The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

vopE Jan. 2.-Ths Engineering
~ ~-srg Journal today contains stats
- = - nine al psoe1cts q ire IHtted
g sur.rg 1876. The production OF
So ard gnetais in the United states
$50 80 vear fas s. given with a to1al salae
- n - showlng decrease - SoEs-
- xsss 1856 Of ;zi,ess.zss. or about 81
~sut This deereiae "a1 iAfsesy III
- rather than Ia quantities. 10 none
- eh.ef articles = as theTe any marked
'..-s.se while IN several tAeFe were con-
sssrssse inereasts- -.
- .otal production % metals ~ - was
- i s2ss.sil. Esl, an increase OF sl,ssl.-
!. .ssr the previous year, "nl'e tae value
= ,,eszi3le substance was sale. 90, ST.
S-s.ss on 81. ~. 81 from 1896. a large
= ,sss was due to tne lower values
49, sfsne and a few other important
...srcss very little resulting from the
s-.ssr quantities.
Aluminium.
-. sroduction Of aluminium shows an
..s.s..s ~ 1900 pounds over that Of 1856.
=, go for the year being I.lloo@g pounds.
=. groauctson continues IN the hands OF
80 :. eornpaay, the Plttsburg Reduction
cunpany. .s
/
=, ,nersase OF about 100 tons is reported
- production Of anthony. which came
.saay from the California mines.
Copper.
-. ,uersase IN copper has been extra
.-sInary the total gains amounting 70 e.
= - hounds. which was made in spite OF
age decrease Ia the domestic demands.
- Is more than absorbed by the extra
.-s.sary exports for the year, which are
!. Arrest On record.
Gold.
~. rold production Of the United States
: 80 reached the total OF s5T.oso co. gain
-, iss az no less than SIC. 1865. 500. This
..,,sasdtnary advance, which far gurpass-
! ,sa ralu reported from any other coun-
- i he world. puts the United States IA
i. lssd OF the gold producing countries.
A. output OF gold was no iess than 70 per
,snt Of the total reported by the entire
rsrId
ne PRODUCTION OF pig iron has been In
~ s.7Es.ss .ong tons The depression In
sasasss which made itself manifest In tns
at,sr part Of the year has had less effect
..ar lad been anticipated. thu decrease
from 1898 bslng only 677.ass tons. or about
;tf cent
Lead.
Tas production OF lead from the domestic
orss In lss amounted 70 I75 III short tons.
aoslng an increase OF r. 500 tons over the
w.cedsng year. an addition 20 this there
sCs 1900 tons produced from imported
ssss, or refined from imported bullion.
Quicksilyer.
The quicksilver output for 1896 was 23.oi2
asks Of Tei5 pounds each. showing de-
CEASE OF $50 TASKS from the previous year.
Re prodact.on continues 70 come wholly
hvm RE California mines. no new depos-
n Aysng been developed TO the producing
glp, during the year
silver.
TIE production OF silver from domestic
rss reaches a total OF a, 4s5. i75 fine ounces,
Sowing q decrease from that OF 1895
amounting TO s65, 0sz ounces only. The sill
~ PRODUCTION has thus been maintained
As.ssr than has been anticipated. More
se. there were produced or refined from
tcresgn ores and bullion by our smelters
nc less than 4o000. 900 fine ounces of silver.
nakrs a total quantity refined or put
k.e final narketaute form IN this country
ExSi7s fine ounces. 1'hs large produc-
iiaa was almost entirely absorbed by the
aaFksts and the average price OF silver
hf the year shows an actual advance.
having been O. cents. although toward tho
slass OF the year II fell about 2 per cent
stos that price. or the silver obtained
ron fsre gn ores. = Is estimated that 3S.-
mas ounces came from Mexican ores and
ssllion ard 1905, 600 ounces from materials
arpgght into this country from Canada.
ealsfy from British Columbia.
speiser.
TIE total production OF spelter for COM
nsrrs for the year 1896 amounted 20 T7.0sf
mort tons. showing a decrease OF 4.e7t
hhs from that OF 1875. The production was
'aay up TO the demand, however. or the
eu'pgi Of spelteT IN 1895. 3l4ii tons came
tem Illinois and Indiana districts. 81. 81
yrs Ton the Kansas Missouri region. and
haA tors from the Eastern and Southern
spdaeers. The latter. as we'll az the I'M
sals district. showed "A decrease. a slight
ga being reported from the Kansas
Missouri district
Coal and Coke.
As vas inevitable IN a year OF business
s'Vfsssion. the increase IN coal was not
are In fact, It n surprising that btu
aa'oas coal should have any increase AT
~ Tae output IN 1855 WAS I4i. 30. oaa tons.
ssNihs gain over lSe5 OF s.S1i. 80 tons.
~ NE other hand. there was a decrease
esN@3 short tons Ia the anthracite
..slsesion. this amount being greater than
- gsla ~ bltuminous. The total coal
sSetloa was therefore ig3 J5i. OF short
- - ana the total decrease rs compared
.. - Nv was 2slo SS tons. Win ordinary
T2.iy ana activity IN manufacturing
~esiA doubtless have passed 80 go Gso
- - os.ete this. and Il is Ia be hoped that
- VII be reached I'm 1897.
80 production Of coke showed a Tatn