Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-14
FIGURES ON
METAL OUTPUT.
The Production If Mines in the
United States Last Year Was
About $500, 100000
MANY INCREASES ARE SHOWN,
Particularly Interesting is the Story
OF Coppcr-Lead, Iron and Sill
YER in Abundance.

In IFS issue Of the It'll inst, the Engl-
neerlng and Mining Journal presents
some interesting statistics bearing on
the metal products OF this country up
on which It places an estimated valua'
ton OF $500, las. While II is admitted
that these, figures cannot be exactly ac-
curate, yet 1t Is not expected the official
figures Of the government to be released
next June will show no radical change
in the totals.
The production OF aluminium In the
United States during 1903 was about T.
100000 pounds, valued at s2,S950OO, as
compared with 100000 pounds, valued
at s2.2S4, $50 In 1901,
The copper production Is given az CO.
$4,000 pounds, valued at sSs3Si,i7O, as
compared to 6l0,Sl5,34 pounds, valued
at s7l,072,5s6, during the previous u
months. The quality Of metallic copper,
other than manufactures, imported dur
ing the first II months OF last year. were
NtluNi RAussSVfeNst
against $685. SIS valued ut sll.12G, 239
in the corresponding period Of 1902, The
exports were 2720OOe04 pounds, valued
at ,36, 200, 667 in the IL months Of 1903
and S6,023 l54 pounds, valued at Sil,ll9,-
Ss7 IN 1902.
In estimating the output OF gold. the
figures furnished by the director Of the
mint were used, being S,G00,6i5 ounces,
valued at Ni 425,3i0, as compared with
S.STO,000 ounces, valued ut 1892. 500 In
1902 The imports Of gold for the II
months ending Nov, 80, amounted to
siS,OS7, 39S. while the exports during the
same period were si2.SS2,17S.
The production OF pig iron showed a
small Increase In 1908, thus establishing
new record for the industry In the
United States. The total output was
179i2,Si0 long tons, against H,S2i30I
tons In 1902. gain OF about or per cent.
There was large decline in the aver
age market prices o ( the different
grades OF pig iron, and the total value
of the product was approximately $685.
b54,0S2. against 1903. l56,995 In 1902 The
imports OF pig iron into the United
States In 1903 were 6O2S55 long tons. and
the exports for the same year were H.
III tons against G25,3S3 tons and 27,is7
tons respectively, In 1902.
The total output Of desllverIzed, soft
and dntim0nial lead produced In 1908
was 2S9.0S0 short tons, valued at 81, 49,
4O2, as compared with 2S9.03O short tons
valued at $2i 49,, 400, as compared with
2S0,b2i tons, valued at s22, s29.0i3 in the
previous year. showing an increase OF
about per cent. In addition there was
production In 1908 Of SAN tons Of
lead from foreign ores and bullion. The
Imports OF lead In ores and all forms
other than manufactures during the
first II months of 1908 amounted to 1885,
9S6.Ol1 pounds, valued at s3,5l0,04S,
against 1888 S2s, 43i pounds, valued at ST.
1il,OS2, In 1902. The exports were ILL.,
26s pounds, valued at $6,156 In 1903. and
6f71SSO pounds, valued at s2S3,2iS, In
1902
The production Of quicksilver In 1908
was 20 1903 TASKS, valued at sI,295, 0sS,
against %.i5l TASKS. valued at 81, 500, 1i2,
IN the previous year. The exports dur
ing the first II months Of last year were
I.2SO,29S pounds, valued at 1852 700, as
compared with g42.OS0 pounds, valued at
s535,7O2 In the same period OF 1902.
The total output OF silver from do
nestle ores in 1903 was 56,5l9,79g troy
ounces, valued at $50 $50, 6sS, against 55.-
100000 ounces. valued AT S29. 900 In
1902, showing an increase OF 1913, 1913
ounces, or about l.S per cent. No sta
tlstics OF the quantity Of silver recov-
cred from foreign ores and bullion I'm
1908 are available at this time, but the
total for 1902 was iS.0S7, 2A ounces. The
Imports of silver during the II months
OF hast year, ending Nov, 30, was valued
at vi ,s95,S5S, as compared with t23, 10i, =
6is IN the same period OF 1902 The ex-
ports were s8i,ll96S9 in the II months
OF 1903, and $40 126.079 In the II months
OF the previous year.
The production Of zinc In 1903 showed
n slight falling or. the total being 1885,
5lS short tons, against l5S,237 tons In
1902, decline Of IL per cent, This
small decrease was more than counter.
balanced by the rise IN prices, 20 that
the total value OF the product IN 1903
was sl6,SS2Ai, as compared with SIS,
3l7A2 IN 1902 During the first II
months Of 1903 the imports OF zinc and
manufactures Of zinc were valued at
sis,76l, as compared with $7l,7i In 1902,
while the exports for 1908 were S205, 200
pgalnst Si0p 1lb for lQ0o