
expenses, including carriage from the mines. This,
and probably 25 per cent. of additional silver ob-
tained, constituted a good profit to the exporter.
The rapidly growing importance of those mineral
States, whose natural outlet is the Pacific, will no
doubt lead to the construction, in some central part,
of large smelting works, which, in their extent and
importance, will surpass those of time-honoured
Swansea ; but for the present South Wales offers
advantages of cheaper and more perfect reduction
than can be found within the States. During the
month of Decethber last, as we learn from the
Circular of Messrs. Richardson and Co., the fol-
lowing vessels from California arrived at Swansea
laden with copper ore :—the Barraeouta, with 772
tons ; Viscata, with 1,243 tons; the Gipsey Queen,
584 tons ; the Derby, 1,200 tons ; total for the
month, 3,799 tons, which, taken at an average
value, would be worth over £40,000, forming
another of those small items to the credit of the
United States which were omitted by the Times in
its recent international balance-sheet. It is difficult
to estimate the value of the Nevada silver ores
shipped to Swansea via San Francisco, as they are
sent to a number of consignees, and are sold to the
smelting firms by private contract ; but we are in-
formed that the amount is considerable, and that
it is rapidly increasing.