Rio Grande republican. (Las Cruces, N.M.) 1881-1914, 1889-06-22
MINERAL PRODUCTS.
The sixth Report on the Mineral Re
Soarees Of the United States. /"


Isox AND srLEt- The principal -staiis-
tics for 1888 we're; Domestic iron ore con-
suuied. about II $50 ESQ long tons; value at
mines, S2s,9A.00o. This ia an increase
over 1857 n qaAagi,y ef 10000 tons, but a
decrease in value Of si,g55.Ooo Imported
iron ore consumed, 5s7.470 long tsn'; total
iron eoHsunsd in lsss, Absu. l2,65o,oo0
long tquI, or $4,000 ioas more than N
1857. PiE-iron inadein lsSs. 6.4S9.7so lsng
t,as; vaius ct tarpfca si07 0oo,ooo This
il a. iacssus oycr 1851 Of 74-6sQ tons IN
quantity. 6gt 5scfeSss OF SlI,g25 $50 n
vAus. Steel q all kinds produced in lssS,
a,sqa. ite long tars. value st works. $ss,-
Oo90D0. TklSA Aa-derssess from 1887 Of
43g.53l tons ia qaaatlty aud Of Sl4,sh,oeo
2 in value. Total spot Ya!usef all iroa and
steel made IA ls5s, ie tie frs, stage OF
Manufacture. exei4454ias all duplicstions,
$4,000, 600 decrease Of Sed, 10000 at
compared With 1851. Limsstons used ~
hu1 IN tie manufacture Of pig-lrsn in lsSs,
about 5,f3s ,Oo0 long toas; yaiua at quarry.
about s2.7l9eoo.
GoLD AND SiLyza a-AeeordInE TO the
Director of the Mint. the gold product was
1,604, ,921 hne ounces valued al $3S.lT5,O00,
This Is shout The same as 10 1881. being an
excess Of only S75,O0a Ths silver product
wa 45, ,7s3. 6se hns ounces, Of the somnisr-
eial salas Of aSoa. Sis.Ol1 0ll ard of she
eoiaiag valas OF $50. .lo5 900. This is an
inersass Of l,5l5 s3f ounces ever the pro-
duct in 1881. Ia s4lition 10 The product
Of our own mines sou-e lQeo9,00) spnses Of
silver we're extracted in the Guitsd States
from foreign ores and bglion.
CorPEx.-The total proIan.. Including
The yield of imported ores. increased To
23l, IT, pounds. or 1llB55 abort tenl.
dariag 1885. which qusFisfeE 1889 the pro-
dariioa MAJ inersaaiag al s4Ss more rapid
FAts.- Hfsrs prices rvrsirvA Azisrirsn
proaaesrs AVERAGED u esais par pouad for
LAKE copper, las s5r AFiE5ns asd u for
other dissrieis; making the Total TAlas Sas.-
sss95i. Msn.ana LED ia tbs production,
making o. .ss7 .s6s psunds. Consumption
vas somewhas reduced BY tie high prisss.
LxAp-rhe product inersaasa TO lso,-
55s short tons from l69 100 tous-in 1887.
Tbs increase was das principally 10. the
heavier receipts Of load ia Nsxieaa silver
lead ores from 1900 tons in 1887 to over
1900 tons in 1853. Ths iysrage price in
Nav York was I Il ceotS per pound. The
production Of whiss lsaa, chiefly from pig
lead. SAs 50 900 short ions, valued at Sio,-
$4,000.
ZMc,-Ths erection q new works and
the extension Of old ones led to a further
notable increase in the production Of zinc
in tsss. Tas hddHl5HI 10 capacity were
fsiriy uniformly 6i.1r,tutei n the wssi,
East. and South. lsfedaessea In 1888, 65,-
900 shorI tons, With total value sf ST.
tpoo,s5Si in 1887, $3.50 tom; worth S4,.
'S2aoO. Tbs. prodac.isn Of siao white il
lsss. directly from ores, wss 5000 tons
worth Si,6O).o)0.
QulcKstLvEs. Tho product was ss,25t
aaIts tOf Tsl psurds eachl from California
decline in that state Of $40 aasks from
1887 in spite Of yety Estisfacstery price
which averaged sf2 50 psr aask, makiHs
the total valas Si,4tat35. No new vaiu
abs deposits wsrs discovered in ls8S' and
without them il Is NOT probable that th'
yisld Of quicksilver will increase.
NicKEG-The Industry remains aa'
changed except fnr indications of fefthsi
deyslopmsa,s at Moytlook in Nsvada and
Riddle. orskon. The ptsdue, includes
r9nas7 pounds of metallic nickel, valued Al
Slli,sl2 At 60 esass per pound. and Ia
pOnad' worth sI.ls1, exported in Sr'' aud
matte. Total value, Sll5,bis Ths eDf'
fs,psndiag value ia 1887 was Sls5.eoo
.z esBArr OXIDE The total prodsst. in
elading the content. of the sspsr'sa eTt'
matte, wss f24s5 poUuis, worth Sis1fii
In isaf tas total ptss isl. 4 40 retisss, vert
Sl,I7l, the lower rate Of value 10 that tsai
resulting fssm lsrEsr proportion Of eH'
ported nickel in mas.s and ore. Ies prize
ofeesalt oxide rsnniasd at 81 per pound.
cHsoGUN.. The product dschhsd from
5000 tors IN 1887 10 !, 800 tons IN 1898 fh'
average priee in San Francisco rsnainsd
Sl5 per ton. decreased operations az
probable IN 1889.
AAS0AAKSF.-~Ths product Of mangsne''
and Aanssns sss~s4s s,tsa Ire t-'';v-'
Stases in 1888 WAS 2255s 100 tsHs. valued =
ss16.2l5. OF this Anlenni some 2si.ltt
tons valued be cinsssd S manganese orssi
mo rsmAlndsr as manEaaiierous Iron ORA
VI the mapgsnlferans iron srss il.l6e tons
sFsFae+nE II PR esnt n mRnesasss' an
-: :. tens. aseEasins PSF eat 9! !aaa