Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-29
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Census Bulletin Tells Facts About Production of Copper Lead, Zinc, Smelling and Refining in United States.

The bureau of the census has just issued bulletin S6, which contains spe- cial reports on copper, lead and zinc smelling and refining. These reports which form part of the census of man ufactures of 1905, were prepared by Story B. Ladd, under the supervision of William NJ Steuart, chief statisti- elan for manufactures. The statis tics included in the bulletin are for the calendar year 1904, with the ex- ception of those for Michigan, which cover the year ending June 30. 1904.
 The Combined Industry.
 According to these statistics, 103 es- tablishments were reported as engag- ed in the combined industry of cop per. lead and zinc, smelting and re- fining. Their combined capital was s164, ,349, ,036. They employed 26,S53 wage-earners. paid s20,05S, 200 in wages. consumed materials costing s3S2, ,72S, ,4S0, and manufactured prod ucts to the value of s45l ,39S,354.
 Copper the Most Important
 At the census of 1900 the lead smelting and refining industry was the most important of the three branches. and copper was second; bpt at the census of 1905 the positions were reversed. At the later census the copper industry supplied 46.S per cent of the capital, 47.5 per cent of the wsge-earners. and 53.3 per cent of the value of products, while the leaG industry furnished 3S.S per cent of the capital 2s.2 per cent of the wage earners. and 41.2 per cent of the val ue of the products. That the growth of the copper industry has been great CT than the growth of the lead is par tially due to an increase Tn the prac- tice of smelling the dry ores of tine precious metals with copper instead of lead ores.
 Copper Smelling and Refining.
 Copper smelling and refining was the principal industry of 40 establish ments. the combined capital of which was sT6.S24,640 These establish ments furnished employment to i2,75z waSe-earners. paid s1o.S27.e43 in wages, consumed materials eostirg S196. .736. .986, and manufactured prol- ucts to the value of $240, ,7S9,2l6-
 When compared with the figures for the census of 1900 those for 1905 show a decrease of 14.9 per cent in the number of establishments, but an increase of 44.S per cent in capital, of 126 per cent in wage-earners, of 2e.9 per cent in wages, of 61 per cent in cost of materials, and of 45.S per cent in the value of producIs.
 Copper Refined in the East.
 The growth of the industry, how ever. has not been uniform in the sections east and west of the Mississ- ippi. The figures reveal a tendency toward the growth and concentration of the refining industry in the eastern territory. Tn 1900 this territory re- ported only S6.S per cent of the refin- ing, while in 1905 it reported 99.S per cent. The operations of the western establishments are now confined al most entirely to smelting. with, in majority of cases. the conversion of the matter into blister copper. which Gold and Silver 6y-Fro6uets " VI fer oT-fi1 sfi
 Twenty-Nine Million.
 At the census of 1905 the product of smelling was valued at SSS S,374,s3 and that of refining at s149. I'll ,214 The products of smelling consisted roughly of 3S.000.0o0 pounds of fine copper contents of blister or anodes, valued at s60. 100000; S2.000. 900 pounds of fine copper contents of matte, valued at s9.0C0. 900; 22 2.000, 900 ounces of silver, valued at s12.000, eco. and 322.000 ounces of gold, valued at S6.000. 900. The products of refining consisted roughly or g54 ,000. 900 pounds of ingots, wire. bars, etc, val ued at slfe,000. .000: 2S, S,000, GOO pounds of blue vitrioi, valaed at S1 ,e00. GOO; 2s. .000, ,0e0 ounces of silver valued at $16, 900 900. and 63s,000 ounces of gold, valued at S1s.o00. GOO Thus 1t appears that the product of the pre- cious metals resulting from smelting and refining copper is valued at about sz9. .e0e. 900. In 1900 the product of the precious metals resulting from smelting and refining copper was a little more than ss12 .e0e, 900.
 New Jersey Leads Tn Refining.
 New Jersey is the largest producer of refined copper, and between 1900 and 1905 1t increased it's production of the total for the country. Of the 60z. .5e5,113 pounds of ingots. wire, bars, etc. reported in 1s0o New Ter, -sey produced zS.3 per cent, while of the 9s3.s0s.7o1 pounds reported in 1905 1t produced 35.s per cent. The refining industry in New York also made g great advance, SO that the states of New Jersey and New York reported for 1905 nearly twothirds Of the refined copper product of the country Michigan vas third and Maryland fourth.
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