Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-02
MINERAL PRODUCTS.
Total Value OF The Yield Of The
Mines Of the United States.
$685. ,4os FOR The PAST gEAr.
Decrease, ~ Compared with 1895,
Of 1874, 6ss, zb6, or three aad
a Halt PR Cent.

statistics OF the mineral pro-
duclions OF the United Staten during
1885, The productions of mines and
metals In the United States for the
yenr 1895 IL given with total value
o. S653, 81, ass, showing decrease as
compared with 1895 OF $2d, 6S9,266, or
shout 80 per cent. This decreass was
largely in values rather than In quan.
titles; in none OF the chief articles was
there any marked decrease while in
several there were considerable In.
creases.
The total production OF metals In the
year 1895 was valued at S212 81 a81,
an increase Of 81, 69s, Ill over tue pre-.
vious year. while the value ~ non.
metallic substaucs W s4lO, 999, 1857, a
decreaseiof S26. 383, 377 from 1885. A
large part of thus was due 10 the lower
values ocoal, atone and few other
impOrtait substances, very little re.
sulting rom the smaller quantities.
The Production nt aluminium shows
an increaae OF 400, 0J0 pounds over tina.
OF 1895, tie total tor the year being
10000 pounds. The production con-
tinues III the hands OF single cpm-
pany-,he Pi,tsburg Reduction COM
psny.
An increase of about 100 tons 10
reported in the production ~ antimopy
which came wholly fnn the Cab.
fornia mines.
The increase Ia copper has been
extraordinary. the total gain amount
ing to 67,083, $50 pounds, which vas
made in spite of the large decrease in
domestic demands, but was more than
absorbed by the extraordinary exports
for the year, which are the largest on
record. Tne gold production of the
United States in 1896 reached the total
OF S57, 100000, pain over 1895 Of
no less than $40, l69,S00. Ihi.
extraordinary advance, which far
surpassse tue gain reported from any
other country 10 the world, puts the
United States in the lend OF the pro-
ducing countries.
The output OF gold was no less than
20 per cent of the total reported OF the
entire world.
The production o,-s Iron in the
United States hasS n in 1898
s sas.a ssv W sons woe III IN 1l
the latter part of the yesy has Aen less
than had been Anticipated, the e.
crease from 1895 being only $40, $50
tons or about per cent.
The production OF lead from Il omestic
ores in 1856 amounted to 1871 short
tons, showing al increase OF 20, S63
tons over the preceding year. In az
ditiou to this there were 10 900 tons
produces from imported ores or ie.
fined bullion. The quick silver output
for 1896 was 33 OH TASKS OF 764
pounds each, showing q decrease OF 966
TASKS from the previous year. The
production continues to come wholly
from the California mines, no new
deposits having been developed to the
producing point during the year.
The production OF silver from ZONES.
tic Ores reached total OF 40, 1855. I75
fine ounces, showing decrease IT m
that OF 1896 amounting TO SOS ,O62
ounces only. The silver production has
thus been maintained bstter than has
been anticipated.
Moreover, there were produced or
refined from foreign ores and button
from our smelters no less than 100000
600 fine ounces of silver, making the
| total quantity refined or put into final
UlHIkSAaufc luilh III WIS CuuulEg 90. =
| 465, l73 fine ounces. This large pro.
| durIion WAS almost entirely absorbed
by the markets and the average price
| of silver bullion for the year Rho VS. an
actun! advance, having been 81 cents,
although toward the CLOSE OF the year
| IL tell about . per cent below that
| point. OF the silver obtained from
| foreign ores 1t ia estimates that IS, 000,-
/ Mav
andi bullion and 10000 ounces fron
materials brought into this country
from Canads, chiefly from British
Columbia.
The total production of spelter for
| commerce for the year 1886 amounted
to II 1854 sbort tons, saUwlng a de.
crease OF 4,074 tons from that OF 1895,
| Tho production was fully up to the
demand, however.
| or the output OF shelter IN 1895, 81 ),
| 43I tons came from Illinois ami Indi.
ana districts, 36 3Sl tons from the
Kansas Missouri region and 9,332 toni
from the eastern and southern pro
| ducers. The latter as well rs tbs
| Illinois district showed a decrease, {
| slight gain being reported from tn,
| ksnsss.M issouri district. AS wa
| inevitable in u year OF business depres
sion the Increase in coal was not large
| in fact, 1t IL surprising that bitumiuoui
| coal should have anything at all. The
| output IN 1896 was l4l ,770,0D9 tons
| showing a gam over 1895 OF T. 81 rs.
| tons. On tue other hand there was a
decrease OF 6,702,057 short tons IL
antraeite productions. this amount
| being greater than the gain In bitumin.
Gus. The total coal production wss
| therefore 1893 35l 1927 short Ions aud
the total decrease as compared with
1895 was 2, 4l0,305 tons.
With ordinary prosperity and ac'
tivity In manufacturing we would
doubtless have nassed 100000 tons
before this and It ia to be- hoped thai
that point Will be reached in 1897. The
production Of coke showed q gain Of
445, 276 tons, chiefly due TO the activity
OF the iron md steel trades ia the
earlier part OF the year. The price OF
coal continues very low, the average
for bituminous coal a. mines being
below 81 per 100.
THE GOLD PRODUCTIONS.
q WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-From In
formation received from the Officers u
the mint service and other agent'
employed to collect ststistics OF this
| production OF gold and silver irom the
mines OF the Unitsd States during
1895. the director Of ho mint ESTIMATES
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